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41) Rogue princess
Author
Publisher
Swoon Reads
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Princess Delia must marry in order to secure an alliance and save her failing planet but, hoping for true love, she steals a spaceship and finds Aidan, a handsome stowaway, aboard in this retelling of Cinderella.
Author
Series
Publisher
Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Charlize Wynwood and Silas Nash have been best friends since they could walk. In love since they were fourteen. Complete strangers as of this morning. Charlize and Silas must work together to uncover the truth about what happened to them and why. But the more they learn about the couple they used to be, the more they question why they were ever together in the first place.
43) Cinder
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story.
44) A touch of gold
Author
Publisher
Blink
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Gold is wealth. Wealth is power. Power is a curse. King Midas once had the ability to turn all he touched into gold. But after his gift--or curse--almost killed his daughter, Midas relinquished The Touch forever. Ten years later, Princess Kora still bears the consequences of her father's wish: her skin shines golden, rumors follow her everywhere she goes, and she harbors secret powers that are getting harder to hide. Kora spends her days locked in...
Publisher
Imprint
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Adolescence is a time of firsts. First kiss. First love. First loss. First job. The first taste of adult responsibilities, and the first look at an independent life away from both the restrictions and the security of home. And in this case, a very different type of "first": murder. This short story collection of murder mysteries adds a sinister spin to the joy and pain of firsts that have always been a major part of life, whether it be high school...
46) Snowhook
Author
Publisher
Dundurn Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"At first, when a massive ice storm traps fourteen-year-old Hannah and her family in a remote cabin, it feels like a game to try out the survival skills she's been practising. That all changes when an accident leaves her mother desperately low on insulin. With no power and no way to contact the outside world, Hannah steals away with the four family dogs tied to an ancient dogsled. All she has to do is make it to the nearest cabin and find a working...
48) So, this is love
Author
Publisher
Viking Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Trying to figure out their relationship status when they return to boarding school after one magical Christmas Eve kiss, Finley and Arthur are faced with old enemies who add to the confusion, putting what could be love in jeopardy.
Author
Series
High water volume 1
Publisher
Focus on the Family, published by Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
After Parker Buckman is mauled and nearly killed by an alligator, he sees the Everglades as a place of death. Even though he's a park ranger's son, he's convinced he won't be truly okay until he can leave the glades. When his friend Maria goes missing, Parker knows he can't leave until he finds her-- or proof that she's dead. When his search brings him face-to-face with a rogue monster gator, will be find the strength to face his fears? -- adapted...
51) Crown of bones
Author
Publisher
Entangled Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Ash is a scribe during the times leading up to the next Great Dying -- meant to observe and record the extraordinary happenings beforehand. Things like the raising of the most powerful phantom ever seen, a despot attempting to control all of the nine realms, and a new race of being stealing children into the sea. With all her training, being impassive and accurate should be natural, but when a handsome guide may lead her not only into love, but an...
Author
Language
English
Description
"When Mr. Earnshaw, master of Wuthering Heights, returns from a trip with an unkempt orphan in tow, he announces that the child, Heathcliff, is now a member of the family. While young Catherine Earnshaw becomes close with Heathcliff, her older brother Hindley sinks into bitter resentment. As Catherine and Heathcliff mature, and their affection blossoms into desire, Hindley's resentment boils over into hatred, setting the stage for a tragic drama whose...
Author
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In a world where cursed spirits feed on unsuspecting humans, fragments of the legendary and feared demon Ryomen Sukuna were lost and scattered about. Should any demon consume Sukuna's body parts, the power they gain could destroy the world as we know it. Fortunately, there exists a mysterious school of Jujutsu Sorcerers who exist to protect the precarious existence of the living from the supernatural! Despite the injuries and losses they suffered...
Author
Publisher
Imprint, a part of Macmillan Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Everyone has a soul. Some are beautiful gardens, others are frightening dungeons. Soulwalkers--like Kamai and her mother--can journey into other people's souls while they sleep. But no matter where Kamai visits, she sees the black door. It follows her into every soul, and her mother has told her to never, ever open it. When Kamai touches the door, it is warm and beating, like it has a pulse. When she puts her ear to it, she hears her own name whispered...
Author
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"From the moment she first learned to read, literary genius Darcy Wells has spent most of her time living in the worlds of her books. There, she can avoid the crushing reality of her mother's hoarding and pretend her life is simply ordinary. But when a new property manager becomes more active in the upkeep of their apartment complex, the only home Darcy has ever known outside of her books suddenly hangs in the balance. While Darcy is struggling to...
Author
Publisher
CamCat Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
It all started with a curse. When magical mermaid Sereia saves her little sister and overshadows brother and the sea's rightful heir, Triton, the position of next ruler of the sea is in question. Determined to keep his throne, Triton curses Sereia, transforming her into a human and stripping her of magic. Banishing her from their underwater kingdom, he gives her a final warning: if you should ever return, you will become a monster. Left for dead,...
58) Tsunami girl
Author
Publisher
Guppy Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Tsunami Girl is a powerful coming-of-age story of 15-year-old Yuki Hara Jones who gets caught up in the March 2011 Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. It's about a young person trying to work out who they are, and where they fit - and trying to do this while surviving the trauma of a triple disaster of colossal scale, told through both prose and manga
59) Whisper
Author
Publisher
KCP Loft
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Subject 684 is known to her captors as Jane Doe. She has been held in a secret government facility for more than two years, enduring tests and torture-- and hasn't uttered a single word. Alyssa Scott understands that her ability to infuse power into her words is dangerous; that's why she's silent. When she is put in the care of Landon Ward, her resolve begins to crack. He is kind. He seems to care about her. With his help, maybe she can get her life...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Throughout the years both Rowan and Neil have been at competition with one another on everything from who has the best ideas for school functions to which one will be their graduating class's valedictorian. However, in the twenty-four hours left they have as high school students, the two learn they share something much deeper than a rivalry"--