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Frances Hardinge
During the First English Civil War and the Siege of Oxford, Makepeace Felmotte can see and take in ghosts, a talent passed through her family. At night she resists spirits looking to take control, but a terrible event leaves a fierce spirit within her. Sent to live with her wealthy father's family, she becomes entangled in their secret as civil war approaches.
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A Million JunesEmily HenryJune, the first female firstborn in the O’Donnell family, feels pursued by her family’s mythic and complicated legacy. As her final year of high school approaches, she wants to leave Five Fingers, Michigan, along with its ghosts, and see the world. Meanwhile, the O’Donnell and Angert families have been feuding for generations. A daughter and son from those families fall in love while trying to learn the truth behind strange magic and a curse affecting both bloodlines.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
NoteworthyRiley RedgateJordan Sun attends a boarding school for the performing arts. Her deep voice keeps her from being cast in school productions, so she auditions for an all-male octet. She goes incognito in order to join the group and seek a chance to perform. The story follows Jordan’s response to being excluded from the musical and her attempt to find another place in the school’s vocal world. Black-and-white illustrations appear alongside the narrative.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
All the Crooked SaintsMaggie StiefvaterIn 1962, pilgrims travel to a Colorado desert town in search of miracles from a Mexican American family of mystics. The Soria family can perform unusual miracles, though these miracles do not always bring the results people expect. At the center are three cousins: Beatriz, who has no feelings; Daniel, who works miracles for others but not himself; and Joaquin, who runs a renegade radio station. Their family seeks to change its future.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details