May 2021 list by L. Buehler
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Bookish and the Beast
by Ashley Poston
In this adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast," the teenaged star of a popular science fiction movie franchise hides out in a small town, following a tabloid scandal, and meets the bookish Rosie Thorne who is still grieving over her mother's death.
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Fat Chance, Charlie Vega
by Crystal Maldonado
A plus-sized Latina’s struggle to forge a healthy relationship with her own body is challenged by her mother’s insensitivity, her popular best friend and personal doubts about a new boyfriend’s ability to see her as she truly is.
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House of Hollow
by Krystal Sutherland
Reappearing in their Scotland suburb a month after going missing, three sisters with no memory of what happened begin to transform, while strange phenomena begin occurring around them in ways that impact their coming-of-age a decade later.
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The Infinity Courts
by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Waking up in the afterlife after being murdered en route to her graduation party, Nami discovers that the world where consciousness goes after death has been taken over by a genocidal artificial-intelligence entity.
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It Only Happens in the Movies
by Holly Bourne
Turning cynical about love in the face of her parents’ acrimonious divorce, her own shifting relationships and the fictional portrayals of love in movies, Audrey bonds with a flirtatious co-worker, Harry, who encourages her to take a chance in the real world.
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Kisses and Croissants
by Anne-sophie Jouhanneau
Attending an elite summer program in Paris in the hope of landing an audition with one of the world’s leading dance companies, a 16-year-old ballerina bonds with a charming local who introduces her to the City of Lights and its unexpected mysteries.
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Perfect on Paper
by Sophie Gonzales
Navigating a complicated love life in spite of the spot-on advice she gives her classmates, a bisexual anonymous relationship columnist is blackmailed by an attractive and popular classmate to help the latter win back his ex.
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Pride and Premeditation
by Tirzah Price
A first entry in a murder-mystery trilogy inspired by three of Jane Austen’s classic novels follows the efforts of an aspiring lawyer who would prove herself to the heir of a prestigious firm.
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The Serpent's Curse
by Lisa Maxwell
Separated while tracking down the elemental stones needed to stop the angry goddess Seshat, Esta and Harte become stranded on opposite ends of a continent before finding themselves confronted by an adversary beyond their imagining.
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard
by J. K Rowling
The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a wizarding classic, first came to Muggle readers' attention in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and now thanks to Hermione Granger's new translation from the ancient runes, this stunning edition is presented with an introduction, notes and illustrations by J.K. Rowling and extensive commentary by Albus Dumbledore.
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Victories Greater than Death
by Charlie Jane Anders
The Nebula Award-winning author of All the Birds in the Sky presents a young-adult debut that finds a brilliant alien commander’s human clone teaming up with her best friend and crewmates to protect a world that does not yet know that alien life exists.
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Witches Steeped in Gold
by Ciannon Smart
A tale inspired by Jamaican culture follows the rivalry of two witches who set aside their differences to become unlikely allies against an increasingly violent enemy.
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