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• Automatic Noodle

  Newitz, Annalee, 1969-

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  When a group of deactivated robots come back online in an abandoned ghost kitchen, they decide to make their own way doing what they know: making food-the tastiest hand-pulled noodles around-for the humans of San Francisco, who are recovering from a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Swordheart

  Kingfisher, T.,

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  A woman named Halla discovers an immortal warrior, Sarkis, trapped in a sword and must rely on him to protect her from her in-laws who are trying to steal her inheritance.

• The Summer War

  Novik, Naomi,

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  Celia discovered her talent for magic on the day her beloved oldest brother, Argent, left home. Furious at him for abandoning her in a war-torn land, she lashed out, not realizing her childish, angry words would become imbued with the power of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Graciela in the Abyss

  Medina, Meg,

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  A sea ghost named Graciela and a living blacksmith's apprentice, Jorge, must team up to stop a vengeful spirit from unleashing dark magic on both the living and the dead, using a powerful harpoon connected to the spirit world.

• The Girl Who Drank the Moon

  Barnhill, Kelly Regan,

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  An epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her.

• The Night Circus

  a Novel

  Morgenstern, Erin

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  Celia and Marco are young magicians, trained from childhood to use their powers of illusion in a game that pits them against each other. The circus is the stage for their battle of imagination and will, but unbeknownst to the them, the game is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One Dark Window

  Gillig, Rachel,

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  Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets. But nothing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Woven in Moonlight

  Ibañez, Isabel (Novelist),

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  Ximena is a decoy for the last Illustrian royal and must infiltrate the enemy's court to find a source of power and save her people, but finds her loyalties challenged amidst magic, romance, and revolution.

• Daughter of the Moon Goddess

  a Novel

  Tan, Sue Lynn

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  Forced to flee her home on the moon after her magic flares up, Xingyin embarks on a perilous quest to save her mother, in this fantasy novel inspired by the legend of the Chinese moon goddess.

• Hemlock & Silver

  Kingfisher, T.,

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  Healer Anja regularly drinks poison. Not to die, but to save--seeking cures for those everyone else has given up on. But a summons from the King interrupts her quiet, herb-obsessed life. His daughter, Snow, is dying, and he hopes Anja's unorthodox…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Washington Black

  a Novel

  Edugyan, Esi,

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  Washington Black, an eleven-year-old slave, is chosen to be the manservant of Christopher Wilde who takes him on adventures around the globe.

• The Bridge Kingdom

  Jensen, Danielle L.,

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  A princess, Lara, is sent to marry the king of a rival kingdom to infiltrate and destroy it, but finds herself torn between loyalty to her homeland and growing feelings for her enemy, the king.

• A Rip Through Time

  Armstrong, Kelley,

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  A modern-day homicide detective finds herself in Victorian Scotland--in an unfamiliar body--with a killer on the loose.

• Her Body and Other Parties

  Stories

  Machado, Carmen Maria,

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  A colleciton of short stories about the realities of women's lives and the violence visited upon their bodies.

• Slade House

  Mitchell, David (David Stephen),

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  A mysterious, otherworldly house appears every nine years to lure unsuspecting individuals into its web of deception and horror, where they become prey for its parasitic, immortal residents.

• The Priory of the Orange Tree

  a Novel

  Shannon, Samantha, 1991-

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  A world divided by dragons and differing beliefs faces a looming threat from an ancient evil, forcing individuals from various regions and backgrounds to unite and confront the rising darkness.

• The BFG

  Dahl, Roald

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  Kidsnatched from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants.

• The House in the Cerulean Sea

  Klune, TJ,

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  An enchanting story, masterfully told, The House in the Cerulean Sea is about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place-and realizing that family is yours.

• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

  a Novel

  Zevin, Gabrielle,

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  A dazzling and intricately imagined novel that examines the multifarious nature of identity, disability, failure, the redemptive possibilities in play, and above all, our need to connect: to be loved and to love.

• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

  Sáenz, Benjamin Alire,

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  Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.