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Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel: A young man tries to come to grips with his strange gifts as he sets out on a dangerous journey. Brought up in comfort as a house slave for a great family, young Gavir can recall the page of a book after seeing it once. Sometimes he even “remembers”...

Bloomsbury presents Destroy the Day by Brigid Kemmerer, read by Chase Brown, Christopher Ragland and Lexie McDougall. In the thrilling conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Defy the Night series, Brigid Kemmerer crafts heartrending twists and devastating turns that will keep readers...

In this coming-of-age novel perfect for fans of Lynn Painter and Rebecca Lynn Solomon, nothing can derail Emmy Crawford, the type-A daughter of a senator, from relentlessly pursuing her dreams—not Crohn’s disease, the paparazzi, or even heartbreak. ""Emotional, sweet, and ridiculously swoony...

Not Talking About You portrays racism as it occurs amongst young Canadians today. It explores the impact on the target and on bystanders who have to decide how to react when they find a racist youth in their midst. Kevin heronJones has written this book to reflect his and other young Black people’s experiences with racism in school. He sees an urgent need to talk about how young people exhibit racist behavior, to portray it honestly, and to explore how young people can confront it and speak out.

Growing up in Newark, New Jersey, in the 1930s, Benjy Puterman and Tommy Anspach have always done everything together. It never mattered that Benjy was Jewish and Tommy was of German heritage. But as Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party come to power in Germany and war brews in Europe, everything changes. Tommy is sent to Camp Nordland, a Nazi youth camp for German Americans, where he quickly learns that Jews are the enemy. 

Prince Emerald has always had to keep his rebellious and headstrong cousin, Princess Ruby, out of trouble. Now out on their own, Emerald will find that the two evil sisters, Sparkles and Glitter, are working with strong evil forces and have other plans for the young Jewels, especially for the headstrong Princess Ruby.

Miracle’s fingers roam through her hair as memories of her brother, Andre, float into her subconscious. His death changed her. It changed everything. All she wants to do now is try to survive life without him. But memories of her best friend, Kim, blaming Andre for his own death, linger in her mind. Her body tenses at the thought. “I saw him point the gun at the officers.” Kim’s words sink deep inside Miracle’s soul, shattering the love that once existed.

Darkness has a way of bringing things to life. Things forgotten. Things from our past. This becomes all too apparent for Miracle Jenkins. All she wants is a normal life filled with friends, family, and the occasional red Slurpee. But a life-changing event involving the police turns her world upside-down. Miracle’s only retreat is music, which takes her soul on adventures in the past. But even music cannot hide her from the racism of her small California city. Nor can it shield her from the evils of this world. Still, she turns to the darkness.

Desde criança, em alguns momentos da vida, Luísa teve de enfrentar três situações de preconceito: o fato de ser negra, adotada e ter pais gays. Quando chamou Henrique para sua casa a fim de ajudá-lo com as aulas de matemática, jamais pensou que ele agiria como tantas outras pessoas. Mas e aquela repentina aproximação de Gabriel? Será que ele realmente era um idiota como seu amigo Henrique? Uma história envolvente, que lida com assuntos como homofobia, racismo e preconceito, na qual a amizade e o amor farão Luísa forte para aguentar os ventos do sul e do norte.

Pandemia, isolamento, aulas pela internet, distanciamento social... Ninguém merece ficar trancado dentro de casa por tanto tempo. Mesmo respeitando rigorosamente o isolamento, Natália quer e precisa viver uma aventura. Mas ela tem uma vantagem: um avô muito legal que a convidou para uma viagem literária (sem sair de casa, claro). Os caminhos percorridos por eles seguem por vários livros, de autoras e autores brasileiros, que representam nossa literatura de uma maneira ímpar.

A turma do último ano do Colégio Gordon deveria estar estudando a Segunda Guerra Mundial, mas os alunos parecem um tanto quanto céticos em relação ao nazismo. Afinal, parece impossível para eles que a juventude alemã tenha apoiado um regime com ideias tão deturpadas, que causou a morte de tantas pessoas. Mas Ben Ross, o professor de história da escola, parece ter a ideia perfeita para engajar a classe. Ele começa um movimento estudantil focado no discurso de “disciplina” e “comunidade”, bastante semelhante às premissas que inspiraram a juventude de Hitler.

*Selected for the Whippoorwill All Read List 2025 “Emotional and empowering, The Redemption of Daya Keane is full of the kind of heart and truth that vibrates off the page.” —Amber Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be We Are Okay meets The Lesbiana’s Guide to...

In the third and final installment in the Sunlit Lands series, the magic of the Sunlit Lands has been reset, but that doesn’t mean all is well. Unrest and discord are growing by the day, and Hanali is positioning himself as ruler of the Sunlit Lands. But, in order for Hanali to seize control...

Lala has been roaming Europe with a band of gypsies, only stopping to spend cold winters behind the safe walls of Monte Rosa. She's embraced the nomadic life, discovered freedom in travel. She’s finally found her niche in the world.

Most 17-year-old boys dream about having fun and living life to the fullest. But Andre only has one thing on his mind. Ashley. She is gone, but his only desire is to be back with her…to be in her arms once again.

Bloomsbury presents All That Shines written and read by Ellen Hagan. A contemplative novel in verse that questions what it means to lose everything you once treasured and rediscover yourself, falling in love along the way. Chloe Brooks has only ever known what it's like to have everything. Her...

In the city of Mordova, poverty reigns. Malek Nadar has no use for the poor beyond the palace walls, and the lords of the city only care for food, wine, and women.

“A complete knockout. Readers will be thinking of this story long after they finish the final page.” —Adalyn Grace, New York Times bestselling author of Belladonna “Utterly compelling and impossible to put down.” —Rachel Griffin, New York Times bestselling author of Bring Me Your...

You might be the kind of person who stands up to online trolls. Or who marches to protest injustice. Perhaps you are #DisabledAndCute and dancing around your living room, alive and proud. Or perhaps you are the trans mentor that you wish you had when you were younger. Maybe you call out false allies or stand up to loved ones. Maybe you speak your truth and drop the mic, or maybe you take it with you when you leave. This anthology features fictional stories—in poems, prose, and art—that reflect a slice of the varied and limitless ways that listeners like you resist every day.

Yolanda Alvarez is having a good year. She’s starting to feel at home Julia De Burgos High, her school in the Bronx. She has her best friend Victory, and maybe something with José, a senior boy she’s getting to know. She’s confident her initiation into her family’s bruja tradition will happen soon. But then a white boy, the son of a politician, appears at Julia De Burgos High, and his vibes are off. And Yolanda’s initiation begins with a series of troubling visions of the violence this boy threatens.