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by Stephenie Meyer
Staff Pick
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by Vendela Vida
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Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name
by Vendela Vida
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Oh My Goth
by Gena Showalter
Staff Pick
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The Cat Ate My Gymsuit
by Paula Danziger
Staff Pick
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Private #1: Private
by Kate Brian
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Readers of The Clique and Gossip Girl books will instantly be hooked on this new series from the author of The V Club and Lucky T. If your J. Crew catalog were a WB drama, it might be something like this book.... (read more)

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by Leslie Patricelli
Staff Pick
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by Christine Walde
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Just in Case
by Meg Rosoff
Staff Pick
Meg Rosoff's books are so unique, so crafted, and so utterly beautiful, I have a hard time coming up with apt descriptions — summaries always fall short. Like her first book, How I Live Now, this novel captures the essence of young adulthood while... (read more)

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