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Before the Devil Knows You're Here
Part dark gothic fantasy, part journey into the bizarre, this delicious blending of tall tales and Latin American surrealism will haunt you as you devour it!"Highly imaginative and powerfully affecting."?Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review1836, Wisconsin. Catalina lives with her pa and brother in a ramshackle cabin on the edge of the wilderness. Harsh winters have brought the family to the brink of starvation, and Catalina has replaced her poet''s soul with an unyielding determination to keep Pa and her brother alive.When a sudden illness claims Pa, a strange man appears?a man covered in bark, leaves growing from his head, and sap dripping from his eyes. He scoops up her brother and disappears, leaving behind a bird with crimson wings. Catalina can?t let this man?if that?s what he is?have her brother. So, she grabs Pa?s knife and follows the bird.Along the way, she finds help from a young lumberjack, who has his own reasons for hunting the Man of Sap. As their journey takes them deeper into the woods, they encounter strange beasts and tormented spirits. The more they uncover about the Man of Sap, the more they learn how deeply Catalina?s fate is entwined with his, planted long ago in cursed seeds.An enchanting mixture of American tall tales and Faustian elements, Before the Devil Knows You?re Here centers a fierce Mexican American poet on a quest to save her brother. Autumn Krause?s vivid, haunting prose and rich symbolism make this a must-read for fans of Maggie Stiefvater and Erin Craig. A Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the Year A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year!
Sky's End
An instant New York Times bestseller with three starred reviews?now under development as a feature film franchise!Plummet into a kill-or-be-killed competition where a scrappy underdog hell-bent on revenge must battle colossal monstrosities and claw his way to the top in this fast-paced, breakout sensation from YA fantasy author Marc J Gregson.Exiled to live as a Low under the merciless rule of the Meritocracy, sixteen-year-old Conrad refuses to become heir to his murderous uncle. But when behemoth sky serpents attack the floating island of Holmstead and devour Conrad?s ailing mother, Conrad cuts a deal to save the only family he has left. To rescue his sister from his uncle?s clutches, Conrad must enter the Selection of the Twelve Trades.Freshly recruited into Hunter, the deadliest of all the Trades, Conrad endures vigorous training, manipulative peers, and the Gauntlet?a brutal final challenge that pits Conrad?s skyship crew against the very terrors that orphaned him. As Conrad competes in the lowest of stations, he overhears whispers of rebellion in the dark. Conrad had never known anything existed below the toxic black clouds of the Skylands . . . until now.Grab your copy of Book One of the Above the Black trilogy and immerse yourself in a richly detailed dystopia, where failing to rise will most certainly mean your fall. Chock-full with epic, edge-of-your-seat battles, nail-biting twists, and bonds of brotherhood, this action-packed series starter is reminiscent of Attack on Titan and will appeal to fans of Red Rising. A captivatingly wild ride to keep you up late at night as you race toward the finish!A Reactor Most Anticipated Young Adult SFF/HA Goodreads Most Anticipated Young Adult BookA Kids? Indie Next List Selection
The Underwood Tapes
A captivating and profoundly moving novel with hints of supernatural intrigue, blending We Were Liars and Your Name into a can?t-miss read for fans of You?ve Reached Sam.Thirty years ago, Grace?s mom left her hometown of Hermitage, Florida and never looked back?which is exactly why Grace thinks it?s the safest place to spend her summer now. Since her mom died in a car crash, Grace has been desperate to get away from the memories and reminders of her loss. Spending the summer transcribing cassette tapes for the Hermitage Historical Society might be boring, but boring is just what Grace needs.Until she hears the voice of Jake Underwood?the boy who first recorded the cassette tapes back in 1992. When Grace realizes he can hear anything she records, despite thirty years of time between them, they strike up an impossible conversation through the tapes.But the past isn?t any simpler than the present, and a mystery has haunted Hermitage through the generations. In the 1970?s, a hurricane made landfall and resulted in the tragic death of Jake?s uncle Charley. In a town as suffocatingly small as Hermitage, it?s impossible not to notice how no one talks about that storm, or Charley, and as the mystery unfurls, Grace can?t help but realize a worse truth: No one talks about Jake either. A beautifully written exploration of grief and what happens when untreated wounds bleed into future generations, The Underwood Tapes is the perfect read for anyone in need of a good, cathartic cry.
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