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| To Steal a Throne by Gabi BurtonAlthough Luc leads the council ruling over Virdei, his sister Mira uses magic to keep him in power. When someone challenges Luc for his role, Mira decides to help her brother win, so she can steal the seat for herself. This unputdownable, intricately plotted fantasy is full of court intrigue.
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| The Faraway Inn by Sarah Beth DurstCalisa is mending her broken heart with a summer job at Auntie Zee’s quirky, supernatural inn in Vermont. When Auntie Zee goes missing, Calisa teams up with Jack, the groundskeeper’s son, to unravel the magical mystery. Read-alikes: Persephone’s Curse; Flowerheart.
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| Someone to Daydream About by Sydney LangfordDeaf teen Natalie might be able to save her family’s business by teaching American Sign Language to annoying boy-band heartthrob Felix. Going on tour with his band DAYDREAM also gives her time to discover he’s not so bad after all. Read-alike: On the Bright Side.
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| The Escape Game by Marissa MeyerDespite the fact that a contestant died on the fourth season of reality show The Escape Game, ruthless producers have greenlit a fifth season. Sierra joins the cast to solve high-stakes escape rooms...and find out who murdered her sister. Fans of puzzle-filled mysteries will devour this exhilarating thriller.
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| Piper at the Gates of Dusk by Patrick NessThe New World is threatened by an epidemic of nightmares and giant flaming gods. Many people blame the planet’s indigenous humanoids, but teen brothers Ben and Max seek the truth.
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Ancient Lives and Hidden Places
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| What the River Knows by Isabel IbañezWith Egyptomania on the rise in the 1880s, Inez travels from Buenos Aires to Cairo, hoping to uncover the truth behind her parents’ deaths. There, she finds her archaeologist uncle, who’s hiding something, and his alluring but aggravating assistant Whitford. This suspenseful historical fantasy blends mystery, romance, and adventure.
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| How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia ArlowRecently heartbroken, Shani is spending winter break doing a paleontology internship at the Smithsonian. She intends to stay focused on fish fossils, but when she gets snowed in with prickly May on Christmas Eve, the two Jewish girls begin to connect. |
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| Into the Sunken City by Dinesh ThiruFive hundred years ago, an apocalyptic weather event led to constant rainfall, submerging the world’s cities. Jin could earn a fortune diving for the lost treasures of Vegas-Drowned, if not for her fear of diving -- not to mention the pirates and monstrous sea creatures in her way. Read-alikes: Somewhere in the Deep; The Ones We’re Meant to Find. |
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Sea of Ink and Gold: The Reader
by Traci Chee
The small, flat package was the only thing Sefia saved after her father's horrific murder, and she's kept it, unopened, for years as she hides in the wilderness of Kelanna, learning survival skills from her wily aunt Nin. But now Nin has been kidnapped and Sefia needs clues, so she opens the package to reveal a dangerous, highly illegal object: a book. This discovery kicks off a powerful, multi-layered tale of vicious assassins, unexpected allies, and hidden powers. Fantasy fans looking for deep world-building will appreciate the inventive magic and ethnically diverse society in this debut, which is the first in a series.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for age 14 and up!
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