The Word
By: Mary G. Thompson
3.78
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
After her parents split up, seven-year-old Lisa’s father convinces her to leave out the window in t…
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1. The One That Got Away with Murder
By: Trish Lundy
3.77
Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition
Be careful who you fall for... Robbie and Trevor Cresmont have a body count—the killer kind. Han… read more
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- fiction
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"Until something crashes down around us, and he's screaming. I inhale ash. His burning skin. His burning hair. It suffocates me."-Trish Lundy, The One That Got Away with Murder
"We write one thing we're going to leave behind in the old season and then we burn it. We start off every year with a clean slate."-Trish Lundy, The One That Got Away with Murder
"Suddenly, everything around me is on fire. I lurch forward, stumbling because I'm drunk. Sweating because it's hot as hell. The smoke is black as night and I can't see anything. Then I feel his hand,…"-Trish Lundy, The One That Got Away with Murder
2. Have You Seen This Girl
By: Nita Tyndall
3.64
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Fans of Courtney Summers and Tess Sharpe will devour this standalone YA thriller following a nonbin… read more
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- young adult
- contemporary
3. And Then, Boom!
By: Lisa Fipps
4.69
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more
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- fiction
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"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!
4. The Bad Ones
By: Melissa Albert
3.66
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Goddess, goddess, count to five In the morning, who’s alive? In the course of a single winter’s… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
"Let's say your the girl who saved your best friends life. The person who apparently kept her alive With your love and your constancey. With your steadfast disregard for the worser parts of her nature…"-Melissa Albert, The Bad Ones
5. This Book Won't Burn
By: Samira Ahmed
4.28
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspens… read more
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- young adult
- contemporary
"Book banning has long been used to silence those who want to speak out, those who are unwilling to be gaslit into thinking they're living in the best of all possible worlds."-Samira Ahmed, This Book Won't Burn
6. The Deep Dark
By: Molly Knox Ostertag
4.42
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, l… read more
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- young adult
7. Clever Creatures of the Night
By: Samantha Mabry
2.77
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
When Case’s best friend Drea goes missing, Case dives into the bizarre, cultlike—and possibly murde… read more
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- young adult
- contemporary
8. Compound Fracture
By: Andrew Joseph White
4.53
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling and award-winning author Andrew Joseph White returns with a queer Appalachian thriller,… read more
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- young adult
- contemporary
"There's a whole spectrum of reactions to coming out. Getting kicked out is one extreme–being accepted wholeheartedly is the other. But in the middle, there's this. The awkwardness, the refusals to ac…"-Andrew Joseph White, Compound Fracture
9. Sync
By: Ellen Hopkins
4.42
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
From #1 NYT bestselling author Ellen Hopkins comes a new heartbreaking young adult novel in verse a… read more
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10. The Wilderness of Girls
By: Madeline Claire Franklin
4.20
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An unflinching YA debut about a troubled teen who discovers a pack of feral girls in the woods and … read more
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- young adult
11. Silent Sister
By: Megan Davidhizar
3.91
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The must-read suspense novel of the summer about a mysterious sister's disappearance, her biggest b… read more
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12. Six Truths and a Lie
By: Ream Shukairy
3.97
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Six Muslim teens are falsely accused of a deadly attack in this timely and harrowing examination of… read more
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13. Lie Until It's True
By: Jessie Weaver
3.69
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder meets Knives Out in this haunting YA thriller. To redeem herself, tru… read more
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14. Now, Conjurers
By: Freddie Kolsch
4.21
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
November 1999. North Dana, Massachusetts. Nesbit Nuñez discovers the partially devoured body of… read more
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- young adult
15. Sleep Like Death
By: Kalynn Bayron
3.56
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author and TikTok sensation Kalynn Bayron returns to fairytales with a l… read more
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16. Death at Morning House
By: Maureen Johnson
3.89
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of the Truly Devious books, Maureen Johnson, comes a new stand-alone YA… read more
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17. Here Lies a Vengeful Bitch
By: Codie Crowley
3.80
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Murdered bad girl Annie Lane is back from the grave and hellbent on revenge . . . she just has to f… read more
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18. Youth Group
By: Jordan Morris
4.12
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
When Kay reluctantly agreed to join the youth group at Stone Mission Church in Orange County Califo… read more
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- religion
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19. Trespass Against Us
By: Leon Kemp
3.90
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of Ace of Spades and The Taking of Jake Livingston, this young adult horror debut … read more
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20. The Word
By: Mary G. Thompson
3.78
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
After her parents split up, seven-year-old Lisa’s father convinces her to leave out the window in t… read more
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