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- #Prettyboy Must Die by Kimberly Reid
- 100 Hours by Rachel Vincent
- 11/22/63 by Stephen King
- The 13th Hex by Jordan L. Hawk
Aa:
- An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
- The Absolutist by John Boyne
- Adaptation by Malinda Lo
- After the Fire by Will Hill
- After the Lights Go Out by Lili Wilkinson
- After the Shot Drops by Randy Ribay
- An Affair of Poisons by Addie Thorley
- Ahsoka by E.K. Johnston
- Alex + Ada, Vols. 1-3 by Jonathan Luna & Sarah Vaughn
- The Alex Crow by Andrew Smith
- Alice Payne Arrives by Kate Heartfield
- All American Boys by Jason Reynolds
- All Eyes on Us by Kit Frick
- All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill
- All Scot and Bothered by Kerrigan Byrne
- All Systems Red by Martha Wells
- All That’s Left in the World by Erik J. Brown
- Allegiant by Veronica Roth
- The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
- Alone in the Wild by Kelley Armstrong
- American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
- Angel Mage by Garth Nix
- Angelfall by Susan Ee
- Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
- The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer
- Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
- As Many Nows as I Can Get by Shana Youngdahl
- At the End of Everything by Marieke Nijkamp
- The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
- Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
Bb:
- Bad Intentions by Tara Wyatt
- Bag of Bones by Stephen King
- Baker Thief by Claudie Arseneault
- The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson
- Bath Haus by P.J. Vernon
- Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore & Brian Bolland
- Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu & Stuart Moore
- Beartown by Fredrik Backman
- The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh
- The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Becoming by Michelle Obama
- Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld
- Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
- Below Zero by Dan Smith
- Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria
- Better Not Pout by Annabeth Albert
- Between Burning Worlds by Jessica Brody & Joanne Rendell
- Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
- Black Birds in the Sky by Brandy Colbert
- The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed
- Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby
- Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
- Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury
- Bloodline by Jordan L. Hawk
- Bluebird by Sharon Cameron
- The Body Lies by Jo Baker
- Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- Breathe by Sarah Crossan
- The Broken Vow by Scott Westerfeld & Alex Pullivand
- Burn Down, Rise Up by Tirado Vincent
- Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power
- Busted by Karin Slaughter
Cc:
- The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
- Calamity by Brandon Sanderson
- Call It What You Want by Brigid Kemmerer
- The Canyon’s Edge by Dusti Bowling
- Caroline’s Heart by Austin Chant
- The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
- Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas
- Cell by Stephen King
- Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
- Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Champion by Marie Lu
- The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas
- Children of the Whales, Vol. 3 by Abi Umeda
- Children of the Whales, Vol. 5 by Abi Umeda
- Children of the Whales, Vol. 9 by Abi Umeda
- Children of the Whales, Vol. 13 by Abi Umeda
- A Choice Cocktail of Death by Christine Zane Thomas
- Cinder by Marissa Meyer
- City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
- City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
- Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
- The Colour Purple by Alice Walker
- Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
- The Conference of the Birds by Ransom Riggs
- A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner
- Contagion by Erin Bowman
- The Cousins by Karen M. McManus
- Crave by Tracy Wolff
- The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud
- Cress by Marissa Meyer
- Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
- Crow by A. Zavarelli
- Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer
- Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
- Cujo by Stephen King
- A Curse so Dark & Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
Dd:
- Dancing With Danger by Kerrigan Byrne
- The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White
- The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
- Darling by K. Ancrum
- Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
- A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark
- Dead Man in a Ditch by Luke Arnold
- The Dead Queens Club by Hannah Capin
- The Dead Zone by Stephen King
- Deadline by Mira Grant
- Dear Justyce by Nic Stone
- Dear Martin by Nic Stone
- The Death Cure by James Dashner
- Delirium by Lauren Oliver
- Deny All Charges by Eoin Colfer
- The Desolations of Devil’s Acre by Ransom Riggs
- Deviate by Jay Kristoff
- The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
- Diego & the Rangers of the Vastlantic by Armand Baltazar
- Different Seasons by Stephen King
- The Disasters by M. K. England
- Divergent by Veronica Roth
- A Dog’s Way Home by W. Bruce Cameron
- Double or Nothing by Cari Z.
- Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
- The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
- Dreamcatcher by Stephen King
- A Drop of Night by Stefan Bachmann
- Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
- The Dry by Jane Harper
- Duma Key by Stephen King
- Dustborn by Erin Bowman
Ee:
- Echoes and Empires by Morgan Rhodes
- The Education of Ivy Blake by Ellen Airgood
- Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
- The Electric Kingdom by David Arnold
- The Erasure Initiative by Lili Wilkinson
- The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer
- Every Variable of Us by Charles A. Bush
- Excavation by James Rollins
- An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole
Ff:
- Fable by Adrienne Young
- Fairest by Marissa Meyer
- Faith: Taking Flight by Julie Murphy
- Faithless by Karin Slaughter
- Fallen by Karin Slaughter
- Fallow by Jordan L. Hawk
- Fathomless by Greig Beck
- The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
- Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James
- Fifty Shades Freed by E.L James
- Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
- Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle Cosimano
- Firefight by Brandon Sanderson
- Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angelina Boulley
- Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler
- Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
- First, Become Ashes by K.M. Szpara
- The Forever Man by Eoin Colfer
- The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
- The Fowl Twins by Eoin Colfer
- Frankly in Love by David Yoon
Gg:
- Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta
- The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice & Virtue by Mackenzie Lee
- Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart
- The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
- Ghost Wood Song by Eria Waters
- The Gift by Rilzy Adams
- The Girl in the Ice by Robert Bryndza
- Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart
- The Girl All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
- The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle
- Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
- Going Bovine by Libba Bray
- The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead
- Goliath by Scott Westerfeld
- Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
- Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
Hh:
- The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch
- The Hangman’s Revolution by Eoin Colfer
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- He Said, She Said by Kwame Alexander
- Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White
- Hexbreaker by Jordan L. Hawk
- Hexmaker by Jordan L. Hawk
- His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
- The Hollow Boy by Jonathan Stroud
- The Host by Stephenie Meyer
- House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
- House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
- House of Secrets by Chris Columbus & Ned Vizzini
- How to Love a Duke in Ten Days by Kerrigan Byrne
- The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
Ii:
- I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb
- I’ve Got You Under My Skin by Mary Higgins Clark
- If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson
- Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White
- In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
- In Her Eyes by Sarah Alderson
- In the Winter Woods by Isabelle Adler
- Indelible by Karin Slaughter
- The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman
- Insurgent by Veronica Roth
- Intimations by Zadie Smith
- Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo
- The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Jj:
- Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier
- Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol 5 by Gege Akutami
- Just Call My Name by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Kk:
- Kent State by Derf Backderf
- The Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter
- The Kill Order by James Dashner
- The King of Crows by Libba Bray
- King’s Captive by Amber A. Bardan
- Kisscut by Karin Slaughter
- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
- The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
- Know My Name by Chanel Miller
Ll:
- The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats & Piracy by Mackenzie Lee
- Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor
- The Last Colony by John Scalzi
- The Last Guardian by Eoin Colfer
- The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton
- The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter
- The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Legend by Marie Lu
- Legion by Brandon Sanderson
- Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
- Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs
- Lies by Kylie Scott
- Lifelike by Jay Kristoff
- The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron
- Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
- Lisey’s Story by Stephen King
- Listen, Layla by Randa Abdel-Fattah
- Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
- Lock In by John Scalzi
- Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds & Danica Novgoorodoff
- A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
- The Lore of Prometheus by Graham Austin-King
- The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer
- Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas
- Love, Heather by Laurie Petrou
- Love in Colour by Bolu Babalola
- Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward
Mm:
- Magic in the Mix by Annie Barrows
- A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs
- The Maze Runner by James Dashner
- Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero
- The Mermaid’s Voice Returns in This One by Amanda Lovelace
- Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
- Moonrise by Sarah Crossan
- The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
- Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 1 by Ryōsuke Takeuchi & Hikaru Miyoshi
- Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 2 by Ryōsuke Takeuchi & Hikaru Miyoshi
- The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
- Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson & Adrian Alphona
- A Mutiny in Time by James Dashner
Nn:
- Nailbiter, Vol. 1: There Will Be Blood by Joshua Williamson & Mike Henderson
- Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
- Nancy Drew: The Palace of Wisdom by Kelly Thompson
- Native Son by Richard Wright
- Network Effect by Martha Wells
- A Night Like This by Julia Quinn
- The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
- The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
- Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
- Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
- No Exit by Taylor Adams
- No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnball
- Northern Lights by Nora Roberts
- Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
- The Nowhere Child by Christian White
- Nubia: Real One by L.L. McKinney
Oo:
- Of Mice & Men by John Steinbeck
- Of Silver & Shadow by Jennifer Gruenke
- On Point by Annabeth Albert
- On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
- On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn
- Once and for All by Sarah Dessen
- The One by Kiera Cass
- One Fell Sweep by Iona Andrews
- Open Season by C.J. Box
- Out of Control by Sarah Alderson
- One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus
- Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
Pp:
- Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
- Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
- Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
- The Pearl by John Steinbeck
- People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins
- Perfect by Sara Shepard
- Phoenix Rising by Pip Ballantine & Tee Morris
- Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter
- Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
- Plugged by Eoin Colfer
- Pony by R. J. Palacio
- Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan & Niko Henrichon
- Prodigy by Marie Lu
Qq:
- Quincredible, Vol. 1: Quest to Be the Best! by Rodney Barnes, Selina Espiritu & Kelly Fitzpatrick
Rr:
- The Raven’s Tale by Cat Winters
- Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
- Reaper by A. Zavarelli
- Rebel by Marie Lu
- Rebound by Kwame Alexander
- Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins
- The Reckless Oath We Made by Bryn Greenwood
- Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
- Redshirts by John Scalzi
- The Reluctant Assassin by Eoin Colfer
- Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
- Renegades by Marissa Meyer
- Repo Virtual by Corey J. White
- The Revenant by Michael Punke
- Ringer by Lauren Oliver
- Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson
- The Risk by S.T. Abby
- Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
- Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
- The Rule of Thoughts by James Dashner
- Rules for a Proper Governess by Jennifer Ashley
Ss:
- Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Saga, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Saga, Vol. 7 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Saga, Vol. 9 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
- The Salty Taste of Murder by Christine Zane Thomas
- Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
- The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
- The Searcher by Tana French
- The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
- The Serpent’s Curse by Tony Abbott
- The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
- The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
- The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga
- Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts
- Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
- The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
- The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
- Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh
- Simply Love by Catherine Anderson
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
- Skyhunter by Marie Lu
- Slayer by Kiersten White
- Smoke by Ellen Hopkins
- The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
- Songs of a War Boy by Deng Thiak Adut with Ben Mckelvey
- Sophia’s War by Avi
- Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
- Spill Zone, Vol. 2: The Broken Vow by Scott Westerfeld & Alex Pullivand
- S.T.A.G.S by M. A. Bennett
- The Stand by Stephen King
- Stars Above by Marissa Meyer
- Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
- Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine
- A Stranger in Town by Kelley Armstrong
- Stormhaven by Jordan L. Hawk
- The Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn
- Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno
- The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer
- Survive the Dome by Kosoko Jackson
- Sweet Ruin by Kresley Cole
- Sweet Talk by Cara Bastone
- Swing by Kwame Alexander
Tt:
- Tactical Submission by Ada Maria Soto
- Take Me with You When You Go by David Levithan & Jennifer Niven
- A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
- Taming Dante by Joel Abernathy
- Temeraire by Naomi Novik
- Tempting Fate by Kerrigan Byrne
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
- There There by Tommy Orange
- These Vicious Masks by Tarun Shanker & Kelly Zekas
- This Fallen Prey by Kelley Armstrong
- This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
- This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke
- This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
- This Time Tomorrow by Tessa Bailey
- A Thousand Fires by Shannon Price
- Threshold by Jason L. Hawk
- Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik
- Tight Quarters by Annabeth Albert
- The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer
- The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
- The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan
- To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- Traffick by Ellen Hopkins
- Transcription by Kate Atkinson
- Treasure by Oyinkan Braithwaite
- The Twisted Tree by Rachel Burge
- Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles
Uu:
- The Unbinding of Mary Reade by Miriam McNamara
- The Unbroken by C.L. Clark
- Uncharted by Adriana Anders
- Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Boy by Emmanuel Acho
- Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho
- Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson
- Undertow by Jordan L. Hawk
- Undying by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
- The Uninvited by Tim Wynne-Jones
- Unseen by Karin Slaughter
- Until April by Aurora Rose Reynolds
- Unwind by Neal Shusterman
- Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
Vv:
- Vagrant Queen, Vol. 1 by Magdalene Visaggio & Jason Smith
- Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Vengeful by V.E. Schwab
- Vicious by V.E. Schwab
- Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders
- Viral Airwaves by Claudie Arseneault
- The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert
Ww:
- Warcross by Marie Lu
- Watcher in the Woods by Kelley Armstrong
- Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell
- We Are All That’s Left by Carrie Arcos
- We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
- We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix
- What Momma Left Me by Renée Watson
- When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
- Wherever She Goes by Kelley Armstrong
- The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud
- Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch
- Whistle Blowing by Ada Maria Soto
- White Bird by R.J. Palacio
- White Oleander by Janet Fitch
- The White Renegade by Claudie Arseneault
- Why Does He Do That? by Lundy Bancroft
- Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk
- The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
- The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown
- Wilder Girls by Rory Power
- Willa of Dark Hollow by Robert Beatty
- Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey
- Winter by Marissa Meyer
- Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
- Wires & Nerve, Vol. 1 by Marissa Meyer & Stephen Gilpin
- The Wish List by Eoin Colfer
- The Witness by Nora Roberts
- The Wives by Tarryn Fisher
- Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing by Charlie Adhara
- The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
- Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo
- The Worst Class Trip Ever by Dave Barry
- A Wounded Name by Dot Hutchinson
Xx:
- None.
Yy:
- None.
Zz:
- None.