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Palace chronicles volume 3
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English
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"After a terrible fire destroys her home and kills her twelve sister-princesses, Desmia must rise above those who intend to manipulate her and sieze power for themselves--and find out the truth"--
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Pub. Date
2015
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English
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It's the era of peace and love in the 1960s, but nothing is peaceful in Caroline's life. Since her beautiful older sister disappeared, fifteen-year-old Caroline might as well have disappeared too. She's invisible to her parents, who can't stop blaming each other. The police keep following up on leads even Caroline knows are foolish. The only one who seems to care about her is Tony, her sister's older boyfriend, who soothes Caroline's desperate heart...
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Pub. Date
2012
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English
Description
Tate's younger brother Indy is probably the best skateboarder in Spokane. He's also really smart though he couldn't care less about school. But when Indy clashes with his father one too many times and drops out of school, it's up to Tate to win his brother back from the seedier elements of Spokane. Can Tate convince Indy to come home, finish his high school degree, and return to skating Under the bridge with their crew? Michael Harmon's fast-paced...
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Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
From Sophie Cameron, the author of Out of the Blue, comes an audiobook of magic, adventure, and what it means to truly belong.Brody Fair feels like nobody gets him: not his overworked parents, not his genius older brother, and definitely not the girls in the projects set on making his life miserable. Then he meets Nico, an art student who takes Brody to Everland, a "knock-off Narnia" that opens its door at 11:21pm each Thursday for Nico and his band...
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Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Even masterpieces have messy beginnings. When seventeen-year-old Niko and fifteen-year-old Ali meet at Ogilvy Summer Art Institute, a selective camp for art students in New York City, they seem like complete opposites. Ali comes across as overeager to laid-back Niko, who feels like a fish out of water surrounded by so many type A peers. So when a teacher assigns them a personal history project, Ali and Niko are shocked to find they have a lot...
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Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
By turns thrilling, dramatic, and touching, this is the story of Queen Victoria's childhood as you've never heard it before. Miss V. Conroy is good at keeping secrets. She likes to sit as quiet as a mouse, neat and discreet. But when her father sends her to Kensington Palace to become the companion to Princess Victoria, Miss V soon finds that she can no longer remain in the shadows. Her father is Sir John Conroy, confidant and financial advisor to...
9) Reality Boy
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Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
In this fearless portrayal of a boy on the edge, highly acclaimed Printz Honor author A. S. King explores the desperate reality of a former child “star” struggling to break free of his anger. Gerald Faust knows exactly when he started feeling angry: the day his mother invited a reality TV crew into his five-year-old life. Twelve years later, he is still haunted by his rage-filled youth—which the entire world got to watch from every imaginable...
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English
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Six years ago, sisters Evelyn and Philippa Hapwell were swept away to a strange and beautiful kingdom called the Woodlands, where they lived for years. But ever since they returned to their lives in post-WWII England, they have struggled to adjust. Ev desperately wants to return to the Woodlands, and Philippa just wants to move on. When Ev goes missing, Philippa must confront the depth of her sister's despair and the painful truths they've been running...
12) The project
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Lo Denham wants to expose the Unity Project as a cult and reconnect with her indoctrinated sister, but as she immerses herself in the group with no signs of Bea, Lo begins to question everything she thought was true.
13) House of Hollow
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English
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"Iris and Vivi work to uncover their dark, dangerous, and possibly magical past when their older sister Grey goes missing"--
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Three dark crowns volume 1
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English
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Fantastical Fiction - YA
If You Like Harry Potter, Read These *Adult Books*
If You Like Hunger Games, Read These!
If You Like Harry Potter, Read These *Adult Books*
If You Like Hunger Games, Read These!
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In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born--three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to control storms or flames with the snap of her fingers. Katharine is a poisoner, able to ingest the deadliest poisons without harm. And Arsinoe, a naturalist, can control nature. But becoming the Queen Crowned isn't solely a matter of royal birth--each sister...
15) Infinity reaper
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Series
Infinity cycle volume 2
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English
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In this gripping sequel to the New York Times bestselling Infinity Son, Adam Silvera brings a diverse cast of heroes and villains to life in an alternate New York where some people are born with powers, while others steal them from the blood of endangered magical creatures.
16) Iceling
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Series
Iceling volume 1
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
"A story that delivers action, conspiracy, and betrayal alongside a meditation on love, family connection, and humanity." — Seventeen-year-old Lorna loves her adoptive sister, Callie. But Callie can't say "I love you" back. In fact, Callie can't say anything at all. Because Callie is an Iceling--one of hundreds of teens who were discovered sixteen years ago on a remote Arctic island, all of them lacking the ability to speak or understand any...
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Series
Singular menace volume 3
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
-- Uncaged ¿ “A fabulous mix of outlandish hijinks, techno-noir, and teen cheek--LA style. Not to be missed.”-- --
18) Caraval
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Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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If You Like Harry Potter, Read These *Adult Books*
If You Like Hunger Games, Read These!
Romantasy - Adult/YA
Romantic Fiction - YA
If You Like Hunger Games, Read These!
Romantasy - Adult/YA
Romantic Fiction - YA
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"Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister Tella live with their powerful and cruel father. Now Scarlett's father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the far-away, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over. But this year, Scarlett's long-dreamt-of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away...
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Series
Caraval volume 3
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
-- ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART—out now!
20) Unseelie
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Series
Unseelie duology volume 1
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English
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Publisher Annotation: Iselia “Seelie” Graygrove looks just like her twin, Isolde…but as an autistic changeling left in the human world by the fae as an infant, she has always known she is different. Seelie’s unpredictable magic makes it hard for her to fit in-and draws her and Isolde into the hunt for a fabled treasure. In a heist gone wrong, the sisters make some unexpected allies and find themselves unraveling a mystery that has its roots...
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