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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson
A great start to a trilogy and novella that murder mystery fans will eat up. You may not always agree with Pip's decisions, but she does know how to solve missing person's cases, find murderer's and turn her town upside down. Great characters and clues that keep you guessing till the end.
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The Maze Runner
James Dashner
Action from the first page to the last, it pulls you into a dystopian universe where boys find themselves in a dangerous maze, fighting for their very lives. You will never guess what happens as we meet Thomas and see the Glade and Maze through his eyes.
This book debuted in 2009 and inspired a movie by the same name, but if you have not read the book, you need to pick this one up! It is just the beginning to a trilogy with two prequels added on. You will have a hard time putting this one down!
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The author shares her book Spotify playlist - Listen for songs that fit certain scenes and events from the book.
Legendborn
Tracy Deonn
A reimagining of Arthurian Legend, Bree Matthews finds herself in the presence of students from a secret society, the Legendborn. With the recent death of her mother, Bree soon uncovers that there may be more to this secret society than her world has led them to believe. With magic and creatures galore, enjoy the first of this three part series. Check them out in the Media Center!
In The Hall With The Knife
A CLUE Mystery
Diana Peterfreund
A classic "Whodunit" based on the CLUE board game and set in a fancy prep school where you are left guessing till the end - was it mysterious new girl Orchid McKee, school tennis star Beth "Peacock" Picach, resident brainiac Finn Plum, Scarlett Mistry the popular control freak or towny turned scholar Vaughn Green? Who killed headmaster Boddy? The game is on and no one is safe!
The Poet X
Elizabeth Acevedo
To learn more about this exciting book, click on the audio player below to hear a short booktalk!
Author Elizabeth Acevedo reveals in this video where The Poet X originated and discusses her journey to writing and slam poetry.
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Lovely War
Julie Berry
A beautiful romance set in World War 1 and told by the Greek goddess Aphrodite, as she is on trial to prove to her husband how beautiful her work with mortals is. She shares the story of two young couples affected by war in so many ways, and we journey with her through history to meet them. A careful weaving of Greek gods and goddesses and their influence over events here on Earth. Watch out! Once you begin this story you must see through to the end. It is hard to put down!
For a bit of information from Greek Mythology, here is "Aphrodite and Ares" from EPIC: The Musical
Truly Devious: A Mystery
Maureen Johnson
Truly Devious is just the beginning. Two more books in this series continue Stevie's journeys in the past and present - The Vanishing Stair and The Hand on the Wall. This mystery trilogy has such a shocking ending, you will want to see how Stevie solves a case outside of Ellington Academy with "The Box in the Woods," the fourth adventure in Johnson's oeuvre.
Get a taste for solving cold cases and new ones - watch this book trailer for Maureen Johnson's book, Truly Devious.
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The Crossover: Graphic Novel
Kwame Alexander
Adapted from the Newberry Medal winning novel by the same name and featuring the amazing artwork of Dawud Anyabile, The Crossover is a story of twin high school basketball stars, growing up with a famous Dad and a mother who is their school Assistant Principal. If that doesn't make life complicated for these two, just add in some head turning romance too! Now how to win the basketball championship...
Listen as the author reads an excerpt from his novel, The Crossover. This is also included in the graphic novel!
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SleepWakers
Sam Saves the Night
Navigating school is hard, but with no sleep? Crazy! Samantha is a chronic sleepwalker and has been found operating a chainsaw, while asleep! Finally a new sleep doctor comes to the rescue, but watch out! A great story of friendships found, friendships lost and the fact that everyone has stuff going on in their lives! Bullies can be hard to deal with, but even harder to identify. Realize the power of walking in someone else's shoes and what forgiveness can bring about.
In the story, Samantha has a pet pug named Weezy and she talks about all the ways he is unique, including snoring! Watch this video for cute pug doings and listen for the snoring...lol
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