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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN

by Sherman Alexie & illustrated by Ellen Forney

Junior’s keen cartoons sprinkle the pages as his fluid narration deftly mingles raw feeling with funny, sardonic insight. Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

DARK TRIUMPH

by Robin LaFevers

An intricate, masterful page-turner about politics, treachery, religion, love and healing. Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

DEAR LIFE, YOU SUCK

by Scott Blagden

Only fellow classic-movie and -television buffs will understand all of the teen’s references, but all readers will... Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL

by Jesse Andrews

Though this novel begs inevitable thematic comparisons to John Green's The Fault in Our Stars (2012), it stands on its own... Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

THE BOY ON THE BRIDGE

by Natalie Standiford

An unlikely love story set in an unusual time and place; there are no happy endings or easy resolutions here. Full review >

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