#NimitzNationReads

August 2019
 
Adventure
Daughter of the pirate king
by Tricia Levenseller

After learning of a legendary treasure map hidden on an enemy ship, seventeen-year-old pirate Alosa allows herself to be captured in order to secure the treasure for herself
The gentleman's guide to vice and virtue
by Mackenzi Lee

Vowing to make his yearlong escapade across Europe his last hurrah before taking over the family estate, Henry "Monty" Montague and his best friend Percy find themselves in the middle of a dangerous manhunt involving pirates and highwaymen
Sherwood
by Meagan Spooner

A gender-bending, romantic retelling of the Robin Hood legend finds Maid Marian stepping into a late Lord of Locksley's shoes to protect the town's oppressed citizens from the Sheriff of Nottingham, an effort complicated by an unwanted marriage proposal from Guy of Gisborne. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
Fantasy
The cursed sea
by Lauren DeStefano

A sequel to The Glass Spare finds exiled princess Wil returning to the home she left behind for the sake of discovering the origins of her curse and ending a dangerous war. By the best-selling author of the Chemical Garden series. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook
Endless water, starless sky
by Rosamund Hodge

In order to stave off the end of the world, Juliet is tasked with sacrificing the remaining members of her family, but she discovers a different, darker path that leads to her love, Romeo, and together they journey into death to find the key to saving them all
Other words for smoke
by Sarah Maria Griffin

The niece and nephew of a woman who has died in a house fire hide dangerous magical secrets about the dark witchcraft, uncanny creatures and consequential love behind the tragedy. By the author of Spare and Found Parts. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook
The waking forest
by Alyssa Wees

"When the lives of a girl, who has terrifying visions, and a witch, who grants wishes to children in the woods, collide in the most unexpected of ways, a dark, magical truth threatens to doom them both"
Science Fiction
The last 8
by Laura Pohl

Clover Martinez, a young survivor of an alien invasion that has killed everyone she knows, learns that other teen survivors are hiding at the former Area 51, where the discovery of a hidden spaceship makes her question who she can trust.
Restore me
by Tahereh Mafi

Juliette takes over Sector 45 as the Supreme Commander of North America, but when tragedy strikes, she must face the darkness that lives both around and inside her to overcome the challenge of using her power only for good in the face of adversity
When the sky fell on Splendor
by Emily Henry

Struggling to cope in the years after a steel mill explosion injures a large number of people in their small town, a group of teens investigate local ghost stories before the appearance of a mysterious light in the sky causes them to manifest strange powers. By the author of A Million Junes. Simultaneous eBook
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