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The Book of Veganish: The Ultimate Guide to Easing into a Plant-Based, Cruelty-Free, Awesomely Delicious Way to Eat, with 70 Easy Recipes Anyone can Make

Kathy Freston · Pam Krauss Books
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Bestselling authors Kathy Freston and Rachel Cohn join together to create a toolbox of resources to aid socially aware teens and young adults interested in adopting a vegan lifestyle. The Book of Veganish contains everything curious young adults need to help them navigate through the transition...
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So Close

Emma McLaughlin · Sparkpress
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

From international #1 best-selling authors Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus comes a story about a girl from the trailer parks of central Florida and the two powerful men who shape her life -- one of whom will raise her up to places she never imagined, the other of whom will threaten to destroy...
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The End of Oz

Danielle Paige · HarperCollins
Pages: 12
Format: Hardcover

In this dark, action-packed fourth book in the New York Times bestselling Dorothy Must Die series, Amy Gumm travels from Oz to the twisted land of Ev, where she fights to free Oz from evil once and for all.My name is Amy Gumm. You might remember me as the other girl from Kansas. When a tornado...
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In Other Lands

Sarah Rees Brennan · Big Mouth House
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

Sometimes it's not the kid you expect who falls through to magicland, sometimes it's . . . Elliott. He's grumpy, nerdy, and appalled by both the dearth of technology and the levels of fit-ness involved in swinging swords around. He's a little enchanted by the elves and mermaids. De-spite...
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The Hill

Karen Bass · Pajama Press
Pages: 254
Format: Print book

Jared's plane has crashed in the Alberta wilderness, and Kyle is first on the scene. When Jared insists on hiking up the highest hill in search of cell phone reception, Kyle hesitates; his Cree grandmother has always forbidden him to go near it. There's no stopping Jared, though,...
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Julia Vanishes

Catherine Egan · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 375
Format: Print book

"An exciting novel with magic and serial killers.... One of the hottest books coming out." - Hypable.comFans of Marie Lu, Leigh Bardugo, and Kristin Cashore will be captivated by this stunning first book in a must-have new fantasy trilogy about a spy who can vanish at will and who discovers...
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Rise of the Arcane Fire

Kristin Bailey · Simon Pulse
Pages: 453
Format: Hardcover

Mysteries of Meg's past and threats to her future are revealed in the second book in The Secret Order trilogy, set in steampunk Victorian London.After her parents died in a fire and her grandfather disappeared, Meg Whitlock thought her life had come to a standstill. But when she learned...
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Reign of the Fallen

SARAH GLENN MARSH · Razorbill
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

An LGBT fantasy series that follows a talented necromancer who must face down a deadly nemesis who has learned how to turn her magic into a weapon.Odessa is one of Karthia's master necromancers, catering to the kingdom's ruling Dead. Whenever a noble dies, it's Odessa's job to raise them...
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And I Darken

Kiersten White · Delacorte Press
Pages: 486
Format: Print book

This vividly rendered novel reads like HBO's Game of Thrones . . . if it were set in the Ottoman Empire. Ambitious in scope and intimate in execution, the story's atmospheric setting is rife with political intrigue, with a deftly plotted narrative driven by fiercely passionate characters....
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Real Mermaids Don't Need High Heels

Helene Boudreau · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Book

Just Your Average Teenage Mer-Girl The only thing that terrifies Jade more than the ocean is dancing at the Fall Formal. Because Jade has two left feet—er, flippers. Who knew being a high school freshman is even more awkward than being a plus-size aqua-phobic mer-girl? At least...
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The Long Game: A Fixer Novel

Jennifer Barnes · Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pages: 360
Format: Print book

Tess Kendrick, a junior at the elite Hardwicke School in Washington D.C., can fix just about any problem her classmates--or their power-wielding parents--might have, but when terrorism, assassination, and murder strike, she soon finds herself wrapped up in an intricate plot that may end up hitting...
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Tess of the Road

Rachel Hartman · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover

Meet Tess, a brave new heroine from beloved epic fantasy author Rachel Hartman."Surprising, rewarding, and enlightening, both a fantasy adventure and a meta discourse on consent, shame, and female empowerment."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review"Not to be ignored. Absolutely...
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Don't Cosplay with My Heart

Cecil Castellucci · Scholastic Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

When Edan Kupferman dresses up like her favorite character, Gargantua, she feels tall and powerful. That's important right now, because her family is a mess, her best friend is gone for the summer, her crush is confusing, and Edan's feeling small and not sure which end is up. When...
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A Taste for Monsters

Matthew J Kirby · Scholastic Press
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

London 1888, and Jack the Ripper is terrorizing the people of the city. Evelyn, a young woman disfigured by her dangerous work in a matchstick factory with nowhere to go, does not know what to make of her new position as a maid to the Elephant Man in London Hospital. Evelyn wanted to be locked...
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I'm Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl

Gretchen Mcneil · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

From acclaimed author Gretchen McNeil comes her first realistic contemporary romance - perfect for fans of Kody Keplinger's The Duff and Morgan Matson's Since You've Been Gone.Beatrice Maria Estrella Giovannini has life all figured out. She's starting senior year at the top of her class,...
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