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| Saints and Misfits by S.K. AliCOMING SOON! Fiction. According to Janna Yusuf, there are three kinds of people. Sarah, her brother's pious fiancée, is the first kind: a saint. Farooq, the guy who assaulted Janna at a party, is the second kind: a monster, even if he acts saintly at the mosque. And Janna – a Flannery O'Connor-loving, hijab-wearing Muslim girl with divorced parents and a crush on a non-Muslim guy -- is the third kind: a misfit, never quite feeling like she belongs. If Janna's authentically angsty struggle to find her place and her voice resonates with you, you may also want to try Sheba Karim's That Thing We Call a Heart. |
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The Language of Thorns : Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic
by Leigh Bardugo
COMING SOON! Travel to a world of dark bargains struck by moonlight, of haunted towns and hungry woods, of talking beasts and gingerbread golems, where a young mermaid's voice can summon deadly storms and where a river might do a lovestruck boy's bidding but only for a terrible price. Perfect for new readers and dedicated fans, the tales in The Language of Thorns will transport you to lands both familiar and strange―to a fully realized world of dangerous magic that millions have visited through the novels of the Grishaverse. This collection of six stories includes three brand-new tales, each of them lavishly illustrated and culminating in stunning full-spread illustrations as rich in detail as the stories themselves.
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| The Leaf Reader by Emily ArsenaultCOMING SOON! Paranormal Suspense. Since people at her small-town high school assume that she's just as strange as her family, Marnie Wells decides to lean into her odd reputation. She starts offering tea-leaf readings to her classmates only to discover a real talent for fortune-telling. That talent attracts the attention of basketball star Matt, who wants to know why he's receiving messages from someone claiming to be his missing (presumed dead) best friend. Even as her readings get more disturbing, Marnie finds herself irresistibly drawn toward Matt and his mystery. Hints of the supernatural add to the feeling of creeping unease in this page-turning tale of suspense. |
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Focus on: Organ Donors and Transplants
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| Alive by Chandler BakerParanormal Suspense. Ever since her life-saving heart transplant, 17-year-old Stella has been suffering from heartache -- literally. At the same time every day, she has visions of horrific violence accompanied by agonizing pain. The bizarre symptoms begin to ease, however, after she gets involved with Levi, the magnetic new guy at her prep school. Their steamy relationship distracts Stella so much that by the time she recognizes the red flags surrounding Levi, it may already be too late. Gripping, blood-splattered suspense will keep you reading right up through the end of this supernatural thriller. |
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| Things We Know by Heart by Jessi KirbyRomance. After Quinn Sullivan's boyfriend Trent is killed in an accident, his major organs are donated. Desperate to hold on to Trent however she can, Quinn joins a program that allows her to meet all of the organ recipients -- except for the heart recipient, Colton Thomas, who doesn't respond to her message. Abandoning the rules of the program, Quinn tracks Colton down on her own, and even though she hides her reason for seeking him out, their connection is immediate and powerful. As they fall deeper in love, Quinn's worries loom large -- are her feelings really for Colton, or for Trent? And will Colton still love her when he learns the truth? Pick up this sweet and unusual contemporary romance to find out. |
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| Noggin by John Corey WhaleyFiction. Travis Coates is back from the dead, but he still can't get a life. As a terminally ill 16-year-old, Travis had agreed to have his head cryogenically frozen, thinking he'd be revived in the far future. Instead, it's only five years later when he wakes up with his head attached to a donor body. Though Travis is grateful, adjusting to his new reality is confusing: his gay best friend Kyle is back in the closet, his girlfriend Cate is engaged to some other guy, and he's still stuck in high school while everyone else has moved on. If you appreciate angst sprinkled with humor, don't miss this "satisfyingly oddball" (Kirkus Reviews) coming-of-age story. |
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