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The Boy Who Chased After His Shadow: A Gay Teen Coming of Age Paranormal Adventure about Witches, Murder, and Gay Teen Love by Jeff Jacobson

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The Boy Who Chased After His Shadow: A Gay Teen Coming of Age Paranormal Adventure about Witches, Murder, and Gay Teen Love by Jeff Jacobson

The evil witch Grace has gone into hiding, but she is still able to influence minds from afar, compelling gay teen witch Charlie Creevey to do things like take on bullies and lie to his family. The more Charlie believes he is acting of his own accord, the more Grace secretly rebuilds her strength and plots her comeback.

Will Charlie ever be able to overcome Grace and her coven? Can new allies like witch-solider Emerald Green and the mysterious Aunties Wu tilt the equation in Charlie’s favor? Or is Charlie destined to live life as a gay teen witch, shrouded by the evil veil of the deathcraft? And can he ever share his secret with his boyfriend Diego—or will he have to keep his identity as a witch hidden in the broom closet forever? Find out in The Boy Who Chased After His Shadow.

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The Fate of Crowns

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About The Fate of Crowns:

The Fate of Crowns is a world filled with fae and sorcerers where a lie can unravel them all. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Holly Black.

With my brother’s death came the crown and all the trappings that accompany it. Now, my father–the most dangerous man in Magaelor–seeks to control my future.

But fate has other plans.

Thrown into mer-filled waters, I’m dragged into the rival kingdom of Berovia. Surrounded by those who murdered my brother and wished my entire family dead, I must find my way back to my kingdom. There, a marriage between myself and the dark fae prince could bring peace to a century’s old division between the fae and sorcerers.
But dark revelations and deadly lies threaten to destroy my destiny. I must make the choice between my duty, family, and heart before it’s too late.

Will I allow myself to become the Queen of everything? Or be reduced to a cautionary tale as the princess of nothing?

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To Pieces

About To Pieces:

Jane Flynn – an average self-proclaimed “Plain Jane” – finds life taking a dramatic detour junior year of high school when she undergoes her first bipolar episode. This gripping novel takes us on a wild ride through Jane’s descent into devastating depression and rise into out-of-control mania, while juggling school, first love and a dark family secret.

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Cutthroat Cheerleader by Zachary Ryan

About Featured Book: Cutthroat Cheerleader by Zachary Ryan

In the sleepy town of Townsend, Washington, there was an act so gruesome that no one would ever be the same. What heinous crime do I speak of? Skylar Torres thinking she could pull off a crop top with that pudgy body of hers. Oh, did you think I was going to say my murder. Well, I thought it was more sensational than anything else, but the real scandal was who killed me and why.

You should already know my name since it was on everyone’s lips once they found me with my throat ripped out. People thought they should have only feared me, but the Liberty Lion’s cheer squad knew one thing, hunt or be hunted.

No one’s hands were truly clean from all the dirt and blood on them. Be safe, watch your back and always remember, Happy Hunting.

Love
Madison Taylor

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No Fences in Alaska by Glen Sobey

No Fences in Alaska by Glen Sobey

“A love letter to family relationships and Alaskan life, No Fences in Alaska is a gratifying young adult novel.” –Foreword Reviews

“All told, readers will find No Fences in Alaska impossible to put down.” –BlueInk Starred Review

Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal Award – Young Adult Social Issues
1st Place Pencraft Award
IAN Book of the Year Finalist

Their worlds are about to come crashing down…

At sixteen years old, Harper Lyon’s life is spinning out of control. She threatens her parents with suicide unless she can meet her drug-dealing boyfriend, a college student who doesn’t know she’s pregnant. Cooper Lyons, her estranged grandfather, lives in rural Alaska with only his dog and cat for company. He has just been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s, and he doesn’t plan on letting the disease run its course. Harper needs to escape her parents and decide what to do about the baby. She and her grandpa are worlds apart, but they may be exactly what the other needs. When Harper calls her grandfather, he welcomes the opportunity to help her and redeem his previous failure with his daughter Heather, who died from a drug overdose years ago.

Can they save each other?

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General Jack and the Battle of the Five Kingdoms by David Bush

About General Jack and the Battle of the Five Kingdoms by David Bush:

The times were hopelessly dark.
In a green land before time, all animals of the world laboured under the repressive rule of King Roar the lion and the fierce felines.
Miaow, the timid and inconsequential chief of the cats befriends a ten-year-old mysterious explorer, Jack. These two unlikely heroes engage in the impossible struggle for liberty of the oppressed animals. The conflict reaches its apogee with an epic but disastrous battle.
The two protagonists knew their survival was at stake. Little did they know that their enduring friendship would radically alter the destiny of the animal world forever.
This book will appeal to fans of “The Hobbit” and “The Chronicles of Narnia.”

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The Delivery Co.

About The Delivery Co.:

Rejects are wrong. Replacements are good.

In a world where the government has sought to create the ideal children, The Delivery Co. was born. In a lab, they create the perfect child for families who have lost kids or cannot have them. These children come in different varieties, but are all flawless. They are known as Replacements.

Children born with a disability of any kind are deemed a burden on society and discarded into the wild. These children are known as the Rejected.

Ahna was raised in the world of the Replacements.

Sticks was raised in the clan of the Rejected.

When Ahna finds herself Rejected, she must learn to trust Sticks and the others within the group of the Rejected. Joining forces, Ahna will aid them in dismantling the very system that created them. Together, they hope to gain equality for all and bring an end to The Delivery Co.

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One-Minute Monologues for Teens by Mike Kimmel

One-Minute Monologues for Teens by Mike Kimmel

Need a killer monologue for an audition? Discover a wealth of fresh options in this detailed tome.
Sick of the same scripts being done to death? Looking for a soliloquy relevant to teenagers? Seeking material with a positive spin? Full voting member of the National Television Academy and Tonight Show sketch performer Mike Kimmel has been writing, acting, and producing for decades. Now he’s here to share a curated collection of one hundred of the best comedy and drama monologues.

One-Minute Monologues for Teens is the ultimate volume of family-friendly stage material to help you nail that college drama program audition or class assignment. With a range of topics applicable to young actors, these pieces require no costumes or props, and discuss ethical questions perfect for middle- and high-school minds to explore. And with literally dozens of gender-neutral and unique scenes to choose from, you’ll find the right piece to take you from zero to callback in no time at all.

One-Minute Monologues for Teens is the dramatic arts advantage you need in your next live performance. If you like fresh material, optimistic spins, and challenging ideas, you’ll love Mike Kimmel’s definitive resource.

Buy One-Minute Monologues for Teens to land that dream role today!

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Monologues for Teens II by Mike Kimmel

Monologues for Teens II by Mike Kimmel

Teenage drama student tired of playing middle-aged grownups? Find stage pieces tailored to the real-world in this amazing new collection.

Monologues for Teens II is the latest installment in The Young Actor Series and the long-awaited follow-up to the award-winning Monologues for Teens. Full voting member of the National Television Academy and longtime NBC Tonight Show sketch comedy performer Mike Kimmel has been writing, acting, producing, and teaching for decades. Now he’s here to share a curated collection of the best comedy and drama monologues for 2020. This is a collection with depth, heart, and pathos to challenge young actors and bring out their very best performances. These are monologues they’ve never heard before – and monologues they’ll remember you by!

No props. No costumes. No entrances. No exits. No fluff.

No bad language. No snarky, mean-spirited scenarios. No talking down to you – or your audience.

Gender-neutral monologues that can be performed equally well by all actors.

If you’re searching for fresh, emotionally rich performance material with a positive, optimistic viewpoint presenting ethical questions for our youth – then order this clear and definitive new resource – Monologues for Teens II – today. Nail your next audition tomorrow.

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Nearly Drowned

About Nearly Drowned:

Malissa Crop always thought she would live a normal human life. She will soon discover she is wrong; in more ways than one.

Maybe normal was always a bit of a stretch, but what does it matter that although she doesn’t try, Malissa has more strength than perhaps she should. Or that two traumatic experiences with water leaves her with no fear of it.

Malissa always knew she was adopted, but it takes sixteen years before she discovers not only was she left on the Crop’s doorstop, but that she was left there for her safety.

After rescuing a man from a pool that was closed down, she finds herself a target of those who tried to drown him. Those now after her seem to know her from before the pool incident and are aware of something she has yet to discover about herself.

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Cutthroat Cheerleader

About Cutthroat Cheerleader:

In the sleepy town of Townsend, Washington, there was an act so gruesome that no one would ever be the same. What heinous crime do I speak of? Skylar Torres thinking she could pull off a crop top with that pudgy body of hers. Oh, did you think I was going to say my murder. Well, I thought it was more sensational than anything else, but the real scandal was who killed me and why.

You should already know my name since it was on everyone’s lips once they found me with my throat ripped out. People thought they should have only feared me, but the Liberty Lion’s cheer squad knew one thing, hunt or be hunted.

No one’s hands were truly clean from all the dirt and blood on them. Be safe, watch your back and always remember, Happy Hunting.

Love
Madison Taylor

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Cutthroat Cheerleader by Zachary Ryan

About Featured Book: Cutthroat Cheerleader by Zachary Ryan

In the sleepy town of Townsend, Washington, there was an act so gruesome that no one would ever be the same. What heinous crime do I speak of? Skylar Torres thinking she could pull off a crop top with that pudgy body of hers. Oh, did you think I was going to say my murder. Well, I thought it was more sensational than anything else, but the real scandal was who killed me and why.

You should already know my name since it was on everyone’s lips once they found me with my throat ripped out. People thought they should have only feared me, but the Liberty Lion’s cheer squad knew one thing, hunt or be hunted.

No one’s hands were truly clean from all the dirt and blood on them. Be safe, watch your back and always remember, Happy Hunting.

Love
Madison Taylor

This YA book is available in these Formats: eBook, Print

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Damnable Fun by Victoria Knight and Hyperion Knight

Damnable Fun by Victoria Knight and Hyperion Knight

A few years after high school, Christina can’t take the dull, workaday world anymore, so she gets the old gang together to pull off a small-town bank heist. Seeking the criminal mastermind status she craves, she recruits her concert pianist brother Van, car-thief friend Walter, and hot ex-boyfriend Sonny. What’s supposed to be an easy little inside job turns into a rollicking adventure as these amateur criminals attempt to go pro. In the midst of planning a major federal crime in a weekend, will the thrill of being bad reignite the romantic-crime-duo chemistry between Christina and Sonny? Will sophisticated pianist Van get caught red-handed and lose the prestigious career for which he sacrificed his youth? Will Walter’s wacky schizophrenic mom or Sonny’s nosy teen-runaway cousin be the downfall of the whole gang? Damnable Fun is more than a page-turner heist novel, it’s darn fun fiction loosely based upon the true story of the largest unsolved bank burglary in Northern California.

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Alice Lorange ~ Magical Girl Autiste / Alice Lorange ~ Autistic Magical Girl by Mia Blais-Côté

About Alice Lorange ~ Magical Girl Autiste / Alice Lorange ~ Autistic Magical Girl by Mia Blais-Côté:

I am Alice Lorange. I am not a teenager like the Others. Yes, I did say Others, with a big O. In this world, there is the Others and me. After having a demented nightmare, I am now in a strange house. In the heart of the Unknown. The Unknown… The Others… Being autistic is not easy!
Bilingual edition! Discover Alice Lorange’s story in original French and English. She will live quite the adventure… and become a magical girl, too?

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Rule 9 Academy Box Set

About Rule 9 Academy Box Set:

Fire Born Dragon
I ran up Shephard’s Mountain to escape the Monsters that were chasing me…

…and the Demons that were haunting my memories.

Instead, I fell into a world where Magic is the New Black and the Challenges I face have nothing to do with curling irons and study groups.

Drae Hallow is the home of Rule 9 Academy where nobody is normal and we’re all a little bit of strange.

They’ve invited me to attend their School for Magicals. Apparently, there’s something inside of me and it wants to come out to play. But I need to learn to control it before it controls me.

I’m game…

After all, I might be my Momma’s trouble; but I’ve always been my Daddy’s stubborn.

I’ll need every bit of it too, because something else roams the woods after dark, and it doesn’t have anything to do with Shifting 101.

Together, with the help of others just like me, we’ll have to uncover the lies before it’s too late. The Magical world depends on us to find out the truth…or its Lights Out, Dark Ages and Witch Hunts all over again.

If I’m not careful, my first semester might just be my last.

★★★

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Cutthroat Cheerleader

About Cutthroat Cheerleader:

In the sleepy town of Townsend, Washington, there was an act so gruesome that no one would ever be the same. What heinous crime do I speak of? Skylar Torres thinking she could pull off a crop top with that pudgy body of hers. Oh, did you think I was going to say my murder. Well, I thought it was more sensational than anything else, but the real scandal was who killed me and why.

You should already know my name since it was on everyone’s lips once they found me with my throat ripped out. People thought they should have only feared me, but the Liberty Lion’s cheer squad knew one thing, hunt or be hunted.

No one’s hands were truly clean from all the dirt and blood on them. Be safe, watch your back and always remember, Happy Hunting.

Love
Madison Taylor

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Voiceless: A Mermaid’s Tale by Anna Finch

About Voiceless: A Mermaid’s Tale by Anna Finch:

Freedom is a choice. Is she brave enough to take it or will she remain voiceless?

Moriah is a beautiful mermaid princess that lives in Zoara-Bela under her grandfather, King Abaddon’s cruel reign. On her 16th birthday, she must undergo her rite of passage in which a young mermaid must transform into a human, and live among them for a day without drawing suspicion from the world above.

It’s not until she meets Michael, a young, handsome man, that she witnesses the stark contrast between the openness and kindness of the human world and the bitter reality of her draconian society.
She returns to the city beneath the waves with a longing for the freedom of the shore in her heart. But getting her freedom isn’t as simple as using magic to get a pair of legs.

Moriah must risk her life to free her kingdom and uncover the secrets of her past and family. If she wants her freedom and the chance to love freely, she must stand up to the wicked king who will stop at nothing to crush any voice of dissent.

Time is running out and the fate of an entire kingdom rests on her shoulders.

Review Excerpts:
“For anyone who is tired of watching beloved fairy tales that have fallen prey to Disneyfication, Voiceless is a bold and a much-welcome read.” – Vincent Dublado, Readers’ Favorite.

“Voiceless” is a reimagining of “The Little Mermaid”, with a modern and urban vibe that takes the story in a fresh and new direction. … This is an excellent re-invention of the fairytale and one that I enjoyed reading. I highly recommend this for your TBR list!” – Rose Brown, Goodreads.

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Nickle Brickle’Bee by Sterling Nixon

Nickle Brickle’Bee by Sterling Nixon

Nickle Brickle’Bee is odd, even by his own standards. While most boys are starting to get hair under their arms, Nickle starts growing whiskers on his chin. By the time he is twelve, he can grow a full beard. Then one day, Nickle finds himself swallowed by the earth and taken to the center of the world where he finds a massive magical city called EarthWorks that is governed by a myriad of powerful creatures. Between horrifying monsters, Elves that rule with pomp and power, Fairies that are in open rebellion, a greedy Dwarf Warlord, and an indestructible but blind adversary, Nickle finds himself in the middle of a power struggle that could mean the end of this new world.

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Positively Georgia: Chin Up, Pup: Canine Confidence by Elizabeth Ferris

About Featured Book: Positively Georgia: Chin Up, Pup: Canine Confidence by Elizabeth Ferris

“Positively Georgia: Chin Up, Pup”, aims at helping teens, young adults and adults realize their inner potential, build up their self-confidence, and follow their dreams. The Positively Georgia Series was created by Elizabeth Ferris to help teens, young adults and adults deal with the curve-balls of life in an optimistic and hopeful way. This book follows Georgie-Girl, an Airedale Terrier, who discovers magical abilities that will help readers transform their thoughts. “Balls—it takes balls to step outside your comfort zone.” This book will show you that with determination, a clear vision of what you want, positive energy, and gratitude, you can be the star of your own life. The juvenile fiction series already has two published books under its belt: Positively Georgia: The Motivational Tale of a Unique Airedale, which is the first book, and Positively Georgia’s Guide to Surviving Grief, which is the second book of the series.

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Positively Georgia: Chin Up, Pup: Canine Confidence

About Positively Georgia: Chin Up, Pup: Canine Confidence:

“Positively Georgia: Chin Up, Pup”, aims at helping teens, young adults and adults realize their inner potential, build up their self-confidence, and follow their dreams. The Positively Georgia Series was created by Elizabeth Ferris to help teens, young adults and adults deal with the curve-balls of life in an optimistic and hopeful way. This book follows Georgie-Girl, an Airedale Terrier, who discovers magical abilities that will help readers transform their thoughts. “Balls—it takes balls to step outside your comfort zone.” This book will show you that with determination, a clear vision of what you want, positive energy, and gratitude, you can be the star of your own life. The juvenile fiction series already has two published books under its belt: Positively Georgia: The Motivational Tale of a Unique Airedale, which is the first book, and Positively Georgia’s Guide to Surviving Grief, which is the second book of the series.

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