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Series
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Thrills and Chills (Halloween) - YA
YA Once Upon A Summer Reading
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Thrills and Chills (Halloween) - YA
YA Once Upon A Summer Reading
Description
A horrific family tragedy sends sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of an old orphanage that was home to children who were more than just peculiar, but possibly dangerous--and who may still be alive. Illustrated with vintage found photographs.
2) Son
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Unlike the other Birthmothers in her utopian community, teenaged Claire forms an attachment to her baby, feeling a great loss when he is taken to the Nurturing Center to be adopted by a family unit.
Author
Series
Seraphina volume 1
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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Description
In a world where dragons and humans coexist in an uneasy truce and dragons can assume human form, Seraphina, whose mother died giving birth to her, grapples with her own identity amid magical secrets and royal scandals, while she struggles to accept and develop her extraordinary musical talents.
Author
Series
Starbound trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Two star-crossed lovers must fight for survival when they crash land on a seemingly uninhabited planet"--
Author
Series
Bladesmith novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"In the first book in Tricia Levenseller's exciting new YA fantasy duology, a teenage blacksmith with social anxiety is forced to go on the run to protect the world from the most powerful magical sword she's ever made"--
6) Dark shores
Author
Series
Dark shores volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A PIRATE WITH A WILL OF IRON Teriana is the second mate of the Quincense, a ship beholden to the Goddess of the Seas. Her people are born of the waves, and they alone know how to cross the impassable oceans between East and West. A SOLDIER WITH A SECRET Marcus is the commander of the Thirty-Seventh, the notorious legion that has led the Celendor Empire to conquer the entire East. The legion is his only family, and even they don't know the secret...
Author
Series
Dorothy must die. Main series volume 2
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Amy's job as assassin didn't work out as planned. Dorothy is still alive. The Order has vanished. And the home she couldn't wait to leave behind might be in danger.
8) Caraval
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Series
Language
English
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Romantasy - Adult/YA
Romantic Fiction - YA
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Romantasy - Adult/YA
Romantic Fiction - YA
Description
"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...
Author
Series
King of Scars duology volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"As Fjerdas massive army prepares to invade, Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm, and even the monster within, to win this fight. But a dark threat looms that cannot be defeated by a young kings gift for the impossible"--
10) Red queen
Author
Series
Red queen (Victoria Aveyard) volume 1
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Description
In a world divided by blood--those with common, Red blood serve the Silver-blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities--seventeen-year-old Mare, a Red, discovers she has an ability of her own. To cover up this impossibility, the king forces her to play the role of a lost Silver princess and betroths her to one of his own sons. But Mare risks everything and uses her new position to help the Scarlet Guard--a growing Red rebellion--even as...
11) Cursed
Author
Series
Gilded duology volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Serilda and Gild attempt to break the curses that tether their spirits to Adalheid's haunted castle before the Endless Moon, when the Erlking means to capture one of the seven gods and make a wish to return his lover, Perchta, from the underworld. But as the story progresses, it becomes clear he doesn't want just one god-he wants to capture all seven, and force them to bring down the veil that keeps the Dark Ones separate from...
Author
Series
Once upon a broken heart volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
After the discovery of a murderous curse, Evangaline Fox once again enters into a tenuous partnership with Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, and to break the spell they go on a journey of magic, mystery, and possible heartbreak.
13) Infinity son
Author
Series
Infinity cycle volume 1
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
In a world where some people are born with powers and some people take them, brothers Emil and Brighton Rey get swept up in a supernatural turf war generations in the making.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In the town of Fairfold, where humans and fae exist side by side, a boy with horns on his head and ears as pointed as knives awakes after generations of sleep in a glass coffin in the woods, causing Hazel to be swept up in new love, shift her loyalties, feel the fresh sting of betrayal, and to make a secret sacrifice to the faerie king.
15) Thorn
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
To escape her cruel family and contemptuous court, fifteen-year-old Princess Alyrra is willing to marry Prince Kestrin but when she magically swaps lives her nemesis, she may find happiness as a commoner.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This Eastern European fantasy debut, inspired by the Polish fairy tale "The Glass Mountain," will take you on a twisting journey full of creeping tension, simmering romance, and haunting folklore--perfect for readers who loved An Enchantment of Ravens and The Hazel Wood."--Provided by publisher.
17) Undertow
Author
Series
Undertow trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
[2015?]
Language
English
Description
A sixteen-year-old girl is caught in an epic clash of civilizations when a society of undersea warriors marches out of the ocean into modern-day Coney Island.
18) Smoke in the sun
Author
Series
Flame in the mist volume 2
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Mariko must uncover deception in the imperial court and rescue Okami, while preparing for her nuptials"--
Author
Series
Cursebreaker series volume 3
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Emberfall is torn between supporters of Rhen and Grey, who agreed not to attack for two months, while Lia Mara struggles to rule Syhl Shallow well and is beginning to question her alliance with Grey.
Author
Series
Three dark crowns volume 1
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Fantastical Fiction - YA
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Description
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...
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