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UNDERTOWby Michael Buckley

Lyric Walker’s life is forever changed withthe arrival of 30,000 Alpha, a five-nationrace of ocean-dwelling warriors, on her

beach in Coney Island. The world’s initialwonder over the Alpha quickly turns ugly,and violent. Coney Island transforms into

a military zone with humans on one sideand Alpha on the other. Only, what if the

Alpha are not actually the enemy? What ifthey are in fact humanity’s only hope of

survival? Because the real enemy iscoming. And it’s more terrifying than

anything the world has ever seen.

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THETESTINGby Joelle Charbonneau

Sixteen-year-old Malencia(Cia) Vale is chosen to

participate in The Testing toattend the University;

however, Cia is fearful whenshe figures out her friends

who do not pass The Testingare disappearing.

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THE PRISONER OFCELL 25

by Richard Paul Evans

To everyone at Meridian High School,fourteen-year-old Michael Vey is

nothing special, just the kid who hasTourette's syndrome. But in truth,

Michael is extremely special--he haselectric powers.

Michael thinks he is unique until hediscovers that a cheerleader named

Taylor has the same mysteriouspowers. With the help of Michael's

friend, Ostin, the three of them set outto discover how Michael and Taylor

ended up with their abilities, and theirinvestigation soon brings them to the

attention of a powerful group whowants to control the electric teens--and

through them, the world.

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THE GLASSARROW

by Kristen Simmons

The Glass Arrow tells the story of Aya,who lives with a small group of women onthe run from the men who hunt them, menwho want to auction off breeding rights

to the highest bidder.

In a world where females are scarce andare hunted, then bought and sold at

market for their breeding rights, 15-yearold Aya has learned how to hide. With aragtag bunch of other women and girls,she has successfully avoided capture

and eked out a nomadic but freeexistence in the mountains. But when

Aya’s luck runs out and she’s caught bya group of businessmen on a hunting

expedition, fighting to survive takes on awhole new meaning.

STEELHEARTby Brandon Sanderson

Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was aburst in the sky that gave ordinary men and

women extraordinary powers. The awedpublic started calling them Epics. But Epics

are no friend of man. With incredible giftscame the desire to rule. And to rule man you

must crush his will.

Nobody fights the Epics...nobody but theReckoners. A shadowy group of ordinaryhumans, they spend their lives studying

Epics, finding their weaknesses, and thenassassinating them.

And David wants in. He wants Steelheart —the Epic who is said to be invincible. The

Epic who killed David's father. For years, likethe Reckoners, David's been studying, and

planning — and he has something they need.Not an object, but an experience.

He's seen Steelheart bleed. And he wantsrevenge.

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DEFY THE STARS

by Claudia Gray

She's a soldier - Noemi Vidal is willingto risk anything to protect her planet,

Genesis, including her own life. Totheir enemies on Earth, she's a rebel.

He's a machine - Abandoned in spacefor years, utterly alone, Abel's

advanced programming has begun toevolve. He wants only to protect his

creator, and to be free. To the peopleof Genesis, he's an abomination.

Noemi and Abel are enemies in aninterstellar war, forced by chance towork together as they embark on adaring journey through the stars.

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ALL RIGHTSRESERVED

by Gregory Scott Katsoulis

In a world where everyword and gesture is

copyrighted, patentedor trademarked, one girl

elects to remain silentrather than pay to

speak, and her defiantand unexpected silencethreatens to unravel the

very fabric of society.

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AMONG THEHIDDEN

by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Luke has never been to school. He'snever had a birthday party, or gone to

a friend's house for an overnight. Infact, Luke has never had a friend.

Luke is one of the shadow children, athird child forbidden by the PopulationPolice. He's lived his entire life in hiding,

and now, with a new housingdevelopment replacing the woods next

to his family's farm, he is no longereven allowed to go outside.

Then, one day Luke sees a girl's face inthe window of a house where he knowstwo other children already live. Finally,he's met a shadow child like himself.

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WARCROSSby Marie Lu

For the millions who log in every day,Warcross isn’t just a game—it’s a wayof life. Struggling to make ends meet,

teenage hacker Needing to makesome quick cash, Emika takes a riskand hacks into the opening game of

the international WarcrossChampionships—only to accidentally

glitch herself into the action andbecome an overnight sensation.

Convinced she’s going to be arrested,Emika is shocked when instead she

gets a call from the game’s creator, theelusive young billionaire Hideo Tanaka,

with an irresistible offer. He needs aspy on the inside of this year’s

tournament in order to uncover asecurity problem . . . and he wants

Emika for the job.

THE TRUE MEANINGOF SMEK DAY

by Adam Rex

In the chaotic turmoil thatfollows the Boov invasion of

Earth, eleven-year-old GratuityTucci finds herself driving her

mother's car to Florida, where allof the humans are being

relocated, with her cat and arenegade extraterrestiral named

J. Lo as her copilots.

With pictures, drawings andJ.Lo's misunderstandings you

will laugh out load with this book!

ILLUMINAEby Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

The planet Kerenza is attacked, andKady and Ezra high school seniors andexes find themselves on a space fleet

fleeing the enemy, while their ship'sartificial intelligence system and a

deadly plague may be the end of themall.

Told through a fascinating dossier ofhacked documents—including emails,schematics, military files, IMs, medical

reports, interviews, and more.

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UNWINDby Neal Shusterman

In a future world where thosebetween the ages of thirteen

and eighteen can have their lives"unwound" and their body parts

harvested for use by others,three teens go to extreme

lengths to uphold their beliefs--and, perhaps, save their own

lives.

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ANTHOLOGY

STITCHINGSNOW

by R.C. Lewis

If you loved Cinder....

A futuristic retelling of Snow White inwhich seventeen-year-old Essie, a

master at repairing robots anddrones on the frozen mining planet

Thanda, is pulled into a war byhandsome and mysterious Daneafter his shuttle crash-lands near

her home.

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STARFLIGHTby Melissa Landers

Just out of the orphanage, Solara needs afresh start. She's so desperate to reach the

outer realm that she's willing to indentureherself to Doran Spaulding, who made her life

miserable all through high school. A twist offate lands them instead on the Banshee, a

vessel of dubious repute, Doran and Solaramust work together and evade those out for

their arrest. Life on the Banshee may betumultuous, but as Solara and Doran areforced to question everything they once

believed about their world—and each other—the ship becomes home, and the eccentric

crew family.

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