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The Darkness Within Us
Tricia Levenseller • 2024
<p><b>#1 <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller</b><br><b><i>USA Today</i> Bestseller</b><br><b>Indie Bestseller</b><br><b>Goodreads Choice Award Nominee </b><br><br><b>“A delicious fantasy full of tension, treachery, and highly addictive romance.” ―Stephanie Garber, # 1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Caraval</i></b><br><br><i>Chrysantha Stathos has won. </i><br>By hiding her intelligence and ambition behind the mask of a beautiful air-headed girl, she has become a wealthy duchess. And, once her elderly husband dies, she will have all the freedom, money, and safety she’s ever wanted.<br><br><i>Or so she thought. </i><br>A man claiming to be the estranged grandson of Chrysantha’s lecherous late husband has turned up to steal her inheritance. To make matters worse, her little sister is going to be queen and is rubbing it in her face.<br><br>Chrysantha decides that the only thing to do is upstage Alessandra at her own wedding. And as for this grandson, he has to go. Never mind that he’s extremely handsome and secretive with mysterious powers . . . No, Chrysantha wants Eryx Demos dead, and in the end, a Stathos girl always gets what she wants.<br><br><b>Featuring spray-painted and stenciled edges, a metallic foil case stamp, detailed map endpapers, a deleted scene and a ribbon,</b> <b><i>The Darkness Within Us </i></b><b>is a wickedly delightful companion novel to Tricia Levenseller's <i>The Shadows Between Us.</i></b></p>
King of Scars (King of Scars Duology, 1)
Leigh Bardugo • 2019
Rule of Wolves (King of Scars Duology, 2)
Leigh Bardugo • 2021
<p><b>Instant #1 <i>New York Times </i>Bestseller!<br><br>Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Young Adult Fantasy!<br></b><br><b>See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with the Netflix series, <i>Shadow and Bone </i>-- Season 2 streaming now!</b><br><br><b>Discover what comes next for the daring rogue Nikolai in the riveting sequel to <i>King of Scars </i>from #1 bestselling author, Leigh Bardugo.</b><br><br><b>The Demon King.</b> As Fjerda’s massive army prepares to invade, Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm—and even the monster within—to win this fight. But a dark threat looms that cannot be defeated by a young king’s gift for the impossible.<br><br><b>The Stormwitch. </b>Zoya Nazyalensky has lost too much to war. She saw her mentor die and her worst enemy resurrected, and she refuses to bury another friend. Now duty demands she embrace her powers to become the weapon her country needs. No matter the cost.<br><br><b>The Queen of Mourning. </b>Deep undercover, Nina Zenik risks discovery and death as she wages war on Fjerda from inside its capital. But her desire for revenge may cost her country its chance at freedom and Nina the chance to heal her grieving heart.<br><br><b>King. General. Spy.</b> Together they must find a way to forge a future in the darkness. Or watch a nation fall.<br><br>Read all the books in the Grishaverse!<br><br><b>The Shadow and Bone Trilogy</b><br>(previously published as The Grisha Trilogy)<br><i>Shadow and Bone</i><br><i>Siege and Storm</i><br><i>Ruin and Rising</i><br><br><b>The Six of Crows Duology</b><br><i>Six of Crows</i><br><i>Crooked Kingdom</i><br><br><b>The King of Scars Duology</b><br><i>King of Scars</i><br><i>Rule of Wolves</i><br><br><i>The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic</i><br><i>The Severed Moon: A Year-Long Journal of Magic<br>The Lives of Saints<br>Demon in the Wood Graphic Novel</i><br><br><b>Praise for the Grishaverse</b><br><br>“A master of fantasy.” —<i>The Huffington Post</i><br>“Utterly, extremely bewitching.” —<i>The Guardian</i><br>“This is what fantasy is for.” —<i>The New York Times Book Review</i><br>“A world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp.” —NPR<br>“The darker it gets for the good guys, the better.” —<i>Entertainment Weekly</i><br>“Sultry, sweeping and picturesque. . . . Impossible to put down.” —<i>USA Today</i><br>“There’s a level of emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugo’s original epic fantasy that sets it apart.” —<i>Vanity Fair</i><br>“Unlike anything I’ve ever read.” —Veronica Roth, bestselling author of <i>Divergent</i><br>“Bardugo crafts a first-rate adventure, a poignant romance, and an intriguing mystery!” —Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series</p>
Siege and Storm (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, 2)
Leigh Bardugo • 2013
Ruin and Rising (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, 3)
Leigh Bardugo • 2015
Hell Bent
Leigh Bardugo • 2023
<p><b>#1 <i>New York Times </i>Bestseller</b> • <b>Goodreads Choice Award Winner<br><br>"A tour de force of suspenseful pacing and empathetic writing." <i>―The New York Times</i><br><br>"All hail the queen of dark academia!"<i> ―NPR</i></b><b><br><br>Wealth. Power. Murder. Magic. The Ivy League is going straight to hell in the sequel to the smash New York Times bestseller Ninth House from #1 bestselling author Leigh Bardugo.</b><br><br>Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out of hell. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. But Galaxy “Alex” Stern is determined to break Darlington out of purgatory—even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale.<br><br>Forbidden from attempting a rescue, Alex and Dawes can’t call on the Ninth House for help, so they assemble a team of dubious allies to save the gentleman of Lethe. Together, they will have to navigate a maze of arcane texts and bizarre artifacts to uncover the societies’ most closely guarded secrets, and break every rule doing it. But when faculty members begin to die off, Alex knows these aren’t just accidents. Something deadly is at work in New Haven, and if she is going to survive, she’ll have to reckon with the monsters of her past and a darkness built into the university’s very walls.<br><br>Thick with history and packed with Bardugo’s signature twists, <i>Hell Bent </i>brings to life an intricate world full of magic, violence, and all too real monsters.</p>
Ninth House (Alex Stern, 1)
Leigh Bardugo • 2019
Nightbane (The Lightlark Saga Book 2)
Alex Aster • 2023
The seductive and action-packed follow-up to Alex Aster’s instant #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and internationally bestselling novel, Lightlark<br/><br/>Isla Crown has secured the love of two powerful rulers and broken the curses that plagued the six realms for centuries, but few know the true origins of her powers.<br/><br/>Now, in the wake of a crushing betrayal, Isla finds herself hungry for distraction, preferring to frequent Lightlark’s seductive haunts instead of embracing her duties as the newly crowned leader of two separate realms. Worse, her fellow rulers haven’t ceded victory quietly, and there are others in Isla’s midst who don’t believe her ascent to power was earned.<br/><br/>As certain death races toward Lightlark and secrets from the past begin to unravel, Isla must weigh her responsibility to her people against the whims of the most dangerous traitor of all: her heart.<br/><br/>Alex Aster’s intricate world expands after the riveting culmination of the Centennial games, delving more deeply into Isla’s memories of her past, as her future hurtles toward two possible fates.
Skyshade (The Lightlark Saga Book 3)
Alex Aster • 2024
The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air Book 2)
Holly Black • 2019
<b>The enchanting and bloodthirsty sequel to the <i>New York Times </i>bestselling novel <i>The Cruel Prince.</i></b><br><i>You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring.</i><i><br></i><i>The first lesson is to make yourself strong.</i><i><br></i>After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished.<br>When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world.
The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air Book 3)
Holly Black • 2019
<b>A powerful curse forces the exiled Queen of Faerie to choose between ambition and humanity in this highly anticipated and jaw-dropping finale to The Folk of the Air trilogy from a #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author.</b><br><br><i>He will be the destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne</i><br><br>Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power.<br><br>Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan's betrayal. She bides her time determined to reclaim everything he took from her. Opportunity arrives in the form of her twin sister, Taryn, whose life is in peril.<br><br>Jude must risk venturing back into the treacherous Faerie Court, and confront her lingering feelings for Cardan, if she wishes to save her sister. But Elfhame is not as she left it. War is brewing. As Jude slips deep within enemy lines she becomes ensnared in the conflict's bloody politics.<br><br>And, when a dormant yet powerful curse is unleashed, panic spreads throughout the land, forcing her to choose between her ambition and her humanity . . .<br>
The Hunger Games (Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 1)
Suzanne Collins • 2009
This Special Edition of <i>The Hunger Games</i> includes the most extensive interview Suzanne Collins has given since the publication of <i>The Hunger Games</i>; an absorbing behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the series; and an engaging archival conversation between Suzanne Collins and YA legend Walter Dean Myers on writing about war. The Special Edition answers many questions fans have had over the years, and gives great insight into the creation of this era-defining work.<p></p>In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to death before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Still, if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel) (The Hunger Games)
Suzanne Collins • 2020
Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel)
Suzanne Collins • 2025
Dance of Thieves
Mary E. Pearson • 2018
<p>“A brilliant fantasy with a boldly beating heart. Mary E. Pearson is a fearless storyteller—I’m still trying to catch my breath from this book.” —Stephanie Garber, <i>New York Times</i>–bestselling author of <i>Caraval</i> and <i>Legendary</i> <br><br>"The slow-burning, seductive romance never overwhelms the intricate plot, which is built with layers upon layers of twists, reveals, and double-crosses." —<i>Booklist<br></i><br>"This novel has it all—romance, conflict, danger, and humor." —<i>School Library Journal<br></i><br>"Pearson is a gifted storyteller and spinner of eminently satisfying romances and fantasy." —<i>Publishers Weekly</i><b><br><br>A stunning new young adult adventure set in the kingdoms of the Remnant, by the author of the <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling Remnant Chronicles and the Jenna Fox Chronicles.<br></b><br>A formidable outlaw family that claims to be the first among nations.<br><br>A son destined to lead, thrust suddenly into power.<br><br>Three fierce young women of the Rahtan, the queen's premier guard.<br><br>A legendary street thief leading a mission, determined to prove herself.<br><br>A dark secret that is a threat to the entire continent.<br><br>When outlaw leader meets reformed thief, a cat-and-mouse game of false moves ensues, bringing them intimately together in a battle that may cost them their lives—and their hearts.<br><br><u><b>The Remnant Chronicles</b></u><br><i><b>The Beauty of Darkness</b></i><br><i><b>The Heart of Betrayal</b></i><br><i><b>The Kiss of Deception</b></i><br><br>Praise for <i>Dance of Thieves</i>:<br><br>"Pearson is a gifted storyteller and spinner of<b> eminently satisfying romances and fantasy</b>. <b>Fans will thrill at these newest protagonists</b>, especially the women warriors, who are equal partners in the play for power." —<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br><br>"This novel has it all—<b>romance, conflict, danger, and humor</b>. A must-have for all fantasy YA shelves." —<br><i>School Library Journal</i></p>
Vow of Thieves (Dance of Thieves Book 2)
Mary E. Pearson • 2019
Teen Titans: Starfire
Kami Garcia • 2024
Onyx Storm
Rebecca Yarros • 2025
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald ― The Original Screenplay (Harry Potter)
J. K. Rowling • 2018
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The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart)
Stephanie Garber • 2022
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Stephanie Garber’s THE BALLAD OF NEVER AFTER is the jaw-dropping sequel to the ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART, starring Evangeline Fox and the Prince of Hearts on a new journey of magic, mystery, and heartbreak Not every love is meant to be. After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she'll never trust him again. Now that she’s discovered her own magic, Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily ever after that Jacks stole away. 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 isn’t 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. Instead of a love spell wreaking havoc on Evangeline’s 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 she’s not sure she can. . . . Also by Stephanie Garber: The Caraval Series - Caraval - Legendary - Finale
A Curse for True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart, 3)
Stephanie Garber • 2023
Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros • 2023
Discover the instant #1 New York Times bestseller! TV series now in development at MGM Amazon Studios with Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society. Accolades for Fourth Wing Amazon Best Books of the Year, #4 • Apple Best Books of the Year 2023 • Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 (Fourth Wing and Iron Flame) • NPR “Books We Love” 2023 • Audible Best Books of 2023 • Hudson Book of the Year • Google Play Best Books of 2023 • Indigo Best Books of 2023 • Waterstones Book of the Year finalist • Goodreads Choice Award, semi-finalist • Newsweek Staffers’ Favorite Books of 2023 • Paste Magazine's Best Books of 2023 “The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity.” —Xaden Riorson Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College—Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders’ capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves. Although Violet’s body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else’s, she still has her wits—and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules. But a determination to survive won’t be enough this year. Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College—and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end. The Empyrean series is best enjoyed in order. Reading Order: Book #1 Fourth Wing Book #2 Iron Flame
Twilight
Stephenie Meyer • 2009
When 17 year old Isabella Swan moves to Forks, Washington to live with her father she expects that her new life will be as dull as the town. But in spite of her awkward manner and low expectations, she finds that her new classmates are drawn to this pale, dark-haired new girl in town. But not, it seems, the Cullen family. These five adopted brothers and sisters obviously prefer their own company and will make no exception for Bella. Bella is convinced that Edward Cullen in particular hates her, but she feels a strange attraction to him, although his hostility makes her feel almost physically ill. He seems determined to push her away - until, that is, he saves her life from an out of control car. Bella will soon discover that there is a very good reason for Edward's coldness. He, and his family, are vampires - and he knows how dangerous it is for others to get too close.
New Moon
Stephenie Meyer • 2007
Eclipse
Stephenie Meyer • 2014
Breaking dawn
Stephenie Meyer • 2016
Lightlark (The Lightlark Saga Book 1)
Alex Aster • 2022
The Inferno
Dante • 2002
Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo • 2015
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, 2)
Leigh Bardugo • 2018
Shadow and Bone (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy Book 1)
Leigh Bardugo • 2012
The Cruel Prince
Holly Black • 2018
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, comes the first book in a stunning new series about a mortal girl who finds herself caught in a web of royal faerie intrigue. Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King. To win a place at the Court, she must defy him--and face the consequences. In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.
Sanctuary of the Shadow
Aurora Ascher • 2024
Mockingjay (Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 3)
Suzanne Collins • 2010
Catching Fire (Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 2)
Suzanne Collins • 2010
Dear Evan Hansen
2018
As Good as Dead: The Finale to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson • 2023
The Odyssey
Homer • 2002
We Were Liars
E. Lockhart • 2018
<b>NOW AVAILABLE AS THE ORIGINAL STREAMING SERIES <i>WE WERE LIARS—</i>AND LOOK FOR E. LOCKHART’S NEW NOVEL IN THE WE WERE LIARS UNIVERSE, <i>WE FELL APART</i>, COMING NOVEMBER 4, 2025<br><br>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER • A <i>KIRKUS REVIEWS</i> BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURY • The modern, sophisticated suspense novel that became a runaway smash hit on TikTok and introduced the world to a family hiding a jaw-dropping secret.<br><br>"Thrilling, beautiful, and blisteringly smart, <i>We Were Liars</i> is utterly unforgettable." —John Green, #1<i> New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Fault in Our Stars</i><br><br></b>A beautiful and distinguished family.<br>A private island.<br>A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.<br>A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive.<br>A revolution. An accident. A secret.<br>Lies upon lies.<br>True love.<br>The truth.<br><br>Read it.<br>And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE.<b><br><br>Don’t miss any of the We Were Liars novels<br>WE WERE LIARS • FAMILY OF LIARS • WE FELL APART (Coming in November!)<br></b>
Truly Devious: A Mystery (Truly Devious, 1)
Maureen Johnson • 2018
New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson weaves a delicate tale of murder and mystery in the first book of a striking new series, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and E. Lockhart.<br/>Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists. It was founded by Albert Ellingham, an early twentieth century tycoon, who wanted to make a wonderful place full of riddles, twisting pathways, and gardens. “A place,” he said, “where learning is a game.”<br/>Shortly after the school opened, his wife and daughter were kidnapped. The only real clue was a mocking riddle listing methods of murder, signed with the frightening pseudonym “Truly, Devious.” It became one of the great unsolved crimes of American history.<br/>True-crime aficionado Stevie Bell is set to begin her first year at Ellingham Academy, and she has an ambitious plan: She will solve this cold case. That is, she will solve the case when she gets a grip on her demanding new school life and her housemates: the inventor, the novelist, the actor, the artist, and the jokester.<br/>But something strange is happening. Truly Devious makes a surprise return, and death revisits Ellingham Academy. The past has crawled out of its grave. Someone has gotten away with murder.<br/>The two interwoven mysteries of this first book in the Truly Devious series dovetail brilliantly, and Stevie Bell will continue her relentless quest for the murderers in books two and three.<br/>Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2018 * Junior Library Guild Selection * 2019 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Nomination * 2019 ALA's Best Fiction for Young Adults Nomination * Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books 2018 * Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction 2018 * 2018 Nerdy Book Club Young Adult Winner * Seventeen Best YA Book of 2018 * Lincoln Award Nominee * 2020-2021 South Carolina Book Awards Nominee * 2020 Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award Winner
Superstitious
R. L. Stine • 1996
The Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx • 1992
"A spectre is haunting Europe - the spectre of Communism." So begins one of history's most important documents, a work of such magnitude that it has forever changed not only the scope of world politics, but indeed the course of human civilization. The Communist Manifesto was written in Friedrich Engels's clear, striking prose and declared the earth-shaking ideas of Karl Marx. Upon publication in 1848, it quickly became the credo of the poor and oppressed who longed for a society "in which the free development of each is the condition for the free development of all."<br/><br/>The Communist Manifesto contains the seeds of Marx's more comprehensive philosophy, which continues to inspire influential economic, political, social, and literary theories. But the Manifesto is most valuable as an historical document, one that led to the greatest political upheaveals of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and to the establishment of the Communist governments that until recently ruled half the globe.<br/><br/>This Bantam Classic edition of The Communist Manifesto includes Marx and Engels's historic 1872 and 1882 prefaces, and Engels's notes and prefaces to the 1883 and 1888 editions.
