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The Lady and the Wish by J.M. Stengl
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGillian set her heart on marrying a prince. Lady Gillian Montmorency is determined to win Prince Fidelio’s heart, but her plans are crashing around her ears. First, Fidelio’s older cousin with a beard like a bird’s nest proposes to her. Next, intimidating Prince Max insists she will be his next trophy.Worst of all, her parents reveal a financial scandal... -
![My Unfair Godmother by Janette Rallison]()
My Unfair Godmother by Janette Rallison
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTansy Miller has always felt that her divorced father has never had enough time for her. But mistakenly getting caught on the wrong side of the law wasn't exactly how she wanted to get his attention. Enter Chrysanthemum "Chrissy" Everstar, Tansy's fairy in shining, er, high heels. Chrissy is only a fair godmother, of course, so Tansy's three wishes don't exactly go according to plan... -
![My Favorite Mistake by Marian Keyes]()
My Favorite Mistake by Marian Keyes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAvailable to pre-order now! The hilarious, heartwarming new novel from #1 internationally bestselling author Marian Keyes.Anna has just lost her taste for the big apple . . .Anna has a life to envy. An apartment in New York. A well-meaning (too well-meaning?) partner. And a high-flying job in beauty PR. Who wouldn't want all that? Anna—it turns out... -
![Vampires Drink Tomato Juice by K.M. Shea]()
Vampires Drink Tomato Juice by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHigh School student Morgan Fae is beginning to question her sanity. After witnessing a weird incident involving a werewolf, a substitute teacher/possible vampire, and a thermos of tomato juice, she is taken to the Magical Beings' Rehabilitation Center. The MBRC is an organization that strives to integrate magical beings into human society and hides itself in Chicago’s Union Station... -
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![The Swap by Megan Shull]()
The Swap by Megan Shull
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"You be me . . . And I'll be you."Ellie spent the summer before seventh grade getting dropped by her best friend since forever. Jack spent it training in "The Cage" with his tough-as-nails brothers and hard-to-please dad. By the time middle school starts, they're both ready for a change. And just as Jack's thinking girls have it so easy, Ellie's wishing she could be anyone but herself... -
![Ninth Grade Slays by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer]()
Ninth Grade Slays by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsHigh school totally bites when you’re half human, half vampire. Freshman year sucks for Vlad Tod. Bullies still harass him. The photographer from the school newspaper is tailing him. And failing his studies could be deadly... -
![Cinder Ellie by J.M. Stengl]()
Cinder Ellie by J.M. Stengl
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBestselling romance novelist J.M. Stengl steps into the realm of fairy tales with this sparkling new series of love, laughter, light, and—of course—magic. Trained by an enchantress but obliged to work summers for her living, fifteen-year-old Ellie Calmer serves as a maid at a world-famous mountain resort... -
![Royal Crush by Meg Cabot]()
Royal Crush by Meg Cabot
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeing the newest princess of Genovia is WAY more complicated than she expected, but Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison is getting used to it... -
![Spells & Sleeping Bags by Sarah Mlynowski]()
Spells & Sleeping Bags by Sarah Mlynowski
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAt long last, Rachel's powers have arrived and she's a bona fide get-your-broom-ready witch! And it's happened just in time. No Manhattan for her this summer—she's spending her vacation at Camp Wood Lake.But she's having some serious issues:Mosquitoes in the Adirondacks are incredibly thirsty.Her stepmom keeps sending embarrassing feminine hygiene care packages... -
![A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares by Krystal Sutherland]()
A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares by Krystal Sutherland
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEver since Esther Solar’s grandfather met Death, her entire family has been doomed to suffer one great fear in their lifetime—a fear that will eventually lead each and every one of them to their graves. Take Esther’s father, for instance: He’s an agoraphobe who hasn’t left the basement in six years... -
![The Final Exam by Gitty Daneshvari]()
The Final Exam by Gitty Daneshvari
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCheck out the laugh-inducing, phobia-reducing final book in the School of Fear trilogy! Is school out forever at the School of Fear? A nosy reporter is planning a scandalous expose on eccentric Mrs. Wellington and her unorthodox teaching methods, and the news is sure to put an end to the school... -
![Undead Much by Stacey Jay]()
Undead Much by Stacey Jay
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMegan Berry?Zombie Settler extraordinaire?just wants Pom Squad to trounce Cheer Team in this freakishly funny follow-up to You Are So Undead to Me. But someone?s turning coma victims into settler-resistant über-zombies?and everyone thinks it?s Megan?s fault! Well, except for super-creepy male cheerleader Aaron. (Ew!) Meg?s also being stalked by a hot?albeit undead? seer named Cliff... -
![Drawn: His Secret Toy by Marian Tee]()
Drawn: His Secret Toy by Marian Tee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSenior student Katerina “KC” Chariot is a good girl with a secret. She’s so nice she has an impossible time swearing unless she’s using pretty British cuss words. She also likes to fantasize about hot guys in her school. But it’s for work. Really. Katerina is an aspiring mangaka, and she needs “inspiration” for drawing smutty scenes... -
![Still Sucks to Be Me: More All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton Smith, Teen Vampire by Kimberly Pauley]()
Still Sucks to Be Me: More All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton Smith, Teen Vampire by Kimberly Pauley
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith vampire boyfriend George and best friend Serena by her side, Mina thought she had her whole life—or rather afterlife—ahead of her. But then Mina’s parents drop a bomb. They’re moving. To Louisiana. And not somewhere cool like New Orleans, but some teeny, tiny town where cheerleaders and jocks rule the school... -
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![Think Twice by Sarah Mlynowski]()
Think Twice by Sarah Mlynowski
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMore secrets. More scandals. More ESP. We used to be average New York City teenagers. Then, in tenth grade, we got flu shots and developed telepathy. Yes. Telepathy. We could read minds, and it wasn’t always pretty. We tried to keep our ESP a secret, but the news spread until everyone knew about our special ability. Our teachers. Our friends. The New York Post. We became C-list celebrities... -
![One Night with the Prince by T.M. Mendes]()
One Night with the Prince by T.M. Mendes
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe rules were simple.15 girls were chosen from royal bloodlines to be with the Prince. They are given one night each with him, and in the end he shall choose a bride and make her Queen.So how did someone from Montana, USA get involved in something that was supposed to be for those chosen? Anna sure doesn’t know, but she knew that she had to stay away from the Prince as much as she could... -
![The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee]()
The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsGenie Lo is one among droves of Ivy-hopeful overachievers in her sleepy Bay Area suburb. You know, the type who wins. When she’s not crushing it at volleyball or hitting the books, Genie is typically working on how to crack the elusive Harvard entry code.But when her hometown comes under siege from hellspawn straight out of Chinese folklore, her priorities are dramatically rearranged... -
![Frogs & French Kisses by Sarah Mlynowski]()
Frogs & French Kisses by Sarah Mlynowski
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsRachel has finally come to terms with the outrageously unfair fact that her younger sister, Miri, has inherited magical powers from their mom. But now the whole witchcraft thing is spiraling out of control. Mom is a magicaholic, Miri’s on a Save the World kick, and the one teeny tiny love spell that Rachel begged for has gone embarrassingly, horribly wrong... -
![A Castle in the Clouds by Kerstin Gier]()
A Castle in the Clouds by Kerstin Gier
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA Castle in the Clouds follows a girl as she navigates secrets, romance, and danger in an aging grand hotel.Way up in the Swiss mountains, there's an old grand hotel steeped in tradition and faded splendor. Once a year, when the famous New Year's Eve Ball takes place and guests from all over the world arrive, excitement returns to the vast hallways... -
![Love by Mariah Fredericks]()
Love by Mariah Fredericks
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGeek Girl gets Greek God.That's the latest on Zoe's World, a website that Eberly High's eighth-grade girls check out daily.Only Anna, Eve, and Syd know that the cards -- the mysterious tarot deck Mrs. Rosemont left Anna, along with a psycho cat, Mouli -- are responsible. Or, at least, may be responsible...if you believe in that kind of thing.At first Anna doesn't believe... -
![Trouble's Brewing by Juli Alexander]()
Trouble's Brewing by Juli Alexander
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFifteen-year-old Zoe has managed to turn her crush into a boyfriend without using any magic at all. But can it really work with Jake when Zoe’s father is dating Jake’s mother? Talk about a dysfunctional family... -
![Liars and Losers Like Us by Ami Allen-Vath]()
Liars and Losers Like Us by Ami Allen-Vath
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKeep calm and make it to prom night—without a legit panic attack.For seventeen-year-old Bree Hughes, it’s easier said than done when gossip, grief, and the opportunity to fail at love are practically high-fiving her in the hallways of Belmont High.When Bree’s crush, Sean Mills, gives her his phone number, she can’t even leave a voicemail without sounding like a freak... -
![A Week of Mondays by Jessica Brody]()
A Week of Mondays by Jessica Brody
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen I made the wish, I just wanted a do-over. Another chance to make things right. I never, in a million years, thought it might actually come true... Sixteen-year-old Ellison Sparks is having a serious case of the Mondays... -
![Geekerella by Ashley Poston]()
Geekerella by Ashley Poston
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsCinderella goes to the con in this fandom-fueled twist on the classic fairy tale.Part romance, part love letter to nerd culture, and all totally adorbs, Geekerella is a fairy tale for anyone who believes in the magic of fandom. Geek girl Elle Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, the classic sci-fi series she grew up watching with her late father...Categorized as:
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![My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison, Cyril Laumonier]()
My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison, Cyril Laumonier
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFinding your one true love can be a Grimm experience! After her boyfriend dumps her for her older sister, sophomore Savannah Delano wishes she could find a true prince to take her to the prom. Enter Chrissy (Chrysanthemum) Everstar: Savannah’s gum-chewing, cell phone–carrying, high heel-wearing Fair Godmother... -
![SeoulMate by Lia Indra Andriana]()
SeoulMate by Lia Indra Andriana
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKetika kenyataan menentangmu untuk terus berharap Sebuah harapan untuk bertemu kembali dengan seorang pria telah memaksa Kim Sun menggunakan kemampuannya berkomunikasi dengan hantu. Ia memutuskan menjadi mate dan bergabung dalam sebuah organisasi ‘penyalur hantu’ bernama SeoulMate yang menerima proposal permintaan bantuan dari manusia... -
![I Wish for You by Camilla Isley]()
I Wish for You by Camilla Isley
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf all your wishes could suddenly come true, what would you do?A year ago when the love of her life dumped her for no apparent reason, Ally thought she had hit rock bottom. But now that she has seen him with another woman, and one she knows only too well, her life seems to have reached a whole new level of low... -
![Never by Tara Lain]()
Never by Tara Lain
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow Do You Get to Neverland? Second Star to the Right and Straight on to –-BrooklynIn a subway tunnel at 2AM, buttoned-up Wendell Darling comes face to face with his divergent opposite, red-headed, elven-faced Peter Panachek... -
![The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back by Sariah Wilson]()
The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back by Sariah Wilson
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEveryone knows how those fairy tales go. The princess gets beautiful, nabs her prince and leaves her evil stepsisters in the dust... -
![Goddess Boot Camp by Tera Lynn Childs]()
Goddess Boot Camp by Tera Lynn Childs
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsNarrator Phoebe Castor 17, descendant of goddess Nike, cannot control her powers, and fears boyfriend Griffin returns to ex-girlfriend Adara. Stepfather Damian, principal of the Academy for divine descendants must enroll Pheobe in summer Boot Camp for ten-year-old girls... -
![The Ghosts of Ashbury High by Jaclyn Moriarty]()
The Ghosts of Ashbury High by Jaclyn Moriarty
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis is the story of Amelia and Riley, bad kids from bad Brookfield High who have transferred to Ashbury High for their final year. They've been in love since they were fourteen, they go out dancing every night, and sleep through school all day. And Ashbury can't get enough of them... -
![Bloodthirsty by Flynn Meaney]()
Bloodthirsty by Flynn Meaney
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSome vampires are good. Some are evil. Some are faking it to get girls. Awkward and allergic to the sun, sixteen-year-old Finbar Frame never gets the girl... -
![Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall by Wendy Mass]()
Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall by Wendy Mass
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen 16-year-old Tessa suffers a shocking accident in gym class, she finds herself in heaven (or what she thinks is heaven), which happens to bear a striking resemblance to her hometown mall. In the tradition of It's a Wonderful Life and The Christmas Carol, Tessa starts reliving her life up until that moment...Categorized as:
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![The Ghoul Next Door by Lisi Harrison]()
The Ghoul Next Door by Lisi Harrison
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCleopatra de Nile - New pet snake- Has Deuce--the hottest guy in school--all warapped up- Herve Leger bandage dress, strappy gold platforms Cleo was the queen bee of the RADs, the normies, and everyone in between at Merston High. But now it's "Frankie this" and "Melody that" . . . these new girls sure know how to get her lashes in a tangle...Categorized as:
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![You Wish by Mandy Hubbard]()
You Wish by Mandy Hubbard
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsKayla McHenry's sweet sixteen sucks! Her dad left, her grades dropped, and her BFF is dating the boy Kayla's secretly loved for years. Blowing out her candles, Kayla thinks: I wish my birthday wishes actually came true. Because they never freakin' do.Kayla wakes the next day to a life-sized, bright pink My Little Pony outside her window. Then a year's supply of gumballs arrives... -
![The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade]()
The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAlona Dare–Senior in high school, co-captain of the cheerleading squad, Homecoming Queen three years in a row, voted most likely to marry a movie star… and newly dead.I’m the girl you hated in high school. Is it my fault I was born with it all-good looks, silky blond hair, a hot body, and a keen sense of what everyone else should not be wearing? But my life isn’t perfect, especially since I died... -
![Zenn Diagram by Wendy Brant]()
Zenn Diagram by Wendy Brant
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn irresistible novel about math and romance, with a hint of the paranormal. Being a math genius is not exactly a ticket to popularity for seventeen-year-old Eva. Even worse, whenever she touches another person or their belongings, she gets glimpses of their emotions, secrets and insecurities, making her keep her distance from everyone... -
![Fairy Bad Day by Amanda Ashby]()
Fairy Bad Day by Amanda Ashby
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhile most students at Burtonwood Academy get to kill demons and goblins, fifteen-year-old Emma gets to rid the world of little annoying fairies with glittery wings and a hipster fashion sense. She was destined to be a dragon slayer, but cute and charming Curtis stole her spot...Categorized as:
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![The Story of Awkward by R.K. Ryals]()
The Story of Awkward by R.K. Ryals
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIf you are looking for a happy book about beautiful people, this is the wrong story. If you are looking for a narrative without emotion, without regrets, and without mistakes, this is definitely the wrong story. This is by no means an uncomplicated tale about uncomplicated people. It is by no means sweet or light. This story is ugly. This story is complicated. This story is emotional... -
![Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst]()
Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsPearl is a sixteen-year-old vampire... fond of blood, allergic to sunlight, and mostly evil... until the night a sparkly unicorn stabs her through the heart with his horn. Oops. Her family thinks she was attacked by a vampire hunter (because, obviously, unicorns don't exist), and they're shocked she survived. They're even more shocked when Pearl discovers she can now withstand the sun... -
![Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs]()
Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Lily, half-mermaid and half-human, has been living on land and attending high school, where she develops a crush on a boy but is afraid to tell him of her true destiny as the ruler of the undersea kingdom of Thalassinia... -
![Dear Prince Charming by Donna Kauffman]()
Dear Prince Charming by Donna Kauffman
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsToo short to be a model, too unartistically inclined to be a designer, Valerie Wagner has finally found her niche in the fashion world she loves as the publicist for Glass Slipper, Inc., and the mastermind behind the launch of their brand-new glossy magazine... -
![Don't Even Think About It by Sarah Mlynowski]()
Don't Even Think About It by Sarah Mlynowski
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsContemporary teen fiction with romance, secrets, scandals, and ESP from the author of Ten Things We Did (And Probably Shouldn't Have).We weren't always like this. We used to be average New York City high school sophomores. Until our homeroom went for flu shots. We were prepared for some side effects. Maybe a headache. Maybe a sore arm. We definitely didn't expect to get telepathic powers...Categorized as:
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![Sucks to Be Me: The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (maybe) by Kimberly Pauley]()
Sucks to Be Me: The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (maybe) by Kimberly Pauley
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMina Hamilton's parents want her dead. (Or undead to be precise.) They're vampires, and like it or not, Mina must decide whether to become a vampire herself. But Mina's more interested in hanging out with best friend Serena and trying to catch the eye of the too-hot-for-high-school Nathan Able than in the vampire training classes she's being forced to take... -
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![Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs]()
Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsA modern girl's comedic odyssey in a school filled with the descendants of Greek gods. When Phoebe's mom returns from Greece with a new husband and moves them to an island in the Aegean, Phoebe's plans for her senior year and track season are ancient history... -
![Not So Snow White by Donna Kauffman]()
Not So Snow White by Donna Kauffman
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan a down-on-her-luck princess really have it all?A whisper away from thirty, gorgeous Tess Hamilton has been the tennis world’s top titleholder and celebrity since she won her first championship at fifteen. Now the headline-making party girl is getting her first taste of mortality – thanks to new teenage phenom Gabrielle Fontaine... -
![Alice in Wonderland by Elle Lothlorien]()
Alice in Wonderland by Elle Lothlorien
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen high school math teacher Alice Faye Dahl attends a Texas Hold'Em home poker tournament, she doesn't know a royal flush from a toilet flush. Four months and dozens of "wins" later, she's one of the Final Nine--the championship table at the International Poker Tour in Surfer's Paradise, Australia--and way out of her depth... -
![Cindy Ella by Robin Palmer]()
Cindy Ella by Robin Palmer
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe ideal L.A. fairy tale for fans of Once Upon a Time and L.A. Candy, from the author of Geek Charming.Prom fever has infected LA--especially Cindy's two annoying stepsisters, and her overly Botoxed stepmother. Cindy seems to be the only one immune to it all... -
![Bras & Broomsticks by Sarah Mlynowski]()
Bras & Broomsticks by Sarah Mlynowski
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Whatever After series, the first book in the hilariously bewitching Magic in Manhattan series! What if all your wishes could come true? Blink your eyes, drink a fizzing pink potion, and poof! Life is perfect. That's Rachel's situation. Except she's not the one who suddenly has magical powers. Her younger sister is... -
![Stork by Wendy Delsol]()
Stork by Wendy Delsol
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFamily secrets. Lost memories. And the arrival of an ancient magical ability that will reveal everything.Sixteen-year-old Katla LeBlanc has just moved from Los Angeles to Minnesota. As if it weren’t enough that her trendy fashion sense draws stares, Katla soon finds out that she’s a Stork, a member of a mysterious order of women tasked with a very unique duty...
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