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| The Beautiful by Renée AhdiehFleeing a painful past in Paris, French Asian seamstress Celine arrives in 1872 New Orleans, where she finds herself falling for uncanny underworld leader Sébastien even as she’s stalked by a bloodthirsty serial killer. Read The Beautiful for smoldering paranormal romance and a chilling mystery set against a lush and detail-rich backdrop. This vampire fantasy is the 1st in a new series from popular author Renée Ahdieh. |
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| Slay by Brittney MorrisNo one knows that honors student Kiera is the developer behind SLAY, an online role-playing game she created as a refuge for black gamers like herself. Her anonymity is threatened, however, when the murder of a SLAY player puts the game under fire from the media, and Kiera has to defend the world she’s created. Alongside immersive gaming scenes, this own voices debut features an authentic take on the diversity of black experiences. |
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Suggested Reading
by Dave Connis
Clara Evans is horrified when she discovers her principal's "prohibited media" hit list. The iconic books on the list have been pulled from the library and aren't allowed anywhere on the school's premises. Students caught with the contraband will be sternly punished. Many of these stories have changed Clara's life, so she's not going to sit back and watch while her draconian principal abuses his power. She's going to strike back. Clara starts an underground library in her locker, but when one of the books she loves most is connected to a tragedy she never saw coming, Clara's forced to face her role in it.
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| Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura RubyFourteen-year-old Frankie is abandoned by her father in a Chicago orphanage during the lead-up to World War II, and Pearl is the ghost who watches over her. While Pearl tries to reconcile her own tragic life and death, she watches Frankie grapple with poverty, family instability, falling in love, and the search for meaning in a harsh world. Fans of author Laura Ruby’s Bone Gap will enjoy this similarly subtle, strange, and thought-provoking story. |
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As Many Nows As I Can Get
by Shana Youngdahl
Scarlett and David have known each other all their lives in small-town Graceville, Colorado, where David is just another mountain in the background, until, one day, he is suddenly so much more than part of the landscape. Magnetic, spontaneous, David is a gravitational force. And Scarlett, pragmatic, wry, eye on the future, welcomes the whirlwind he brings even as she resists it. Moving between the present and the past, this is the story of a seemingly grounded girl who's pulled into a lightning-strike romance with an electric-charged boy, and the enormity of the aftermath. Smart, bold, and unconventionally romantic.
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| My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi MeadowsThe tragic tale of England’s Lady Jane Grey, reimagined as a historical fantasy packed with intrigue, crackling banter, and animal shapeshifters. Featuring a teenage King Edward VI, who’s weary of pesky usurpers; bookish Jane, who'll inherit the throne; and Gifford, Jane’s new husband, who's sometimes a horse. |
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| Newt's Emerald by Garth NixNo sooner has 18-year-old Lady Truthful Newington inherited the Newington Emerald than the magical gem is stolen from her. Disguised as a man (complete with enchanted mustache), Truthful travels to London, where her search for the precious family heirloom leads to danger, sorcery, and maybe even love. Read Newt's Emerald for Jane Austen-style wit mixed with lighthearted fantasy. |
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Dorothy Must Die
by Danielle Paige
A former writer for television, Paige makes her YA debut with this edgy update of Baum's classic series. Whisked to Oz by a Kansas twister, Amy Gumm discovers that the magical land has been destroyed by Dorothy's tyrannical rule, a situation that compels Amy to join an order of deposed magic-wielders who seek to put an end to Dorothy's reign.
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| The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. YeeGenie is shocked to learn that Quentin, the new Chinese guy at school, isn’t just annoying and weirdly attractive -- he's also the not-so-mythical Monkey King, and Genie’s destined to help him send a horde of demons back to hell. You'll be pulling for snarky perfectionist Genie as she tries to balance academics with demon-fighting in this wildly entertaining fantasy. Don't miss the sequel, The Iron Will of Genie Lo, out in January 2020. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
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