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The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of victory are grim. Kronos’s army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan’s power only grows. While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it’s up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Time.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableism & ableist language
Parental abandonment (theme)
Cheating recounted
Nightmares & hallucinations
Self-sacrifice (on-page) & suicidal ideation
Alcohol consumption
Pregnancy mentioned
Blood & injury depiction
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a friend & boyfriend
Murder & attempted murder
Knife violence & stabbing
Explosions
Fire
Death from a fall
Disappearance of a loved one
War themes & battle scenes (on-page)
Animal death

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

After a summer spent trying to prevent a catastrophic war among the Greek gods, Percy Jackson finds his seventh-grade school year unnervingly quiet. His biggest problem is dealing with his new friend, Tyson—a six-foot-three, mentally challenged homeless kid who follows Percy everywhere, making it hard for Percy to have any “normal” friends. But things don’t stay quiet for long…

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableism & ableist language
Parental abandonment & child abuse
Nightmares
Blood & injury depiction including mentions of cannibalism
Explosion
Knife violence
Kidnapping
Drowning mentioned
War themes
Animal death
Bullying
Homelessness

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can’t seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse – Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy’s mom finds out, she knows it’s time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he’ll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds…. Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableism
Parental abandonment, child abuse & domestic violence
Infidelity mentioned
Nightmares & hallucinations discussed
Alcohol consumption mentioned
Injury depiction, emesis & mentions of terminal cancer
Death of a mother
Death of an uncle mentioned
Explosion
Knife violence
Car accident
Incarceration
War themes
Drowning mentioned
Hurricane, lightning & storms (on-page)
Earthquake
Animal cruelty
Bullying

The Midnight Star by Marie Lu

Adelina Amouteru is done suffering. She’s turned her back on those who have betrayed her and achieved the ultimate revenge: victory. Her reign as the White Wolf has been a triumphant one, but with each conquest her cruelty only grows. The darkness within her has begun to spiral out of control, threatening to destroy all she’s gained. When a new danger appears, Adelina’s forced to revisit old wounds, putting not only herself at risk, but every Elite. In order to preserve her empire, Adelina and her Roses must join the Daggers on a perilous quest—though this uneasy alliance may prove to be the real danger.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Sex work recounted
Graphic auditory & visual hallucinations (on-page)
Nightmares
Suicide & attempted suicide (on-page)
Self-injury (on-page) with mentions of intentional self-starvation
Physical injuries including burns & scars
Death of a friend & lover recounted
Death of a sister (on-page)
Death of a father from a fever illness (off-page)
Multiple graphic scenes of murder & attempted murder (on-page)
Mass murder & regicide mentioned
Knife & sword violence
Explosions
Fire including attempted murder by being burnt at the stake
Imprisonment
War themes including battle scenes, forced conscription & naval warfare
Animal death & dead bodies

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she’s at last returned to the empire—for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past… She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight. She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die for her. She will fight for her friend, a young man trapped in an unspeakable prison. And she will fight for her people, enslaved to a brutal king and awaiting their lost queen’s triumphant return.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Child abuse mentioned
Sex work mentioned
Alcohol consumption
Blood & injury depiction, including mentions of corpse mutilation, dead bodies, broken bones, beheading & branding
Murder & attempted murder
Torture mentioned
Physical assault & fistfights mentioned
Poisoning mentioned
Hostage situation (being held at knifepoint)
Knife & bow and arrow violence
War themes & general fantasy violence (on-page)

Will Grayson Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

It’s not that far from Evanston to Naperville, but Chicago suburbanites Will Grayson and Will Grayson might as well live on different planets. When fate delivers them both to the same surprising crossroads, the Will Graysons find their lives overlapping and hurtling in new and unexpected directions. With a push from friends new and old – including the massive, and massively fabulous, Tiny Cooper, offensive lineman and musical theater auteur extraordinaire – Will and Will begin building toward respective romantic turns-of-heart and the epic production of history’s most awesome high school musical. (less)

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Coming out themes
Homophobia & slurs
Fatmisia & body shaming
Bullying

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

Aza Holmes never intended to pursue the disappearance of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Pickett’s son Davis. Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective, while also living within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) & intrusive thoughts
Anxiety & panic attacks
Dissociation & derealization
Self-harm
Death of a parent
Car accident
Disappearance of a parent

The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman

The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman

Will is the bearer of the knife. Now, accompanied by angels, his task is to deliver that powerful, dangerous weapon to Lord Asriel – by the command of his dying father. But how can he go looking for Lord Asriel when Lyra is gone? Only with her help can he fathom the myriad plots and intrigues that beset him. The two great powers of the many worlds are lining up for war, and Will must find Lyra, for together they are on their way to battle, an inevitable journey that will even take them to the world of the dead…

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Child abuse
Kidnapping
War themes

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Racism
Physical child abuse & domestic abuse mentioned
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) & nightmares
Alcohol consumption
Recreational drug use mentioned
Teen pregnancy recounted
Death of a friend & child (on-page & recounted)
Murder
Gun violence
Gang violence
Incarceration recounted
Police brutality & violence, including the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black teen

Liberté by Gita Trelease

Also known as Everything That Burns.

Camille Durbonne gambled everything she had to keep herself and her sister safe. But as the people of Paris starve and mobs riot, safety may no longer be possible… Not when Camille lives for the rebellion. In the pamphlets she prints, she tells the stories of girls living at society’s margins. But as her writings captivate the public, she begins to suspect a dark magic she can’t control lies at the heart of her success. Then Louis XVI declares magic a crime and all magicians traitors to France. As bonfires incinerate enchanted books and special police prowl the city, the time for… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Period-typical sexism & classism
Attempted sexual assault