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247 pp.
| Soho Teen
| May, 2016
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TradeISBN 978-1-61695-588-5$18.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-61695-589-2
(3)
YA
Seventeen-year-old Emma and her boyfriend's families drank an anti-polio vaccine that rendered them immortal; pursued by religious fanatics, the teens separate. In an alternating narrative in the present day, Emma has been searching for Charlie for nearly a century and girls with a striking resemblance to Emma are being murdered. Tuck Everlasting meets the thriller genre in this satisfying era-hopping novel.
263 pp.
| HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray
| April, 2015
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TradeISBN 978-0-06-232130-5$17.99
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EbookISBN 978-0-06-232132-9
(3)
YA
Half-sisters Leo and Paris have weathered familial unpredictability their whole lives. Now, artistic Paris sends the more straight-laced Leo a series of cryptic clues for a scavenger hunt through Las Vegas. On her search for her sister, Leo uncovers secrets and begins to fall in love with a stranger. This satisfying romantic mystery is a well-paced mix of action and drama.
262 pp.
| Soho Teen
| May, 2014
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TradeISBN 978-1-61695-290-7$17.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-61695-291-4
(4)
YA
Jenna's guardian-angel brother Casey has lost the use of his wings and needs to know why he's still on earth. The siblings turn to rowdy angel Bo Shivers for answers, but he has another agenda. The journal format creates some pacing issues (e.g., Jenna rehashes events from the previous installment, The Sweet Dead Life, too often), but the characters are mildly engaging.