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Six of Crows

On an Amsterdam-inspired fantasy island, a master criminal plans a never before attempted heist. He gathers a crew of unlikely thieves from all different wakes of life. The only thing that can stop them from pulling it off and becoming rich beyond their wildest dreams? Themselves.

Legendborn

In this modern twist on the classic King Arthur story, Bree attends UNC-Chapel Hill’s early college program. Still looking for answers after her mother’s death, she discovers a historic traditional white magic secret society on campus that she joins in the hope of finding answers, both about her mother, the secret society, and herself. 

Inheritance Games

Avery Grambs's life changes instantly when she inherits the entire fortune of billionaire Tobias Hawthorne. The catch? Avery has no idea why -- or even who Tobias Hawthorne is. For fans of puzzles, mysteries, and love quadrangles. 

Carry On

The story follows the final year of magical schooling for Simon Snow, the "Chosen One" of the Magical world, prophesied to defeat the Insidious Humdrum, an evil force that has been wreaking havoc on the World of Mages for years.

Six crimson cranes

A princess in exile, a shapeshifting dragon, six enchanted cranes, and an unspeakable curse... Drawing from 'The Wild Swans' and East Asian folklore, this breathtakingly original fantasy from the author of Spin the Dawn is perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo or Tomi Adeyemi.

Gilded

Long ago cursed by the god of lies, a poor miller's daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding and entirely untrue.

Or so everyone believes.

The Sunbearer Trials

The Sunbearer Trials decide who will give their life to save the world. Jade semidioses are supposed to be safe from competing, but when two are chosen, Teo must find a way to keep them both alive.

Our Crooked Hearts

In this intergenerational story of crackling, raw witchcraft, Ivy slowly peels back the mysteries of her mother's youth to reveal startling discoveries about her own life.

Crumbs

Ray, a young seer struggling with her powers, discovers first love and friendship in her town's magic bakery. Based on the beloved webcomic from WEBTOON, this sweet coming-of-age story of friendship and first love comes to life.

Fullmetal alchemist

As young boys, Edward & Alphonse Elric dabbled in alchemy to try to resurrect their dead mother. As a result, Ed lost one arm and one leg, while Al lost his entire body and had his spirit sealed into a suit of armor. Now, they are searching for the fabled Philosopher's Stone to restore what they've lost.

Heartstopper.

Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. A sweet and charming coming-of-age story that explores friendship, love, and coming out.

My hero academia

Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn't got an ounce of power in him. With no chance of ever getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for budding heroes, his life is looking more and more like a dead end. Then an encounter with All Might, the greatest hero of them all, gives him a chance to change his destiny.

Nimona

Nemeses! Dragons! Science! Symbolism! All these and more await in this brilliantly subversive, sharply irreverent epic ! A not-so-bad villain fighting against a not-so-good hero teams up with a spunky shape-shifting heroine in a cleverly envisioned world.

Fangirl

Cath struggles to survive on her own in her first year of college while avoiding a surly roommate, bonding with a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words, and worrying about her fragile father.

Witch hat atelier

A beautifully-illustrated story about a girl who longs for magic in her life and learns that, on the inside, she already is what she wishes she could be. A beautifully-illustrated story about a girl who longs for magic in her life and learns that, on the inside, she already is what she wishes she could be.

Galaxy: the prettiest star

Taylor Barzelay seems to have the perfect life with good looks and good grades, but they are actually an alien princess from the planet Cyandii, and after six long years of accepting the duty to remain in hiding as a boy on Earth, it all changes when they meet confident Metropolis city girl Katherine.

 

I must betray you

In a country governed by isolation, fear, and a tyrannical dictator, seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer, but he decides to use his position to try to outwit his handler, undermine the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country.

Luck of the Titanic

After smuggling herself onto the RMS Titanic, British-Chinese teenager Valora Luck reunites with her twin brother and tries to convince him that their acrobatic training could be their ticket to a better life.

The librarian of Auschwitz

Follows Dita Kraus from age fourteen, when she is put in charge of a few forbidden books at Auschwitz concentration camp, through the end of World War II and beyond.

The downstairs girl

By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for the genteel Southern lady, "Dear Miss Sweetie."

Shadow on the mountain

In Nazi-occupied Norway, fourteen-year-old Espen joins the resistance movement, graduating from deliverer of illegal newspapers to courier and spy.

The black kids

Los Angeles, 1992. Ashley Bennett and her friends are living the charmed life. It is the end of senior year, and they're spending more time at the beach than in the classroom. Everything changes one afternoon in April when four LAPD officers are acquitted after beating a black man named Rodney King half to death.

Pride and premeditation

When a scandalous murder shocks London high society, seventeen-year-old aspiring lawyer Lizzie Bennet seizes the opportunity to prove herself, despite the interference of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, the stern young heir to the prestigious firm Pemberley Associates.

These violent delights

Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Serpent & Dove, this heart-stopping debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River.

Ace of spades

Welcome to Niveus Private Academy, where money paves the hallways, and the students are never less than perfect. Until now. Because anonymous texter, Aces, is bringing two students' dark secrets to light.

One of Us Is Lying

When the creator of a high school gossip app mysteriously dies in front of four high-profile students all four become suspects. It's up to them to solve the case. Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you would go to protect them.

House of Hollow

The Hollow sisters disappeared as children only to return a month later, changed, with no memory of what happened. Now, one of them is missing again. Finding her means remembering what happened years ago—and uncovering a deadly, rotting, fantastic secret.

Truly devious

When Stevie Bell, an amateur detective, begins her first year at a famous private school in Vermont, she sets a plan to solve the cold case involving the kidnapping of the founder's wife and daughter shortly after the school opened.

I am still alive

Stranded alone in the unforgiving Canadian wilderness, Jess is determined to survive and seek revenge on her father's murderers. Jess will survive. She has to. She knows who killed her father…and she wants revenge. 

Two truths and a lie

When a troupe of theater students get stranded in a creepy old motel during a blizzard, they play a foreboding game of truth and lies that leads to real danger when a murderer is discovered in their midst.

Burn Our Bodies Down

Margot doesn't know anything about her family, beyond her quiet life with her mother. But she wants more and when she finds a clue that leads her to a town called Phalene, she leaves to investigate. Only Phalene and her family history are full of secrets, some that may prove more dangerous and deadly than Margot ever could have bargained for.

Sadie

Sadie is seeking her sister’s killer; months later, podcast producer West McCray seeks to learn why Sadie abandoned her car and vanished. Sadie is a breathless thriller about the lengths we go to protect the ones we love and the high price we pay when we can’t. 

 

All My Rage

Two Pakistani teens, Salahudin and Noor, persevere through loss, trauma, and Islamophobia in their tiny California desert town in this sweeping tale of love, family, and forgiveness that spans generations.

Firekeeper's Daughter

n this fast-paced thriller set within the Ojibwe reservation and the surrounding Michigan town, Daunis becomes an undercover agent for the FBI after witnessing a murder.

Loveless

For fans of Love, Simon and I Wish You All the Best, a funny, honest, messy, completely relatable story of a girl who realizes that love can be found in many ways that don't involve sex or romance.

The Hate U give

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.

The perks of being a wallflower

Follow an observant “wallflower” Charlie as he charts a course through the strange world between adolescence and adulthood. First dates, family drama, and new friends. Sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

The Poet X

Long ago cursed by the god of lies, a poor miller's daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding and entirely untrue.

Or so everyone believes.

An emotion of great delight

An Emotion of Great Delight is a searing look into the world of a single Muslim family in the wake of 9/11. It's about a child of immigrants forging a blurry identity, falling in love, and finding hope--in the midst of a modern war. 

That's not what happened

In the three years since the Virgil County High School Massacre, a story has grown up around one of the victims, Sarah McHale, that says she died proclaiming her Christian faith--but Leanne Bauer was there, and knows what happened, and she has a choice: stay silent and let people believe in Sarah's martyrdom, or tell the truth.

The rest of the story

A big-hearted, sweeping novel about a girl who reconnects with a part of her family she hasn’t seen since she was a little girl—and falls in love, all over the course of a magical summer.

Whiteout

In Atlanta, just before Christmas, twelve teens band together to help a friend pull off the most epic apology of her life during the storm of the century, which results in a magical moment that changes everything. 

You've reached Sam

You've Reached Sam is a story about a high school girl named Julie grappling with the recent death of her boyfriend Sam. One day, a week after Sam's death, Julie calls Sam to hear his voice for one last time. And to her surprise, he actually picks up.

The summer I turned pretty

Belly spends the summer she turns sixteen at the beach just like every other summer of her life, but this time things are very different.

You should see me in a crown

Liz Lighty has always done her best to avoid the spotlight in her high school; after all, her family is black and rather poor. Her hopes for a college scholarship fall through she is forced to turn to her school's scholarship. This plunges Liz into the gauntlet of social media which she hates and leads her to discoveries about her own identity and the value of true friendships.

Love & Gelato

A summer in Italy turns into a road trip across Tuscany in this sweeping novel filled with romance, mystery, and adventure. People come to Italy for love and gelato, someone tells her, but sometimes they discover much more.

They both die at the end

In a near-future New York City where a service alerts people on the day they will die, teenagers Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio meet using the Last Friend app and are faced with the challenge of living a lifetime on their End Day.

My mechanical romance

High school senior Bel Maier has an aptitude for engineering and teams up with robotics team captain, Mateo Luna, but after a rough start together the nights of after-school work lead to romance.