Loyalty, revenge, and responsibility threaten to tear Mav apart, especially after the brutal murder of a loved one. Now the last surviving witchdoctor, she’s been left to pick up the shattered pieces of a family that betrayed her, a kingdom plunged into chaos, and a love that can never be. General. Meet up at summer camp (obviously) and figure out why Abby’s parents gave Savvy up for adoption. But after enjoying decades of peace once magic was driven out of their lands, some of her subjects are angry Lia Mara has an enchanted prince and a magical scraver by her side. Inspired by The Picture of Dorian Gray, this sexy psychological thriller explores the intersections of love, art, danger, and power. As the ground is pulled out from under her, Nima must grapple with the phantom of a life not chosen, the name her parents didn’t give her at birth: Yasmeen. Be smaller. Except apparently “happily ever after” for Carmen involves being stuck in an unpaid summer internship. Even for the old loner, who has secrets of his own. She risks losing everything she cares about—including the surprising bond she develops with sweet Sam, who lives across the street. But life changes on May 31, 1921 when a vicious white mob storms the community of Greenwood, leaving the town destroyed and thousands of residents displaced. For years, students have whispered in the hallways of a doorway created within the school, one that can access multiple timelines and realities, a place known as the Down World. But then, of course, they immediately remember. And now that she’s in LA, Delilah’s standing on the edge of something incredible. When she mistakenly walks into a stand-up comedy club and performs, the experience is surprisingly cathartic. Could he save the men’s lives and set them free? Through blood and sacrifice, Amora Montara has conquered a rebellion and taken her rightful place as queen of Visidia. And it has waited years for release. Now Cal and Lilac will have to battle dark forces separately, even though being together is the only thing that’s ever saved them. But how can Jorie make a trade when she doesn’t even know what she’s looking for? …Not when Camille lives for the rebellion. Both fiction and nonfiction are represented. When she wins a prestigious science contest she draws the attention of the celebrated professor Dr. Gregory Munn (as well as his handsome assistant), leading to a part-time job in a top-secret laboratory. Then a mysterious woman comes to her with a choice: stay in the village and submit to her fate, or leave to fight for the emperor in an army of girls just like her. Lineup: The World’s Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Totally dope. Nic, where are you? They begin dating in secret, but when Oliver’s troubled home life unravels, he starts to ask more of Rani than she knows how to give, desperately trying to fit into her world, no matter how high the cost. In a walled city of a mile-high iron guild towers, many things are common knowledge: No book in any of the city’s libraries reveals its place on a calendar or a map. Sixteen-year-old Ana is a poet and a lover of language. One minute it is dead, the next it is not. The Queen of Mourning. But when the constellations shift, the stars foretell an inevitable war between the witch queen and the king. No one can know the truth about the boy who holds the missing half of her soul. . The questions he raises ask: What is worth fighting for? Lilac’s birthright makes her the Queen of Renovia, and a forced marriage made her the Queen of Montrice. Pilar, terrified of being broken, once again seeks comfort in her fists. He’s always chosen his art over everything―and everyone―else and is determined to make his mark at this year’s biggest cosplay competition. Weeks ago, Andre Cobb received a much-needed liver transplant. But, although she can’t tell anyone, she only has eyes for Diego Altamirano, a young nobleman whose family would never let him court Isabel. Convinced the authorities have imprisoned the wrong person, Lizzie vows to solve the murder on her own. One suspect . He will lead Marina to a startling discovery. If she can discover who she truly is before vengeful forces unmask her, she may still win this deadly game of revolution. Winner of SCBWI’s Emerging Voices award, Anuradha D. Rajurkar takes an honest look at the ways cultures can clash in an interracial relationship. Roy is a nice guy, but he’s so enthusiastic about prepping that Becca doesn’t have the heart to tell him she’s planning to leave as soon as she can earn a full ride to a college far, far away. . And before Amelia has a chance to mend things, Jenna is killed in a freak car accident. 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. As the streets turn into a bloody battleground between rebels and Romans, Esther’s journey becomes one of survival. K-Town. When the dead man’s enemy believes Jorie took something valuable from the body, he kidnaps Brenna as collateral. When Roy proposes they run away together, Becca will have to risk everything—including her heart—for a chance to hope for the best instead of planning for the worst. Desperate for a way out of McNair Falls, the dying southern town that’s held her captive since the day she was born. The girls know they are in a battle for their lives, a war for their very existence. in Snide” by Ted Hertel, Jr. “The Grass Is Always Greener” by Sandy Balzo, “Wanda Wilcox Is Trapped” by Eddie Muller, “Murder In The Land Of Wawat” by Lauren Haney, “To Live and Die in Midland, Texas” by Clark Howard, “Chocolate Moose” by Bill and Judy Crider, “The Problem of the Potting Shed” by Edward D. Hoch, “The Seal of the Confessional” by Rhys Bowen, “Of Course You Know that Chocolate Is a Vegetable?” by Barbara Sophia’s earliest memory is of drowning. And there are still a few weeks of summer left to spend with her handsome, more-than-just-a-friend Brekken, even though she can’t stop thinking about Taya. A child star turned media darling, the posts of her in her classic Lulu C. rainbow skirt practically break the Internet. Sort of. No matter the cost. Always be ready for the worst day of your life. Sookie Stackhouse Companion, Books, Allison Saft’s Down Comes the Night is a snow-drenched romantic fantasy that keeps you racing through the pages long into the night. Juniper contracts the measles and unknowingly passes the disease along, with tragic consequences. Jayne is an emotionally stunted, self-obsessed basket case who lives in squalor, has egregious taste in men, and needs to get to class and stop wasting Mom and Dad’s money (if you ask June). Now in Sharon Flake’s latest and unflinching novel, The Life I’m In, we follow Charlese Jones, who, with her raw, blistering voice speaks the truths many girls face, offering insight to some of the causes and conditions that make a bully. She remembers hands pulling her back to safety. Reluctantly, Daunis agrees to go undercover, but secretly pursues her own investigation, tracking down the criminals with her knowledge of chemistry and Ojibwe traditional medicine. As word leaks out, rumors that Beckett’s the mother take off like wildfire in a town all too ready to believe the worst of her. Seventeen-year-old Valeria is one of the only survivors of the freeze, a dark magical hold Knnot Mountain unleashed on her village. And maybe there’s a way to make this Bathroom Baby thing work for her. As one decade closed with uncertainty, another began with vastly subdued anticipation and expectation, and the new list of 75 graphic novels for Winter 2021 reflect our need for escapism and to reconcile our personal and collective histories. He works at his parents’ pho restaurant, and even there, he is his parents’ fifth favorite employee. In Citizen Kane, the mystery surrounding Charles Foster Kane’s final words is the call to action for the reporter, Jerry Thompson, to get to work. Star-crossed love always ends badly. And the second Frankie joins his uncle’s gang in exchange for paying for his father’s medical bills, there’s no going back…or is there? For decades fans have wanted to know the fate of the bully who made Maleeka’s life miserable, Char. From Amy Cherrix comes the extraordinary hidden story of the space race and the bitter rivalry that launched humankind to the moon. This book examines the science behind such a massive disaster and looks back at the people who experienced an unprecedented trifecta of destruction. . Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia They’re artists first, best friends second. And Marina is about to discover that even a realm of infinite possibilities has rules that must be obeyed. She’s a smuggler with the best robotic arm and cybernetic enhancements the slums can offer, and her cargo includes the most vulnerable of the city’s abandoned children. So when Silvie breaks up with her, CeCe is devastated. Through their in-depth research and consultation with legal experts, award-winning nonfiction authors Sandra and Rich Wallace examine the complex proceedings and an unsung African American early civil rights hero. From the outside, Marty’s life looks like a perfect fantasy: in the span of a few weeks, he’s made new friends, he’s getting closer with his first ever boyfriend, and he’s even traveling around Europe. So when a letter arrives from a reclusive lord, asking Wren to come to his estate, Colwick Hall, to cure his servant from a mysterious illness, she seizes her chance to redeem herself. Because Ciela knows who assaulted her, and him. She watches with envy from behind a desk as detectives come and go, trying to contain the city’s growing crime rate. King. But then everything changed. While this book chronologically follows X: A Novel, it can be read as a stand-alone historical novel that invites larger discussions on black power, prison reform, and civil rights. The only problem? Would you destroy another world to save your own? This groundbreaking political biography richly weaves together medicine, disability narratives, and presidential history. Science has helped her fit the puzzle pieces into an understandable whole, and she’s sure there’s nothing it can’t explain. While Char might be frightened, she remains strong and determined to bring herself and her fellow victims out of the dark and back into the light, reminding us why compassion is a powerful cure to the ills of the world.