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The 5th Wave (5th Wave Series, Book #1) by Rick Yancey
After the 1st wave, only darkness remains.
After the 2nd, only the lucky escape.
And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive.
After the 4th wave, just one rule applies: trust no one.
Now it's the dawn of the 5th Wave and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who has scattered the Earth's last survivors? To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Even may be Cassie's only hope for rescuing her brother -- or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up.
From award-winning author Rick Yancey comes a gripping epic of catastrophic loss, unthinkable odds, and unflinching courage.
G.P. Putnam's Sons, Hardcover, 1st Edition, Later Printing, 2013

Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava Series, Book #1) by Roshani Chokshi
Aru Shah has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at her private middle school. While her classmates are jetting off to exotic vacations, she'll be spending her autumn break at the Museum of Ancient Indian Culture that her mom curates. Is it any wonder Aru makes up stories about being royalty, traveling to Paris, and having a chauffeur?
One day, three schoolmates show up at Aru's doorstep to catch her in a lie. They don't believe her claim that the museum's Lamp of Bharata is cursed, and they dare Aru to prove it. Just a quick light, Aru thinks. Then she'll never ever fib again.
But lighting the lamp has dire consequences. She unwittingly frees the Sleeper, an ancient demon who is intent on awakening the God of Destruction. Her classmates and mother are frozen in time, and it's up to Aru to save them.
The only way to stop the demon is to find the reincarnations of the legendary Pandava brothers and journey through… Read More

Aru Shah and the City of Gold (Pandava Series, Book #4) by Roshani Chokshi
Aru Shah has just made a wish on the Tree of Wishes, but she can't remember what it was. She's pretty sure she didn't wish for a new sister, Kara, who claims to be the Sleeper's daughter, like her. But Kara is the only person who can help Aru escape the Sleeper's lair and get back home, so she has no choice but to trust her.
Aru also isn't sure she still wants to fight on behalf of the devas in the war against the asuras; the gods have been too devious up to now. Case in point: Kubera, ruler of Lanka, the city of gold, promises to give the Pandavas two powerful weapons, but only if they win his trials. If they lose, they won't stand a chance against the Sleeper's army, which will soon march on Lanka to take over the Otherworld.
But Aru's biggest question is why every adult she has loved and trusted so far has failed her. Will she make peace with what they've done before she has to wage the battle of her life?
Filled with… Read More

Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava Series, Book #2) by Roshani Chokshi
Aru Shah is only just getting the hang of this whole Pandava thing, when the Otherworld goes into full panic mode. The god of love's bow and arrow have gone missing, and the thief isn't playing Cupid. Instead, the culprit is turning people into heartless fighting-machine zombies. And, as if that weren't bad enough, somehow Aru gets framed as the thief. If she doesn't find the weapon within ten days, she'll be kicked out of the Otherworld. Forever.
For better or worse, she won't be going it alone. Along with her Pandava sister, Mini, Aru will team up with Brynne, an ultra-strong girl who knows more than she lets on, and Aiden, the boy who lives across the street and is also hiding plenty of secrets. Together they'll battle demons, travel through a glittering and dangerous serpent realm, and discover that their enemy isn't at all who they expected.
But Aru's biggest challenge may be in her own mind, where the words of the… Read More

Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes (Pandava Series, Book #3) by Roshani Chokshi
War between the devas and the demons is imminent, and the Otherworld is on high alert. Fourteen-year-old Aru Shah and her friends are sent on a mission to rescue two "targets," one of whom is about to utter a prophecy that could mean the difference between victory and defeat. Turns out the targets, a pair of twins, are the newest Pandava sisters, though the prophecy says that one sister is untrue.
When the Pandavas fail to prevent the clairvoyant's words from reaching the Sleeper's ears, the heavenly attendants ask them to step aside. Aru believes that the only way to put the shine back on their brand is to find Kalpavriksha, the wish-granting tree that came out of the Ocean of Milk when it was churned. If she can reach it before the Sleeper does, perhaps she can turn everything around with one wish.
Careful what you wish for, Aru.....
Featuring unforgettable new characters, diabolical demons, and gorgeous magical settings,… Read More

Awakened (House of Night Series, Book #8) by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
Exonerated by the Vampyre High Council and returned to her position of High Priestess at Tulsa's House of Night, Neferet has sworn vengeance on Zoey. Dominion over Kalona is only one of the weapons she plans to use against Z. But Zoey has found sanctuary on the Isle of Skye and is being groomed by Queen Sgiach to take over for her there. Being queen would be cool, wouldn't it? Why should she return to Tulsa? After losing her human consort Heath, she will never be the same -- and her relationship with her super-hot warrior, Stark, may never be the same either.
And what about Stevie Rae and Rephaim? The Raven Mocker refuses to be used against Stevie Rae, but what choice does he have when no one in the entire world, including Zoey, would be okay with their relationship? Does he betray his father or his heart?
In the pulse-pounding eighth book in the House of Night series, how far will the bonds of friendship stretch and how strong are… Read More

Ballad & Dagger (Outlaw Saints Series, Book #1) by Daniel Jose Older
Almost sixteen years ago, Mateo Matisse's island homeland disappeared into the sea.
Weary and hopeless, the survivors of San Madrigal escaped to New York. While the rest of his tight-knit Brooklyn diaspora community dreams of someday finding a way back home, Mateo -- now a high school junior and piano prodigy living with his two aunts (lne who's alive, the other not so much) -- is focused on one thing: getting the attention of locally grown music legend Gerval. Marco finally gets his chance on the night of the Grand Fete, an annual party celebrating the blended culture of pirates, Santeros, and Sefaradim that created San Madrigal all those centuries ago.
But the evil that sank their island has finally caught up with them, and on the night of the celebration, Mateo's life is forever changed when he witnesses a brutal murder committed by a person he thought he knew.
Suddenly Mateo is thrust into an ancient battle that spans years and… Read More

The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book #4) by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson isn't expecting freshman orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things move quickly from bad to worse.
In this fourth installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near. Even the safe haven of Camp Half-Blood grows more vulnerable by the minute as Kronos's army prepares to invade its once impenetrable borders. To stop the invasion, Percy and his demigod friends must set out on a quest through the Labyrinth -- a sprawling underground world with stunning surprises at every turn.
Disney Hyperion, Hardcover, 1st Edition, Later Printing, 2008

Battle of the Ampere (Michael Vey Series, Book #3) by Richard Paul Evans
Michael, Taylor, Ostin, and the rest of the Electroclan have destroyed the largest of the Elgen Starsource plants, but now the kids are scattered across the Amazon jungle. The Elgen have joined forces with the Peruvian army, and only Michale has managed to remain free. With his friends due to stand trial for terrorism -- a charge that may carry the death penalty -- Michal will need all his wits and his abilities if he's to save them.
Meanwhile Dr. Hatch and his loyal electric children have seized control of the ES Ampere -- the superyacht the Elgen use as their headquarters. With the Elgen fleet under his control, Hatch heads back to Peru to pick up his army and begin his quest for global domination.
Michael will have to free his friends, then find a way to stop Hatch, but the organization that has guided him has been compromised. Hatch knows Michael and the Electroclan are coming. And he's ready.
Can the Electroclan win the… Read More

Beasts of Ruin (Beasts of Prey, Book #2) by Ayana Gray
Now a prisoner of Fedu, the cunning god of death, Koffi is trapped in his domain, a strange place called Thornkeep, where she's forced to hone her newfound powers to help him remake the world. but secrets haunt the shadowed halls of Fedu's home and linger within the eerie Mistwood that surrounds its borders and acts a prison walls. Koffi gathers allies among the other darajas imprisoned at Thornkeep to unearth these secrets and make a plan to escape. But the closer she gets to her chance at freedom, the more potent the power within her becomes -- a power that at once threatens to consume her whole and give her the best chance at finally fighting back against the god of death.
Now on the run from the warriors he once called brothers, Ekon's mission is singular: find Koffi. But rescuing her means leaving Lkossa for the first time in his life and seeking out help in unexpected places. Each day, as Ekon draws nearer to Thornkeep, so too does he draw… Read More

Beneath the Haunting Sea by Joanna Ruth Meyer
Sixteen-year-old Talia was born to a life of certainty and luxury, destined to become Empress of half the world. But when an ambitious rival seizes power, she and her mother are banished to a nowhere province on the far edge of the Northern Sea.
It is here in the drafty halls of the Ruen-Dahr, that Talia discovers family secrets, a melancholy boy with a troubling vision of her future, and a relic that holds the power of an ancient Star. On these shores, the eerie melody of the sea is stronger than ever, revealing long-forgotten rules of the Goddess Rahn. The more dark truths that Talia unravels about the gods' history -- and her own -- the more the waves call to her, and it's her destiny to answer.
Page Street Press, Hardcover, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, 2018

Betrayed (House of Night Series, Book #2) by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
Fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird has managed to settle in at the House of Night. She's come to terms with the vast powers the vampyre goddess, Nyx, has given her, and is getting a handle on being the new Leader of the Dark Daughters, the school's most elite group. Best of all, Zoey's made some new friends and she finally feels like she belongs -- like she really fits in. She actually has a boyfriend, or two.
Then the unthinkable happens: human teenagers are being killed, and all the evidence points to the House of Night, straining human-vamp tensions in Tulsa to a breaking point. While danger stalks the humans from Zoey's old life, she finds herself drawn into an intoxicating forbidden flirtation that threatens to distract her from the growing crisis. Then, when she needs her new friends the most, death strikes the House of Night. Too late, Zoey begins to realize that the very powers that make her so unique might also threaten those… Read More

Black Heart (Curse Workers Series, Book #3) by Holly Black
Cassel Sharpe has the most deadly ability of all. With one touch, he can transform any object -- including a person -- into something else entirely. And that makes him a wanted man. The Feds are willing to forgive all his past crimes if he'll only leave his con artist family behind and go straight. But why does going straight feel so crooked?
For one thing, it means being on the opposite side of the law from Lila, the girl he loves. She's the daughter of a mob boss and getting ready to join the family business herself. Though Cassel is pretty sure she can never love him back, he can't stop obsessing over her. Which would be bad enough, even if her father wasn't keeping Cassel's mother prisoner in a posh apartment and threatening not to let her leave until she returns the priceless diamond she scammed off him years ago. Too bad she can't remember where she put it.
The Feds say they need Cassel to get rid of a powerful man who is spinning… Read More

Blade Breaker (Realm Breaker Series, Book #2) by Victoria Aveyard
Fighting beside her band of unlikely companions, Corayne is learning to embrace her ancient lineage and wield her father's powerful sword.
But while she successfully closed on of the Spindles, her journey is far from over.
Queen Erida's army marches across Allward with her consort, Taristan, right beside them, opening more portals into nightmarish worlds, razing kingdoms to the ground.
Corayne has no choice but to assemble an army of her own if she's to save the realm as she knows it. But perilous lands await her and the companions, and they face assassins, otherworldly beasts, and tempestuous seas all as they rally a divided Ward to fight behind them.
But Taristan has unleashed an evil far more wicked than his corpse armies. Something deadly waits in the shadows; something that might consume the world before there's any hope for victory.
HarperTeen, Hardcover, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, 2022

The Blood of Olympus (Heroes of Olympus, Book #5) by Rick Riordan
Nico had warned them. Going through the House of Hades would stir the demigods' worst memories. Their ghosts would become restless. Nico may actually become a ghost if he has to shadow-travel with Reyna and Coach Hedge one more time. But that might be better than the alternative: allowing someone else to die, as hades foretold.
Jason's ghost is his mother, who abandoned him when he was little. He may not know how how he is going to prove himself as a leader, but he does know that he will not break promises like she did. He will complete his line of the prophecy: To storm or fire the world must fall.
Reyna fears the ghosts of her ancestors, who radiate anger. But she can't allow them to distract her from getting the Athena Parthenos to Camp Half-Blood before war breaks out between the Romans and the Greeks. Will she have enough strength to succeed, especially with a deadly hunter on her trail?
Leo fears that his plan won't work, that his… Read More

Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle, Book #3) by Maggie Stiefvater
Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can trust, a group to which she can belong. The Raven Boys have taken her in as one of their own. Their problems become hers, and her problems have become theirs.
The trick with found things, though, is how easily they can be lost. Friends can betray. Mothers can disappear. Visions can mislead. Certainties can unravel.
Scholastic, Hardover, 2014, 2022

Broken Throne: A Red Queen Collection (Red Queen Series, Book #5) by Victoria Aveyard
An unseated king searches for meaning in a world altered by war.
Enemy Brothers clash one final time
A doomed queen pens words of hope to her future son.
A Silver princess trusts a Red captain with her life in the chaos of an unknown land.
A young Scarlet Guard captain finds a glimmer of hope that will light a rebellion.
And a hero whose spark started a revolution discovers where she belongs in peace.
Delve into the dark and dangerous world of Red Queen with this must-have companion, which includes three brand-new short stories as well as extra scenes, maps, family trees, flags, and much more. This masterful collection offers an entirely new look into the beloved characters in the iconic Red Queen series, where no one is as they appear, and the only certainty is betrayal.
HarperTeen, Hardcover, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, 2019

Burned (House of Night Series, Book #7) by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
Things have turned black at the House of Night. Zoey Redbird's soul has shattered. With everything she's ever stood for falling apart, and a broken heart making her want to stay in the Otherworld forever. Zoey's fading fast. It's seeming more and more doubtful that she will be able to pull herself back together in time to rejoin her friends and set the world to rights. As the only living person who can reach her, Stark must find a way to get to her. But how? He will have to die to do so, the Vampyre High Council stipulates. And then Zoey will give up for sure. There are only seven days left.
Enter BFF Stevie Rae. She wants to help Z. but she has massive problems of her own. The rogue Red Fledglings are acting up, and this time not even Stevie Rae can protect them from the consequences. Her kinda boyfriend, Dallas, is sweet but too nosy for his own good. The truth is, Stevie Rae is hiding a secret that might be the key to getting Zoey… Read More

The Burning Maze (The Trials of Apollo, Book 3) by Rick Riordan
It's bad enough that my father, Zeus, turned me, the once divine Apollo, into a mortal teenager with acne, flab, and the unfortunate alias Lester Papadopoulos. On top of that, he has enslaved me to a pushy twelve-year-old named Meg, and he expects me to liberate five ancient Oracles from a trio of evil Roman emperors. (How, I ask you, when I have no godly powers?)
So far, I've managed to restore two Oracles and receive a prophecy about "mazes dark," "lands of scorching death," and a "master of the swift white horse." Now Meg and I must journey through the Labyrinth, pars of which are venting hellfire, to find the third emperor. But is our cloven guide, Grover Underwood, up to the task? Are any of us? I have my suspicions about who the third emperor is.... a villainous tyrant I never wanted to run into again.
Also -- and I haven't told my travel companions this -- I fear I'm growing weaker by the day. The longer I stay mortal, the less… Read More

Burning Magic (Shadow Magic Series, Book #3) by Joshua Khan
When Lily Shadow, aka the "witch queen," and bat-rider extraordinarily Thorn travel to the Sultanate of Fire, things go terribly wrong. Instead of celebrating a reunion with their old friend K'leef, they are thrust into a royal murder, an epic quest, and a deadly battle for the throne.
While investigating the murder, Lily learns shocking truths about herself that could destroy all she has achieved. Yet, amid the ruins of her old life, she has the opportunity to become someone greater.... and more terrifying.
Thorn and the magnificent bat Hades join the timid K'leef and the idiotic Gabriel Solar in a quest to find a phoenix. These fire birds are the key to saving the sultanate, but they nest within the Shardlands. The boys must defeat not only the monsters of that magical wilderness but also rivals eager to claim the throne for themselves. Rivals that include a renegade from House Shadow.
Chilling surprises, ghostly encounters, and belly… Read More