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• Kill Her Twice

  Lee, Stacey (Stacey Heather),

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  In 1930s Los Angeles Chinatown, the Chow sisters, May, Gemma, and Peony, suspect foul play in the death of Chinatown star Lulu Wong and take it upon themselves to solve the murder, revealing a conspiracy that threatens their Chinatown neighborhood.

• Liar's Beach

  Cotugno, Katie,

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  Michael Linden doesn't belong in wealthy, storied Martha's Vineyard. But when his roommate Jasper invites him to spend the end of summer at his massive beachfront home, August House, Linden tries his best to fit in. Then someone is found unconscious…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

  Jackson, Holly, 1992-

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  The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it. Almost everyone. Having grown up in the small town that was consumed by the crime, Pippa Fitz-Adeleke…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Such Charming Liars

  McManus, Karen M.,

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  Helping her mother pull off one last heist at billionaire Ross Sutherland’s birthday party, Kat tries to avoid her former stepbrother Liam, but when a Sutherland is murdered, Kat and Liam become the new targets and can’t trust anyone except each…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When the Bones Sing

  Sain, Ginny Myers,

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  More than two dozen people have disappeared without a trace on local hiking trails in Lucifer's Creek, Arkansas, and 17-year-old Dovie can hear the bones of the dead calling for her to dig them up, in a gothic supernatural thriller.

• The Color of a Lie

  Johnson, Kim, 1979-

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  In 1955, when his family, who passes for white, moves to an idyllic all-white suburban town, Calvin, who secretly makes friends across town, finds himself caught between two worlds when he discovers dark secrets about the white town and its…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wicked Darlings

  Taylor, Jordyn,

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  Aspiring journalist Noa gets a lead about sketchy circumstances surrounding her sister's untimely death, prompting her to infiltrate the seedy underbelly of Manhattan high society that entangles her with a close-knit circle of friends and frenemies.

• Murder Between Friends

  Lawson, Liz, 1980-

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  Told in three voices, Grace questions her eyewitness testimony that convicted Henry's brother in a murder trial, leaving former childhood friends Henry and Ally no choice but to join forces with her to prove Jake's innocence.

• This Thing of Ours

  Joseph, Frederick (Activist),

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  After an injury ends Ossie Brown’s basketball career, Brown, a Black teen who doesn’t come from wealth or privilege, navigates his new place in his predominately white school, discovering the power of words and of finding his true voice.

• It Waits in the Forest

  Dass, Sarah,

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  When a string of strange murders occur, skeptic Selina, who has a logical mind and a knack for botany, can no longer deny there's evil lurking in the forests surrounding St. Virgil and teams up with her ex-boyfriend to find the answer -- and it…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Scorpion and the Night Blossom

  Zhao, Amélie Wen,

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  In a world at war with demons, one girl will face the ultimate test when she is forced to enter into an ancient, deadly competition for the chance to save her mother’s soul before she loses her forever.

• Teenage Dirtbags

  Acker, James,

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  From the author of The Long Run comes another unflinchingly raw and boldly hilarious novel about an unlikely group of teens coming together to exact revenge on the person who wronged them.

• Call Me Iggy

  Aguirre, Jorge Augusto,

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  Crushing on a girl at school who doesn't know he exists, Ohio-born Colombian American teen Iggy finds his life unraveling when his grandfather's ghost decides to meddle in his love life, setting him off on a journey of self-discovery.

• The Cruel Prince

  Black, Holly,

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  Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Draw Down the Moon

  Cast, P. C.,

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  Manifesting magical powers on her 18th birthday, Wren Nightingale is sent to the mystical Academia de la Luna where she is thrown into the school's grueling trials with a boy from her childhood, and together they navigate a web of secrets,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Looking for Smoke

  Cobell, K. A.,

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  When a classmate is murdered during a traditional Blackfeet giveaway, Mara, Loren, Brody and Eli, the last people to see her alive, must take matters into their own hands and clear their names -- even though one of them may be the killer.

• The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

  Collins, Suzanne,

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  In a prequel to "The Hunger Games," eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow prepares to mentor the female tribute from District 12 in the tenth Hunger Games, with the fate of his family hanging on the slim chance that he can help her win the Games.

• I Wish You All the Best

  Deaver, Mason,

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  Thrown out of their parents' home and moving in with their estranged sister after coming out as nonbinary, Ben De Backer struggles to endure an anxiety disorder and the last half of senior year while bonding with a charismatic new friend.

• Ghost Roast

  Gibbs, Shawneé,

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  When a night out with the popular crowd ends in disaster, high school student Chelsea Grant is forced to work for her dad at Paranormal Removal Services where she discovers she can actually see ghosts and tries to keep it a secret.

• Hurdles in the Dark

  Gonzalez, Elvira K.,

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  In this inspiring story of grit, tenacity and hope, a Mexican American track star shares how she found freedom from poverty, violence and an inappropriate coach-student relationship by becoming one of the top ranked hurdlers in the U.S. and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation