Kids Book Index
Tomi Adeyemi
This fantasy romance is the concluding volume of the Legacy of Orïsha series and follows Children of Virtue and Vengeance. Zélie has taken the royal palace and believes her struggles are over after the monarchy falls. New allies rise as the Blood Moon approaches, while she confronts a final enemy: a king who pursues her heart. The novel brings Zélie’s conflict to the final book of the series.
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The Moon Won’t TalkMorgan HowellSet in 1966, the novel follows George Parker, a secluded teenager with an active imagination, during a summer in Eden, South Carolina. He expects to spend the season with Buster, his dog, comic books, a bicycle called Lightning, and a fishing rod. Those expectations shift when Gerard Free arrives at the deteriorating mansion next door. Eden’s outwardly peaceful old Southern setting contains an element of magic.Librarian Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Villains: Kill the BeastSerena ValentinoThis novel turns to Gaston, presenting his downfall in a story connected to Beauty and the Beast. Gaston is described as arrogant and convinced that he is the best and everyone’s favorite. The familiar Beauty, the Beast, and the curse they break are part of the book’s frame, but the story suggests that this tale has more than one ending and more than one villain. Gaston’s perspective is central.Librarian Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
DarklyMarisha PesslArcadia “Dia” Gannon is selected for an internship at Louisiana’s Veda Foundation alongside six other teenagers from around the world. Though she has never won anything before, Dia is eager for the opportunity. The foundation is connected to Darkly, a once-prominent maker of toys and games left inactive after Veda’s unexplained death. Dia enters a dark and mysterious world.Librarian Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details