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• Sunrise on the Reaping

  Collins, Suzanne

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  It's the 50th annual Hunger Games and as the games begin, District 12 tribute Haymitch Abernathy realizes he's been set up to fail, but something in him wants to fight. A prequal to the Hunger Games Series.

• The Hunger Games

  Collins, Suzanne

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  In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Concealed

  Gonzalez, Christina Diaz, 1969-

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  Katrina doesn't know any of the details about her past, but she does know that she and her parents are part of the Witness Protection Program. Whenever her parents say they have to move on and start over, she takes on a new identity...Until their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Don't Want to Be Your Monster

  Moulton, Deke

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  Two vampire brothers must set aside their differences to solve a series of murders in this humorous and delightfully spooky novel for young readers.

• The Door of No Return

  Alexander, Kwame

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  When his brother represents Upper Kwanta in a wrestling contest, resulting in the unthinkable, 11-year-old Kofi finds himself fighting for his life, which sends him on a dangerous journey across land and sea, and away from everything he loves.

• Hamra & the Jungle of Memories

  Hanna Alkaf

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  When Hamra steals a magical fruit from a tiger hoping to cure her grandmother, she must repay her debt to the tiger by going on an extraordinary journey with him to make him human again.

• The Last Cuentista

  Higuera, Donna Barba

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  With Halley’s comet barreling toward Earth, humanity’s last hope retreats into the stars. Only a select few have the opportunity to vacate Earth in the year 2061, travel for 380 years in stasis, and start a new life on the planet of Sagan. Tearing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lost Year

  Marsh, Katherine,

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  When his great-grandmother comes to stay with them during the pandemic, 13-year-old Matthew discovers a photo in her belongings that reveals a life-shattering family secret that connects the present day to 1930s Soviet Ukraine.

• Simon Sort of Says

  Bow, Erin

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  Two years after surviving a school shooting, 12-year-old Simon moves to the only place in America where the internet is banned, finally getting a chance to spin his own story with the help of a new friend.

• Alone

  Freeman, Megan E.

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  When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover, she ends up waking up to a nightmare. She's alone--left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated and abandoned. With no one to rely on, no power, and no working phone…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Away

  An Alone Novel

  Freeman, Megan E.,

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  An imminent yet unnamed danger forces people to leave their Colorado homes. An aspiring filmmaker and a budding journalist investigate the threat and discover there is less truth and more cover-up to what they are being told. The sequel to "Alone".

• Team Chu and the Battle of Blackwood Arena

  Dao, Julie C.

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  When her brother Clip gets tricked into being trapped with a fellow player, Sadie and the rest of their friends must beat the obstacles to save Clip and fight their way out.

• What Happened to Rachel Riley?

  Swinarski, Claire,

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  New at East Middle School, Anna's curiosity is piqued when one of the most popular girls in school, Rachel Riley, becomes a social outcast but no one will tell Anna why, compelling her to put her fact-seeking skills to good use.

• Mid-Air

  Williams, Alicia, 1970-

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  Darius and Isaiah first became friends as the only Black kids at robotics camp, but with new student Drew added to the mix, the three skater kids from Michigan use their humor, friendly wagers, and Guinness World Records ambitions to overcome almost…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sun and the Star

  Riordan, Rick

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  Demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace must endure the terrors of Tartarus in their attempt to rescue an old friend in this thrilling adventure co-written by best-selling author Rick Riordan and award-winning author Mark Oshiro.

• The Inheritance Games

  Barnes, Jennifer Lynn,

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  Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery virtually his entire fortune. The catch? Avery has no…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Dragon on Mars

  Reintgen, Scott,

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  In the first book of this sci-fi and fantasy series, Lunar Mars, a boy living on Mars, unexpectedly becomes a dragon rider, seeking to end the curse that doomed the planet.

• How It All Ends

  Hunsinger, Emma,

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  Thirteen-year-old Tara skips eighth grade to go directly to high school and struggles with adjusting, until she meets her classmate Libby.

• Halfway There

  a Graphic Memoir of Self-discovery

  Mari, Christine,

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  The half American-half Japanese author shares her year abroad in Japan where she seeks to reconcile both sides of her biracial identity but instead finds the two cultures isolating her in ways she never imagined.

• The Hawthorne Legacy

  An Inheritance Games Novel

  Barnes, Jennifer Lynn,

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  Trying to learn why Tobias Hawthorne left his entire fortune to her instead of his family, heiress Avery Grambs soon discovers that someone will stop at nothing to see her out of the picture. The second of the Inheritance Games series.