| Killer House Party by Lily AndersonArden’s parents squandered her college fund buying the crumbling Deinhart Manor. Charging admission to a graduation party in the haunted mansion may recoup some money, but it will only help if Arden and her friends can survive the night. This snappy novel infuses a classic haunted house tale with comedic moments. |
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| Ruin Road by Lamar GilesWhen football player Cade Webster buys a replica Super Bowl ring at a mysterious pawn shop, he hopes to inspire his fellow teammates. Instead, people lose all fear around him, forcing Cade to find the supernatural entity who unleashed this chaos. Read-alikes: Vincent Tirado’s Burn Down, Rise Up; Jamison Shea’s I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me. |
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The glass girl
by Kathleen Glasgow
When 15-year-old Bella turns to alcohol to cope with the pressures of life, she soon finds herself struggling with a life-threatening addiction, in a candid, deeply compassionate exploration of the forces pushing young women toward addiction and self-harm. From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Girl in Pieces.
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| The Dark Becomes Her by Judy I. LinRuby simply ignores the spirits she sees, until one attacks her sister Tina. Teamed up with other teens sharing her gift, Ruby must fight an ancient malevolent force to save the entire community, including Tina. This unputdownable book blends body horror with Taiwanese folklore. |
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| When the World Tips Over by Jandy NelsonThe three Fall siblings have struggled since their father’s disappearance. A mysterious rainbow-haired girl named Cassidy enters their lives, prompting the siblings to find their father and break a generational curse. Fans of author Jandy Nelson’s I’ll Give You the Sun will appreciate this lyrical family saga tinged with magical realism. |
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The wild huntress
by Emily Lloyd-Jones
From the best-selling author of The Bone Houses and The Drowned Woods comes a fantasy adventure about three unlikely allies — monster-slayer Branwen, trickster Gwydion and prince-born Pryderi — who are bound together in a deadly, magical competition in pursuit of the Champion's prize to defeat the monstrous creatures within the woods.
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| Twenty-Four Seconds From Now... by Jason ReynoldsHigh school seniors Neon and Aria are ready to take their relationship to the next level. But first, Neon reflects on what brought him to this moment, especially conversations with close friends and family members who shaped his views on sex and love. Read-alikes: Lamar Giles’ Not So Pure and Simple; James Ramos’ The Wrong Kind of Weird. |
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| Heir by Sabaa TahirAiz, Sirsha, and Quil each have a goal: seeking revenge, finding a killer, and fending off an invasion. When their paths cross, they might forge a better future for everyone. This fast-paced dark fantasy, the first in a duology, takes place 20 years after the events of author Sabaa Tahir’s Ember in the Ashes series. |
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