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      <image:caption>If faced with perpetuating the perfect lie or confessing the ugly truth, which would you choose? Seth Peters has been angry for a long time. Living with an abusive, alcoholic father has that effect. When he wakes up in a hospital - outside of his body - due to an accident that he doesn’t remember, Seth is no longer angry, he’s terrified. As his memories begin to return, he is confronted with a legacy of lies he’s constructed to survive the pain of his own life. Realizing he’s no different than the man he’s loathed his whole life, Seth learns that his choices have set into motion far-reaching and terrible consequences. Challenged with wallowing in the pain or confronting his fears and admitting to the ugly truth about himself, Seth must decide if facing what he fears most to save his friend’s life is worth the risk of losing his own.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gabe Daniels always figured his DNA is flawed. One only has to look to his past to see it, and it's why he’s tried to hide it in new layers of his life: his new home, his adoptive parents, Seth, Abby. But darkness is always at his heels. With the impending death of his former best friend - a death for which he feels responsible -  the depression, the broken relationships, the day-to-day struggle, and the monster trying to break out of him have left a debris field in his wake. Gabe decides the broken past that made him was always going to lead him down the road of no return. It is in his DNA, after all, in the biological parents who made him.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A year beyond Megan’s death, Adam emerges from his cocoon of grief to finally read letters she’s left behind reminding him of the truth of the life they’d built: the children, the hardship, the missteps and the love. When he notices strange notations in the pages, Adam knows the notes are deliberate, but he doesn’t know how to decipher them. Adam turns to the one person who knew Megan as well - if not better than he did - her best friend, Alexandra.  After Megan’s death, Alex steeped in grief and guilt alone. On the day of Megan’s funeral, Adam accused Alex of trying to ruin his marriage. The awful truth is he’d been right. And nothing has changed. Alex knows she is as in love with Adam now as she has always been, so when he walks back into her life to ask for her help, she thinks life must be playing a twisted joke on her. Her sensibilities tell her to turn and run, but Adam is asking for Megan. Alex can set aside her fear and guilt for loving Adam to be there for Megan one more time. As they dive into the strangeness of Megan’s letters to decipher her notations, Adam and Alex stumble into a dangerous conspiracy that ties together some very powerful threads and reawakens a killer who thought discovery had died with Megan. The closer Adam and Alex get to uncovering the truth in Megan’s letters, the closer they get to losing everything they hold dear.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ever felt like the sum total of your choices have fixed your story in the stars? For Emma Matthews, she feels like all of her choices are rooted in the fear of letting down her parents… God…of never being good enough. For Tanner James, he’s wearing an identity he has created with his friends and their pact—Bro Code—fixed in sex, alcohol and bad choices. Both are longing for a new story they look to one another to help them write. Follow Emma and Tanner as they rewrite stories they thought had already been written into something new. To discover sometimes painful truths about love and identity.  About the ways that love can help us lose ourselves... or find ourselves. How love can break us… or heal us.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Seth: Cami! Do not leave me in hell. Get me out of here!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Emma is glancing lustfully over at the school’s notorious party boy, Tanner. Why won’t she go talk to him?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>My dystopian and SciFi stack. And it doesn’t include a ton I’ve read because I left them on a bookshelf in one of my former classrooms for students.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Dystopian and SciFi Edition - The Giver by Lois Lowry</image:title>
      <image:caption>This book is a classic in the dystopian genre. I’ve read it with students as young as sixth grade, but when you read it again as an adult - wow.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Dystopian and SciFi Edition - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins</image:title>
      <image:caption>I read this book long before there was a movie. I loved it (though I do think there is much to be desired in the conclusion of the series). Regardless, this book is necessary to mention when talking dystopia and sci fi.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This book isn’t strictly YA, but it fits in the category due to the age of the protagonist most of the way through and is one we teach in upper high school. This book is a slow burn, but when you get to that end - OMG.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I just read this book recently and was blown away by it. The giant questions posed in the story from what does it mean to be human to what do I believe about life . . . so good.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>If you’re only basing your assessment of this story on the movies, please don’t. This was an enjoyable trilogy (though it has been many years since I’ve read it - I remember a satisfying conclusion). I loved how Dashner just pushed the story…</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Dystopian and SciFi Edition - Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury</image:title>
      <image:caption>Some might call Bradbury a prophet . . .so creepy how spot on he was about some things. I’ve read this book multiple times and it gets better with every reading.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I debated whether to include this title (full disclosure, I’m not a huge fan of the final book in this series so I often will avoid recommending titles I didn’t love) but Divergent is important in the YA Dystopian/SciFi category just like The Hunger Games.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>As the YA dystopian phenomena raged, Matched jumped into the pack adding the element of romance to the mix.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>How can we skip this book? I couldn’t, which is why it is included (even if it’s old and classic). Stranded adolescent boys trying to create a society asking the audience to consider what it means to be civilized. Chaos ensues…</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I enjoyed this duology by Roth. Planets, political intrigue, battles to the death (for life), super powers, different humanoids and space ships with a dash of romance. I’m in.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I vacillated on which title to pair this with, but in the end chose The Giver because I think in terms of literary acumen, Liggett wins. Her story looks at not only freedom like The Giver, but also female empowerment.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Dystopian and SciFi Edition - The Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff</image:title>
      <image:caption>I just finished this entire series (there are three titles and Illuminae is the first), and truthfully as a series, this one kicks most series’s butts as an incredibly constructed story (including The Hunger Games). But in terms of power hungry manipulation, excitement, adventure and action, this is a strong pairing.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This is an interesting book in that it is two stories in one. One side is Gemma’s story, but it is the other side— Lyra’s story— that reminded me of Never Let Me Go. I could have read Lyra’s story for days . . .</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Kaufman and Kristoff make the list a second time because this debut book of the Aurora Cycle is magical! The writing is fabulous and the adventure reminded me of Defy the Stars (and the other way around). So good!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Dystopian and SciFi Edition - The Echo Room by Parker Peevyhouse</image:title>
      <image:caption>This book is fascinating and captures the magic of that first book in the Dashner trilogy, The Maze Runner. The premise is you wake up in a room and have to figure out how to get out until you die trying. Then you wake up and have to try all over again.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Seth wakes up in his old neighborhood that’s abandoned and overgrown as if the world has ended. Then he begins to get memories that tell him not everything is as it seems. (For fans of The Ugly Truth, Cantos Book 2 — don’t worry, it’s different :)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Dystopian and SciFi Edition - The Mirror Souls by Julia Scott</image:title>
      <image:caption>Indie Author alert! In this story Earth has nearly destroyed itself and a benevolent alien race has stepped in to intercede. In doing so, the human race is reorganized, but things don’t seem as “utopian” as the aliens would have you believe.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Full disclosure, I haven’t read this book (I tried and couldn’t get past the first 25 pages). My IG users suggested it to go with Matched. I couldn’t think of anything else similar to Matched, so here you go. Comments appreciated.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Want a modern day satire that mimics The Lord of the Flies from a female perspective? This book is for you. I love Libba Bray. She’s great.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Indie Author Alert! Coriander is in search of her mother. The only thing she has is a necklace left behind. When she gets an email from a stranger asking about the stone, it takes her on a whirlwind journey (into outer space).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A Staircase worth of YA Contemporary.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Contemporary Edition - We Speak in Storms by Natalie Lund</image:title>
      <image:caption>A beautiful debut novel that follows three different teens as they grapple with metaphorical and literal ghosts haunting them. Its beautiful and the prose is moving.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Contemporary Edition - Looking for Alaska by John Green</image:title>
      <image:caption>So, if you haven’t watched the Hulu series (or maybe you have and you want something else to read), this story is moody, angsty, and wonderful.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Cath—one half of the dynamic twin duo she makes up with her sister, Wren—does better with her computer and the fan fiction she writes. So starting college is throwing her off. This is one amazing read (and I’m not just saying it).</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Contemporary Edition - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz</image:title>
      <image:caption>This tale about a young man’s journey to discover the keys to his identity is both poignant and lyrical. The prose is beautiful.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Contemporary Edition - Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay</image:title>
      <image:caption>This is wonderful tale of exploration when attempting to navigate ethnicity and culture when feeling like an outsider. It’s part coming-of-age, part cultural exploration, and part murder mystery.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Contemporary Edition - Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rowell has made the list twice (as she should because I couldn’t choose between Fangirl or this title). This book is about two strangers who happen to sit next to one another on the school bus and somehow magic happens.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Contemporary Edition - Bookish Boyfriends: Talk Nerdy to Me by Tiffany Schmidt</image:title>
      <image:caption>This is an adorable romcom with lots of heart. Schmidt develops complex and dynamic heroines more inclined to discover the secrets about themselves (with a dash of romance on the side) - and all layered with the beauty of existing stories. This one is the third in the series about Eliza as she reads both Frankenstein and Anne of Green Gables.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Contemporary Edition - The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner</image:title>
      <image:caption>This was Zentner’s debut novel (he’s since added three more titles to his book stack) and it hit me right in my heart. It’s a male coming-of-age about identity in relationship to fathers. It’s wonderful!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Contemporary Edition - Simon and the Homo Sapians Agenda</image:title>
      <image:caption>“Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he's pushed out without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he's never met.” Powellsbooks.com</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Contemporary Edition - Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone</image:title>
      <image:caption>Samantha McAllister looks like every other girl in her class except she struggles with a hidden mental illness, working to hide it from everyone who knows her. She finds solace in poetry club and learns that sometimes you just need the people in your life as a support system.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Contemporary Edition - Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak</image:title>
      <image:caption>One of my favorite books ever written. This is the story about Clay Dunbar and what he does to save his brothers—all of them—from the ghosts threatening to tear them apart.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Contemporary Edition - Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner</image:title>
      <image:caption>So you’re waiting for your friends to pick you up after work. You text them. Next thing you know, they’ve been in a fatal accident. Yeah…</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Contemporary Edition - Carry On by Rainbow Rowell</image:title>
      <image:caption>So you were introduced to Simon and Baz in Fanrgirl. Here’s the story Cath was fangirling about!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Contemporary Edition - We Are Okay by Nina LaCour</image:title>
      <image:caption>This is such a beautiful story about grief, self-acceptance, love and friendship. Marin disappears after the death of her grandfather; It takes her best friend Mabel to bring back to the land of the living.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Contemporary Edition - A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi</image:title>
      <image:caption>Shirin is a muslim girl in America post 9-11. With racism and prejudice rampant, she’s built some tall walls. Then she meets Ocean, and he threatens to bring them all down.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Contemporary Edition - Every Other Weekend by Abigail Johnson</image:title>
      <image:caption>Adam’s family is falling apart after the death of his oldest brother. Jolene’s family fell apart a long time ago. Every other weekend, they find comfort in their friendship. But when they take things to the next level, will it all fall apart?</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Contemporary Edition - The Best Laid Plans by Cameron Lund</image:title>
      <image:caption>A classic friends-to -overs romcom, Keely is ready to have sex but she doesn’t want it to be with one of the boys she’s known since Kindergarten. When she meets college boy Dean, she thinks he’s the one, but will her virginity cost her the man of her dreams? That’s where best friend Andrew comes in and everything goes awry.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Contemporary Edition - The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo</image:title>
      <image:caption>A powerful narrative written in verse, this story follows Xiomara as she navigates what it means to be a young woman, a daughter, and a person of color amidst the familial, religious and cultural messages that bombard her.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Contemporary Edition - Only Mostly Devastated by Sophia Gonzales</image:title>
      <image:caption>This is an adorable Grease retelling featuring Ollie who had a summer fling with Will. When Ollie unexpectedly remains in town and starts high school, the boy Ollie thought was comfortable out, isn’t.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Contemporary Edition - Together We Caught Fire by Eva V. Gibson</image:title>
      <image:caption>An unflinching story that grapples with heavy topics like suicide, mental illness and religion, sex and self-efficacy. This story is tightly weaved together in this story about Lane, her journey navigating complicated relationships and learning she doesn’t have to do it all alone.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Declan, stuck working community service at a cemetery, finds a letter stuck on a grave. He reads it and writes back. Little does he know his letter is delivered to a girl he goes to school with, Juliet. Will their secret identities be revealed and if so, can they move past all the prejudice built up around them?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A companion to Letters to the Lost, this story explores what it means to be a family. We go on a journey with Rev, adopted, to discover the truths about love, forgiveness and redemption.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Contemporary Edition - Swimming Sideways by CL Walters</image:title>
      <image:caption>Abby has a chance to start over in a new place without a secret hanging over her head, but her family and her friendship begin to fall apart and she doesn’t know how to hold it all together.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Seth wakes up as a soul outside of his physical body. When he doesn’t remember what happened to him, he goes on a journey through his memories to discover it. What he learns, however, is a truth so ugly he doesn’t know how to face it.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Contemporary Edition - The Bones of Who We Are by CL Walters</image:title>
      <image:caption>Gabe thinks he’s carrying a monster around inside of him. When he’s told his former best friend isn’t going to survive a car accident Gabe feels he’s to blame for, he decides he needs to kill the monster.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>My adoration for books goes deep. Seriously. Here’s a stack of YA Fantasy (only a fraction of the books I own).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This is the first book in a duology by Laini Taylor. The follow up is Muse of Nightmares. She also has several other fantasy titles, one of her most popular being Daughter of Smoke and Bone</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sabaa Tahir’s fourth book in this series releases in December. You’ve got time to enjoy the first three books before then.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Fantasy Edition - Harry Potter Series</image:title>
      <image:caption>There are seven books in this series. It begins with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. It might be categorized as Middle Grade fantasy initially, but each title ages with the protagonist, Harry.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Clockwork Angel is the first in the Infernal Devices trilogy by Cassandra Clare. It is set in Victorian England and follows three characters: Tessa, Jem and Will. The follow up titles are Clockwork Prince and Clockwork Princess.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Fantasy Edition - A Curse So Dark and Lonely</image:title>
      <image:caption>This book is the first in a series written by Brigid Kemmerer. The follow up title as already been released: A Heart so Fierce and Broken. The third title is set to be released January 2021.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Fantasy Edition - Children of Blood and Bone</image:title>
      <image:caption>This is the first book in a series written by Tomi Adeyemi. A gripping fantasy with African influence, it’s gorgeously told. The second in the series is also available: Children of Virtue and Vengence.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Fantasy Edition - A Darker Shade of Magic</image:title>
      <image:caption>This is the first book in the Shades of Magic trilogy by V.E. Schwab, more adult than YA, but definite crossover appeal. All of the titles are available.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Fantasy Edition - Throne of Glass</image:title>
      <image:caption>This is the first title in a series by Sarah J. Maas of nine books—all of which have been released.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Fantasy Edition - Circe</image:title>
      <image:caption>A mythological retelling of the witch Circe from The Odyssey.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Fantasy Edition - The Night Circus</image:title>
      <image:caption>A fantastic novel set in a circus amid magicians in a life or death competition. Brilliant and rich.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This is the first book of 4 by Maggie Stiefvater; this is a staff pick by the Powells Book Staff.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Fantasy Edition - Shatter Me Series</image:title>
      <image:caption>Tahereh Mafi wrote this series of seven novels (all available) that begins with this one. A kind of super hero dystopia with edge and a lot of romance.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Fantasy Edition - The Name of the Wind</image:title>
      <image:caption>Patrick Rothfuss presents a “riveting first-person narrative of a young man who grows to be the most notorious magician his world has ever seen.” Powells.com</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Fantasy Edition - Stalking Jack the Ripper</image:title>
      <image:caption>The first in a series of four books, Stalking Jack the Ripper is about a Lord’s daughter who goes “against her stern father's wishes and society's expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle's laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. When her work on a string of savagely killed corpses drags Audrey into the investigation of a serial murderer, her search for answers brings her close to her own sheltered world.”</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Fantasy Edition - The Wrath and the Dawn</image:title>
      <image:caption>From Goodreads: In a land ruled by a murderous boy-king, each dawn brings heartache to a new family. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, is a monster. Each night he takes a new bride only to have a silk cord wrapped around her throat come morning. When sixteen-year-old Shahrzad's dearest friend falls victim to Khalid, Shahrzad vows vengeance and volunteers to be his next bride. Shahrzad is determined not only to stay alive, but to end the caliph's reign of terror once and for all.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Fantasy Edition - Spin the Dawn</image:title>
      <image:caption>from Goodreads: Project Runway meets Mulan in this sweeping YA fantasy about a young girl who poses as a boy to compete for the role of imperial tailor and embarks on an impossible journey to sew three magic dresses, from the sun, the moon, and the stars.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Fantasy Edition - Six of Crows</image:title>
      <image:caption>The first of a duology (the second title is Crooked Kingdom). It’s a squad - heist story set in a fantasy world and it is fantastic.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Fantasy Edition - The Grisha Trilogy</image:title>
      <image:caption>Shadow and Bone is the first title in The Grisha Trilogy also by Leigh Bardugo. Gorgeous fantasy with magic and romance. All three of the titles are available.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This-Then-That: YA Fantasy Edition - Serpent and the Dove</image:title>
      <image:caption>A staff pick at Powells.com: "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." Lou (a scrappy, snarky witch of a girl) and Reid (a stoic, principled witch hunter) accidentally stumble their way into a forced marriage. Lou must hide the secret of her magic from her unexpectedly kind but undeniably dangerous new husband, and Reid, honorable to his core, begins to question where his loyalties lie. A lush, gorgeous, and incredibly fun debut. Recommended By Joanna S., Powells.com</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A collection of shorts that transport you into the Grishaverse of The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, The Six of Crows, and King of Scars. Can’t get enough of Leigh Bardugo!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Joy’s Summer Love Playlist looks to fit in nicely within the YA RomCom category.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Buy here</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Piper Bee, Indie Author</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Buy The Vinyl Underground here</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - Reading Wonderland Interview: Lisa Brown Roberts</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Bookworm Crush by Lisa Brown Roberts is the companion book to The Replacement Crush. Both are available at bookstores (I urge you to choose your local independent bookstore!)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - Reading Wonderland: an Introduction</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Cantos Chronicles: a book stack.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I’ve been reading a ton. I post reviews to my Goodreads and my Instagram accounts.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>On Sale today, where ever books are sold. Hooray!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - Indie Author Marketing: Road Trip Wrap Up</image:title>
      <image:caption>The black and white was the second cover. It’s a Canva stock image and clearly an inexperienced Indie move. It isn’t the wisest choice when trying to “stand out” in a competitive market. The new cover is designed by a trained graphic artist, Sara Oliver Designs, and is original to Swimming Sideways!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - Indie Author Marketing: Update No. 8</image:title>
      <image:caption>Available March 31, 20202 in Ebook, Paperback and Hard Cover wherever books are sold.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - Indie Author Marketing: Update No. 7</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Cantos Chronicles</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Cantos Chronicles</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The new covers are here!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Making a quick stop to take in the sights before I continue down the road.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>So Nevada…</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>My planning and writing space.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>My attempt at a marketing plan.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - The Letters She Left Behind: It's here!</image:title>
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      <image:caption>RE-RELEASE JANUARY 14, 2019</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Available here</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Buy here.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Seth’s story.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Adorable book - really enjoyed the romantic elements, though I was disheartened by the prose and the end.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This Writer Reads - Milk and Honey</image:title>
      <image:caption>Read this book in an afternoon. It was beautiful and really explored the pain and power of femininity. Loved it.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This Writer Reads - Mirage</image:title>
      <image:caption>An enjoyable read, and it moved quickly. Some bright spots in the strong female characters, though I missed and felt the protagonist needed more character development.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This Writer Reads - Reaper at the Gates</image:title>
      <image:caption>I’ve read all of the books in this series and feel Tahir is a talented writer. I think the character development as well as the plot is great and epic. My favorite is the first one An Ember in the Ashes.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b92f0bc5417fcf7915a61b1/1540707187794-666AFI6PEW8C2IEL4FKI/Roth.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This Writer Reads - Carve the Mark</image:title>
      <image:caption>and The Fates Divide was very interesting and I enjoyed the two main characters. In the conclusion, I wasn’t crazy about the multiple voices (because I liked the two in Carve the Mark so much) but the story draws to a satisfying conclusion.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This Writer Reads - Shatter Me</image:title>
      <image:caption>I’m sorry to say - I didn’t like this book and haven’t continued reading the series though i do know it has legions of fans. While the first third of Shatter Me showed promise in original writing style and premise, it wasn’t able to hold up as the story unfolded.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Really enjoyed the poetry - some gorgeous pieces in here.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This Writer Reads - The Hazel Wood</image:title>
      <image:caption>Very interesting premise and some gorgeous imagery by a talented writer. I struggled with this book, however, in that I couldn’t find a way to connect to the protagonist (which I think is part of that characterization - so is more a me issue than the book issue).</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This Writer Reads - The Dark Between Stars</image:title>
      <image:caption>Some beautiful poetry in this book. Some read with the simplicity of Fortune cookie slips and some that required rereading.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Enjoyable who-done-it but predictable. I should never read them because I usually figure it out rather quickly.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CLWalters Blog - This Writer Reads - Morning Glory</image:title>
      <image:caption>LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this book. I read it for the first time in high school - and historical fiction (with a romantic bent) has always been a favorite of mine. This one is excellent. The Gamble is another I loved.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>It was really difficult to like this heroine . . . and I guessed it pretty quickly.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A poignant story that explores struggle.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Coincides nicely with the #metoo movement and gender studies.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A wonderful classic and a quick read.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Loved this coming of age story with heart.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>LOVED this story: coming of age with adventure, heartbreak and love.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This book opened my eyes in a way they hadn’t seen before.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Each of us faces the symbolic mountain. (FYI: this is literally the Ko’olaus on the the island of O’ahu).</image:caption>
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