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Blink and Caution, two teens living on the streets are thrown together as they attempt to outrun the respective villains pursuing them. Unfolding as a dual narrative, Blink’s chapters are told in second person, a surprisingly effective technique that…

When twelve year old September receives an invitation from the Green Wind to leave Nebraska and journey to Fairyland, she willingly embarks on a quest to retrieve a sword, conquer the evil Marquess and restore order to Fairyland. Lyrically written…

Penned in wrenchingly sparse and tight first person narrative, this explores the experience of a Lithuanian teen, Lena, and her family, who are ripped apart, deported, starved and forced to work in Stalin-era Siberian labor camps during World War II.…

In future Chicago, in a world on the verge of civil war, Beatrice must choose to join one of 5 different factions. With her unique aptitudes, the one she chooses will decide not only her future, but maybe the future of her entire world. With action,…

Thirteen-year-old Conor is visited each night by a monster that grows out of the yew tree in his yard. However, Conor’s true fear dwarfs that created by the monster – his mother has cancer and has been faring worse and worse. Honestly imperfect…

Ha and her family flee Vietnam with the fall of Saigon. Arriving in Alabama, she meets racism, a strange language, & food missing flavor. Her thoughts on learning English, with its strange & broken rules, will provide insight into the struggles of…

A follow-up to 2009’s If I Stay, this eloquent page-turner stands on its own. Both talented musicians, Adam and Mia were deeply committed to each other in high school. Three years after a horrible accident that stole Mia’s family from her, the two…

Set in a magnificently realized early 20th century England, Briony lives with her family on the edge of a swamp set to be drained so the railroad can come through. Briony can communicate with the spirits in the swamp and believes herself a witch. She…