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1) The teacher
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Lesson #1: Trust no one.
Eve has a good life. She wakes up each day, kisses her husband Nate, and heads off to teach math at the local high school. All is as it should be. Except...
Last year, Caseham High was rocked by a scandal involving a student-teacher affair, with one student, Addie, at its center. But Eve knows there is far more to these ugly rumors than meets the eye.
Addie can't be trusted. She lies. She...
Eve has a good life. She wakes up each day, kisses her husband Nate, and heads off to teach math at the local high school. All is as it should be. Except...
Last year, Caseham High was rocked by a scandal involving a student-teacher affair, with one student, Addie, at its center. But Eve knows there is far more to these ugly rumors than meets the eye.
Addie can't be trusted. She lies. She...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Channeling her frustrations into email drafts--ones that she'd never send--seemingly perfect Sadie Wen finds her carefully crafted, conflict-free life turned upside down when the email is sent out accidentally, and the only person growing to appreciate the 'real' Sadie is the only boy she's sworn to hate"--
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When the strange new girl at her high school takes her to a place underneath the subways of New York, where people like them can go and find a home, Harriet Adu, who is riddled with guilt over her brother's death, gets a second chance at being a better person"--
Author
Series
Diary of a Confused Feminist volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
British teen Kat Evens, determined to be a good feminist, stumbles through high school with all its bullies, parties, embarrassing moments and crippling self-doubt with the help of her best friends, her parents and her diary as she figures out how to reach her goal.
7) Warmth
Author
Publisher
Encyclopocalypse Publications
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Following the suicide of their best friend, Ethan, high school sophomores Fox and Pete discover a mysterious cave system expanding from the site of his death, the chambers abloom with shapeshifting fragments of Ethan's memories. Racked by grief, the two friends explore the perilous mindscape in search of answers. For Fox, who shared a fledgling romance with Ethan, the quest becomes obsession, the expeditions more reckless, into deeper and wilder...
Author
Publisher
Dutton Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
This story of a small town, fierce friendships, and revenge served cold is a perfect companion to Exit, Pursued by a Bear. In the small town of Eganston, Ontario, five good girls have had enough. They've experienced the best of what their community has to offer, but they've seen the darker side too. Together, they've decided that it's time for a reckoning and that justice is their privilege to give.
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"Belâen Dolores Itzel del Toro wants the normal stuff: to experience love or maybe have a boyfriend or at least just lose her virginity. But nothing is normal in East Oakland. Her father left her family. She's at risk of not graduating. And Leti, her super-Catholic, nerdy-ass best friend, is pregnant--by the boyfriend she hasn't told her parents about, because he's Black, and her parents are racist. Weighed by a depression she can't seem to shake,...
10) My fair Brady
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Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Wade Westmore is used to being in the spotlight. So when he's passed over for the lead in the spring musical, it comes as a major blow -- especially when the role goes to his ex-boyfriend, Reese...Shy sophomore Elijah Brady is used to being overlooked. Forget not knowing his name -- most of his classmates don't even know he exists. So when he joins the stage crew for the musical, he seems destined to blend into the scenery. When the two have a disastrous...
11) We got the beat
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Language
English
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"Jordan Elliott is a fat, nerdy lesbian, and the first junior to be named editor in chief of the school newspaper. Okay, that last part hasn't happened yet, but it will. It's positive thinking that has gotten Jordan this far. Ever since Mackenzie West, her friend-turned-enemy, humiliated her at the start of freshman year, Jordan has thrown herself into journalism and kept her eyes trained on the future. So it's a total blow when Jordan discovers that...
12) Bloody sweet: 2
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The strength to stand up With a vampire living in her closet and a shaman for a mother, Naerim’s life hasn’t felt normal for some time. Even still, a sudden string of accidents centered around Naerim seems particularly unusual and has Naerim wondering if Fetechou and her mother aren’t the only ones with supernatural ties. It’s the last thing Naerim needs when all she really wants is to fit in at school, but maybe these connections—and...
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Ninth-grader Jonah is not a jock. On the contrary, he loves history class and nerdy movies, and his athletic ineptitude verges on tragic. So, what's he doing signing up for the baseball team? Could it have something to do with the cute shortstop, Elliot?"--
Series
Darwin incident volume 3
Publisher
Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Everyone's eyes are on half-human, half-chimpanzee Charlie after the Animal Liberation Alliance orchestrates a mass shooting at his high school. The FBI wants to bring him in, the locals want hi out--but what are the ALA's true intentions? Why are they so fixated on Charlie? And whatcan they tell him about the mystery of his birth?"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com about fate, family, and falling in love. She was destined for heartbreak. Then fate handed her love. Val is ready to give up on love. It's led to nothing but secrets and heartbreak, and she's pretty sure she's cursed—no one in her family, for generations, has ever had any luck with love. But then a chance encounter with a pair of cute lion dancers...
Series
Chainsaw Man volume 14
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Asa and Denji are going on a date to the aquarium! Asa just wants to seduce Denji to turn him into a weapon, but Denji might have other ideas. Will they ruin the date with their extreme social awkwardness, or will a surprise attack by a devil be the culprit?"--
Series
No longer heroine volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Hatori is flying high after Rita kisses her at the fireworks show, and even Adachi's early return can't bring her down--after all, Rita seems to be seriously torn, which surely means that Hatori has a fighting chance! But when the saintlike Adachi catches wind of their affair and is forced to confront the possibility of losing Rita for good, will she be able to practice what she preached and let him go with a smile?"--
Publisher
Square Enix Manga & Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The distance between a boy and his crush shrinks every time she forgets her glasses. It's been a whole year since the unforgettable day Komura met Mie, his classmate who's always forgetting her glasses. Over shared textbooks, curry lunches, gym classes, and even colds, Komura and Mie have gotten a whole lot closer! Can Komura's heart handle another year of Mie's antics?!" -- Page [4] of cover.
Series
No longer heroine volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Hatori decides to follow her rival-in-love's example and become a kind and proper heroine, and Hiromitsu's cousin Moe has offered her services to help Hatori get the guy...Well, that was the plan, at least, until Moe also falls for Rita's charms! With Moe using every weapon in her arsenal to seduce Rita, Hatori must decide whether to take her cues from the ever-dignified Adachi or to follow her instincts and cut Moe down to size!"--
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