TOGETHER WE SEE BY ARI TISON

WHAT IT'S ABOUT 

Set in the Native Territory of Costa Rica, following Ulá Dominguez, a Bribri-American teenager, as she searches for the truth behind her father's mysterious death. She and her brother Kabék face off against illegal loggers, kidnappers, settlers, and the local government and uncover secrets and corruption in their hunt for leads or clues. Their only allies are a few family friends and relatives still living in their territory, and a young journalist in danger himself. Nobody is safe in the web of confusion and distrust that unravels as they uncover truths of their father’s death.

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THESE VENGEFUL GODS BY GABE COLE NOVOA

WHAT IT'S ABOUT 

Years ago, descendants of Death were murdered in brutal genocide. Crow, one of very few survivors, is harbored by their uncles in the Shallows. Life is tough there—forcing Crow to learn to survive and grow stronger without their magic—but when their uncles are arrested for harboring Deathchildren, their life becomes that much tougher. Crow enters a world of the wealthy and powerful, where they are certainly not welcome, and enters the Tournament of the Gods: a gladiator style tournament where the victor is granted a favor. Crow has to fight their way to an audience with the Gods, where they vow to ask for their uncles’ freedom as their reward.

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JAPANESE GOTHIC BY KYLIE LEE BAKER

WHAT IT'S ABOUT 

The year is 2026, and Lee Turner does not remember how he killed his roommate. All he knows is he needs to escape—far away from New York, in his father’s new house in Japan, surrounded by sword ferns and ginger. But something about the house is inexplicably wrong: no animals will wander near the home, the bedroom window “isn’t always a window,” and a young woman holding a sword appears outside when night falls. 

The year is 1877, and Sen is a young samurai trained by her father, in exile. She hides in a house hidden by sword ferns to evade the imperial soldiers chasing her. Her father (though she sees him as “a monster wearing his face) returned from war, and she would do anything to appease him, even holding a sword to her own mother. She knows she and her family will soon be murdered by soldiers when she sees what can only be a bad omen—a foreign young man outside her window.

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WOLF WORM BY T. KINGFISHER

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In North Carolina 1899, a scientific illustrator named Sonia Wilson accepted a position to work alongside Dr. Halder, a recluse, to illustrate his insect collection. The job is supposed to be secure, stable, and give Sonia the ability to settle down; however, she and the housekeeper of his manor discover Halder’s entomological studies have gotten him involved with parasitic maggots that burrow into human flesh, and that there may be horrors worse than the Carolina woods coming for Sonia next.

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RED STAR REBELS BY AMIE KAUFMAN

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It’s 2067, and the Graves family has transformed Mars from a lifeless rock into a chaotic patch of settlements. You can buy a one-way ticket to a new life–if you’re rich. Enter Hunter Graves, the grandson of Mars' founder, and Cleo, a sharp-tongued stowaway who has no intention of evacuating after an emergency is called. The two uncover much more to the evacuation and a set of mercenaries aiming to take down the colony. Graves and Cleo and have just 8 hours to stop the explosion... and maybe fall in love.

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THE LOST DAUGHTER OF SPARTA BY KYLIE LEE BAKER

WHAT IT'S ABOUT 

Long ago, three sisters were cursed by Aphrodite to betray their husbands, but many don’t know there was a fourth sister. Philonoe is cast aside by her royal parents because of her wine-red birthmark, as they believe it is a sign of a curse. But Philonoe doesn’t want to meet the same cursed fate as her sisters and goes to the gods for help, embarking on a life changing journey of danger and self discovery.

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I'LL FIND YOU WHERE THE TIMELINE ENDS BY KYLIE LEE BAKER

WHAT IT'S ABOUT 

Yang Mina is the descendant of a Japanese dragon god, so soon she must take her place in the Descendants, a secret organization that protects the timeline of our world. She's spent her whole life training for this moment, but when she finds a note from her missing sister, her mission changes. Now she must find a way into the Descendants to find out where her sister went--with the help of a handsome agent whose mission is to bring down the agency.

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AS I DREAM OF YOU BY Jennifer Lee & LeUyen Pham

WHAT IT'S ABOUT 

For Franny and Sam, their love is natural and beautiful, completely different from the version of love they learned, the one they grew up with. A love special enough that they hope to hold on to it forever, past age, past distance, and even past death.

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THE LANGUAGE OF LIARS BY S.L. HUANG

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Ro has studied all his life to understand a Star Eater’s mind, in hopes that one day he can form a psychic connection with one and jump into its mind. The star eater is the only creature capable of mining meridian, the element needed for lightyear-spanning space travel that society depends on. Ro has a desperation to understand them, be one with them, but this same act of understanding can destroy.

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MAYBE TOMORROW I'LL KNOW by ALEX RITANY

WHAT IT'S ABOUT 

Laurie, a boy who wakes up in a girl's body with no memories, is stuck in the same day over and over again. Every morning, Laurie is in the same car speeding down a highway, in the same car crash, and encounters the same mysterious boy who finds him every time. He doesn’t know how he got there or who he is but all he knows is that he has 100 days to get back to his own body and break the time loop.

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