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Published Oct 2015
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Dirt Bikes, Drones, and Other Ways to Fly
by Conrad Wesselhoeft
Published Sep 2015
Read ReviewsVideo gamer and daredevil dirt bike rider Arlo Santiago is recruited by the U.S. military at White Sands to pilot drone missions in Pakistan. When the game becomes all too real, how will Arlo reconcile his duty with the violent death that haunts his family?
by J.C. Carleson
Published Jul 2015
Read ReviewsFrom a former CIA officer comes the riveting account of a royal Middle Eastern family exiled to the American suburbs.
by Lynn Darling
Published Jan 2015
Read ReviewsCombining the soul-baring insight of Wild, the profound wisdom of Shop Class as Soulcraft, and the adventurous spirit of Eat, Pray, Love: Lynn Darling's powerful, lyrical memoir of self-discovery, full of warmth and wry humor, Out of the Woods.
by Paul Harding
Published Jul 2014
Read ReviewsA stunning mosaic of human experience, Enon affirms Paul Harding as one of the most gifted and profound writers of his generation.
by E Lockhart
Published May 2014
Read ReviewsWe Were Liars is a modern, sophisticated suspense novel from National Book Award finalist and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart.
by Per Petterson
Published Sep 2013
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by Jo Knowles
Published Aug 2013
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post
by Emily M. Danforth
Published May 2013
Read ReviewsThe Miseducation of Cameron Post is a stunning and unforgettable literary debut about discovering who you are and finding the courage to live life according to your own rules.
by Patrick Ness, Siobhan Dowd
Published Mar 2013
Read ReviewsAn unflinching, darkly funny, and deeply moving story of a boy, his seriously ill mother, and an unexpected monstrous visitor.
by Sara Zarr
Published Jan 2011
Read ReviewsSamara Taylor used to believe in miracles. But her mother is in rehab, and her father seems more interested in his congregation than his family. And when a young girl in her small town is kidnapped, her already-worn thread of faith begins to unravel. (Young Adults)
by Gayle Forman
Published Apr 2010
Read ReviewsIn a single moment, everything changes. Seventeen-year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall riding along the snow-wet Oregon road with her family. Then, in a blink, she finds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck...
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