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The Girl and the Grove
Smith, Eric
978-1-63583-018-7 • $11.99
Trade Paperback Original • 5.25 x 8 • 372 pages
Adopted teen Leila discovers that her connection to nature and passion for environmental activism are part of her unique and magical genetic makeup, and a grove of trees that holds a mythical secret.
“Smith’s novel covers the important topics of adoption, identity, and environmental awareness, while also touching on teenage relationships and inserting beautiful images of nature into the text.” —School Library Journal
Welcome Home
Smith, Eric
978-1-63583-004-0 • $11.99
Trade Paperback Original • 5 x 8 • 352 pages
A unique anthology featuring adoption- themed fictional short stories from a diverse range of celebrated Young Adult authors. The all-star roster includes Mindy McGinnis (Not a Drop to Drink, Katherine Tegen Books, Sept. 2013), Adi Alsaid (Let’s Get Lost, Harlequin Teen, July 2014), Lauren Gibaldi (The Night We Said Yes, Harper Teen, May 2015), and many more.
“The best [stories in this anthology] reflect the bittersweet truths that adoptive families differ profoundly from biological ones and that coming to terms with these differences is a lifelong process.” —Kirkus Reviews
The Latte Rebellion
Stevenson, Sarah Jamila
978-0-73872-278-8 • $9.95
Trade Paperback Original • 5.19 x 8 • 336 pages
Getting called a “towel head” inspires
high school senior Asha Jamison with a great money-making idea: selling T-shirts promoting the Latte Rebellion, a club that raises awareness of mixed-race students. When their “cause” goes viral, Asha’s life spirals out of control.
Featured on National Public Radio’s Tell Me More program
A 2011 IPPY Awards Bronze Medalist (YA/ Multicultural Fiction)
Lament
A Lament Novel
Stiefvater, Maggie
978-0-73871-370-0 • $9.95
Trade Paperback Original • 5.19 x 8 • 336 pages Sixteen-year-old Deirdre Monaghan is a music prodigy who’s about to find out she can see faeries. Two mysterious (and cute) guys enter her life. Trouble is, Luke is a soulless faerie assassin and Aodhan is a dark faerie soldier. Their orders from the Faerie Queen? Kill Deirdre.
“Vibrant and potent, YA readers searching for faerie stories will be happy to find this accomplished debut novel.—Publishers Weekly
“Part adventure, part fantasy, and wholly riveting love story, Lament will delight nearly all audiences with its skillful blend of magic and ordinary life.”
—KLIATT
Ballad
A Lament Novel
Stiefvater, Maggie
978-0-73871-484-4 • $9.95
Trade Paperback Original • 5.19 x 8 • 360 pages James Morgan’s gift for music has attracted Nuala, a soul-snatching faerie who feeds on the creative energies of exceptional humans until they die. But while collaborating on
a musical composition, James and Nuala unexpectedly fall in love. When James realizes that Nuala is being hunted by the Fey, he plunges into a soul-scorching battle with the Faerie Queen.
“Readers of Holly Black’s Tithe or Charles de Lint’s The Blue Girl will enjoy this rich foray into faerie. The book’s backdrop, so firmly rooted in Celtic myth, is
scary, mysterious, magical, and horrifying.”—Booklist
Blue is for Nightmares Stolarz Series
Stolarz, Laurie Faria 978-0-73870-391-6 • $9.95
Trade Paperback Original • 5.19 x 8 • 312 pages
It started with freaky phone calls. Now someone’s leaving the same death lilies that have been showing up in Stacey’s dreams. Everybody thinks it’s a twisted game . . . until another girl at school is murdered. With everyone as a potential suspect, Stacey turns to the folk magic her grandmother taught her. But will it be strong enough?
A 2007 ALA Popular Paperback
A 2005 ALA Reluctant Readers Quick Pick A 2004 ALA Top Ten Teen Pick Nominee
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