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• Icarus

  Ancrum, K. (Kayla), 1991-

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  As part of a revenge scheme, Icarus steals priceless art from Mr. Black and replaces it with his father’s impeccable forgeries, but when he is caught by Mr. Black’s son Helios, he must befriend Helios if he wants to continue helping his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Breath of the Giant

  Aureille, Tom, 1996-

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  Sisters Iris and Sophia trek to the Lost Territories in the North to find the land of the Giants, where they hope to kill a Giant, collect its breath, and return to give it to their dead mother, who will live again. GN MS

• Somewhere in the Deep

  Berwah, Tanvi

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  Kress fights monsters to pay off her dead parents’ debts, but when they keep growing, she joins a dangerous mission to guard a search-and-rescue mission into the mines. Can she survive the horrors in the mines with a hostile crew at her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Canto. [1], If I Only Had a Heart

  Booher, David

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  Canto’s people have been enslaved for generations, their hearts replaced by clocks, and their names taken away. When slavers damage a girl’s clock, Canto resolves to cross vast distances to find her heart. GN MS

• So Let Them Burn

  Cole, Kamilah

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  When she was twelve, Faron successfully liberated her people from the dragon-riding colonizers, but now that she’s seventeen, she must help her older sister Elara break a bond with a dragon before the colonizers begin a new war on their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Revenant Games

  Fuston, Margie

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  Hoping to resurrect her sister, Bly joins the Revenant Games, an annual contest between warring witch and vampire kingdoms. Can she and her dying friend Emerson play the enemies off each other and win both the life of her sister and his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• King of Dead Things

  Holness, Nevin

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  Eli’s unique magical abilities and Malcolm’s deep but dangerous death magic unite them to save Malcolm’s mother and locate a deadly weapon that can eat magic.

• The Shadow Road

  Kirchmeier, Kurt

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  After dragon-like creatures descend upon earth and destroy civilization, survivors Thomas and Cassie meet and embark on a quest to steal and study one of the dragons’ eggs. MS

• A Suffragist's Guide to the Antarctic

  Lai, Yi Shun

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  In 1914 England, American Clara lies about her age and citizenship to join an expedition to Antarctica, but when the crew is marooned in the icy wasteland, she must focus on survival before women’s rights.

• In the Tunnel

  Lee, Julie (Children's fiction writer)

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  Just sixteen, Myung-gi is carrying a rifle as a member of the South Korean army, heading into the enemy north to find his dissident father as war breaks out around him. MS

• Thieves' Gambit

  Lewis, Kayvion

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  Professional thief Ross decides to leave the business after her final heist, but when her mother, also a thief, is captured, Ross must join the high stakes Gambit to win the money to free her mother. MS

• Her Radiant Curse

  Lim, Elizabeth

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  Channi is cursed with the face of a serpent, and only her beautiful sister, Vanna, can see her for who she is. When Vanna is to be married off to a cruel suitor, Channi reignites an ancient battle to defend her sister to the death. MS

• Stars and Smoke

  Lu, Marie, 1984-

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  Pop star Winter is paired with secret agent Sydney to take down an international crime boss, who has invited Winter to perform at his daughter’s birthday. Can they bring him to justice before their identities and mission are revealed?

• Dragonfruit

  Lucier, Makiia

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  After Hanalei’s father steals a dragonfruit meant to heal a princess, Hanalei is forced into exile. Meanwhile, Prince Sam seeks a dragonfruit to heal his ailing mother, and when he reunites with his childhood friend, Hanalei, the two of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Zombie Apocalypse Running Club

  Mac, Carrie, 1975-

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  Queer twins Eira and Soren escape from their survivalist home in Alaska only to find the world has been infected with a plague that turns people into zombies. When they meet Racer, their Special Olympics racing champion, he makes them…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bad Graces

  McCauley, Kyrie

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  Liv’s chance to become a film star and leave foster care with her twin sister is ruined when she and five others are shipwrecked on a mysterious island and pursued by a shadowy predator.

• The Jump

  Morris, Brittney

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  Four working-class teens join a dangerous scavenger hunt that could help them save their neighborhood from a multinational corporation bent on destroying their families. MS

• The Wicked Bargain

  Novoa, Gabe Cole

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  Transmasculine nonbinary Mar sails the Caribbean with his pirate father until El Diablo comes to collect an old bargain, forcing Mar to accept his magical abilities and fight alongside genderfluid magical beings.

• 49 Miles Alone

  Richards, Natalie D.

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  Katie and Aster survived a terrible night a year ago, so this hike into the Utah desert is a chance for them to heal, but when they meet Riley and Finn, a couple with a violent history, healing may need to wait for survival.

• Into the Sunken City

  Thiru, Dinesh

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  In a world of constant rain and submerged cities, Jin is challenged to dive deep into the ruins of Las Vegas to find sunken treasure that will save her and her sister from a life of destitution at an orphanage. MS