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Spinning Silver

NAOMI NOVIK · Del Rey
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

A fresh and imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale from the bestselling author of Uprooted, called "a very enjoyable fantasy with the air of a modern classic" by The New York Times Book Review.Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father...
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Nyxia Unleashed

Scott Reintgen · Crown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Discover book two in the sci-fi space trilogy that Bustle described as "The 100 meets Illuminae" and Marie Lu called, "a high-octance thriller."Emmett Atwater thought Babel's game sounded easy. Get points. Get paid. Go home. But it didn't take long for him to learn that...
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Bright We Burn

Kiersten White · Delacorte Press
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

The tumultuous, edge-of-your-seat conclusion to the New York Times bestselling AND I DARKEN series--the epic saga that reads like HBO's Game of Thrones . . . if it were set in the Ottoman Empire. Who will live? Who will die? And who will rule triumphant?Haunted by the sacrifices he made...
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The Strays Like Us

CECILIA GALANTE · Scholastic Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

From the moment Fred (never Winifred!) spots a scruffy little mutt with sad eyes, she knows she's in big trouble. Toby's in bad shape, and Fred longs to rescue him from the old man with the mile-long mean streak who lives next door. But Margery -- the straight-talking woman who is fostering...
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Star Wars Maker Lab

LIZ HEINECKE · DK Children
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Ever wanted to move things without touching them like a Jedi can? Or grow your own kyber crystal? Or maybe explode a balloon with a beam of energy, just like the Death Star? Now you can!With 20 amazing projects, Star Wars™ Maker Lab teaches your budding Padawan how to become a Master...
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Unsinkable: From Russian Orphan to Paralympic Swimming World Champion

Jessica Tatiana Long · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

The top Paralympic swimmer in the world, Jessica Long delivers an inspirational photographic memoir. Born in Siberia with fibular hemimelia, Jessica Long was adopted from a Russian orphanage at thirteen months old and has since become the second most decorated U.S. Paralympic athlete of all time....
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The Boyfriend Bracket

KATE EVANGELISTA · Swoon Reads
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

The only way to get over a hopeless crush is to find someone new...Enter: The Boyfriend Bracket!Putting a new spin on a classic trope, Kate Evangelista explores family bonds, changing relationships, and senior year as our heroine tries to get over her brother's best friend. Stella has had a hopeless...
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The Lies They Tell

Gillian French · HarperTeen
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

With shades of E. Lockhart's We Were Liars, this dark and twisted mystery by the highly acclaimed author of Grit will be the page-turner of the year.Everyone in Tenney's Harbor knows about the Garrison tragedy. How an unexplained fire ravaged their house, killing four of the five...
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Dread Nation

Justina Ireland

Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania-derailing the War Between the States and changing the nation forever.In this new America, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Educa
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Fugitive Six

PITTACUS LORE · HarperCollins
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

This sequel to Pittacus Lore's Generation One is the second book in an epic new series set in the world of the #1 New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series.Newcomers as well as fans of the original series will devour this fast-paced, action-packed sci-fi adventure that's perfect...
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Isle of Blood and Stone

Makiia Lucier · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Isle of Blood and Stone, the first in a duology, is a sweeping historical fantasy full of intrigue and schemes, romance and friendship, and fearless explorers searching for the truth. Ulises asked, "How can I look at these maps, see this riddle, and do nothing? They are my brothers."Elias...
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Learning to Breathe

Janice Lynn Mather · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Sixteen-year-old Indy struggles to conceal her pregnancy while searching for a place to belong in this stunning debut novel that's perfect for fans of Amber Smith and Sara Zarr.Indira Ferguson has done her best to live by her Grammy's rules - to study hard in school, be respectful, and to never...
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Save the Date: Standard Edition

MORGAN MATSON · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

Father of the Bride meets Sixteen Candles in the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Morgan Matson.Charlie Grant's older sister is getting married this weekend at their family home, and Charlie can't wait - for the first time in years, all four of her older siblings will...
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The Collide

KIMBERLY MCCREIGHT · HarperCollins
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

The much-anticipated final book in New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight's Outliers trilogy. KEEP YOUR ENEMIES CLOSE.Wylie is finally out of the detention center, but that doesn't mean she's safe. As much as she wants to forget everything that's happened and return...
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The Emerald Sea

RICHELLE MEAD · Razorbill
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

The dazzling conclusion to #1 New York Times bestselling author Richelle Mead's The Glittering Court series.Meet Tamsin, the Glittering Court's hard-angled emerald. Her outsized aspirations make her a fierce competitor, rising to the top of the ranks. But when the ship she boards for the New World...
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Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe

Preston Norton · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

Cliff Hubbard is a huge loser. Literally. His nickname at Happy Valley High School is Neanderthal because he's so enormous-6'6" and 250 pounds to be exact. He has nobody at school, and life in his trailer-park home has gone from bad to worse ever since his older brother's suicide....
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The Museum of Us

Tara Wilson Redd · Wendy Lamb Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

An intoxicating debut novel that will leave you questioning what is real and why we escape into fantasy, perfect for fans of Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer and Falling into Place by Amy Zhang.Secrets are con artists: they trick you into letting them out. Sadie loves her rocker boyfriend Henry...
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A Reaper at the Gates

SABAA TAHIR · Razorbill
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

The highly anticipated third book in Sabaa Tahir's New York Times bestselling EMBER QUARTET.Beyond the Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger.The Blood Shrike, Helene Aquilla, is assailed on all sides. Emperor Marcus, haunted by his past, grows increasingly unstable,...
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Flawed: A Novel

Cecelia Ahern · Square Fish
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

In a breathtaking young adult debut, the bestselling author of P.S. I Love You depicts a society in which perfection is paramount and any misstep leads to punishment.If you break the rules, you will be punished.Celestine North lives a perfect life.She's a model daughter and sister and she's...
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Ember Falls

S D Smith · Story Warren Books
Pages: 331
Format: Print book

The stage is set. It's war. Morbin Blackhawk, slaver and tyrant, threatens to destroy the rabbit resistance forever. Heather and Picket are two young rabbits improbably thrust into pivotal roles. The fragile alliance forged around the young heir seems certain to fail. Can Heather and Picket...
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