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Touch of Mischief by C.L. Stone
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsA Halloween Short Story With Homecoming and everything else that’s been going on in their world, everyone is on edge... -
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Meeting Sang: Kota by C.L. Stone
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKota Lee has been trying for weeks to get the girl up the street to notice him. She's beautiful and intriguing, but seems incredibly shy. Too shy. Every time he tries to get close, she dodges him, like a skittish little bird, flittering away out of his reach.Troubled by her haunted looks, he's tried to give her some space, respect her need for solitude... -
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![I Thought I Knew by Melissa Trombetta]()
I Thought I Knew by Melissa Trombetta
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt’s 1995 in Upstate New York, and Nicole Doherty is days away from her college graduation—that is, if she graduates—ready to move into her own apartment and start a new job in a prestigious accounting firm when an unseen assailant attacks her, only steps away from the safety of her dorm, changing her forever... -
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Pretend She's Here by Luanne Rice
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsEmily Lonergan's best friend died last year. And Emily hasn't stopped grieving.When Lizzie's parents and her sister come back to town to visit, Emily's heartened to see them. The Porters understand her pain. They miss Lizzie desperately, too.Desperately enough to do something crazy... -
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![Teen Killers In Love by Lily Sparks]()
Teen Killers In Love by Lily Sparks
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Teen Killers Club is on the brink of destruction, with one faction pitted against another in a deadly game of survival. Erik and Signal are part of the group who’ve had their “kill switches” disabled, and the others are under orders to hunt them down—or meet their own demise. Now, Erik and Signal have to find a way to neutralize the others’ switches and clear Signal's name... -
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Isabella Anders 2 by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsNothing in Isabella Anders life is what it seems. Lies. Secrets. A deadly game. Who can Isabella trust? Volume 2 in the Sunnyvale NA Series. The Sunnyvale NA Series is an re-imagining of my young adult series, the Sunnyvale Series, told as a new adult suspense romance. It features the same characters and has similar storyline, but has some different scenes and a different ending...Categorized as:
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![Awakening You by Jessica Sorensen]()
Awakening You by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsLately, life has been going well for Ayden. His relationship with Lyric is starting to heat up and his career in music is taking off. But the disappearance of his sister still weighs heavily on his mind. Desperate to find out where his sister is, Ayden decides to take drastic measures... -
![Backlash by Sarah Darer Littman]()
Backlash by Sarah Darer Littman
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHe says: You're an awful person. He says: What makes you think I would ever ask you out? He says: The world would be a better place without you in it. Lara just got told off on Facebook. She thought that Christian liked her, that he was finally going to ask her to his school's homecoming dance... -
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Flowers in the Attic/Petals on the Wind by V.C. Andrews
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA value-priced bindup of the first two books ever published by V. C. Andrews, Flowers in the Attic and Petals on the Wind... -
![How Not to Disappear by Clare Furniss]()
How Not to Disappear by Clare Furniss
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA pregnant teen and her gin sling loving great-aunt go on the journey of a lifetime in this “absolutely gorgeous, heartfelt, and incredibly enjoyable” (Robin Stevens, author of Murder Most Unladylike) novel that shows what happens when you’re on the brink of losing everything.Our memories are what make us who we are. Some are real. Some are made up... -
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No Limits by Ellie Marney
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew Australian YA romantic crime from the author of the award-winning Every series... Boozer, brawler, ladies' man - nineteen-year-old Harris Derwent is not a good guy.His one attempt to play the hero - helping out his old flame, Rachel Watts - has landed him in hospital. Now injured, broke and unemployed, he's stuck back in the country, at his father's mercy... -
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Invisible by Jeff Erno
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsChase Devereaux is a fifteen year old boy under a great deal of stress. He has to give a speech today for his Oral Communications class, and he's terrified of public speaking. Worse yet, he's being bullied by one of the most popular kids at school. He just has to make it through his third-hour gym class and then give his speech, and everything will be all right... -
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Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsLate on a hot summer night in 1965, Charlie Bucktin, a precocious and bookish boy of thirteen, is startled by an urgent knock on the window of his sleep-out. His visitor is Jasper Jones, an outcast in the regional mining town of Corrigan. Rebellious, mixed-race and solitary, Jasper is a distant figure of danger and intrigue for Charlie... -
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Under the Surface by Diana Urban
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn epic survival-thriller about four teens who get lost in the Paris catacombs for days—a gripping and propulsive story of love, danger, betrayal, and hope… even when all seems lost.Ruby is terrified to cave to her feelings for Sean and risk him crushing her heart... -
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![Get Dirty by Gretchen McNeil]()
Get Dirty by Gretchen McNeil
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNow streaming on Netflix and BBC iPlayer! The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars in Gretchen McNeil's sharp and thrilling sequel to Get Even. Perfect for fans of E. Lockhart, Karen M. McManus, and Maureen Johnson.The members of Don't Get Mad aren't just mad anymore . . . they're afraid... -
![Dreadful Sorry by Kathryn Reiss]()
Dreadful Sorry by Kathryn Reiss
Seventeen-year-old Molly's recurrent nightmares become waking visions after she nearly drowns at a party. Soon she's witnessing events through the eyes of a girl who lived in her father's house nearly a century before... -
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Girl Island by Kate Castle
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE SAVAGE.Six teenage girls. One deserted island. Removed from civilised society, can they challenge class, identity and toxic femininity to pull together and survive? Or will they descend into savagery?This thrilling must-read adventure novel is perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent... -
![When I'm Gone by Emily Bleeker]()
When I'm Gone by Emily Bleeker
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsDear Luke,First let me say—I love you…I didn’t want to leave you… Luke Richardson has returned home after burying Natalie, his beloved wife of sixteen years, ready to face the hard job of raising their three children alone... -
![D.O.G.S by M.A. Bennett]()
D.O.G.S by M.A. Bennett
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAfter the dramatic events of the last few weeks, Greer Macdonald is trying to concentrate on her A levels. Stuck for a play to direct for her drama exam, she gets help from an unexpected quarter . . .A priceless lost play, buried by time, is pushed under her door. It is Ben Jonson's The Isle of Dogs, a play considered so dangerous in Elizabethan times that every copy was burned . . . except one... -
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Cloudburst by V.C. Andrews
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe follow-up to Family Storms from New York Times bestselling author V.C. Andrews features high school senior Sasha Porter in search of her sister—but instead she learns secrets that could tear her family apart.Sasha is a popular senior in high school, with excellent grades and no more secrets to hide... -
![The You I've Never Known by Ellen Hopkins]()
The You I've Never Known by Ellen Hopkins
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsHow do you live your life if your past is based on a lie? A new novel in both verse and prose from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Ellen Hopkins.For as long as she can remember, it’s been just Ariel and Dad. Ariel’s mom disappeared when she was a baby... -
![Freaks Like Us by Susan Vaught]()
Freaks Like Us by Susan Vaught
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen Jason Milwaukee's best friend Sunshine vanishes, Jason knows that something is terribly wrong, but solving her disappearance will require pushing through all the voices in his head and then getting the world to listen to him. His schizophrenia is stopping him from remembering the events leading up to her disappearance, and often he discounts his own memories, and his own impressions...Categorized as:
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![Dangerous Embrace by Dana Mason]()
Dangerous Embrace by Dana Mason
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSarah Jennings wants nothing more than a quiet life--alone. Raised by an eccentric mother, their life on the road only taught her how to run away from hard times. When she finds herself in an abusive relationship, this lesson serves her well. Eight years later, she’s settled back in her hometown and less fearful than she’s ever been in her life... -
![Neutral Mask by Barry Lyga]()
Neutral Mask by Barry Lyga
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsConnie is the new girl in town, but she already has friends...and maybe even a boyfriend. Her father isn't happy that Connie is dating a white boy like Jasper Dent, and things get even worse when she realizes that Jasper is the son of Billy Dent, one of the world's most notorious serial killers! This is the story of how Connie and Jazz overcame their early troubles and fell in love... -
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![Delia's Crossing by V.C. Andrews]()
Delia's Crossing by V.C. Andrews
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKidnapped by cruel fate...Secuestrado por sino cruel After her parents are killed in a truck accident, Delia Yebarra's life is turned upside down. At fifteen, she leaves the rural Mexican village where she grew up and embarks on a new life in America... -
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Better Left Buried by Mary E. Roach
Lucy Preston just wants to go on vacation. The beach-swimsuit-sleeping-in kind. Not the impromptu stop in a creepy small town at the edge of the forest kind. But being the daughter of a famous private detective means that sometimes, your beach vacay goes off the rails a bit... -
![Someone at the Door by Richie Tankersley Cusick]()
Someone at the Door by Richie Tankersley Cusick
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBEWARE THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERSThe phone and the radio were dead, but they'd already heard the news: a mass murderer was on the loose. Hannah and her younger sister Meg were miles from the nearest neighbor, trapped in a raging blizzard, home alone. Until the knock at the door. Two strangers burst into the house, wounded, bleeding and nearly frozen... -
![What She Left Behind by Tracy Bilen]()
What She Left Behind by Tracy Bilen
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 23 ratings“Don’t even think of leaving… I will find you,” he whispered. “Guaranteed.” Sara and her mom have a plan to finally escape Sara’s abusive father. But when her mom doesn’t show up as expected, Sara’s terrified. Her father says that she’s on a business trip, but Sara knows he’s lying. Her mom is missing—and her dad had something to do with it. With each day that passes, Sara’s more on edge... -
![Find Me by Romily Bernard]()
Find Me by Romily Bernard
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 27 ratings“Find Me.” These are the words written on Tessa Waye’s diary. The diary that ends up with Wick Tate. But Tessa’s just been found . . . dead. Wick has the right computer-hacking skills for the job, but little interest in this perverse game of hide-and-seek. Until her sister Lily is the next target. Then Griff, trailer-park boy next door and fellow hacker, shows up, intent on helping Wick... -
![Leap of Faith by Jamie Blair]()
Leap of Faith by Jamie Blair
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCan true love be built on lies? A teen on the run seeks relief and redemption in this gripping, romantic read. Leah Kurtz has finally found a place to call home, a town where she and baby Addy can live in peace, far from the drug-infested place she grew up. Chris is one of the best parts of her new life, the only person who's ever made her feel safe... -
![Drowning Is Inevitable by Shalanda Stanley]()
Drowning Is Inevitable by Shalanda Stanley
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOlivia has spent her whole life struggling to escape her dead mother’s shadow. But when her father can’t even look at her because Olivia reminds him of her mother, and her grandmother mistakenly calls her “Lillian,” shaking a reputation she didn’t ask for is next to impossible... -
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Breaking Beautiful by Jennifer Shaw Wolf
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsAllie lost everything the night her boyfriend, Trip, died in a horrible car accident—including her memory of the event. As their small town mourns his death, Allie is afraid to remember because doing so means delving into what she’s kept hidden for so long: the horrible reality of their abusive relationship... -
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Ruby by V.C. Andrews
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsIn the heart of the bayou, Ruby Landry lives a simple, happy life. But innocence can't last forever... The only family Ruby Landry has ever known are her loving guardian, Grandmère Catherine, a Cajun spiritual healer, and her drunken, outcast Grandpèrb Jack...Categorized as:
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![Love and Heart, Vol. 1 by Chitose Kaidō]()
Love and Heart, Vol. 1 by Chitose Kaidō
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a messy breakup, college freshman Yoh Yagisawa returns home only to find she has an unexpected male roommate! Introducing himself as her old childhood friend who moved abroad, handsome Haruma Hirose is back to do a homestay. He's totally hot, super nice, and always there when Yoh's in trouble.. -
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![I Swear by Lane Davis]()
I Swear by Lane Davis
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWho’s to blame when bullying leads to suicide? A gripping exploration of crucial importance seeks answers in and out of the courtroom.After years of abuse from her classmates, Leslie Gatlin decided she had no other options and took her own life. Now her abusers are dealing with the fallout... -
![Into the Garden by V.C. Andrews]()
Into the Garden by V.C. Andrews
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsTHEY BEGAN AS STRANGERS -- FOUR TEENAGE GIRLS WITH NOTHING IN COMMON BUT THEIR MISERABLE CHILDHOODS. SOON, THEY WOULD REALIZE THAT THEIR SECRET PASTS HAD BOUND THEM TOGETHER FOREVER....Misty, Star, Jade, and Cat first came together in Dr. Marlowe's group therapy sessions. They trusted no one but each other -- and even that bond was fragile at best... -
![The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney]()
The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSome schools have honor codes.Others have handbooks.Themis Academy has the Mockingbirds. From the glossy pages of its admissions brochure, the prestigious Themis Academy appears perfect in every way: exceptional academics, extraordinary students, the kind of extracurriculars to make an Ivy League proud, and zero instances of student misbehavior... -
![One Was Lost by Natalie D. Richards]()
One Was Lost by Natalie D. Richards
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsDamaged. Deceptive. Dangerous. Darling. Are they labels or a warning? The answer could cost Sera everything.Murder, justice, and revenge were so not a part of the plan when Sera set out on her senior camping trip. After all, hiking through the woods is supposed to be safe and uneventful.Then one morning the group wakes up groggy, confused, and with words scrawled on their wrists: Damaged... -
![A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena]()
A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA timeless exploration of high-stakes romance, self-discovery, and the lengths we go to love and be loved. Sixteen-year-old Zarin Wadia is many things: a bright and vivacious student, an orphan, a risk taker. She’s also the kind of girl that parents warn their kids to stay away from: a troublemaker whose many romances are the subject of endless gossip at school... -
![Clarity by Loretta Lost]()
Clarity by Loretta Lost
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFiercely independent Helen Winters was born completely blind, but she vowed never to let her disability keep her down. She did not expect a traumatic event to devastate her life and force her to drop out of college. Disillusioned by the cruelty of people, Helen retreated from society to live by herself as a reclusive writer in the woods—where no one could ever hurt her again... -
![Fragile Line by Brooklyn Skye]()
Fragile Line by Brooklyn Skye
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt can happen in a flash. One minute she’s kissing her boyfriend, the next she’s lost in the woods. Sixteen-year-old Ellie Cox is losing time. It started out small…forgetting a drive home or a conversation with a friend. But her blackouts are getting worse, more difficult to disguise as forgetfulness... -
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Shackled by Tom Leveen
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFrom author Tom Leveen comes a taut, suspenseful novel about a girl’s abduction that leaves her best friend emotionally paralyzed, until a chance encounter points her toward the truth…and a terrifying new danger.Sixteen-year-old Pelly has a master plan. After years of therapy, medication, and even a stint in a mental hospital, she’s finally ready to re-enter the world of the living...Categorized as:
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![The 100 Society by Carla Spradbery]()
The 100 Society by Carla Spradbery
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFor sixth-form student Grace Becker, The 100 Society is more than just a game; it's an obsession. Having convinced her five friends at Clifton Academy to see it through to the end, Grace will stop at nothing to carry out the rules of the game: tagging 100 locations around the city. With each step closer to the 100-mark they get, the higher the stakes become... -
![The Pledge by Cale Dietrich]()
The Pledge by Cale Dietrich
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsScream meets Clown in a Cornfield in this young adult horror novel by bestselling author Cale Dietrich featuring a masked killer who targets frat boys.Freshman Sam believes that joining a fraternity is the best way to form a friend group as he begins his college journey – and his best chance of moving on from his past... -
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![Gone Too Far by Natalie D. Richards]()
Gone Too Far by Natalie D. Richards
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsKeeping secrets ruined her life. But the truth might just kill her.Piper Woods can't wait for the purgatory of senior year to end. She skirts the fringes of high school like a pro until the morning she finds a notebook with mutilated photographs and a list of student sins. She's sure the book is too gruesome to be true, until pretty, popular Stella dies after a sex-tape goes viral...Categorized as:
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![Cat by V.C. Andrews]()
Cat by V.C. Andrews
Rated: 3.73 of 5 stars · 27 ratings"I felt like I was going to my own execution...." Cat had listened patiently as the other three girls in Dr. Marlowe's therapy group shared their innermost feelings. They had described their broken families honestly, to the point of pain. If Cat doesn't tell her own tale, the others will see it as a betrayal. So she has no choice. Or does she? Maybe she could lie -- just make something up... -
![Wrecked by Maria Padian]()
Wrecked by Maria Padian
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsEveryone on campus has a different version of what happened that night.Haley saw Jenny return from the party, shell-shocked.Richard heard Jordan brag about the cute freshman he hooked up with.When Jenny accuses Jordan of rape, Haley and Richard are pushed to opposite sides of the school’s investigation... -
![Win Lose Kill Die by Cynthia Murphy]()
Win Lose Kill Die by Cynthia Murphy
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAn explosive new YA thriller, from the author of Last One To Die. The students at Morton Academy are high-achievers, selected based on academic excellence. So when a series of murders target the school's brightest and best, the pressure is on. Someone is determined to stop at nothing to clear their path to the top. But who is it? And can they be stopped? A high-school slasher with a lethal twist... -
![The Cutting Room Floor by Dawn Klehr]()
The Cutting Room Floor by Dawn Klehr
Rated: 3.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsBehind-the-scenes secrets could turn deadly for Desmond and Riley Life in the Heights has never been easy for seventeen-year-old Riley Frost, but when she's publicly dumped and outed at the same time, she becomes an immediate social outcast at her high school. So Riley swears off romance and throws herself into solving the shocking murder of her favorite teacher, Ms. Dunn... -
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Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsWhen "Perfect" Parker Fadley starts drinking at school and failing her classes, all of St. Peter's High goes on alert. How has the cheerleading captain, girlfriend of the most popular guy in school, consummate teacher's pet, and future valedictorian fallen so far from grace? Parker doesn't want to talk about it. She'd just like to be left alone, to disappear, to be ignored...
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