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The Miyran Heir: The Journey of the Marked is a book about five friends and their journey to become protectors.  These five friends are all from different species, who live on a planet called Zolei:  Eros, a male Human; Tip, a male Liput; Azetan, a male Plinte; Prizene, a female Krystic; and Kenrya, a female Arlian.  All of them wake up on their respective sixteenth birthdays discovering they have been marked.  The mark is a sign from Lady Anyamae that she has chosen them to become her warriors.  They are called to protect Lady Anyamae and her heir, the only two Miy

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Angie just graduated high school and is all set to find out more about herself. She decides to go on a road trip across the country with her trusty steed, her yellow VW bug. Angie stays at her friend’s houses as she makes each stop on her journey. At every stop, Angie plans to stay for a couple of days, exploring the area and getting to know her friends better.

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Seasons of Raina is a book about a girl whose mom and dad sent her to live with her aunt and uncle due to money problems at home. Raina is in high school, she is kind and often thinks about others, athletic and loves running. Her aunt and uncle have 8 children so Raina was never lonely and she also made friends at her new school. This book is about 1 year of Raina's life and what happens each season. This book deals a lot with her missing her mom and dad but she learns that change can sometimes be better.

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Truly a coming-of-age novel in all senses of the saying, “Fish in the Sky” is a perfect insight into the world of teenage angst and development.  Josh Stephenson enters a whole new world when he turns thirteen.  With this new step comes his quite promiscuous and pain-in-the-neck cousin.

It’s April 1861 in the small town of Wiscasset, Maine, and ambitious fourteen-year-old Joe Wood has a problem. He owes money to his local newspaper, the Wiscasset Herald.

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Sky Jumpers by Peggy Eddleman takes place in an isolated town called White Rock. It is surrounded by the green bombs left from WW III. This keeps the people of White Rock safe from bandits. However, the Bomb’s Breath, which is how the toxic gasses have been kno

Little Fish: A Memoir from a Different Kind of Year by Ramsey Beyer weaves together the events, experiences, and emotions of a small-town teenager in a poignant and uniquely illustrated format. As she leaves behind all that is familiar to her, the reader is provided with an insight into Ramsey's anxieties, inner battles, and general thoughts through her college experience. 

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Let’s Get Lost, the debut novel of author Adi Alsaid, has both the charm of the small towns its characters visit and the suspense of a good mystery. The story is split into four parts, each one following a teenager in different parts of the country. Each of these characters needs help—Hudson is a mechanic with an impending interview that could change his life. Bree is a runaway, alone on the highway. Elliot has just been turned down by the love of his life, and Sonia is a bridesmaid torn between the two boys she loves.

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