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Ingrid can't sleep. She can't remember, either. A competitive
diver, seventeen-year-old Ingrid is haunted by what she saw at the
pool at a routine meet, before falling off the high dive and waking
up concussed. The only thing she remembers about the moment before
her dive is locking eyes with Van - her neighbor, former best
friend, and forever crush - kissing his girlfriend on the
sidelines. But that can't be all. Then one sleepless night, she
sees Van out her window looking right back at her. They begin not
sleeping together by night, still ignoring each other at school by
day. Ingrid tells herself this is just temporary, but soon, she and
Van are up every night piecing her memory back together. As Van
works through his own reasons for not being able to sleep, they're
both pulled into a mystery that threatens to turn their quiet
neighborhood into a darker place than they realized.
In this gorgeously written and authentic novel, Veronica, a
Peruvian-American teen with hip dysplasia, auditions to become a
mermaid at a Central Florida theme park in the summer before her
senior year, all while figuring out her first real boyfriend and
how to feel safe in her own body. Veronica has had many surgeries
to manage her disability. The best form of rehabilitation is
swimming, so she spends hours in the pool, but not just to
strengthen her body. Her Florida town is home to Mermaid Cove, a
kitschy underwater attraction where professional mermaids perform
in giant tanks . . . and Veronica wants to audition. But her
conservative Peruvian parents would never go for it. And they
definitely would never let her be with Alex, her cute new neighbor.
She decides it's time to seize control of her life, but her plans
come crashing down when she learns her parents have been hiding the
truth from her-the truth about her own body.
One of Us is Lying meets This Lie Will Kill You but with a chilling
supernatural twist that will keep you guessing until the very end .
. . 'Chilling, funny and gripping' Emily Barr, author of The Truth
and Lies of Ella Black 'A supernatural terror-fest!' Kat Ellis,
author of Harrow Lake 'Point Horror for a new generation' Kathryn
Foxfield, author of Good Girls Die First Young, brunette women are
being attacked in London. 16-year-old, Irish-born Niamh has just
arrived for a summer of freedom, and quickly discovers that the
girls being attacked look frighteningly similar to her. But Niamh
is determined not to let her fear destroy her Summer. But can her
new friends be trusted? Will she be able to stay ahead of the
attacker? Or will she be next? Packed with voice-driven whodunit
storytelling, and a retro slasher-movie feel reminiscent of cult
classics Scream and Urban Legend, this dark, pacy, and
irresistibly-creepy debut really has something for everybody! 'Last
One to Die is by turns chilling, funny and gripping. I rooted for
Niamh all the way through, as she navigated her way through horror
after horror. As well as a terrifying plot masterfully told, this
book has nuanced, tender relationships between characters, and is
particularly good on female friendship. I loved (and was totally
fooled by) the red herrings along the way, and the final twist made
me want to go back to the beginning and read it all over again.'
Emily Barr, author of The Truth and Lies of Ella Black 'Point
Horror for a new generation . . . best read under the covers in one
sitting.' Kathryn Foxfield, author of Good Girls Die First 'A
supernatural terror-fest! Murphy takes you on a terrifying murder
spree across London, relentlessly building the tension to a
blood-curdling climax. I absolutely devoured it!' Kat Ellis, author
of Harrow Lake
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Blackout
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Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, …
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The irresistible blockbuster YA romance of summer 2021 by six of the
biggest voices in YA. Perfect for fans of Jenny Han, Netflix's Let it
Snow and Bolu Babalola's Love in Colour.
'Blackout is our love letter to love, to New York City, and to Black
teens. Our reminder to them that their stories, their joy, their love
is valid and worthy of being spotlighted.' Dhonielle Clayton.
When a heatwave plunges New York City into darkness, sparks fly for
thirteen teenagers caught up in the blackout.
A first meeting.
Long-time friends.
Bitter exes.
And maybe the beginning of something new…
When the lights go out, people reveal hidden truths, love blossoms,
friendship transforms and new possibilities take flight.
Six of today’s biggest stars of the YA world, Dhonielle Clayton,
Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and
Nicola Yoon, bring all the electricity of love to a collection of
charming, hilarious and heartbreaking tales that shine the brightest
light through the dark.
THEY FOUND EACH OTHER. NOW THEY MUST RESCUE WHAT THEY LEFT BEHIND. The
highly-anticipated sequel to the queer genre-bending dystopian romance
All That's Left in the World.
Against the backdrop of a ravaged world, Andrew and Jamie have settled
in a new community, more in love than ever. Finally they've reached
safety and have each taken on roles and responsibilities in this new
life. But it's soon clear they want different things:
Jamie is ready to move on and take to the road, just the two of them.
Andrew wants to remain in the safety of numbers.
With a storm brewing up the coast they have no choice to head back into
the wilderness where old enemies roam and they don't know who to trust.
Can they find their way back to safety and each other?
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I Kissed Alice
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Anna Birch; Illustrated by Victoria Ying
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Now a major Nexflix film. A heartbreaking story from Marc Klein
perfect for fans of If I Stay and Five Feet Apart. After bouncing
around in foster homes for most of her childhood,
seventeen-year-old Tessa Jacobs doesn't believe she deserves love -
not from her adoptive parents, and certainly not from anyone at
school. But everything changes when she has a chance encounter with
Skylar, a senior from a neighboring town who's a true romantic.
Their budding relationship quickly leads to the kind of passion you
only see in the movies. As her heart begins to open, Tessa starts
to believe she might be deserving of love after all. When tragedy
strikes, Tessa wakes up alone in a hospital room with no memory of
how she got there. And then she learns the horrifying news: Skylar
is dead. As Tessa searches for answers, Skylar's spirit reaches out
to her from the other side. Desperate to see him one last time,
Tessa must race against the clock to uncover the shocking truth of
their relationship - a truth that might just lead to the afterlife
itself. "This story and Marc had such a big impact on me. Somehow
my heart breaks and swells all at the same time while reading this.
A powerful telling of love and loss." - Joey King, star and
producer of The In Between
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Another Day
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There are two sides to every love story. Even supernatural ones.
This is the companion novel to David Levithan's unforgettable
bestseller Every Day. Every day is the same for Rhiannon. She has
convinced herself that she deserves her distant, moody boyfriend,
Justin. She knows the rules: Don't be needy. Avoid upsetting him.
Never get your hopes up. Then, out of the blue, they share a
perfect day together - perfect, that is, until Justin doesn't
remember anything about it. Confused, and yearning for another day
as great as that one, Rhiannon starts to question everything. And
that's when a stranger tells her that the Justin she spent that
time with & wasn't Justin at all. Levithan's powerful novel
explores the complexities of first love in a unique way that will
captivate anybody who loved Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor & Park and
Jandy Nelson's I'll Give You the Sun. David Levithan is the new
York Times best-selling author of Boy Meets Boy and Marly's Ghost.
He is also co-author with John Green of Will Grayson, Will Grayson.
and with Rachel Cohn of Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist.
David's latest collaboration with Rachel, The Twelve Days of Dash
and Lily, was picked by Zoella for her Book Club with WHSmiths.
David is also a highly respected children's book editor, whose list
includes many luminaries of children's literature, including Garth
Nix, Libba Bray and Suzanne Collins. He lives and works in New
York.
From the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of The Raven Cycle,
the mesmerizing story of those who can bring parts of their dreams
into reality . . . and those who will stop at nothing to destroy
them. THE DREAMERS WALK AMONG US ... IS ANYONE SAFE? Ronan Lynch is
a dreamer. He can pull both curiosities and catastrophes out of his
dreams. Jordan Hennessy is a thief. The closer she comes to the
dream object she is after, the more inextricably she becomes tied
to it. Carmen Farooq-Lane is a hunter. Her brother was a dreamer
... and a killer. She has seen what dreaming can do to a person,
and the damage that their dreams can do. But those are nothing
compared to the destruction that is about to be unleashed...
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