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The Bone Witch
by Rin Chupeco
A young girl discovers she has the power to raise and control the dead, and is taken in by a powerful necromancer to learn the art of bone magic.
A story of scorned witches, sinister curses, and resurrection,, The Bone Witch, is the start of a dark fantasy trilogy., When Tea accidentally resurrects her brother, Fox, from the dead, she learns ... (Goodreads)
The Heart Forger
by Rin Chupeco
In a world where bone magic exists, a young necromancer must navigate political intrigue and personal demons to save her kingdom.
"A sequel that builds in both thrills and enchantment." — Kirkus Reviews In The Bone Witch , Tea mastered resurrection—now she's after revenge... No one knows death like Tea. A bone witch who can ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Hostile Hospital
by Lemony Snicket
A series of misadventures as three children investigate the mysterious V.F.D. organization.
After escaping the Village of Fowl Devotees, Violet , Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire arrive at a store to send a telegram to Mr. Poe , explaining their situation and pleading for help. The store's ... (Wikipedia)
The Devotion of Suspect X
by Keigo Higashino
A genius physicist helps his neighbor cover up a murder, while a relentless detective investigates the crime.
Yasuko lives a quiet life, working in a Tokyo bento shop, a good mother to her only child. But when her ex-husband appears at her door without warning one day, her comfortable world is shattered. ... (Goodreads)
Tender is the Flesh
by Agustina Bazterrica
In a dystopian world, humans are bred and raised for meat consumption. A man working in the industry faces a moral dilemma.
Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans —though no one calls them that anymore. His wife has left him, his father is sinking into dementia, and Marcos ... (Goodreads)
Every Heart a Doorway
by Seanan McGuire
A portal fantasy exploring the stories of children who have ventured through magical doorways and returned to the mundane world.
Rarely, children may find doorways which transport them to other worlds. As a child, Nancy found a doorway that led her to the land of the dead, based on the story of Persephone and Hades . When she ... (Wikipedia)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie
A young Native American boy's struggles to survive in a difficult world.
The book follows a fourteen-year-old boy living with his family on the Spokane Indian Reservation near Wellpinit, Washington for a school year. It is told in episodic diary style, moving from the ... (Wikipedia)
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
A young boy's journey through a graveyard, learning the secrets of the dead.
The story begins as the man Jack murders most of the members of a family (later revealed to be the Dorian family) except for the toddler upstairs. Unknown to him, the toddler has climbed out of his ... (Wikipedia)
Carmilla
by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Gothic horror novella following a young woman's mysterious encounter with a female vampire.
Le Fanu presents the story as part of the casebook of Dr. Hesselius, whose departures from medical orthodoxy rank him as the first occult detective in literature. , Laura, the teenage protagonist, ... (Wikipedia)
The Poison Tree
by Erin Kelly
A gripping psychological thriller about a woman who must confront her dark past when a long-lost friend reappears in her life.
From an incredible new voice in psychological suspense, a novel about the secrets that remain after a final bohemian summer of excess turns deadly. This taut psychological thriller begins when Karen ... (Goodreads)
Crier's War
by Nina Varela
A forbidden romance between a human rebel and an automaton princess leads to a revolution against a tyrannical government.
From debut author Nina Varela comes the first book in a richly imagined epic fantasy duology about an impossible love between two girls—one human, one Made—whose romance could be the beginning of a ... (Barnes & Noble)
Chances Are...
by Richard Russo
Three old friends reunite on Martha's Vineyard, reflecting on their past and the mysterious disappearance of a woman they all loved.
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning Richard Russo–in his first stand-alone novel in a decade--comes a new revelation: a gripping story about the abiding yet complex power of friendshipOne beautiful ... (Goodreads)
Half-Moon Investigations
by Eoin Colfer
Fletcher Moon, a twelve-year-old private detective, investigates a crime at his school and uncovers a web of lies and deceit.
Fletcher Moon (often called "Half-Moon" due to his short stature) is a natural born investigator. Knowing this, April, a girl from his school comes to him for help in finding a lock of hair that she ... (Wikipedia)
The Little Android
by Marissa Meyer
A retelling of "The Little Mermaid" from the perspective of an android who falls in love with a human.
The Little Android is a retelling of The Little Mermaid, set in the world of The Lunar Chronicles by New York Times-bestselling author Marissa Meyer. When android Mech6.0 saves the life of a handsome ... (Goodreads)
Cardcaptor Sakura: Master of the Clow, Vol. 1
by CLAMP
Sakura accidentally releases magical cards and must capture them all to prevent chaos. With the help of friends, she becomes a Cardcaptor.
Cardcaptor Sakura takes place in the fictional Japanese city of Tomoeda which is somewhere near Tokyo . Ten-year-old Sakura Kinomoto accidentally releases a set of magical cards known as Clow Cards ... (Wikipedia)
The Golem and the Jinni
by Helene Wecker
Two supernatural creatures from different mythologies, living in New York City, find companionship and friendship in each other.
In the Polish town of Konin at the end of the 19th century, a corrupt kabbalist named Yehudah Schaalman creates a golem in the shape of a woman at the request of young Otto Rotfeld, who seeks a ... (Wikipedia)
Neverwhere
by Neil Gaiman
A mysterious journey through a hidden realm of London, filled with danger and unexpected allies.
Neverwhere is the story of Richard Mayhew and his trials and tribulations in London. At the start of the story, he is a young businessman, recently moved from Scotland and with a normal life ahead. ... (Wikipedia)
Absolute Fear
by Lisa Jackson
A serial killer is on the loose in New Orleans, and a woman with a dark past may be the next victim.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Fatal Burn and Shiver comes a pulse-pounding new novel of madness, deceit, and twisted revenge that will take readers into the heart of fear. . . For the ... (Barnes & Noble)
Poor Unfortunate Soul
by Serena Valentino
A retelling of the story of Ursula, the sea witch from "The Little Mermaid," exploring her past and motivations.
The tale of the sea king's daughter Ariel is a beloved one of losing―and then finding―one's own voice. The story has been told many times and in many ways. But always the mergirl wants more than her ... (Goodreads)
The 13-Storey Treehouse
by Andy Griffiths
Two friends live in a treehouse with 13 floors, filled with wacky inventions and adventures.
The book begins with the narrator and fictional depiction of the author, Andy Griffiths , giving an introduction to himself, his friend and illustrator Terry Denton , and their treehouse; the main ... (Wikipedia)
D.N.Angel, Vol. 1
by Yukiru Sugisaki
Daisuke Niwa inherits a family curse that turns him into a phantom thief, and he must steal art to unlock his true self.
Daisuke Niwa is an ordinary middle school student with an extraordinary genetic "condition". Whenever he starts longing for the girl of his dreams, he transforms into the legendary Phantom Thief, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Songs of the Humpback Whale
by Jodi Picoult
A woman leaves her husband, taking their daughter to find solace in the songs of humpback whales. Told from multiple perspectives.
Jane Jones, a speech pathologist , has been married to Oliver Jones for almost twenty years. Together, they have a teenage daughter named Rebecca. Oliver is a world-renowned marine biologist . ... (Wikipedia)
Nerve
by Jeanne Ryan
A high-stakes online game of dares quickly spirals out of control, putting the players' lives at risk.
Shy junior Vee, with the help of her friend Tommy, tries out for the online game of dares , NERVE, to impress her crush. After uploading her audition reel, they realize her cotton shirt becomes ... (Wikipedia)
Crooked Kingdom
by Leigh Bardugo
A gang of criminals must band together to take down a powerful adversary.
In the prologue, a Grisha man named Emil Retvenko is kidnapped by a winged Shu man. The book commences in a gambling parlor known as Club Cumulus where Jesper and Nina keep Jan Van Eck's lawyer, ... (Wikipedia)
Sawkill Girls
by Claire Legrand
Three girls on an island where girls have been disappearing for decades. A haunting tale of friendship, power, and the monsters that lurk within us.
“Reader, hang on for dear life. Sawkill Girls is a wild, gorgeous, and rich coming-of-age story about complicity, female camaraderie, and power.” —Sarah Gailey, author of River of Teeth “An eerie, ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Spook's Sacrifice
by Joseph Delaney
The seventh book in the "Wardstone Chronicles" series. Tom Ward must confront the Fiend once and for all to save the County.
After being attacked in the middle of the night by a maenad (follower of the Old Goddess known as the Ordeen), Tom visits his family's farm and is asked by his mother to accompany her back to Greece ... (Wikipedia)
The Demon in the Wood
by Leigh Bardugo
A prequel to the Grishaverse series, it tells the story of the dark and mysterious woodsman who becomes the demon of the forest.
Limited collector’s edition of the final book features an exclusive Darkling prequel story! Before he became the Darkling, he was just a lonely boy of extraordinary power. Get a look into the past ... (Goodreads)
The Vile Village
by Lemony Snicket
A group of children escape a village of criminals and uncover a dark conspiracy.
The book begins with the Baudelaires awaiting a new guardian. Their new guardians name was Count Olaf which is an actor, villain and a murderer. Mr Poe gives a brochure to the Baudelaire orphans ... (Wikipedia)
Ancillary Justice
by Ann Leckie
A sci-fi epic of revenge and redemption, exploring the far reaches of the galaxy.
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest. Once, she was the Justice of Toren - a colossal starship with an artificial intelligence linking ... (Goodreads)
Among the Free
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
In a dystopian society where third children are illegal, Luke Garner must lead a rebellion to fight for their freedom.
Luke Garner is an illegal third child along with Trey, Nina, Matthias, Percy, and Alia. He has been working from within the Population Police at the stables in hopes of slowly overthrowing them and ... (Wikipedia)
