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Young-adult
The Ballad of Never After
Stephanie Garber Ā· 2022
<p><b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER! <br><br>Stephanie Garberās <i>THE BALLAD OF NEVER AFTER</i> is the jaw-dropping sequel to the <i>ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART</i>, starring Evangeline Fox and the Prince of Hearts on a new journey of magic, mystery, and heartbreak</b><br><br><i>Not every love is meant to be.</i><br><br>After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she'll never trust him again. Now that sheās discovered her own magic, Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily ever after that Jacks stole away.<br><br>But when a new terrifying curse is revealed, Evangeline finds herself entering into a tenuous partnership with the Prince of Hearts again. Only this time, the rules have changed. Jacks isnāt the only force Evangeline needs to be wary of. In fact, he might be the only one she can trust, despite her desire to despise him.<br><br>Instead of a love spell wreaking havoc on Evangelineās life, a murderous spell has been cast. To break it, Evangeline and Jacks will have to do battle with old friends, new foes, and a magic that plays with heads and hearts. Evangeline has always trusted her heart, but this time sheās not sure she can. . . .<br><br><b>Also by Stephanie Garber:</b><br><br><br><b>The Caraval Series</b><br>- Caraval<br>- Legendary<br>- Finale</p>
The Reappearance of Rachel Price
Holly Jackson 2024
<b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER ā¢Ā From the author of the multimillion-copy bestselling A Good Girlās Guide to Murder series and <i>Five Survive</i> comes a gripping mystery thriller following one teenāsĀ search for the truth about her motherās shocking disappearanceāand even more shocking reappearanceāduring the filming of a true crime documentary.<br><br>A <i>COSMOPOLITAN</i> BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR</b><br><br><i>Lights. Camera. Lies.Ā Ā Ā <br></i> <br>Eighteen-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her momās mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished and young Bel was the only witness, but she has no memory of it. Rachel is gone, long presumed dead, and Bel wishes everyone would just move on. Ā <br>Ā <br>But the case is dredged up from the past when the Price family agrees to a true crime documentary. Bel canāt wait for filming to end, for life to go back to normal. And then the impossible happens. Rachel Price reappears, and life will never be normal again.<br>Ā <br>Rachel has an unbelievable story about what happened to her. Unbelievable, because Bel isnāt sure itās real. If Rachel is lying, then where has she been all this time? Andācould she be dangerous? With the cameras still rolling, Bel must uncover the truth about her mother, and find out why Rachel Price really came back from the dead . . .Ā <br>Ā <br>From world-renowned authorĀ HollyĀ Jackson comes a mind-blowing masterpiece about one girlās search for the truth, and the terror in finding out who your family really is.
Classics
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen 1918
Austenās most celebrated novel tells the story of Elizabeth Bennet, a bright, lively young woman with four sisters, and a mother determined to marry them to wealthy men. At a party near the Bennetsā home in the English countryside, Elizabeth meets the wealthy, proud Fitzwilliam Darcy. Elizabeth initially finds Darcy haughty and intolerable, but circumstances continue to unite the pair. Mr. Darcy finds himself captivated by Elizabethās wit and candor, while her reservations about his character slowly vanish. The story is as much a social critique as it is a love story, and the prose crackles with Austenās wry wit.
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott 1926
Fiction
If We Were Villains
M. L. Rio 2017
<p><b>āMuch like Donna Tarttās <i>The Secret History</i>, M. L. Rioās sparkling debut is a richly layered story of love, friendship, and obsession...will keep you riveted through its final, electrifying moments.ā<br>āCynthia DāAprix Sweeney, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Nest<br></i></b><br><b>"Nerdily (and winningly) in love with Shakespeare...Readable, smart.ā</b><br><b>ā<i>New York Times Book Review</i></b><br><br>On the day Oliver Marks is released from jail, the man who put him there is waiting at the door. Detective Colborne wants to know the truth, and after ten years, Oliver is finally ready to tell it.<br><br>A decade ago: Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition. In this secluded world of firelight and leather-bound books, Oliver and his friends play the same roles onstage and off: hero, villain, tyrant, temptress, ingĆ©nue, extras. <br><br>But in their fourth and final year, good-natured rivalries turn ugly, and on opening night real violence invades the studentsā world of make-believe. In the morning, the fourth-years find themselves facing their very own tragedy, and their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, each other, and themselves that they are innocent. <br><br><i>If We Were Villains</i> was named one of Bustle's Best Thriller Novels of the Year, and <i>Mystery Scene</i> says, "A well-written and gripping ode to the stage...A fascinating, unorthodox take on rivalry, friendship, and truth."</p>
The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller 2012
<b>WINNER OF THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 2012</b> <br> <br>Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something deeper - despite the displeasure of Achilles's mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess. But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, Achilles must go to war in distant Troy and fulfill his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus goes with him, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear.
Fantasy
Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros 2023
Masters of Death
Olivie Blake Ā· 2022
<p><b>F</b><b>rom Olivie Blake, the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Atlas Six </i>comes </b><b><i>Masters of Death, </i>a story about vampires, ghosts, and death itself!<br><br></b>Viola Marek is a struggling real estate agent, and a vampire. But her biggest problem currently is that the house she needs to sell is haunted. The ghost haunting the house has been murdered, and until he can solve the mystery of how he died, he refuses to move on.<br><br>Fox DāMora is a medium, and though is also most-definitely a shameless fraud, he isnāt entirely without his usesāseeing as heās actually the godson of Death.<br><br>When Viola seeks out Fox to help her with her ghost-infested mansion, he becomes inextricably involved in a quest that neither he nor Vi expects (or wants). But with the help of an unruly poltergeist, a demonic personal trainer, a sharp-voiced angel, a love-stricken reaper, and a few high-functioning creatures, Vi and Fox soon discover the difference between a mysterious lost love and an annoying dead body isnāt nearly as distinct as they thought.<br><br><br>Also by Olivie Blake<br><i>Alone With You in the Ether<br><br>One For My Enemy<br><br>The Atlas Six<br>The Atlas Paradox</i><br><br>At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.</p>
Divine Rivals
Rebecca Ross 2023
Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros 2023
Powerless
Lauren Roberts 2023
<b>A <i>New York Times</i> bestseller!</b><br> <br><b>This sparkling edition includes a special case stamping, bonus content, and a teaser to book two in this heart-pounding series! </b><br> <br><b>Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, this young adult fantasy follows the forbidden romance between a powerful prince and an ordinary girl as they try to survive their kingdomās grueling laws pitting them against each other.</b><br><br><i>She is the very thing heās spent his whole life hunting. </i><br> <i>He is the very thing sheās spent her whole life pretending to be.</i><br> <br>Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilyaāthe exceptional, the empowered, the Elites. The powers these Elites have possessed for decades were graciously gifted to them by the Plague, though not all were fortunate enough to both survive the sickness and reap the reward. Those born Ordinary are just thatāordinary. And when the king decreed that all Ordinaries be banished to preserve his Elite society, lacking an ability suddenly became a crimeāmaking Paedyn Gray a felon by fate and a thief by necessity.<br> <br>Surviving in the slums as an Ordinary is no simple task, and Paedyn knows this better than most. Having been trained by her father to be keenly observant since she was a child, Paedyn poses as a Psychic in the crowded city, blending in with the Elites as best she can to stay alive and out of troubleā¦easier said than done.<br> <br>When Paeydn unsuspectingly saves one of Ilyaās princes, she finds herself thrown into the Purging Trials. The brutal competition exists to showcase the Elitesā powersāthe very thing Paedyn lacks. If the Trials and the opponents within them donāt kill her, the prince sheās fighting feelings for certainly will if he discovers what she isā¦completely Ordinary.
