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The Gold Mystery Adventure

by Willem Marx

Spurred forward by a whirlwind of fights and strange inventions, this climate change-inspired novel introduces its complex world with verve. A tyrannical megalomaniac instigates pollution and interplanetary environmental collapse in R.... Read More

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Saints and Monsters

by Isabella Zhou

A kingdom’s fate rests on the shoulders of a princess who deals with dragons in Ellen McGinty’s novel "Saints and Monsters". Meera’s back brace and blue hair draw the unjust denigration of others who consider her cursed. She is... Read More

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Gilm!

by John M. Murray

In Brian Corley’s novel "Gilm!", a high school student attempts to woo a girl by conjuring a spell with unfortunate ramifications. After moving from Houston to dreary Portland and leaving his friends and bandmates behind, Geoff feels... Read More

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The Stricken

by Clarissa Adkins

Morgan Shamy’s fantasy novel "The Stricken" introduces an atmospheric world in which people lead multiple existences. In one life, Clara’s only friend is a mysterious voice, Cael, that she’s heard in her mind her entire life. He... Read More

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Sheine Lende

by Natalie Wollenzien

In Darcie Little Badger’s compassionate novel "Sheine Lende", memories live on through love. Aided by their ghost dog, Nellie, and their ancestral ability to awaken deceased animals from Below, Shane works with her mother, Lorenza, to... Read More

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Strong Like You

by Jeff Fleischer

In T. L. Simpson’s moving coming-of-age novel "Strong Like You", a high school student in Arkansas struggles to understand what happened to his missing father. When the book begins, Walker’s father is already gone without... Read More

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