Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (Creekwood #1)

Not-so-openly-gay Simon Spier is blackmailed into playing wingman for his classmate or else his sexual identity—and the identity of his anonymous pen pal—will be revealed.

Recommended by Ms. Charpentier, Librarian: “Sweet and funny. Essentially an episode of Catfish done as a romance rather than a mystery.”

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Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Graceling Realm #1)

In a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace of killing and teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a corrupt king.

Recommended by a UHS student: “It’s very feminist in a masculine world.”

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City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments #1)

Suddenly able to see demons and the Shadowhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, Clary Fray is drawn into this bizarre world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a monster.

Recommended by a UHS student: “This is an interesting book in a series that I find interests a lot of people. Many of my friends have expressed interest in this book, too!”

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Dreamland by Sarah Dessen

After her older sister runs away, Caitlin decides that she needs to make a major change in her own life and begins an abusive relationship with a boy who is mysterious, brilliant, and dangerous.

Recommended by a UHS student: “All Sarah Dessen’s books are so good!”

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This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen

Raised by a mother who's had five husbands, Remy believes in short-term, no-commitment relationships until she meets Dexter, a rock band musician.

Recommended by a UHS student: “All Sarah Dessen’s books are so good!”

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If I Stay by Gayle Forman (If I Stay #1)

While in a coma following an automobile accident that killed her parents and younger brother, Mia, a gifted cellist, weighs whether to live with her grief or join her family in death.

Recommended by a UHS student: “I’m really looking forward to reading the sequel!”

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To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before #1)

Lara Jean writes love letters to all the boys she has loved and let go of, then hides them in a hatbox until one day those letters are all accidentally sent.

Recommended by Ms. Charpentier, Librarian: “You can’t do better than this series for sweet, light romance.”

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Seraphina by Rachel Hartman (Seraphina #1)

In a world where dragons and humans coexist in an uneasy truce and dragons can assume human form, Seraphina, whose mother died giving birth to her, grapples with her own identity amid magical secrets and royal scandals, while she struggles to accept and develop her extraordinary musical talents.

Recommended by Rashaa Al-Sasah, Uxbridge Free Public Library Youth Services.

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Fallen by Lauren Kate (Fallen #1)

Suspected in the death of her boyfriend, seventeen-year-old Luce is sent to a Savannah, Georgia, reform school where she meets two intriguing boys and learns the truth about the strange shadows that have always haunted her.

Recommended by a UHS student: “Many amazing characters, interesting plot.”

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Ask the Passengers by A.S. King

Astrid Jones, who realizes that she is a lesbian, deals with the gossip and rejection she faces by sending love up to the people on airplanes as they pass over her.

Recommended by Ms. Charpentier, Librarian: “I love A.S. King’s characters.”

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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (A Court of Thorns and Roses #1)

Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from stories, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin, a High Lord of the faeries. As her feelings toward him transform from hostility to a fiery passion, the threats against the faerie lands grow. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose Tamlin forever.

Recommended by a UHS student.

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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Ari is an angry loner, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.

Recommended by Ms. Charpentier, Librarian: “Just beautifully written. While this is ultimately a love story, it’s one of my favorite depictions of friendship in a book as well.”

Recommended by Rashaa Al-Sasah, Uxbridge Free Public Library Youth Services: “Seconded!”

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Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter (White Rabbit Chronicles #1)

Alice Bell must learn to fight the undead to avenge her family and learn to trust Cole Holland, who has secrets of his own.

Recommended by a UHS student: “Fun book, extremely interesting and captivating!” 

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Firstlife by Gena Showalter (Everlife #1)

Ten Lockwood has spent the past thirteen months locked inside the Prynne Asylum. The reason? Her refusal to let her parents choose where she'll live—after she dies.

Recommended by a UHS student.

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Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

The story of a teenage girl who's literally allergic to the outside world. When a new family moves in next door, she begins a complicated romance that challenges everything she's ever known.

Recommended by Ms. Charpentier, Librarian: “Nicola Yoon's love stories are great, and her novels deal with the tough realities of family relationships.”

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The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

Daniel has always been a good son and good student. But when he sees Natasha he forgets all that and believes there is something extraordinary in store for both of them.

Recommended by Ms. Charpentier, Librarian: “Nicola Yoon's love stories are great, and her novels also deal with the tough realities of family relationships.”

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