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The Woods are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins is an edge-of-your-seat, nerve-wrangling thriller - full of breathtaking action and twists you'll never see coming.If you go down to the woods today . . . Two girls go backpacking in the woods. Things go...

Thirteen-year-old wrestling fanatic Henry used to have a normal life. Now, his therapist wants him to keep a journal so he can express his feelings about what happened. Henry has moved with his dad to a new city, where nobody knows their name. He lives...

In a perfect world, what is there left to fear? A stunning new Collector's Edition of the New York Times bestseller, with a new piece from the author.A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021)Collector's Edition with a new author's note.Two teens must learn...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416960607Author Elizabeth ScottFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Simon PulsePublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 141gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm...

The moving story of a Kashmiri boy soldier, from a prize-winning Irish author.It's an ordinary morning at nine-year-old Rafiq's school in rural Kashmir when the silence of dawn prayers is ripped apart by gunfire. Soldiers of the Kashmir Freedom Fighters...

They were only supposed to be on their own for one night. When her mother remarries after an all-too-short courtship, Lottie and her new stepsister must house sit for a night while their parents honeymoon in Reno. Lottie feels out of place at her new...

Brook High is a great grey concrete ants' nest of a school. John Malarkey is the new kid, thrown in at the deep end of Year 11. He's the wrong person in the wrong place at the wrong time. Through what at first appears to be a random meeting, he helps a...

Shortlisted for the Children's Books Ireland Awards Con O'Neill is stuck in a world of brutal gang violence, sectarian vendettas and personal tragedy. The lack of opportunities for him and the rest of his gang is all too apparent. No money. No...

Danny's parents yanked him from the art school that let him wear a kilt and listen to bands that no one's heard of. Now he's starting sophomore year at the public high school-the one with the gymnasium at the heart of the building and the glorified...

Years after a violent war destroyed much of the world, Kaspar has grown up in a society based on peace and harmony. But beyond the city walls, a vicious band of rebels are plotting to tear this peace apart. It is up to the Guardians - an elite...

The reviews are in! This Is Where It Ends, the #1 New York Times bestseller and one of the Best Books of the Decade (Buzzfeed, Paste Magazine, BookRiot), "could break you." "I am speechless." "The saddest book I have ever read." "Literally tore my heart...

Over 50 years of an iconic classic! This international bestseller and inspiration for a beloved movie is a heroic story of friendship and belonging. No one ever said life was easy. But Ponyboy is pretty sure that he's got things figured out. He knows...

The headlines say she killed her family. The truth? She doesn't remember. Another twisty thriller from the author of Truly, Madly, Deadly that will leave readers breathless.Andrea McNulty goes to sleep on her eighteenth birthday with a near-perfect life:...

'An ingenious way of suggesting that all of us contain multitudes . . . Sheinmel brilliantly dramatises the pupils' attempts to create a system of morality for themselves, rather than simply accepting the one handed down by authority' Financial...

In this striking new novel by the critically acclaimed author of Allegedly and Monday's Not Coming, Tiffany D. Jackson tells the story of three Brooklyn teens who plot to turn their murdered friend into a major rap star by pretending he's still alive...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Piecing Me Together, a 2018 Newbery Honor Book and a Coretta Scott King Author Award-winner: a powerful novel about finding where you belong and the light in dark places 'Warm, rich and satisfying' Kirkus ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781728231860Author Vincent RalphFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Sourcebooks, IncPublisher Sourcebooks, Inc

Years after a violent war destroyed much of the world, Kaspar has grown up in a society based on peace and harmony. But beyond the city walls, a vicious band of rebels are plotting to tear this peace apart. It is up to the Guardians - an elite...

An instant New York Times bestseller! "Grown exposes the underbelly of a tough conversation, providing a searing examination of misogynoir, rape culture, and the vulnerability of young black girls. Groundbreaking, heart-wrenching, and essential reading...

THE THRILLING SEQUEL TO THE THEFT OF SUNLIGHT, THE EPIC FANTASY ADVENTURE."A fairytale that goes beyond the happily-ever-after" Kirkus starred review"Full of action, magic and intrigue" Foreword starred reviewI've been cursed, betrayed, and sold into...

The unputdownable debut thriller you will never forget.There is something terribly wrong in Wolf Ridge. Every November, every teen is overwhelmed with a hunger for violence...at least, that's the urban legend.After Wyatt Green's mother was brutally...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781481463348Author Jason ReynoldsFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 213mm *...

WINNER OF THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2016 Fourteen-year-old Charlie Law has lived in Little Town, on the border with Old Country, all his life. He knows the rules: no going out after dark; no drinking; no litter; no fighting. You don't want to...

Age range 14+In this dark adaptation of Snow White, acclaimed artist Beatrice Alemagna tells the story from the point of view of the jealous stepmother queen, to complicate the question of goodness and set into high relief the shadow side, with its...

It's the end of the world. Six students have taken cover in Cortege High but shelter is little comfort when the dead outside won't stop pounding on the doors. One bite is all it takes to kill a person and bring them back as a monstrous version of their...

50 years of an iconic classic! The international bestseller and inspiration for a beloved movie--now with bonus content.This special edition of the groundbreaking novel contains:Never before seen photos and letters from the publisher's archivesOriginal...

Ron Koertge's startling, often poignant poetic novel evokes a suburban high school both familiar and terrifying.The Branston High School Class of 2001 seems familiar enough on the surface: there's the Smart One, the Fat Kid, Social Conscience, Bad Girl,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368019408Author Sharon G FlakeFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPublisher Little, Brown Books for Young...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of California Young Reader Medal 1994.Book InformationISBN 9780440215561Author Robert CormierFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Laurel-Leaf BooksPublisher Random...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416907015Author Sharon M. DraperFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Simon PulsePublisher Simon & Schuster

Perfect for fans of Laura Ruby, Laurie Halse Anderson, and Mindy McGinnis, Kyrie McCauley's stunning YA debut is a powerful story about the haunting specter of domestic violence and the rebellious forces of sisterhood and first love. Winner of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Buckeye Children's Book Award (Teen) 2010 and Nevada Young Readers' Award (Young Adult) 2011.Book InformationISBN 9781416907008Author Sharon M DraperFormat...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781481437455Author Shaun David HutchinsonFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Simon PulsePublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 433gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of MASL Gateway Readers Award nominee 2020.Book InformationISBN 9781635830248Author Mischa ThraceFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint FluxPublisher North Star...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781553795445Author David A RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 30Imprint Portage & Main PressPublisher Portage & Main PressWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm)...

"[H]aunting and harrowing." -Booklist (starred review) "Vivid, distressing, and all too real." -Kirkus Reviews In this 20th anniversary edition of Todd Strasser's gut-wrenching and critically acclaimed Give a Boy a Gun, two boys bring guns to school in...

Kyrie McCauley, author of the William C. Morris YA Debut Award winner If These Wings Could Fly, delivers a powerful contemporary YA novel about the lasting bonds of friendship and three girls fighting for each other in the aftermath of a school shooting...

Perfect for fans of Laura Ruby, Laurie Halse Anderson, and Mindy McGinnis, Kyrie McCauley's stunning YA debut is a powerful story about the haunting specter of domestic violence and the rebellious forces of sisterhood and first love. Winner of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780152063771Author Nancy GardenFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Clarion BooksPublisher Clarion BooksWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm) 175mm * 124mm *...

I was one of five. The five girls Kyle texted that day. The girls it could have been. Me. Lindsey Farrier. Taylor Avril. Blair Mattern. Jamie Stroud. Only Jamie--beautiful, saintly Jamie--was kind enough to respond. And it got her killed. On the eve of...