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Unusual Suspects
Perfect YA Book Suggestions from Off the Beaten Path
Presented by ... Liz Beazizo, West Salem High School Emily Byers, Salem Public Library Ian Duncanson, Beaverton City Library Sonja Somerville, Salem Public Library
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Unusual Suspects Perfect YA Book Suggestions from Off the Beaten Path Presented by ... Liz Beazizo, West Salem High School Emily Byers, Salem Public Library Ian Duncanson, Beaverton City Library Sonja Somerville, Salem Public Library What do
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What do you give to the reader who’s “read everything”?
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Emily
Psychological suspense Smart Dark secrets Suspense #WTFthatending Twisted
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TV series Horror Mythology Mystery Video games Russia/Cold War Nintendo Game development Cyberpunk Hackers Eerily prescient
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Slavery Small towns Racism Ambitions Small towns Big cities Adjustments Art
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Secrets Hard truth Love and loss Can’t look away
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Liz
Coming of age Antarctic Survival Woodburn, Oregon Soccer Socioeconomic groups World War II Adventure Dark Humor Leningrad
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Emily
Historical Fiction Lush Romantic TV tie-in Historical Fiction 1930s Boston Reinvention Irish immigrants
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Ian
Memoir Midwest Feminism Triumph over adversity Coming of age 1960s Spanglish Single-parent households Parents that don’t suck
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Mystery Sherlock-inspired Gambling Intrigue Trains Murder Canada Real sasquatches
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Other worlds Resourceful girls Wild adventure Quirky families
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Futuristic Video games Hero’s tale Survival Science Humor
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Emily
Fantasy Fairy tales Dark magic Lyrical Fantasy Magic Dramatic Bravery
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Historical fiction Banality Black humor True crime Horror High school 1970s Punk rock Feminism Empowerment Los Angeles Latinas
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Violence Depression Horrible parents
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Labor disputes Mechanical wonders Phantom of the Opera
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Liz
Romance Clean read Christmas Humor Coming of age Historic Religion Romance Historical Mystery Romance
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Emily
Coming of age Engaging Moving Misfits Coming of age Gothic tone Wealth Secrets Coming of age New adult Earnest Humorous
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