Aster, Alex
Summary: Tor, Engle, and Melda must stop a band of cursed pirates from taking over their home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ASTFaizal, Hafsah
Summary: Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people. Nasir is the Prince of Death, assassinating those foolish enough to defy his autocratic father, the king. Both are legends in the kingdom of Arawiya-- but neither wants to be. When Zafira embarks on a quest to uncover a lost artifact that can restore magic to her suffering world...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC FAIParamore, Austin
Summary: "What does the perfect song sound like? Normally, Malcolm Kid wouldn't give this type of question the time of day. As a straight B-student with a heart of copper, he is far more concerned with overcoming mediocrity than he is with achieving perfection. But that all changes when he stumbles across the LK-2000--a strange keyboard cursed with the soul of an old jazz musician. Malcolm soon learns...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group, LLC. 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 PARBenton-Walker, Terry J.
Summary: Thirty years ago, a young woman was murdered, a family was lynched, and New Orleans saw the greatest magical massacre in its history. In the days that followed, a throne was stolen from a queen. On the anniversary of these brutal events, Clement and Cristina Trudeau--the sixteen-year-old twin heirs to the powerful, magical, dethroned family--are mourning their father and caring for their sick...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor Teen, Tor Publishing Group 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BENMcLemore, Anna-Marie
Summary: Cade McKenna is a transgender prince who's doubling for his brother. Valencia Palafox is a young dama attending the future queen of Eliana. Gael Palma is the infamous boy assassin Cade has vowed to protect. Patrick McKenna is the reluctant heir to a kingdom, and the prince Gael has vowed to destroy. Cade doesn't know that Gael and Valencia are the same person. Valencia doesn't know that every...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel & Friends 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MCLMiller, Darcy
Summary: When a glowing lost and found box appears and stranger-than-normal things begin to happen at Strangeville School, it is up to Harvey and his friends to solve the mystery of a fifty-year-old curse before it is too late.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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Summary: When the young witch, Princess Swampelina, loses her wand in the bog, a beautiful (ugh!) butterfly offers to retrieve it if she will be his friend, but after avoiding him the princess soon finds the butterfly helpful and even rather fun.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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Summary: "Once upon a time, the kingdoms of Wales were rife with magic and conflict, and eighteen-year-old Mererid 'Mer' is well-acquainted with both. She is the last living water diviner and has spent years running from the prince who bound her into his service. Under the prince's orders, she located the wells of his enemies, and he poisoned them without her knowledge, causing hundreds of deaths. After...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Audiobooks, Call number: YA PA FIC LLOCaramagna, Joe
Summary: Twelve-year-old Aru stretches the truth to fit in at her private school, but when she is dared to prove an ancient lamp is cursed, she inadvertently frees an ancient demon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Hyperion 2022
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Summary: "When eighteen-year-old witch Iris Gray accidentally enacts a curse that could have dire consequences, she must team up with witch-hating Pike Alder to make sure her magic is not unleashed on the world"--OCLC.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Fire 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC GRIMeyer, Marissa
Summary: When one of Serilda's outlandish tales draws the attention of the sinister Erlking and his undead hunters, she finds herself swept away into a grim world where ghouls and phantoms prowl the earth and hollow-eyed ravens track her every move. The king orders Serilda to complete the impossible task of spinning straw into gold, or be killed for telling falsehoods. In her desperation, Serilda...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2021
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Summary: "A humorous picture book that curses those who read it, then guides readers through the steps to break the curse."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2024
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Summary: "It's been raining non-stop for six whole days. Someone has cursed the Kingdom of Wrenly. Can Lucas and Clara figure out who's behind the evil spell and stop the villain before it's too late?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2014
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC QUIPatrick, Seth
Summary: Three unlikely heroes--Patch Brightwater, a boy in disgrace, Wren, a girl cursed to live as a rat, and Barver, a fire-breathing dracogriff--discover a deadly truth: the evil Piper of Hamelyn is on the loose! Can they stop him before he sparks the biggest battle of them all?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree Publishing Company Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PATDonnelly, Jennifer
Summary: When handsome thief Beau enters the castle that appeared out of nowhere he finds himself trapped in Arabella's curse, which can only be broken if she finds a boy who loves her for her true self--a seeming impossibility for a girl who has been told she is impossible to love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC DONSummary: "Edited by New York Times best-selling author, Elizabeth Lim, this Twisted Tale anthology features sixteen twisted short stories with new takes on fan-favorite Disney films. Swoon as Ariel and Eric meet right after the Little Mermaid saves her prince; join Tiana and Naveen on a race to get back to Maldonia; take a ride on a pirate space ship with Jim Hawkins; and uncover just what power Tinker...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Hyperion 2023
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Summary: "Freddie Ruiz is cursed. While other people may have bad days, Freddie and his family have had bad generations: from bird poop splatting on him during picture day to the many tumbles and trips that earned him the nickname Faceplant Freddie. He's learned to lay low and keep himself out of trouble--which means no fun, no friends, and definitely no risks. But when he discovers a family heirloom, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BADHardinge, Frances
Summary: In Raddith, you must beware of cursers. Only those consumed by hatred are able to curse: set someone on fire, steal their shadow, or even turn them into another form. Only one person has the power to unravel curses: Kellen does not fully understand his talent, but helps those transformed maliciously. He helped Nettle recover from entrapment in bird form, and she is now his constant companion...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC HAROwen, Margaret
Summary: "Vanja Schmidt knows that no gift is freely given, not even a mother's love--and she's on the hook for one hell of a debt. Vanja, the adopted goddaughter of Death and Fortune, was Princess Gisele's dutiful servant up until a year ago. That was when Vanja's otherworldly mothers demanded a terrible price for their care, and Vanja decided to steal her future back... by stealing Gisele's life for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021
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Summary: Ella, Yuki, and Rory are the talk of their elite school, Grimrose Académie. After the mysterious death of their best friend Ariane, the police ruled it a suicide. When Nani Eszes arrives as their newest roommate, it sets into motion a series of events they couldn't have imagined. As the girls retrace their friend's last steps, they uncover dark secrets about themselves and their destinies. They...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Fire 2021
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Summary: "I want to be beautiful. I want to be interesting. I want to be enough." That was Ferra Brickminder's prayer to win back the love of her life. And the gods answer--just not in the way she expected. After hoping for a miracle, Ferra instead watches her skin turn into delicate and dangerously breakable porcelain. Elsewhere, Brigantine de la Girona, a disgraced orc pirate captain, has her own...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster BFYR, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 RIENguyen, Mai K.
Summary: "Anzu has just moved to a new town during Obon, a time for families to remember and celebrate their ancestors. Ever since her obaachan died, though, Obon has lost its magic. She doesn't feel much like celebrating anymore. While avoiding holiday festivities, Anzu spots a stray dog down the street. A dog that seems to be staring right at her. But when she chases after it, she slips and falls down...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 NGUPatrick, Seth
Summary: 13-year old piper Patch Brightwater is a boy in disgrace. Thrown in jail for playing a forbidden spell, he is no one's idea of a hero. But then he discovers a deadly truth--the evil Piper of Hamelyn is on the loose. With the help of Wren, a girl cursed to live as a rat, and Barver, a fire-breathing dracogriff, Patch must stop the Piper from sparking the biggest battle of them all.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC PATVernon, Ursula
Summary: Never a conventional princess, Harriet becomes an adventurer after learning she is cursed to fall into a deep sleep on her twelfth birthday, but after two years of slaying ogres, cliff-diving, and more with her riding quail, Mumfrey, things go awry at home and she must seek a prince to set things right.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 2015