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The Beast Player
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Teen bonds with magical beasts in captivating fantasy.
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Nahoko Uehashi
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2019
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The Chosen: Contender, Book 1
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Deadly Maze Runner-like contest with Romans and dinosaurs.
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Taran Matharu
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2019
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The Novice: Summoner, Book 1
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Teens train with demons for battle in exciting series start.
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Taran Matharu
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2015
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The Abyss Surrounds Us
age 12+
Futuristic pirates and sea monsters offer high-seas thrills.
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Emily Skrutskie
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2016
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Skink -- No Surrender
age 12+
Teens join bizarre, one-eyed vigilante in wacky adventure.
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Carl Hiaasen
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2014
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Threatened
age 12+
Intense wilderness-survival tale warns of chimpanzee peril.
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Eliot Schrefer
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2014
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Blythewood: The Blythewood Tales, Book 1
age 12+
Girl fights mythical beings in thrilling school fantasy.
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Carol Goodman
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2013
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Into That Forest
age 12+
Powerful, gripping survival adventure is gory but great.
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Louis Nowra
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2013
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Origin
age 12+
Self-contained sci-fi thriller adds emotion to immortality.
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Jessica Khoury
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2012
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Summer & Bird
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Wildly imaginative quest to find parents in mythic world.
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Katherine Catmull
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2012
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Chomp
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Zany adventure in the Florida Everglades spoofs reality TV.
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Carl Hiaasen
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2012
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The Pigman
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Teens grasp impact of their hurtfulness in emotional novel.
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Paul Zindel
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1968
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
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Classic undersea adventure with science-fiction flair.
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Jules Verne
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1996
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The Call of the Wild
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Thrilling, violent tale of dog's survival in 1890s Alaska.
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Jack London
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1903
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The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials, Book 1
age 12+
Nail-biting, violent fantasy has elements of mystery.
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Philip Pullman
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1998
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The Two Towers
age 12+
Orcs attack, and Frodo marches to Mordor in exciting sequel.
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J.R.R. Tolkien
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1954
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Julie of the Wolves
age 12+
Thought-provoking saga of Inuit girl adopted by wolf pack.
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Jean Craighead George
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1972
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