The Brilliant Death
AMY ROSE CAPETTA · Viking Books for Young Readers |
For Teodora DiSangro, a mafia don’s daughter, family is fate. All her life, Teodora has hidden the fact that she secretly turns her family’s enemies into music boxes, mirrors, and other decorative objects. After all, everyone in Vinalia knows that stregas – wielders of magic – are figures… |
Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree
ADAOBI TRICIA NWAUBANI · Katherine Tegen Books |
Based on interviews with young women who were kidnapped by Boko Haram, this poignant novel by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani tells the timely story of one girl who was taken from her home in Nigeria and her harrowing fight for survival. Includes an afterword by award-winning journalist Viviana… |
Debunk It!: How to Stay Sane in a World of Misinformation
John Grant · Zest Books |
We live in an era of misinformation, much of it spread by authority figures, including politicians, religious leaders, broadcasters, and, of course, apps and websites. With so much bogus information coming from so many sources, how can anyone be expected to discover the truth? In Debunk… |
Finding Yvonne
Brandy Colbert · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
For fans of Nicola Yoon and Nina LaCour comes a striking novel about difficult choices from acclaimed author Brandy Colbert.Since she was seven years old, Yvonne has had her trusted violin to keep her company, especially in those lonely days after her mother walked out on their family…. |
Here to Stay
Sara Farizan · Algonquin Young Readers |
For most of high school, Bijan Majidi has flown under the radar. He gets good grades, reads comics, hangs out with his best friend, Sean, and secretly crushes on Elle, one of the most popular girls in his school. When he’s called off the basketball team’s varsity bench and makes the winning… |
Heretics Anonymous
Katie Henry · Katherine Tegen Books |
Put an atheist in a strict Catholic school? Expect comedy, chaos, and an Inquisition. The Breakfast Club meets Saved! in debut author Katie Henry’s hilarious novel about a band of misfits who set out to challenge their school, one nun at a time. Perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Robyn… |
Miles Morales: Spider-Man
Jason Reynolds · Marvel Press |
“Everyone gets mad at hustlers, especially if you’re on the victim side of the hustle. And Miles knew hustling was in his veins.” Miles Morales is just your average teenager. Dinner every Sunday with his parents, chilling out playing old-school video games with his best friend,… |
Pride
IBI ZOBOI · Balzer + Bray |
Pride and Prejudice gets remixed in this smart, funny, gorgeous retelling of the classic, starring all characters of color, from Ibi Zoboi, National Book Award finalist and author of American Street.Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots…. |
Seafire
NATALIE C PARKER · Razorbill |
The first in a heart-stopping trilogy that recalls the undeniable feminine power of Wonder Woman and the powder-keg action of Mad Max: Fury Road, Seafire follows the captain of an all-female ship intent on taking down a vicious warlord’s powerful fleet. After her family is killed by corrupt… |
A Spark of White Fire
Sangu Mandanna · Sky Pony Press |
The first book in a scifi retelling of the Mahabrahata. When Esmae wins a contest of skill, she sets off events that trigger an inevitable and unwinnable war that pits her against the family she would give anything to return to. In a universe of capricious gods, dark moons, and kingdoms… |
The Storyteller
Traci Chee · G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers |
The thrilling conclusion to the epic adventure that began with New York Times bestselling The Reader, “a series fantasy lovers will want to sink their teeth into.” – BOOKLIST , starred reviewSefia is determined to keep Archer out of the Guard’s clutches and their plans for war between… |
Tower of Dawn
Sarah J. Maas · Bloomsbury YA |
In the next installment of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series, follow Chaol on his sweeping journey to a distant empire.Chaol Westfall has always defined himself by his unwavering loyalty, his strength, and his position as the Captain of the Guard. But all of that has changed… |
Whispers at Moonrise
C. C. Hunter · St. Martin’s Griffin |
Shadow Falls Camp is back in session with the most explosive installment yet. A shocking new threat will rock Shadow Falls–changing it forever and altering Kylies journey in ways she never imagined.Even at a camp for supernatural teens, Kylie Galen has never been normal. Not only can she see ghosts,… |