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• Pod

  Paull, Laline,

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  Laline Paull returns with an immersive and transformative new novel of an ocean world--its extraordinary creatures, mysteries, and mythologies--that is increasingly haunted by the cruelty and ignorance of the human race. Ea has always felt…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ballad & Dagger

  Older, Daniel José,

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  When sixteen-year-old Mateo and Chela discover each other and their powers during a political battle between neighborhood factions, they set aside their differences to unravel the mystery behind their sunken homeland and to stop a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Werewolf

  Duncan, Glen, 1965-

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  Jacob Marlowe has lost the will to live. For two hundred years he has wandered the world, enslaved by his lunatic appetites and tormented by the memory of his first and most monstrous crime. Now, the last of his kind, he contemplates…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Song Below Water

  Morrow, Bethany C.,

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  In a society determined to keep her under lock and key, Tavia must hide her siren powers. Meanwhile, Effie is fighting her own family struggles, pitted against literal demons from her past. Together, these best friends must navigate…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Am a Cat Barista

  Maijima, Hiro,

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  "A purrfect brew. For some people, the daily grind of city life is exhausting. Yet somewhere between the busy streets there's a mysterious cat café that can only be found by weary souls. What's on the menu? A delicious drink, specially…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beautyland

  Bertino, Marie-Helene,

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  A tender, deeply wise novel of a young woman who doesn't feel at home on this earth, by the author of Parakeet"-- At the moment when Voyager 1 is launched into space carrying its famous golden record, a baby of unusual perception is born…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Medusa

  Burton, Jessie, 1982-

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  Exiled to a far-flung island, Medusa has little company except for the snakes adorning her head instead of hair until a beautiful boy named Perseus arrives, distrupting her lonely existence and unleashing desire, love, and betrayal. (Teen)

• Feral Creatures

  Buxton, Kira Jane,

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  "Once upon an apocalypse, there lived an obscenely handsome American crow named S.T., which was, of course, short for Sh*t Turd . . . When the world last checked-in with its beloved Cheeto addict, the planet had been overrun by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Baby Teeth

  a Novel in Verse

  Grehan, Meg,

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  It starts when Claudia offers her a yellow rose. Immy has been in love before - many times, across many lifetimes. But never as deeplyas this. The forbidden thirst for blood runs deep in Immy. And with her mind clamour the voices of all…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Glory

  Bulawayo, NoViolet,

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  An explosive novel about the chaos of revolution, Glory centres around the unexpected fall of Old Horse, a long-serving leader of a fictional African country, and the drama that follows for an unruly nation of animals on the path to true…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fox 8

  A Story

  Saunders, George, 1958-

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  Fox 8 has always been the daydreamer in his pack. He learns to speak "Yuman" by hiding in the bushes outside a house and listening to children's bedtime stories. When the building of a new shopping mall cuts off the pack's food supply, Fox…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Watership Down

  Adams, Richard, 1920-2016

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  Chronicles the adventures of a group of rabbits searching for a safe place to establish a new warren where they can live in peace.

• Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too

  a Book

  Sun, Jonny,

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  Here is the unforgettable story of Jomny, a lonely alien who, for the first time ever, finds a home on our planet after learning that earthlings can feel lonely too. Jomny finds friendship in a bear tired of other creatures running away in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tread of Angels

  Roanhorse, Rebecca,

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  The year is 1883, and the mining town of Goetia is booming as prospectors from near and far come to mine the powerful new element Divinity from the high mountains of Colorado with the help of the pariahs of society known as the Fallen. The…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Masters of Death

  Blake, Olivie,

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  Viola Marek is a struggling real estate agent, and a vampire. But her biggest problem currently is that the house she needs to sell is haunted. The ghost haunting the mansion has been murdered, and until he can solve the mystery of how he…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Faebound

  El-Arifi, Saara,

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  As a warrior in the elven army, Yeeran has known nothing but violence her whole life. Her sister, Lettle, is trying to make a living as a diviner, seeking prophecies of a better future. When a fatal mistake leads to Yeeran's exile from the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When the Angels Left the Old Country

  Lamb, Sacha,

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  Uriel the angel and Little Ash (short for Ashmedai) are the only two supernatural creatures in their shtetl (which is so tiny, it doesn't have a name other than Shetl). The angel and the demon have been studying together for centuries, but…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Remarkably Bright Creatures

  Van Pelt, Shelby,

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  For fans of A Man Called Ove, a luminous debut novel about a widow's unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium-and the truths she finally uncovers about her son's disappearance 30 years ago.

• Thirsty Mermaids

  Leyh, Kat,

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  Three tipsy mermaids decide to magically masquerade as humans and sneak onto land to indulge in more drinking and a whole lot of fun in the heart of a local seaside tourist trap. But when the next morning they realize they never actually…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Animal Farm

  a Fairy Story

  Orwell, George, 1903-1950,

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  Orwell's world famous satire on dictatorship told through a story about the happenings of an English country farm and the animal inhabitants who find it their duty to rebel against the sometimes cruel owner and prove themselves every bit…Read moreRead more of this annotation