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Children of Blood and Bone

Tomi Adeyemi - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

With five starred reviews, Tomi Adeyemi's West African-inspired fantasy debut, and instant #1 New York Times Bestseller, conjures a world of magic and danger, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sabaa Tahir.They killed my mother.They took our magic.They tried to bury us.Now we rise.Zlie...
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The Candle and the Flame

Nafiza Azad - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Azad's debut YA fantasy is set in a city along the Silk Road that is a refuge for those of all faiths, where a young woman is threatened by the war between two clans of powerful djinn.Fatima lives in the city of Noor, a thriving stop along the Silk Road. There the music of myriad languages...
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Felix Ever After

Kacen Callender - Balzer Bray
Format: Hardcover

From Stonewall and Lambda Award-winning author Kacen Callender comes a revelatory YA novel about a transgender teen grappling with identity and self-discovery while falling in love for the first time.Felix Love has never been in love - and, yes, he's painfully aware of the irony. He desperately...
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Suzanne Collins - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes will revisit the world of Panem sixty-four years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the Tenth Hunger Games.
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When We Were Magic

Sarah Gailey - Simon Pulse
Format: Hardcover

A sly, witchy dark comedy about four teens whose magic goes wildly awry from Magic for Liars author Sarah Gailey, who Chuck Wendig calls an "author to watch." Keeping your magic a secret is hard. Being in love with your best friend is harder. Alexis has always been able to rely...
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The Girl in the White Van

April Henry - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

A teen is snatched outside her kung fu class and must figure out how to escape -- and rescue another kidnapped victim -- in this chilling YA mystery by New York Times-bestselling author April Henry.When Savannah disappears soon after arguing with her mom's boyfriend, everyone assumes...
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The Devouring Gray

Christine Lynn Herman - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

"Fans of The Raven Boys and Stranger Things rejoice: This is your new obsession."-Claire Legrand, New York Times best-selling author of FurybornAfter the death of her sister, seventeen-year-old Violet Saunders finds herself dragged to Four Paths, New York....
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They Went Left

Monica Hesse - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A tour de force historical mystery from Monica Hesse, the bestselling and award-winning author of Girl in the Blue Coat.Germany, 1945. The soldiers who liberated the Gross-Rosen concentration camp said the war was over, but nothing feels over to eighteen-year-old Zofia Lederman. Her body...
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The Silence of Bones

June Hur - FEIWEL & FRIENDS
Format: Hardcover

1800, Joseon (Korea). Homesick and orphaned sixteen-year-old Seol is living out the ancient curse: May you live in interesting times. Indentured to the police bureau, shes been tasked with assisting a well-respected young inspector with the investigation into the politically charged murder...
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Woven in Moonlight

Isabel Ibañez - Page Street Kids
Format: Hardcover

A lush tapestry of magic, romance, and revolucin, drawing inspiration from Bolivian politics and history."A vibrant feast of a book." - Margaret Rogerson, NYT bestselling author of An Enchantment of Ravens"Wholly unique." - Adrienne Young, NYT bestselling...
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Darius the Great Is Not Okay

ADIB KHORRAM - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Darius doesn't think he'll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. Hilarious and heartbreaking, this unforgettable debut introduces a brilliant new voice in contemporary YA.Winner of the William C. Morris Debut Award"Heartfelt, tender, and so utterly real. I'd live in this book forever...
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Chaos Walking: The Complete Trilogy

Patrick Ness - Candlewick

The award-winning Chaos Walking trilogy—consisting of The Knife of Never Letting Go, The Ask and the Answer, and Monsters of Men— is now available in its entirety in this e-book collection! Find out why The Sunday Times called Chaos Walking “remarkable” and why Publishers...
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Witches of Ash and Ruin

E Latimer - Freeform
Format: Hardcover

Modern witchcraft blends with ancient Celtic mythology in an epic clash of witches and gods, perfect for fans of V.E. Schwab's Shades of Magic trilogy and CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA. Seventeen-year-old Dayna Walsh is struggling to cope with her somatic OCD; the aftermath of being...
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Dark and Deepest Red

Anna-Marie McLemore - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

With Anna-Marie McLemore's signature lush prose, Dark and Deepest Red pairs the forbidding magic of a fairy tale with a modern story of passion and betrayal.Summer, 1518. A strange sickness sweeps through Strasbourg: women dance in the streets, some until they fall down dead. As rumors...
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One of Us Is Next

Karen M. McManus - Delacorte Press
Format: Hardcover

The highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling thriller everyone is talking about, One of Us Is Lying! There's a new mystery to solve at Bayview High, and there's a whole new set of rules.Come on, Bayview, you know you've missed this.A ton of copycat...
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The Life and Medieval Times of Kit Sweetly

Jamie Pacton - Page Street Kids
Format: Hardcover

"A rousing, funny, feminist workplace fantasy that also takes a frank look at modern poverty." - KirkusMoxie meets A Knight's Tale as Kit Sweetly slays sexism, bad bosses, and bad luck to become a knight at a medieval-themed restaurant.Working as a Wench -- i.e. waitress -- at a cheesy...
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I Hope You Get This Message

Farah Naz Rishi - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

In this high concept YA novel debut that's We All Looked Up meets The Sun Is Also a Star, three teens must face down the mistakes of their past after they learn that life on Earth might end in less than a week.News stations across the country are reporting mysterious messages that Earth...
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The Fell of Dark

Roehrig, Caleb - FEIWEL & FRIENDS

What's a boy to do--in Caleb Roehrig's YA paranormal romance The Fell of Dark--when his crush is a hot vampire with a mystery to solve?The only thing August Pfeiffer hates more than algebra is living in a vampire town. Located at a nexus of mystical energy fields, Fulton Heights...
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Ink in the Blood (Ink in the Blood Duology)

Kim Smejkal - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

A lush, dark YA fantasy debut that weaves together tattoo magic, faith, and eccentric theater in a world where lies are currency and ink is a weapon, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Kendare Blake. Celia Sand and her best friend, Anya Burtoni, are inklings for the esteemed religion...
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