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Sarah Beth Durst
Three teenage girls arrive at an island summer camp to find that they have been abandoned. Instead of a lodge, late arrivals discover a burned-out structure and no survivors. When the girls find a body in the woods, they realize the events are deliberate. Facing dangers on the island, they struggle to survive a threat that hides in the shadows and will not let them leave.
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An Appetite for MiraclesLaekan Zea KempDanna Mendoza Villarreal tries to help her grandfather as memory loss causes him to fade from himself, using foods he once reviewed to awaken memories. Her love of food also intensifies a difficult relationship with her mother. Raúl Santos plays guitar for older adults while dealing with his mother's wrongful incarceration. Told in verse, their story brings together family pressures, young love, cultural expectations, and social justice in the lives of two Mexican American teenagers.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Planning PerfectHaley NeilFelicity Becker is trying to understand her place on the asexual spectrum. Looking for something she can control, she takes on planning her mother's wedding and wants every detail to be perfect. Felicity loves seeing an event come together, but the wedding challenges her confidence that life can be managed through careful preparation. Her effort to organize the celebration runs alongside her questions about asexuality.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Love MatchPriyanka TaslimZahra Khan is a Bangladeshi American teen whose mother arranges a match with a wealthy family in pursuit of financial security. The proposed match is Harun, the rich family's handsome son, but neither he nor Zahra wants to date. At the same time, Zahra is falling for someone else: a boy who is charming, poor, and parentless. The competing relationships complicate her mother's matchmaking plans.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details