January 2020 list by K. Pearson
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All the Stars and Teeth
by Adalyn Grace
Raised in the arts of royal magic as heir to the throne of her island kingdom, Amora Montara is forced to flee in the wake of a spell gone wrong and teams up with a mysterious pirate to prove her worthiness to rule.
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Belle Révolte
by Linsey Miller
Told in two voices, sixteen-year-old Comtesse Emilie, whose yearning to be a physician is below her station, switches places with Annette, who needs training to develop her magic, as their homeland is threatened by war.
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A Castle in the Clouds
by Kerstin Gier
Way up in the Swiss mountains, there's an old grand hotel steeped in tradition and faded splendor. Once a year, when the famous New Year's Eve Ball takes place and guests from all over the world arrive, excitement returns to the vast hallways. Sophie, who works at the hotel as an intern, is busy making sure that everything goes according to plan. But unexpected problems keep arising, and some of the guests are not who they pretend to be.
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City of Stone and Silence
by Django Wexler
A continuation of the trilogy that began with Ship of Smoke and Steel finds Isoka and the rest of the Soliton crew racing to save the life of her sister, Tori, whose dark magical powers complicate her efforts to protect her loved ones.
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Ember Queen
by Laura Sebastian
With Astrea under the rule of a new leader, Theo returns to fight for her land and her people. But her enemies are more powerful than ever before and, if she is to win once and for all, she must risk everything and everyone if she is to reclaim her throne.
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Everafter Song
by Emily R. King
A conclusion to the trilogy that began with Before the Broken Star finds Everley entering a realm of flesh-eating monsters to track down the fugitive prince who committed the crimes that have put a price on her head.
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Every Other Weekend
by Abigail Johnson
A straight-A student whose home life has been devastated by the death of his brother and an aspiring director who wants to escape her dysfunctional parents become unlikely friends during weekends marked by new possibilities and spiraling troubles.
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
by Holly Jackson
Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town.
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Heart of Flames
by Nicki Pau Preto
Veronyka finally got her wish to join the Riders, but while she’s supposed to be in training, all she really wants to do is fly out to defend the villages of Pyra from the advancing empire. Tristan has been promoted to Master Rider, but he has very different ideas about the best way to protect their people than his father, the commander. Sev has been sent to spy on the empire, but maintaining his cover may force him to fight on the wrong side of the war. And Veronyka’s sister, Val, is determined to regain the empire she lost—even if it means inciting the war herself.
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Jane Anonymous
by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Locked in a room by an unknown kidnapper who slid her basic needs through a pet door, a 17-year-old girl escapes back home to her family and struggles with crippling PTSD that compels her to write a therapeutic diary chronicling her efforts to uncover the truth of what happened.
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The King of Crows
by Libba Bray
Led by a vision, the Diviners travel to Bountiful, Nebraska, where they must confront their greatest fears and learn to rely on one another in order to save the world from catastrophe.
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The Map From Here to There
by Emery Lord
Embarking on a senior year of high school with all the promises of a fun job, great friends and a devoted boyfriend, Paige Hancock confronts big decisions about her life after high school while acknowledging that she secretly does not want anything to change.
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The Piper's Pursuit
by Melanie Dickerson
A fresh reimagining of the classic “Pied Piper” tale finds the stepdaughter of a corrupt Hamlin mayor investigating rumors of a wolf-like beast to explain the disappearances of children throughout the community.
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The Queen of Nothing
by Holly Black
Reeling from Cardan’s betrayal, an exiled Jude risks her life to sneak back into the treacherous Faerie Court to save the life of her deceptive twin, only to become ensnared in Elfhame’s violent political war and the fallout of a powerful curse.
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The Queen's Assassin
by Melissa De La Cruz
Caledon Holt is the kingdom's deadliest weapon. No one alive can best him in speed, strength, or brains, which is why he's the Hearthstone Guild's most dangerous member. Cal is also the Queen's Assassin, bound to her by magic and unable to leave her service until the task she's set for him is fulfilled.
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Scammed
by Kristen Simmons
Brynn's new assignment, to try to bring Grayson's father to justice, threatens not only the future graduating from Vale Hall would ensure, but her relationships with her friends and almost-boyfriend.
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Scavenge the Stars
by Tara Sim
Rescuing a mysterious stranger from drowning, a vengeful captive on a debtor ship is offered a means to escape by the man she saved, only to find herself in a perilous region of old-world opulence and desperate gamblers.
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Three Things I Know Are True
by Betty Culley
A debut novel in verse explores the experiences of a teen navigating the painful aftermath of a shooting accident that nearly ends her brother’s life and triggers painful community divisions.
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Throw Like a Girl
by Sarah Henning
Losing her cool and her scholarship during an important game, a talented softball player transfers to public school and tries to convince the coach to give her a chance by taking the place of an injured star athlete.
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The Toll
by Neal Shusterman
A highly anticipated finale to the best-selling trilogy that began with Scythe is set three years after the disappearances of Rowan and Citra and finds the Thunderhead closing to everyone, except Grayson Tolliver.
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Wardens of Eternity
by Courtney Allison Moulton
Follows the experiences of an abandoned teen in New York City who discovers powers she can barely control before supernatural compatriots help her battle otherworldly monsters that are changing the course of World War II.
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Where the World Ends
by Geraldine McCaughrean
An award-winning young adult novel by the best-selling author of Peter Pan in Scarlet traces the story of eight boys who participate in an annual bird-hunting expedition on a remote island only to become stranded when nobody arrives to take them home.
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Yes No Maybe So
by Becky Albertalli
Jamie Goldberg is cool with volunteering for his local state senate candidate—as long as he’s behind the scenes. When it comes to speaking to strangers (or, let’s face it, speaking at all to almost anyone) Jamie’s a choke artist. There’s no way he’d ever knock on doors to ask people for their votes…until he meets Maya.
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