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Award-Winning Author visiting Marshall

Monday, November 4 at noon

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Bestselling YA and middle grade author Jennifer Nielsen will be at the Marshall-Lyon County Library on Monday, November 4th for an author talk and discussion. Nielsen’s book A Night Divided was the 2019 Maud Hart Lovelace Award winner for Division II. Her novel The False Prince was a candidate for the 2015 Maud Hart Lovelace Award. You can learn more about Jennifer Nielsen and her books at https://jennielsen.com/

This event is free and open to the public. It is made possible in conjunction with the Marshall Public Schools through the generous support of the Prairielands Library Exchange.

The Traitor's Game

Jennifer A Nielsen · Scholastic Press
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Nothing is as it seems in the kingdom of Antora. Kestra Dallisor has spent three years in exile in the Lava Fields, but that won't stop her from being drawn back into her father's palace politics. He's the right hand man of the cruel king, Lord Endrick, which makes Kestra a valuable bargaining...
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The False Princess

Eilis O'Neal · Carolrhoda Lab TM
Format: Kindle Edition

Princess and heir to the throne of Thorvaldor Nalia has led a privileged life at court But everything changes when she learns just after her sixteenth birthday that she is a false princess a stand-in for the real Nalia who has been hidden away for her protection Cast out with little more...
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Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices

Lisa Charleyboy · Annick Press
Format: Hardcover

A powerful and visually stunning anthology from some of the most groundbreaking Native artists working in North America today. Truly universal in its themes, Dreaming In Indian will shatter commonly held stereotypes and challenge readers to rethink their own place in the world. Divided...
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The Raven Boys

Maggie Stiefvater · Scholastic Press
Pages: 409
Format: Hardcover

Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue never sees them--until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks to her.

His name is Gansey, a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy...

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Losing Brave

Bailee Madison · Blink
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning actress Bailee Madison and Reader's Choice Award Finalist Stefne Miller, comes Losing Brave. More than a year has passed since seventeen-year-old Payton Brave's twin sister went missing; and Payton, in her desperate attempt to hold on to what's left of Dylan's memory,...

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Jackaby

William Ritter · Algonquin
Pages: 299
Format: Book

"Miss Rook, I am not an occultist," Jackaby said. "I have a gift that allows me to see truth where others see the illusion--and there are many illusions. All the world's a stage, as they say, and I seem to have the only seat in the house with a view behind the curtain."

A...

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Radio Silence

Alice Oseman · Harper Teen
Pages: 496
Format: Print book

From critically acclaimed author Alice Oseman comes a smartly crafted contemporary YA novel, perfect for readers who love Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl. This is an utterly captivating and authentic new teen novel from the author of Solitaire, which VOYA said "could put her among the great...

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Give Me Some Truth

ERIC GANSWORTH · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

Carson Mastick is entering his senior year of high school and desperate to make his mark, on the reservation and off. A rock band -- and winning Battle of the Bands -- is his best shot. But things keep getting in the way. Small matters like the lack of an actual band, or his brother getting...
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Lies Beneath

Anne Greenwood Brown · Delacorte Press; 1st Ed. edition
Format: Hardcover

Fans of Amanda Hocking's novel, Wake, will dive into this paranormal romance featuring mermaids--the killer kind--and won't come up for air!Calder White lives in the cold, clear waters of Lake Superior, the only brother in a family of murderous mermaids. To survive,...
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Game Changer

Tom Greenwald · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

An Amazon Best Book of the Month

Thirteen-year-old Teddy Youngblood is in a coma fighting for his life after an unspecified football injury at training camp. His family and friends flock to his bedside to support his recovery - and to discuss the events leading up to the tragic...
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The Conspiracy of Us

Maggie Hall · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A fast-paced international escapade, laced with adrenaline, glamour, and romance--perfect for fans of Ally CarterAvery West's newfound family can shut down Prada when they want to shop in peace, and can just as easily order a bombing when they want to start a war. Part of a powerful...
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