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Hustlin' by L. Divine
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe holidays are coming, along with all the madness and materialism that comes with them. As usual, Jayd is just trying to stay sane while everyone around her is losing it. Mickey's got a major secret and Jayd's girl Nellie is trying to stir up trouble with her loose lips. Vengeful Laura is trying to undermine Jayd's performance in the school production of Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth... -
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Skallagrigg by William Horwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSkallagrigg unites Arthur, a little boy abandoned many years ago in a grim hospital in northern England with Esther, a radiantly intelligent young girl who is suffering from cerebral palsy, and with Daniel, an American computer-games genius.Skallagrigg - whatever the name signifies, whoever he is - will come to transform all their lives...Categorized as:
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The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 46 ratings"Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?" When this peculiar ad appears in the newspaper, dozens of children enroll to take a series of mysterious, mind-bending tests. (And you, dear reader, can test your wits right alongside them.) But in the end just four very special children will succeed...Categorized as:
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![Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan]()
Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAna Dakkar is a freshman at Harding-Pencroft Academy, a five-year high school that graduates the best marine scientists, naval warriors, navigators, and underwater explorers in the world. Ana's parents died while on a scientific expedition two years ago, and the only family's she's got left is her older brother, Dev, also a student at HP...Categorized as:
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![Finding the Fox by Ali Sparkes]()
Finding the Fox by Ali Sparkes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDax Jones is an ordinary schoolboy . . . until something extraordinary happens one day. Whilst frightened for his life, he inexplicably changes into a fox! Before long, both a government agent and an ambitious young journalist are on his tail...Categorized as:
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Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsEcho Brown is a wizard from the East Side, where apartments are small and parents suffer addictions to the white rocks. Yet there is magic . . . everywhere. New portals begin to open when Echo transfers to the rich school on the West Side, and an insightful teacher becomes a pivotal mentor...Categorized as:
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Cryptid Hunters by Roland Smith
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAfter their parents are lost in an accident, thirteen-year old twins Grace and Marty are whisked away to live with their Uncle Wolfe-an uncle that they didn't even know they had! The intimidating Uncle Wolfe is an anthropologist who has dedicated his life to finding cryptids, mysterious creatures believed to be long extinct...Categorized as:
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![(Un)bidden by Melissa Haag]()
(Un)bidden by Melissa Haag
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsI left home because I didn’t want to end up in a cage like a lab rat. Hitching rides, begging for cash, and sleeping on the ground got old fast. That was the only reason I braved an overgrown path to a group of buildings. I’d hoped to find a bed and a decent night’s sleep. However, what I found was a place overrun by werewolves... -
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Accused by Kate Kaynak
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomeone in the government knows about Ganzfield...and he has special reasons to target Maddie...Categorized as:
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Of Water and Moonlight by Valia Lind
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'm losing control of my magic... and a wolf shifter has to keep me in check. An Ancient evil is spreading throughout the land. When it knocks on the door of my school, everyone expects me to fight it.But I’m hiding a secret….my magic is on the fritz.Not only that, but the headmaster forces me into combat training lessons with my nemesis.Aiden Lawson, wolf shifter... -
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Sweet Escape by Bailey Ardisone
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife will never be the same for Nariella Woodlinn. Just when she thought she had it all figured out, her world comes crumbling down around her--yet again. With no idea who she is or even where she came from, how can she save herself?She once thought her biggest problems were the ones brought on by the mysterious man she refused to fall in love with--Mycah... -
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Bloodline Sorcery by Lan Chan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBlood might be thicker than water, but my blood only spells trouble. It’s a new semester at Bloodline Academy but I’m the same old Sophie Mwansa. I’m still the low-magic kitchen witch at the bottom of the totem pole. The rare human in a school full of shifters, Nephilim, Fae and vampires. And they look at me like I’m their worst nightmare...Categorized as:
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![The Bear Is Back In Town by Harmony Raines]()
The Bear Is Back In Town by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTen years is a long time to hide from your past. After a terrible accident, Dylan left Bear Bluff, his grandpa told him never to return. If he wanted to make a good life for himself, he was better off starting again, where no one knew who he was and what he’d done. Dylan took that advice, and worked hard to achieve success. But now he’s back... -
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Mallaroy by A.M. Juna
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKojarzycie ten moment, kiedy wasza bliźniaczka okazuje się zmiennokształtna, po czym znika, więc musicie podszywać się pod nią w nieludzkiej szkole? Nie? Erin Lanford chciałaby móc powiedzieć to samo. Jadąc do Mallaroy, spodziewała się wszystkiego, nawet własnej śmierci. To znaczy, wszystkiego poza palącym pragnieniem, by pociąć lidera wampirzej elity piłą mechaniczną...Categorized as:
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![A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher]()
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsMy name's Griz. My childhood wasn't like yours. I've never had friends, and in my whole life I've not met enough people to play a game of football. My parents told me how crowded the world used to be, but we were never lonely on our remote island. We had each other, and our dogs. Then the thief came. There may be no law left except what you make of it... -
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Missing Angel Juan by Francesca Lia Block
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLonely CityA tangly-haired, purple-eyed girl named Witch Baby lives in glitzy L.A. She loves a guy named Angel Juan. When he leaves for New York she knows she must find him.Looking For LoveSo she heads for the city of glittery buildings and garbage and Chinese food and drug dealers and subways and kids playing hip-hopscotch... -
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Hidden by T.J. Yelden
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat happens when fantasy becomes reality? Kendra was a normal girl trying to finish out her senior year of high school. Little did she know what Fate had in store for her. Cade McCoy was a natural born protector, or so his friends told Kendra. Personally, she just thought he was an overbearing caveman with good looks, and an unexplainable need to watch over her... -
![The Bronze Key by Holly Black, Cassandra Clare]()
The Bronze Key by Holly Black, Cassandra Clare
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsMagic can save you.Magic can kill you.Students at the Magisterium are supposed to be safe. Under the watchful eyes of the mages, they are taught to use magic to bring order to a chaotic world.But now the chaos is fighting back. Call, Tamara, and Aaron should be worrying about things like pop quizzes and magic contests...Categorized as:
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Legacy by Kate Kaynak
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaddie has more problems than the average seventeen-year-old: A psychotic killer with superpowers wants her dead.A serious medical issue makes a normal life impossible.And she's about to be introduced to Trevor's family...Categorized as:
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![Adversary by Kate Kaynak]()
Adversary by Kate Kaynak
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThings are more dangerous than they seem at Ganzfield, and not everyone will survive. Does Maddie have what it takes?See what happens next in the sequel to Minder...Categorized as:
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![Tiger's Tease by Kate Kent]()
Tiger's Tease by Kate Kent
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTiger’s Tease - STANDALONE Mail Order Bride Romance Pretty and pierced BBW has rough and ready tiger shifter burning with need! Ava Adams has had her share of troubles; a rough childhood, drug addiction and even a stint in jail. Her last boyfriend was a jerk and the prospects of finding a hot and caring man to love aren’t very good... -
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Stones by L.C. Conn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeep within the New Zealand bush, lies a plateau with a clearing, covered in the many years of fallen leaves, it is damp and dark. Hidden just under the surface are the stones, green and still polished, placed by the Guardians of this land. There is power in them still and they are about to bear witness to a great battle between light and darkness... -
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Charity Rising by DeAnna Kinney
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Once again Kinney creates a vivid and realistic world with just enough conflict to keep the reader interested." -Busy Moms Book Reviews In this fast-paced, two-part sequel Charity is finally settling into her new role as alpha female to the Drake pack. With Prom and Graduation approaching, this should be the best time of her life, but something is wrong with Levi—dangerously wrong... -
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Kiss the Crystal Sun by Penelope King
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook #2 in the magical Spellbound trilogy.With Nicholas gone and Justin fighting for his soul, Calista attempts to get back to a normal life. But when Ana reveals a shocking secret about the family's past, and Callie discovers the most important truths in her life are lies, she is faced with a devastating choice...One that will change everything... -
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![Shifted by Tricia Barr, Jesse B. Booth]()
Shifted by Tricia Barr, Jesse B. Booth
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFans of Harry Potter and Twilight, get ready for a world unlike any other! Discover a secret school for shape shifters, a monarchy of vampires determined to exterminate them and take over the world, and a coalition of human hunters dedicated to protecting the world from both.Rule #1: Never go out after dark.Rule #2: Never go into large bodies of water.Rule #3: Stay off of social media... -
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Timeskipper by Stefano Benni
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the author of Margherita Dolce Vita One late-winter morning as he is "hop-hiking" downhill toward his character-building destination, a vomit-yellow cube surrounded by a garden of barbarously unkempt weeds known as the Bisacconi elementary school, Stefano Benni's young hero encounters a peculiar man--as big as a mountain and as filthy as a garbage dump, with a vast beard the color of a... -
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Storm and Stone by Joss Stirling
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBehind the ivy-clad walls of an exclusive boarding school, lurks a sinister web of corruption, scandal, and conspiracy. American student Raven Stone has noticed something is horribly wrong. First there were the unexplained disappearances. Then there were the teachers' lies. And now the death threats ..Categorized as:
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Lanark by Alasdair Gray
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis work, originally published in 1981, has been hailed as the most influential Scottish novel of the second half of the 20th century. Its playful narrative techniques convey a profound message, personal and political, about humankind's inability to love and yet our compulsion to go on trying...Categorized as:
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Stone Junction by Jim Dodge
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsCharging like a runaway semitrailer on a downhill grade and spanning the era from Haight-Ashbury's Summer of Love into the darkness of 1980s Manhattan, Stone Junction is a wise and wildly imaginative novel about Daniel Pearse, an orphaned child who is taken under the wings of the AMO -- the Alliance of Magicians and Outlaws... -
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Vita Nostra by Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe definitive English language translation of the internationally bestselling Ukrainian novel—a brilliant dark fantasy with "the potential to be a modern classic" (Lev Grossman), combining psychological suspense, enchantment, and terror that makes us consider human existence in a fresh and provocative way.Our life is brief . . -
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Going Down in Flames by Chris Cannon
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIf her love life is going down in flames, she might as well spark a revolution.Finding out on your sixteenth birthday you’re a shape-shifting dragon is tough to swallow. Being hauled off to an elite boarding school is enough to choke on.Since Bryn is the only crossbreed at the Institute for Excellence, all eyes are on her, but it’s a particular black dragon, Zavien, who catches her attention...Categorized as:
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Charlie Bone and the Hidden King by Jenny Nimmo
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThe fifth book in the New York Times bestselling CHILDREN OF THE RED KING series! When Charlie turns twelve on New Year's Eve, the Flame Cats give him a grave warning: Something ancient has awoken, and Charlie must be watchful. Soon Charlie learns that the shadow from the Red King's portrait has been released, and that it will do anything to keep Charlie from finding his father...Categorized as:
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![Trial By Fire by Chris Cannon]()
Trial By Fire by Chris Cannon
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBryn’s hopes for a peaceful new semester at school go up in smoke when someone tries to kill her—again. She’s not sure which is scarier, facing the radicals who want to sacrifice her for their cause, or her impending nightmare of a Directorate-arranged marriage to her nemesis, Jaxon...Categorized as:
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![The Ballad of Aramei by J.A. Redmerski]()
The Ballad of Aramei by J.A. Redmerski
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsEverything about Adria Dawson's life has changed in unimaginable ways: the shattering betrayal of her mother, the fight for her life and sanity...the loss of her humanity. But now Adria must face the ultimate challenge and risk not only her life, but the lives of everyone she loves at the wrathful hands of Isaac Mayfair's father... -
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![Baby Be-Bop by Francesca Lia Block]()
Baby Be-Bop by Francesca Lia Block
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEveryone has a story to tell ... Dirk McDonald's life was almost perfect. He lived with this grandmother, Fifi, in a beautiful gingerbread cottage in Hollywood. He had the beach, and his surfboard, and Fifi's red-and-white 1955 Pontiac convertible. But Dirk wasn't happy. Inside, he was harboring a deep, dark secret... -
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Spellwood Academy by Kate Avery Ellison
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe whimsy of Harry Potter meets the dark seduction of Holly Black's The Cruel Prince in a tale perfect for fans of academy fiction It all started when I almost died. First, I was healed from my wounds by a mysterious stranger masquerading as a doctor. A stranger who then vanished... -
![The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta]()
The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTeenage baker Syd sends ripples of heartbreak through Austin’s queer community when a batch of post-being-dumped brownies turns out to be magical—and makes everyone who eats them break up.“What’s done is done.”Unless, of course, it was done by my brownies. Then it’s getting undone.Syd (no pronouns, please) has always dealt with big, hard-to-talk-about things by baking...Categorized as:
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Written in the Stars by Isobel Bird
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEver moving, ever changing, stars and planets come and go. Those who watch their movements say, As is above, so is below. Astrology -- the study of the stars -- is said to reveal the truths of the universe. Cooper, Kate, and Annie find this to be alarmingly true, and their progress on the Wiccan path is nearly undone by what the stars tell them... -
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Sparks Fly by Birdie Lynn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsArthur Pham didn’t expect to spend his final year at the Stonebury Conservatory for Young Mages dating his archnemesis—fake dating, that is.Arthur’s particular brew of perfectionism and anxiety has served him well, landing him at the top of his class. Almost... -
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Visions by Kimberly Readnour
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHaving clairvoyance isn’t easy... After moving to a new town, Heather Reiner struggles to keep her psychic abilities a secret and establish a sense of normalcy…at least for her overprotective mother’s sake.But when Heather starts having terrifying visions of a missing boy, she can’t simply ignore them... -
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Initiation by Isobel Bird
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTonight you take the last step on Your journey of a year and a day. Welcome home, o new-made witch, And in our circle rest and stay.The joyful culmination of a year and a day's dedication--Kate, Annie, and Cooper's Wiccan initiation--brings celebration, an exhilarating ritual, and unexpected choices for the new witches... -
![Addie Bell's Shortcut to Growing Up by Jessica Brody]()
Addie Bell's Shortcut to Growing Up by Jessica Brody
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmiddle school girlfinds out that beinga teenagerisn't all it's cracked up to be in this realistic read about friendship with plenty of LOL moments--and a magical twist! Seventh grader Addie Bell can t wait to grow up. Her parents won t let her have her own phone, she doesn t have "any" curves, and her best friend, Grace, isn t at all interested in makeup or boys... -
![Wolves' Wife by Kate Kent]()
Wolves' Wife by Kate Kent
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWolves’ Wife - STANDALONE Mail Order Bride Menage Romance Sweet and sexy BBW has two wolf shifters growling and howling with desire! Jill Lambert is not sure men can be trusted. She was the apple of her father’s eye but he left when she was a teen never to be heard from again, and her ex-boyfriend cheated on her too many times... -
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Warrior Beautiful by Wendy Knight
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWorking with the ex you secretly love to save the souls of the innocent is almost as bad as working with a mighty battle unicorn who would be thrilled to watch you plummet to your death. Scout is used to pain. Her body has been broken, her heart has been broken, and the only thing keeping her together is her relationship with her younger sister... -
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![A Werewolf's Tale by Danae Ayusso]()
A Werewolf's Tale by Danae Ayusso
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Jay Dee Lightfoot washed ashore near a small reservation of werewolves as a young child. Taken in by the alphas of the pack she was loved and cared for as their own, but not all of the pack felt the same. Being different from the others left her the outcast of the pack. Jay Dee doesn't let it get to her though. Her family's not wealthy but their not dirt poor either... -
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The Line Between by Peter S. Beagle
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFeaturing the Hugo and Nebula award-winning original novelette from the world of The Last Unicorn, "Two Hearts."The long-awaited sequel to the popular classic The Last Unicorn is the centerpiece of this powerful collection of new tales from a fantasy master. As longtime fans have come to expect, the stories are written with a grace and style similar to fantasy's most original voices, such as J. R...Categorized as:
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![Now Is the Hour by Tom Spanbauer]()
Now Is the Hour by Tom Spanbauer
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe year is 1967, and Rigby John Klusener, seventeen years old and finally leaving his home and family in Pocatello, Idaho, is on the highway with his thumb out and a flower behind his ear, headed for San Francisco. Now Is the Hour is the wondrous story of how Rigby John got to this point... -
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Ominous by Kate Brian
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter the shocking revelations made in the Private prequel, The Book of Spells, Noelle and Reed know they are descendants of the original Billings Girls and their legacy includes a mysterious coven of witches. But it's nothing compared to what happens next. One by one, Billings Girls go missing from campus. The entire community bands together to find the lost girls, hoping they are still alive... -
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Girl Goddess #9: Nine Stories by Francesca Lia Block
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMeet Tweetie Sweet Pea and Peachy Pie, Jacaranda and Rave and Desiree...Meet Lady Ivory and Alabaster Dutchess, who interview their favorite rock star, Nick Agate, only to discover the magic and power in themselves. Meet Tuck Budd, who is happy living in Manhattan with her two moms, Izzy and Anastasia, until she begins to wonder who her father is...Categorized as:
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Vanished by Kate Brian
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAgainst all odds, Reed Brennan re-established Billings as an underground literary society. She and the new initiates created a glamorous secret headquarters and were ready to show Easton Academy that even though Billings House is gone, the Billings Girls are stronger than ever. But before Reed had a chance to revel in her success, something horrible happened: Noelle disappeared...
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