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Uglies, The Collector's Set by Scott Westerfeld
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe complete New York Times bestselling Uglies series is available as a collectible boxed set. The future isn’t far away.In Tally Youngblood’s world, looks matter. She lives in a society created to function with perfect-looking people who never have a chance to think for themselves. And she’s tired of it... -
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King of Ashes by Raymond E. Feist
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsFeist's first non-Midkemia based book for many years. King of Ashes is the first book in the planned War of Five Crowns trilogy and draws influences from medieval history and Arthurian legend... -
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![Ashling by Isobelle Carmody]()
Ashling by Isobelle Carmody
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsReminiscent of Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover novels, Obernewtyn introduced Isobelle Carmody as a writer to watch and began a series of novels to entice and enthrall readers of all ages... -
![The Farseekers by Isobelle Carmody]()
The Farseekers by Isobelle Carmody
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsA Children's Book Council of Australia Honor Book In this powerful sequel to Obernewtyn , young Elspeth Gordie-possessed of extraordinary mental powers-has united with others Misfits for refuge on the remote mountain keep of Obernewtyn. Yet the threat from the totalitarian Council to their safety is ever present... -
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![The Stone Key by Isobelle Carmody]()
The Stone Key by Isobelle Carmody
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThere was a great crash and wood splintered...I had a brief glimpse of a group of Herder priests, bald and robed, peering at me, and then the sundered remnants of the locker door were torn aside and a rough hand reached in to haul me out by the hair. A Hedra captain stared into my face with eyes that burned with a fanatical fire above a thin nose and a lipless slash of a mouth.. -
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Caprion's Wings by T.L. Shreffler
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA novella of The Cat's Eye Chronicles. Release Date: February 28th, 2014 By the age of nineteen, all Harpies know how to fly—except Caprion. He has yet pass the test of the Singing and gain his wings. His family has disowned him in shame and people are beginning to talk. Now an evil voice haunts his dreams, taunting him, drawing out his worst fears—that he will remain wingless forever... -
![Princess Ahira by K.M. Shea]()
Princess Ahira by K.M. Shea
Once upon a time? Please! What a joke. Princess Ahira is not your average damsel in distress. She hates being a princess and constantly tries to flee from her mother and her lectures. Pleasantly, her life is shattered on the eve of her sixteenth birthday when she is kidnapped by dragons...Categorized as:
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![Residue by Laury Falter]()
Residue by Laury Falter
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom the author of the bestselling Guardian Trilogy comes a new romantic suspense! Book One of the Residue Series... When Jocelyn Weatherford is whisked away from a preparatory academy in upstate New York to live with her extended family in New Orleans, she is unprepared to encounter the dangers awaiting her...Categorized as:
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![Oh God Not Again! by Sarah1281]()
Oh God Not Again! by Sarah1281
So maybe everything didn't work out perfectly for Harry. Still, most of his friends survived, he'd gotten married, and was about to become a father. If only he'd have stayed away from the Veil, he wouldn't have had to go back and do everything AGAIN.Fanfiction for Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling... -
![Cat's Eye by T.L. Shreffler]()
Cat's Eye by T.L. Shreffler
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAn assassin, a necklace,and a girl who dreams of adventure.... Sora planned on running away from her confined life, but she never expected to be kidnapped! Dumped into a world full of thieves, mercenaries, and magic, she soon finds herself in the company of a dangerous assassin, haunted by an even darker past... -
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The Ancient Magus' Bride Vol. 15 by Kore Yamazaki
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAs the College continues its desperate search for The Testament of Carnamagos, the danger has grown so dire that the Vice-Chancellor has decided to put the College in lockdown until Christmas. Through their shared plight, Chise and her classmates come to know more about each other. Thanks to their experiences in the Abandoned Hall, they all begin to change, whether they like it or not... -
![Fatal Charm by Linda Joy Singleton]()
Fatal Charm by Linda Joy Singleton
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIn this vivid fifth volume of The Seer series, Sabine Rose is reunited with her ill grandmother Nona and her friends at Sheridan Valley. But the excitement of curing Nona-and discovering love with someone new-doesn't outweigh the burden of her father's dark secret: a daughter no one but Sabine knows about. Riddled with curiosity, Sabine uses astral projection to spy on her half sister Jade... -
![Conjured by Chelsea Bellingeri]()
Conjured by Chelsea Bellingeri
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter the disastrous fallout on Halloween and the tragic events that followed in the Hazel Cove Cemetery, Alexandria is left picking up the pieces of her broken life. Peter is adjusting. James hates her. Grandma Claudia is gone. Emma is incoherent. Victor went rogue. And Gamma still wants her dead. If that wasn't enough to deal with, two burning questions are driving Alex insane... -
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The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 17 by Kore Yamazaki
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDoing Things by the BookThe reflection of a false god has manifested. Is it the Testament? Or is it still Philomela? The conglomeration that they’ve become seeks to leave the College, making for the banquet hall where the College faculty celebrates. Chise and Elias burst into a tense situation, and find themselves having to face off against both sides... -
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![Something Close to Magic by Emma Mills]()
Something Close to Magic by Emma Mills
A baker’s apprentice reluctantly embarks on an adventure full of magic, new friendships, and a prince in distress in this deliciously romantic young adult fantasy that’s perfect for fans of Margaret Rogerson and Gail Carson Levine.It’s not all sugar and spice at Basil’s Bakery, where seventeen-year-old Aurelie is an overworked, underappreciated apprentice... -
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The Ancient Magus' Bride, Vol. 16 by Kore Yamazaki
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBreaking PointThe stolen grimoire was thought long gone, but it turns out it’s still hidden within the College. But why leave the stolen goods so close to the scene of the crime? The College alchemists are left scratching their heads in confusion. Meanwhile, weeks stuck in lockdown leave tempers short, and minor misunderstandings lead to major doubts... -
![Burning Crowns by Catherine Doyle]()
Burning Crowns by Catherine Doyle
Twin queens Rose & Wren survived the Battle for Anadawn and brought back magic to their kingdom. But danger lurks in Eana’s shadows.Wren is troubled. Ever since she performed the blood spell on Prince Ansel, her magic has become unruly. Worse, the spell created a link between Wren and the very man she’s trying to forget: Icy King Alarik of Gevra. A curse is eating away at both of them... -
![Witch Ball by Linda Joy Singleton]()
Witch Ball by Linda Joy Singleton
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSabine is finally starting to feel accepted at her new high school. She's friends with the popular girls and even has a cute boyfriend. But Sabine also has a dark secret-she's psychic, and was forced to leave her old school after she accurately predicted the death of a football player... -
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Antebellum Awakening by Katie Cross
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNever underestimate the power of a volatile witch. Still reeling in the wake of her mother’s death, sixteen-year-old Bianca Monroe is forced to move to Chatham Castle. Not even the sudden appearance of ancient dragons in haunted Letum Wood nor her two best friends can distract her from the strength of her deep, dark rage... -
![Genesis Academy: The Seer's Legacy by Barbara Hartzler]()
Genesis Academy: The Seer's Legacy by Barbara Hartzler
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOne day I’m the darling of the Guardians and the next our whole family is running for their lives.All because I saw my first premonition ever …Now they want me to go undercover at Genesis Academy, the Guardian’s school for rebels and rejects. Me—the goody-goody science nerd with the brand new powers. Oh, and I have to keep my budding Seer powers a secret. Too bad they manifest at the worst times... -
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Seven Crowns by E.V. Everest
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn unclaimed crown. Six deadly rivals. A world she never knew existed.Sixteen-year-old Ana is a waitress, foster kid, and liar. She might also be the sole heir to a crown on another planet. A crown she never asked for or even wanted.One year after her mom's death, Ana discovers her mom's biggest secret-- she was a political refugee from a planet called Bellaton... -
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To Bind Fire by D.E. Carlson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA powerful imposter. A land torn by war. Their only hope-a child born in innocence. And Iris has killed him.Iris is a frightened girl thrust into a foreign world by her own terrible mistake.Besaun is Crown Prince of the Fire Empire who would rather tinker than assume the throne. Both are fated to save the world.Iris knows little of her past and less of her heritage, but she knows Fire...Categorized as:
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![Last Dance by Linda Joy Singleton]()
Last Dance by Linda Joy Singleton
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSabine can't wait to show off her new boyfriend at the upcoming school dance, but she's also worried about her grandmother, Nona, who's suffering from a fatal hereditary illness. The only cure lies within a remedy book, lost long ago. Determined to save Nona, Sabine goes to Pine City to visit a distant relative who may have clues... -
![Raven Flight by Juliet Marillier]()
Raven Flight by Juliet Marillier
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsNeryn has finally found the rebel group at Shadowfell, and now her task is to seek out the elusive Guardians, vital to her training as a Caller. These four powerful beings have been increasingly at odds with human kind, and Neryn must prove her worth to them. She desperately needs their help to use her gift without compromising herself or the cause of overthrowing the evil King Keldec... -
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![Sword Play by Linda Joy Singleton]()
Sword Play by Linda Joy Singleton
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 25 ratings"Help her," insists the spirit of Kip, the jock from her old school who died in a car accident. But his cryptic message is the last thing on Sabine's mind as she packs up to move back home. She's not happy about leaving her friends, her boyfriend, and Nona who's gravely ill, but won't dare challenge her mother's orders... -
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Sistersong by Lucy Holland
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 35 ratings“A beautiful reimagining of an old British folklore ballad, Sistersong weaves a captivating spell of myth and magic around the reader.” —Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne My sister’s heart broke on the river – and the river took it and bore it away.In the ancient kingdom of Dumnonia, there is old magic to be found in the whisper of the wind, the roots of the trees, the curl of the grass... -
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Shadowfell by Juliet Marillier
Sixteen-year-old Neryn is alone in the land of Alban, where the oppressive king has ordered anyone with magical strengths captured and brought before him... -
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Kilala Princess, Vol. 03 by Rika Tanaka, Nao Kodaka
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMeet Kilala, an ordinary girl who loves all the Disney Princesses. When she awakens a sleeping prince named Rei, she magically gains the power of the princesses! Rei is searching for the missing princess of his world, and has a magical tiara that will lead him to her... -
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Infinite by Jodi Meadows
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsDESTRUCTION The Year of Souls begins with an earthquake—an alarming rumble from deep within the earth—and it’s only the first of greater dangers to come. The Range caldera is preparing to erupt. Ana knows that as Soul Night approaches, everything near Heart will be at risk... -
![State of Sorrow by Melinda Salisbury]()
State of Sorrow by Melinda Salisbury
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSorrow - for that is all she brings us.A people laid low by grief and darkness.A cut-throat race for power and victory.A girl with everything and nothing to lose…By day, Sorrow governs the Court of Tears, covering for her grief-maddened father, who has turned their once celebrated land into a living monument for the brother who died before she was born... -
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Magician's Muse by Linda Joy Singleton
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Final Book in Linda Joy Singleton's Popular Paranormal Series, The Seer A whisper, too soft to swirl wispy candle smoke, carried across time, beyond life and death—and was heard. "Our bargain is sealed. My secrets will be yours-when the girl dies... -
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Mark of the Mage by R.K. Ryals
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsBooks never die, but they can be forbidden. Medeisia is a country in turmoil ruled by a blood thirsty king who has outlawed the use of magic and anything pertaining to knowledge. Magery and scribery are forbidden. All who practice are marked with a tattoo branded onto their wrists, their futures precarious... -
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Flecks of Gold by Alicia Buck
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMary Margaret is not the type of girl to fall in love - especially after seeing what a string of bad relationships has done to her mother. That's why it's so weird when Mary finds herself strangely attracted to Kelson, a guy at her new school. It's almost . . . unnatural. What she doesn't know is that she's been put under a spell... -
![The Waterless Sea by Kate Constable]()
The Waterless Sea by Kate Constable
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe sequel to the critically aclaimed THE SINGER OF ALL SONGS draws readers even deeper into the magical world of Tremaris--and presents a temptation that Calwyn may not be able to overcome... The second novel in the captivating Chanters of Tremaris Trilogy follows Calwyn and her friends to the desolate Merithuran Empire... -
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![The Witches of the Glass Castle by Gabriella Lepore]()
The Witches of the Glass Castle by Gabriella Lepore
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMia’s life is thrown through a loop when she discovers her family secret — that she and her brother Dino are witches. After they are sent away to study their craft, they begin down a path that will change their lives forever... -
![Sky of Seven Colors by Rachelle Nelson]()
Sky of Seven Colors by Rachelle Nelson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a strange part of the forest, the divide between worlds grows thin. After the accident, Meg would do anything to wake her best friend from his deadly coma. At least, that’s what she whispered into the woodland shadows. She never imagined her wish would trap her in a gray other-earth, void of any color... -
![The Weight of a Thousand Oceans by Jillian Webster]()
The Weight of a Thousand Oceans by Jillian Webster
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a world where cities sprawl like half-submerged skeletons, Maia has spent her entire life hidden within the mountains of New Zealand. Her only companions being her ailing grandfather and a nomadic dog named Huck, Maia resents being alone... -
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The Brink of Darkness by Jeff Giles
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThings have changed for seventeen-year-old Zoe ever since the otherworldly events that brought her together with the mysterious bounty hunter she calls X. In order to save Zoe and her family, X has done the unthinkable - he's given up his freedom and returned to captivity in the Lowlands... -
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Green Angel by Alice Hoffman
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsThe startling, universally acclaimed breakthrough YA novel from master bestselling author Alice Hoffman, now in paperback. Left on her own when her family dies in a terrible disaster, fifteen-year-old Green is haunted by loss and by the past... -
![The Singer of All Songs by Kate Constable]()
The Singer of All Songs by Kate Constable
Kate Constable's lyrical, acclaimed fantasy debut--now in paperback Calwyn has never been beyond the high ice-wall that guards the sisters of Antaris from the world of Tremaris. She knows only the rounds of her life as a novice ice priestess, tending her bees, singing her ice chantments, and dreaming...Categorized as:
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![The Lost Boys by Lilian Carmine]()
The Lost Boys by Lilian Carmine
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn intensely addictive romance novel about girls, ghosts, and forbidden love, ideal for fans of Stephenie Meyer Fate has brought them together. But will it also keep them apart? Having moved to a strange town, 17-year-old Joey Gray is feeling a little lost, until she meets a cute, mysterious boy near her new home... -
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Destiny by Gillian Shields
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn Destiny , the fourth and final book in Gillian Shields’s romantic, gothic Immortal series, Helen, Evie, and Sarah, the Sisters of the Mystic Way, must use their powers to battle for their souls. Malevolent forces haunt Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies, the girls’ elite boarding school on the English moors. Dr. Franzen, an evil man from Helen’s past, has taken over as headmaster... -
![Luminescence by J.L. Weil]()
Luminescence by J.L. Weil
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMy dreams are anything but normal. My temper sucks. And the new guy at school is anything but average. I was a goner. We are talking, picking my drooling tongue off the floor kind of gone. One reckless decision to skip school, and I find myself in the arms of a bad boy with an attitude, disarming smirks, and uber mystery shrouding him... -
![The Girl With No Soul by Morgan Owen]()
The Girl With No Soul by Morgan Owen
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHow can you find your soul mate, when you don't have a soul? Iris lives in a world ruled by The Order. Inspectors police the population by keeping careful watch over people's souls. If they shine their lanterns on you, your soul is projected for the world to see... and judge. But Iris has a deadly secret ... she is a hollow, a person with no soul... -
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![Eden by Janelle Stalder]()
Eden by Janelle Stalder
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrapped within the cruel world of hormones and bullies, fifteen-year-old Aiden is convinced life has more to offer him. His instincts are proven correct on the night he is awakened by a voice calling to him from outside his window. As he sleepily peers into his yard, his eyes slowly focus on a woman who says she is there to take him to Eden... -
![The First Midnight Spell by Claudia Gray]()
The First Midnight Spell by Claudia Gray
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this suspenseful companion novella to New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray's Spellcaster, learn the tragic origins of the dark witch Elizabeth. It's 1695, and Elizabeth Cooper is a young witch in Fortune's Sound, Rhode Island. She spends her days perfecting spells with the local coven and dreaming about one day marrying Nat Porter... -
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Conjure by Jennifer Snyder
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes to understand the present you have to conjure up the past... The last thing Addison Harmon needed was to become tethered to the broody, often seemingly cold, Theo Van Rooyen, but that's exactly what happened.Forced to partner up with Theo to figure out a way to break the tether, Addison soon realizes she may have bitten off more than she can chew... -
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Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken
The day the rains came was like any other, blistering air coating the canyon in a heavy stillness.... Just as the rains come after ten long, dry years, a young wizard, Wayland North, appears, to whisk Sydelle Mirabil away from her desert village. North needs an assistant, and Sydelle is eager to see the country - and to join him on his quest to stop the war that surely will destroy her home... -
![A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin]()
A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin
Judy I. Lin's sweeping debut A Magic Steeped in Poison, first in a duology, is sure to enchant fans of Adrienne Young and Leigh Bardugo.I used to look at my hands with pride. Now all I can think is, "These are the hands that buried my mother."For Ning, the only thing worse than losing her mother is knowing that it's her own fault... -
![Kiss of Darkness by Brandon Alexander, Constance M. Burge]()
Kiss of Darkness by Brandon Alexander, Constance M. Burge
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn the shadow of the tower We lovers two entwine, Bringing beat to breath and life to power And forging your soul to mine! Something changed Prue Halliwell on New Year's Eve, when a stranger gave her the most passionate kiss of her life. Now Prue feels driven to kiss every man she meets. At first, Piper and Phoebe think the new Prue is fun...
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