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Day Dreamer

by Leah Webster

"Day Dreamer" is a familiar love story between a human girl and a mythical being. A vampire lover and a mysterious man fall hard for each other in Thanya Olenyk’s young adult novel "Day Dreamer". Evangeline is talented at keeping her... Read More

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Only Half Human

by Jeremiah Rood

The fun fantasy novel "Only Half Human" reveals that even superpowered teenagers struggle to deal with their families. Nathaniel Wright’s fantasy novel "Only Half Human" is set in a high school for wondrous beings, where a student... Read More

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The First Traitor

by Leah Webster

"The First Traitor" is an exciting, heartfelt young adult spy saga. In R. S. Twells’s action-packed novel "The First Traitor", a teenage agent wrestles with the ghosts of his past while trying to decipher who, and what, is worth... Read More

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Darts and Flowers

by Jeana Jorgensen

Funny and LGBTQ+ affirming, "Darts and Flowers" is a story about teenagers who are desperate to be loved, validated, and part of a community. In Dean Backus’s queer, comedic romantic novel "Darts and Flowers", friends reunite, and... Read More

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Blood Moon Prophecy

by Jeana Jorgensen

"Blood Moon Prophecy" is a delightful, inventive fantasy novel whose young cast grapples with a sense of destiny in a magical world. Dilani Kahawala’s fantasy novel "Blood Moon Prophecy" hinges on nautical and magical adventures and... Read More

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Origins

by John M. Murray

Origins: The Compound is a gory, gritty fantasy adventure in which a headstrong young man grapples with his sense of duty in the face of unrelenting malevolence. In Noah Kempton’s fantasy novel Origins: The Compound, an orphaned boy... Read More

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Things I Know

by Jeana Jorgensen

In Helena Close’s contemporary novel "Things I Know", a teenage girl battles with grief, memory, and her identity. Saoirse’s father relocated her and her two siblings from Limerick to an even smaller town after their mother’s... Read More

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The Wild Swans

by Jeana Jorgensen

Jackie Morris’s "The Wild Swans" is a dreamy retold fairy tale that’s full of hope, beauty, and love. A retelling of “The Wild Swans” by Hans Christian Andersen, the story revolves around the princess Eliza and her eleven... Read More

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