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Looking for ghost stories? Here are 5 new YA books that will haunt you

Saturday, October 28, 2023

Heading into Halloween, we have a few suggested new reads. Some are genuinely terrifying, some more benevolent — but all are guaranteed to provide an atmospheric glimpse through the veil.

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3 witchy books for fall that offer fright and delight

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Whether the witches are good, misunderstood, or just plain wicked — some fun fall fantasy reading options include The Witches of Bone Hill, Night of the Witch, and After the Forest.

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5 YA books for fall that give academia vibes

Wednesday, September 06, 2023

These new tales offer up eerie magics, mysterious buildings, tentative friendships, and a whole lot of excellent excuses for why someone's homework didn't get done.

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3 YA fantasy novels for summer that bring out the monsters within

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

As we roll into the dog days of summer, these three YA novels move beyond being beastly — as their protagonists transform into the creatures that lie within.

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5 new fantasy novels invigorate old tropes

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Spell books, dragons, mermaids, fairies and a magic circus all take on new life in the pages of these five enchanting tales hitting shelves in May and June.

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'Warrior Girl Unearthed' revisits the 'Firekeeper's Daughter' cast of characters

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

In this gripping follow-up to Angeline Boulley's much-lauded debut, we return to Sugar Island and meet the next generation of girls in the Firekeeper family.

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5 new YA books that explore the magic of the arts and the art of magic

Thursday, April 06, 2023

Art and magic so often go hand in hand. These new YA releases all explore both art and magic as the means to heal trauma, communities — and even worlds.

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3 new fantasy novels spin inventive narratives from old folklore

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Daughters and sisters are at the heart some new fantasy novels where supernatural bargains and shapeshifting transformations are just the beginning of stories that ultimately explore family dynamics.

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5 YA books this winter dealing with identity and overcoming hardships

Wednesday, February 01, 2023

The pale daylight and early darkness of winter create a space for stories — in particular for stories that ask the reader to mull themes and ideas that can sometimes be difficult.

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5 new YA reads to check out this fall

Wednesday, September 07, 2022

As autumn's chill creeps in, we look to five new YA releases that will both haunt you and bewitch your heart, including books by the authors of Last Night at the Telegraph Club and The City Beautiful.

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5 YA books that offer a nuanced reading experience for summer

Friday, June 10, 2022

Beach reads are great — but here are some new books offering the stuff of sticky, heat-stroke dreams; overgrown, light-filled wildflower fields; and twisted alleys of old cities waking from winter.

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'Nettle & Bone' creates a once-upon-a-time that is familiar, yet original

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

T. Kingfisher treats source material like a buffet; the result feels like a cozy but still perilous D&D adventure, full of found-family, second chances, and winks to the folklore that inspired it.

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Three YA fantasies take you on a journey — at home

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

These three YA fantasies offer up creative magic systems and mythologies, stakes as high as they come, and girls with the grit to get it done.

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A young nurse investigates murders in 18th century Korea in 'The Red Palace'

Thursday, January 27, 2022

June Hur's history-based novel binds fiction to fact in a gripping young adult mystery. A nurse in 18th century Korea's royal court tries to track down the killer of four women.

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'A Marvellous Light' infuses magic and adventures into 19th century England

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

The 19th century historical fantasy wherein magic is a layer over the already complicated strata of society is a fairly common genre, but Freya Marske makes it feel fresh in this treat of a book.

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'Skin of the Sea' sends its little mermaid swimming into very different waters

Thursday, October 28, 2021

Natasha Bowen's new young adult novel is inspired by "The Little Mermaid," but charts a different course, using fairytale and folklore to deal with one of the grimmest chapters in human history.

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A delicious Gothic romance strikes just the right balance of heart and horror

Sunday, October 10, 2021

The Death of Jane Lawrence asks that age-old question of gothic novels and fairy tales: What do you do if your very attractive husband is hiding a very dark secret in his crumbling manor house?

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Fall Brings YA Historicals About Thieves And The Rapscallions Who Love Them

Saturday, September 25, 2021

Both The City Beautiful and Before We Disappear feature young crooks getting by in big cities at the turn of the 19th century, one haunted by his past and the other trapped by his magic powers.

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This Road Trip Is A Winding, Poetic Journey Through Ancestry, Trauma And Art

Saturday, August 21, 2021

On the surface, Me (Moth) seems like a simple story. Two damaged teens fall for each other as they journey across America. But on every page, Amber McBride builds layer upon layer of meaning.

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Monsters And Magic Run In The Family In These 2 YA Novels

Saturday, July 31, 2021

Six Crimson Cranes and The River Has Teeth — two new July YA novels — both focus on monstrous mothers and folkloric family magic. But apart from that, they couldn't be more different.

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