Waiting on Wednesday | July 29, 2105

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What You Left Behind by Jessica Verdi
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
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Release Date: August 4, 2015

It's all Ryden's fault. If he hadn't gotten Meg pregnant, she would have never stopped her chemo treatments and would still be alive. Instead, he's failing fatherhood one dirty diaper at a tie. And it's not like he's had time to grieve while struggling to care for their infant daughter, start his senior year, and earn the soccer scholarship he needs to go to college.

The only person who makes Ryden feel like his old self is Joni. She's fun and energetic - and doesn't know he has a baby. But the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to keep his two worlds separate. Finding one of Meg's journals only stirs up old emotions, and Ryden's convinced Meg left other notebooks for him to find, some message to help his new life make sense. But how is he going to have a future if he can't let go of the past?

How to Say I Love You Out Loud by Karole Cozzo
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
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Release Date: August 4, 2015

Words are strong. Love is stronger. 

When Jordyn Michaelson's autistic brother joins her at her elite school, she's determined not to let anyone know they're related. Even if that means closing herself off to all her closest friends, including charming football stud Alex Colby. But despite her best intentions, she just can't shake the memory of kissing Alex last summer, and the desire to do it again. 

Can Jordyn find the courage to tell Alex how she really feels - and the truth about her family - before he slips away forever?

The Nightmare Charade by Mindee Arnett
Series: The Arkwell Academy #3
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal
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Release Date: August 4, 2015

The final installment in a thrilling fantastical mystery series.

Sixteen-year-old Dusty Everhart breaks into houses late at night, but not because she's a criminal. No, she's a Nightmare. Literally. Dusty is a magical being who feeds on human dreams.

Being the only Nightmare at Arkwell Academy, a boarding school for magickind, and living in the shadow of her mother's infamy is hard enough, not to mention the crazy events of the past year. Dusty may have saved the day, but there are many days left in the year, and with an old foe back to seek revenge, she'll need all her strength to defeat him and save her friends.