Back to School Reading: YA Fiction to Read

by MK French

School's back in session. Whether you are looking for a gift to celebrate or reading material for those book reports, this list of young adult novels would be great for your teen (or for you!).

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The Whisper by Chelsea Iversen ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

A sweeping, atmospheric thriller following a group of friends and the power given to them by the trees.

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Classic & Modern Monster Books to Read This Frankenstein Day

by MK French

August 30th is Frankenstein Day and celebrates the birth of the author Mary Shelley. To honor Shelley on this day, I've put together a list of monster books. 

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Murder in a Yorkshire Village by Helena Dixon ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

A stream of bikes speeding along the road in the annual cycle race. And one in a ditch upside down, wheels still spinning… with a body lying next to it. Can Kitty Underhay get to the bottom of this?

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The Blue Moon Café & 24-Hour Occult Emporium by Lexie Sharabianlou ~ a Review

by MK French

Talula Smith works at the Blue Moon Cafe, which is considered the worst coffee shop in town. That bad reputation hides its true purpose of providing new identities and safe passage to at-risk magical beings while keeping humans far, far away. The only person in Pine Hollow that comes around is Dahlia, who is very observant and is the focus of Talula's crush. Hunters begin moving in to kill magical creatures, and Talula's powerful mother goes to track them down.  With the impending Samhain festival to organize, magical refugees to help, half of the town turning against her, and her ever-growing feelings for Dahlia, Talula’s magical destiny feels further away than ever. But as the hunters set their sights closer to home, it’ll be up to Talula to master her craft, trust her heart, and bring her magical and human communities together.

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The Calamities by Chuck Wendig ~ a Review

by MK French

Mourning Mayne will someday have to take over control of his fiendish family's legacy. Dark magic derived from buying human souls is powerful, and the Maynes are one of the oldest and most influential fiendish families. Mourning's estranged father is demanding his return to the family, and along the way he meets Key, a black-market seller of human souls, and Quinn, an artist who may hold the dark might know the truth behind the fiends. Together, they might find a path out of the shadows.

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