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Tag: Young Adult
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Kelcie Murphy and the Race for the Reaper’s Key by Erika Lewis: Triumphant Conclusion
Monsters Rise. Enemies Gather. The Never-ending War rages on. Kelcie Murphy and her friends are determined to stop the war, once and for all. But with monsters attacking the Lands of Summer and Winter, peace seems more out of reach than ever. And deep in the Abyss, an ancient evil, once thought defeated, is preparing…
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Come Out, Come Out by Natalie C. Parker: Poignant and Terrifying
It’s never been safe for Fern, Jaq, or Mallory to come out to their families. As kids their emerging identities drove them into friendship but also forced them into the woods to hide in an old, abandoned house when they needed safety. But one night when the girls sought refuge, Mallory never made it back…
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The Breakup Lists by Adib Khorram: Multilayered and Complex
Jackson Ghasnavi is a lot of things—a techie, a smoothie afficionado, a totally not obsessive list-maker—but one thing he’s not is a romantic. And why would he be? He’s already had a front row seat to his parents’ divorce and picked up the pieces of his sister Jasmine’s broken heart one too many times. No,…
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Momo Arashima Breaks the Mirror of the Sun by Misa Sugiura: Unstoppable Friendship
In the next book in the thrilling fantasy series filled with gods and monsters of Shinto mythology, a twelve-year-old girl must steal an ancient relic, work with new friends and learn to control her own dangerous power to defeat a new threat. After vanquishing a demon king, saving her mom, and reconnecting with her friend…
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Jack’s Ever After by Owen Lach: Authentic and Beautiful
Return to Jack and Damon’s queer love story in the poignant sequel, Jack’s Ever After. Jack Martin’s life feels like a dream come true. He’s surrounded by supportive friends, his music is thriving, and he’s head over heels for the boy of his dreams. Jack’s fairy tale seems complete. But as he enters his eleventh-grade…
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Becoming a Queen by Dan Clay: Daring Exploration of Identity
If only Mark Davis hadn’t put on a dress for the talent show. It was a joke―other guys did it too―but when his boyfriend saw Mark in that dress, everything changed. And now, fresh on the heels of high school heartbreak, Mark has given up on love. Maybe some people are just too much for…
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Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind by Misa Suguira: Wonderful Characters
All Momo wants for her twelfth birthday is an ordinary life—like everyone else’s. At home, she has to take care of her absentminded widowed mother. At school, kids ridicule her for mixing up reality with the magical stories her mother used to tell her. But then Momo’s mother falls gravely ill, and a death hag…
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Kelcie Murphy and the Academy of the Unbreakable Arts by Erika Lewis: Celtic Magic
The Otherworld is at war. The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts trains warriors. And Kelcie Murphy―a foster child raised in the human world―is dying to attend. A place at AUA means meeting Scáthach, the legendary trainer of Celtic heroes. It means learning to fight with a sword. It means harnessing her hidden powers and―most importantly―finding…
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Violet Made of Thorns by Gina Chen: Dark and Enchanting
Violet is a prophet and a liar, influencing the royal court with her cleverly phrased—and not always true—divinations. Honesty is for suckers, like the oh-so-not charming Prince Cyrus, who plans to strip Violet of her official role once he’s crowned at the end of the summer—unless Violet does something about it. But when the…
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“Faking Reality” by Sara Fujimura: Realistic and Authentic
Can a reality star princess transform the boy-next-door into her Cinnamon Roll Prince? Dakota McDonald swore after “The Great Homecoming Disaster” that she’d never allow her romantic life to be a plot line in her parents’ HGTV show again. But when the restaurant run by the family of her best friend (and secret crush), Leo,…