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Kendare Blake
On the island of Fennbirn, each generation produces triplet sisters who are equal heirs to the crown and possess different forms of magic. Mirabella commands storms and flames, Katharine can consume deadly poisons without harm, and Arsinoe controls nature. Separated when they were children, the sisters compete to become the ruling queen. Their contest is fatal: only one sister can survive to rule the kingdom.
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ReplicaLauren OliverLyra’s account begins at the Haven Institute, located on a private island off Florida’s coast. From a distance, the building appears calm and beautiful. In a dual-book format, Lyra’s story joins with Gemma’s as the two girls discover how they are connected. Their connection leads back to the Haven Institute and its unethical practices.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Up to this PointeJennifer LongoSeventeen-year-old Harper Scott has planned to become a professional ballerina, but that dream falls apart. Devastated, she takes a job as a research assistant and spends the winter at McMurdo, a United States science station in Antarctica near the South Pole. The change gives her distance from the future she expected and time to consider other possibilities. Harper’s move from ballet to a science internship becomes an opportunity to reevaluate what she wants from the next stage of her life.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Today All We Have LeftWendy MillsWendy Mills tells two connected stories shaped by the terrorist attacks in New York. Alia is inside the World Trade Center when the attacks begin, while Jesse grows up with the loss of her older brother and a father whose anger and grief affect family life. When Jesse makes a hate-fueled choice, the consequences bring the past into the present. The novel moves between the two girls as it considers memory, loss, love, and the possibility of hope after violence.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details