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• The Bone Spindle

  Vedder, Leslie,

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  The King of Andar banished the ancient Spindle Witch for saving prince Briar Rose at the expense of his mother's life - and her revenge cursed Briar into a deathless sleep.

• The Sunbearer Trials

  Thomas, Aiden,

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  The beloved author of The Cemetery Boys is back with the first installment of a Mexican-inspired fantasy duology that will have readers on the edge of their seats through a series of trials with the highest of stakes with fame, glory, and survival…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bonesmith

  Pau Preto, Nicki,

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  Wren is determined to make her father proud, but when she is exiled to the Breachfort, a wall erected to keep out the undead, she can only hope to prove herself worthy of returning.

• The City Beautiful

  Polydoros, Aden,

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  Death lurks around every corner in this unforgettable Jewish historical fantasy about a city, a boy, and the shadows of the past that bind them both together. Chicago, 1893. For Alter Rosen, this is the land of opportunity, and he dreams of the day…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dark Rise. (Dark Rise, Vol. 1.)

  Pacat, C. S

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  In this stunning new fantasy novel from international bestselling author C. S. Pacat, heroes and villains of a long-forgotten war are reborn and begin to draw new battle lines. This epic fantasy with high-stakes romance will sit perfectly on shelves…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Little Thieves

  Owen, Margaret, 1986-

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  A scrappy maid must outsmart both palace nobles and Low Gods in a new YA fantasy by Margaret Owen, author of the Merciful Crow series. Once upon a time, there was a horrible girl... Vanja Schmidt knows that no gift is freely given, not even a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wicked Bargain

  Novoa, Gabe Cole,

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  El Diablo is in the details in this Latinx pirate fantasy starring a transmasculine nonbinary teen with a mission of revenge, redemption, and revolution. On Mar León de la Rosa's sixteenth birthday, el Diablo comes calling. Mar is a transmasculine…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fireborne

  Munda, Rosaria,

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  Game of Thrones meets Fourth Wing in a debut young adult fantasy that's full of rivalry, romance . . . and dragons. Annie and Lee were just children when a brutal revolution changed their world, giving everyone—even the lowborn—a chance to test…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sing Me to Sleep

  Burton, Gabi,

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  Killer. Liar. Soldier. Spy. Saoirse is a killer: Her ability to sing men to an early death makes her the top assassin in the kingdom. Saoirse is a liar: If the royal family ever finds out she’s a siren, she’ll be executed immediately. Saoirse is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In Other Lands

  a Novel

  Brennan, Sarah Rees,

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  The Borderlands aren’t like anywhere else. Don’t try to smuggle a phone or any other piece of technology over the wall that marks the Border — unless you enjoy a fireworks display in your backpack. (Ballpoint pens are okay.) There are elves,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Children of Blood and Bone

  Adeyemi, Tomi,

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  Steeped in West African mythology, Children of Blood and Bone is riddled with the kind of tangible stakes you can't look away from. Populated by dynamic characters, propulsive in plot and inventive in magic, this is the kind of book that asks a lot…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bone Witch

  Chupeco, Rin,

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  Tea can raise the dead, but resurrection comes at a price... When Tea accidentally resurrects her brother, Fox, from the dead, she learns she is different from the other witches in her family. Her gift for necromancy means that she's a bone witch,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Graceling

  Cashore, Kristin

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  Graceling tells the story of the vulnerable-yet-strong Katsa, who is smart and beautiful and lives in the Seven Kingdoms where selected people are born with a Grace, a special talent that can be anything at all. Katsa’s Grace is killing. As the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Belles

  Clayton, Dhonielle,

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  Camellia Beauregard is a Belle. In the opulent world of Orleans, Belles are revered, for they control Beauty, and Beauty is a commodity coveted above all else. In Orleans, the people are born gray, they are born damned, and only with the help of a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Violet Made of Thorns

  Chen, Gina,

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  Violet is a prophet and a liar, influencing the royal court with her cleverly phrased—and not always true—divinations. Honesty is for suckers, like the oh-so-not charming Prince Cyrus, who plans to strip Violet of her official role once he’s crowned…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Legendborn

  Deonn, Tracy,

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  Southern Black girl magic meets Arthurian Legend in this unputdownable contemporary fantasy from Tracy Deonn. Rife with edge-of-your-seat suspense, lush world-building and intricate plot details, Legendborn also adeptly weaves in important…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Dark and Starless Forest

  Hollowell, Sarah,

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  Derry and her eight siblings live in an isolated house by the lake, separated from the rest of the world by an eerie and menacing forest. The man who raised them after their families abandoned them, says it’s for their own good. After all, the world…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Elatsoe

  Little Badger, Darcie, 1987-

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  Part fantasy, part mystery, and entirely engrossing, Elatsoe is a unique story about a 17-year-old girl in an alternate version of America who possesses the ability to raise animal spirits from the dead. When her cousin dies in a mysterious…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Something Close to Magic

  Mills, Emma, 1989-

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  It’s not all sugar and spice at Basil’s Bakery, where seventeen-year-old Aurelie is an overworked, underappreciated apprentice. Still, the job offers stability, which no-nonsense Aurelie values highly, so she keeps her head down and doesn’t dare to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ink and Bone

  the Great Library

  Caine, Rachel,

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  Ruthless and supremely powerful, the Great Library is now a presence in every major city, governing the flow of knowledge to the masses. Alchemy allows the Library to deliver the content of the greatest works of history instantly—but the personal…Read moreRead more of this annotation