Symes-Smith, Esme

Summary: "Thanks to Callie and their friends, Helston seems to be changing for the better: Boys are allowed to explore their magic, and girls are permitted to train as warriors. Callie is an official Helston page, Willow in on track to become king, and Elowen and Edwyn are finally safe and free of their father. Everything is...perfect. Except it isn't. Not in Helston, where every step forward is...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Labyrinth Road 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SYM

Nijkamp, Marieke

Summary: "Ash--or Princess Adelisa--is the youngest child of the queen, recently returned to the city of Kestrel's Haven after spending six years on the other side of the country. Ash was hoping for a joyous reunion, but the reality is far from it. Her mother is holding the kingdom together by a thread; her brother has only taunts and jibes for her; and court is full of nobles who openly mock and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC NIJ

Symes-Smith, Esme

Summary: Being a hero is nothing like the ballads promised it would be. Scattered across the realm, Callie, Willow, Elowen, and Edwyn have learned that when the fate of their world is at stake, choices are hard and the consequences are harder, even when striving for good. Hunted by both Helston and Dumoor, Callie and Willow flee to the walled city of Fairkeep in a last-ditch effort to find allies....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Labyrinth Road

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SYM

Nijkamp, Marieke

Summary: New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijkamp's middle grade prose debut is an immersive medieval fantasy starring queer and disabled young heroes. For two young misfits, a dangerous quest to save their kingdom will also mean saving each other. For fans of B. B. Alston's Amari and the Night Brothers, Soman Chainani's School for Good and Evil, and Tamora Pierce's Tortall books. Ashor...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC NIJ

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC NIJ

Stanley, Stan

Summary: "This fantastical, stunning tale shines in both story and artwork. " School Library Journal (star review).. "A noir fantasy part adventure, part love story, all the way spectacularly creepy. "--Kirkus Reviews (star review).. The Hazards of Love follows the story of--a queer teen from Queens who makes some mistakes, gets dragged into a fantastical place, and tries to hustle their way back...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Oni Press 2021

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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 HAZ

Koontz, Dean R. (Dean Ray)

Summary: He lives in solitude beneath the city, an exile from society, which will destroy him if he is ever seen. She dwells in seclusion, a fugitive from enemies who will do her harm if she is ever found. But the bond between them runs deeper than the tragedies that have scarred their lives. Something more than chance--and nothing less than destiny--has brought them together in a world whose hour of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KOO

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KOO

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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Koontz 2014