Broken circle
J.L. Powers
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This is a supernatural coming-of-age story about Adam’s difficult family life and his collision with a hidden world between life and death.
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J.L. Powers
This is a supernatural coming-of-age story about Adam’s difficult family life and his collision with a hidden world between life and death.
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Gennifer Albin
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Chris Abouzeid
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Alexandra Christo
This is a high-stakes fantasy adventure built around a group of morally complicated outsiders, a dangerous magical object and uneasy cooperation.
Marianne Curley
This is a time-travel fantasy about a secret guardian group trying to protect history. Ethan's mentor and apprentice support him as danger grows and the past yields secrets.
Cecil Castellucci
A science-fiction comic about a newcomer living with the fallout of another person’s past behaviour, while a dangerous object puts her in peril.
John Flanagan
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Emily McKay
The story combines a search for a cure with resistance to a society that exploits humans. Mel and Carter pursue separate leads as Lily’s condition and Mel’s transformation raise the stakes.
Adrienne Young
A maritime survival adventure follows Fable’s effort to leave an island and seek a place with her father, while building a working alliance with West.
David Baldacci
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Holly Black
This is a fantasy about a human girl seeking a place in faerie society, where she faces hostility and becomes involved in court power struggles.
Erin Hunter
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E.C. Myers
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Lesley Livingston
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Shanna Swendson
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Lana Krumwiede
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Leah Cypess
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Chloe Neill
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Rhiannon Thomas
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Amy Butler Greenfield
This fantasy sequel combines magical powers and political authority with a relationship under strain. Its central conflict grows from a warning about the sea into a threat to London.
Calliope Glass
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Leigh Dragoon
Expect a futuristic thriller centred on two teenagers from sharply different social positions. The book combines pursuit, military conflict, romance and a challenge to official narratives, with a graphic presentation of action.
A fast fantasy adventure combines hidden power, darkness, a threatened city and family secrets. Its mixed comic-and-narrative form may make the story’s movement between panels, captions and dialogue especially important to follow.
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
A fast-moving YA mystery with a wry protagonist, social commentary and an extravagant Southern setting. It combines questions about identity and family with secrets, revenge and danger beneath formal manners.
Ryan Mark
A tense dystopian adventure about survival, loyalty and resistance after societal collapse. William’s attempt to find someone who has disappeared places personal devotion alongside questions about Terrafall’s authority and promises.
Jennifer L. Armentrout
A fast-moving paranormal sequel combining soul-threatening danger, investigation, humour and romance. Layla’s divided loyalties and changing abilities place personal relationships alongside a threat affecting students at her school.
Victoria Lamb
A dark Tudor fantasy finale centred on magic, danger and strained relationships.
Ann Aguirre
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Amanda Hocking
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Krystal Sutherland
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