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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, comes the
highly anticipated and jaw-dropping finale to The Folk of the Air
trilogy.
He will be the destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne
Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned
this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan,
in exchange for immeasurable power.
Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left
reeling from Cardan's betrayal. She bides her time determined to
reclaim everything he took from her. Opportunity arrives in the form of
her deceptive twin sister, Taryn, whose mortal life is in peril.
Jude must risk venturing back into the treacherous Faerie Court, and
confront her lingering feelings for Cardan, if she wishes to save her
sister. But Elfhame is not as she left it. War is brewing. As Jude
slips deep within enemy lines she becomes ensnared in the conflict's
bloody politics.
And, when a dormant yet powerful curse is unleashed, panic spreads
throughout the land, forcing her to choose between her ambition and her
humanity...
In this first book in a new trilogy, Nancy, Bess, and George are
spending an entire month at their friend Stacy's fabulous
California beach house. But it turns out there is an ugly side to
California beach life.
Milan, 1497. The height of the Renaissance. And for Giacomo,
servant of the famous painter Leonardo da Vinci, it's the most
difficult time of all. His Master has been working on the "Last
Supper," his greatest painting ever, for nearly two years. But has
he finished it? He's barely started! The all-powerful Duke of Milan
is demanding that it be completed by the time the Pope visits at
Easter. And Giacomo knows that if Leonardo doesn't pick up his
pace, the Duke may invite a young genius -- Michelangelo -- to
finish the painting instead. Which means that Leonardo won't be
paid, which means that Milan's shopkeepers (to whom he owes massive
amounts) will take drastic measures against him.
It's all down to Giacomo, and whether he can come up with a
brilliant solution. And if he does, will his Master go for it?
After all, Leonardo still doesn't seem to trust him. He refuses to
teach Giacomo how to paint; he won't help him find his parents; nor
will he discuss the significance of the medallion, ring, and cross
that Giacomo was carrying when Leonardo found him. But with the
secret arrival of a powerful stranger, Giacomo is about to discover
much more than the answers he has been looking for. And he will
also receive an invitation to help arrange a meeting that could
change his life. . . and the future course of history.
With more twists and turns than a spiral staircase, this
thriller is as unique as its two heroes -- the most celebrated
artist who ever lived, and a young man without a past, who will
stop at nothing to find the truth about his life.
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From BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Richard Kurti comes an exciting, fast-paced thriller that shows the power science has to change not just our lives, but our very selves.
Cillian is the sole survivor of a devastating terrorist attack on a packed Metro train. How did he survive when everyone else was killed? Searching for answers with the mysterious Tess, Cillian discovers that his father has links to P8, a group of genetic scientists operating outside the laws of Foundation City.
The shocking discoveries he and Tess make at P8’s secret hospital start to make Cillian ask not who he is, but what he is…
Five students go to detention. Only four leave alive. For fans of
Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars, this is the perfect high
school thriller.Yale hopeful Bronwyn has never publicly broken a
rule.Sports star Cooper only knows what he's doing in the baseball
diamond.Bad body Nate is one misstep away from a life of crime.Prom
queen Addy is holding together the cracks in her perfect life.And
outsider Simon, creator of the notorious gossip app at Bayview
High, won't ever talk about any of them again.He dies 24 hours
before he could post their deepest secrets online. Investigators
conclude it's no accident. All of them are suspects.Everyone has
secrets, right?What really matters is how far you'll go to protect
them.
From the author of Let's Talk About Love and If It Makes You Happy,
this exuberant YA novel follows six teens locked together in a
mansion, contending for a life-changing cash prize in a competition
run by a reclusive heiress. Everyone thinks they know Jewel Van
Hanen. Heiress turned actress turned social media darling who
created the massively popular video-sharing app, Golden Rule. After
mysteriously disappearing for a year, Jewel makes her dramatic
return with an announcement: she has chosen a few lucky Golden Rule
users to spend an unforgettable weekend at her private estate. But
once they arrive, Jewel ingeniously flips the script: the guests
are now players in an elaborate estate-wide game. And she's
tailored every challenge and obstacle to test whether they have
what it takes to win--at any cost. Told from the perspective of
three dazzling players--Nicole: the new queen of Golden Rule; Luna:
Jewel's biggest fan; and Stella: a brilliant outsider--this novel
will charm its way into your heart and keep you guessing how it all
ends because money isn't the only thing at stake. Praise for Let's
Talk About Love: This book is so charming and funny and bighearted.
... I recommend this one for fans of Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl and
Sandhya Menon's When Dimple Met Rishi. --Becky Albertalli, author
of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Claire Kann makes an admirable
debut with this milestone for ace visibility. --Entertainment
Weekly
Growing up in Slater, Isadora Chang never felt at ease in the repressive small town, even before she realized she was bisexual—but after the deaths of two childhood friends, Slater went from feeling claustrophobic to suffocating. So, Isa took off before the town could swallow her, too. Even though it meant leaving everything she knew behind, including her last surviving friend, Mason.
When Isa’s abusive father dies, however, she agrees to come back from art school just long enough to collect the inheritance. But then Mason turns up at the cemetery with a revelation and a plea: their friends were murdered by an evil that haunts the town, and he needs Isa to help stop it—before it takes anyone else.
When Isa begins to hear strange songs on the wind, and eerie artwork fills her sketchbook that she can’t recall drawing, she’s forced to stop running and confront her past. Because something is waiting in the shadows of Slater’s valleys, something that feeds on the pain and heartbreak of its children. Whatever it is, it knows Isa’s back . . . and it won’t let her escape again.
Wen-yi Lee’s young adult debut is an intimate and gripping exploration of trauma, healing, and the lasting power of friendship, as a runaway teen must finally face the sinister forces that defined her childhood, and in doing so, demand her right to survive.
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