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Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen

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Riding a bike is only one of the many things Auden's missed out on. Even before her parents' divorce, she was cast in the role of little adult, never making waves, focusing on academics to please her demanding parents.
Now she's spending the summer before college in the tiny beach town of Colby with her father and his new wife and baby. A job in a trendy boutique introduces her to a world of girls, their friendships, and conversations, romances. And then there's Eli, an intriguing loner. A former star on the bile circuit and a fellow insomniac, Eli introduces Auden to the nocturnal world of Colby. Together they embark on a quest: for Auden, to experience the carefree teenage life she's been denied; for Eli to put a tragic episode behind him.Combine two lonely people with a charming beach town and an endless supply of long summer nights, and just about anything can happen.

Breathless by Jessica Warman

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At boarding school, Katie tries to focus on swimming and becoming popular instead of the painful memories of her institutionalized schizophrenic older brother.

Fallen by Lauren Kate

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There's something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori. Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price's attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at Sword and Cross boarding school in Savannah. He's the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are screwups, and security cameras watch every move.
Except Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce-he goes out of his way to make it very clear. But she can't let it go. Drawen to him like a moth to a flame, Luce has to find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret...even if it kills her.

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

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High School sophomore Nora has always been very cautious in her relationships, but when Patrick who has a dark side she can sense, enrolls at her school, she is mysteriously and strongly drawn to him, despite warnings from her best friend, the school counselor, and her own instincts.

I, Alex Cross by James Patterson

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Detective Alex Cross is pulled out of a family celebration and given the awful news that a beloved relative has been found brutally murdered. Alex vows to hunt down the killer, and soon learns that she is mixed up in one of Washington's wildest scenes. And she was not this killer's only victim.
The hunt for the murderer leads Alex and his girlfriend, Det. Brianna Stone, to a place where every fantasy is possible, if you have the credentials to get in. Alex and Bree are soon facing down some very important , very protected , very dangerous people in levels of society where only one thing is certain- they will do anything to keep their secrets safe.

Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

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Isolated from friends who believe the worst because she has not been truthful with them, sixteen year old Annabel finds an ally in classmate Owen, whose honesty and passion for music help her to face and share what really happened at the end of the year party that changed her life.

Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen

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When she is abandoned by her alcoholic mother, high school senior Ruby winds up living with her sister, Cora, whom she has not seen for 10 years, where she learns about Cora's new life, what makes a family , how to allow people to help her when he needs it and that she has something to offer to others as well.

The Fallen by Thomas E. Sniegoski

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This is the 1st 2 books of the series. On his 18th birthday Aaron begins to hear strange voices and is convinced he is going insane. But having moved from foster home to foster home Aaron doesn't know whom he can trust. He wants to confide in the cute girl from class, but fears she'll confirm he's crazy.
Then a mysterious man begins following Aaron. He knows bout Aaron's troubled past and his new powers. And he has a message for Aaron: As the son of a mortal and an angel, Aaron has been chosen to redeem the Fallen.
Aaron tries to dismiss the news and resists his supernatural abilities. But he must accept his newfound heritage-and quickly. For the dark powers are gaining strength and are hell-bent on destroying him......

The Fallen by Thomas E. Sniegoski

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This is the 2nd book in the series. Aaron's senior year has been anything by typical. Half angel and half human, he has been charged to reunite the Fallen with Heaven. But the leader of the Dark Power is determined to destroy Aaron-and all hope of angelic reconciliation.
Struggling to harness the incredible force with in him, Aaron trains for the ultimate battle. With the Dark Powers gaining strength, their clash may come sooner than he expects. And everyone who ever mattered to Aaron is now in grave danger.
Aaron must protect the girl he loves and rescue the only family he's ever known. Because if he can't save them from the Dark Powers, how can he hope to save the Fallen?

The Forbidden Games by L. J. Smith

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When Jenny buys a game for her boyfriend, Tom, she finds herself inexplicably drawn to the guy behind the counter. There is something mysteriously alluring about Julian's pale eyes and bleached blonde hair. And when he places the Game into her hands, she knows their connection is something deeper.
But as Jenny and her six friends begin to play the Game at Tom's birthday celebration, a night of friends and fun quickly turns into a night of terror and obsessive love. Because the Game isn't just a game-it's the seven friends' new reality, where Julian reigns as the Prince of the Shadows.
One by one the friends must confront their phobias to win the Game. To lose the Games is to lose their lives. And that is only the beginning......

The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

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That's what Macy has to look forward to while her boyfriend, Jason, is away at Brain Camp. Days will be spent at a boring job in the library, evenings will be filled with vocabulary drills for the SAT's and spare time will be passed with her mother, the two of them sharing a silent grief at the traumatic loss of Macy's father.
But sometimes unexpected things can happen-things such as the catering job at Wish, with its fun-loving , chaotic crew. Or her sister's project of renovating the neglected beach house, awakening long-buried memories. Things such as meeting Wes, a boy with a past, a taste for Truth-telling, and an amazing artistic talent, the kind of boy who could turn any girls' world upside down.

This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen

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Raised by her mother who's had five husbands, 18 year old Remy believes in short-term, no-commintment relationships until she meets Dexter, a rock band musician.