Teen Standalone Fantasy | Los Gatos Library

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Entering a contest to redesign late author Emrys Myrddin's estate, aspiring architect Effy Sayre arrives at Hiraeth Manor where she meets a stodgy young literature scholar who draws her into a battle against dark forces - both mortal and magical - that threatens to consume them both.

2) dream runners

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3) Venom & vow

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McLemore, Anna-Marie

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Teenagers Cade McKenna, a transgender prince doubling for his brother, and lady-in-waiting Valencia Palafox/boy assassin Gael Palma, thanks to their concealed identities, do not realize they are simultaneously falling for and trying to destroy each other.

4) Flowerheart

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Bakewell, Catherine

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Sixteen-year-old Clara accidentally curses her father with wild magic, and in order to save him, she makes a dangerous bargain with a local wizard, who happens to be her childhood best friend.

5) A thousand steps into night

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Chee, Traci

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"When a girl who's never longed for adventure is hit with a curse that begins to transform her into a demon, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and return to her normal life, but along the way is forced to confront her true power within"--

6) Gallant

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Schwab, Victoria

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Olivia Prior has grown up at the grim Merilance School for Girls with no no past except for her one treasure, her mother's journal, so when a letter arrives inviting her to come home to ruinous manor, Gallant, she seizes the chance to find out about her family.

7) rust in the root

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8) girl who fell beneath the sea

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9) Lore

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Bracken, Alexandra

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After her family was murdered, Lore Perseous turns her back on a hunt that is held every seven years to punish former Greek gods, but when a new hunt begins, Athena convinces Lore to form an alliance to end the hunt and stop the rise of a new more vengeful god.

10) The color of dragons

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Salvatore, R. A

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Powerhouse adult fantasy author R. A. Salvatore and Erika Lewis deliver a sweeping, action-packed, romantic pre-Arthurian tale of the origins of magic (and Merlin), perfect for fans of Falling Kingdoms and Seraphina. Magic needs a spark. And Maggie's powers are especially fickle. With no one to help her learn to control her magic, the life debt that she owes stretches eternally over her head, with no way to repay it. Until she meets Griffin, the king's...

11) Jade fire gold

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Tan, June CL

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"Ahn is no one, with no past and no family. Altan is a lost heir, his future stolen away as a child. When they meet, Altan sees in Ahn a path to reclaiming the throne. Ahn sees a way to finally unlock her past and understand her lethal magical abilities. But they may have to pay a far deadlier price than either could have imagined" --

12) year of the reaper

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13) From dust, a flame

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Podos, Rebecca

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On her seventeenth birthday, Hannah Williams begins exhibiting impossible, temporary mutations--gills one day and horns the next--that are the consequences of a desperate bargain her mother made with a sheyd decades ago, and to break the family curse, Hannah and her brother track down their mother's estranged family and discover a legacy that traces back to the Golem of Prague.

14) sisters of sword and song

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15) A song below water

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Morrow, Bethany C

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Song below water volume 1

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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 through the perils of high school's junior year. But, everything changes in the aftermath of a siren murder trial that rocks the nation, and Tavia accidentally lets out her magical voice at the worst possible moment. Soon,...

16) The Darkest Part of the Forest

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Black, Holly

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-- The Darkest Part of the Forest is bestselling author Holly Black's triumphant return to the opulent, enchanting faerie tales that launched her YA career.

17) The fascinators

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Eliopulos, Andrew

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Forced to face the fact that the shared love of magic which brought his group together is now tearing them apart, Sam wonders if any amount of magic will be strong enough to fix the problems at hand.

18) The Scorpio Races

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Stiefvater, Maggie

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Nineteen-year-old returning champion Sean Kendrick competes against Puck Connolly, the first girl ever to ride in the annual Scorpio Races, both trying to keep hold of their dangerous water horses long enough to make it to the finish line.

19) To kill a kingdom

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Christo, Alexandra

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"Lira, a famous siren, must prove herself by stealing the heart of the man, a prince, threatening their race"--

20) dreams lie beneath

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