NEW BOOKS IN APRIL
The Thorn Queen by Sasha Peyton Smith
The Thorn Queen
by Sasha Peyton Smith

Wed to one brother. In love with the other. Bridgerton, The Selection, and The Cruel Prince collide in this Victorian-inspired romantasy; the sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller The Rose Bargain. 
Gods & Comics by Kat Cho
Gods & Comics
by Kat Cho

New York Times bestseller Kat Cho returns with a fresh contemporary, fantasy romance about a teen whose life is upended when the gods in her anonymous viral web comic inspired by a forgotten Korean myth come to life and the hero falls in love with her. 
Girl Reflected in Knife by Anica Mrose Rissi
Girl Reflected in Knife
by Anica Mrose Rissi

After moving yet again with her unstable mother, seventeen-year-old Destiny experiences her first heartbreak and tells a lie that spirals out of control, forcing her to confront the blurred lines between truth and fantasy to reclaim her life.
The Bloody and the Damned by Becca Coffindaffer
The Bloody and the Damned
by Becca Coffindaffer

In Trinity, a brutal metal world, eighteen-year-old Val, an assassin with outlawed teleportation powers, believes her identity is a secret until her sisters are kidnapped, forcing her to embark on a rescue mission that uncovers a conspiracy capable of upending Trinity.
Flirting with Murder by Amanda Sellet
Flirting with Murder
by Amanda Sellet

High schooler Virginia Tillis teams up with her charming rival Felix to solve a real murder at her grandmothers Florida condo community after their theater retirees role-playing game turns deadly.
Deathly Fates by Tesia Tsai
Deathly Fates
by Tesia Tsai

In order to save her father, corpse-driving priestess Kang Siying accepts a dangerous job, but when she accidentally resurrects a dead prince instead of reanimating his body, he offers her twice her original reward to help him, sending them both on a perilous journey as they uncover dark secrets that could endanger the entire kingdom.
Forgive-Me-Not by Mari Costa
Forgive-Me-Not
by Mari Costa

A queer enemies to lovers journey of a lost princess and a changeling who was made to take the heir's place as part of a fey scheme.  
The Beast You Let in by Dana Mele
The Beast You Let in
by Dana Mele

Everyone in the rural town of Ashling knows the tale of Veronica Green, a teen who was murdered in the woods. But did a party trick bring her back to claim her revenge? A fast-paced, suspenseful YA horror from the author of Summer's Edge and People Like Us.
Piper at the Gates of Dusk by Patrick Ness
Piper at the Gates of Dusk
by Patrick Ness

It's been twenty years since the monstrous war that almost tore New World apart, and there's a new generation on the planet. Todd and Viola's sons Ben and Max have known only peace growing up on the family farm outside a bustling human settlement. They dream of the usual things, like school and adventure, until the nightmares begin . . . A sudden sickness has infected the young people of New World with Noise in the form of their worst thoughts about themselves. 
The Gravewood by Kelly Andrew
The Gravewood
by Kelly Andrew

From New York Times bestselling author Kelly Andrew comes the first in a darkly romantic duology that explores disability, obsession, and the twisted limits of loyalty.Shea Parker has lived her entire life in the shadow of the Gravewood, an impassable forest that's cut off her town from the rest of the world. With resources limited and supplies scarce, Shea is forced to carefully ration her hearing aid batteries. When her stash runs out, she'll be left in the silence. Desperate, Shea turns to the only person who can help -- Oliver Lysander, the volatile leader of a vampiric gang that rules the Gravewood.
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight: A League for Justice by Andy Diggle
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight: A League for Justice
by Andy Diggle

The Gotham by Gaslight saga continues with writer Andy Diggle and artist Leandro Fernández. Andy Diggle and artist Leandro Fernández return to tell the second part of this epic tale in Gotham by Gaslight: A League for Justice! Bear witness to the formation of a new kind of Justice League in a steam-powered adventure that will bring these once-familiar heroes from the open plains of the Midwest to the freezing Arctic as they unravel the mystery of alien artifacts from the Kryptonian Age. 
The Escape Game by Marissa Meyer
The Escape Game
by Marissa Meyer

 It's all fun and games until someone ends up dead. Six months ago, season four of The Escape Game ended in horror when contestant Alicia Angelos was found murdered on set. Now season five is underway, and new contestants are ready to put their skills to the test solving the show's trickiest escape rooms. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer and rising star Tamara Moss comes a twisty thrill-ride, filled with sabotage, betrayal, and puzzles to die for.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Tales from the Pizzaplex Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 2 by Scott Cawthon
Five Nights at Freddy's: Tales from the Pizzaplex Graphic Novel Collection Vol. 2
by Scott Cawthon

The bestselling YA novels are now a graphic novel series! Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this pulse-pounding collection of three novella-length comic stories that will keep even the bravest player up at night.What secrets lie in our surroundings...? Something about the Springtrap costume in the roleplaying area of Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex chills Luca to the core... Caden senses the underwater animatronics in Freddy's Fantasy Water Park have a mind of their own... and a Fazbear Entertainment engineer's custom project has surprises in store for anyone who encounters it.
Soundtrack: A Novel by Jason Reynolds
Soundtrack: A Novel
by Jason Reynolds

Stuy Grey plays the drums, just like his mom, a founding member of the all-black punk band the Bed-Stuy Magic Dusters. He teaches himself by watching videos of tap dancers. Now he's left home, estranged from his mom and her abusive boyfriend. He's camping out with his uncle on the Lower East Side. His landlord, Dunks, has chops: He shreds on only five strings. Add Alexis on bass guitar and Keith on horn: These teens are a band, busking in New York City subway stations to scrape enough money to record an album. As their popularity grows, so do the pressures, from complicated family dynamics to the glare of unexpected public attention. And when the police start looking for their bassist, Stuy faces his toughest decision yet. 
Ambrosia Lee Drops the MIC by Patricia Park
Ambrosia Lee Drops the MIC
by Patricia Park

A Korean American former child actress decides to branch out and stand out in order to pursue her newfound love -- stand-up comedy. Here's another hilarious novel from the author of Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim and What's Eating Jackie Oh? 
After My Brother Sam (Sequel to My Brother Sam Is Dead) by James Lincoln Collier
After My Brother Sam (Sequel to My Brother Sam Is Dead)
by James Lincoln Collier

Tim has lost both his father and his brother, Sam, to the Revolutionary War. And for what? The war continues, with fighting and bloodshed all around him, no closer to peace. As the violence grows, Tim and his mother struggle to stay neutral, but Tim's anger is unrelenting. In an all-too-timely sequel, Newbery Honor author James Lincoln Collier picks up the story of My Brother Sam Is Dead in another powerful examination of patriotism, family, and what it means to be an American.
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