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Etiquette & Espionage
by Gail Carriger
An orphaned teen discovers a secret world of manners and espionage while attending a finishing school.
Like the Parasol Protectorate books, Etiquette & Espionage is set in an alternate history version of Victorian era Britain where supernatural creatures such as vampires and werewolves are part of ... (Wikipedia)
Waistcoats & Weaponry
by Gail Carriger
Teenage girl foils a plot to overthrow the monarchy while attending etiquette school.
Class is back in session...., Sophronia continues her second year at finishing school in style—with a steel-bladed fan secreted in the folds of her ball gown, of course. Such a fashionable choice of ... (Barnes & Noble)
Manners & Mutiny
by Gail Carriger
A young girl's journey to a prestigious finishing school, where she must navigate the politics of the upper-class.
If one must flirt...flirt with danger., Lessons in the art of espionage aboard Mademoiselle Geraldine's floating dirigible have become tedious without Sophronia's sweet sootie Soap nearby. She would ... (Barnes & Noble)
Wither
by Lauren DeStefano
In a future where genetic engineering has gone wrong, young girls are forced into polygamous marriages to repopulate the world.
Wither describes a future where genetic engineering has cured humanity of all diseases and defects. People worldwide have foregone conceiving children naturally in favor of this new science. This ... (Wikipedia)
Siege and Storm
by Leigh Bardugo
A fantasy adventure of a young woman's fight to reclaim her kingdom and freedom.
▶, Alternative Cover Edition #1, Darkness never dies. Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while ... (Goodreads)
Leviathan
by Scott Westerfeld
A future world of warring airships and genetic engineering, explored by a teenage girl.
It is the cusp of World War I, and all the European powers are arming up. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, diesel-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The ... (Wikipedia)
The House of Hades
by Rick Riordan
A daring quest by demigods to prevent an ancient evil from escaping and wreaking havoc.
After Annabeth Chase and Percy Jackson fall into Tartarus at the end of, The Mark of Athena, , the other five demigods of the " Prophecy of Seven " ( Frank Zhang , Hazel Levesque , Jason Grace , Leo ... (Wikipedia)
Scarlet
by Marissa Meyer
A re-imagining of the classic story of Little Red Riding Hood set in a futuristic world.
Scarlet Benoit is a young girl living on her grandmother's farm in Rieux, France. Her grandmother has gone missing for many weeks and Scarlet is sure that she has been kidnapped rather than left on ... (Wikipedia)
The Screaming Staircase
by Jonathan Stroud
A team of kids battle supernatural creatures in a race to save the world.
When the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co. step in . . . For more than fifty years, the country has been affected by a horrifying epidemic of ghosts. A number of Psychic ... (Goodreads)
The Mark of Athena
by Rick Riordan
Heroes travel across the ancient world to save the gods from an ancient evil.
Annabeth is terrified. Just when she's about to be reunited with Percy—after six months of being apart, thanks to Hera—it looks like Camp Jupiter is preparing for war. As Annabeth and her friends ... (Goodreads)
Young Avengers, Volume 1: Style > Substance
by Kieron Gillen
A group of teenage superheroes come together to save the world, but their personal lives and relationships threaten to tear them apart.
Collects Young Avengers #1-5, Marvel Now! Point One (Young Avengers story). Legacy isn't a dirty word...but it's an irrelevant one. It's not important what our parents did. It matters what WE do. ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Goblin Emperor
by Katherine Addison
A young outcast's ascent to the throne of a vast empire, overcoming obstacles of his lineage.
The youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant from the Imperial Court and the deadly intrigue that suffuses it. But when his father and three sons in line ... (Goodreads)
The Witch of Duva
by Leigh Bardugo
A young woman embarks on a dangerous journey to unravel a magical mystery and save her village.
There was a time when the woods near Duva ate girls…or so the story goes. But it's just possible that the danger may be a little bit closer to home. This story is a companion folk tale to Leigh ... (Barnes & Noble)
Lirael
by Garth Nix
An orphan girl discovers her magical powers and embarks on a quest to save her kingdom.
Lirael, the protagonist of the second and third books, is raised as a Clayr, part of a vast family of precognitive women who dwell in a remote glacier within the Old Kingdom. As she lacks the Clayr's ... (Wikipedia)
United We Spy
by Ally Carter
A group of friends must team up to stop a dangerous organization from wielding its power.
Don't miss a moment of the beloved, bestselling series where spies-in-training navigate double crosses, secret missions, friendship, and first love-now with a bonus epilogue! , Cammie Morgan has lost ... (Barnes & Noble)
Rivers of London
by Ben Aaronovitch
A rookie police constable is thrust into a world of magic and monsters that lurk beneath London.
The novel centres on the adventures of Peter Grant, a young officer in the Metropolitan Police ; who, following an unexpected encounter with a ghost, is recruited into the small branch of the Met ... (Wikipedia)
The Fate of the Tearling
by Erika Johansen
A young queen's quest to save her kingdom from a powerful tyrant.
"Katniss Everdeen, you have competition."— Entertainment Weekly In the final volume of the the, New York Times, bestselling Tearling trilogy, which has captivated readers around the world, Erika ... (Barnes & Noble)
Unearthly
by Cynthia Hand
A young woman discovers she is a half-angel and must choose between the mortal and angelic worlds.
In the beginning, there's a boy standing in the trees... Clara Gardner has recently learned that she's part angel. Having angel blood run through her veins not only makes her smarter, stronger, and ... (Goodreads)
Revolution
by Jennifer Donnelly
A young woman's journey of self-discovery, unlocking the secrets of her ancestor's past.
Andi Alpers is doing the best she can to take care of her mother's deep depression while popping pills for her own. Her father is off living with his pregnant 25-year-old girlfriend, her grades are ... (Wikipedia)
One Salt Sea
by Seanan McGuire
Urban fantasy novel about a faerie princess who must confront her enemies to save her kingdom.
October "Toby" Daye is finally doing all right—and that inevitably means it's time for things to take a turn for the worse. Someone has kidnapped the sons of the Duchess Dianda Lorden, regent of the ... (Goodreads)
Winter
by Marissa Meyer
A young girl's battle to save her kingdom from the icy grip of a powerful queen.
Due to Princess Winter's refusal to use the Lunar gift, the ability to manipulate what others see and do, she has Lunar sickness, a state of mental illness that causes occasional hallucinations. ... (Wikipedia)
Chimes at Midnight
by Seanan McGuire
Half-siren, half-human October Daye must navigate the dangerous politics of the faerie world to prevent a war.
Things are starting to look up for October "Toby" Daye. She's training her squire, doing her job, and has finally allowed herself to grow closer to the local King of Cats. It seems like her life may ... (Goodreads)
A Rogue by Any Other Name
by Sarah MacLean
A marriage of convenience between two unlikely partners leads to unexpected romance.
The novel opens in 1821, when 21-year-old Michael Lawler, Marquess of Bourne, wagers his entire inheritance in a card game - and loses it all to his former guardian. The book resumes 10 years later. ... (Wikipedia)
Nick and Charlie
by Alice Oseman
A heartwarming novella about two boys falling in love and navigating their relationship.
CHARLIE: “I have been going out with Nick Nelson for two years. He likes rugby, Formula 1, dogs, the Marvel universe, the sound felt-tips make on paper, rain and drawing on shoes. He also likes me.” ... (Goodreads)
The Winter Long
by Seanan McGuire
A supernatural murder mystery featuring a group of changelings and a hidden fairy kingdom.
For once, it seems like the Kingdom of the Mists has reached a point of, if not perfection, at least relative peace. Queen Arden Windermere is getting settled on her family's throne; no one's going ... (Goodreads)
The People of Sparks
by Jeanne DuPrau
After fleeing their underground city, Lina and Doon lead their people to a new town, but tensions arise with the locals.
The story resumes after the evacuation of Ember, an underground city, which has been cut off from the surface for more than 200 years. The 400+ refugees from the city cannot return, as the city's ... (Wikipedia)
Starters
by Lissa Price
A young girl's fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic world where the elderly rent the bodies of the young.
Starters takes place in a futuristic Los Angeles , where a biological weapon has killed everyone not vaccinated against it. The only ones that survive the attack are either under 20 or over 60 years ... (Wikipedia)
Goliath
by Scott Westerfeld
A young girl's quest for freedom in a future dystopia, risking all for a better life.
Alek and Deryn are abroad the Leviathan when the ship is ordered to pick up an unusual passenger. This brilliant/maniacal inventor claims to have a weapon called Goliath that can end the war. But ... (Goodreads)
Trickster's Choice
by Tamora Pierce
A young girl embarks on a dangerous quest to save her kingdom from a ruthless conqueror.
Alianne is the teenage daughter of the famed Alanna, the first lady knight in Tortall. Young Aly follows in the quieter footsteps of her father, however, delighting in the art of spying. When she is ... (Goodreads)
Behemoth
by Scott Westerfeld
In an alternate history World War I, a group of genetically modified animals and their handlers fight for their survival.
The story starts when the crew of the Leviathan sights two German ironclads and decides to attack them, thinking that the sea ships are defenseless. Klopp and Alek are controlling the engines, with ... (Wikipedia)
