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Very Dangerous Things
by Lauren Muñoz
Although the criminology-focused J. Everett High School always fakes crimes for its students to solve, this year’s game ends with an actual poisoning. Can top student Dulce set aside her grudge to clear her ex-best friend Sierra’s name? Read-alikes: Lauren Munoz’s Suddenly a Murder; Kara Thomas’ The Champions.
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The last tiger
by Julia Riew
In a land oppressed by the Dragon Empire, sixteen-year-old Lee Seung, a poor cleaner, and privileged Choi Eunji form an unlikely bond, only to find themselves on opposite sides of a battle for the last tiger--a magical spirit key to their nation's liberation and their intertwined destinies
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| Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire by Don MartinThe mountain town of Foxfire needs Verity’s help. She’s a witch-in-training, and a huckster named Earl has left the people of Foxfire on the brink of starvation. Fighting Earl requires Verity to confront the ancient magic of the mountains themselves. This cozy fantasy is infused with Appalachian folklore. |
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| A Mastery of Monsters by Liselle SamburyAugust’s brother disappears, leaving her a note claiming monsters are real and leading her to the Learners’ Society. This secretive group will train August to prevent a shapeshifter from becoming permanently monstrous. Fans of dark academia and flawed characters will enjoy this intricately plotted fantasy. |
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| The Atlas of Us by Kristin DwyerAtlas, a high school dropout grieving the loss of her father, joins a program to repair trails in the Western Sierras. The new friendships she forges -- one of which may be turning romantic -- help her find her footing again. This authentic and banter-filled story portrays Atlas learning to live with loss. |
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Blood Like Magic
by Liselle Sambury
What it's about: For centuries, all of the witches in Voya's Trinidadian Canadian family have received their magic through an ancestor-assigned challenge, but Voya's challenge has the highest stakes yet: she must find and kill her first love, or else every witch in her family will lose their magic.
Read it for: powerful, complicated family bonds; an authentically diverse cast of characters; and an intriguing near-future setting in which magic and tech exist side by side.
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Song of the Six Realms
by Judy I. Lin
"A talented young musician with no family and no patron, Xue accepts an offer from the mysterious Duke Meng only to discover he's the Duke of Dreams, one of the divine rulers of the Celestial Realm who needs her help to stop an impending war. Simultaneous eBook."
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We Hunt the Flame
by Hafsah Faizal
What it is: a captivating, detail-rich fantasy inspired by the history and mythology of ancient Arabia.
Featuring: Zafira, aka the Hunter, who disguises herself as a man and braves a cursed forest in order to feed her people; and Nasir, aka the Prince of Death, who assassinates anyone who threatens his ruthless father, the sultan.
What happens: When both begin a quest to restore the magic that could save their kingdom, these adversaries become uneasy allies.
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Here's to us
by Becky Albertalli
When Ben and Arthur, two very different boys—and ex-boyfriends who are stuck in the past—keep running into each other in the present, they wonder if fate is giving them a second chance at love. 250,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
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