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That Devil, Ambition
by Linsey Miller
There is only one school worth graduating from, and it creates as many magicians as it does graves... First in his class and last in his noble line, Fabian Galloway's only hope of a good future is passing his elite school's honors class. It's only offered to the best thirteen students, and those students have a single assignment: kill their professor. If they succeed, their student debt is forgiven. However, if an assassination attempt fails or the professor is alive at the end of the year, the students' lives are forfeit. And dealing with the professor, a devil summoned solely to kill or be killed, is no easy task. Fabian isn't worried, though. He trusts his best friends--softhearted math genius Credence and absent-minded but insightful Euphemia--to help. After all, that's why he befriended them. As the months pass and their professor remains impossibly alive, the trio must use every asset they have to survive. Or else failure will be on their academic records--and their tombstones--forever.
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Fortress of Snow
by Melanie Dickerson
When her father dies and her brother, Warin, abandons her, Mazy is forced to seek help from her beloved older brother Sir John, who is training knights at the great estate of Strachleigh. While there, she becomes friends with the kind and loyal Sir Berenger. Romance is just beginning to bloom when the king offers Berenger a new mission that also serves as a chance for a title: Berenger is to marry the recently widowed Lady Bristow and take over her estate. To Mazy’s dismay, Berenger agrees to go to Bristow Castle to visit her and make his decision. But Bristow Castle is hiding secrets, and the only person who might be able to save the knight in distress is the damsel Mazy herself.
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Grumpy Darling
by Alexandra Moody
Paige has ticked off everything on her senior year bucket list except one tiny thing - she's never kissed anyone. And her best friend, Grayson Darling, is to blame. Grayson is the school hockey team's notorious enforcer, and he's been scaring away any eligible bachelors that so much as look in Paige's direction. With time running out, she demands that Grayson stop defending her honor. Instead, he'll become her dating coach, training her to win the guy of her dreams. But Grayson has plans of his own. He's been in love with Paige since they were kids, and his clock is running, too. Coaching Paige might be his last chance to show her how good they'd be together. After all, practice makes perfect.
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You've Awoken Her
by Ann Dâavila Cardinal
Gabi should be thrilled to be visiting his best friend for the summer. But with its mansions, country clubs, and Ruth's terrible new boyfriend, Frost Thurston, the Hamptons is the last place he wants to be. And then Gabi witnesses a woman being dragged under the ocean by what looks like a tentacle . . . When no one-not the police or anyone else-seems to care, Gabi starts to wonder if maybe the beachside town's bad vibes are more real than he thought. As the number of "accidental" deaths begins to climb, the Thurston family name keeps rising to the top. And what's worse is that all the signs point to something lurking beneath the water-something with a hunger for blood. Can Gabi figure out how the two are intertwined and put an end to the string of deaths . . . before becoming the water's next victim?
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The Protégée
by Erica Ridley
Eighteen-year-old Angâelique, a talented young seamstress from a working-class background, seeks vengeance on the factory owner who destroyed her family, all while navigating a cutthroat competition for a coveted position in Paris's fashion world.
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Fitting Indian
by Jyoti Chand
This debut teen graphic novel from social media influencer Jyoti Chand and rising star illustrator Tara Anand follows one girl’s journey navigating high school and her mental health within a traditional South Asian family. Perfect for fans of Netflix’s Never Have I Ever and Tillie Walden’s Spinning.
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