Category Archives: New Young Adult Books

First & Then

 by Emma Mills

Three things stand between Devon and an awesome senior year:  college applications; her unrequited crush; and gym class with both her dorky cousin and the school’s football star, a total jerk.

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A Step Toward Falling

 by Cammie McGovern

Emily knows she needs to step up and take responsibility for failing her disabled classmate, Belinda, in a moment of need.  Meanwhile, Belinda’s realizing she’s ready to take charge of herself.

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The Rest of Us Just Live Here

 by Patrick Ness

While Immortals threaten world domination, Mikey is just trying to deal with exams, nurse a hopeless crush, and –oh yeah–not freak out about the unexplained blue lights and explosions around town.

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Very In Pieces

 by Megan Frazer Blakemore

Very is tired of following the rules “like a sucker,” while the rest of her family cuts out on basic responsibilities.  It’s time to stop keeping everyone else afloat and do what she wants.

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Saint Anything

 by Sarah Dessen

Even after Sydney’s older brother is jailed for drunk driving, he’s still her parent’s favorite.  It isn’t until Sydney befriends the tight-knit Chatham family that she finally feels noticed.

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Eden West

 by Pete Hautman

While dutifully patrolling inside his isolated religious community’s fence, Jacob meets Lynna, who lives on the other side- a very different world from Nodd.

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The Ghosts of Heaven

 by Marcus Sedgwick:

ghosts of heavenFour stories, linked by theme, have settings that range from a cave marked with hunter-gatherers’ tribal symbols to a space shuttle on an unprecedented mission for the future of humanity.

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