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Draekora by Lynette Noni
“I swear by the stars that you and the others slain tonight will be the first of many. Of that you have my word.” With Aven Dalmarta now hiding in the shadows of Meya, Alex is desperate to save Jordan and keep the Rebel Prince from taking more lives... -
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Graevale by Lynette Noni
Book 4 in The Medoran Chronicles: Who will live and who will die? “Light or dark, only one can win. This world cannot survive in shades of grey.” Now that Aven Dalmarta sits upon the throne of Meya, Alex is in a race against the clock to save the mortals of Medora from the Rebel Prince’s wrath... -
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![MeruPuri, Vol. 1 by Matsuri Hino]()
MeruPuri, Vol. 1 by Matsuri Hino
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsAll high school freshman Airi Hoshina ever wanted was to someday live in a cozy home with a loving husband, and find joy in the little things in life. As a result, she makes it her daily mission to get to school on time because school legend has it that the longer one's non-tardy streak is, the better boyfriend one will find... -
![Ranma ½, Vol. 1 by Rumiko Takahashi]()
Ranma ½, Vol. 1 by Rumiko Takahashi
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 51 ratingsRanma Saotome never thought a martial arts training mission to China would turn out like this! An accidental dunk in a cursed spring changes boy Ranma into a young girl, every time he is splashed with cold water... -
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![If These Wings Could Fly by Kyrie McCauley]()
If These Wings Could Fly by Kyrie McCauley
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsPerfect for fans of Laura Ruby, Laurie Halse Anderson, and Mindy McGinnis, Kyrie McCauley's stunning YA debut is a powerful story about the haunting specter of domestic violence and the rebellious forces of sisterhood and first love.Tens of thousands of crows invading Auburn, Pennsylvania, is a problem for everyone in town except seventeen-year-old Leighton Barnes... -
![Ranma ½, Vol. 1 by Rumiko Takahashi]()
Ranma ½, Vol. 1 by Rumiko Takahashi
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsRanma Saotome never thought a martial arts training mission to China would turn out like this! An accidental dunk in a cursed spring changes boy Ranma into a young girl, every time he is splashed with cold water... -
![Treason by S.M. Boyce]()
Treason by S.M. Boyce
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsKara Magari ignited a war when she stumbled into Ourea and found the Grimoire: a powerful artifact filled with secrets. To protect the one person she has left, she strikes a deal that compromises everything she believes in... and things don't go as planned. Braeden Drakonin can no longer run from who--and what--he is. He has to face the facts. He's a prince. He's a murderer. He's a wanted man... -
![Sweet Dreams by L. Divine]()
Sweet Dreams by L. Divine
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn Jayd Jackson's world, the end is just the beginning... If only life could always be as sweet as Jayd's dreams...Categorized as:
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![The Caller by Juliet Marillier]()
The Caller by Juliet Marillier
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 34 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... -
![Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet, Vol. 4 by Mika Yamamori]()
Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet, Vol. 4 by Mika Yamamori
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSummer vacation arrives with Fumi’s heart still in turmoil... -
![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...Categorized as:
magic fae contemporary fantasy paranormal legends & fairy tales young adult length-medium -
![Romantic Killer, Vol. 2 by Wataru Momose]()
Romantic Killer, Vol. 2 by Wataru Momose
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHigh schooler Anzu Hoshino has a great life. Every day she plays video games, pigs out on snacks, and pets her beloved cat. But this blissful existence is turned into a confusing mess when a magical creature transports her to an altered reality bereft of her favorite things... -
![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... -
![The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy]()
The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhat if the ordinary things in life suddenly…disappeared?Aila Quinn’s mother, Juliet, has always been a mystery: vibrant yet guarded, she keeps her secrets beyond Aila’s reach. When Juliet dies, Aila and her younger brother Miles are sent to live in Sterling, a rural town far from home--and the place where Juliet grew up.Sterling is a place with mysteries of its own... -
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![My Fairly Dangerous Godmother by Janette Rallison]()
My Fairly Dangerous Godmother by Janette Rallison
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSome people bomb auditions. Sadie Ramirez throws up during her tryouts on TV show America's Top Talent. Her performance is so bad, it earns her a fairy godmother through the Magical Alliance's Pitiful Damsel Outreach Program. Enter Chrysanthemum Everstar: a gum-chewing, cell phone-carrying, high heel wearing fairy godmother in training... -
![Romantic Killer, Vol. 3 by Wataru Momose]()
Romantic Killer, Vol. 3 by Wataru Momose
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHigh schooler Anzu Hoshino has a great life. Every day she plays video games, pigs out on snacks, and pets her beloved cat. But this blissful existence is turned into a confusing mess when a magical creature transports her to an altered reality bereft of her favorite things... -
![Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches, Vol. 06 by Miki Yoshikawa, 吉河美希]()
Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches, Vol. 06 by Miki Yoshikawa, 吉河美希
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsClass troublemaker Ryu Yamada is already having a bad day when he stumbles down a staircase along with star student Urara Shiraishi. When he wakes up, he realises they have switched bodies - and that Ryu has the power to trade places with anyone with only a kiss! Plus, it turns out he's not the only kid at school with a few magic tricks up his sleeve... -
![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... -
![The Secret Trinity: Ignite by Jenna Bernel]()
The Secret Trinity: Ignite by Jenna Bernel
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIf time heals all wounds, then Aria Darwin’s clock has stopped. No amount of magic elixir can repair a broken heart. In the aftermath of untruths and tainted love, Aria is unsure if she will ever recover to see the light of her destiny. Now living in the enchanted city of Draíochta, along with her two best friends, Aria struggles to find her place in the Kingdom... -
![Romantic Killer, Vol. 1 by Wataru Momose]()
Romantic Killer, Vol. 1 by Wataru Momose
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAnzu must play along in this altered reality before she can return to her normal life, so she begrudgingly makes friends with Tsukasa Kazuki... -
![American Street by Ibi Zoboi]()
American Street by Ibi Zoboi
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsThe rock in the water does not know the pain of the rock in the sun.On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought she would finally find une belle vie—a good life.But after they leave Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Fabiola’s mother is detained by U.S...Categorized as:
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![Forever Enchanted by Maggie Shayne]()
Forever Enchanted by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn a world of cars and shopping malls, Bridin sells New Age trinkets--and waits for the man who can help her return home to an enchanted kingdom called Rush. She meets a rugged stranger, who is actually Tristan, the usurper who stole her kingdom...Categorized as:
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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... -
![Her Majesty's Dog Vol. 1 by Mick Takeuchi]()
Her Majesty's Dog Vol. 1 by Mick Takeuchi
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAmane’s not like other girls. With her ice queen demeanor and naiveté, she’s become quite the misfit on campus. Even more unusual is her relationship with fellow transfer student Hyoue Inugami, the hottest guy in school... -
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![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... -
![Every Day by David Levithan]()
Every Day by David Levithan
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 72 ratingsEvery day a different body. Every day a different life. Every day in love with the same girl.There’s never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere... -
![Ultra Maniac, Vol. 01 by Wataru Yoshizumi]()
Ultra Maniac, Vol. 01 by Wataru Yoshizumi
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsShy Ayu Tateishi has just made a new friend at school. But this new friend, much to her surprise, is no ordinary classmate. Nina Sakura may look like a normal middle school girl, but she's got a big secret. She's a witch. Or, rather, she's studying to be a witch. And, apparently, she's not doing her homework... -
![The Wolf Fey by Kailin Gow]()
The Wolf Fey by Kailin Gow
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLogan looks into his werewolf fairy shifter bloodline in The Red Wolf, and makes a discovery about Feyland, the Summer King, and Breena. The Second Book of The Wolf Fey Series, but can be a separate novel... -
![The Thorn Princess by Bekah Harris]()
The Thorn Princess by Bekah Harris
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsShe can see people’s auras. Animals watch her wherever she goes, and worst of all, sometimes her dreams actually come true. But recently, things have gone from strange to downright bizarre. The animals have started following her. Strangers have started watching her. And when she gets angry or upset, inexplicable things are bound to happen... -
![The Evil Queen by Gena Showalter]()
The Evil Queen by Gena Showalter
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWELCOME TO THE FOREST OF GOOD AND EVIL.A DREAM COME TRUE…AND A LIVING NIGHTMARE.Far, far away, in the realm of Enchantia, creatures of legend still exist, magic is the norm and fairy tales are real. Except, fairy tales aren’t based on myths and legends of the past—they are prophecies of the future... -
![That Wolf-Boy is Mine!, Vol. 1 by Yoko Nogiri]()
That Wolf-Boy is Mine!, Vol. 1 by Yoko Nogiri
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsMONSTER MISCHIEF After some traumatic experiences, Komugi Kusunoki transferred from the city to start a new life in rural Hokkaido. But on her first day of school, the school heartthrob Yū Ōgami blurts out, "You smell good!" Despite the hijinks, Komugi tries to adjust to her new school, but it’s not long before she stumbles across Yū dozing off under a tree... -
![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... -
![The New Girl by Scarlett Haven]()
The New Girl by Scarlett Haven
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI’m just trying to survive Shifter Academy. Meeting four gorgeous men wasn’t part of the plan. I’ve been locked away my whole life, because my alpha thinks that I’m an embarrassment. I’m the runt of my panther pride—not good enough, not strong enough, and different than everybody else. Then I get the letter. Shifter Academy says that my enrollment is mandatory... -
![Limerick by Kimberly Spencer]()
Limerick by Kimberly Spencer
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJensen hoped she’d never need Shimmerspell again. But now someone is stalking her, someone claiming to be the Lady of the Lake. To make matters worse, witches and dragons have come out to play. Now Jensen must figure out how to harness her power and accept her destiny before she ends up losing everyone she loves...Categorized as:
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![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’... -
![The Broken Hearts Club by Susan Bishop Crispell]()
The Broken Hearts Club by Susan Bishop Crispell
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the perpetually single daughter of a magical matchmaker reconnects with the boy she’s pretended to be in a relationship with for over a year, she may finally have met her match.Imogen Finch has never been in love... despite being the daughter of a matchmaker... -
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Promchanted by Morgan Matson
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo modern teens.One classic fairy tale.Absolutely no cell service.Stella Griffin doesn’t believe in fairy tales. Ever since her boyfriend dumped her three weeks before the prom— not ideal timing—she’s convinced every love story is a lie. She’s ready to skip the prom entirely. But she and her best friend, Nisha, have been planning for years to celebrate at Disneyland before the prom . .Categorized as:
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![Silver's Edge by Anne Kelleher]()
Silver's Edge by Anne Kelleher
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThrough the Shadowlands: where the touch of silver was protections, power and peril. Unwillingly entwined . . . There is more danger than usual in the Otherworld of the Sidhe and the mortal world of the Shadowlands. An unlikely group of conspirators -- both mortal and Sidhe -- plot to overthrow both thrones... -
![Gimme a Call by Sarah Mlynowski]()
Gimme a Call by Sarah Mlynowski
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsA new life is just a phone call away! Devi's life isn't turning out at all like she wanted. She wasted the past three years going out with Bryan—cute, adorable, break-your-heart Bryan. Devi let her friendships fade, blew off studying, didn't join any clubs . . . and now that Bryan has broken up with her, she has nothing left. Not even her stupid cell phone—she dropped it in the mall fountain... -
![Flannery by Lisa Moore]()
Flannery by Lisa Moore
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSixteen-year-old Flannery Malone has it bad. She’s been in love with Tyrone O’Rourke since the days she still believed in Santa Claus. But Tyrone has grown from a dorky kid into an outlaw graffiti artist, the rebel-with-a-cause of Flannery’s dreams, literally too cool for school.Which is a problem, since he and Flannery are partners for the entrepreneurship class that she needs to graduate... -
![Griffin's Daughter by Leslie Ann Moore]()
Griffin's Daughter by Leslie Ann Moore
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBorn between two cultures, a young woman searches for acceptance. An ancient evil searches for her. A young girl lives as a social outcast due to her mixed human and elven blood. To escape an arranged marriage, Jelena flees into the unknown on a quest to find her elven father. Her journey takes her on an unexpected adventure of magic, danger, and most startling of all - true love... -
![Magic Under Stone by Jaclyn Dolamore]()
Magic Under Stone by Jaclyn Dolamore
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor star-crossed lovers Nimira and Erris, there can be no happily ever after until Erris is freed from the clockwork form in which his soul is trapped. And so they go in search of the sorcerer Ordorio Valdana, hoping he will know how to grant Erris real life again...Categorized as:
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![Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens by William Alexander, Fox Benwell]()
Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens by William Alexander, Fox Benwell
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThis anthology explores disability in fictional tales told from the viewpoint of disabled characters, written by disabled creators. With stories in various genres about first loves, friendship, war, travel, and more, Unbroken will offer today's teen readers a glimpse into the lives of disabled people in the past, present, and future...Categorized as:
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![Winter Queen by Amber Argyle]()
Winter Queen by Amber Argyle
Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars · 15 ratings~Becoming a winter queen will make Ilyenna as cold and cruel and deadly as winter itself, but it might be the only way to save her people from a war they have no hope of winning.~ Mortally wounded during a raid, seventeen-year-old Ilyenna is healed by winter fairies who present her with a seductive offer: become one of them and share their power over winter. But that power comes with a price...Categorized as:
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![The Boy and Girl Who Broke the World by Amy Reed]()
The Boy and Girl Who Broke the World by Amy Reed
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBilly Sloat and Lydia Lemon don’t have much in common, unless you count growing up on the same (wrong) side of the tracks, the lack of a mother, and a persistent loneliness that has inspired creative coping mechanisms.When the lives of these two loners are thrust together, Lydia’s cynicism is met with Billy’s sincere optimism, and both begin to question their own outlook on life... -
![The Secret Science of Magic by Melissa Keil]()
The Secret Science of Magic by Melissa Keil
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Sophia is a math genius, so surely she'll be on easy street after graduation.Except she's just learned child prodigies become either smash hits or total meltdowns after high school. Now with her BFF sending off college applications, Sophia's feeling the pressure to lock down her own future before she's left in the dust...Categorized as:
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![Blood & Flowers by Penny Blubaugh]()
Blood & Flowers by Penny Blubaugh
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree years ago, Persia ran awayfrom her drug-addict parents and found a homewith the Outlaws, an underground theatertroupe. This motley band of mortals and fey,puppeteers and actors, becomes the lovingfamily Persia never had, and soon Persia notonly discovers a passion for theater but also fallsin love with Nicholas, one of the other Outlaws.Life could not be more perfect... -
![Love Fortunes and Other Disasters by Kimberly Karalius]()
Love Fortunes and Other Disasters by Kimberly Karalius
Rated: 3.53 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIn the tradition of Alice Hoffman’s Practical Magic, one girl chooses to change her fortune and her fate by falling in love.Love is real in the town of Grimbaud, and Fallon Dupree has dreamed of attending high school there for years... -
![Immaculate by Katelyn Detweiler]()
Immaculate by Katelyn Detweiler
Rated: 3.44 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsMina is seventeen. A virgin. And pregnant.Mina is top of her class, girlfriend to the most ambitious guy in school, able to reason and study her way through anything. But when she suddenly finds herself pregnant—despite having never had sex—her orderly world collapses. Almost nobody believes Mina’s claims of virginity... -
![The Odds of Lightning by Jocelyn Davies]()
The Odds of Lightning by Jocelyn Davies
Rated: 3.34 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA bolt of lightning inspires an incredible journey in this charming, magical realism adventure that takes four teens on an all-night journey through the streets of New York City.Extraordinary things happen when we least expect them.Tiny, Lu, Will and Nathaniel used to be best friends. Then life-defining events the summer before high school tore them apart...
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