The Philippine Star

NBS recommends teen heartbreak­ers

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WE WERE LIARS By E. Lockhart

P539

A beautiful and distinguis­hed family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends — the Liars — whose friendship turns destructiv­e. A revolution. An accident. A secret. Lies upon lies. True love. The truth.

ATLANTIA By Ally Condie

P545

For as long as she can remember, Rio has dreamed of the sand and sky Above—of life beyond her underwater city of Atlantia. But in a single moment, all Rio’s hopes for the future are shattered when her twin sister, Bay, makes an unexpected choice, stranding Rio Below. Guided by a dangerous and unlikely mentor, Rio formulates a plan that leads to increasing­ly treacherou­s questions about her mother’s death, her own destiny, and the corrupted system constructe­d to govern the Divide between land and sea.

WONDER By R. J. Palacio

P359

August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school-until now. He’s about to enter fifth grade at Beecher Prep, and if you’ve ever been the new kid, then you know how hard that can be. The thing is Auggie’s just an ordinary kid, with an extraordin­ary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he’s just like them, despite appearance­s?

BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING By Robyn Schneider

P349

Varsity tennis captain, Ezra Faulkner, was supposed to be homecoming king, but that was before—before his girlfriend cheated on him, before a car accident shattered his leg, and before he fell in love with unpredicta­ble new girl Cassidy Thorpe.

ELEANOR AND PARK: A NOVEL AND FANGIRL BOXED SET By Rainbow Rowell

P799

Two bestsellin­g titles by Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park and

Fangirl, are now in a boxed set!

A THOUSAND PIECES OF YOU By Claudia Gray

P435

Marguerite Caine’s physicist parents are known for their groundbrea­king achievemen­ts. Their most astonishin­g invention, called the Firebird, allows users to jump into multiple universes — and promises to revolution­ize science forever. But then Marguerite’s father is murdered, and the killer — her parent’s assistant Paul — escapes into another dimension before the law can touch him. Marguerite races after Paul through different universes, always leaping into another version of herself. But she also meets alternate versions of the people she knows. And soon she discovers the truth behind her father’s death is far more sinister than she expected.

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