Summer Reads

Cinderella reimagined in a modern rom com, by the number one New York Times best-selling author of Dumplin'."Encompasses everything I love about rom-coms. I laughed, I swooned, I smiled. Another hit for Julie Murphy!" - COLLEEN HOOVER, #1 NEW YORK TIMES...

Winner of the 2020 Locus, World Fantasy, British Fantasy, Ignyte, and Brave New Words Awards."There's nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns," proclaimed Octavia E. Butler.New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color showcases...

Secrets and lies shadow a woman on the run in the second novel in the No More trilogy by Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kerry Lonsdale.Jenna Mason's life seems perfect: a successful career as an animator, a town house near the...

Smart, sassy and addressing issues of race, class and sexuality with a freshness and lightness of touch, Johnson’s sparkling rom com finds black teen Liz forced to run for prom queen in her very white neighbourhood.   The very first book pick for...

The highly anticipated second-and final-book in the immersive fantasy duology inspired by West African folklore that began with the New York Times bestselling A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, from author Roseanne A. Brown. Perfect for fans of Tomi Adeyemi,...

Nishat and Flavia are rivals at school, but Nishat can't help the secret crush burning in her heart - even though her parents disapprove of the fact she likes girls. Can she possibly find her happy ever after? A gorgeous, heart-warming, queer YA love...

"Spectacular, singular, and spellbinding." --Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal BlueThe Last Magician meets The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy in this thrilling and atmospheric historical fantasy following...

For fans of Lovecraft Country and Candyman comes a witchy story full of Black girl magic as one girl's dark ability to summon the dead offers her a chance at a new life, while revealing to her an even darker future.Katrell can talk to the dead. And she...

Enroll in this boarding school thriller about a group of prep school elites who would kill to get into the college of their dreams...literally.The Plastics meet the Heathers in this murder mystery about ruthless Ivy League ambition. -Kirkus...

History and the speculative collide with the modern world when a group of high school girls form a secret society after discovering they can communicate with boys from the past, in this powerful look at female desire, jealousy, and the shifting lines...

This exceptional and powerful anthology explores the joys, heartbreaks and triumphs of immigration, with stories by critically acclaimed and bestselling YA authors who are shaped by the journeys they and their families have taken from home--and to find...

West Side Story. 10 Things I Hate About You. She's the Man. Warm Bodies. Contemporary audiences have always craved reimaginings of Shakespeare's most beloved works. Now, some of today's best writers for teens take on the Bard in these 15 whip-smart and...

Big dreams, rivalries and romance collide in this must-readYA novel for K-pop fans everywhere!'I'm still giddy over this electrifying, big-hearted, all-kill smash of a debut. I couldn't put it down.' -- BECKY ALBERTALLI, author of Simon vs. the Homo...

Suspenseful and richly atmospheric, June Hur's The Forest of Stolen Girls is a haunting historical mystery sure to keep readers guessing until the last page.1426, Joseon (Korea). Hwani's family has never been the same since she and her younger sister...

For months, a gruesome killer has been plaguing the Midwest. The murderer's calling card? The bodies they leave behind are completely drained of blood. Aspiring journalist Michael Jensen, desperate to escape his small-town life, can hardly believe it...

The queen of the YA thriller and author of One of Us Is Lying delivers another gripping, deadly mystery filled with sharply-drawn characters and countless plot twists, as a trio of friends skips school one day only to find themselves in the middle of a...

Tina never worries about being 'ordinary'--she doesn't have to, since she's known practically forever that she's not just Tina Mains, average teenager and beloved daughter. She's also the keeper of an interplanetary rescue beacon, and one day soon, it's...

(Available after 3-20 days) In the first book of a suspenseful YA duology, award-winning author Mindy McGinnis draws inspiration from Edgar Allan Poe and masterfully delivers a dark, propulsive mystery in alternating points of view that unravels a...

(Available after 3-20 days) A lost princess. A mysterious puppet master. And a race against time-before all is lost. Princess Rani longs for a chance to escape her gilded cage and prove herself. Ria is a street urchin, stealing just to keep herself alive...

A teen girl finds herself lost on a dangerous adventure in this YA thriller by the acclaimed author of The Wicker King and The Weight of the Stars--reimagining Peter Pan for today's world.On Wendy Darling's first night in Chicago, a boy called Peter...