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Magic at the Grand Dragonfly Theatre
by Brandie June
Short Summary: Iris and Violet Ashmore couldn't be less alike. While Iris shines onstage as an actress skilled in the art of sleight-of-hand tricks, Violet prefers to stay behind the scenes, where she can focus on playwriting and hiding her magical abilities from the Crown. But when a mysterious stranger arrives, they must do anything to keep their dangerous secrets from being revealed.
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The Resurrectionist: A Tale of Gothic Horror
by Kathleen S. Allen
A young Victorian woman unwittingly unleashes a monster into being in this gothic tale of medical mystery and sinister suspense, perfect for fans of DON'T LET THE FOREST IN and BELLADONNA.
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If Looks Could Kill
by Julie Berry
While conducting volunteer work in Manhattan in 1888, eighteen-year-old Tabitha and Pearl's fates intertwine with Jack the Ripper as he is hunted by the Gorgon Medusa.
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The Forgotten Teachers: How Nature Wrote the Story of Life
by Brian Isett
Interweaving science and storytelling, spirituality and art, a neuroscientist and an artist guide us toward a deeper understanding of how radically interconnected all of life is. A Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview selection! Starting from science, while reaching for spiritual truth, The Forgotten Teachers charts the evolution of life on Earth under the mentorship of six teachers: Ocean, Air, Theia (through collision with this planet, Earth was set on its tilt), Sun, Plants, and Symbionts. Ideas from the field of evolutionary biology, accompanied by watercolor illustrations, guide this factual yet mytho-poetic exploration of life. Motivated by their shared concern over the severance of science from the sacred, and humans from their place within nature, Isett and Biçen set out to write a scientific wonder story for our times--to enchant readers with the strangeness and beauty of evolutionary biology, while reintegrating us into the natural world. As Rachel Carson did in her time and as Wendell Berry has done as a poet and essayist across the years, Isett writes with precision and urgency to remind us that we participate in a story that is far larger than ourselves, and that to see ourselves more truly would be to see the many ways in which we belong to the molecules and mysteries of the living world.
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Blood & Breath
by Qurratulayn
I sucked in the last breath I would ever call my own and sealed my contract with one word: revenge. Born into the persecuted Magi class, Evan Wilde keeps her true identity under wraps. Her days are spent drawing up simple contracts--a task Magi are banned from performing--which call devils from beyond the veil to carry out clients' requests in exchange for a bit of blood or breath. It's not until Evan lies dying in an alley, the victim of an illegal blood sacrifice, that she draws a contract for herself. A devil can take the last of her life--if it grants her revenge. Such a hasty, open-ended contract can only lead to trouble. But when a devil named Jack accepts her terms, Evan decides to make the most of her borrowed time. With Jack's help, she infiltrates high society, posing as part of the ruling Necro class--the group responsible for oppressing Magi and perpetuating illegal blood sacrifices. Dining and dancing by day, unleashing her devil at night . . . for the first time in her life, Evan no longer lives in fear. She even finds friends--and love--within the circles of her supposed enemy. It turns out that, for all their corruption, Necros are the only ones keeping the devils at bay. If Evan and Jack topple their society in revenge, the veil between worlds could vanish, leaving devils to wreak havoc. Evan's vendetta against Necros could destroy the entire world, including her newfound friends and love. But even if she changes her mind, Evan is not the only one out for blood. Jack didn't indenture himself for nothing; in fact, Evan's contract could be the key to enacting his own twisted vengeance . . . .
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The Complete Full Tilt Boogie
by Alex de Campi
Saga meets Avatar the Last Airbender - The Hollywood Reporter INTERGALACTIC MAYHEM! Out in the deep reaches of the cosmos, teenager Tee - together with her grandmother and a cat (called cat!) - is a wannabe bounty hunter operating from her patched-together spaceship, the Full Tilt Boogie. After rescuing the Luxine Prince Ifan from his debtors' prison, Tee finds herself on the run from various new enemies, including sacred knights and a deadly Anubite warrior, as war and unrest spread accross the universe. This thrilling love letter to space anime sagas includes the complete run of the strip which originally appeared in the pages of 2000 AD.
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Pushing Hope: An Illustrated Memoir of Survival
by Raymond Santana
The 1989 rape of a jogger in Central Park was pinned on 14-year-old Raymond Santana and four other young teens-now called the Exonerated Five-a tragedy that would change their lives forever. In this illustrated memoir, Santana reflects on his wrongful conviction and tireless fight for his exoneration-- Provided by publisher.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
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