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The Bad Ones
by Melissa Albert
What it's about: As Nora tries to untangle the truth of her best friend Becca's disappearance, she discovers a darkness in her town's past, as well as a string of coded messages left for her to unravel. These clues lead Nora to a piece of local lore: a legendary goddess of forgotten origins who played a role in Nora and Becca's own childhood games.
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Fate Breaker
by Victoria Aveyard
What it's about: Armed with Taristan's sword, the only Spindleblade left in existence, Corayne must stop Queen Erida from bringing forth their demon god to destroy the world.
Series alert: This is the third novel in the Realm Breaker series.
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The Prisoner's Throne
by Holly Black
What it's about: Prince Oak is paying for his betrayal. Imprisoned in the icy north and bound to the will of a monstrous new queen, he must rely on charm and calculation to survive. With High King Cardan and High Queen Jude willing to use any means necessary to retrieve their stolen heir, Oak will have to decide whether to attempt regaining the trust of the girl he's always loved or to remain loyal to Elfhame and hand over the means to end her reign—even if it means ending Wren, too.
Series alert: This is the fifth and concluding novel in the Folk of the Air series.
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The Hedgewitch of Foxhall
by Anna Bright
What it's about: Magic is fading from Wales and Prince Taliesin would love to watch magic die. Prince Dafydd fears it, and the throne. But when the king promises the crown to whichever son can restore magic to Wales, the brothers are forced into an uneasy rivalry. When the coven's greed costs hedgewitch Ffion everything, she will need power beyond her wildest dreams to get back what she's lost, even if it means double crossing the brothers. The fate of Wales depends on their quest...and so might the fate of Ffion's heart.
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The Atlas of Us
by Kristin Dwyer
What it's about: In a last-ditch effort to pull her life together, Atlas starts working with a community service program rehabbing trails in the Western Sierras. As she sheds the walls she built to protect herself, Atlas realizes that the four strangers on her team might know her better than anyone has before. And with the end of the trail racing to meet them, Atlas is left counting down the days until she returns to her old life—without her new family, and without King, who's become more than just a friend.
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Clever Creatures of the Night
by Samantha Mabry
What it's about: Case arrives at her best friend Drea's isolated West Texas home to find that she has gone missing. She embarks on a search for clues about the mysterious disappearance but Drea’s roommates can’t—or won’t—answer questions, leaving Case to search alone. As she finds pieces of Drea's journal stuffed behind bathroom tiles and near the muddy river, Case realizes something bad happened in this house. And if she gets too close to the truth, she just might be next.
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Snowglobe
by Soyoung Park
What it's about: Enclosed under a vast dome, Snowglobe is the last place on Earth that's warm. The residents of Snowglobe have everything: fame, fortune, and above all, safety from the desolation outside their walls. In exchange, their lives are broadcast to the less fortunate outside, who watch eagerly, hoping for the chance to one day become actors themselves. But life inside Snowglobe is nothing like what you see on television. Reality is a lie, and truth seems to be forever out of reach.
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Cancelled
by Farrah Penn
What it's about: High school senior Brynn Whittaker faces a school-wide scandal when a viral video wrongly implicates her, prompting her and her friends to confront the school's misogynistic culture. Meanwhile, Brynn grapples with the decision to expose the true culprit.
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The No-Girlfriend Rule
by Christen Randall
What it's about: When her boyfriend excludes her from participating in a roleplaying game, high school senior Hollie joins an all-girls group where an in-game romance has the potential to be more than just pretend.
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