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Margo's got money troubles

Thorpe, Rufi,


Various publishers. A bold, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartwarming story about one young woman's attempt to navigate adulthood, new motherhood, and her meager bank account in our increasingly online world-from the PEN/Faulkner finalist and critically acclaimed author of The Knockout Queen.
Date Published:2024

The elsewhere express

Sotto, Samantha,


Various publishers. You can’t buy a ticket for the Elsewhere Express. Appearing only to those whose lives are adrift, it’s a magical train carrying very rare and special cargo: a sense of purpose, peace, and belonging. Raya is one of those lost souls. She had dreamed of being a songwriter, but when her brother died, she gave up on her dream and started living his instead. One day on the subway, as her thoughts wander, she’s swept off to the Elsewhere Express. There she meets Q, a charming, handsome artist who, like her, has lost his place in the world. Together they find a train full of wonders, from a boarding car that’s also a meadow to a dining car where passengers can picnic on lily pads to a bar where jellyfish and whales swim through pink clouds. But they also discover that the train harbors secrets—and danger: A mysterious stranger has stowed away and brought with him a dark, malignant magic that threatens to destroy the train. But in investigating the stowaway's identity, Raya also finds herself drawing closer to the ultimate question: What is her life's true purpose—and might Q be connected to it?
Date Published:2026

Various publishers. You can’t buy a ticket for the Elsewhere Express. Appearing only to those whose lives are adrift, it’s a magical train carrying very rare and special cargo: a sense of purpose, peace, and belonging. Raya is one of those lost souls. She had dreamed of being a songwriter, but when her brother died, she gave up on her dream and started living his instead. One day on the subway, as her thoughts wander, she’s swept off to the Elsewhere Express. There she meets Q, a charming, handsome artist who, like her, has lost his place in the world. Together they find a train full of wonders, from a boarding car that’s also a meadow to a dining car where passengers can picnic on lily pads to a bar where jellyfish and whales swim through pink clouds. But they also discover that the train harbors secrets—and danger: A mysterious stranger has stowed away and brought with him a dark, malignant magic that threatens to destroy the train. But in investigating the stowaway's identity, Raya also finds herself drawing closer to the ultimate question: What is her life's true purpose—and might Q be connected to it?

Date Published:2026

To ride a rising storm

Blackgoose, Moniquill,


Various publishers. Anequs has not only survived her first year at Kuiper's Academy but exceeded her professors' admittedly low expectations--and passed all her courses with honors. Now she and her dragon, Kasaqua, are headed home for the summer, along with Theod, the only other native student at the Academy. But what should have been a relaxing break takes a darker turn. Thanks to Anequs's notoriety, there is an Anglish presence on Masquapaug for the first time ever: a presence that Anequs hates. Anequs will always fight for what she believes in, however, and what she believes in is her people's right to self-govern and live as they have for generations, without the restrictive yoke of Anglish rules and social customs. And fight she will--even if it means lighting a spark that may flare into civil war.
Date Published:2026

Various publishers. Anequs has not only survived her first year at Kuiper's Academy but exceeded her professors' admittedly low expectations--and passed all her courses with honors. Now she and her dragon, Kasaqua, are headed home for the summer, along with Theod, the only other native student at the Academy. But what should have been a relaxing break takes a darker turn. Thanks to Anequs's notoriety, there is an Anglish presence on Masquapaug for the first time ever: a presence that Anequs hates. Anequs will always fight for what she believes in, however, and what she believes in is her people's right to self-govern and live as they have for generations, without the restrictive yoke of Anglish rules and social customs. And fight she will--even if it means lighting a spark that may flare into civil war.

Date Published:2026

Quicksilver

Hart, Callie,


Various publishers. Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember. But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone. When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently reopens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares...but it turns out they're real, and Saeris has landed herself right in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed. The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist's magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him...or her. Death has a name. It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate. His past is murky. His attitude stinks. And he's the only way Saeris is going to make it home.
Date Published:2024

Various publishers. Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember. But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone. When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently reopens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares...but it turns out they're real, and Saeris has landed herself right in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed. The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist's magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him...or her. Death has a name. It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate. His past is murky. His attitude stinks. And he's the only way Saeris is going to make it home.

Date Published:2024

The atlas complex

Blake, Olivie,


Various publishers. Vulnerable to the lethal terms of their recruitment, six Alexandrians grapple with the ethics of their astronomical abilities while the outside world mobilizes to destroy them, forcing them to decide what they're willing to betray for limitless power and who will be destroyed along the way.
Date Published:2023

Bride of the death god. Vol. 02

Ichiiro, Hako,


Graphic novel. Reads right to left. The story of a death god who was welcomed for the first time and a young woman no longer welcome in her own world-a tale of love that even death cannot part. When Aibi had only seven days left to live, the death god extended her lifespan. Since then, she has savored every day and tried to live the life that was previously denied to her. She goes to school and even goes on a date with the death god! But thanks to the special power she possesses, she is still a target for evil spirits. Their attacks become more frequent, and when another god of death appears, the curtain is raised on a life-or-death struggle!
Date Published:2026

Graphic novel. Reads right to left. The story of a death god who was welcomed for the first time and a young woman no longer welcome in her own world-a tale of love that even death cannot part. When Aibi had only seven days left to live, the death god extended her lifespan. Since then, she has savored every day and tried to live the life that was previously denied to her. She goes to school and even goes on a date with the death god! But thanks to the special power she possesses, she is still a target for evil spirits. Their attacks become more frequent, and when another god of death appears, the curtain is raised on a life-or-death struggle!

Date Published:2026

Never thought I'd end up here

Liang, Ann,


Various publishers. After making a cultural blunder at her cousin's wedding, seventeen-year-old Leah travels to China to connect with her roots and winds up falling for a former classmate on the trip, who she previously blamed for ruining her life.
Date Published:2025

The sun is also a star [Arabic] : والشّمس أیضا" من النّجوم

Yoon, Nicola,


Sankofa books. Natasha: I'm a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I'm definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won't be my story. Daniel: I've always been the good son, the good student, living up to my parents' high expectations. Never the poet. Or the dreamer. But when I see her, I forget about all that. Something about Natasha makes me think that fate has something much more extraordinary in store-- for both of us. The Universe: Every moment in our lives has brought us to this single moment. A million futures lie before us. Which one will come true?
Date Published:2024

Sankofa books. Natasha: I'm a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I'm definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won't be my story. Daniel: I've always been the good son, the good student, living up to my parents' high expectations. Never the poet. Or the dreamer. But when I see her, I forget about all that. Something about Natasha makes me think that fate has something much more extraordinary in store-- for both of us. The Universe: Every moment in our lives has brought us to this single moment. A million futures lie before us. Which one will come true?

Date Published:2024

Brave new world [Chinese]

Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963.


Far in the future, World Controllers have created the ideal society. From the Alpha-Plus mandarin class to the Epsilon-Minus Semi-Morons, designed to perform menial tasks, man is bred and educated to be blissfully content with his pre-destined role. But Bernard Marx isn't, so he decides to visit one of the few Savage Reservations, where the old, imperfect life still continues...
Date Published:2017

Born a crime [Chinese] : stories from a South African childhood = 天生有罪 : 特雷弗·诺亚的变色人生

Noah, Trevor, 1984-


One of the comedy world's fastest-rising stars tells his wild coming of age story during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.
Date Published:2020

The perks of being a wallflower [Chinese] : 壁花少年

Chbosky, Stephen.


Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor.
Date Published:2016

The hate you give [Arabic] : حصاد الکراهیة

Thomas, Angie.


Translation of: The hate u give. Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter navigates two contrasting worlds: the impoverished Black neighborhood where she lives, riddled with gangs, drug dealing, and poverty, and the prestigious high school she attends in the predominantly white suburbs. The precarious balance between these two worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the unarmed murder of her childhood friend, Khalil, by a white police officer. Events escalate, and his death dominates headlines and news broadcasts, sparking debate between those who support his killing and those who demand justice. تتنقل ستار كارتر ذات الأعوام الستة عشرة بين عالمين متناقضين: حي السود الفقير الذين تسكنه، والذي تنخره العصبات وتجارة المخدرات والفقر، والمدرسة الثانوية الفاخرة التي ترتادها في ضواحي البيض. يتحطم التوازن غير المستقر بين هذين العالمين عندما تشهد ستار مقتل صديق طفولتها خليل -الأعزل- على يد ضابط شرطة أبيض البشرة. تتصاعد وتيرة الأحداث ويتصدر خبر مقتله عناوين الصحف ونشرات الأخبار، بين مؤيد لقتله ومطالب بحقه، بعضهم وصفه بأنه مجرم وتاجر مخدرات، ومتظاهرون خرجوا إلى الشوارع يطالبون بحقه وحق مئات المضطهدين في شتى بقاع العالم الذين يرزحون تحت سياط ظلم وتعسف ماكنات العنصرية والتمييز الطبقي. يريد الجميع معرفة ما حصل ليلتها، ولأن ستار شاهد العيان الوحيد في هذهِ القضية، فأن ما ستقوله -أو لا تقوله- قد يقلب مجتمعها رأسًا على عقب، كما قد يعرض حياتها للخطر.
Date Published:2024

Translation of: The hate u give. Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter navigates two contrasting worlds: the impoverished Black neighborhood where she lives, riddled with gangs, drug dealing, and poverty, and the prestigious high school she attends in the predominantly white suburbs. The precarious balance between these two worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the unarmed murder of her childhood friend, Khalil, by a white police officer. Events escalate, and his death dominates headlines and news broadcasts, sparking debate between those who support his killing and those who demand justice. تتنقل ستار كارتر ذات الأعوام الستة عشرة بين عالمين متناقضين: حي السود الفقير الذين تسكنه، والذي تنخره العصبات وتجارة المخدرات والفقر، والمدرسة الثانوية الفاخرة التي ترتادها في ضواحي البيض. يتحطم التوازن غير المستقر بين هذين العالمين عندما تشهد ستار مقتل صديق طفولتها خليل -الأعزل- على يد ضابط شرطة أبيض البشرة. تتصاعد وتيرة الأحداث ويتصدر خبر مقتله عناوين الصحف ونشرات الأخبار، بين مؤيد لقتله ومطالب بحقه، بعضهم وصفه بأنه مجرم وتاجر مخدرات، ومتظاهرون خرجوا إلى الشوارع يطالبون بحقه وحق مئات المضطهدين في شتى بقاع العالم الذين يرزحون تحت سياط ظلم وتعسف ماكنات العنصرية والتمييز الطبقي. يريد الجميع معرفة ما حصل ليلتها، ولأن ستار شاهد العيان الوحيد في هذهِ القضية، فأن ما ستقوله -أو لا تقوله- قد يقلب مجتمعها رأسًا على عقب، كما قد يعرض حياتها للخطر.

Date Published:2024

Maclean's



Date Published:1896

Sanskari sweetheart

Devarajan, Ananya,


Various publishers. A romcom about a girl caught in a time loop reliving her breakup with her boyfriend and Bollywood dance partner. Can she find a way back to the present--and to the man of her dreams?
Date Published:2025

The shadow road

Kirchmeier, Kurt,


Various publishers. After electric dragon-like monsters descended upon the earth and wiped out the power, teen survivors Thomas and Cassie embark on an epic journey to defeat the creatures and save humanity.
Date Published:2024

John dies at the end

Wong, David, 1975-


Various publishers. This may be the story of John and David, a drug called soy sauce, and other-worldly beings invading the planet. Or, it may be the story of two beer-drinking friends who live in an unnamed Midwestern town and only think something horrific is going on. But the important thing is, according to the narrator, "None of this is my fault."
Date Published:2007

You and me on repeat

Shyne, Mary,


Graphic novel. Chris O'Brien has a genius plan: If he can share the perfect first kiss with his crush, Andy, then of course he'll break free from the time loop that has him repeating graduation day over and over... and over. Alicia Ochoa thinks Chris's plan is doomed. Valedictorian and a total nerd, she knows it'll take more than a kiss to escape the loop they're trapped in together. Besides, Chris may be a hopeless romantic, but Alicia doesn't think he has a real shot with Andy. Once close friends, Alicia and Chris have history -- lots of it. As they got older, the pair fell out after Chris ditched her for the "cool kids" and left her in the dust. But when you're looping side by side, you never know if friendship might rekindle or what new feelings could spark along the way.
Date Published:2025

Graphic novel. Chris O'Brien has a genius plan: If he can share the perfect first kiss with his crush, Andy, then of course he'll break free from the time loop that has him repeating graduation day over and over... and over. Alicia Ochoa thinks Chris's plan is doomed. Valedictorian and a total nerd, she knows it'll take more than a kiss to escape the loop they're trapped in together. Besides, Chris may be a hopeless romantic, but Alicia doesn't think he has a real shot with Andy. Once close friends, Alicia and Chris have history -- lots of it. As they got older, the pair fell out after Chris ditched her for the "cool kids" and left her in the dust. But when you're looping side by side, you never know if friendship might rekindle or what new feelings could spark along the way.

Date Published:2025

Dragon quest, the mark of Erdrick. Vol. 01

Kawamata, Chiaki, 1948-


Graphic novel. Book reads right to left in manga format. "First published in Japan as Dragon Quest Retsuden Roto no Monsho in 2006 by SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD."--colophon. The hero Erdrick's hard-won victory over Zoma brought peace to the land...but a century later, that time of prosperity is coming to an end. When an agent of the Dragonlord infiltrates the Kingdom of Carmen, Lunafrea, the daughter of a commander in Carmen's army, is forced to flee with the infant prince Arus. They find a safe haven with friends, and Arus grows and trains alongside Kira, son of a sandsailor. Years later, the Dragonlord finally tracks down the hiding place of Arus and his companions. The group seeks safety again, but a fearsome dragon appears! Arus and Kira soon find themselves training under a powerful mentor, but can the prince become a true hero?!
Date Published:2025

Graphic novel. Book reads right to left in manga format. "First published in Japan as Dragon Quest Retsuden Roto no Monsho in 2006 by SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD."--colophon. The hero Erdrick's hard-won victory over Zoma brought peace to the land...but a century later, that time of prosperity is coming to an end. When an agent of the Dragonlord infiltrates the Kingdom of Carmen, Lunafrea, the daughter of a commander in Carmen's army, is forced to flee with the infant prince Arus. They find a safe haven with friends, and Arus grows and trains alongside Kira, son of a sandsailor. Years later, the Dragonlord finally tracks down the hiding place of Arus and his companions. The group seeks safety again, but a fearsome dragon appears! Arus and Kira soon find themselves training under a powerful mentor, but can the prince become a true hero?!

Date Published:2025

Every summer after : a novel

Fortune, Carley.


Various publishers. Six summers to fall in love. One moment to fall apart. A weekend to get it right. They say you can never go home again, and for Persephone Fraser, ever since she made the biggest mistake of her life a decade ago, that has felt too true. Instead of spending summers in cottage country, on the glittering lakeshore of her childhood, she stays in a stylish apartment in Toronto, keeping everyone a safe distance from her heart. Until she receives the call that sends her racing back to Barry's Bay and into the orbit of Sam Florek--the man she never thought she'd have to live without. For six summers, through hazy afternoons on the water and warm summer nights working in his family's restaurant, Percy and Sam had been inseparable. And when Percy returns to the lake, their connection is as undeniable as it had always been. But until she can confront the decisions she made, they'll never know whether their love is bigger than the biggest mistakes of their past. Told over the course of six years in the past and one weekend in the present, Every Summer After is a gorgeously romantic look at love and the people and choices that mark us forever.
Date Published:2022

Various publishers. Six summers to fall in love. One moment to fall apart. A weekend to get it right. They say you can never go home again, and for Persephone Fraser, ever since she made the biggest mistake of her life a decade ago, that has felt too true. Instead of spending summers in cottage country, on the glittering lakeshore of her childhood, she stays in a stylish apartment in Toronto, keeping everyone a safe distance from her heart. Until she receives the call that sends her racing back to Barry's Bay and into the orbit of Sam Florek--the man she never thought she'd have to live without. For six summers, through hazy afternoons on the water and warm summer nights working in his family's restaurant, Percy and Sam had been inseparable. And when Percy returns to the lake, their connection is as undeniable as it had always been. But until she can confront the decisions she made, they'll never know whether their love is bigger than the biggest mistakes of their past. Told over the course of six years in the past and one weekend in the present, Every Summer After is a gorgeously romantic look at love and the people and choices that mark us forever.

Date Published:2022

A kiss of hammer and flame

De la Force, Amy,


Various publishers. An immortal bound in darkness. A shattered empire at war. And a blacksmith whose heart could tip the scales of fate. When young blacksmith Cahra is commissioned to forge a sword, she uses her imagination to design its crest. But this symbol unwittingly invokes an age-old prophecy and awakens Hael an immortal with the power to shape or shatter worlds sealed away for hundreds of years in a chamber deep in Hael’stromia, the lost capital at the heart of a civil war between three kingdoms. Now hunted for the sword, Cahra must flee with the very stranger who commissioned it. But can she trust the handsome and charming noble, Terryl? On the run through the darkly magical Wilds, she is drawn ever closer to Hael, who visits and beguiles her in dreams. With tyrant kings vying to capture and wield him as a weapon, she alone stands between Hael and their deadly ambitions.
Date Published:2025

Various publishers. An immortal bound in darkness. A shattered empire at war. And a blacksmith whose heart could tip the scales of fate. When young blacksmith Cahra is commissioned to forge a sword, she uses her imagination to design its crest. But this symbol unwittingly invokes an age-old prophecy and awakens Hael an immortal with the power to shape or shatter worlds sealed away for hundreds of years in a chamber deep in Hael’stromia, the lost capital at the heart of a civil war between three kingdoms. Now hunted for the sword, Cahra must flee with the very stranger who commissioned it. But can she trust the handsome and charming noble, Terryl? On the run through the darkly magical Wilds, she is drawn ever closer to Hael, who visits and beguiles her in dreams. With tyrant kings vying to capture and wield him as a weapon, she alone stands between Hael and their deadly ambitions.

Date Published:2025