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• Wintergirls

  Anderson, Laurie Halse

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  Laurie Halse Anderson has a talent of putting the reader into the character’s shoes right from the first chapter. Wintergirls, realistic fiction, is stunningly haunting as it follows Lia’s struggle with anorexia and mental health. [Also…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sing Me Forgotten

  Olson, Jessica S.

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  Jessica Olson’s debut fantasy novel is a twist on the Phantom of the Opera. What I love about this book is its musicality. You can feel the power of the opera and the phantom from beginning to end. [Also available as a book and eAudiobook]

• The Poet X

  a Novel

  Acevedo, Elizabeth

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  The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo is a debut novel written in verse. I love that the main character uses poetry to find her voice and power. Each poem moves the story forward in this novel about a teen girl finding herself and understanding…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Grace Year

  A Novel

  Liggett, Kim

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  This speculative thriller has dystopian/Hunger Games vibes. It’s an empowering tale about the role young women play in society and what happens when women band together for both good or evil. [Also available as a book and eBook]

• The Shifter

  Hardy, Janice

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  The Shifter by Janice Hardy, another debut novel. Janice’s world building, combined with a unique concept of magical healing, makes this book (book one in trilogy) a real page turner. Orphan sisters, one a healer and the other a taker with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You Owe Me a Murder

  Cook, Eileen

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  The title says it all. This thriller is full of twists and turns as the main character is on the hook for murder unless she commits a murder herself.

• The Vanishing Deep

  Scholte, Astrid

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  Astrid Scholte is another author I can’t get enough of. If you like your fantasy mixed with science fiction, this is the book for you. Set in a water world, two sisters have twenty-four hours to reconnect and uncover the truth about their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All Your Twisted Secrets

  Urban, Diana

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  I love books with interesting characters. This thriller had me guessing right to the end. Six teens find themselves locked in a room with a ticking bomb and a decision to make—which one of them will die to the save rest. [Also available as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Everything All at Once

  Leno, Katrina

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  This book has a story within a story. While maybe not as thrilling as the rest of the books on the list, its subtle magical tone and brilliant humour make this book worth staying up for. It's about a teen girl coming to terms with her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Are the Wildcats

  Vivian, Siobhan

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  Told in a twenty-four-hour period from six points of view, this contemporary novel is about a team of girls called the Wildcats as they embark on their traditional initiation ceremony (a ceremony their toxic coach tries to ruin). I love…Read moreRead more of this annotation