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Deep

About Deep:

Welcome to Deep Blue a submerged dystopia where the president’s death sparks a dangerous quest for three friends. Can they break free from the oppressive underwater forces before it’s too late? Dive into this thrilling YA novel of survival and rebellion.

Ryler is a young resident of Deep Blue, an underwater colony that’s home to the last survivors of a global environmental disaster. A disaster that wiped out humanity hundreds of years ago, leaving the surface air toxic and the last hope of humanity beneath the waves. After the devastating and unexpected death of his grandmother, Marna, who also happens to be the president of the colony, Ryler teams up with his friend Anna to uncover the truth behind her suspicious demise.
Their investigation takes them down a dangerous path, as they discover shocking secrets and a killer on the loose who will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden. With time running out and their own lives on the line, Ryler, and his friends must race against the clock to solve the mystery and escape the clutches of an invisible enemy. Will they make it out alive?

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The Source of Death by Jay Michael Night

About Featured Book: The Source of Death by Jay Michael Night

On the night that monsters with glowing eyes took everything away…

Mikey Black’s mother had called him special. As if making everyone around him deathly sick was some kind of gift. But it only brought Mikey terrible loneliness.

He spent years being tossed between foster homes, never lasting more than a month. It didn’t take families long to realize being near him was bad for their health.

All Mikey wanted were answers. What was wrong with him? What were those things? And why were they attacked at a gas station in the middle of nowhere?

Mikey thought he’d never find those answers or a place to belong. Until a kind hearted mailman named Arthur offered to adopt him. Amazingly, Arthur seemed immune to Mikey’s curse. But his new foster father had a secret…

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The Marsh Keeper by E.L. Werbitsky

About The Marsh Keeper by E.L. Werbitsky:

Sixteen-year-old Calvin Hughes can’t ignore the whispers and glares thrown his way. When you’re able to see human energy, the truth is hard to ignore—harder still to share. He breaks his silence after a young girl vanishes beneath the marsh and enchantments begin to haunt its muddy waters. But when a swirl of dark energy zeroes in on his only confidante, Cal discovers there’s danger in sharing secrets— especially one that could change the world.

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The Main Dish by Victoria Kimble

The Main Dish by Victoria Kimble

16-year-old Scarlet Williams enjoys the attention that comes with being a violin prodigy. She auditions for a chair in the Summerset Festival Orchestra, the well-attended local event in her hometown. She is the youngest person to ever get a chair in the orchestra. She blasts the news on social media and enjoys the attention that Finn O’Neal gives her about it.

Then her sister Sadie gets cast in Young Gourmet, a nationally televised cooking competition for kids. Scarlet’s parents tell her that the whole family will be going to L.A. for the taping of the show. This means that they could possibly be there for the whole summer, which means that Scarlet will have to give up her spot in the Summerset Festival. Scarlet has to suffer the humiliation of telling everyone that she won’t be in the orchestra after all.

Scarlet had decided being in L.A. for the summer might be fun, but it turns out it’s NOT. Things perk up when Scarlet and her dad go to the TV studio to tape a Family episode. Scarlet meets Isaac, a cute 18-year-old who works as a server on the show. When Sadie wins, Isaac immediately stops flirting with Scarlet and just asks if he can meet her. Scarlet gets her first glimpse at what it’s like to be eclipsed by Sadie and doesn’t like it.

The Williams family gets back to Snowberry, and they are not allowed to talk about the show. Scarlet reconnects with her friends, and the conductor of the Summerset Orchestra, who asks her to be his assistant for the Festival. Scarlet agrees so she can be a part of things. She asks the conductor if she could still play. The conductor says no, and Scarlet is humiliated. She pretends to be sick on the night of the concert so she doesn’t have to go.

Just as Scarlet is beginning to settle into the high school routine, Young Gourmet begins to air. Scarlet invites Jillian, Levi, Finn, and Melody over for her family’s big premier party. The show continues to air, and the Williams host a weekly viewing party. Scarlet worries about the attention her sister gets from her friends, so she creates a secret blog that exposes the secrets of the show and implies that Sadie’s win was rigged.

The blog spreads like wildfire, and Scarlet finally feels like the center of attention. At the semi-final viewing party, Sadie realizes that Scarlet has been sharing secrets from the show. She throws a big fit in front of everyone, embarrassing the entire Williams family. Scarlet’s parents confront her in front of everyone. Scarlet is forced to admit that she wrote the blog. Everyone leaves, and Mom tells Scarlet that she just should have been happy for her sister, because Sadie has always been happy for her. Scarlet asks if Sadie is going to lose out on her prize money. She says she’s sorry, and Mom asks Scarlet what she’s going to do to make it right.

Scarlet tries to hide out in her bedroom all weekend, but Mom keeps making her come out to do chores. Sadie avoids her and refuses to cook. Scarlet is truly sorry and apologizes to Sadie. Sadie says she forgives her, but things aren’t the same. Dad says he talked to one of the producers, and since Scarlet didn’t spoil the ending, they aren’t going to press charges.

Scarlet spends the whole day at school avoiding everyone. She had gone to the orchestra room after school to work on some of the music for the school musical with the Music Teacher. She tried to stay as late as she could, so that everyone would be gone. When she gets to her locker, she finds Jillian, Levi, Melody and Finn all waiting for her. Scarlet apologizes for what she did, and says that she was afraid she wasn’t going to be noticed anymore, even though she knows that’s not an excuse. They say they forgive her, and they apologize for making her feel unseen.

The friends decide to do what they can to make the last show for Sadie unforgettable. They plan a huge Finale Party. Scarlet is surprised to realize she feels nothing but pride for her sister. She’s not even a little bit jealous.

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The Secret by Topher Kaler

About The Secret by Topher Kaler:

Be careful what you wish for…

When their home planet Eden is destroyed, a group of kids have to grow up very quickly. Led by the charismatic Samantha, a thirteen-year-old with a thirst for adventure, they leave everything they have ever known behind to escape on the newly built spaceship, the Lifeboat, not knowing if they will ever see their families again.

After a narrow escape from killer plants on one planet and hostile humans on another, Samantha and her crew begin to wonder if they will ever find somewhere to settle. However, when they come across New Paris—a colony originating from Earth on a planet achingly reminiscent of the ill-fated Eden—it seems like their dreams have come true. Yet still, Samantha and a small number of her crew yearn for adventure.

When adventure arrives, it brings with it death and destruction. But the crew of the Lifeboat prove themselves more than capable of meeting the threat head on, and defeating it. Confident they have restored peace for New Paris and its near neighbors, they then decide the time has come to head off into the depths of space in search of something new.

Thrown headlong into a series of tests that push them to their limits, Samantha and her crew come through triumph, terror and tragedy to discover a secret so shocking, it will turn the entire history of humanity on its head.

Fans of Sci-Fi and anyone who enjoys a fast-paced adventure will love this debut novel, the first in the Serendipity series.

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Just Me

About Just Me:

New friends. One party. One picture. And all of a sudden, I’ve got no one. Just me.

All I want is to feel like I belong. I want friends who get me, the real me, the 15-year-old me. I want to move on from my childhood BFF and hang with a new crowd, go to parties, and live my best high school life. Is that too much to ask?

Turns out it’s hard to find the right friends at the all-girls school I’ve attended my whole life. Even trying to sit at a new lunch table is daunting, especially when I have to deal with manipulative queen bee Vivian.

And when I finally get invited to a real party, I can’t help feeling nervous about how the night will go. But it’s great, it’s fun, and I think I’m making progress with some new friends.

That is until I get blamed for a sexy picture that went up on social media after the party.

More alone and isolated than ever, how will I find the confidence to be okay with just being me? Who are my real friends now?

Could this one picture really change my life forever?

For fans of Sarah Dessen, don’t miss this coming of age story about friendship, finding yourself, and getting through the hard stuff. You won’t want to put it down! Grab your copy today!

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Badfreaky – The meanest witch (The life of Badfreaky the witch Book 1)

About Badfreaky – The meanest witch (The life of Badfreaky the witch Book 1):

Once upon a time, in a forest known as Bright, Marily, a four-year-old girl, lived happily with her parents; a good witch named Goodypie and her husband, Mr. Goodweather.

All the creatures of the forest loved Goodypie because she is able to protect them by ruining the evil potions created by Meanloudmouth, a very bad witch.

One day, while Goodypie was boiling some plants and flowers in her big cooking pot, Marily noticed a little house appear inside of the pot. Suddenly, Marily fell into the pot and by the time she was rescued she had been magically turned into a mean-spirited and wicked witch.
Marily ran into the forest and away from home.

As her parents desperately tried to find her, they discovered that she had been transformed into the notorious Badfreaky, the meanest witch in all the world and stars.

Will Goodypie and Mr. Goodweather be able to save Marily before Badfreaky wins the day? Or will the wicked witch use her ultimate power and turn them to stone… forever?

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Saving Sophie

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Seventeen-year-old Gabe Hunter knows he has a purpose in life. He has always strived to be the “best of the best,” but lately nothing has gone his way. Gabe was devastated six months earlier when his half-brother Josh had a drunk driving accident that killed four members of a family and left a sixteen-year-old girl named Sophie an orphan. Josh went to prison and Gabe struggles to forgive him because how can he forgive the unforgivable? When Gabe reluctantly agrees to do math tutoring for his senior service project, he discovers that the girl he will be tutoring is also named Sophie. But in a town of eighty thousand people, what are the odds it will be the same person? Astronomical, Gabe figures.
Gabe soon discovers, though, that it is the same Sophie. A former National Merit Scholar finalist, Sophie had a severe brain injury in the accident. She has seizures, amnesia, and can barely read or write. When he meets her, Gabe realizes what his purpose in life must be—to help Sophie and make amends for his brother. His plan is to spend the rest of the school year tutoring Sophie, then say goodbye and go quietly off to college without ever telling her that his brother was the one who killed her family. What Gabe doesn’t count on is falling in love.

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Seventeen-year-old Gabe Hunter is devastated when his half-brother Josh kills four family members in a drunk driving accident and leaves sixteen-year-old Sophie an orphan. When Gabe realizes that he will be tutoring the very same Sophie for his senior service project, he vows to help Sophie and make amends for Josh, without revealing that his brother is the one who killed her family. What Gabe doesn’t count on is falling in love.

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Hierarchy of Blood by Jennifer Haskin

About Featured Book: Hierarchy of Blood by Jennifer Haskin

The winner will be crowned Ambassador’s Bride. The losers will meet certain death.

When you’re living inside a dwarf planet in the cold abyss of space, life is only easy if you’re rich. 17-year-old Marishel Vance works as a seamstress – but when she’s selected to compete in a brutal contest for the Ambassador’s hand in marriage, she’s quickly catapulted into a life-threatening struggle.

Marishel hates the idea of fighting for some stuck-up rich guy – no matter how handsome he is. But after her attempts to escape are thwarted, she becomes desperate to find a way to end the Blood Match and save the lives of the girls she’s training with. The key could lie in Ambassador Quin himself … but as she tries to win his friendship, her growing feelings for him only complicate the matter.

As the Blood Match looms closer, Marishel spirals deeper into a world of intrigue, danger, punishment, and secrets. Trusting the wrong people means game over. If Marishel wants to save herself – and the other fifty-nine girls sentenced to death – she’ll have to break every rule in the book to do it…

As a riveting and imaginative science fiction novel that expertly weaves exhilarating action and nail-biting suspense with a futuristic death game like no other, Hierarchy of Blood is a page-turning read that’s perfect for fans of books like The Selection and The Hunger Games. Scroll up and grab your copy today…

Southern California Book Festival: 2022 Winner–Young Adult
Paris Book Festival: 2022 Second-place Runner up–Young Adult
New England Book Festival: 2022 Second-place Runner up–Science Fiction
New York Book Festival: 2022 Honorable Mention–Science Fiction
Hollywood Book Festival: 2022 Honorable Mention–Science Fiction

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Hierarchy of Blood by Jennifer Haskin

Hierarchy of Blood by Jennifer Haskin

The winner will be crowned Ambassador’s Bride. The losers will meet certain death.
When you’re living inside a dwarf planet in the cold abyss of space, life is only easy if you’re rich. 17-year-old Marishel Vance works as a seamstress – but when she’s selected to compete in a brutal contest for the Ambassador’s hand in marriage, she’s quickly catapulted into a life-threatening struggle.

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Islanders: The Pacific Chronicles

About Islanders: The Pacific Chronicles:

I loved the combination of history, lore, education, entertainment…and I absolutely loved Eleu and Molawa.”
-Tara Lewis, former Director, Disney Publishing Worldwide

When eleven-year-old Kilikina and her brother, fourteen-year-old Kaimana, are unknowingly given access to a hidden and legendary world in their native O’ahu in the Hawaiian islands, they are also gifted with an unexpected set of magical abilities. Soon, they find themselves on an adventure, one in which they experience the interconnectedness of the world around them and begin to learn firsthand about the islands’ vast history and traditions.

Guided by a quirky and silly duo from a mythical race of tiny people, the siblings soon learn they have been chosen to help protect their island and way of life from a great evil. Are they up to the challenge?

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SMART Goal Setting Secrets That Work vs New Years Resolutions by Mike Mills

SMART Goal Setting Secrets That Work vs New Years Resolutions by Mike Mills

Learn the 5 Simple Steps that Will Making Goal Setting Work for You

Setting SMART goals is one of the best ways to ensure that you accomplish
what you set out to do.

SMART is an acronym that stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely.

When you set a SMART goal, you are much more likely to achieve it
because you have taken the time to think through each element of the goal.
This ensures that your goal is actually achievable and not just a pipe dream.

Here’s how to set a SMART goal:

1. Start with a specific objective in mind. What exactly do you want to achieve?
2. Make sure your goal is measurable, so you can track your progress.
3. Set a goal that is achievable and realistic.
4. Ensure your goal is relevant to your larger objectives.
5. Give yourself a timeline for achieving your goal.

Following these simple steps will help you set goals that are SMART, and
increase your chances of achieving them.

Get started on your Action Plan today and see what you can achieve in 2023 and beyond.

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Apache Jack

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In 1843, when the Millers steal a secret gold mine in New Mexico, everyone wants to kill them — especially Geronimo. Hatred here is a way of life, but war with Mexico looms. In a lawless time, in a brutal land, where murder is just a popular career, Jack Miller will do anything to take what he can and kill who he must.

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The Revenge of Bridget Cleary

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Exiled for a murder her father committed, Brigid Cleary has until midsummer to gather what she needs for readmission to her home in the fairy mound: a chest of stolen gold and a chest full of her father’s blood. With nothing but her own wits and an ability to be mostly unseen, she takes a position as a scullery maid in a country manor house, where stealing gold is easy as dusting the candlesticks.

When discovery of her thieving becomes likely, she scarpers, embarking on a madcap season in London. With midsummer fast approaching, Brigid must recoup her stolen gold in any way she can, even if it means modeling for a lecherous pre Raphaelite artist, posing as a young debutante to spy on other debutantes, and forming a clandestine Pugilism Club for Young Ladies.

With gold filling her pockets and her father newly released from prison, the path back to the fairies should be clear. Or would be, were it not for her growing feelings for Edmund, the gentle young lord who hired her to spy on his sister; her burgeoning sense of loyalty and friendship to Adelaide, the sister upon whom she was meant to spy; and the unsettling question of whether she should–or even could–bloodily avenge her mother’s death.

Inspired by the actual 1895 murder of Bridget Cleary by her husband Michael, the struggle for Irish Home Rule, and events surrounding the late pre Raphaelite artistic movement, The Revenge of Bridget Cleary has been heralded by author Joanna Ruth Meyer as “equal parts haunting, compelling, and thoughtful.”

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The Prince of Tabor by W. Penn White

About Featured Book: The Prince of Tabor by W. Penn White

Many centuries before the age of Man, as the ancient chroniclers tell, Tabor, the second greatest kingdom on earth, was under siege. The king had died in battle, and the queen had died in childbirth. As the enemy was closing in, the infant heir escaped far away to the tiny hamlet of Streamside. Brought up there in a boisterous tavern by his brother Jacoby, Young Nathaniel could not know that the trumpets of war had again sounded and that a greater army than ever, its leaders bent on revenge and world dominion, threatened a vastly weakened Tabor. He would be forced onto a quest of unparalleled magic and danger by forces unknown to him. Hellbent on world control. evil necromancer Crepitus sent assassins to Streamside, forcing Nathaniel and his brother into a fight for existence and a struggle to regain his birthright and save his kingdom. It is an epic fantasy of immense sweep set in the misty beginnings of the world and tells of the struggle of one young man, facing War and Magic, to survive.

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Where’s Chuckawalla Bill’s Cabin?: A True Tale of Being Lost in the Hi-Desert by Kevin Heaton

About Where’s Chuckawalla Bill’s Cabin?: A True Tale of Being Lost in the Hi-Desert by Kevin Heaton:

Legends can captivate with an aura of mystery, urging us to embrace known truths, or boldly seek out our own through the fine art of self-discovery. This recount of a horrifying ordeal tasks you, our reader, with a perilous thirty hour Hi-Desert gauntlet that will challenge your every known human emotion; from anticipation to desperation, to the redemption one can sometimes find in the healing waters of life’s simpler things.

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A Quickening Wind

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In a time before history — when Athens was only a little town and Rome not even a dream — a great civilization flourished on the island of Crete. With paved roads and indoor plumbing and a palace with a thousand rooms, the city of Knossos was the wonder of the world.

In a small mountain village, a girl called Lyssa is about to set off on an adventure that will take her to the center of Minoan civilization, the grand city of Knossos — in search of answers. Her best friend, a boy named Tak, has disappeared. Everyone else believes him dead. She believes he is in Knossos.

But what she finds in the city is far more mysterious, far stranger than what she could’ve imagined. To find out the truth behind the messages she has received, the visions she has seen, she will have to go even deeper into the unknown, and take actions that could change the course of history.

A Quickening Wind is the first book of an epic historical fantasy, a thousand page adventure exploring themes of friendship, purpose, belonging and belief.

The story continues in Then the Moon Trembled, and concludes in Days Beyond Numbering.

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The Progenitor by Sara Wright

About Featured Book: The Progenitor by Sara Wright

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Peace was all Xendara desired, but her enemies hunger for her power.

Every seven thousand years a being with the abilities to manipulate all the elements of the Universe will rise to lead the powerful immortal races of the Six Systems. But the time has come, and no one steps forward. Everyone is searching, including those with the desire to control the awaited Progenitor.

Princess Xendara is the heir to the throne, but her life is turned upside-down when a mysterious spaceship attacks. She learns her father, the King of the Six Systems, had secrets. With his untimely demise, she must uncover them before her enemies remove her from power.

In her quest to keep peace within the Six Systems, she discovers a power she didn’t know she had; a power that everyone is looking to exploit. With the help of her childhood friend Darijus, she unlocks the memories her father took from her, only to find his destiny is intertwined with her own.

A prophecy from the previous Progenitor guides her steps to the correct timeline. But can she trust a prophecy that foretells the death of a loved one? With the destiny of the Universe on the line, who she aligns herself with will have Universal consequences. Her enemies are everywhere, and she must learn who to trust or her enemies will force her hand.

With powers her enemies aim to exploit, will she risk galactic war?

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