Books for young readers

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Audience: Young Adult
Rating: B+
Synopsis:
T.J. Jones is not the typical student at Cutter High School. Despite being a very gifted athlete, he doesn’t participate in any of the team sports… or at least he doesn’t until his senior year. Though a combination [...]

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Audience: Young Adult
Rating: B+
Synopsis: It’s the girls’ last summer before college. They’re especially protective of these last months together before they go their separate ways, but of course they’re not all staying home for the summer. Bridget’s off to a new soccer camp [...]

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Audience: Young Adult
Rating: A-
Synopsis:
This is not your typical fairy tale… it’s much darker, much edgier, and much more suspenseful. Kaye has always felt like she didn’t fit in. And it isn’t just because when she was little she thought she was friends with [...]

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