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Scent of Darkness

When Eva turns 18, her grandmother gives her the gift of an extraordinary fragrance, one that transforms her life. But as the gift becomes a curse, Eva must uncover the secret behind the scent, and learn the message her grandmother had left inside that magical vial.

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• A Pale Imitation Of Magic In 'Scent Of Darkness'

The Summer Prince

In the futuristic Brazilian metropolis Palmares Tres, artist June Costa joins the bold new Summer King, Enki, to stage explosive, dramatic projects that the city will never forget. The pair adds fuel to a growing rebellion against the government's strict limits on new tech, and June falls deeply, unfortunately in love with Enki. Because like all Summer Kings before him, Enki is destined to die.

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• School's Out: 5 Great Summer Reads For Teens
• Samba, Spiderbots And 'Summer' Love In Far-Future Brazil
• Exclusive First Read: 'The Summer Prince' By Alaya Dawn Johnson

The Office of Mercy

Living in an underground, utopian settlement in a post-apocalyptic world, Natasha Wiley is hired to join a special team to venture Outside for the first time. When she leaves the safety of America-Five, Natasha finds her allegiances tested in the face of shattering truths.

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• Echoes Of Orwell In 'The Office Of Mercy'

Talulla Rising

Grieving for her werewolf lover, Talulla Demetriou is pregnant and popularly believed to be the last surviving werewolf. She flees to a remote Alaskan lodge to have her child in secret and avoid capture by the deadly forces — including, rumor has it, the oldest living vampire on Earth — that are after her.

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• March 11-17: A Family Reunion, A Hunted Werewolf, A Military Standoff
• One Last Werewolf On The Prowl In 'Talulla Rising'

The Flint Heart

A Fairy Story

A magical amulet brings power and despair to those who touch it.

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• Beloved YA Author Katherine Paterson Shares Wisdom

Sister Mine

Despite her demigod lineage, Makeda, unlike her formerly co-joined twin sister Abby, possesses no magic. She leaves Abby to set out on her own for a life of independence, but but when her father goes missing, she must reconcile with her sibling.

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• Mojo, Music And Semi-Divine Sibling Rivalry In 'Sister Mine'

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

After being transported by a cyclone to the land of Oz, Dorothy and her dog are befriended by a scarecrow, a tin man and a cowardly lion, who accompany her to the Emerald City to look for a wizard who can help her return home to Kansas. Illustrated by W. W. Denslow.

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• The Complete List: What NPR's Backseat Book Club Has Read So Far
• Following The Yellow Brick Road Back To The Origins Of 'Oz'
• We're Off To Read The Wizard, 'The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz'

House of Secrets

Cordelia, Brendan and Eleanor Walker, aged fifteen to eight, must rely on a mysterious book to face the Wind Witch and her father, the Storm King, who have kidnapped Dr. and Mrs. Walker and brought them to a strange world of magic.

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• Siblings, Seafarers And 'Secrets' In Moviemaker's Novel

Raven Girl

A postman and a raven fall in love in this illustrated book for adults.

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• Niffenegger Lets Fly With An Adult Fairy Tale In 'Raven Girl'

Shadow Of Night

The sequel to A Discovery of Witches finds Yale professor and reluctant witch Diana Bishop, together with the hunky vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont, traveling back in time to Elizabethan London. There, Diana studies at Oxford and seeks a magical tutor while Matthew is forced to confront his past. But when an evil cabal steals a mysterious book, the witch-vampire duo set off on a search across Europe to find it.NPR Bestseller

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• May 27-June 2: Oxford In 1590, London In 2008 And The Net Now
• 'Witches' Sequel Casts A Complex Spell
• Science, The Supernatural Key To 'Night's' Alchemy