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Comic book geek Wesley Hudson excels at two things: slacking off at his job and pining after his best friend, Nico. Advice from his friends, '90s alt-rock songs, and online dating articles aren't helping much with his secret crush. And his dream job at Once Upon a Page, the local used bookstore, is threatened when a coffeeshop franchise wants to buy the property. To top it off, his annoying brother needs wedding planning advice. Confronted with reality, can Wes balance saving the bookstore and h...

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Julian Winters is a best-selling author of contemporary young adult fiction. His novels Running With Lions and How to Be Remy Cameron (Duet, 2018 and 2019 respectively), won accolades and awards for their positive depictions of diverse, relatable characters. Running With Lions is the recipient of an IBPA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award. How to Be Remy Cameron received a starred review from School Library Journal and was named a Junior Library Guild selection. A former management trainer, Juli...

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A Junior Library Guild gold star selection!

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Everyone on campus knows Remy Cameron. He's the out-and-proud, super-likable guy who friends, faculty, and fellow students alike admire for his cheerful confidence. The only person who isn't entirely sure about Remy Cameron is Remy himself. Under pressure to write an A+ essay defining who he is and who he wants to be, Remy embarks on an emotional journey toward reconciling the outward labels people attach to him with the real Remy Cameron within. From the author of the bestselling novel Running ...

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JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD GOLD STANDARD ALA 2020 RAINBOW BOOK LIST YALSA’S 2020 BEST FICTION FOR YOUNG ADULTS “The author pays homage to past and present LGBTQ wordsmiths Tennessee Williams and Benjamin Alire Sáenz, and has created an array of diverse characters without presenting them as preachy stereotypes and boxed-in caricatures. VERDICT Winters deserves a place in the YA literary canon.” —School Library Journal STARRED REVIEW “A spirit-lifting and surprising coming-of-age s...

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After getting in trouble with the law, a group of wayward teens from diverse backgrounds are given an ultimatum: serve time in juvenile detention for their crimes, or walk the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route across Spain over the summer holidays with a pair of court-appointed counselor guides. Although unlikely friends, they all try to make the best of their situation. The pilgrims grow closer on their journey, but when and if they reach the Cathedral in Santiago, will they each find what th...

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Kevin Craig is a playwright, poet, and short story writer who lives in Toronto with their husband, Michael. An author of six published novels, Kevin’s books include Pride Must Be a Place (MuseItUp Publishing, 2018) and Burn Baby Burn Baby (independently published, 2014). Kevin was a founding member of the Ontario Writers’ Conference Board of Directors, and sat on the Writers’ Community of Durham Region’s (WCDR) Board of Directors as Membership Coordinator.

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Spring semester of Bridger Whitt’s senior year of high school is looking great. He has the perfect boyfriend, a stellar best friend, and an acceptance letter to college. Oh, he also has this incredible job: assistant to Pavel Chudinov, an intermediary tasked with helping cryptids navigate the modern world. His days are filled with kisses, laughs, pixies, and the occasional unicorn. Life is awesome. But as graduation draws near, Bridger’s perfect life begins to unravel. Uncertainties ab...

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F.T. Lukens is an award-winning author of young adult fiction who holds degrees in Psychology and English Literature. A cryptid enthusiast, F.T. loves folklore and myths specifically the weird and wonderful creatures of North America. She also enjoys sci-fi and fantasy television shows, superhero movies, and writing. F.T. lives in the mountains of North Carolina, a perfect area for sasquatch sightings, with her husband, three kids, and three cats. Her novel, The Rules and Regulations for M...

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"Werewolves, manticores, and mermaids? Nothing compared to a bitter blonde TV host, a bigoted dad, and the pressures of prom sex. It's enough to give a boy more buckets of anxiety than he already has. A light read with all the magic and monsters." —Kirkus "VERDICT: This book and its predecessor are must-reads for teens who enjoy YA fiction that explores deep themes within a fun, supernatural adventure."—Linsey Milillo, School Library Journal

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It could start anywhere... At a summer vacation at the lake, just before heading off to college. In a coffee shop, when the whole world is new. In a dragon's cave, surrounded by gold. At a swim club, with the future in sight. In Short Stuff, bestselling and award-winning authors dial down the angst in four meet-cute LGBTQ young adult romances.

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Raised on a small island in North Carolina’s Outer Banks, Willa has a pictureperfect nautical life: hanging out at the beach with her friends, living in a cozy seaside cottage, working at a sailing store, and running a hugely popular sailing Instagram. It’s so convincing that her overzealous online followers register her to compete in the High Seas, a televised national sailing championship. Too bad Willa doesn’t actually know how to sail. Desperate to protect her carefully curated l...

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Lilah Suzanne is a queer author of bestselling and award-winning romantic ction. Their 2018 novel Jilted was named a nalist for a Lambda Literary Award and a Foreword INDIES Award, and won a Bisexual Book Award for romantic ction. Their critically acclaimed Spotlight series included the Amazon #1 bestseller Broken Records, along with Burning Tracks and Blended Notes. Lilah also authored the romantic comedy Spice, the novellas Pivot & Slip and After the Sunset, and the short story Hal...

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The black figure entered the viewfinder just as Dana Fox squeezed the shutter. The figure hadn't been there a second before... While leading a weeklong photography workshop on iconic Mykonos, instructor Dana Fox is entranced by the brilliant light of the Greek island, as well as by the dark beauty, Cybele Karabélias, a local junior policewoman. But her picturesque sojourn takes a dark turn when a series of gruesome murders rock the town's otherwise lively nightlife. Heedless of the possible dan...

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Laury A. Egan is the author of the comedy, Fabulous! An Opera Buffa; The Outcast Oracle, (listed on Kirkus Reviews’ “Best Books of 2013”); a psychological suspense, Jenny Kidd; a collection, Fog and Other Stories; and Wave in D Minor (forthcoming, 2019). Four poetry collections have been published in limited edition: Snow, Shadows, a Stranger; Beneath the Lion’s Paw; The Sea & Beyond; and Presence and Absence. For many years, she worked as a book designer for Princ...

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Ren grew up listening to his mother spin magical stories about the Star Hosts, a mythical people possessed by the power of the stars. When Ren is forced into slavery by the despotic ruler of his home planet fief, he is stunned to discover firsthand that his mother's folklore surrounding the Star Hosts is true; he is one of them. Armed with this knowledge and the aid of a fellow prisoner-an inscrutable member of the revered Phoenix Corps regiment named Asher-Ren learns to control his newly emergi...

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F.T. Lukens is an award-winning author of young adult fiction who holds degrees in Psychology and English Literature. Her novel, The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic, won several awards, including the 2017 Foreword INDIES Gold Award for Young Adult Fiction and the 2017 IPBA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award for Best Teen Fiction.

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Gr 7 Up—Seventeen-year-old Ren has had a rural upbringing as a duster. He has never known his father and has grown up listening to his mother's legends of Star Hosts. When he's abducted by the power-hungry Baron along with his friends, Ren finds a power awakening within him. When a ruthless general discovers Ren's potential as a technopath, the teen struggles to master his overwhelming new abilities and escape before he can be used in the Baron's scheme to conquer not only Ren's home planet bu...

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Three months after the events of The Star Host, Ren is living under the watchful eyes of the Phoenix Corps, fearing he's traded one captor for another. His relationship with Asher fractures, and Ren must return to his home planet if he has any hope of regaining humanity. There, he discovers knowledge that puts everyone's allegiance to the test.

About Author

F.T. Lukens is an award-winning author of young adult fiction who holds degrees in Psychology and English Literature. Her novel, The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic, won several awards, including the 2017 Foreword INDIES Gold Award for Young Adult Fiction and the 2017 IPBA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award for Best Teen Fiction.

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FIVE STARS... "Ghosts & Ashes continues the adventures of the star host, Ren, as he comes to grips with his power and searches for his place in the cosmos. This is a rollicking adventure that blends elements from westerns, sci-fi, YA, and romance into a cohesive page-flipping thrill ride." --Foreword Reviews Sequel to The Star Host, book one of F.T. Lukens' Broken Moon series, which School Library Journal proclaimed "a satisfying balance of action and romance... Add this title to young adult ...

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In the Broken Moon series finale, Ren embarks on one final mission: find Asher, free Liam, and escape the Corps' reach. But a war is brewing, and Ren is drawn into the conflict. With his friends by his side, he must make a choice that will affect the future of his found family and cluster forever.

About Author

F.T. Lukens is an award-winning author of young adult fiction who holds degrees in Psychology and English Literature. Her novel, The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic, won several awards, including the 2017 Foreword INDIES Gold Award for Young Adult Fiction and the 2017 IPBA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award for Best Teen Fiction.

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"Lukens writes a satisfying balance of action and romance in a science fiction setting that will feel familiar to fans of the genre... Add this title to young adult sci-fi collections, and expect readers to eagerly anticipate the next book in the series."--School Library Journal on The Star Host "The Star Host by F.T. Lukens hooked me from the blurb. It still hasn't let me go, and I finished reading it hours ago. I want more... like right, the heck now. I need more Asher and Ren in my life. Y...