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• Catfish Rolling

  Kumagai, Clara,

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  There's a catfish under the islands of Japan and when it rolls the land rises and falls. Sora hates the catfish whose rolling caused an earthquake so powerful it cracked time itself. It destroyed her home and took her mother. Now Sora and her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Crooked Mark

  Kao, Linda,

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  Some say that walking away from the car crash that killed her dad is a miracle, but Matthew Watts knows that the forces of Good aren’t the only ones at work. The devil, Lucifer himself, can mark a soul about to pass on, sending it back to the land…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Her Radiant Curse

  Lim, Elizabeth,

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  But when her own father offers her in sacrifice to the Demon Witch, Channi is forever changed. Cursed with a serpent’s face, Channi is the exact opposite of her beautiful sister, Vanna—the only person in the village who looks at Channi and doesn’t…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Song of Silver, Flame Like Night

  Zhao, Amélie Wen,

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  Once, Lan had a different name. Now she goes by the name that the Elantian colonizers gave her when they invaded her kingdom, killed her mother, and outlawed her people’s magic. She spends her nights as a songgirl in Haak’gong, and her days…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Are All So Good at Smiling

  McBride, Amber,

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  Whimsy is back in the hospital for treatment of clinical depression. When she meets a boy named Faerry, she recognizes they both have magic in the marrow of their bones. And when Faerry and his family move to the same street, the two start to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blood Scion

  Falaye, Deborah,

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  Sloane is a Scion, a descendant of the ancient Orisha gods, can incinerate an enemy at will. Under the Lucis’ brutal rule, her identity means her death if her powers are discovered. But when she is forcibly conscripted into the Lucis army on her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Deep in Providence

  Neilson, Riss M.,

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  For best friends Miliani, Inez, Natalie and Jasmine, Providence, Rhode Island glows with memories of them practicing spells, mixing up potions, and doing séances with the help of the magic Miliani’s Filipino grandfather taught her. But when Jasmine…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• If You Could See the Sun

  Liang, Ann,

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  Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding school, where she’s the only scholarship student among China’s most rich and influential teens. But then she starts uncontrollably turning invisible—actually invisible.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Thousand Steps Into Night

  Chee, Traci,

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  In the realm of Awara, where gods, monsters, and humans exist side by side, Miuko is an ordinary girl resigned to a safe, if uneventful, existence as an innkeeper’s daughter. But when Miuko is cursed and begins to transform into a demon with a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• So This Is Ever After

  Lukens, F. T.,

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  Arek hadn’t thought much about what would happen after he saved the Kingdom of Ere from its evil ruler, and now he and his rag-tag group of quest companions are at a bit of a loss for what to do next. As a temporary safeguard, Arek’s best friend and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All Our Hidden Gifts

  O'Donoghue, Caroline,

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  After Maeve finds a pack of tarot cards while cleaning out a closet during her in-school suspension, she quickly becomes the most sought-after diviner at St. Bernadette’s Catholic school. But when Maeve’s ex–best friend, Lily, draws a card called…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Half Sick of Shadows

  Sebastian, Laura,

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  Everyone knows the Arthurian legends. But Elaine alone carries the burden of knowing what is to come because Elaine of Shalott is cursed to see the future. On the mystical isle of Avalon, Elaine runs free and learns of the ancient prophecies…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love With the Universe

  Vasquez Gilliland, Raquel,

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  When her twin sister reaches social media stardom, Moon Fuentez accepts her fate as the ugly, unwanted sister hidden in the background, destined to be nothing more than her sister’s camerawoman. But this summer, Moon also takes a job as the “merch…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lakesedge

  Clipstone, Lyndall,

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  When Violeta Graceling arrives at haunted Lakesedge estate, she expects to find a monster. She knows the terrifying rumors about Rowan Sylvanan, who drowned his entire family when he was a boy. But neither the estate nor the monster are what they…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lore

  Bracken, Alexandra,

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  As punishment for a past rebellion, nine Greek gods are forced to walk the earth as mortals, hunted by the descendants of ancient bloodlines, all eager to kill a god and seize their divine power and immortality. This happens every seven years and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Skin of the Sea

  Bowen, Natasha,

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  Simi prayed to the gods, once. Now she serves them as Mami Wata--a mermaid--collecting the souls of those who die at sea and blessing their journeys back home. But when a living boy is thrown overboard, Simi goes against an ancient decree and saves…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Strange Creatures

  North, Phoebe,

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  Annie and her older brother, Jamie, were inseparable. When life became too much for them, they created their own space in the woods behind their house: a fantasy world of their own making, where no one else could find them. But then came middle…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Year of the Reaper

  Lucier, Makiia,

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  Lord Cassia, or Cas, was an engineer's apprentice on a mission entrusted by the king when he was ambushed and captured by enemy soldiers. Then a plague sweeps over the land, leaving countless dead, and even Cas’ title cannot save him from a rotting…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Betrothed

  Cass, Kiera,

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  King Jameson declares his love for Lady Hollis Brite, and Hollis is shocked and thrilled. After all, she’s grown up at Keresken Castle, vying for the king’s attention alongside other daughters of the nobility. But Hollis soon realizes that falling…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bone Thief

  Shields, Breeana,

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  Saskia returns to Ivory Hall to train in bone magic, so she can stop Latham from gaining the power of all three Sights—past, present, and future. Trials are underway for the apprentices, and the tasks feel specifically engineered to torment Saskia.…Read moreRead more of this annotation