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"She was tired of being told how it was by this generation, who’d botched things so badly. They’d sold their children a pack of lies…She knew now that the world was a long way from fair. She knew the monsters were real." ~ from Libba Bray's The Diviners
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New and Recently Released!
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Beware the Wild
by Natalie C. Parker
~~Southern Gothic gets a whole new twist in this debut novel, sure to appeal to fans of the New York Times bestselling Beautiful Creatures series. The swamp in Sterling's small Louisiana town proves to have a power over its inhabitants when her brother disappears and no one but Sterling even remembers that he existed. Now Sterling, with the help of brooding loner Heath, who's had his own creepy experience with the swamp, must fight back and reclaim what—and who—the swamp has taken. Beware the Wild is a riveting and atmospheric page-turner readers won't want to miss.
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| Knockout Games by G. NeriFiction. "One hit or quit." That's the rule of the TKOs boxing club, led by Kalvin, the "Knockout King" -- who's also 16-year-old Erica's new boyfriend. At first, Erica is thrilled by the adrenaline rush of filming the TKOs as they challenge each other to brutally punch out random strangers. But their actions soon explode out of control, even as Kalvin's control over Erica grows stronger. Loaded with ripped-from-the-headlines drama, Knockout Games is harsh, intense, and thought-provoking. For a more hopeful but equally gripping story of urban teens trying to untangle loyalty and violence, check out Jason Reynolds' When I Was the Greatest. |
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Playing for the Commandant
by Suzy Zail
~~"Look after each other . . . and get home safe. And when you do, tell everyone what you saw and what they did to us." These are Hanna’s father’s parting words to her and her sister when their family is separated at the gates of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Her father’s words — and a black C-sharp piano key hidden away in the folds of her dress — are all that she has left to remind her of life before. Before, Hanna was going to be a famous concert pianist. She was going to wear her yellow dress to a dance. And she was going to dance with a boy. But then the Nazis came. Now it is up to Hanna to do all she can to keep her mother and sister alive, even if that means playing piano for the commandant and his guests. Staying alive isn’t supposed to include falling in love with the commandant’s son. But Karl Jager is beautiful, and his aloofness belies a secret. And war makes you do dangerous things.
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| Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie PerkinsContemporary Romance. Red-haired Isla, a senior at the School of America in Paris, has been in love with quiet, rebellious artist Josh since forever. Still, she's surprised when a genuine romance begins to blossom between them. Their relationship challenges not only Isla's connection with her high-functioning autistic best friend Kurt, but also her self-confidence. Why should Josh, who has talent and a post-graduation plan, be into someone like Isla, who isn't sure what she wants from the future? Set against a backdrop of world-famous cities, this sweet, steamy love story will charm fans of Sarah Dessen who, like Stephanie Perkins, includes cameo appearances by characters from her previous books. |
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The Perfectionists
by Sara Shepard
You don't have to be good to be perfect. From Sara Shepard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars, comes another series full of juicy secrets, nail-biting suspense, and beautiful girls who will do anything to hide the ugly truth. Ava, Caitlin, Mackenzie, Julie, and Parker are all driven to be perfect—no matter the cost. At first the girls think they have nothing in common, until they discover that they all hate the same person: handsome womanizer Nolan Hotchkiss, who's done things to hurt each of them. They come up with the perfect plan to murder Nolan—jokingly, of course. They'd never actually go through with it. But when Nolan turns up dead in the exact way they'd discussed, the girls suddenly become prime suspects in his murder. Only, they didn't do it. So who did? Unless they find the real killer, and soon, their perfect lives will come crashing down around them.Book Annotation
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Compulsion
by Martina Boone
~~ All her life, Barrie Watson has been a virtual prisoner in the house where she lived with her shut-in mother. When her mother dies, Barrie promises to put some mileage on her stiletto heels. But she finds a new kind of prison at her aunt's South Carolina plantation instead--a prison guarded by an ancient spirit who long ago cursed one of the three founding families of Watson Island and gave the others magical gifts that became compulsions. Stuck with the ghosts of a generations-old feud and hunted by forces she cannot see, Barrie must find a way to break free of the family legacy. With the help of sun-kissed Eight Beaufort, who knows what Barrie wants before she knows herself, the last Watson heir starts to unravel her family's twisted secrets. What she finds is dangerous: a love she never expected, a river that turns to fire at midnight, a gorgeous cousin who isn't what she seems, and very real enemies who want both Eight and Barrie dead.
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How It Went Down
by Kekla Magoon
~~When sixteen-year-old Tariq Johnson dies from two gunshot wounds, his community is thrown into an uproar. Tariq was black. The shooter, Jack Franklin, is white. In the aftermath of Tariq's death, everyone has something to say, but no two accounts of the events line up. Day by day, new twists further obscure the truth. Tariq's friends, family, and community struggle to make sense of the tragedy, and to cope with the hole left behind when a life is cut short. In their own words, they grapple for a way to say with certainty: This is how it went down.
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Redeemed : A House of Night Novel
by P. C. Cast
~~Zoey Redbird is in trouble. Having released the Seer Stone to Aphrodite, and surrendered herself to the Tulsa Police, she has isolated herself from her friends and mentors, determined to face the punishment she deserves—even if that means her body will reject the change, and begin to die. Only the love of those closest to her can save her from the Darkness in her spirit; but a terrible evil has emerged from the shadows, more powerful than ever… Neferet has finally made herself known to mortals. Crowning herself a Dark Goddess, she is evil unleashed and is enslaving the citizens of Tulsa. The vampyres of the House of Night have banded with the police, and are gathering every last resource they have, but they know that no single vampyre is strong enough to vanquish her—unless that vampyre has the power to summon the elements as well as the ability to wield Old Magick. Only Zoey is heir to such power…but because of the consequences of using Old Magick, she is unable to help. In the final novel in the House of Night series, an epic battle of Light versus Darkness will decide who is redeemed…and who is forever lost.
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They All Fall Down by Roxanne St. ClaireEvery year, the lives of ten girls at Vienna High are transformed. All because of the list. Kenzie Summerall can’t imagine how she’s been voted onto a list of the hottest girls in school, but when she lands at number five, her average life becomes dazzling. Doors open to the best parties, new friends surround her, the cutest jock in school is after her. This is the power of the list. If you’re on it, your life changes. If you’re on it this year? Your life ends.
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| 100 Sideways Miles by Andrew SmithFiction. Finn is used to people thinking he's a freak. First, his mother was killed in a bizarre accident involving a dead horse. Then his dad turned Finn into a character in his novel, which became a cult favorite. At least Finn's best friend Cade (a foul-mouthed, sex-crazed prankster) treats him like a real person. So does Julia, the fascinating new girl who's able to see beyond Finn's epileptic seizures and unusual habit of measuring time in miles. Even though 100 Sideways Miles features ghosts, a flash flood, and a wild road trip, it's the complex and satisfyingly weird characters that really make it a memorable read. If you're an outside-the-box reader looking for more edgy, absurd stories, try Libba Bray's Going Bovine. |
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Emergent
by Rachel Cohn
Elysia has finally learned that she has a soul and although she knows it hurts Zhara, her First, that Alexander has chosen her as his life mate, Elysia cannot give him up and instead takes her place fighting by his side in the revolution of clones and humans against Denesme's twisted regime
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The Accidental Highwayman : Being the Tale of Kit Bristol, His Horse Midnight, a Mysterious Princess, and Sundry Magical Persons Besides
by Ben Tripp
~~The Accidental Highwayman is the first swashbuckling adventure for young adults by talented author and illustrator, Ben Tripp. This thrilling tale of dark magic and true love is the perfect story for fans of William Goldman’s The Princess Bride. In eighteenth-century England, young Christopher “Kit” Bristol is the unwitting servant of notorious highwayman Whistling Jack. One dark night, Kit finds his master bleeding from a mortal wound, dons the man’s riding cloak to seek help, and changes the course of his life forever. Mistaken for Whistling Jack and on the run from redcoats, Kit is catapulted into a world of magic and wonders he thought the stuff of fairy tales. Bound by magical law, Kit takes up his master’s quest to rescue a rebellious fairy princess from an arranged marriage to King George III of England. But his task is not an easy one, for Kit must contend with the feisty Princess Morgana, gobling attacks, and a magical map that portends his destiny: as a hanged man upon the gallows…. Fans of classic fairy-tale fantasies such as Stardust by Neil Gaiman and will find much to love in this irresistible YA debut by Ben Tripp, the son of one of America’s most beloved illustrators, Wallace Tripp (Amelia Bedelia). Following in his father’s footsteps, Ben has woven illustrations throughout the story. “Delightful and charming. A swashbuckling adventure in the vein of Robert Louis Stevenson.” —#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson
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Kiss Kill Vanish
by Jessica Martinez
~~Love. Betrayal. Murder. Valentina is living a charmed, glittering life in Miami—falling in love for the first time, showered with gifts and affection by her father, surrounded by friends—when one shocking moment shatters everything she thought she knew about herself, her boyfriend, and her world. With no one left to trust, Valentina sheds her identity and flees to Montreal, where she finds work posing for a series of portraits by a pompous young artist. Valentina has always been at home in the art world, but she's never felt quite so alone. Valentina's carefully constructed new life comes crashing down when someone from her past resurfaces, putting her safety in question and her heart on the line. With betrayal at every turn, Valentina must untangle the deceptions of those she once loved and race to find her own truth—before it's too late.
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| The Infinite Sea by Rick YanceyScience Fiction. For fans of The 5th Wave, the wait for a sequel is finally over! Sixteen-year-old Cassie and her friends just barely managed to escape the alien Others' attempts to exterminate the human race. Now they have to decide if it's worth risking their lives again to search for other survivors -- including the dangerous Evan, for whom Cassie still harbors conflicted feelings. Multiple perspectives offer deeper insight into the characters as they struggle to trust each other in an atmosphere of intense post-apocalyptic paranoia. If you're new to the addictive action and startling twists of this popular series, now is the time to grab the 1st book and start reading -- there's already a movie in the works. |
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Sweet unrest
by Lisa Maxwell
"When seventeen-year-old Lucy Aimes moves to New Orleans and meets Alex, a boy who behaves as if they've known each other forever, she becomes caught up in a centuries-old vendetta"
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| Fiendish by Brenna YovanoffParanormal Fantasy. Ten years ago, fear and hatred drove the townspeople of New South Bend to attack their magical "craft" neighbors in a fiery purge known as "the reckoning." Young Clementine survived, but only because someone put her in a magical trance and hid her in a cellar with her eyes sewn shut. Now, newly awoken by Fisher (a boy with craft heritage), Clementine must uncover the secrets of her past before the threatening supernatural forces that woke with her overwhelm the town. Intricate, unsettling, and written with "seemingly effortless originality" (Booklist), this modern Gothic tale is a deliciously haunting choice for fans of dark paranormal romance. |
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| Ashes by Ilsa J. BickHorror/SF. Seventeen-year-old Alex is on a solo camping trip in the woods (and playing hooky from her seemingly pointless chemo treatments) when a series of electromagnetic pulses renders all technology useless, kills most of Earth's population, and turns many of those left alive into ravenous, bloodthirsty cannibals. But Alex isn't entirely alone; she teams up with an eight-year-old girl and a young soldier on leave who, like her, weren't transformed by the pulses, and the three of them fight together for survival. Terrifying and exhilarating, this gruesome trilogy opener is one that fans of apocalyptic fiction will devour. |
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| The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly BlackParanormal Fiction. After a night of partying, 17-year-old Tana wakes up to find all of her friends slaughtered by vampires…all except for her newly vamped ex-boyfriend, Aidan, and Gavriel, a mysterious vampire who saves her from Aidan's infectious bite. Tana is determined to travel with Aidan and Gavriel to Coldtown, a restricted zone for vampires and their human groupies. But even if she survives the trip, is she strong enough to resist Coldtown's deadly, seductive charms? With "rapid-fire dialogue, lavish details, and a wildly imagined world" (Booklist) in which monsters can be reality TV stars, Holly Black casts a uniquely chilling spell. If you're fascinated by the idea of vampirism as a disease, you might also like Scott Westerfeld's Peeps. |
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Halloween party
by R. L. Stine
An invitation to a Halloween party hosted by the beautiful but mysterious Justine Cameron spells danger, terror, and murder for the guests
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Welcome to the Dark House
by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Ivy, one of seven essay-contest winners who wrote about their worst nightmares to win a tour of a famous director's latest movie set, leans on sympathetic fellow winner Parker while struggling to outmaneuver a troublemaking horror-film fanatic. By the author of the Touch series. 75,000 first printing.
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| Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare BlakeHorror. Since his father's death three years ago, 17-year-old Cas Lowood has carried on his dad's ghost-hunting work, traveling from town to town with his kitchen-witch mother and their spirit-sniffing cat. But then Cas meets his match: Anna Korlov, possibly the most vicious ghost he's encountered...and she lets him live. There's a powerful attraction between Cas and Anna, and Cas wants to find a way to stop Anna's reign of terror without killing her -- but what if he can't? This suspenseful, gory blend of adventure and romance is shot through with humor and should grab fans of the TV show Supernatural. If you'd prefer a story told from a vengeful spirit's perspective, pick up The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco. |
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| The Diviners by Libba BrayHistorical Fantasy. After her wild behavior lands her in hot water, privileged young Evie O'Neill is sent to live with her eccentric uncle in New York City -- a "punishment" that delights Evie, who can't wait to mix with Ziegfield girls and sneak into some big-city speakeasies (it's the Roaring Twenties). But when her Uncle Will, curator of the Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult, is called on to help solve a rash of otherworldly murders, Evie is drawn in to the investigation because of a special ability she's tried to keep secret. Full of vivid period detail and intriguing characters and laced with shiver-inducing menace, this sprawling 1st in a series will thrill readers of supernatural mysteries and historical novels alike. |
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The monstrumologist : William James Henry
by Richard Yancey
As an apprentice to a monster-hunting doctor in 1888, Will Henry and his boss are brought a corpse entwined with an Anthropophagus--a supposedly extinct monster that feeds through teeth in its chest--and the two must race to stop it and its kind from consuming the world.
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Death sentence
by Alexander Gordon Smith
After his second attempt to escape from Furnace Penitentiary fails, Alex struggles to survive the bloodstained laboratories beneath the prison where he will be made into a monster, and as the warden pumps a sinisterly dark nectar into his veins, Alex becomes what he fears most.
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| The Waking Dark by Robin WassermanHorror. On "the day of killing," five people in tiny Oleander, Kansas, went on a sudden murder spree, and no one -- not even Cass, who killed the child she was babysitting -- can explain why. The sinister truth behind this shocking event doesn't start to emerge until a year later, when a tornado rips through town, plunging the adults into depraved insanity and forcing a group of teens (including Cass) to fight for escape. Similar in style to Stephen King's books, The Waking Dark will appeal to unflinching older teens who don't mind intense, graphic violence. For another horror story that really goes there -- and then keeps going -- check out Daniel Kraus' Scowler. |
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