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Filled with a friend group that feels like family, an empowering journey of finding your own way, and a Just Kiss Already! romance, Begin Again is an unforgettable novel of love and starting again. As usual, Andie Rose has a plan: transfer to the hyper competitive Blue Ridge State and chase her lifelong goal of becoming an iconic self-help figure. All it will take is ruthless organization, hard work, and her trademark unrelenting enthusiasm to pull it all together. But the moment Andie arrives, her plans go off the rails. Her rocky relationship with her boyfriend Connor only gets more complicated and she meets Milo who disrupts all her ideas about love and relationships. Sometimes, when all your plans are rubble at your feet, you find out what you're made of.

A Children’s Bible follows a group of twelve eerily mature children on a forced vacation with their families at a sprawling lakeside mansion. Contemptuous of their parents, the children decide to run away when a destructive storm descends on the summer estate, embarking on a dangerous foray into the apocalyptic chaos outside. Lydia Millet’s prophetic and heartbreaking story of generational divide offers a haunting vision of what awaits us on the far side of Revelation.

A bighearted novel about falling in love, making a mess, and learning to let go

Imagine making friends with a polar bear... The Last Bear is perfect for readers of 8+, beautifully illustrated throughout by Levi Pinfold - winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal and illustrator of Harry Potter 20th anniversary edition covers.

Sparks fly between two teens grappling with grief, love, and the future in this unforgettable debut novel. Eighteen-year-old Amelia Griffin is obsessed with the Orman Chronicles, written by the reclusive prodigy N. E. Endsley. These books helped her bond with her best friend Jenna after Amelia's father left and her family fell apart. When they get the chance to attend a book festival featuring Endsley, Amelia is thrilled, viewing it as the perfect start to their last summer before college. However, everything goes awry when Jenna meets the author and Amelia does not, leading to a devastating fight. Before Amelia can reconcile, Jenna dies in a freak car accident, leaving Amelia grief-stricken and questioning her future. When a mysterious, rare edition of the Orman Chronicles arrives, Amelia believes it came from Jenna. This leads her to an enchanting bookstore in Michigan, where she unexpectedly meets the enigmatic N. E. Endsley, the cause of her and Jenna's fallout and possibly the key to understanding Jenna's final message. Ashley Schumacher's poignant debut is about discovering hope and strength within oneself, and perhaps finding love along the way.

Will dark magic claim their home? Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father's too kind-hearted to collect his debts. They face poverty, until Miryem hardens her own heart and takes up his work in their village. Her success creates rumours she can turn silver into gold, which attract the fairy king of winter himself. He sets her an impossible challenge - and if she fails, she'll die. Yet if she triumphs, it may mean a fate worse than death. And in her desperate efforts to succeed, Miryem unwittingly spins a web which draws in the unhappy daughter of a lord. Irina's father schemes to wed her to the tsar - he will pay any price to achieve this goal. However, the dashing tsar is not what he seems. And the secret he hides threatens to consume the lands of mortals and winter alike. Torn between deadly choices, Miryem and Irina embark on a quest that will take them to the limits of sacrifice, power and love. As with her standalone novel Uprooted, Naomi Novik has once again been influenced by classic folktales. Taking Rumpelstiltskin as her starting point, Spinning Silver is a new rich, multilayered new story which is a joy to read.

Exciting, vivid and enthralling - The Nightjar by Deborah Hewitt will take the reader on a journey involving betrayal, twisted loyalties, magic and the powerful ties of friendship. Alice Wyndham has been plagued by visions of birds her whole life, and only her best friend Jen understands her terror. So when an accident leaves Jen in a coma, Alice is devastated. Then the mysterious Crowley reveals that Alice is an aviarist: capable of seeing nightjars, magical birds that guard human souls. And Jen's nightjar has already flown to Death's aviary, the Black Menagerie. Unless Jen and her soul bird can be reunited, she won't recover - and only Alice can save her. With Crowley's help, Alice travels to the Rookery, a hidden city within the London she knows. Here, surrounded by others with unique powers, she begins to hone her own newfound talents. However, she's being hunted by a faction intent on annihilating magic users. And is Crowley really working with her, or against her? Alice must risk everything she holds dear to save her best friend - and uncover the strange truth about herself.

Eighteen-year-old Eliza Mirk is the anonymous creator of the popular webcomic Monstrous Sea, but her life begins to unravel when a new boy at school, Wallace Warland, encourages her to step away from her online world. In reality, Eliza is shy, quirky, and friendless, while online she thrives as LadyConstellation, celebrated by millions. As she starts to explore the possibility of a life offline with Wallace, her carefully constructed world begins to collapse when her secret identity is revealed. This acclaimed novel intertwines themes of art, fandom, and self-discovery, showcasing Eliza's struggle to balance her online persona with her real-life experiences. Featuring pages from her webcomic and snippets from online forums, the book resonates with fans of graphic novels and contemporary YA fiction. It has been recognized as a Best Book by the Young Adult Library Services Association and has garnered accolades from various literary sources, making it a must-read for those who appreciate the magic of storytelling and the bonds formed through shared passions.

"Rachelle must protect the king's bastard son while searching for the weapons that will save her world from endless night"-- Apprenticed to her aunt, training to protect her village from dark magic, Rachelle strayed from the forest path in search of a way to free her world from the threat of eternal darkness. After an illicit meeting goes dreadfully wrong, Rachelle is forced to make a terrible choice that binds her to the very evil she had hoped to defeat. Three years later, when the king orders her to guard his son Armand, Rachelle forces him to help her hunt for the legendary sword that might save their world. As the two become unexpected allies, they discover far-reaching conspiracies, hidden magic... and a love that may be their undoing.