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| The Scorpion and the Night Blossom by Amélie Wen ZhaoÀn’yīng’s father perished when demons invaded the mortal realm nine years ago. Hoping to win an immortality pill for her mother, Àn’yīng travels to the celestial realm to compete in a deadly competition. This twisty romantasy weaves Chinese mythology into its page-turning action. Kirkus Reviews calls it a "blend of magic, competition, family, romance, and oh-so-many secrets." |
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The History of Everything
by Victoria Evans
Best friends Daisy and Agnes have always had each other, until Agnes' mom announces they are moving and Daisy starts dating a drummer, in a story about two best friends and how to grow up without growing apart. School Library Journal calls this graphic novel a "feel-good examination of a friendship."
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The Forbidden Book
by Sacha Lamb
On the night before her wedding, 17-year-old Sorel leaps from a window and runs away from her life. To keep from being discovered, she takes on the identity of Isser Jacobs — but it soon becomes clear that there is a real Isser Jacobs, and people want him dead. Her mistaken identity takes Sorel into the dark underworld of her small city, where smugglers, forgers, and wicked angels fight for control. Booklist calls it "a fantastic adventure."
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Wings of Starlight
by Allison Saft
Clarion, a warm-season fairy, sets out to defeat a monster said to be crossing from Winter into Spring, but instead finds Milori, a young guardian of the Winter Woods, with whom Clarion forms an unlikely bond to save their lands. Booklist says this book is "full of intrigue, secrets, danger, and star-crossed romance."
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Pantomime
by Christopher Sebela
Haley and her brother, Max, are alone after their mother’s death and are sent to Wayfair Academy, a special needs boarding school. Eventually, they find family amongst other deaf children. One night the group decides to dip their toes into crime - but soon find out that stealing from the wrong person has its consequences. With no one to turn to but each other, they must make a choice, one where no one comes out the same.
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Recommended Reading
by Paul Coccia
A failed romantic gesture puts a damper on a queer teen bookseller’s summer of book matching and matchmaking until a handsome lifeguard and romance skeptic waltzes into his bookstore. Sometimes you get a second chance at happily ever after when you least expect it. Read-alikes include No Boy Summer by Amy Spalding and The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall.
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