The Darkest Part of the Forest, by Holly Black.
Hazel lives with her brother, Ben, in the strange town of Fairfold
where humans and fae exist side by side. The faeries' seemingly harmless
magic attracts tourists, but Hazel knows how dangerous they can be, and
she knows how to stop them. Or she did, once.
At the
center of it all, there is a glass coffin in the woods. It rests right
on the ground and in it sleeps a boy with horns on his head and ears as
pointy as knives. Hazel and Ben were both in love with him as children.
The boy has slept there for generations, never waking.
Until one day, he does...
As
the world turns upside down and a hero is needed to save them all,
Hazel tries to remember her years spent pretending to be a knight. But
swept up in new love, shifting loyalties, and the fresh sting of
betrayal, will it be enough?
Stella by Starlight, by Sharon Draper. (Also available in audio, narrated by Heather Alicia Simms.)
Stella
lives in the segregated South—in Bumblebee, North Carolina, to be exact
about it. Some stores she can go into. Some stores she can’t. Some
folks are right pleasant. Others are a lot less so. To Stella, it sort
of evens out, and heck, the Klan hasn’t bothered them for years.
But one
late night, later than she should ever be up, much less wandering
around outside, Stella and her little brother see something they’re
never supposed to see, something that is the first flicker of change to
come, unwelcome change by any stretch of the imagination. As Stella’s
community—her world—is upended, she decides to fight fire with fire. And
she learns that ashes don’t necessarily signify an end.
The Map to Everywhere, by Carrie Ryan and John Parke Davis.
To Master Thief Fin, an orphan from the murky pirate world of the
Khaznot Quay, the Map is the key to finding his mother. To suburban
schoolgirl Marrill, it's her only way home after getting stranded on the
Pirate Stream, the magical waterway that connects every world in
creation. With the help of a bumbling wizard and his crew, they must
scour the many worlds of the Pirate Stream to gather the pieces of the
Map to Everywhere—but they aren't the only ones looking. A sinister
figure is hot on their tail, and if they can't beat his ghostly ship to
find the Map, it could mean the destruction of everything they hold
dear!
In Carrie Ryan and John Parke Davis's first installment of a
fantastical new series, adventure, magic, and hilarity collide in the
treacherous skies and dangerous waters of the Pirate Stream.
Heart-pounding escapades and a colorful cast of characters will have
readers setting sail through this wholly original and unforgettable
tale.
Rescue on the Oregon Trail (Ranger in Time #1), by Kate Messner.
Meet Ranger! He's a time-traveling golden retriever who has a nose for
trouble...and always saves the day! Ranger has been trained as a
search-and-rescue dog, but can't officially pass the test because he's
always getting distracted by squirrels during exercises.
One day, he
finds a mysterious first aid kit in the garden and is transported to the
year 1850, where he meets a young boy named Sam Abbott. Sam's family is
migrating west on the Oregon Trail, and soon after Ranger arrives he
helps the boy save his little sister. Ranger thinks his job is done, but
the Oregon Trail can be dangerous, and the Abbotts need Ranger's help
more than they realize!
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