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The Diabolic
S. J. Kincaid
The Twelve Days of Dash and Lily
David Levithan and Rachel Cohn
Words in Deep Blue
Cath Crowley
PB $19.99
Nemesis is a Diabolic, created to
protect a galactic senator’s daughter,
Sidonia. Nemesis is expected to do
whatever it takes to keep Sidonia
safe—including kill, or die. When
Sidonia is summoned to the Galactic
court to be held hostage by the
Emperor, Nemesis takes her place. As
the Empire begins to fracture and
rebellion looms closer, Nemesis learns
that her humanity just might be the
thing that saves her life—and the
empire.
PB $19.99
The long-hoped-for sequel to
perennial favourite Dash and Lily's
Book of Dares. Dash and Lily have now
been going out for nearly a year—and
it's been a really hard year. Lily insists
that everything's fine. But Dash knows
that her spirit is sagging. Action must
be taken. There are twelve days until
Christmas. Twelve days for friends and
family to take Manhattan by storm to
help Lily recapture the magic of New
York City in December. Twelve days to
find Lily's cheer.
PB $18.99
This is a love story. It's the story of
Howling Books, where readers write
letters to strangers, to lovers, to poets,
to words. It's the story of Henry Jones
and Rachel Sweetie. They were best
friends once, before Rachel moved to
the sea. Now, she's back, working at
the bookstore, grieving for her
brother Cal. This gorgeous new novel
from the award-winning author of
Graffiti Moon is a powerful tale of
falling in love and moving forward.
Three Dark Crowns
Kendare Blake
Our Chemical Hearts
Krystal Sutherland
Heartless
Marissa Meyer
PB $16.99
In every generation on the island of
Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born: three
queens, all equal heirs to the crown
and each possessor of a coveted
magic. But becoming the Queen
Crowned isn't solely a matter of royal
birth. Each sister has to fight for it. And
it's not just a game of win or lose... it's
life or death. The night the sisters turn
sixteen, the battle begins. The last
queen standing gets the crown.
PB $19.99
Henry has never been in love. Then he
meets Grace, who wears oversized
boys’ clothing, walks with a cane,
rarely seems to shower, and is hiding
crushing secrets. She’s hardly who
Henry expected his dream girl to be,
but when the two are chosen to edit
the paper together, sparks fly. Henry’s
about to learn just how disastrous the
road to first love can be—and that
sometimes it’s the detours that end
up mattering much more.
PB $18.99
A girl who has a talent for cooking
magical confections that can alter a
person's emotions catches the eye of
the King of Hearts, who wants her for
his bride. She will do anything to
avoid this fate, particularly as she finds
herself falling in love with the
mysterious new court jester... The new
book from Marissa Meyer takes on
Alice in Wonderland in a way you've
never seen before, exploring the story
of a character everyone loves to hate.