Melissa de la Cruz
21) Snow & poison
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
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Description
"Nicknamed Snow White, sixteen-year-old Lady Sophie, daughter of Duke Franz of Bavaria, debuts into high society and falls for the prince of Spain, whose betrothal to a higher-ranking girl and mercurial father prove dangerous for the duchy"--
Author
Series
Encanto's daughter volume 1
Pub. Date
2024.
Lexile measure
HL 660L
Language
English
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Description
"Seventeen-year-old MJ Robertson-Rodriguez leaves the human world for Biringan to rule the land of the mythical Encantos following the death of her estranged father, King Vivencio"--
23) Serpent's kiss
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Series
Language
English
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In the small town of North Hampton, the Beauchamp family witches pull together to discover the serpent within their midst and the culprit behind their brother Freddie's imprisonment.
Author
Series
Never after volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Real life and fairy tales collide in The Thirteenth Fairy, book one in the new middle-grade Never After series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz. Nothing ever happens in Cara Jefferson-Cho's sleepy little suburban town of North Pasadena. The sun shines every day, the grass is always a perfect green, and while her progressive school swears there's no such thing as bullying, she still feels bummed out. But one day, when Cara...
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Series
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
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Description
Deep beneath the waves, King Triton's powerful trident has passed through the magical barrier that surrounds the Isle of the Lost -- keeping villains in and magic out. And when Mal's longtime rival Uma, daughter of Ursula, gets wind of this, she can't believe her luck. The tide has dragged in something good for a change, and Uma is determined to get her wicked hands on it. But first, she needs a pirate crew. A storm is brewing back in Auradon, and...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
1040L
Language
English
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Description
"1781. Albany, New York. As the war for American independence rages on, Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler begin their new life as a married couple. Still, Alex is as determined as ever to prove his mettle and secure his legacy... even if that means leaving his beloved Eliza behind to join the front lines at the Battle of Yorktown. But when the war unexpectedly arrives on Eliza's doorstep, she must fight for a better future-- for their...
Author
Series
Queen's secret volume 2
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
306 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Cal and Lilac are forced to face dark forces apart, the strength of their love--and their kingdom--are put to the ultimate test"--
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Description
Best friends Mary Lennox, Sara Crewe, and Cedric Erroll flee their repressive boarding school, intending to start over in the theaters of Paris, but they instead find themselves at Cedric's estate in Yorkshire, where a hidden garden helps them realize their destiny.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
Ellie de Florent-Stinson is celebrating her fortieth birthday with a grand celebration in her fabulous house in Palm Springs. At forty, it appears Ellie has everything she ever wanted: a handsome husband; an accomplished, college-age stepdaughter; a beautiful ten-year-old girl; two adorable and rambunctious six-year-old twin boys; lush, well-appointed homes in Los Angeles, Park City, and Palm Springs; a thriving career as a well-known fashion designer...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
680L
Physical Desc
256 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos make a plan to use their upcoming visit to the Isle of the Lost to help other villain kids attend Auradon Prep, while Uma teams up with Hades to bring down the barrier and get her revenge on Mal.
Author
Series
Never after volume 2
Language
English
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Description
Filomena Jefferson-Cho and her friends, Jack Stalker, Alistair, and Gretel are once again in Never After, to help Gretel fulfill a promise to her father to recover the glass slipper he made for her cousin, Hortense, which was stolen by the cunning and manipulative Cinderella, who is determined to become Princess of Eastphalia--to do that the friends will have to infiltrate the castle, and, of course, avoid being eaten by monsters.
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Physical Desc
225 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Darcy Fitzwilliam is 29, beautiful, successful, and brilliant. She dates hedge funders and basketball stars and is never without her three cellphones--one for work, one for play, and one to throw at her assistant (just kidding). Darcy's never fallen in love, never has time for anyone else's drama, and never goes home for Christmas if she can help it. But when her mother falls ill, she comes home to Pemberley, Ohio, to spend the season with her family....
34) Frozen
Author
Series
Heart of dread volume 1
Lexile measure
HL 770L
Language
English
Description
More than a century after a catastrophic disaster wiped out most of humanity and covered much of the earth with ice, sixteen-year-old Nat yields to the voice in her head urging her to embark on a dangerous journey across a poisoned sea to the mythical land, the Blue.
35) Blue bloods
Author
Series
Blue bloods volume 1
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
Select teenagers from some of New York City's wealthiest and most socially prominent families learn a startling secret about their bloodlines.
36) Gotham High
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
167 pages, 30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"A reimagining of Gotham for a new generation of readers. Before they became Batman, Catwoman, and The Joker, Bruce, Selina, and Jack were high schoolers who would do whatever it took--even destroy the ones they love--to satisfy their own motives. After being kicked out of his boarding school, 17-year-old Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham City to find that nothing is as he left it. What once was his family home is now an empty husk, lonely but haunted...
Author
Series
Blue bloods volume 2
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Description
Schuyler Van Alen, growing comfortable with her newfound vampire powers, seeks her grandfather in Italy, while back in New York plans are being completed for the fabulous Four Hundred Ball, to be followed by an elite, teens-only event at which masks hide a terrible secret.
Author
Series
Octagon Valley volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
309 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"After passing an intense exam, Edwin Edgefield becomes one of the lucky few to attend an exclusive weekend at the mysterious high-tech institute of the uber-famous-ultrabazillionaire-genius-recluse Onasander Octagon. Edwin hopes he'll meet other kids like him--kids who will accept him even though he's got a photographic memory, genius-level math skills, and some very specific personality quirks. But when he meets the other misfits (um, students),...
39) Going dark
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
329 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When 19-year-old Josh returns from Rome without his budding influencer girlfriend Amelia, he immediately becomes a suspect in her disappearance, but as college sophomore and hacker Harper attempts to clear his name, she unearths secrets from both Josh and Amelia's past.
Amelia Ashley shares everything with her followers-- even her European trip-of-a-lifetime with her hot boyfriend. Josh Reuter had no choice but to return home without Amelia after...
40) Someone to love
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
389 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Constantly in the spotlight thanks to her politician father's rising star, Olivia Blakely feels the pressure to be perfect. As the youngest girl in her class, she tries hard to keep up and to seem mature to the older boy she's crushing on, even as she catches his eye. But the need to look good on camera and at school soon grows into an all-consuming struggle with bulimia.