Introduction
Welcome to a selection of Harper360’s favourite Young Adult books of 2022!
First up, our beautiful cover star! is a unputdownable tale that combines juicy secrets, sweet romance, shocking thriller, and a speculative twist that asks the question: what would you do if you could turn invisible?
If You Could See the Sun tale tried-and-true
The Poison Season is filled with tried-and-true romantic tropes, from enemies to lovers, to forbidden love, and forced proximity that will leave you swooning.
Set in our world, and the subterranean kingdom of the Serpentine Nagas, intertwines mythology with modern life in a way that feels seamless, refreshing, and rich, taking inspiration from the author’s own Hindu
The Dream Runners life background.
coming-of-age in
One Thousand Steps into Night disguises a touching coming-of-age novel in a badass and fantastical package, as Miuko learns not only to understand her power, but to embrace it as she come to terms with the strength within herself.
Tiffany D. Jackson “the queen of YA” is back with more chilling and thoughtprovoking social commentary in , as she tackles America’s legacy of racism and white supremacy and the culpability of individuals in upholding those systems of power.
provoking social commentary in The Weight of Blood Bone Weaver as
Eerie and alluring, features dark fantasy and magic as well as monsters from Slavic folklore and mythology.
features a diverse cast of LGBTQ+ characters who identify across the spectrum on their gender and sexuality, including sixteen-year-old merperson, Ross, who is genderqueer and uses they/them pronouns.
Out of the Blue features a diverse cast of LGBTQ+ characters who identify merperson, Ross, who is genderqueer and uses they/them pronouns.
Summer-themed romance has a heart-warming family dynamic, and friends-to-lovers plot, with a K-drama twist.
Finally, look out for a beautiful new addition to the MinaLima Classics collection: Snow White and Other Grimms' Fairy Tales
Seoulmates .
IF YOU COULD SEE THE SUN
Dear Reader,
This book first came to me in scenes. A watery sun spilling over the Beijing skyline. A restaurant painted red, laughing families squeezed into the seats. A vast auditorium, and a girl standing wide-eyed beneath the brightest spotlight, wishing she could make the moment last. A boy standing beside her, gazing at her while she gazes out at the crowd. The sweet baitu milk candy from my childhood, wrapped inside a faded handkerchief. Footsteps pounding down an empty corridor. Shapes without shadows. A familiar voice in the darkness, whispering: I wish it didn’t have to be like this. But over time, these scenes bloomed into something else, and I realized that I was writing a love letter: to my hometown, Beijing, which has never left me even though I’ve now left it twice; to the girls who want more than they’ve been given, who are typically
deemed too sharp-edged and shrill to deserve softness; to the ones who grew up longing to be heroes, only to find themselves relating to the villains; and to my nineteen-year-old self, who sat down with all these scenes and turned them into words, even when everything was changing and nothing was certain.
Above all, this is a letter to anyone who has struggled with both the desire to be truly seen, and the abject terror of it. Anyone who has ever yearned to be recognised, to find themselves reflected in the things they love, but wishes also that they could cover up all their flaws.
My greatest fear and hope is that you will see some part of me in the following pages—and that you will see a part of yourself, too, however big or small.
My very best, Ann
Ann Liang 24/11/2022
9781335915849 HB £12.99
In a YA debut that’s Gossip Girl with a speculative twist, a Chinese American girl monetises her strange new invisibility powers by discovering and selling her wealthy classmates’ most scandalous secrets.
Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding school, where she’s the only scholarship student among China’s most rich and influential teens. But then she starts uncontrollably turning invisible—actually invisible.
When her parents drop the news that they can no longer afford her tuition, even with the scholarship, Alice hatches a plan to monetise her strange new power—she’ll discover the scandalous secrets her classmates want to know, for a price.
But as the tasks escalate from petty scandals to actual crimes, Alice must decide if it’s worth losing her conscience—or even her life.
Rime Chronicles Series:
A stunningly epic, adventurous, and romantic new fantasy about an outcast girl, the boy she loves, and the kingdom that has torn them apart.
Circle of Shadows Series: Tales of the Blackbone Witches Series:
L ove, spies, and adventure abound as Sora and Daemon unravel a complex web of magic and secrets that might tear them, and their entire kingdom apart forever.
9781460756348
06/08/2020
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A dead witch. A bitter curse. A battle of magic. Some people knit socks by the fire at night, Gyssha Blackbone made monsters. But the old witch is dead now, and somehow, it’s Elodie’s job to clean up the mess.
A CURSE OF ASH AND EMBERS
9781460756331
06/08/2020
PB £7.99
Snow Like Ashes Series:
Game of Thrones meets Graceling in this striking fantasy tale of dark magic, dangerous politics, and discovering your true self. A heartbroken girl. A fierce warrior. A hero in the making.
Stream raiders Series:
A fantasy duology - full of deadly magic, double crosses, and a dangerous quest in a new world.
Set Fire to the Gods Series:
Avatar: The Last Airbender meets Gladiator . An epic fantasy duology in which two warriors must decide where their loyalties lie as an ancient war between immortals
threatens humanity.
SARAH RAASCH
Two gods are dead. The Mother Goddess has returned. War is rising. Fleeing war-ravaged Deimos, Ash and Madoc sail across the ocean to their only possible allies: the water and plant gods. But when Anathrasa attacks on the way, Ash leaps to the defence by using a power she didn’t know she had. When Madoc made the fire and earth gods mortal, he inadvertently transferred their magic to Ash. Now, if Ash can get energeias from the other four gods, she would be powerful enough to end Anathrasa once and for all.
But not all the gods want the Mother Goddess defeated.
To top her, Madoc will have to become the obedient son his mother always wanted, and Ash will have to take a merciless place among the gods.
To defeat an immortal, Ash and Madoc must fight like gods, even if it means sacrificing their humanity.
Serpent & Dove Series
Bound as one to love, honour, or burn. Set in a world of powerful women, dark magic, and off-the-charts romance, this is a Frenchinspired tale of witchcraft and forbidden love.
BLOOD & HONEY
9780062878083 08/07/2021
PB £8.99
SERPENT & DOVE
9780062878038 03/09/2020
PB £8.99
SHELBY MAHURIN
gods & monsters
Evil always seeks a foothold. We must not give it one.
After a heart-breaking loss, Lou, Reid, Beau, and Coco are bent on vengeance more than ever before, and none more so than Lou. But this is no longer the Lou they thought they knew. No longer the Lou that captured a chasseur’s heart. A darkness has settled over her, and this time it will take more than love to drive it out.
GODS & MONSTERS
9780063038943 07/07/2022
PB £8.99
The Black Witch Chronicles Series:
Avividly imagined new fantasy realm in which a fiercely determined heroine must embrace a power she never knew she had in order to protect everyone she loves from the darkness sweeping across their world.
THE IRON FLOWER 9781335995827 10/12/2020
PB £7.99
THE BLACK WITCH
9781335468864
09/07/2020
PB £7.99
Crier's War Series:
An 'own voices', richly imagined queer fantasy duology that’s Westworld meets Game of Thrones meets Marie Rutkoski’s The Winner’s Curse . Impossible love between two girls - one human, one Made. A love that could birth a revolution.
CRIER'S WAR
9780062823953
17/09/2020
PB £8.99
THE DEMON TIDE 9781335402493
17/03/2022
HB £12.99
THE SHADOW WAND 9781335210005
08/07/2021
PB £7.99
The Never Tilting World Series:
Generations of twin goddesses have long ruled Aeon, until one sister’s betrayal split their world in two. A Great Abyss now divides two realms: one cloaked in eternal night, the other scorched beneath an ever-burning sun. A world split between day and night. Two sisters who must unite it.
9780062821881
12/11/2020
PB £7.99
IRON HEART 9780062823984
14/10/2021
PB £8.99
9780062821911
06/01/2022
PB £7.99
LAURIE FOREST RIN CHUPECO NINA VARELA THE NEVER TILTING WORLD THE EVER CRUEL KINGDOMBone Grace Series: Burning Glass Series: Verify Series:
Bone Criers have been ferrying the dead into the afterlife for centuries, a dangerous duty only possible with the powers they gain from sacrificing their amourés, the men destined to love them and die. A story of love, sisterhood, and determination as three friends find the courage and power to shatter the boundary between the living and the dead.
boundary between the living and the dead.
The start of a sweeping, Russianinspired fantasy trilogy about a girl forced to use her gift for reading people’s auras to guard the emperor against assassins.
The action and suspense of Warcross meets the keen, prescient social observation of 1984 . A timely topic with depth and nuance, all wrapped up in a gripping teen adventure that will have readers gasping around every twist and turn.
Dividing Eden Series:
W ho better to find your weakness than the one who shares your blood?
Twins Carys and Andreus were never destined to rule Eden. With their older brother next in line to inherit the throne, the future of the kingdom was secure.
Fallen Isles Series:
A smouldering, new fantasy trilogy about a girl imprisoned for defending dragons and the inner fire that may be her only chance of escape.
The Harbinger Series:
In this fantastical universe, gargoyle shapeshifters are sworn to guard humanity from the evils of the underworld. One guardian is about to meet a girl with an explosive secret. Should she fall into the wrong hands, her unique powers could unleash an all-out supernatural war.
Seasons of the Storm Series:
In this thrilling and romantic duology opener, four teens who have been turned into immortal Seasons must escape the cycle of violence they’re trapped in when Winter and Spring fall in love. Set in an incredible, fresh world that blends magic with science, this is a captivating high-stakes fantasy duology.
CROWN OF CORAL AND PEARL SERIES:
Red Queen meets House of Salt and Sorrow in Mara Rutherford's thrilling fantasy, which follows a young woman from a village on the sea who must impersonate her twin on land to save everyone she loves from a tyrannical prince.
THE POISON SEASON
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An immersive new fantasy about a witch who must learn to harness her power—or risk losing her loved ones forever.
The Grace Year meets The Devouring Gray in Mara Rutherford’s atmospheric new fantasy The Poison Season , which follows a girl who unintentionally draws a stranger to her island with her magic, leaving her with a choice—rescue him from the lake, or risk betraying her insulated community’s safety and customs. Is everything the elders taught her of outsiders true, or is there something more sinister surrounding their island than its poisonous waters? One choice could change everything.
Leelo has spent her whole life on Endla, coexisting with the bloodthirsty forest and respecting the poisonous lake that protects her island from outsiders who seek to destroy it. But as much as Leelo cares for her community, she struggles with the knowledge that her brother will be exiled and forced to live with the outsiders unless he gains enchantment powers before his next birthday.
Then comes the day that Leelo sees a young outsider on the verge of drowning in the lake. She knows she is supposed to leave him to his fate, but, instead, she betrays her family, her best friend, and her whole community by helping nurse the young man, Jaren, back to health, understanding that discovery could lead to unthinkable consequences for both of them. As they grow closer, Leelo and Jaren discover that not all danger comes from beyond the lake—and they can only survive if Leelo is willing to question the very fabric of her society, her people, and herself.
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the dream runners
Seven years ago, Tanvi was spirited away to the subterranean realm of Nagalok, where she joined the ranks of the dream runners: human children freed of all memory and emotion, who now collect mortal dreams for the entertainment of the immortal naga court. But when one of Tanvi’s dream harvests goes awry, she begins to remember her life on earth. Panicked and confused, she turns to the one mortal in Nagalok who might be able to help: Venkat, the dreamsmith responsible for collecting the dream runners’ wares and shaping them into the kingdom’s most tantalising commodity. And as they search for answers, a terrifying truth begins to take shape—one that could turn the nagas’ realm of dreams into a land of waking nightmare.
The daughter of a star and a mortal, Sheetal is used to keeping secrets: like how her hair is the silver of starlight, and she can hear the night sky’s song. But when a flare of starfire injures her human father, Sheetal needs a full star’s help to heal him. A star like her mother, who returned to the sky long ago.
HARPER360 | YOUNG ADULT TITLES 2022
BREE BARTON
HEART OF THORNS 9780062447692 22/08/2019 PB £7.99 FAWKES Nadine Brandes 9780785217145 23/08/2018 HB £12.99
The Heart of Thorns Series: A SOUL OF CINDER 9780062447746 21/01/2021 HB £12.99 ROMANOV Nadine Brandes 9780785217244 30/05/2019 HB £12.99 SAWKILL GIRLS Claire Legrand 9780062696618 27/06/2019 PB £7.99
fiercely feminist teen fantasy trilogy about a dark kingdom in which only women can possess magic—and every woman is suspected of having it. TO BEST THE BOYS Mary Webber 9780718080969 04/04/2019 PB £7.99 THE MEMORY THIEF Lauren Mansy 9780310767565 23/06/2022 PB £8.99
// FANTASY 15
Shattered Realms Series: CINDA WILLIAMS CHIMA
Set in the world of the Seven Realms series, a generation later, this is a breathtaking story of dark magic, chilling threats, and two unforgettable characters walking a knife-sharp line between life and death.
FLAMECASTER
9780062380951
06/04/2017
PB £7.99
SHADOWCASTER
9780062380982
19/04/2018
PB £7.99
Runestone Saga series:
Sweeping adventure, breathtaking twists of fate, and immersive worlds based in Norse mythology are woven into this first volume of the Runestone Saga, from the bestselling author of the Seven Realms and Shattered Realms series. Ever since Ragnarok — the great war between the gods and the forces of chaos — the human realm of the Midlands has become a dangerous place, bereft of magic, where most lead lives of desperation. Sixteen-year-old Eiric Halvorsen is among the luckier ones. Between fishing, going vikingr, and working his modir’s farm, the family has remained prosperous. But Eiric stands to lose everything when he’s convicted by a rigged jury of murdering his modir and stepfadir. Also at risk is his half-systir, Liv, whose interest in seidr, or magic, has made her a figure of suspicion. Then a powerful jarl steps in: He will pay the blood price if Eiric will lead a mission to the fabled Temple at the Grove—the rich stronghold of the wyrdspinners, the last practitioners of sorcery. Spellsinger, musician, and runecaster Reginn Eiklund has spent her life traveling from town to town, performing at alehouses all for the benefit of her master, Asger, the fire demon she is desperate to escape. Then after one performance that amazes even Reginn herself, two wyrdspinners in the
STORMCASTER
9780062381019
18/04/2019
PB £7.99
DEATHCASTER
9780062381040
16/04/2020
PB £7.99
RUNESTONE SAGA: CHILDREN OF RAGNAROK
9780063018686 24/11/2022
HB £14.99
audience make her an irresistible offer: return with them to the temple to be trained in seidr, forever free of Asger. Eiric, Liv, and Reginn’s journeys converge in New Jotunheim, the site of the Temple at the Grove, a paradise fueled by magic. They soon realise that a great evil lurks beneath the dazzling surface, and that old betrayals and long-held grudges may fuel another cataclysmic war. It will require every gift and weapon at their command to prevent it.
The Bright & the Pale Duology Series
Inspired by Russian folklore and full of romance, tragedy, magic, and monsters, Jessica Rubinkowski’s epic fantasy debut is a thrilling page-turner. Seventeen-year-old Valeria is one of the few survivors of the freeze, a dark magical hold Knnot Mountain unleashed over her village. Everyone, including her family, remains trapped in an unbreakable sheet of ice. Ever since, Val’s been on the run from the Czar, whose sole mission is to imprison anyone who managed to escape.
Twin Daggers Series:
Wilhelmina Heidle, the fourth child and only daughter of the king of the world’s wealthiest nation, has grown up in the shadows. Kept hidden from the world in order to serve as a spy for her father. Until one night Wil is attacked, and she discovers a dangerous secret. Her touch turns people into gemstone.
The Glass Spare Series:
Magic-wielding spies and twin sisters Aissa and Zandria want nothing more than to take revenge on the society that conquered their people but for Aissa, completing her mission could mean choosing between Zandria’s freedom and saving the life of a sworn enemy who has stolen her heart.
WRATH & MERCY 9780062871558
14/04/2022
HB £12.99
PB £7.99
16/09/2021
HB £12.99
TWIN DAGGERS 9780310768142 03/09/2020
HB £12.99 THE CURSED SEA 9780062491398
16/04/2020
PB £7.99
9780062491299
27/12/2018
PB £7.99
Standalones:
Sabriel meets Romeo and Juliet in this stunning and atmospheric duology. When the mysterious fog of the Ruining crept over the world, the living died and the dead rose. Only the walled city of Viyara was left untouched.
Bright Smoke, Cold Fire Series: We Set the Dark on Fire Series:
In this daring and romantic fantasy duology, society wife-in-training Dani has a great awakening after being recruited by rebel spies and falling for her biggest rival. At the Medio School for Girls, distinguished young women are trained for one of two roles in their polarised society. Depending on her specialisation, a graduate will one day run a husband’s household or raise his children.
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin Series:
The first in a gripping duology inspired by West African folklore, in which a grieving crown princess and a desperate refugee find themselves on a collision course to murder each other despite their growing attraction.
A SONG OF WRAITHS AND RUIN
9780062891501
9780062891501
13/05/2021
PB £8.99
A PSALM OF STORMS AND SILENCE
9780062891532
15/12/2022
PB £8.99
THE EMPRESS
OF TIME
9781335915856
10/11/2022
HB £14.99
THE KEEPER OF NIGHT
A girl of two worlds, accepted by none… a half Reaper, half Shinigami soul collector seeks her destiny in this haunting and compulsively readable dark fantasy duology set in 1890s Japan.
THE KEEPER of THE NIGHT Series: ria and rani Series:
R efreshingly light, unique, and immersive, this fantasy adventure following two twin sisters separated at birth—a street urchin and a princess who must switch identities to prevent an upcoming war—is perfect for fans of We Hunt the Flame and The Wrath & the Dawn
9781335915795
27/10/2022
PB £8.99 and
DAUGHTERS OF THE DAWN
9780062985620
27/10/2022
HB £12.99
SISTERS OF THE SNAKE
9780062985606
23/06/2022
PB £7.99
ROSEANNE A. BROWN KYLIE LEE BAKER SASHA NANUA & SARENA NANUACRYSTAL SMITH
Aurelia is a princess, but they call her a witch.
Surrounded by spirits and burdened with forbidden magic, she lives in constant fear of discovery by the witchhunting Tribunal and their bloodthirsty mobs. When a devastating assassination attempt reveals her magical abilities, Aurelia is forced to flee her country with nothing but her life.
bloodleaf series: Ebonwilde
Welcome to Ebonwilde. Come and find me.
Aurelia’s last words haunt Zan. Left with the task of finding and reviving Princess Aurelia, Zan sets off on his own adventure to find her and return the gift she sacrificed for him—her life. But not all is as it seems, and Ebonwilde is more dangerous than anyone can predict.
GREYTHORNE
9780358448051 15/06/2021
PB £7.99
BLOODLEAF 9780358242253
05/05/2020
PB £7.99
EBONWILDE
9781328496324 23/06/2022
HB £14.99
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DREAMS
A Thousand Steps into Night
AJapanese-inspired fantasy brimming with demons, romance, and plans gone awry. When a girl who’s never longed for adventure is hit with a curse that begins to transform her into a demon, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and return to her normal life, but along the way is forced to confront her true power within.
In the realm of Awara, where gods, monsters, and men exist side by side, Miuko is simply an ordinary girl. But when Miuko is cursed and begins to turn into a blue demon whose touch is deadly, she must set off on an expedition in the hope of reversing the transformation. Aided by a thieving magpie and continuously thwarted by a demon prince, Miuko’s journey through the mortal and the spiritual world is littered with burning temples, spirits, and towns being swallowed by the earth. But power is seductive for a girl who was once average, and she’ll have to decide if saving her soul from shadows is worth blending into them once again.
The Forest of Good and Evil Series:
Welcome to the Forest of Good and Evil, where villains may be heroes and heroes may be villains…it all depends on who you ask. In the realm of Enchantia, creatures of legend still exist, magic is the norm, and fairy tales are real.
Raised in the human world, Everly Morrow has no idea she’s a fairytale princess, until she begins to commune with mirrors. Soon, a horrifying truth is revealed. She is fated to be Snow White’s greatest enemy, the Evil Queen.
THE BEHOLDER Series:
Lush landscapes, dazzling romance, and captivating intrigue await in this stunning alternate historical. Selah has waited her whole life for a happily ever after, and as the only daughter of the leader of Potomac, she knows her duty is to find the perfect match.
BACKLIST
TITLES
THE GLASS QUEEN
9781335212801 19/08/2021
PB £8.99
THE EVIL QUEEN
9781335050229
20/08/2020
PB £8.99
THE BOUNDLESS
9780062845467 05/08/2021
PB £7.99
THE BEHOLDER
9780062845436
11/06/2020
PB £7.99
GENA SHOWALTER ANNA BRIGHTlibrary of ILLUSTRATED MINALIMA CLASSICS
FAIRY TALES (MINALIMA EDITION)
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
9780063208247
24/11/2022
HB £25.00
The ninth book in the series of illustrated classics —a beautiful and inventive fresh take on the Grimm Brothers’ fairy tales, including with stunning full-colour artwork and interactive features created by MinaLima, the award-winning design studio behind the graphics for the film franchise.
Snow White , Harry
Potter film includes
Snow White and Other Grimms’ Fairy Tales twenty-three of the most popular tales penned by German brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, taken from their original collection
collection Children’s and Household Tales , first published in 1812.
Here are beloved characters, including Snowdrop (Snow White), Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty), Ashputtel (Cinderella), Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin, The Elves and The Shoemaker, all reimagined by the brilliant award-winning designers at MinaLima. This deluxe edition is illustrated with specially commissioned artwork and includes nine extraordinary interactive features, ranging from a pop-up forest and pull-tab mirror for Snow White and a wall of thorns encasing Sleeping Beauty, to a three-dimensional ball gown for Cinderella and a pop-up tower for Rapunzel.
pop-up forest and pull-tab mirror for Snow White edition
Filled with marvels, this beautiful edition will enchant readers of every age and is sure to become a treasured keepsake.
Standalones:
THE LITTLE MERMAID AND OTHER FAIRY TALES
Hans Christian Andersen
9780062692597 22/03/2018
HB £20.00
THE SECRET GARDEN
Frances Hodgson Burnett
9780062692573 06/09/2018
HB £25.00
THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO
Carlo Collodi
9780062905277
14/04/2020
HB £25.00
THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Gabrielle-Suzanne
Barbot de Villeneuve
9780062456212 09/03/2017
HB £20.00
PETER PAN
J. M. Barrie
9780062362223
02/07/2015
HB £20.00
ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND & THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS
Lewis Carroll
9780062936615
31/10/2019
HB £25.00
THE JUNGLE BOOK
Rudyard Kipling
9780062389503
07/04/2016
HB £20.00
THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ
L. Frank Baum
9780063055735
16/09/2021
HB £25.00
ADAM CESARE
CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD SERIES:
Get Out meets Fear Street in Adam Cesare’s debut
YA novel: when a small town torn between tradition and progress reaches a breaking point, a group of teenagers find themselves fighting for their lives against a homicidal clown determined to save the town from its greatest threat—them.
a homicidal clown determined to save the town from its
CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD 2: FRENDO LIVES
When claims crop up all over the internet that the Kettle Springs killer clown massacre was a false flag operation, Quinn Maybrook has to steel herself, beat back her demons, and head off into the corn to set the record straight, once and for all.
After barely making it out of the Kettle Springs cornfields alive, Quinn’s first year of college back in Philadelphia should be safe and easy. All Quinn wants is to forget what happened and be normal again. But instead, Quinn finds that her past won’t leave her alone. Suddenly, she finds she’s become the focus of online conspiracy theories that claim to prove that the Kettle Springs Massacre never happened. It’s a deranged but relentless fantasy, and there’s nothing Quinn can do to get people to hear the truth—not even on her own campus or in her own dorm room.
first even when realises that that the facts alone are never going to save
So when a murderous clown attacks Quinn at a frat party while another goes after her father in Kettle Springs, Quinn realises that that the facts alone are never going to save her. Her only option is to go back home, back into the cornfields, back to where the nightmare began, to set the record straight the only way she knows how. Because when the truth gets lost in the lies, that’s when real people start to die.
THE TRULY DEVIOUS SERIES
A series about a sharp and funny young detective named Stevie Bell who begins school at an elite, yet peculiar, boarding school and finds herself entangled in a suspenseful murder mystery.
THE BOX IN THE WOODS
After solving the case of Truly Devious , Stevie Bell investigates her first mystery outside of Ellingham Academy in this spine-chilling and hilarious stand-alone mystery.
TIFFANY D. JACKSON
THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD
Tiffany D. Jackson ramps up the horror in this suspenseful YA novel following a biracial teenager as her Georgia high school hosts its first integrated prom.
When Springville residents—at least the ones still alive—are questioned about what happened on prom night, they all have one explanation . . . Maddy did it. An outcast at her small-town Georgia high school, Madison Washington has always been a teasing target for bullies. And she’s dealt with it since she had more pressing problems to manage, until the morning a surprise rainstorm reveals her most closely kept secret: Maddy
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is biracial. She had been passing for white her entire life at the behest of her fanatical white father, Thomas Washington. After a viral bullying video pulls back the curtain on Springville High’s racist roots, student leaders come up with a plan: host the first integrated prom as a show of unity. The popular white class president convinces her Black superstar quarterback boyfriend to ask Maddy to be his date, leaving Maddy wondering if it’s possible to have a normal life. But some of her classmates aren’t done with her just yet. And they don’t know that Maddy still has another secret . . . one that will cost them all their lives.
her aren’t done with her just yet. And
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GHOSTWOOD SONG
Erica Waters
9780062894236
08/07/2021
PB £7.99
WE WERE KINGS
Court Stevens
9780785238485
31/03/2022
HB £12.99
THE VENGEFUL HEARTS
Katherine Laurin
9781335145871
26/11/2020
HB £12.99
CREEP
Lygia Day Peñaflor
9780358692928
10/11/2022
HB £14.99
THE RIVER HAS TEETH
Erica Waters
9780062894267
27/10/2022
PB £8.99
THIS IS WHY WE LIE Gabriella Lepore
9781335418609
28/10/2021
HB £12.99
THE SUMMER WE FORGOT
Caroline George
9780785236214
14/04/2022
HB £12.99
LUCY CLARK WILL NOT APOLOGIZE
Margo Rabb
9780062322418
18/08/2022
PB £7.99
REDEMPTION PREP
Samuel Miller
9780062662040
11/11/2021
PB £7.99
THE BLACK COATS
Colleen Oakes
9780062679642
15/10/2020
PB £7.99
NOBODY KNOWS BUT YOU
Anica Mrose Rissi
9780062685322
18/08/2022
PB £7.99
CLIQUE BAIT
Ann Valett
9780062918086
11/06/2020
HB £12.99
ALL THE THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK
Saundra Mitchell
9780062852601
13/05/2021
PB £7.99
THIS IS NOT A GHOST STORY
Andrea Portes
9780062422453
03/03/2022
PB £7.99
ALL YOUR TWISTED SECRETS
Diana Urban
9780062908223
08/07/2021
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MURDER
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Three of Jane Austen’s classic novels receive a murder mystery makeover in this romantic and thrilling three-book series that’s perfect for fans of The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy and Stalking Jack the Ripper . In Sense and SecondDegree Murder , aspiring scientist Elinor Dashwood and her sister Marianne, a budding detective, work together to solve the mystery of their father’s murder. When eighteen-year-old Elinor Dashwood discovers her beloved father slumped over the desk of his office study, she knows his death means dire straits for the Dashwood women. To make matters worse, an outdated will leaves his estate—including Norland & Company, the private investigation firm where her younger sister Marianne worked as her father’s partner and protégé—to their half-brother and his haughty wife, who waste no time in forcing the Dashwoods out of their home and into a cramped apartment on London’s Barton Street. But before they go, the Dashwood sisters make a startling discovery that points to foul play, and the killer might be family. . .
PRIDE AND PREMEDITATION
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travel romance trilogy, with the scope of Outlander , the action of Passenger , and the delicious romance of The Selection
Centuries tore them apart, fate brought them together, and their world will never be the same.
The Honors Series: A
feisty young criminal is chosen to explore the far reaches of the galaxy aboard a sentient spaceship, only to discover that dangerous secrets and a taboo romance are hidden amongst the stars.
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ADEN POLYDOROS
BONE WEAVER
There Will Come a Darkness meets Dove in a Russian-inspired dark fantasy, in which Toma, adopted daughter of the benevolent undead, crosses paths with the usurped Tsar in an empire on the verge of a civil war between the lower class and the magical elite.
Serpent &
revolution between magic-endowed elites and the
The Kosa empire is engulfed by tension, on the verge of being torn apart by a proletarian revolution between magic-endowed elites and the superstitious lower class, but seventeen-year-old Toma lives blissfully disconnected from the conflict in the empire with her adoptive family of benevolent undead.
When she meets Vanya, a charming commoner branded as a witch by his own neighbours, and the dethroned Tsar Mikhail himself, the unlikely trio bond over trying to restore Mikhail’s magic and protect the empire from the revolutionary leader, Koschei, whose forces have stolen the castle. Vanya has his magic, and Mikhail has his title, but if Toma can’t dig deep and find her power in time, all
branded Koschei, whose forces have stolen the castle.
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NOTHING BURNS AS BRIGHT AS YOU
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OUT NOW
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OUT THERE
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WHO I WAS WITH HER Nita Tyndall
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all out
Ashort story collection featuring 17 historical stories from some of the best queer authors in YA. Take a journey through time and genres to discover stories where queer teens live, love, and shape the world around them.
NOTHING SUNG AND NOTHING SPOKEN
Nita Tyndall
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From Jason June, author of the breakout teen debut novel, Jay's Gay Agenda , comes the Blue , a stand-alone LGBTQ dual POV rom-com that asks if romantic love is enough to conquer your way of life and everything you’ve grown up believing.
Crest is not excited to be on their journey: the month-long sojourn on land all teen merfolk must undergo. The rules are simple: help a human within one moon cycle and return to Pacifica to become an Elder—or fail and remain stuck on land forever. Crest is eager to get their journey over and done with, after all humans are disgusting. They’ve polluted the planet so much that there’s a floating island of trash that’s literally the size of a country.
help back.
In Los Angeles with a human body and a new name, Crest meets Sean, a human lifeguard whose boyfriend has recently dumped him. Crest agrees to help Sean make his ex jealous and win him back. But as the two spend more time together, and Crest’s perspective on humans begins to change, they’ll soon be torn between two worlds. And fake dating just might lead to real feelings .
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JAY'S GAY AGENDA Out of OUT OF THE BLUEFor fans of Sandhya Menon and Jenny Han, this debut YA love story by Susan Lee is a classic childhood best friends-to-lovers tale with a K-drama twist, telling the story of one unforgettable summer shared by two Korean American teenagers (one of whom just happens to be Seoul’s newest K-drama superstar).
Hannah Cho had the next year all planned out – the perfect summer with her boyfriend Nate, and then a fun Senior year with their friends.
But then Nate does what everyone else in Hannah’s life seems to do – he leaves her, claiming they have nothing in common. He and all her friends are newly obsessed with K-pop and K-dramas, and Hannah is not. After years of trying to embrace the American part and shunning the Korean side of her Korean American identity to fit in, Hannah finds it’s exactly what now has her on the outs.
But someone who does know K-dramas – so well that he’s starring in one – is Jacob Kim, Hannah’s former best friend who she hasn’t seen in years. He’s desperate for a break from the fame, so a family trip back to San Diego might be just what he needs…that is, if he and Hannah can figure out just what went wrong when they last parted and navigate the new feelings developing between them.
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MY FINE FELLOW
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ONCE UPON A QUINCEANERA
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YOU CAN GO YOUR OWN WAY
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IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S A SECRET
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LOVE & OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS
Misa Sugiura
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JOANNA HO
Joanna Ho’s debut YA novel explores themes of racism, classism, loss, friendship, and mental health in an achingly powerful book that will challenge closely held beliefs. Perfect for fans of The Astonishing Color of After and I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
In the face of injustice will you speak up or stay silent?
Maybelline Chen isn't the Chinese Taiwanese American daughter her mother expects her to be. May prefers hoodies over dresses and wants to become a writer. When asked, her mum can’t come up with one specific reason for why she's proud of her only daughter. May's beloved brother, Danny, on the other hand, has just been admitted to Princeton. But Danny secretly struggles with depression, and when he dies by suicide, May's world is shattered.
In the aftermath, racist accusations are hurled against May's parents for putting too much “pressure” on him. May’s father tells her to keep her head down, instead May challenges these ugly stereotypes through her writing. Yet the consequences of speaking out run much deeper than anyone could foresee.
Who gets to tell our stories and who gets silenced? It’s up to May to take back the narrative.
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DON'T BREATHE A WORD
Jordyn Taylor
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A DISASTER IN THREE ACTS
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SOME OTHER NOW
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WHERE THE RHYTHM TAKES YOU
Sarah Dass
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THE PAPER GIRL OF PARIS
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HOW TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
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XOXO
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RIDE WITH ME
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PRIVATE LABEL
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MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE
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HOW TO DATE A SUPERHERO (AND NOT DIE TRYING)
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PARACHUTES
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BREATHE AND COUNT BACK
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DUMPLIN' SERIES: STANDALONES:
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THE LADY'S GUIDE TO PETTICOATS AND PIRACY
THE NOBLEMAN'S GUIDE TO SCANDAL AND SHIPWRECKS
THE GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO GETTING LUCKY
SALT AND SUGAR
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REBECCA CARVALHO
The grandchildren of two rival Brazilian bakeries fall in love despite their families’ feud in this delicious debut rom-com perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Gloria Chao.
Trust neither thin-bottomed frying pans nor Molinas - Lari Ramires has always known this to be true. In Olinda, Brazil, her family’s bakery, Salt, has been at war with the Molinas’ bakery across the street, Sugar, for generations. But Lari’s world turns upside down when her beloved grandmother passes away. On top of that, a big supermarket chain has moved to town, forcing many of the small businesses to close.
Determined to protect her home, Lari does the unthinkable—she works together with Pedro Molina to save both of their bakeries. Lari realises she might not know Pedro as well as she thought—and she maybe even likes what she learns—but the question remains: Can a Ramires and a Molina truly trust one another?
LIKE SISTERS ON THE HOMEFRONT
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EVERY TIME A RAINBOW DIES
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NOT SO PURE AND SIMPLE
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I RISE
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NO LAUGHTER HERE
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A SITTING IN ST. JAMES
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JUMPED
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WE ARE NOT FREE
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ENDANGERED
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ALL SIGNS
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Cam Montgomery
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GIDEON GREEN IN BLACK AND WHITE
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THE FIELD GUIDE TO THE NORTH AMERICAN TEENAGER
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IF THESE WINGS COULD FLY
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HERETICS ANONYMOUS
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KNEEL
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LET'S CALL IT A DOOMSDAY
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CHARMING AS A VERB
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BE HEROES
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OLIVIA TWIST
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COME ON IN
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GUARDIAN
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TOTALLY NORMAL
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MONSTER
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ORDINARY GIRLS
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MY HEART UNDERWATER
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EVEN IF THE SKY FALLS
Mia Garcia
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THE SECRET OF A HEART NOTE
Stacey Lee
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WITH YOU ALL THE WAY
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LOVE IN ENGLISH
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THE MARVELOUS MIRZA GIRLS
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BY THE BOOK
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THE HOW & THE WHY
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SOME MISTAKES WERE MADE
9780063088535 23/06/2022
SOME MISTAKES WERE MADE
Ellis and Easton have been inseparable since childhood. Their friendship is unbreakable—or so Ellis thought.
But when a rash decision throws Ellis’s life—and her relationship with Easton—into chaos, she’s forced to finish her senior year halfway across the country, far from everything she’s ever known.
Ellis hasn’t spoken to Easton in a year, and maybe it’s better that way; maybe eventually the Easton-shaped hole in her heart will heal. But when Easton’s mum invites her home for a visit, Ellis finds herself tangled up in the web of heartache, betrayal, and anger she left behind, and with the boy she never stopped loving.
Told in alternating timelines, Kristin Dwyer’s debut novel is a gripping look at the fallout of when the heart wants what it shouldn’t.
MELANIE DICKERSON
veil of winter
She’s hounded from every side by treacherous elements and foes, but her greatest enemy lies within. In the mountains near France, the medieval Princess Elyce is being forced to marry, thus forming an alliance that will enrich her father but enslave her kingdom. Instead, she chooses to feign her death and flee to Prague to beg King Wenceslaus to help save her people. In England, the young knight Sir Gerard has a vision from God instructing him to help Elyce on her quest. When he arrives to find she has been near death for days, he manages to revive her. However, thinking the stranger was trying to kiss her, the princess immediately distrusts him, but her desperate situation forces her to accept his aid.
Pursued by her enemy’s guards over mountainous terrain, they must also battle the deadly winter elements. Her greatest challenge may be to overcome the voices of disapproval and accusation from her childhood. Will her emotions lead her into her true identity, or will they undermine her ability to work with Gerard and to save her people, who desperately need her help?
VEIL OF WINTER
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COURT OF SWANS
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THE SILENT SONGBIRD
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THE PIPER'S PURSUIT
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THE ORPHAN'S WISH
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GOLDEN BRAID
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CASTLE OF REFUGE
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THE WARRIOR MAIDEN
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THE HUNTRESS OF THORNBECK FORESTGRAPHIC
INCREDIBLE DOOM
Matthew Bogart
Jesse Holden
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ND Stevenson
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18/06/2015
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INCREDIBLE DOOM: VOLUME 2
Matthew Bogart, Jesse Holden
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THE FIRE NEVER GOES OUT
ND Stevenson
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MESSY ROOTS
Laura Gao
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CRUMBS
Danie Stirling
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GIRL ON FIRE
From GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Alicia Keys comes a new authentic, honest, coming-of-age young adult graphic novel, illustrated by Brittney Williams, about finding the strength within when your whole world changes in an instant.
Lolo Wright always thought she was just a regular fourteen-year-old dealing with regular family drama: her brother, James, is struggling with his studies; her dad’s business constantly teeters on the edge of trouble; and her mother… she left long ago. But then Lolo’s world explodes when a cop pulls a gun on James in a dangerous case of mistaken identities. Staring down the barrel, with no one else to help, Lolo discovers powers she never knew she had. Using only her mind, she literally throws the cop out of the way.
Problem is that secrets like Lolo’s don’t stay a secret for long. Skin, a dangerous dealer with designs on taking over the neighbourhood, hears of Lolo’s telekinetic abilities and decides that he needs her in his crew. Skin might not have Lolo’s powers, but he’s got nothing to lose and is willing to do whatever it takes to get what he wants. And what he wants is Lolo.
Lolo’s not willing to let Skin use her to hurt the people—and neighbourhood— that she loves. But it’s going to take a whole different kind of bravery to standup for what’s right, especially after Lolo’s mom returns suddenly and turns Lolo’s whole world upside-down. For too long, it’s true, Lolo’s had her head in the clouds, but this time, it’s on her … and she’s not backing down.
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Kwame Alexander
Mary Rand Hess
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JUNK BOY
Tony Abbott
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LIGHT FILTERS IN: POEMS
Caroline Kaufman
Yelena Bryksenkova
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22/05/2018
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THE TRUTH PROJECT
Dante Medema
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26/05/2022
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THE NAME SHE
GAVE ME
Betty Culley
9780063157835
04/08/2022
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SWING
Kwame Alexander
Mary Rand Hess
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31/10/2019
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THREE THINGS I KNOW ARE TRUE
Betty Culley
9780062908032
18/03/2021
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WHEN THE WORLD DIDN'T END: POEMS
Caroline Kaufman
Yelena Bryksenkova
9780062910387
20/08/2019
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MESSAGE NOT FOUND
Dante Medema
9780062954435
28/04/2022
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WITH THEIR EYES
Annie Thoms
David Levithan
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02/09/2021
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