Category: Children + YA
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East by Edith Pattou: Content Warnings
Publication Date: Sep 2003 Synopsis: Rose has always been different. Since the day she was born, it was clear she had a special fate. Her superstitious mother keeps the unusual circumstances of Rose’s birth a secret, hoping to prevent her adventurous daughter from leaving home… but she can’t suppress Rose’s…
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Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson: Content Warnings
Publication Date: May 2014 Synopsis: It was Sloane who yanked Emily out of her shell and made life 100% interesting. But right before what should have been the most epic summer, Sloane just…disappears. All she leaves behind is a to-do list. On it, thirteen Sloane-inspired tasks that Emily would normally…
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The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen: Content Warnings
Publication Date: April 2012 Synopsis: In a discontent kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people, Conner, a nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king’s long-lost son and install him as a puppet prince. Four orphans are recruited to compete…
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Illegal by Eoin Colfer: Content Warnings
Publication Date: Oct 2017 Synopsis: His sister left months ago. Now his brother has disappeared too, and Ebo knows it can only be to make the hazardous journey to Europe. Ebo’s epic journey takes him across the Sahara Desert to the dangerous streets of Tripoli, and finally out to the…
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Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier: Content Warnings
Publication Date: April 2024 Synopsis: Hanalei of Tamarind is the cherished daughter of an old island family. But when her father steals a seadragon egg meant for an ailing princess, she is forced into a life of exile. In the years that follow, Hanalei finds solace in studying the majestic…
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The Bookworm by Kylie Key: Content Warnings
Synopsis: I have a major crush on…the Bookworm. But how do I get into her good books? I’m Tennessee Jackson, wide receiver, touchdown scoring machine. When Millie Conway interviews me for the school paper, I’m caught a little off guard. In all my years at Covington Prep, we’ve never shared…
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My Refuge by Ashley Al Saliby: Content Warnings
Synopsis: Toronto. Syria. Ukraine. Texas. Four girls face the hardships of isolation in remote corners of the planet. Their journeys will be messy, of course. One of them will struggle with growing anger , and another with crippling anxiety . One will drift toward despair . Another will battle surprising…
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Mummies in the Morning by Mary Pope Osborne: Content Warnings
Synopsis: Jack and Annie don’t need another mummy. But that’s what they get when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to ancient Egypt. There they meet a long-dead queen who needs their help. Will Jack and Annie be able to solve the puzzle, or will they end up as mummies…
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Extracted by Rich Castro: Content Warnings
Synopsis: Anasius is on the brink of war, and with an army unprepared, ill-equipped and utterly outnumbered, defeat seems inevitable. As they are extracted into this new world, Jason, Zak and their friends find themselves pulled into a web of torture, betrayal and death, and when they face the terrors…
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The Girl On The Tube by Rachel Allord: Content Warnings
Synopsis: Twelve-year-old Addie Brown wants to fit in. But ever since she and her dad moved from small town America to bustling London, life is as bumpy as the Tube she rides to school. Addie’s cranky neighbour tells her off but then invites her to tea! It seems as if…
