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by Elizabeth Wein
Hardcover: May 2012
Paperback: 7 May 2013
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Oct. 11th, 1943 - A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a chance at survival. The other has lost the game before it's barely begun.

A Monster Calls : Inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd
by Siobhan Dowd , Patrick Ness
Hardcover: Sep 2011
Paperback: 12 Mar 2013
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An unflinching, darkly funny, and deeply moving story of a boy, his seriously ill mother, and an unexpected monstrous visitor.

Eleanor & Park
by Rainbow Rowell
Hardcover: 26 Feb 2013
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Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits - smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. When Eleanor meets Park, you'll remember your own first love - and just how hard it pulled you under.

Life : An Exploded Diagram
by Mal Peet
Hardcover: Oct 2011
Paperback: 26 Feb 2013
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Can love survive a lifetime? With its urgent sense of history, sweeping emotion, and winning young narrator, Mal Peet's latest is an unforgettable, timely exploration of life during wartime.

The Technologists : A Novel
by Matthew Pearl
Hardcover: Feb 2012
Paperback: 27 Nov 2012
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The acclaimed author of The Dante Club reinvigorates the historical thriller. Matthew Pearl's spellbinding new novel transports readers to tumultuous nineteenth-century Boston, where the word "technology" represents a bold and frightening new concept.

I Am J
by Cris Beam
Hardcover: Mar 2011
Paperback: 13 Nov 2012
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An inspiring story of self-discovery, of choosing to stand up for yourself, and of finding your own path - readers will recognize a part of themselves in J's struggle to love his true self.

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