by Elizabeth Standish

4.7 stars – 10 reviews

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Grad school. Dating. Family expectations. Can Emma navigate the uncertainty?

COLLEGE IS OVER, and Emma’s supposed to know what she’s doing. Her overbearing mother thinks she knows: law school and then the family firm. Too bad Emma doesn’t agree.

Meanwhile, her best friend Kim wants to set her up with the new guy in Kim’s office. This is a problem. Patrick is more alluring than Emma wants to admit—infuriatingly so.

Stuck between casebooks and a man who can’t seem to make up his mind, Emma jumps ship and heads for a summer study abroad in Ireland. Unfortunately, Ireland doesn’t make things any clearer, especially when she finds herself in bed with cute and studious Alex.

In the wake of her rebellions, Emma is left grasping for a sense of belonging.

Whatever she’s doing, and wherever she’s doing it, Emma will have to embrace the messiness of getting to know herself. Maybe for the first time.

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by Jim Melvin

4.3 stars – 17 reviews

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Dark Circles is the winner of seven prestigious international awards.

From the author of The Death Wizard Chronicles comes an award-winning adventure suitable for teens and adults.

Do You Believe in Monsters? is book 2 of Dark Circles, a fantasy trilogy for readers 13 and older. This is a fascinating coming of age series for fans of J.K. Rowling, Neil Gaiman, and Brandon Sanderson.

Book 1: Do You Believe in Magic? (May 25, 2023)
Book 2: Do You Believe in Monsters? (Oct. 23, 2023)
Book 3: Do You Believe in Miracles? (April 2024)

Book 2 synopsis:
When Charlie Magus enters a fantastical world hidden deep in the forest, his life is turned upside down. The timid 13-year-old transforms into a powerful wizard wielding formidable magic. In the real world, life goes on as usual. But in the fantasy world, a war is brewing that will dwarf all others. Charlie’s newfound powers stand between victory and defeat. But in which world does he truly belong? Dark Circles is an adventure of epic scope. Only those with a hero’s heart will dare to stand at Charlie’s side as he battles an army of monsters led by an evil being of immense power.

by Pete McGinty

4.7 stars – 46 reviews

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“… an engaging portrait of two lives filled with human longing and the costs of being different.”—BlueInk Review

A man and a boy whose lives unexpectedly connect are impacted in improbable ways.

Private Hank Cummings didn’t ask for the fate that befell him during his service in WWII. Saving the lives of three men from the burning wreckage of a B-29 left him a hero, albeit scarred and disabled. But when his personal secret was revealed, he recoiled into a life of seclusion and solitude for much of his adulthood.

Never losing his spirit and will to endure, he persevered through his hardships, finding the determination to live a full and prosperous life. His humility caused him to resist the hero’s legacy he so richly deserved and would posthumously receive.

Thirty years after a chance meeting with an inquisitive thirteen-year-old boy, the two reunite in Hank’s final days, mending tragedy and suffering into self-discovery, peace, and purpose for both.

“…an evolving friendship between a boy and a man… a sense of tragedy that morphs into heroism and love, at the end.”—Midwest Book Review

by Tom Hoffman

4.6 stars – 10 reviews

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When the Translucent Boy shares a dream vacation with his best friend Sephie Crumb, he is catapulted into a terrifying world of monstrous lizard creatures, deadly volcanoes, and a mysterious domed city. An elderly paleontologist suffering from dementia complains to the Odd Squad about a dinosaur in his house. An encounter with an irksome alien sends the unlikely band of superheroes to the prehistoric continent of Pangaea.

In a desperate attempt to prevent the destruction of Earth, Odo and his friends depart Pangaea for the futuristic world of Varania, getting help along the way from alien tourists, a ghostly Antarctic explorer, and Ralph, the highly unusual mobile windshield repairman.

by Dorian Rockwood

5.0 stars – 1 reviews

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Not just a thriller—a gripping fusion of mystery, action, and humor.

Take a heart-pounding journey with identical twin brothers Dan and Paul Case on their second adventure as they fearlessly challenge the shadows to bring some criminals to justice.

As high school students with a penchant for uncovering mysteries, they find themselves ensnared in a criminal web that threatens to consume their world. Unraveling mysteries is in their blood, and a seemingly innocuous photo shoot for Dan’s artwork catapults them into the heart of a dangerous fire, unwittingly stumbling upon an arson plot masterminded by a ruthless protection racket—one that will stop at nothing to guard its secrets.

When the gang sets its sights on the store owned by the father of Paul’s girlfriend, the brothers reluctantly become investigators in a small-town noir. Peel back the layers of deception with them as they expose a sinister operation, including the mysterious Jake, a victim caught in the crossfire of circumstance. A small matchbook becomes a key clue, leading them to La Dolce Vita, a restaurant where more than pasta is on the menu for some of the diners. As Dan and Paul race against time to expose the culprits, the brothers find themselves targeted, facing threats, physical confrontations, and a dangerous game of cat and mouse.

The Silent Witness Mystery is pulp fiction for teen readers that will also appeal to readers of the newest generations, reluctant readers, as well as older readers who remember the classic pulp titles from their past.

by Noy Vasilkovski

5.0 stars – 8 reviews

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