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Queen of Air and Darkness

NOT AVAILABLE. · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 720
Format: Hardcover

Dark secrets and forbidden love threaten the very survival of the Shadowhunters in Cassandra Clare's Queen of Air and Darkness, the final novel in the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling The Dark Artifices trilogy. Queen of Air and Darkness is a Shadowhunters novel.What if damnation...
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Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful

Arwen Elys Dayton · Delacorte Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

"An alternately charming and horrifying exploration of what it means to be human and how far we'll go in pursuit of personal and societal 'perfection.' Dayton's newest is imagination at its best and most terrifying. I devoured this book." --Kiersten White, New York...
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Fire & Heist

Sarah Beth Durst · Crown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Fans of Cassandra Clare and Julie Kagawa will devour this contemporary fantasy about a teen were-dragon who must steal her first treasure. But a dark discovery during her heist could put her family in incredible danger.In Sky Hawkins's family, leading your first heist is a major milestone--even...
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Children of Jubilee

Margaret Peterson Haddix · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Kiandra has to use her wits and tech-savvy ways to help rescue Edwy, Enu, and the others from the clutches of the Enforcers in the thrilling final novel of the Children of Exile series from New York Times bestselling author, Margaret Peterson Haddix.Since the Enforcers raided Refuge City,...
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Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein

LITA JUDGE · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

"Both timely and terrifying." -- Gregory Macguire, New York Times-bestselling author of WickedPairing free verse with over three hundred pages of black-and-white watercolor illustrations, Mary's Monster is a unique and stunning biography of Mary Shelley, the pregnant teenage...
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Broken Lands

Jonathan Maberry · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry returns to the world of Rot & Ruin with this first novel in a brand-new series that's more thrilling and filled with exceptionally terrifying adventures.Ever since her mother's death, Gabriella "Gutsy" Gomez has spent...
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Legacy of Light

Sarah Raughley · Simon Pulse
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover

The Effigies must uncover the connection between Saul, Blackwell, and the Phantoms before it's too late in this epic conclusion to the Effigies trilogy. The world is in chaos. After Saul's strike on Oslo - one seemingly led by Maia herself - the Effigies' reputation is in shambles....
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What You Hide

Natalie D. Richards · Sourcebooks Fire
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback

Mallory didn't want to leave home, but it wasn't safe to stay. So she sleeps at her best friend's house and spends the rest of her time at the library, doing her online schoolwork and figuring out what comes next. Because she's not going live in fear like her mother.Spencer...
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Shatter the Suns

Caitlin Sangster · Simon Pulse
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover

Sev must decode her mother's last words to find the cure to Sleeping Sickness before her enemies find it first in this stunning sequel to Last Star Burning, which #1 New York Times bestselling author Aprilynne Pike calls "a rich and timely tale."No one is safe, not with a horrifying...
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Chainbreaker

Tara Sim · Sky Pony Press
Pages: 520
Format: Paperback

Clock mechanic Danny Hart knows he's being watched. But by whom, or what, remains a mystery. To make matters worse, clock towers have begun falling in India, though time hasn't Stopped yet. He'd hoped after reuniting with his father and exploring his relationship with Colton,...
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Once a King

ERIN SUMMERILL · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

A young king searches for a way to save his kingdom in this romantic fantasy from Erin Summerill, who was called "absolutely marvelous" by New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas.Aodren: A lonely, young king, searching for a way to dismantle his father's dark legacy.Lirra:...
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So Glad to Meet You

Lisa Super · Diversion Books
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

"At once bitingly funny and strikingly poignant, Lisa Super's powerful debut touches on grief, identity, and first love, the perfect read for fans of John Green, Mary H. K. Choi and Rainbow Rowell." --Julia Lynn Rubin, author of Burro Hills Daphne and Oliver have almost nothing...
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Splendor and Spark

Mary Taranta · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

In this exciting follow-up to Shimmer and Burn, Faris has given up love to save her sister's life and the dying kingdom of Avinea, but will her sacrifices be enough to overcome the poisoned magic and villains surrounding her on all sides?The fight is just beginning. Faris has been forced...
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Slow Burn

Tommy Wallach · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of We All Looked Up comes the second novel in the Anchor & Sophia trilogy, where the rules of humanity are called into question by two warring cities. After their devastating journey from the Anchor to Sophia, Clive and Clover Hamill, Gemma...
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Realm of Ruins: A Nissera Novel

Hannah West · Holiday House
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

Valory's power is different . . . it's dangerous, unruly, and destructive. Can she channel it to crush a cunning enemy and save the realm from chaos? Dark magic and romance make the latest installment in the Nissera Chronicles a page-turning read. "A brilliantly paced adventure...
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