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The Darkest Star by Jennifer L ArmentroutFeaturing: 17-year old Evie and Luc, an unnaturally beautiful guy whom Evie assumes is a Luxen. What it's about: Caught up in a raid at a controversial club where humans and aliens mingle freely, Evie, a girl with firsthand knowledge about the devastating war between humans and aliens, discovers that an uncannily attractive boy she mistakes for a Luxen is actually someone even more powerful. Her growing attraction for Luc will lead her deeper and deeper into a world she'd only heard about, a world where everything she thought she knew will be turned on its head
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You Are The Everything by Karen RiversWhat it's about: When sixteen-year-old Elyse Schmidt and her crush, Josh Harris, are the sole survivors of a plane crash, she believes that everything is perfect and their love story is meant to be, but she finds that fate is not always what you expect it to be.
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Where She Fell by Kaitlin WardFeaturing: Teenager Eliza, who is going with her friends to explore an ordinary cave near their upstate New York home. Or so she thinks. What happens: When Eliza travels upstate, her friends insist on dragging her to Drowner's Swamp, a bog legendary for its dangerous sinkholes, and a place which her mother has frequently warned her about; Eliza does not want to go, and when the earth opens up and swallows her she finds herself in a system of caves--and what she finds living there is strange and dangerous beyond anything the legends could conjure up.
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Imagine Us Happy by Jennifer YuWhat happens: A high school junior struggling with near-debilitating depression unexpectedly bonds with a senior boy who understands what she is going through and starts to neglect her responsibilities before a dramatic spiral reveals her new friend's own scars.
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Sea Witchby Sarah HenningWhat it is: The backstory of the sea witch who will one day meet a little mermaid. What happens: Rendered an outcast after the death of her best friend, a guilt-stricken girl from a small fishing town befriends an offshore newcomer and together they pursue romances with two charming princes before her friend's aquatic identity comes to light. For fans of: The Little Mermaid. Although these characters don't share the name of the Disney classic, fans will definitely recognize the roles.
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Reflectionby Elizabeth Lim What it is: A new twist on Mulan, featuring favorites, like Shang and Mushu, and new faces. What happens: When Shang is greviously harmed by a blow meant for her, Mulan, still disguised as Ping, travels to the Underworld with Shang's lion guardian to bring him back. But King Yama, the ruler of Diyu, is not willing to give Shang up easily.
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Heartless by Marissa Meyer Featuring: Lady Catherine "Cath" Pinkerton doesn't want to be queen. Though her ambitious parents are thrilled when the King of Hearts takes an interest in her, Cath would prefer opening a bakery over marriage (she does a delectable lemon tart). What happens: Cath's choices are narrowed by a tangled knot of politics and fate as she's courted publicly by the king and secretly by the alluring new court joker, Jest. For fans of: Expanding on the whimsical world of Lewis Carroll's Wonderland, this delicious backstory for the head-chopping Queen of Hearts will captivate readers who relish fractured fairy tales and sympathetic villains.
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The Traitor Princeby C. J RedwineWhat it is: An action/adventure retelling of The False Prince What happens: Thrown into prison by the man who has stolen his identity, Javan is forced to fight his way out during the prison's twice-yearly tournament in the hope of gaining an audience with the king, an effort that is assisted by a slave girl who keeps a dangerous secret.
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