SJPL Picks: Short But Sweet: Books Under 200 PagesLike this list

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• Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

  Cohn, Rachel

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  Contemporary Fiction. 183 pages. Nick frequents New York's indie rock scene nursing a broken heart. Norah is questioning all of her assumptions about the world. They have nothing in common except for their taste in music, until a chance encounter…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Starlight Watchmaker

  James, Wren,

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  Sci-fi Mystery. 128 pages. Wealthy students from across the galaxy come to learn at the prestigious academy where Hugo toils as a watchmaker. But he is one of the lucky ones. Many androids like him are jobless and homeless. Someone like Dorian could…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Brock

  McGowan, Anthony,

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  Realistic Fiction. 129 pages. First book in The Truth of Things series. Nicky's got a tough life. His mum's gone, his dad's on bail and his brother Kenny needs looking after. It's still dark out when Kenny drags Nicky from his bed, making him a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights

  Landman, Tanya,

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  Classic retelling. 104 pages. The night that Heathcliff, an unkempt orphan, arrives at the Heights, Cathy's life will change for ever but theirs will not be a happy love story. From a harsh childhood to a foolish marriage, a troubled path of pain…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Losing Hit Points

  Mielke, Kristopher,

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  Contemporary Queer Romance with Table Top Games. 192 pages. A romantic story filled with goblins, adventure, and the healing power of admitting our mistakes. Equal parts touching and laugh-out-loud funny, trans teen Journey has the chance to play an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• No Escape

  Stoffels, Maren,

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  Horror. 195 pages. A twisted game master has no intention of letting players go in this escape room horror story. “You have been chosen to participate in a new Escape Room. You can bring one person. The one you trust the most. Your very best…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ripped Away

  Vernick, Shirley Reva,

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  Historical Fiction. 132 pages. Ignored yet again by his crush, Abe Pearlman wanders into Fortunes and Futures for a little diversion. The fortune teller reveals that Abe may be able to save someone’s life. But before he can ask any questions, he’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Union

  Cassidy, Sara,

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  In-verse Novel. 96 pages. Tuck navigates new love, past trauma and standing up for what's right in this novel in verse. Grace has caught my eye I stare and stare at this girl I’ve missed since we were five. Abuse at the hands of his mother's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Depth of Field

  Deen, Natasha,

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  Survival Thriller. 128 pages. When Josh Biswas found out his girlfriend, Lian, was cheating on him, it didn’t only break his heart, it threatened his GPA . Lian calls him boring and turns in their joint photography project in as her own, leaving…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Boys and Girls Screaming

  Carter, Kern,

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  Realistic Fiction. 193 pages. When Ever’s father passes away suddenly, she is devastated. Not long after that, her mom has a stroke and Ever’s anguish becomes almost unbearable. That’s when she gets the idea to form a group she calls Boys and Girls…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Double or Nothing

  Carter, Brooke, 1977-

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  Realistic Fiction. 137 pages. Ester "Essie" Tomasi is a genius. She got an early entrance scholarship to university and at eighteen years old is already in her second year of pre-med. But Essie also struggles with a dark secret: she has a serious…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Know What You Did Last Summer

  Duncan, Lois, 1934-2016,

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  Horror. 200 pages. Four teens fight to outsmart a killer who intends to avenge a young boy's death in this suspenseful thriller that inspired the classic horror film. After a party, four teens are in a hit-and-run accident that results in a young…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories

  Cisneros, Sandra

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  Short Stories. 192 pages. A collection of stories by Sandra Cisneros, the celebrated bestselling author of The House on Mango Street and the winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. The lovingly drawn…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dropped

  Kuipers, Alice, 1979-

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  Thriller fiction. 96 pages. Dex is dropped onto a deserted tropical island to be a player in a social media competition. Dex is one of six contestants on Dropped! , an internet reality show. He’s glad to escape his real life after being dumped by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Normal Kids

  Di Lorenzo, Melinda, 1977-

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  Contemporary Fiction. 120 pages. In seventeen-year-old Hannah Dresher’s world, every dollar counts. When Hannah comes home to find that her alcoholic mom is wasted, she’s not surprised. But when she discovers that her younger brother, Seth, has…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Different for Boys

  Ness, Patrick,

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  Also available as an eBook. Contemporary Queer Romance. 97 pages. Anthony “Ant” Stevenson isn’t sure when he stopped being a virgin. Or even if he has. The rules aren’t always very clear when it comes to boys who like boys. In fact, relationships of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One Last Job

  Rodman, Sean, 1972-

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  Also available as an eBook. Heist Thriller Fiction. 84 pages. Michael has been getting into trouble lately . As a consequence, his mom is making him look after his grandfather for the summer. The thing is, Gramps isn’t your average senior citizen:…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Timematician

  Bereznai, Steven,

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  Science Fiction. 176 pages. “The fools of this world had no use for me. Well, the feeling is mutual.”The Genetic Wars have left the planet an apocalyptic wreck. All it needs is one final push from mad genius Doctor BetterThan to finish the job. With…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Taker

  Two Original Creepshow Novels

  Cooper, Elley,

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  Horror. 179 pages. Two creepy stories in one chilling book. In "The Taker," newcomer Bea unwittingly befriends a ghost who is jealous of the dance team at school; and in "Pretty Polly," Casey adopts an African grey parrot named Dorian, who may be…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What Goes Up

  Heppermann, Christine,

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  Also available as an eBook and eAudiobook. Contemporary Poetry. 176 pages. How do you forgive yourself—and the people you love—when a shocking discovery leads to a huge mistake? When Jorie wakes up in the loft bed of a college boy she doesn’t…Read moreRead more of this annotation