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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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May New Releases!

5/1/2017

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YA - LOIS LANE: TRIPLE THREAT
by Gwenda Bond
5/1/17 - Switch Press/DC

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She's cracked down on a mind-melding gang of bullies and saved the ex-mayor of Metropolis from the double who framed him. But now, Lois Lane embarks on a case even she isn't sure she can solve . . .

PB - AND THE ROBOT WENT....
by Michelle Robinson,
illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier
​5/2/17 - Clarion/HMH

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Starting with a box of parts, the Nosy Fox, the Bear in a Blazer, the Blue Gnu, and other remarkable builders assemble the Robot, step by step. Each stage of the process has its own sound effect, and the growing list of sounds is repeated in every spread. Young children will happily Click, Clang, andTappa Tappa along and relish the surprise ending of this winsome cumulative tale.

SUPERNORMAL SLEUTHING SERVICE Book 1: THE LOST LEGACY
by C. Rowe and G. Bond
​5/2/17- Greenwillow/HC

CONFIDENTIALLY YOURS Book 6
VANESSA'S DESIGN DILEMMA
by Jo Whittemore
5/2/17 - HarperChildren's

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Three kids. A hotel full of monsters. And a stolen magical artifact that could disrupt the balance between the humans and the supernatural. Welcome to life at Hotel Monster! 'Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library' meets 'Hotel Transylvania' in the first book of this hilarious and spooky new series that blends mystery with monsters.

FAIREST OF THEM ALL
by Sarah Darer Littman
​5/9/17 - S+S

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Aria Thibault--Sleeping Beauty's daughter--finds herself plagued by a curse of her own during a big design competition, and she must rely on ancient advice and help from her mother in order to break the spell in this spellbinding follow-up to 'Charmed, I'm Sure.'
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In the sixth installment of the series that readers of 'The Cupcake Diaries' and 'The Baby-Sitters Club' will love, advice columnist and resident fashionista Vanessa Jacobs must avert a major disaster in order to save the school newspaper and her fashion show.

PIXIE PIPER AND THE MATTER OF THE BATTER by Annabelle Fisher
5/30/17 - Greenwillow/HC

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In this sequel to The Secret Destiny of Pixie Piper, Pixie Piper—who is a direct descendent of Mother Goose—and her adorable gosling, Destiny, head to Chuckling Goose Farm, where she bakes magical wishing cakes, makes new friends, and defends the farm from the evil Sinister Sisters.
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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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May New Releases: Something for Everyone!

5/2/2016

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YA: LOIS LANE: DOUBLE DOWN
by Gwenda Bond
DC/Switch - 5/1

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Lois Lane has settled into life in Metropolis High, with new friends and a challenging job as a junior reporter--but after a visit to the "Suicide Slum" in search of a human interest story, she finds herself and her online more-than-friend SmallvilleGuy embroiled in a mystery involving a mysterious flying man, and the dirty criminal underbelly of Metropolis. "A must read for comics fans and mystery enthusiasts alike." -- Kirkus

PB: THIS IS NOT A PICTURE BOOK
by Sergio Ruzzier
Chronicle - 5/3

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A fanciful ode to the joy and power of reading, and a tribute to books of all kinds, THIS IS NOT A PICTURE BOOK has garnered 3 starred reviews so far! Don't worry, it includes words AND pictures. ;-)

MG: THE SECRET DESTINY OF PIXIE PIPER
by Annabelle Fisher
Greenwillow/HC - 5/3

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Pixie Piper, an ordinary fifth grader, discovers she is a direct descendant of Mother Goose and she has the magical ability and poetry power to prove it! A lively and funny twist on a classic character for fans of the Clementine books, Wendy Mass, and Lisa Graff.

MG: CONFIDENTIALLY YOURS #3
by Jo Whittemore
HarperKids - 5/3

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This series about four best friends who write their school advice column is perfect for fans of The Cupcake Diaries and The Babysitters Club. In book 3, Heather has to decide if her new crush is worth losing her old friends over, and if liking Stefan will only lead to heartbreak.

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