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| Sisters in the Wind by Angeline BoulleyWhen Lucy meets someone who claims to help Native American foster kids reconnect with their communities, she’s skeptical. She’s also pretty busy trying to outwit a violent stalker. Fans of Angeline Boulley’s Firekeeper’s Daughter and Warrior Girl Unearthed will recognize familiar characters in this powerful mystery. |
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One of the boys
by Victoria Zeller
Grace Woodhouse has left a lot behind. She used to have a great friend group, an amazing girlfriend, and a right foot set to earn her a Division I football scholarship--before she came out as trans. As senior year begins, Grace is struggling to find herplace in early transition, new social circles, and a life without football. But when her skills as the best kicker in the state prove to be vital, her old teammates beg her to come out of retirement, dragging her back into a sport--into a way of life--she thought had turned its back on her forever.
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Everything She Does Is Magic
by Bridget Morrissey
In the Halloween-obsessed town of Fableview, sunny Darcy and brooding almost-witch Anya team up in a fake magical pact that turns into something more, as they navigate fall festivities, personal dreams and the surprising power of unexpected feelings.
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Sea change
by Susan Fletcher
Born with a genetically modified set of lungs and gills, fifteen-year-old Turtle faces a difficult choice between her life with the Mer community and life on land with a Normal named Kai
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A girl walks into the forest
by Madeleine Roux
The beautiful Valla travels through dangerous Gottyar Wood to get to Count Leonid's castle, but her face is torn to shreds en route and the Count is unhappy, in a female-forward narrative that borrows from horror, fairy tales and folklore
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| The Bad Ones by Melissa AlbertBefore Becca disappeared, she left clues only her former best friend Nora could decode. Now Nora must figure out how Becca’s disappearance ties to a childhood game of theirs. Fans of urban legends will enjoy this creepy supernatural horror laced with mystery.
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| Aisle Nine by Ian X. ChoTwo years ago, demon-spewing portals to hell opened all over the world, which are now managed by the Vanguard Corporation. When a portal opens in the discount store where Jasper works, he decides to take action and save the world himself. Read-alikes: Alex Brown’s Damned If You Do; Lorence Alison’s Solstice. |
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The Black Girl Survives in This One: Horror Stories
by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell, editors
Werewolves, cults, and demons are no match for the protagonists in this fast-paced short story collection centering Black girls fighting evil and breaking curses. Popular authors including Zakiya Dahlia Harris and Justina Ireland deliver horror stories packed with suspense and social commentary.
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| The Dark We Know by Wen-Yi LeeHome for her abusive father’s funeral, art student Isadora Chang reunites with an estranged friend. Together they investigate their mutual friends' deaths. Is there a connection with the gruesome sketches Isadora doesn’t remember drawing? This enthralling Gothic novel spins horrors from childhood trauma and small-town secrets. |
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Perfect girl
by Tracy Banghart
Jessa was raised to be a“perfect girl” who follows rules, then during a sleepover things go very wrong, leaving her to reject what she knows and reclaim her power to save her friends.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Mary Riley Styles Public Library
120 N. Virginia Ave, Falls Church, Virginia 22046 703-248-5030 (TTY 711) www.mrspl.org
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