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Updated July 25, 2024
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Reckless
Roberts, Lauren
Paper Book
Paedyn and Kai battle with duty and desire in this highly anticipated second installment in the sizzling and epic romantic fantasy trilogy that's packed with spicy tension and edge-of-your-seat betrayal. The kingdom of Ilya is in turmoil... After surviving the...
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Icon and inferno
Lu, Marie
Paper Book
Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Ally Carter, the dazzling sequel to #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu's Stars and Smoke, is "a brilliant, breathtaking ride" - Tahereh Mafi, #1 internationally bestselling author. New sparks. Old flames. And a...
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Break to you
Shusterman, Neal
Paper Book
Bestselling author of Scythe and Challenger Deep Neal Shusterman, here with coauthors Debra Young and Michelle Knowlden, tells an intense yet tender story of two teens, trapped in impossible circumstances and unjust systems, willing to risk everything for love--no matter the consequences. ...
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The calculation of you and me
Kaylor, Serena
Paper Book
A calculus nerd enlists her surly classmate's help to win back her ex-boyfriend, but when sparks start to fly, she realizes there's no algorithm for falling in love. Marlowe Meadows understands a lot of things. She understands that calculus isn't overwhelmingly beautiful to...
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Bad graces
McCauley, Kyrie
Paper Book
Yellowjackets meets House of Hollow in award-winning author Kyrie McCauley's gripping and magical YA thriller following a group of young women as they face the stress of harsh elements, a mysterious monster, and an unraveling of secrets after their yacht is wrecked off the coast of North America....
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Adventures of Mary Jane
Jahren, Hope.
In this brand new reimagining, Mary Jane--the red-headed spark from Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, who stole Huck's heart in just 30 pages--comes to life with her own story of adventuring down the Mississippi River in the 1840s. Meet Mary Jane Guild -- she...
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Amazing immortals : a guide to gods and goddesses around the world
Williams, Dinah
Paper Book
A culturally diverse, fact-filled, and gorgeously illustrated introduction to over 80 gods and goddesses from around the world--a perfect introduction to mythology for young readers. With heroic deeds, family drama, pulse-pounding battles, and shape-shifting magic, mythology...
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Car and Driver Trivia Zone : More Than 250 Outrageous Facts About the World's Coolest Cars
Bova, Dan/ Car & Driver (EDT)
Paper Book
"This book is both entertaining and insightful. Unique. Creative. Unpredictable. Awesome photos, hilarious questions. And some wild facts even I didn't know!" -Mario Andretti, Champion racing driver Rev your engines! The fun facts and amazing pictures car-loving kids love are...
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It's only a game
Yu, Kelsea
Paper Book
In this twisty, fast-paced YA thriller, a dangerous game becomes all too real when Marina and her friends are framed for murder. When Marina Chan ran from her old life, she brought nothing with her-not even her real name. Now she lives in fear of her past being discovered. But...
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Children of anguish and anarchy
Adeyemi, Tomi
Paper Book
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER * INSTANT INDIE BESTSELLER "A phenomenon." ―Entertainment Weekly Featuring gorgeous designed edges, dazzling metallic foil designs on the jacket and case, and...
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Rise
Goodlett, Ellen
Paper Book
Dark pasts and forbidden romances haunt three ambitious sisters as they fight to inherit the throne in this sequel to Rule, which New York Times bestselling author Elly Blake called "dazzling" and "pulse-pounding." Sisters Akeylah, Ren, and Zofi...
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Of jade and dragons
Chen, Amber
Paper Book
Mulan meets Iron Widow in this thrilling silkpunk fantasy about a girl who must disguise herself as a boy and enter the famed and dangerous Engineer's Guild trials to unravel the mystery of her father's murder. Eighteen-year-old Aihui Ying dreams of...
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Rapunzella, Or, Don't Touch My Hair
Mcleod, Ella
Paper Book
Rapunzella is a genre-bending novel that weaves together a young girl's ordinary life and a wildly dangerous fairytale universe, celebrating Black hair and the power of coming into your identity. "Recasting classic fairy tales in the context of...
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The color of a lie
Johnson, Kim
Paper Book
In 1955, a Black family passes for white and moves to a "Whites Only" town in the suburbs. Caught between two worlds, a teen boy puts his family at risk as he uncovers racist secrets about his suburb. A new social justice thriller from the acclaimed author of This Is My America!
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Furious
Pacton, Jamie
Paper Book
Jojo Emerson-Boyd should be on the fast track to her own wildly successful racing career. Instead, she's spending the seemingly endless summer working at her grandmother's auto shop in the small town of Dell's Hollow. Everything changed when Jojo lost her mom, a celebrity NASCAR racer, in a tragic...
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Breaking into sunlight
Cochran, John
Paper Book
This powerful and compassionate book follows a family's journey through the turbulence of parental addiction--and the moments of connection and healing that break through the dark days. Reese is a seventh-grader in rural North Carolina who loves drawing,...
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Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Vol. 16
Komoto, Hajime
Paper Book
Can muscles crush magic?! In the magic realm, magic is everything--everyone can use it, and one's skill determines their social status. Deep in the forest, oblivious to the ways of the world, lives Mash. Thanks to his daily training, he's become a fitness god. When Mash is...
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The darkness within us
Levenseller, Tricia
Paper Book
#1 New York Times Bestseller USA Today Bestseller Indie Bestseller Goodreads Choice Award Nominee "A delicious fantasy full of tension, treachery, and highly addictive romance." ―Stephanie Garber, # 1 New York...
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The wilderness of girls
Franklin, Madeline Claire
Paper Book
An Indie Next Pick and B&N Best Book of 2024 An unflinching YA debut about a troubled teen who discovers a pack of feral girls in the woods and is swept up in the ensuing mystery: Are the Wild Girls of Happy Valley lost princesses from a faraway land, as they believe, or...
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The tenth mistake of Hank Hooperman
Choldenko, Gennifer
Paper Book
Everyone will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank, a boy struggling to hold his family together when his mom doesn't come home, in this gripping story from Newbery Honor winner Gennifer Choldenko. "One of those rare and important books . . . Hank Hooperman may well be the most...
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The not-so-chosen one
Auseon, Andrew
Paper Book
"Ben may only be pretending to be the 'Chosen One'-but I've definitely chosen this one as my favorite new fantasy series." -Max Brallier, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Last Kids on Earth series How far would you go to play the hero?One seventh grader gets...
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Faker
Korman, Gordon
Paper Book
From the #1 bestselling author of RESTART, the story of a family of liars... and the son who wants to break the family tradition. Trey knows the drill: His dad gets him into a school full of kids with rich parents. Trey makes friends, and his dad makes connections. Soon, there's the...
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