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The Silkworm - Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling)
Cormoran Strike is back again to solve figure out why the famous novelist, Owen Quine, disappeared, and who's to blame for his random disappearance. J.K. Rowling creates the most captivating mystery novels I've ever read.

Buy it here: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-silkworm-robert-galbraith/1118638304?ean=9780316206877

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The Scorch Trials - James Dashner
This is the second book in The Maze Runner series, and in this story, Thomas and the other 20 boys (and girl) who are left journey through another trial to see if they can combat the flare. It sort of reminded me of the second Hunger Games novel, as in it seemed a bit redundant, but it was just as thrilling as the first book.

Buy it here: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/scorch-trials-james-dashner/1100169095?ean=9780385738767

The Vacationers - Emma Straub
This book is a total beach read, and if you were to take one book on vacation with you, this is the one that I highly recommend. The Post family, consisting of an unstable husband and wife, a daughter getting ready to go off to college, and a 28-year-old son dating a 40-year-old woman, goes on a vacation to Mallorca with their close family friends, and drama ensues. Loved every second of reading this!

Buy it here: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-vacationers-emma-straub/1117225056?ean=9781594631573

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Astonish Me - Maggie Shipstead
Astonish Me is a fabulous novel about Joan, a ballerina, who had to quit ballet because she became pregnant with her son, but he ends up just as enthralled in the world of ballet as she was. This is a great, great story and it just keeps unraveling from the first page to the last.

Buy it here: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/astonish-me-maggie-shipstead/1116055916?ean=9780307962904

One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories - B.J. Novak
If you aren't familiar with B.J. Novak, he was a writer, co-executive producer, and actor on the American version of The Office, as well as other things. With that said, I had very high expectations for this collection of short stories, and Novak found a way to exceed them all. Just the titles from the stories made me excited to read each individual story. I was laughing and gasping the whole time, and I thought it was a great read!

Buy it here: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/one-more-thing-b-j-novak/1116529883?ean=9780385351836

Heartbeat - Elizabeth Scott
Elizabeth Scott has such a way with with writing raw romance novels that make you feel deep emotions. Heatbeat is about Emma, a girl whose mother's dead body is being kept alive through hospital wires just long enough deliver the baby that's inside her, and all the grief that comes along with this situation. However, this grief brings her closer to one unexpected classmate, even though it furthers her away from everything and everyone else that was once important to her. Such a heartbreaking yet lovely story!

Buy it here: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/heartbeat-elizabeth-scott/1114668458?ean=9780373210961

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Fangirl - Rainbow Rowell
This extremely heartwarming novel is about a girl, Cath, who is obsessed with Simon Snow novels (which are basically the most non-cheesey versions of Twilight-meets-Harry Potter novels that you could ever read about). Cath's fanfiction stories are booming when she has to move to college, and she must face the challenge of whether or not she should move on in her life, like her twin sister has done. It's an awesome story-within-a-story because you get to read excerpts from Simon Snow and Cath's fan fiction in between every chapter!

Buy it here: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fangirl-rainbow-rowell/1114258557?ean=9781250030955

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The Beginning of Everything - Robyn Schneider

A heartbreaking romance novel about a boy, Ezra Faulkner (great name!), who shatters his leg and begins to contemplate what he truly prioritizes in life, which once was tennis and popularity. Lovely teen read!

Buy it here: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-beginning-of-everything-robyn-schneider/1114820441?ean=9780062217141

The Maze Runner - James Dashner
This is a very well-written dystopian novel about a boy named Thomas, who is unwillingly placed into a community of boys that have been spending their life trying to survive and escape the alternative land that they were all put into. This is my new favorite series! Anyone who enjoyed The Hunger Games will enjoy this book.

Buy it here: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/maze-runner-james-dashner/1030996581?ean=9780553497557

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The First 20 Minutes - Gretchen Reynolds
An interesting book written by New York Times Bestseller Gretchen Reynolds about the science behind exercise to teach you how to get the most out of each workout. Reynolds explores each aspect of exercise from pre-workout to post-workout, and provides her reader with life-changing workout tips, such as…

• Why interval training is better for you
• What the best food is to eat before/after your workout (or during if you're a marathon runner)
• How to decrease your risk for injury during a workout
• The best type of music to listen to while exercising

Buy it here: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-first-20-minutes-gretchen-reynolds/1110791632?ean=9780142196755