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Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 8 by Kiiro Yumi, Sean McCoy
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIn the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable. The libraries vow to protect their collections, and with the help of local governments, form a military group to defend themselves--the Library Forces! The Media Betterment Committee’s inquiry into Iku’s role in the so-called book burning continues, and an evil conspiracy comes to light... -
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Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 9 by Kiiro Yumi, Hiro Arikawa
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable. The libraries vow to protect their collections and, with the help of local governments, form a military group to defend themselves—the Library Forces!There's a groper in the library and Library Force members Iku and Shibazaki are sent in as bait! Iku's undercover outfit makes her vulnerable... -
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![Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 7 by Kiiro Yumi, Sean McCoy]()
Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 7 by Kiiro Yumi, Sean McCoy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable. The libraries vow to protect their collections, and with the help of local governments, form a military group to defend themselves--the Library Forces!Hikaru's big brother is working for the enemy, and he wants to reunite with Hikaru... -
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Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 5 by Kiiro Yumi, Sean McCoy
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable... -
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![Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 4 by Kiiro Yumi, Hiro Arikawa]()
Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 4 by Kiiro Yumi, Hiro Arikawa
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable... -
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Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 3 by Kiiro Yumi
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIn the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable. The libraries vow to protect their collections, and with the help of local governments, form a military group to defend themselves--the Library Forces!Iku is witness to a disturbance during a Board of Education speech on protecting children from the danger of books... -
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Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 13 by Kiiro Yumi, Hiro Arikawa
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable...Categorized as:
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Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 2 by Kiiro Yumi, Hiro Arikawa
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIn the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable. The libraries vow to protect their collections, and with the help of local governments, form a military group to defend themselves--the Library Forces!When the director of the Kanto Library Base gets sick, a temporary replacement is assigned, according to regulations... -
![Eve of Man by Giovanna Fletcher, Tom Fletcher]()
Eve of Man by Giovanna Fletcher, Tom Fletcher
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAGAINST ALL ODDS, SHE SURVIVED.THE FIRST GIRL BORN IN FIFTY YEARS.THEY CALLED HER EVE . . . All her life Eve has been kept away from the opposite sex. Kept from the truth of her past. But at sixteen it's time for Eve to face her destiny. Three potential males have been selected for her. The future of humanity is in her hands. She's always accepted her fate. Until she meets Bram... -
![The ABC Murders by Christie Agatha]()
The ABC Murders by Christie Agatha
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 83 ratingsWhen Alice Asher is murdered in Andover, Hercule Poirot is already looking into the clues. Alphabetically speaking, it's one letter down, twenty-five to go.There's a serial killer on the loose. His macabre calling card is to leave the ABC Railway Guide beside each victim's body... -
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The Traitor by Veronica Roth
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsComplete your Divergent library with the Four stories! Fans of the Divergent series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth will be excited by "Four: The Traitor," the fourth of four stories, each between fifty and seventy-five pages long, set in the world of Divergent and told from Tobias's point of view...Categorized as:
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Checkmate by Malorie Blackman
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsCan the future ever erase the past? Rose has a Cross mother and a nought father in a society where the pale-skinned noughts are treated as inferiors and those with dual heritage face a life-long battle against deep-rooted prejudices... -
![Starcrossed by Brenda Hiatt]()
Starcrossed by Brenda Hiatt
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMarsha Truitt’s life has changed dramatically over the past few months. Instead of a nerdy nobody, she’s the newly discovered princess of a secret civilization. Even better, she’s dating the hottest guy in school, who just happens to be her literal soulmate. But when a new boy arrives at Jewel High, everything M thought she knew about herself and her future is turned on its head...Categorized as:
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![The Edge of Life: Love and Survival During the Apocalypse by Lena Gibson]()
The Edge of Life: Love and Survival During the Apocalypse by Lena Gibson
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTo cope with everyday life, neurodivergent Kat is a secret binge drinker, and jilted Ryan is a workaholic. Disillusioned, neither does more than go through the motions of living—then comes the asteroid.Warned that a planet-killing asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, acquaintances Kat and Ryan join forces in an effort to survive...Categorized as:
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![The Ends of the World by Maggie Hall]()
The Ends of the World by Maggie Hall
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe Circle is hers. But Avery West has lost everything else: her mother, the family she’d just found, and the one boy she trusted. In their place are unfathomable power, a staged relationship that makes her question every real feeling she’s ever had, and a mission to find the cure to the virus that’s made her own blood a weapon...Categorized as:
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![The Towering Sky by Katharine McGee]()
The Towering Sky by Katharine McGee
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe final book in Katharine McGee's epic New York Times bestselling Thousandth Floor series When you have everything, you have everything to lose. Welcome back to New York, 2119. A skyscraper city, fueled by impossible dreams. Leda just wants to move on from what happened in Dubai. Until a new investigation forces her to seek help—from the person she’s spent all year trying to forget...Categorized as:
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![Idol Dreams, Vol. 3 by Arina Tanemura]()
Idol Dreams, Vol. 3 by Arina Tanemura
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTo pursue missed chances at love and success, 31-year-old Chikage Deguchi takes an experimental drug that changes her appearance back to how she looked at age 15. Chikage meets Tokita and her first love, Haru, for drinks... -
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Creators by Tiffany Truitt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe dramatic conclusion to the Lost Souls trilogy, which answers readers’ questions and finally pits natural Tess against the true enemies of Templeton, the creators Heartbroken but more determined than ever after a tense showdown in the woods, sixteen-year-old Tess once again returns to the safety of her community of Isolationists... -
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Tears by Francine Pascal
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI am fearless. I am not afraid of pain…But I can still feel it... -
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Milo and Marcos at the End of the World by Kevin Christopher Snipes
As natural disasters begin to befall them the closer they become, Milo and Marcos soon begin to wonder if the universe itself is plotting against them in this young adult debut by the playwright and creator of The Two Princes podcast, Kevin Christopher Snipes...Categorized as:
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The Meadows by Stephanie Oakes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"A story of pain, injustice, love, resistance, and hope, this glorious book will lodge inside you and make you feel everything... -
![We Unleash the Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia]()
We Unleash the Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIn this nail-biting sequel to Tehlor Kay Mejia’s critically acclaimed fantasy novel We Set the Dark on Fire, La Voz operative Carmen is forced to choose between the girl she loves and the success of the rebellion she’s devoted her life to. Perfect for fans of The Handmaid’s Tale and Anna-Marie McLemore.Being a part of the resistance group La Voz is an act of devotion and desperation... -
![Idol Dreams, Vol. 1 by Arina Tanemura]()
Idol Dreams, Vol. 1 by Arina Tanemura
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAt age 31, office worker Chikage Deguchi feels she missed her chances at love and success. When word gets out that she's a virgin, Chikage is humilated and wishes she could return to the time when she was still young and popular. She takes an experimental drug that changes her appearance back to when she was 15...Categorized as:
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![Saving Mars by Cidney Swanson]()
Saving Mars by Cidney Swanson
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSome pilots follow orders. Others just wing it.Grounded for her Top Gun attitude, a Mars colony pilot jumps at the chance to fly a covert mission to off-limits Earth and save her world from starvation. On Earth, the Chancellor keeps a dystopian peace through a competitive consciousness-transfer program, offering perfect bodies to those who toe the line... -
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![Remake by Ilima Todd]()
Remake by Ilima Todd
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNine is the ninth female born in her batch of ten females and ten males. By design, her life in Freedom Province is without complications or consequences. However, such freedom comes with a price. The Prime Maker is determined to keep that price a secret from the new batches of citizens that are born, nurtured, and raised androgynously. But Nine isn't like every other batcher... -
![Willful Machines by Tim Floreen]()
Willful Machines by Tim Floreen
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIn the near future, scientists create what may be a new form of life: an artificial human named Charlotte. All goes well until Charlotte escapes, transfers her consciousness to the Internet, and begins terrorizing the American public.Charlotte's attacks have everyone on high alert—everyone except Lee Fisher, the closeted son of the US president... -
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XBestia by Melissa Conway
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the future, bioengineered animals provide organs for human transplantation. Grafts of animal skin have replaced tattoos in popularity, which gives rise to a unique new demographic: xenofreaks...Categorized as:
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Still Point by Katie Kacvinsky
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIn the final installment to the trilogy begun with Awaken, Maddie returns home to make her final stand against Digital School, and uncovers deeply guarded secrets about her family an new truths about herself...Categorized as:
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The Queen by Kiera Cass
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 66 ratingsBefore America Singer's story began, another girl came to the palace to compete for the hand of a different prince….Don't miss this digital original novella set in the captivating world of Kiera Cass's #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series. This prequel story takes place before the events of The Selection and is told from the point of view of Prince Maxon's mother, Amberly... -
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Bubble World by Carol Snow
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFreesia’s life is perfect. She lives on the beautiful tropical island of Agalinas, surrounded by idyllic weather, fancy dress shops, and peacocks who sing her favorite song to wake her up in the morning. She has so many outfits she could wear a different one every day for a year and not run out...Categorized as:
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![We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia]()
We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
At the Medio School for Girls, distinguished young women are trained for one of two roles in their polarized society. Depending on her specialization, a graduate will one day run a husband’s household or raise his children, but both are promised a life of comfort and luxury, far from the frequent political uprisings of the lower class...Categorized as:
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![Grace and Fury by Tracy Banghart]()
Grace and Fury by Tracy Banghart
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsIn a world where women have no rights, sisters Serina and Nomi Tessaro face two very different fates: one in the palace, the other in prison.Serina has been groomed her whole life to become a Grace - someone to stand by the heir to the throne as a shining, subjugated example of the perfect woman...Categorized as:
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The Leveller by Julia Durango
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsNixy Bauer is a self-made Leveller. Her job? Dragging kids out of virtual reality and back to their parents in the real world. It’s normally easy cash, but Nixy’s latest mission is fraught with real danger, intrigue, and romance.Nixy Bauer is used to her classmates being very, very unhappy to see her. After all, she’s a bounty hunter in a virtual reality gaming world...Categorized as:
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![The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer]()
The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer
In this gripping page-turner, an ex-agent on the run from her former employers must take one more case to clear her name and save her life. She used to work for the U.S. government, but very few people ever knew that. An expert in her field, she was one of the darkest secrets of an agency so clandestine it doesn't even have a name...Categorized as:
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![Otherworld by Jason Segel, Kirsten Miller]()
Otherworld by Jason Segel, Kirsten Miller
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThe company says Otherworld is amazing — like nothing you’ve ever seen before. They say it’s addictive — that you’ll want to stay forever. They promise Otherworld will make all your dreams come true.Simon thought Otherworld was a game. Turns out he knew nothing. Otherworld is the next phase of reality. It’s everything you’ve ever wanted.And it’s about to change humanity forever...Categorized as:
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Armageddon Summer by Jane Yolen, Bruce Coville
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe world will end on Thursday, July 27, 2000. At least, that’s what Reverend Beelson has told his congregation. That’s why Marina and Jed and their parents have joined the rest of the Reverend’s flock at a mountain retreat to await the end of the world. But this world has only just begun for Jed and Marina, two teenagers with more attitude than faith...Categorized as:
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![Love Is the Drug by Alaya Dawn Johnson]()
Love Is the Drug by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Rated: 3.41 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the author of THE SUMMER PRINCE, a novel that's John Grisham's THE PELICAN BRIEF meets Michael Crichton's THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN set at an elite Washington D.C. prep school. Emily Bird was raised not to ask questions. She has perfect hair, the perfect boyfriend, and a perfect Ivy-League future...Categorized as:
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Blackbird by Anna Carey
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThis twisty, breathless cat-and-mouse thrill ride, told in the second person, follows a girl with amnesia in present-day Los Angeles who is being pursued by mysterious and terrifying assailants. A girl wakes up on the train tracks, a subway car barreling down on her. With only minutes to react, she hunches down and the train speeds over her...Categorized as:
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![All We Have Is Now by Lisa Schroeder]()
All We Have Is Now by Lisa Schroeder
Rated: 3.45 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhat do you do with your last day on earth?Just over twenty-four hours are left until an asteroid strikes North America, and for Emerson and everyone else who didn’t leave, the world will end. But Emerson’s world already ended when she ran away from home. Since then, she has lived on the streets, relying on her wits and on her friend Vince to help her find places to sleep and food to eat... -
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Hold Back the Stars by Katie Khan
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratings‘We’re going to be fine.’ He looks around, but there’s nothing out here: nothing but the bottomless black universe on their left, the Earth suspended in glorious technicolour to their right. Carys and Max have ninety minutes of air left. None of this was supposed to happen... -
![The Shade of the Moon by Susan Beth Pfeffer]()
The Shade of the Moon by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Rated: 3.21 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe eagerly awaited addition to the series begun with the New York Times best-seller Life As We Knew It, in which a meteor knocks the moon off its orbit and the world changes forever. It's been more than two years since Jon Evans and his family left Pennsylvania, hoping to find a safe place to live, yet Jon remains haunted by the deaths of those he loved...
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