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YA
Magnolia is Penelope's dead brother's girlfriend and fellow teen member of the black-market organ-trade Family. Maggie attempts to fight the Organ Act (hoping to one day run the Family), but she's torn when she falls for an enemy in need of a transplant. This sequel (Hold Me like a Breath) is less crime drama and more love story; political intrigue acts mostly as next-installment buildup.
390 pp.
| Bloomsbury
| May, 2015
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TradeISBN 978-0-8027-3782-3$17.99
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EbookISBN 978-0-8027-3810-3
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YA
Penelope, the cosseted daughter of a mob boss in the underground organ-selling business, has a rare and dangerous disease that makes her bruise and hemorrhage easily. When the Family is betrayed, she is flung out of her home and into the dangers of New York City alone. The near-future mob story is well developed and exciting, but Penelope's disease feels extraneous.
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YA
Newcomer Jonah can't stand anyone in the wealthy suburb where he now lives, especially pretty girl Brighton Waterford, whose incessant niceness Jonah interprets as insincerity. Over the course of one night, however, the two are thrown together and uncover each other's secrets. This odd-couple romance will appeal to fans of Just One Day or Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist.
377 pp.
| Walker
| October, 2012
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TradeISBN 978-0-8027-2840-1$16.99
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YA
Superstitious Mia has high hopes for the summer before senior year--then she's diagnosed with cancer. To cope, she lies to everyone about her health except her best friend, Gyver. Schmidt successfully intertwines the pressure of handling (and hiding) leukemia with Mia's problematic friendships and romantic relationships. This debut novel is a refreshingly realistic portrayal of teen cancer that resists sentimentalizing.