Open Books Challenge 2025: Books with Gems, Minerals or Rocks in the Title

Updated December 31, 2024
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Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld
Hale, Shannon
Paper Book
Shannon Hale and Dean Hale, the New York Times bestselling creators of Diana: Princess of the Amazons, team with artist Asiah Fulmore to explore Gemworld!  Amaya, princess of House Amethyst in Gemworld, is something of a troublemaker. She and her brother have...
Iron Lake : a novel
Krueger, William Kent
Paper Book
The 20th anniversary edition of the first novel in William Kent Krueger's beloved and bestselling Cork O'Connor mystery series--includes an exclusive bonus short story! "A brilliant achievement, and one every crime reader and writer needs to celebrate." --Louise Penny, #1...
The silver chair
Lewis, C. S.
Paper Book
A beautiful hardcover edition of The Silver Chair, book six in the classic fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia. The full-color jacket features art by three-time Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator David Wiesner and black-and-white interior art by the series' original illustrator, Pauline...
Stay gold
McSmith, Tobly
Paper Book
Debut author Tobly McSmith delivers a coming-of-age teen love story about a transgender boy who's going stealth at his new Texas high school and a cisgender girl who is drawn to him, even as she's counting down the days until graduation. Perfect for fans of David Levithan, Becky Albertalli, and...
Jade fire gold
Tan, June CL
Paper Book
Girls of Paper and Fire meets A Song of Wraiths and Ruin in June CL Tan's stunning debut, where ferocious action, shadowy intrigue, rich magic, and a captivating slow-burn romance collide. In an empire on the brink of war . . . Ahn...
The Nickel boys : a novel
Whitehead, Colson
Paper Book
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER * NATIONAL BESTSELLER * This follow-up to The Underground Railroad brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys unjustly sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida. * "One of the most gifted novelists in...
Silver linings
Woodcock, Fiona
Paper Book
Pip and Parker are best friends who do everything together. When Pip makes a mistake, Parker is always there to see the bright side. But what happens when Parker needs a little encouragement, too? Perfect for story-time and bedtime sharing, Silver Linings is a funny picture book about...

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