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| Amelia, If Only by Becky AlbertalliThinking she’s in love, Amelia drags three of her friends on a road trip to meet her favorite YouTuber. Along the way, Amelia discovers her feelings for her friend Natalie run deeper than those for her internet obsession. Read-alikes: Jennifer Dugan’s Melt With You; Julian Winters’ Right Where I Left You.
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| A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth LimAfter Truyan’s father disappears, she supports her family by forging artwork. If marrying cursed half-dragon, half-human Elang might help her to locate her father, she’ll take that risk, too. This adventurous fantasy with a slow burn romance infuses a traditional "Beauty and the Beast" tale with Chinese mythology. |
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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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| Best of All Worlds by Kenneth OppelXavier went to sleep at a lake house with his family, and woke up on a farm under an impenetrable dome. He’s surviving just fine until another family shows up, who may pose a greater threat than whoever put them all in this predicament. Read-alikes: Marieke Nijkamp’s At the End of Everything; Laura Bates’ No Accident. |
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Blood at the Root
by LaDarrion Williams
Malik has been suppressing his powers since his mother vanished ten years ago. But when his grandmother enrolls him in the historically Black and magical Caiman University, he can embrace his magic and find out what happened to her. Read-alikes: Tracy Deonn’s Legendborn; J. Elle’s Wings of Ebony.
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| Hearts Still Beating by Brooke ArcherMara and Rory had a blossoming romance, until a virus turned Mara to a zombie called a Tick. Now treated and back to her conscious self, she and Rory have a lot to work through, especially as their community starts targeting former Ticks. Read-alikes: Erik J. Brown’s All That’s Left in the World; Lily Braun-Arnold’s The Last Bookstore on Earth. |
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When my heart joins the thousand
by A. J Steiger
Alvie Fitz is determined to keep pretending to be normal until she is eighteen and can be legally emancipated, but everything changes when she meets Stanley, the only person she has met who is stranger than she is.
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Lightlark
by Alex Aster
The deadly game: Once every 100 years, the island Lightlark hosts the Centennial, during which six realms' leaders fight to break the curses tormenting their people.
Enter: Isla Crown, the ruler of Wilding. Her people are cursed to kill anyone they fall in love with. To save them, she must embrace betrayal, even if that means betraying her own heart.
Series alert: This suspenseful fantasy, perfect for fans of Marie Lu and Marissa Meyer, is the first in a series.
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| Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée Watson; illustrated by Ekua HolmesWith poems and mixed media illustrations, this lyrical collection shares stories from author Renée Watson’s upbringing as it invites Black girls to claim their power. Watson uses varied poetic forms including haiku, tanka, and pantoum to celebrate sisterhood. Read-alikes: Angela Shanté’s The Unboxing of a Black Girl; Nikita Gill’s These Are the Words. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for age 14 and up!
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