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Hot YA for August!

8/17/2017

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STRANGE ALCHEMY
by Gwenda Bond
Switch Press / August 1

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Gwenda Bond's first book Blackwood has been reimagined and brought back to life with new vision. On Roanoke Island, the legend of the Lost Colony -- and the 114 colonists who vanished without a trace more than four hundred years ago -- still haunts the town. But that's just a story told for the tourists. When 114 people suddenly disappear from the island in present day, it seems history is repeating itself -- and an unlikely pair of seventeen-year-olds might be the only hope of bringing the missing back.

VICARIOUS  
by Paula Stokes
TorTeen /  In paperback August 29

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Paula Stokes weaves together a series of mysteries and the story of an unbreakable bond between sisters in this unforgettable high-tech thrill ride. Winter Kim and her sister, Rose, have always been inseparable. Together the two of them survived growing up in a Korean orphanage and being trafficked into the United States. But they've escaped the past and started over in a new place where no one knows who they used to be. Now they work as digital stunt girls for Rose's ex-boyfriend, Gideon, engaging in dangerous and enticing activities while recording their neural impulses for his Vicarious Sensory Experiences, or ViSEs. Whether it's bungee jumping, shark diving, or grinding up against celebrities in the city's hottest dance clubs, Gideon can make it happen for you--for a price. When Rose disappears and a ViSE recording of her murder is delivered to Gideon, Winter is devastated. She won't rest until she finds her sister's killer. But when the clues she uncovers conflict with the digital recordings her sister made, Winter isn't sure what to believe. To find out what happened to Rose, she'll have to untangle what's real from what only seems real, risking her own life in the process.

THE ARSONIST 
by Stephanie Oakes
Dial/PRH / August 22

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Molly is the daughter of a death row murderer and has a bucketful of issues, Pepper is an immigrant with epilepsy and girl problems. And Ava is a long-dead freedom fighter. Their stories are bound together when Molly gets a package leading her to Pepper and the two must solve a decades-old mystery: find out who killed Ava, back in 1989. Using Ava's diary for clues, Molly and Pepper realize there's more to her life--and death--than meets the eye. Heart-racing, hilarious, and heartbreaking, The Arsonist is an intricate tapestry--of love, loss, and the mysterious connections between us all.

FEROCIOUS (Vicarious Book 2)
by Paula Stokes
TorTeen / August 15

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Paula Stokes returns to the world of Vicarious in this sequel, a high-action psychological thriller with a protagonist out for vengeance. When Winter Kim finds out that her sister is dead and that she has a brother she never knew about, only two things matter--finding what's left of her family and killing the man who destroyed her life. Her mission leads her from St. Louis to Los Angeles back to South Korea, where she grew up. Things get increasingly dangerous once Winter arrives in Seoul. Aided by her friends Jesse and Sebastian, Winter attempts to infiltrate an international corporation to get close to her target, a nefarious businessman named Kyung. But keeping her last remaining loved ones out of the line of fire proves difficult, and when all seems to be lost, Winter must face one last devastating decision: is revenge worth sacrificing everything for? Or can she find a spark of hope in the darkness that threatens to engulf her?
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Summer Reading for All Ages

7/18/2017

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PB: FOUND DOGS 
by Erica Sirotich
Dial BFYR, July 18

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For fans of Sandra Boynton's Doggies and a perfect fit for every preschooler's library, this adorable rhyming and counting book tallies up all the dogs at the shelter, and then counts backward as the pups are adopted Babies and toddlers will delight in counting up each wriggly, wraggly rescue pup and then counting back down as each doggie is adopted. A bright, bouncy rhyme, jubilant art, and scads of adorable dogs will have wee ones giggling for more.

MG: EMPEROR OF MARS 
​by Patrick Samphire
Holt/Christy Ottaviano Books, July 18

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A missing Martian. A sinister plot. A Napoleonic spy. . . Boundless adventures await in Book 2 of The Secrets of the Dragon Tomb middle grade sci-fi series! If Edward thought life was going to be easy in Lunae City, he was very, very wrong. The moment he intercepts a thief escaping from Lady Harleston’s town house, he is caught in a terrible scheme that threatens all of Mars. Soon he’s fighting off vicious sea serpents, battling a small army of heavily armored thugs, and trying to unpick an impossible mystery. Edward doesn’t know whom he can trust. Will his family―and his entire planet―fall victim to the treacherous Emperor of Mars?

MG: New in Paperback! 
SECRETS OF THE DRAGON TOMB
​by Patrick Samphire
Square Fish, July 18

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Mars in 1816 is a world of high society, deadly danger, and strange clockwork machines. Pterodactyls glide through the sky, automatic servants hand out sandwiches at elegant garden parties, and in the north, the great dragon tombs hide marvels of Ancient Martian technology. Edward longs to be as daring as his adventure heroes - and he'll get his chance when his parents are kidnapped and he and his sisters must embark on a perilous journey to save them!

CB: RANGER IN TIME 6
​by Kate Messner
Scholastic, June 27

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Time Traveling Golden Retriever Ranger travels to San Francisco and meets Lily Chen. She was sent from China to America to work as a young servant, but she dreams of studying to be a doctor. When the Great Earthquake hits, Ranger arrives in time to rescue Lily from falling beams. Together they make their way through the ruined city. But can they escape crumbling buildings and raging fires, all while facing anti-Chinese discrimination?

YA: THIS IS HOW IT HAPPENED
​by Paula Stokes
​HarperTeen, July 11

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After waking up from a coma, Genevieve Grace can't remember the car crash that killed her boyfriend Dallas, a YouTuber turned teen music idol. Genevieve knows she was driving, but because of what's been reported in the media, everyone assumes the other driver, Brad Freeman, is guilty. As she slowly pieces together the night of the accident, Genevieve is hit with a sickening sense of dread--what if she's the one at fault? While the internet and social media viciously condemn Brad, Genevieve quickly realizes that she can't run away from the accident. And eventually, she will have to come to grips with what happened...and her role in it.

YA: New in Paperback!
GIRL AGAINST THE UNIVERSE
​by Paula Stokes
HarperTeen, June 6

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Sixteen-year-old Maguire knows the universe is against her. No matter how many charms she buys off the internet or good luck rituals she performs each morning, horrible things happen when she's around. Like that time the roller coaster jumped off its tracks. Or the time her brother, father, and uncle were all killed in a car crash--and Maguire walked away with barely a scratch. Despite what her therapist tells her, Maguire thinks it's best to hide out in her room, far away from anyone she might accidentally hurt. But then she meets Jordy, an aspiring tennis star who wants to help her break her unlucky streak. Maguire knows that the best thing she can do for him is to stay away, but it turns out staying away may be harder than she thought.
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New YA Release: VICARIOUS by Paula Stokes

8/18/2016

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VICARIOUS by Paula Stokes is a high-action psychological thriller with a twisty plot in which nothing is quite as it seems.

Winter Kim can’t live without her older sister, Rose, who protected her through the harrowing circumstances which began in their youth in Korea, and helped keep her sane as they adjusted to their new lives in the USA. Now Winter and Rose work as recorders—digital stunt women—for Rose’s ex-boyfriend, Gideon. Gideon deals in experiences—sight, sound, touch—by capturing his recorders’ sensory neural impulses and selling them as downloads to armchair adrenaline junkies. The more dangerous or sexy the recordings, the higher the price, and Winter, Rose and their colleagues are fearless in pursuit of great footage.

When a neural recording of what appears to be Rose’s murder is delivered to Gideon, Winter won’t rest until she finds her sister, dead or alive. But when the digital evidence conflicts with the real-world clues, she isn’t sure what to believe. If Winter wants to find out what happened to Rose, she’ll have to untangle what’s real from what only seems real, risking her own life and mind in the process.

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Upcoming New Releases: YA Summer Reading Musts

5/16/2016

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YA: GIRL AGAINST THE UNIVERSE
by Paula Stokes
HarperTeen - 5/17

YA: BEFORE WE GO EXTINCT
by Karen Rivers
FSG BFYR - 6/28

YA: GIRL IN THE SHADOWS
by Gwenda Bond
Skyscape - 7/5

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From the author of The Art of Lainey and Liars, Inc. comes this fresh, contemporary story that will stick with you. Maguire doesn't think she's bad luck... she KNOWS it. Minor "accidents" and legit tragedies seem to follow wherever she goes. Is there a way to turn her luck around? What happens when the girl who's lost everything meets the boy who has it all? Perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen or Jenny Han.
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J.C., who goes by the nickname Sharky, has been having a hard time ever since his best friend died in front of him in what might or might not have been an accident. He's withdrawn and obsessed, and finally his exasperated mom sends him to stay on a remote island with his father. Over the course of an unforgettable summer, Sharky deals (and fails to deal) with his grief. . . and meets a girl who will change his life.
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Eighteen-year-old Moira Mitchell grew up in the shadows of Vegas’s stage lights while her father’s career as a magician soared. More than anything, Moira wants to be a magician too, but her father is dead set against her pursuing magic. Now she's run away to the Cirque American, but she just might be in too deep, as tensions (and dangers) within the circus mount.
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