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1) If He Had Been with Me

Author

Nowlin, Laura

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#1 on the Young Adult Paperback list for 2025-04-13.

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More than ONE MILLION copies sold!

A BookTok Viral Sensation

#1 New York Times Bestseller

A USA TODAY Bestseller

An achingly authentic and raw portrait of love, regret, and the life-altering impact of the relationships we hold closest to us, this YA romance bestseller is perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover, Jenny Han, and Lynn Painter.

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2) A tempest of tea

Author

Faizal, Hafsah

Series

Blood and Tea

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#4 on the Young Adult Paperback list for 2025-04-13.

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Arthie Casimir, a criminal mastermind, transforms her tearoom into an illegal bloodhouse for vampires, but when her establishment is threatened, she forms an unlikely alliance and assembles a misfit crew to infiltrate vampire society and uncovers a world-threatening conspiracy.

3) Betting on You

Author

Painter, Lynn

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#6 on the Young Adult Paperback list for 2025-04-13.

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A New York Times Bestseller

From the New York Times bestselling author of Better Than the Movies, this "entertaining" (Publishers Weekly) rom-com in the vein of She's All That and 10 Things I Hate About You follows a teen girl who unwittingly finds herself at the center of a bet while working at a waterpark.
When seventeen-year-old Bailey starts a new job at a hotel waterpark, she...

4) The book thief

Author

Zusak, Markus

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#7 on the Young Adult Paperback list for 2025-04-13.

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Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.

5) While we're young

Author

Walther, K. L

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#8 on the Young Adult Paperback list for 2025-04-13.

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On a senior skip day in Philadelphia, four friends navigate tangled relationships, secrets, and broken hearts as they attempt to mend their bonds and find love amidst an epic adventure around the city.

6) The boy in the striped pajamas: a fable

Author

Boyne, John

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#10 on the Young Adult Paperback list for 2025-04-13.

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Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence.