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Gakuen Alice, Vol. 01 by Tachibana Higuchi
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsYoung Mikan runs away to Tokyo following her best friend, Hotaru, who has been enrolled in an exclusive, secretive private school for geniuses. But it turns out that there is a lot more to Alice Academy than meets the eye. If Mikan wants to stay by Hotaru's side, she has to both pass the strange "entrance exam" and face the even greater challenge of befriending her very odd new classmates... -
![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 Caller by Juliet Marillier]()
The Caller by Juliet Marillier
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsNeryn has made a long journey to perfect her skills as a Caller. She has learned the wisdom of water and of earth; she has journeyed to the remote isles of the west and the forbidding mountains of the north. Now, Neryn must travel in Alban's freezing winter to seek the mysterious White Lady, Guardian of Air... -
![Summer of Frost by L.P. Dover]()
Summer of Frost by L.P. Dover
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Land of the Fae is strong with all four courts banded as one, but uncertainty still remains as they all work together to end the dark sorcerer’s evil reign. Sorcha—the one and only Winter Court princess—has a secret, a secret that she has enjoyed keeping for the past six months... -
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![The Ancient Magus' Bride Vol. 14 by Kore Yamazaki]()
The Ancient Magus' Bride Vol. 14 by Kore Yamazaki
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsUNUSUAL SUSPECTS First Lucy was attacked during the College camping trip. Then professor Simeon was caught unawares on the College campus itself. As the victim count begins to rise, it comes to light that a forbidden tome, thought safely stored in the archives, has been stolen–a tome that Elias once glanced through– The Testament of Carnamagos... -
![Blue is for Nightmares Collections by Laurie Faria Stolarz]()
Blue is for Nightmares Collections by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWith over 500,000 in print, this best-selling series about a teen witch has cast a spell upon young adults across the world! In commemoration of this remarkable success, each volume—Blue is for Nightmares, White is for Magic, Silver is for Secrets, and Red is for Remembrance—has been updated with a new cover... -
![Green Rider by Kristen Britain]()
Green Rider by Kristen Britain
On her long journey home from school after a fight which will surely lead to her expulsion, Karigan G'ladheon ponders her future as she trudges through the immense forest called Green Cloak. But her thoughts are interrupted by the clattering of hooves as a galloping horse bursts from the woods, the rider slumped over his mount's neck, impaled by two black-shafted arrows... -
![The Sending by Isobelle Carmody]()
The Sending by Isobelle Carmody
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIt came to me then, like a chilly draught from an unseen gap, that I had always known in my deepest heart that it would be like this, a slipping away from a life full of people I had come to love, in a place I had helped to shape, in a land I had helped to free... -
![The Reason by Marley Gibson]()
The Reason by Marley Gibson
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt's not everyday you have a premonition of your own demise. But two months after Kendall had a vision of her own death, all is well in her world. Maybe some cosmic wires got crossed. Then Kendall gets a request by the mayor of Radisson to investigate the mayoral manor. Emily and Loreen warn her against it: This spirit is dangerous. But not even they can see just how dangerous... -
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The Lighthouse by Christopher Parker
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsEnchanting, mysterious, and deeply romantic, The Lighthouse follows a young woman's breathtaking journey far from home to discover where she truly belongs.Something strange is happening in Seabrook. The town's lighthouse–dormant for over thirty years and famously haunted–has inexplicably started shining, and its mysterious glow is sparking feverish gossip throughout the spooked community... -
![A Girl Like Me by Ginger Scott]()
A Girl Like Me by Ginger Scott
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI’m not supposed to be here. Death has come for me more than once, and each time it’s been a boy who’s stood between me and my final breath. I called him Christopher when he saved me as a child. When he came into my life again, only months ago, I knew him as Wes. Just as he did the time before, he disappeared the moment he made sure I was out of harm’s way; as if I didn’t need any more saving... -
![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... -
![Moment of Truth by Michael Pryor]()
Moment of Truth by Michael Pryor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAubrey has a difficult choice to make to save his friends when Albion erupts into war—and it could cost him his life The war that has been looming for so long finally erupts, sending Albion and the continent into chaos. Aubrey, George, and Caroline are brought into a top-secret espionage unit and sent on a mission to investigate a mysterious magical facility on the Gallia–Holmland border... -
![False Covenant by Ari Marmell]()
False Covenant by Ari Marmell
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIt’s been over half a year, now, since the brutal murder of Archbishop William de Laurent during his pilgrimage to the Galicien city of Davillon. During that time, the Church of the Hallowed Pact has assigned a new bishop to the city—but it has also made its displeasure at the death of its clergyman quite clear. Davillon’s economy has suffered beneath the weight of the Church’s displeasure... -
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![The Guidance by Marley Gibson]()
The Guidance by Marley Gibson
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKendall and her ghost hunting team is the talk of Radisson, Georgia, but one person isn’t so pleased. Courtney Langdon doesn’t appreciate Kendall’s new popularity or her relationship with Jason, Courtney’s ex.So Courtney begins dabbling in the paranormal world. At first it’s all a game to draw attention away from Kendall. But Courtney doesn’t know what she’s getting intoor what wants in her... -
![The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 13 by Aya Shouoto]()
The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 13 by Aya Shouoto
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHimari Momochi inherits Momochi House, an estate which exists on the barrier between the human and spiritual realms. Aoi’s and Himari’s shikigami restraint rings release after Aoi reveals his true feelings for her. Kasha appears and shoots Himari, and she sees her own corpse... -
![My Date From Hell by Tellulah Darling]()
My Date From Hell by Tellulah Darling
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSophie Bloom’s junior year has been a bit of a train wreck. After the world’s greatest kiss re-awakened Sophie’s true identity as Persephone (Goddess of Spring and Savior of Humanity), she fought her dragon-lady guidance counselor to the death, navigated mean girl Bethany’s bitchy troublemaking, and dealt with the betrayal of her backstabbing ex, Kai (sexy Prince of Darkness)... -
![Taste of Darkness by Maria V. Snyder]()
Taste of Darkness by Maria V. Snyder
She's fought death and won. But how can she fight her fears? Avry knows hardship and trouble. She fought the plague and survived. She took on King Tohon and defeated him. But now her heart-mate, Kerrick, is missing, and Avry fears he's gone forever. But there's a more immediate threat: The Skeleton King plots to claim the Fifteen Realms for his own... -
![Uncovering Cobbogoth by Hannah L. Clark]()
Uncovering Cobbogoth by Hannah L. Clark
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNorah Lukens needs to uncover the truth about the fabled lost city of Cobbogoth. After her archaeologist uncle’s murder, Norah is asked to translate his old research journal for evidence and discovers that his murder was a cover-up for something far more sinister... -
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The Deep by Helen Dunmore
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe third spellbinding story about Sapphy and Conor's adventures in the powerful and dangerous underwater world of Ingo. A devastating flood has torn through the worlds of Air and Ingo, and now, deep in the ocean, a monster is stirring. Mer legend says that only those with dual blood -- half Mer, half human -- can overcome the Kraken... -
![The Silver Prince by Lyndsey Hall]()
The Silver Prince by Lyndsey Hall
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*See all of the books in the Once Upon a Prince Series HERE.*A soldier who conjures shadows.A princess cursed to dance.A mystery none can solve.The people of the Silver Isle are brutes. Savages who live in darkness for half the year. They are not to be trusted, or so Princess Isadora has been raised to believe. As Crown Princess of the Golden Isle, she is the shining light of her kingdom... -
![The Lightning Tree by Lene Fogelberg]()
The Lightning Tree by Lene Fogelberg
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNature finally rises against humanity. Flora Reed discovers a lifeless body in her front yard the morning after the last day of her junior year of high school. Matters get worse when more people from her small town are found dead under mysterious circumstances and police take an interest in the boy next door, Carl... -
![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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Undone by Elizabeth Norris
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBefore the accident. Before their universes collided. Before they fell in love. Riveting and romantic, Undone: An Unraveling Novella contains three short stories set in the world of Unraveling, the first book in the gripping sci-fi duology by Elizabeth Norris... -
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![Song of the Dryad by Natalia Leigh]()
Song of the Dryad by Natalia Leigh
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Charlotte Barclay is still haunted by an encounter she had eight years ago—a run-in with a fairy beast that had eyes like witchlight and a taste for flesh. Charlotte has avoided the Greenwood ever since, pretending fairies don’t exist and choosing instead to focus her energies on graduating from high school and perfecting her audition piece for the Bellini Institute... -
![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... -
![Secret Princess by Rachel Angel]()
Secret Princess by Rachel Angel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy name is Tempest Ryan, and I am the first student without Royal blood, admitted to the elite prestigious Kingsbury Prep Academy, an academy just for royals on a scholarship.When I first entered Kingsbury Prep, the Black Envelope was invoked on me by the Student Body's head, Crown Princes Kaz, Orion, and Hunter - three of the most popular, hottest, but arrogant and cruel boys at Kingsbury... -
![Museum of Magic by Beth Revis]()
Museum of Magic by Beth Revis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEmmi Castor grew up in a small town near Salem. Her home is centuries old, originally built by an ancestor renowned for witchcraft. Her grandfather converted the house into the Museum of Magic, collecting the arcane and putting it on display for all to see. But Emmi knows one thing for absolute certain…Magic is not real... -
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일레나 에보이 관찰 일지 1 [Elena Evoy Gwanchal Ilji 1] (Observing Elena Evoy (Webtoon) #1) by Myeongcho, 명초
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratings모두 요한이 아카데미 입학생 수석이 될 거라 믿어 의심치 않았다.주신이 축복한 얼굴, 사근사근하고 다정한 성격, 공부뿐 아니라 모든 분야에서 두각을 나타내는 실력.하지만, 그 자리는 엉뚱하게 한미한 자작가의 영애가 차지하게 되는데….“일레나 양. 수석 축하해.”“고마워.”이름조차 생소한 에보이 자작가의 일레나는 달랐다.당연히 뒤이어 따라올 반응이 없었다. 보통 사람이라면 요한과 친해지고자 굴 텐데.“할 말이 남았어?”자신을 눈곱만큼도 신경 쓰지 않는 모습에 요한의 자존심에 쩌저적, 금이 가고 말았다.그것이 요한이 일레나를 관찰하게 된 아주 사소한 계기였다... -
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Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 74 ratingsWelcome to Elsewhere. It is warm, with a breeze, and the beaches are marvelous. It's quiet and peaceful. You can't get sick or any older. Curious to see new paintings by Picasso? Swing by one of Elsewhere's museums. Need to talk to someone about your problems? Stop by Marilyn Monroe's psychiatric practice. Elsewhere is where fifteen-year-old Liz Hall ends up, after she has died...Categorized as:
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![Secrets of the Time Society by Alexandra Monir]()
Secrets of the Time Society by Alexandra Monir
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere exists a secret society where one's ability to travel through time is "gifted" to members only by blood. Those who try to enter the society quickly come to realize that time is a force not to be reckoned with... -
![Dreamquake by Elizabeth Knox]()
Dreamquake by Elizabeth Knox
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe dreamhunting began as a beautiful thing, when Tziga Hame discovered that he could enter the Place and share the dreams he found there with other people. But Tziga Hame has disappeared and Laura, his daughter, knows that the art of projecting dreams has turned sour. On St... -
![Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody]()
Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThe Obernewtyn Chronicles - Book OneFor Elspeth Gordie freedom is-like so much else after the Great White-a memory. It was a time known as the Age of Chaos. In a final explosive flash everything was destroyed. The few who survived banded together and formed a Council for protection... -
![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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![Ashes on the Waves by Mary Lindsey]()
Ashes on the Waves by Mary Lindsey
Liam MacGregor is cursed. Haunted by the wails of fantastical Bean Sidhes and labeled a demon by the villagers of Dòchas, Liam has accepted that things will never get better for him—until a wealthy heiress named Annabel Leighton arrives on the island and Liam’s fate is changed forever... -
![Thin Space by Jody Casella]()
Thin Space by Jody Casella
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsEver since the car accident that killed his twin brother, Marshall Windsor has been consumed with guilt and crippled by secrets of that fateful night. He has only one chance to make amends, to right his wrongs and set things right. He must find a Thin Space—a mythical point where the barrier between this world and the next is thin enough for a person to step through to the other side... -
![Buried by Linda Joy Singleton]()
Buried by Linda Joy Singleton
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA new, darker paranormal mystery series from award-winning author Linda Joy Singleton—featuring popular goth girl Thorn from The Seer series Thorn Matthews is a Finder, a person with the psychic ability to find things just by touching an object. The visions she gets from objects—events and memories—are what guide her to the things that need to be found... -
![The Vessel Games by E.J. Eden]()
The Vessel Games by E.J. Eden
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to the Vessel Games—where men fight to the death to claim a Vessel wife.After the Great War devastated the lands, birth rates sharply declined, and the world descended into anarchy. The Monarchy seized control, creating a stranglehold over the land and the few women left who can bear children... -
![Asunder by Jodi Meadows]()
Asunder by Jodi Meadows
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsDARKSOULS Ana has always been the only one. Asunder. Apart. But after Templedark, when many residents of Heart were lost forever, some hold Ana responsible for the darksouls–and the newsouls who may be born in their place. SHADOWS Many are afraid of Ana’s presence, a constant reminder of unstoppable changes and the unknown... -
![The Baker and the Wolf by J.M. Stengl]()
The Baker and the Wolf by J.M. Stengl
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA mysterious stranger, an enchantress grandmother, and an overprotective mother. Can Cerise trust any of them?Cerise DuBois might as well be invisible. Not even her scarlet cloak attracts male interest, and her mother begins to despair of snaring a husband for a boring middle daughter with no magic ability. If not for her baking talents, Cerise would be a hopeless burden on the family... -
![Til Death by Kate Evangelista]()
Til Death by Kate Evangelista
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSixteen-year old Selena Fallon is a dreamer. Not a day-dreamer, but an I-see-the-future kind of dreamer. Normally this is not a problem as she has gotten pretty good at keeping her weird card hidden from everyone in her small town. Except from her best friend Kyle and her grandparents, of course. But when Selena dreams of her own rather bloody death, things get a little too freaky even for her... -
![Betrayal by Gillian Shields]()
Betrayal by Gillian Shields
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThere are the small betrayals: the unkind word, the petty lies. And there are the betrayals that break hearts, destroy worlds, and turn the strong sweet light of day into bitter dust... -
![Into the Fire by Ashelyn Drake]()
Into the Fire by Ashelyn Drake
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Cara Tillman’s life is a perfectly normal one until Logan Schmidt moves to Ashlan Falls. Cara is inexplicably drawn to him, but she’s not exactly complaining. Logan’s like no boy she’s ever met, and he brings out a side of Cara that she isn’t used to. As the two get closer, everything is nearly perfect, and Cara looks forward to the future. But Cara isn’t a normal girl... -
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Eternity by Elizabeth Miles
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSecrets and revenge make for desperate measures and fateful choices in this gripping conclusion to the Fury trilogy. The weather is mild in Ascension, but beneath the surface, everything is burning up. The nightmare Emily Winters has been living through for months shows no sign of ending, as the Furies stay on the peripheral, slowly driving her crazy. Em feels...different... -
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![What I Wore to Save the World by Maryrose Wood]()
What I Wore to Save the World by Maryrose Wood
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThird in the fabulous series that started with Why I Let My Hair Grow Out Senior year?s coming up fast and Morgan still has no clue about college, or a career?the whole rest of-her-life thing is basically a blank... -
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Trance by Linda Gerber
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAshlyn Greenfield has always known when bad things are going to happen. Each time that familiar tingling at the back of her neck begins, she knows whatÕs to comeÑa trance. SheÕs pulled in, blindsided, an unwilling witness to a horrible upcoming event. But sheÕs never been able to stop itÑnot even when the vision was of her motherÕs fatal car accident... -
![Betrothed by Wanda Wiltshire]()
Betrothed by Wanda Wiltshire
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAmy Smith has always known she was different. Severe allergies, fragile health and taunts at school have made life an endurance test for the adopted seventeen year old. When Amy starts having strange dreams, everything changes. Night after night, she becomes trapped in a shroud of black - a void of silence but for a male voice calling for a girl named ‘Marla’... -
![Heart in a Box by Kelly Thompson, Meredith McClaren]()
Heart in a Box by Kelly Thompson, Meredith McClaren
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen the Man with No Name breaks Emma's heart, she wants to die. But you never die from these things; you just want to. In a moment of weakness, she wishes her broken heart away and a mysterious stranger—who may or may not be totally evil—obliges... -
![Magic Can Be Murder by Vivian Vande Velde]()
Magic Can Be Murder by Vivian Vande Velde
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNola isn't much of a witch. She can work only a few useless spells, like the one that lets her spy on people by enchanting a bucket of water. But there's no spell for keeping her mother-who hears voices and is a magnet for witch-hunters-out of trouble... -
![The Girl with the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke]()
The Girl with the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 30 ratings2018 Carolyn W. Field Award Honor Book2018 Sydney Taylor Honor Book for Teen ReadersWhen sixteen-year-old Ellie Baum accidentally time-travels via red balloon to 1988 East Berlin, she's caught up in a conspiracy of history and magic...
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