November 3rd
Beautiful Wild by Anna Godbersen (HarperTeen)
Vida Hazzard can see her future: aboard the heralded “Millionaire’s Ship of the West,” she’ll charm the young scion Fitzhugh Farrar, resulting in a proposal of marriage.
But Vida didn’t plan on Fitz’s best friend, Sal, a rough-around-the-edges boy with a talent for getting under her skin. Nor did she anticipate a hurricane dashing their ship to pieces, along with her dreams.
Stranded on an island with both Fitz and Sal, Vida is torn between the life she’s always planned for, and a future she’s never dared to want. As they desperately plot a course for home, Vida will discover just which boy can capture her wild heart—and where her future truly lies.
The Ravens by Kass Morgan and Danielle Paige (HMH)
Kappa Rho Nu isn’t your average sorority. Their parties are notorious.
Their fundraisers are known for being Westerly College’s most elaborate
affairs. But beneath the veil of Greek life and prestige, the sisters of
Kappu Rho Nu share a secret: they’re a coven of witches.
For Vivi
Deveraux, being one of Kappa Rho Nu’s Ravens means getting a chance to
redefine herself. For Scarlett Winters, a bonafide Raven and daughter of
a legacy Raven, pledge this year means living up to her mother’s
impossible expectations of becoming Kappa Rho Nu’s next president.
Scarlett knows she’d be the perfect candidate — that is, if she didn’t
have one human-sized skeleton in her closet….
When Vivi and Scarlett are
paired as big and little for initiation, they find themselves sinking
into the sinister world of blood oaths and betrayals.
Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer (Fiewel and Friends)
In this young adult
contemporary romance, a girl is suddenly gifted with the ability to cast
instant karma on those around her—both good and bad.
Chronic
overachiever Prudence Daniels is always quick to cast judgment on the
lazy, rude, and arrogant residents of her coastal town. Her dreams of
karmic justice are fulfilled when, after a night out with her friends,
she wakes up with the sudden ability to cast instant karma on those
around her. Pru giddily makes use of the power, punishing everyone from
public vandals to karaoke hecklers, but there is one person on whom her
powers consistently backfire: Quint Erickson, her slacker of a lab
partner and all-around mortal enemy. Soon, Pru begins to uncover truths
about Quint, her peers, and even herself that reveal how thin the line
is between virtue and vanity, generosity and greed . . . love and hate.
All I Want for Christmas by Wendy Loggia (Underlined)
A holiday rom com
about a girl who wishes for just one thing from Santa this year: love. A
pitch perfect paperback original romance filled with Christmas-time
magic.
Snow falling outside her window? Check. Her best
friends in ugly Christmas sweaters? Double-check. Stockings by the
fireplace hung with care? Check, check, check. But what Bailey really
wants this year is for someone to cuddle on a toboggan and kiss under
the mistletoe...will her Christmas wish come true?
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original titles coming to you fast and furious each month. Enjoy
everything you want to read the way you want to read it.
Send Me Their Souls by Sara Wolf (Entangled Teen)
There are worse things than death.
With the rise of Varia
d’Malvane comes the fall of the Mist Continent. Cavanos is overrun by
the brutal rampage of the valkerax, led by its former crown princess.
Vetris is gone. Helkyris is gone. As each mighty nation falls, the grip
of the crown princess closes around the throat of the world.
But Zera Y’shennria isn’t out yet.
Alongside
Malachite, Fione, Yorl, and her love Lucien, Zera seeks aid from the
High Witches and the Black Archives, with the valkerax horde hot on
their heels. Seemingly unstoppable, Varia can track Zera through her
dreams, ensuring there is nowhere to run. Thankfully, an ancient book
holds the key to stopping the incursion forever.
But at what cost comes freedom?
At what cost comes love?
At what cost comes the end of the world, and the beginning of a new one?
Lost Roads by Jonathon Maberry (Simon and Schuster) - some editions dated August 2020, but the publisher confirms this date.
Gutsy Gomez’s danger-filled journey to save those infected with the zombie plague continues in New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry’s terrifying follow-up to Broken Lands.
Gabriella “Gusty” Gomez lost her mother, and now she’s losing her home.
Gutsy
and her friends, along with Benny and his crew, have just survived a
massive attack on New Alamo by the Night Army—a mix of mindless
shambling los muertos and sentient half-zombie ravagers. She’s also
reeling from the revelation that the residents of her town were the lab
rats of the biological testing facility linked to creating the most
dangerous zom, the Raggedy Man, who controls all of the living dead.
And
the first raid was only a test. The real Night Army is coming, and this
time, it’ll be a handful of survivors against seven billion zombies.
Mind the Gap, Dash & Lily by Rachael Cohn and David Levithan (Knopf)
Timed to the release
of DASH AND LILY on Netflix comes a new helping of love--this time
across the pond as best-selling authors Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
send Dash and Lily to jolly old England.
Dash and Lily are
feeling closer than ever...it's just too bad they're also an ocean
apart. After Dash gets accepted to Oxford University and Lily stays in
New York to take care of her dogwalking business, the inseparable couple
are struggling to make a long distance relationship work. And when Dash
breaks the news that he won't be coming home to New York for
Christmas, Lily makes a decision: if Dash can't come to New York, she'll
go to London. But will Lily pull off the ultimate surprise--or will
Christmas in London backfire?
Frozen 2: Dangerous Secrets by Marci Mancusi (Disney Books)
Ever since the day the forest fell, Arendellians have despised and distrusted Northuldra with a vengeance. No matter that the Northuldra-along with some of Arendelle's own-have been trapped in the Enchanted Forest behind an impenetrable wall of mist since the day of the battle.
Iduna doesn't know why the mist refuses to part, or why it descended to begin with. The only clear thing is that she must keep her identity from everyone, even Agnarr. Her life depends on it.
Fortunately for her, Agnarr doesn't know that Iduna is the Northuldra girl he saw seemingly flying on a gust of wind all those years ago, the day of the celebration turned disaster. The day Agnarr lost his father, the king. The day Agnarr himself almost died.
What Agnarr does know is that Iduna is a true ally in the face of his royal responsibilities and the expectations of an overbearing council and a well-meaning regent who will rule in Agnarr's place until he turns twenty-one and assumes the Arendellian throne.
As Iduna and Agnarr grow ever closer, however, friendship is no longer enough. If only falling for each other didn't mean risking their futures: Iduna's as a hidden-in-plain-sight citizen of Arendelle, and Agnarr's as imminent king.
But for a chance at true love, the risk might be worth taking.
Victor and Noah: A Gotham Love Story by Lauren Myracle and Isacc Goodhart (DC Comics)
Seventeen-year-old Victor Fries has a cold heart. After his brother died in a tragic house fire for which Victor feels responsible, his parents have isolated themselves, and Victor has dedicated his whole life to one thing: science.
Nora Kumar is full of life. She is suffering from an incurable illness that will slowly consume her, so she's decided to live her last days to the fullest at her summer home outside of Gotham City until her birthday. On that day, she plans to take her own life.
When Victor and Nora happen to meet at the cemetery outside of town, they are astonished to find the connection they have each been missing in their lives. Their summer quickly spirals into a beautiful romance, and Victor's cold heart begins to thaw, allowing him to enjoy life just a little more. But when Victor learns of Nora's illness, he's driven to try to find a solution to keep from losing another person he loves...by any means necessary.
Victor & Nora: A Gotham Love Story is a tragic tale about living life to the fullest and what it truly means to love...and to let go.
The Girl Who Wasn't There by Penny Joelson (Sourcebooks Fire)
Nothing ever happens on Kasia's street. And Kasia would know. Her illness keeps her home for days at a time, with little to do but watch the world from her bedroom window. So when she witnesses what looks like a kidnapping, she's not sure she can believe her own eyes...
So she sets out to find the only other witness. The girl in the window across the street. The girl who was also watching when things went down.
But what Kasia discovers shocks her more than the kidnapping itself.
There is no girl.
November 10th
Here the Whole Time by Vitor Martins (Scholastic)
The charm and humor
of To All the Boys I've Loved Before meets Dumplin' in this
body-positive YA love story between two boys who must spend 15 days
living with each other over school break.What would you do if you had to spend the next 15 days with your lifelong crush?
Felipe gets it -- he's fat. Not chubby. Not big-boned. Fat. And he doesn't need anyone to remind him, which is, of course, what everyone does. That's why he's been waiting for this moment ever since the school year began: school break. Finally, he'll be able to spend some time far away from school and the classmates who tease him incessantly. His plans include catching up on his favorite TV shows, finishing his to-be-read pile, and watching YouTube tutorials on skills he'll never actually put into practice.
But things get a little out of hand when Felipe's mom informs him that Caio, the neighbor kid from apartment 57, will be spending the next 15 days with them while his parents are on vacation. Felipe is distraught because A) he's had a crush on Caio since, well, forever, and B) Felipe has a list of body image insecurities and absolutely NO idea how he's going to entertain his neighbor for two full weeks.
Suddenly, the days ahead of him that once promised rest and relaxation (not to mention some epic Netflix bingeing) end up bringing a whirlwind of feelings, forcing Felipe to dive head-first into every unresolved issue he has had with himself -- but maybe, just maybe, he'll manage to win over Caio, too.
Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao (Simon Pulse) - delayed due to COVID-19.
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before meets The Farewell
in this incisive romantic comedy about a college student who hires a
fake boyfriend to appease her traditional Taiwanese parents, to
disastrous results, from the acclaimed author of American Panda.Chloe Wang is nervous to introduce her parents to her boyfriend, because the truth is, she hasn’t met him yet either. She hired him from Rent for Your ’Rents, a company specializing in providing fake boyfriends trained to impress even the most traditional Asian parents.
Drew Chan’s passion is art, but after his parents cut him off for dropping out of college to pursue his dreams, he became a Rent for Your ’Rents employee to keep a roof over his head. Luckily, learning protocols like “Type C parents prefer quiet, kind, zero-PDA gestures” comes naturally to him.
When Chloe rents Drew, the mission is simple: convince her parents fake Drew is worthy of their approval so they’ll stop pressuring her to accept a proposal from Hongbo, the wealthiest (and slimiest) young bachelor in their tight-knit Asian American community.
But when Chloe starts to fall for the real Drew—who, unlike his fake persona, is definitely not ’rent-worthy—her carefully curated life begins to unravel. Can she figure out what she wants before she loses everything?
Chasing Lucky by Jenn Bennett (Simon Pulse) - delayed from May 2020 due to COVID-19.
In this coming-of-age
romance perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sarah Dessen, a rule-abiding
teen embraces her more rebellious side while falling for her
ex-boyfriend’s arch-nemesis.Josie Saint-Martin is well-versed in the art of concealment. Bullied as a child, she’s spent most of her life with her single mother, moving from city to city, covering up what she doesn’t want others to see, comfortable behind the lens of her favorite vintage camera . . .until Josie’s grandmother dies and they return to her mother’s historical New England hometown to run the family bookstore. There, Josie pulls off the ultimate camouflage: dating Adrian, the Harvard-bound son of the most influential man in town.
But her smokescreen is blown when Adrian breaks up with her during his high school graduation party, and Josie’s poorly executed act of revenge lands her big-time trouble—jail alongside the last person she’d want to share a mugshot with: the mysterious and brooding son of the boat mechanic next door, Lucky Karras.
Forced to spend the summer together in mandatory community service, Josie and Lucky become the talk of their coastal town—shamed, trolled, and publicly disgraced. The weird thing is, Josie starts to not mind, because the pair have more in common than she once thought. A lot more. But during a summer of secrets, in a town built on gossip, everything rises to the surface. Can Josie and Lucky swim past these obstacles, or will they both go down together?
Shadow and Bone: The Collectors Edition by Leigh Bardugo (Imprint) - Goodreads still lists an October 2020 release date, but the author confirms this date.
Enter the world of the Grishaverse and Shadow and Bone, soon to be a Netflix original series!
Read
from the beginning with this beautiful deluxe collector’s edition of
the first novel in the worldwide-bestselling Shadow and Bone Trilogy by
Leigh Bardugo. This edition features brand-new artwork, a hardcover
slipcase with exclusive design, a ribbon pull, and more.
Soldier.
Summoner. Saint. Orphaned and expendable, Alina Starkov is a soldier
who knows she may not survive her first trek across the Shadow Fold—a
swath of unnatural darkness crawling with monsters. But when her
regiment is attacked, Alina unleashes dormant magic not even she knew
she possessed.
Now Alina will enter a lavish world of royalty and
intrigue as she trains with the Grisha, her country’s magical military
elite—and falls under the spell of their notorious leader, the Darkling.
He believes Alina can summon a force capable of destroying the Shadow
Fold and reuniting their war-ravaged country, but only if she can master
her untamed gift.
As the threat to the kingdom mounts and Alina
unlocks the secrets of her past, she will make a dangerous discovery
that could threaten all she loves and the very future of a nation.
Welcome to Ravka . . . a world of science and superstition where nothing is what it seems.
Sasha Masha by Agnes Borinsky (FSG)
Transgender author
Agnes Borinsky deftly explores gender identity and queer romance in this
heart-wrenchingly honest debut novel.
Alex feels like he is
in the wrong body. His skin feels strange against his bones. And then
comes Tracy, who thinks he's adorably awkward, who wants to kiss him,
who makes him feel like a Real Boy. But it is not quite enough.
Something is missing.
As Alex grapples with his identity, he
finds himself trying on dresses and swiping on lipstick in the quiet of
his bedroom. He meets Andre, a gay boy who is beautiful and unafraid to
be who he is. Slowly, Alex begins to realize: maybe his name isn't Alex
at all. Maybe it's Sasha Masha.
The Camelot Betrayal by Kiersten White (Delacorte)
The second book in a new fantasy trilogy from New York Times
bestselling author Kiersten White, exploring the nature of self, the
inevitable cost of progress, and, of course, magic and romance and
betrayal so epic Queen Guinevere remains the most famous queen who never
lived.
EVERYTHING IS AS IT SHOULD BE IN CAMELOT: King Arthur
is expanding his kingdom’s influence with Queen Guinevere at his side.
Yet every night, dreams of darkness and unknowable power plague her.
Guinevere
might have accepted her role, but she still cannot find a place for
herself in all of it. The closer she gets to Brangien, pining for her
lost love Isolde, Lancelot, fighting to prove her worth as Queen’s
knight, and Arthur, everything to everyone and thus never quite enough
for Guinevere–the more she realizes how empty she is. She has no sense
of who she truly was before she was Guinevere. The more she tries to
claim herself as queen, the more she wonders if Mordred was right: she
doesn’t belong. She never will.
When a rescue goes awry and
results in the death of something precious, a devastated Guinevere
returns to Camelot to find the greatest threat yet has arrived. Not in
the form of the Dark Queen or an invading army, but in the form of the
real Guinevere’s younger sister. Is her deception at an end? And who is
she really deceiving–Camelot, or herself?
Lies Like Poison by Chelsea Pitcher (MElderry Books)
Riverdale meets Kara Thomas’s The Cheerleaders
in this electrifying, twisted thriller about estranged friends who
reunite when someone commits the murder they’d planned—but didn’t go
through with—and leaves one of their own to take the fall.
Poppy,
Lily, and Belladonna would do anything to protect their best friend,
Raven. So when they discovered he was suffering abuse at the hands of
his stepmother, they came up with a lethal plan: petals of poppy,
belladonna, and lily in her evening tea so she’d never be able to hurt
Raven again. But someone got cold feet, the plot faded to a secret of
the past, and the group fell apart.
Three years later, on the eve
of Raven’s seventeenth birthday, his stepmother turns up dead. But it’s
only belladonna found in her tea, and it’s only Belladonna who’s carted
off to jail. Desperate for help, Belle reaches out to her estranged
friends to prove her innocence. They answer the call, but no one is
prepared for what comes next.
Now, everyone has something to lose
and something equally dangerous to hide. And when the tangled web of
secrets and betrayal is finally unwound, what lies at its heart will
change the group forever.
The Ever Cruel Kingdom by Rin Chupeco (HarperTeen)
After a treacherous journey and a life-shattering meeting with a twin
neither knew they had, Haidee and Odessa expected to emerge from the
Great Abyss to a world set right. But though the planet is turning once
again, the creatures of the abyss will not rest until they have tasted
another goddess’s sacrifice.
To break the cycle, Haidee and Odessa need answers that lie beyond
the seven gates of the underworld, within the Cruel Kingdom itself. The
shadows of the underworld may hunger to tear them apart, but these two
sisters are determined to heal their world—together.
The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim (Scholastic)
An authentic novel about growing up in a migrant Asian family with a mother who is suffering from a debilitating mental illness.
Anna
Chiu has her hands full. When she's not looking after her brother and
sister or helping out at her father's restaurant, she's taking care of
her mother, whose debilitating mental illness keeps her in bed most
days. Her father's new delivery boy, Rory, is a welcome distraction and
even though she knows that things aren't right at home, she's starting
to feel like she could be a normal teen.
But when her mother
finally gets out of bed, things go from bad to worse. And as her
mother's condition worsens, Anna and her family question everything they
understand about themselves and each other.
The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling
is a heart-wrenching, true-to-life exploration through the often
neglected crevices of culture, mental illness, and family. Its strong
themes are balanced by a beautiful romance making it a feel-good, yet
important read.
Those Who Prey by Jennifer Moffett (Atheneum Books)
College life isn’t what Emily expected.
She expected to spend freshman year strolling through the ivy-covered
campus with new friends, finally feeling like she belonged. Instead, she
walks the campus alone, still not having found her place or her people
so far away from home.
But then the Kingdom finds her.
The
Kingdom, an exclusive on-campus group, offers everything Emily expected
of college and more: acceptance, friends, a potential boyfriend, and a
chance to spend the summer in Italy on a mission trip. But the trip is
not what she thought it would be. Emily and the others are stripped of
their passports and money. They’re cut off from their families back
home. The Kingdom’s practices become increasingly manipulative and
dangerous.
And someone ends up dead.
At times unsettling and
always riveting, THOSE WHO PREY looks at the allure of cult life, while
questioning just how far we’re willing to go to find where we belong.
How to Pack For the End of the World by Michelle Falkoff (HarperTeen)
This is the question that haunts Amina as she watches new and horrible stories of discord and crisis flash across the news every day. But when she starts at prestigious Gardner Academy, Amina finds a group of like-minded peers to join forces with—fast friends who dedicate their year to learning survival skills from each other, before it’s too late.
Still, as their “prepper” knowledge multiplies, so do their regular high school problems, from relationship drama to family issues to anonymous pranks that seem to be targeted specifically at them. Juggling the two parts of their lives forces Amina and her friends to ask one more vital question: is it worth surviving in the hypothetical future if it’s at the expense of your actual present?
City of the Uncommon Thief by Lynne Bertrand (Dutton)
A dark and intricate
fantasy for readers of The Book of Dust and Leigh Bardugo. City of the
Uncommon Thief is the story of a quarantined city gripped by fear and of
the war that can free it."Guilders work. Foundlings scrub the bogs. Needles bind. Swords tear. And men leave. There is nothing uncommon in this city. I hope Errol Thebes is dead. We both know he is safer that way."
In a walled city of a mile-high iron guild towers, many things are common knowledge: No book in any of the city's libraries reveals its place on a calendar or a map. No living beasts can be found within the city's walls. And no good comes to the guilder or foundling who trespasses too far from their labors.
Even on the tower rooftops, where Errol Thebes and the rest of the city's teenagers pass a few short years under an open sky, no one truly believe anything uncommon is possible within the city walls.
But one guildmaster has broken tradition to protect her child, and as a result the whole city faces an uncommon threat: a pair of black iron spikes that have the power of both sword and needle on the ribcages of men have gone missing, but the mayhem they cause rises everywhere. If the spikes not found and contained, no wall will be high enough to protect the city--or the world beyond it.
And Errol Thebes? He's not dead and he's certainly not safe.
Odessa by Jonathan Hill (Oni Press)
Eight years ago an earthquake—the Big One—hit along the Cascadia fault line, toppling cities and changing landscapes all up and down the west coast of the United States. Life as we know it changed forever. But for Vietnamese-American Virginia Crane, life changed shortly after the earthquake, when her mother left and never came back.
Ginny has gotten used to a life without her mother, helping her father take care of her two younger brothers, Wes and Harry. But when a mysterious package arrives for her eighteenth birthday, her life is shaken up yet again. For the first time, Ginny wants something more than to survive. And it might be a selfish desire, but she's determined to find out what happened to her mother—even if it means leaving her family behind.
Teen Killers Club by Lily Sparks (Crooked Lane)
Framed for the murder of her best friend, a young girl joins a
super-secret society of teenage assassins to avoid a lifetime behind
bars--and discovers her own true self--in this mesmerizing debut novel.
Seventeen-year-old Signal Deere has raised eyebrows for years as an unhappy Goth misfit from the trailer park. When she's convicted of her best friend Rose's brutal murder, she's designated a Class A--the most dangerous and manipulative criminal profile.
To avoid prison, Signal signs on for a secret program for 18-and-under Class As and is whisked off to an abandoned sleep-away camp, where she and seven bunkmates will train as assassins. Yet even in the Teen Killers Club, Signal doesn't fit in. She's squeamish around blood. She's kind and empathetic. And her optimistic attitude is threatening to turn a group of ragtag maniacs into a team of close-knit friends.
Maybe that's because Signal's not really a killer. She was framed for Rose's murder and only joined the program to escape, track down Rose's real killer, and clear her name. But Signal never planned on the sinister technologies that keep the campers confined. She never planned on the mysterious man in the woods determined to pick them off one by one. And she certainly never planned on falling in love.
Signal's strategy is coming apart at the seams as the true killer prepares to strike again in Teen Killers Club.
Rebel Rose by Emma Theriault (Disney Hyperion)
Torn between two worlds, neither of which she truly belongs to...
It's 1789 and France is on the brink of revolution. Belle has finally broken the Enchantress's curse, restoring the Beast to his human form as Prince Adam, and bringing life back to their castle in the province of Aveyon. But in Paris, the fires of change are burning, and it's only a matter of time before the rebellion arrives on Belle and Adam's doorstep.
Belle has always dreamed of leaving her provincial home for a life of adventure. But now she finds herself living in a palace, torn between her roots as a commoner and her future as queen—despite those who would do anything to keep her from power. When she stumbles across a mysterious, ancient magic that brings with it a dire warning, Belle must decide if she is ready to be the ruler she never wanted to be, and if being queen is more than just a title.
This empowering reimagining of one of the most beloved characters of all time blends fairytale lore and real history—with a Disney twist.
This Is Not the Jess Show by Ana Carey (Quirk Books)
A timely YA thriller
about a teenage girl whose reality may not be what it seems, blending
90s nostalgia with a speculative hook that dissects our modern reality
TV and influencer-obsessed culture.
Like many teens,
sometimes it feels as though everything in Jess Flynn's life has been
engineered for maximum drama--from her performance at the school talent
show, to the reappearance of her childhood best friend and perennial
crush Jeremy, to her friends trying to set her up with one of the
hottest guys in school. It's almost as if everything might finally be
going her way...until one day a tiny black phone with an apple logo on
its screen falls out of her best friend's backpack and lands at Jess's
feet.
The problem is, it's 1998, and the first iPhone isn't due out for another nine years.
Jess's
friends refuse to acknowledge the strange device. Her sister Sara, on
hospice care with a terminal blood disease, for once can't tell Jess
what she should do. It's almost as if everyone is hiding something from
her. Even her beloved dog Fuller seems different...like, literally
different, because he definitely didn't have that same pattern of spots
on his stomach last week...
Nothing in Jess Flynn's world is as
it seems, and as the cracks begin to show, Jess will discover her entire
life is nothing more than someone else's entertainment. Except in this
reality, the outside world is no place anyone would want to escape to.
November 17th
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong (Simon Pulse)
Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Descendant of the Crane, this heart-stopping debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River.
The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery.
A
blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city
helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is
eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to
assume her role as the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang—a network of
criminals far above the law. Their only rivals in power are the White
Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. And behind every
move is their heir, Roma Montagov, Juliette’s first love…and first
betrayal.
But when gangsters on both sides show signs of
instability culminating in clawing their own throats out, the people
start to whisper. Of a contagion, a madness. Of a monster in the
shadows. As the deaths stack up, Juliette and Roma must set their
guns—and grudges—aside and work together, for if they can’t stop this
mayhem, then there will be no city left for either to rule.
Goblin King by Kara Barbieri (Wednesday Books)
In this stunning sequel to White Stag,
Janneke must find how far she's willing to go to save her world from
destruction--even if it means sacrificing everything she's fought for.
The Hunt is over but the War has just begun.
Against
all odds, Janneke has survived the Hunt for the Stag--but all good
things come with a cost. Lydian might be dead, but he took the Stag with
him. Janneke now holds the mantle, while Soren, now her equal in every
way, has become the new Erlking. Janneke's powers as the new Stag has
brought along haunting visions of a world thrown into chaos and the
ghost of Lydian taunts her with the riddles he spoke of when he was
alive.
When Janneke discovers the truth of Lydian and his
madness, she's forced to see her tormentor in a different light for the
first time. The world they know is dying and Lydian may have been the
only person with the key to saving it.
The Sky Above Us by Natalie Lund (Philomel)
From the author of We
Speak in Storms comes a twisty, psychological thriller about three
friends searching for the truth in the aftermath of a plane crash.
The
morning after their senior year beach party, Izzy, Cass, and Janie are
woken by a thundering overhead. Then they and their classmates watch in
shock as a plane crashes into the water. When the passengers are finally
recovered, they are identified as Izzy's twin brother, Israel, Cass's
ex-boyfriend, Shane, and Janie's best friend, Nate. But Izzy can feel
when her brother is in pain, and she knows he's not really dead. So she,
Cass, and Janie set out to discover what actually happened that
day--and why the boys were on the plane.
Told in alternating
timelines and points of view, this powerful and captivating novel
follows the three boys in the weeks leading up to that fateful flight,
and the girls they left behind as they try to piece together the truth
about the boys they loved and thought they knew. A spellbinding story
about the ripple effects of tragedy, the questions we leave unanswered,
and the enduring power of friendship.
This Is Not a Ghost Story by Andrea Portes (HarperTeen)
Whatever this is, it is saying to me in a voice that cannot be heard but only felt: Get out.
Daffodil Franklin has plans for a quiet summer before her freshman year at college, and luckily, she’s found the job that can give her just that: housesitting a mansion for a wealthy couple.
But as the summer progresses and shadows lengthen, Daffodil comes to realize the house is more than it appears. The spacious home seems to close in on her, and as she takes the long road into town, she feels eyes on her the entire way, and something tugging her back.
What Daffodil doesn’t yet realize is that her job comes with a steep price. The house has a long-ago grudge it needs to settle… and Daffodil is the key to settling it.
Soulswift by Megan Bannen (Balzer + Bray) - some editions also scheduled for September, but author confirms this date.
A dark, epic fantasy
about a girl who must reevaluate everything she believes after she is
betrayed and hunted by the religion that raised her—from Megan Bannen,
author of The Bird and the Blade. Perfect for fans of The Winner’s Curse
and The Girl of Fire and Thorns.Gelya is a Vessel, a girl who channels the word of the One True God through song. Cloistered with the other Vessels of her faith, she believes—as all Ovinists do—that a saint imprisoned Elath the Great Demon centuries ago, saving humanity from earthly temptation.
When Gelya stumbles into a deadly cover-up by the Ovinists’ military, she reluctantly teams up with Tavik, an enemy soldier, to survive. Tavik believes that Elath is actually a mother goddess who must be set free, but while he succeeds in opening Her prison, he inadvertently turns Gelya into Elath’s unwilling human vessel.
Now the church that raised Gelya considers her a threat. In a race against the clock, she and Tavik must find a way to exorcise Elath’s presence from her body. But will this release stop the countdown to the end of the world, or will it be the cause of the earth’s destruction? And as Tavik and Gelya grow closer, another question lingers between them: What will become of Gelya?
Master of One by Danielle Bennett and Jaida Jones (HarperTeen)
Sinister sorcery.
Gallows humor. A queer romance so glorious it could be right out of fae
legend itself. Master of One is a fantasy unlike any other.Rags is a thief—an excellent one. He’s stolen into noble’s coffers, picked soldier’s pockets, and even liberated a ring or two off the fingers of passersby. Until he’s caught by the Queensguard and forced to find an ancient fae relic for a sadistic royal sorcerer.
But Rags could never have guessed this “relic” would actually be a fae himself—a distractingly handsome, annoyingly perfect, ancient fae prince called Shining Talon. Good thing Rags can think on his toes, because things just get stranger from there...
With the heist and intrigue of Six of Crows and the dark fairy tale feel of The Cruel Prince, this young adult fantasy debut will have readers rooting for a pair of reluctant heroes as they take on a world-ending fae prophecy, a malicious royal plot, and, most dangerously of all, their feelings for each other.
Super Fake Love Song by David Yoon (Putnam) - some editions also scheduled for September 2020, but author confirms this date.
From the bestselling author of Frankly in Love
comes a contemporary YA rom-com where a case of mistaken identity kicks
off a string of (fake) events that just may lead to (real) love.When Sunny Dae—self-proclaimed total nerd—meets Cirrus Soh, he can’t believe how cool and confident she is. So when Cirrus mistakes Sunny’s older brother Gray’s bedroom—with its electric guitars and rock posters—for Sunny’s own, he sort of, kind of, accidentally winds up telling her he’s the front man of a rock band.
Before he knows it, Sunny is knee-deep in the lie: He ropes his best friends into his scheme, begging them to form a fake band with him, and starts wearing Gray’s rock-and-roll castoffs. But no way can he trick this amazing girl into thinking he’s cool, right? Just when Sunny is about to come clean, Cirrus asks to see them play sometime. Gulp.
Now there’s only one thing to do: Fake it till you make it.
Sunny goes all in on the lie, and pretty soon, the strangest things start happening. People are noticing him in the hallways, and he’s going to football games and parties for the first time. He’s feeling more confident in every aspect of his life, and especially with Cirrus, who’s started to become not just his dream girl but also the real deal. Sunny is falling in love. He’s having fun. He’s even becoming a rocker, for real.
But it’s only a matter of time before Sunny’s house of cards starts tumbling down. As his lies begin to catch up with him, Sunny Dae is forced to wonder whether it was all worth it—and if it’s possible to ever truly change.
November 24th
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (Ballantine Books) - technically an adult title, but I know this author has a lot of YA readers.
The eagerly awaited sequel to the cult classic Ready Player One, Cline’s bravura mash-up of high-octane gaming adventure and 1980s pop culture rides again in the electrifying Ready Player Two. Fizzing with wit and invention, this is big-hearted, big concept science fiction built to last.
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black (Little, Brown)
An illustrated addition
to the New York Times bestselling Folk of Air trilogy, that started with
The Cruel Prince, from award-winning author Holly Black.
An irresistible return to the captivating world of Elfhame.
Once upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue.
Before he was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child
with a heart of stone . #1 New York Times bestselling author, Holly
Black reveals a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhame’s
enigmatic high king, Cardan. This tale includes delicious details of
life before The Cruel Prince, an adventure beyond The Queen of Nothing,
and familiar moments from The Folk of the Air trilogy, told wholly from
Cardan’s perspective.
This new installment in the Folk of the Air
series is a return to the heart-racing romance, danger, humor, and
drama that enchanted readers everywhere. Each chapter is paired with
lavish and luminous full-color art, making this the perfect collector’s
item to be enjoyed by both new audiences and old.
Ruinsong by Julia Ember (FSG)
Revolution or silence?
In
a world where magic is sung, a powerful mage named Cadence is forced to
use her power to torture her country’s disgraced nobility at her
ruthless queen’s bidding.
But when Cadence is reunited with her
childhood friend, a noblewoman with ties to the underground rebellion,
she must make a choice: take a stand to free her country from a tyrant —
or follow in her queen’s footsteps and become a monster herself.
In
this dark and lush LGBTQ+ romantic fantasy, two young women from rival
factions must work together to reunite their country as they wrestle
with their feelings for each other.
Bright Shining World by Josh Swiller (Knopf)
A darkly funny thriller about one boy's attempt to unravel the mysterious phenomenon affecting students in his new town, as he finds a way to resist sinister forces and pursue hope for them all.
Wallace Cole is perpetually moving against his will. His father has some deeply important job with an energy company that he refuses to explain to Wallace who is, shall we say, suspicious. Not that his father ever listens to him. Just as Wallace is getting settled into a comfortable life in Kentucky, his father lets him know they need to immediately depart for a new job in a small town in Upstate New York which has recently been struck by an outbreak of inexplicable hysterics--an outbreak which is centered at the high school Wallace will attend.In the new town, go from disturbing to worse: trees appear to be talking to people; a school bully, the principal, and the town police force take an instant dislike to Wallace; and the student body president is either falling for him or slipping into the enveloping darkness. Bright Shining World is a novel of resistance, of young people finding hope and courage and community in a collapsing world.
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