Lapite, Shade
Summary: In this thrilling Afro-fantasy, the first set in the lush, opulent kingdom of Galla, a girl raised in secret must leave her sheltered rural home for the subtle dangers of the royal court, where she becomes caught up in deadly power struggles and romantic intrigue. Kalothia has grown up in the shadows of her kingdom, hidden away in the forested East after her parents were outed as enemies of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC LAPElle, J.
Summary: Told in multiple points of view, Quell confronts hidden secrets as she tries to find her mother, while assassin Jordon faces the dilemma of protecting the source of all magic by potentially destroying the girl he once loved, as their conflicting loyalties threaten the future of magic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Razorbill 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ELLElle, J.
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Quell is reluctantly inducted into a magical debutante society of social elites where she must bind with her forbidden magic while evading the assassin who has been tasked with hunting her kind.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Razorbill 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ELLAdeyemi, Tomi
Summary: When Zélie is captured and taken away from her homeland, she must face her captor, King Baldyr, and find allies to stop the impending catastrophe threatening her people at the hands of the Skulls.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2024