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Instant New York Times Bestseller TIME Top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time TIME Best YA Books of All Time TIME 100: Most Influential People of 2020 New York Times Notable Children's Books of 2018 TIME Top 10 Best YA and Children's Books of 2018 NPR's Book Concierge 2018 Great Reads List Buzzfeed's 24 Best YA Books of 2018 Bustle's Top 25 Best Young Adults Books of 2018 2018 Kirkus Prize Finalist YALSA William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist Paste Magazine's 30 Best YA Novels of 2018 Newsweek's 61 Best Books from 2018 Boston Globe's Best Children's Books of 2018 Publishers Weekly Best YA Books of 2018 School Library Journal Best Books of 2018 2019 YALSA Teen's Top Ten List With five starred reviews, Tomi Adeyemi's West African-inspired fantasy debut, and instant #1 New York Times Bestseller, conjures a world of magic and danger, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sabaa Tahir. They killed my mother. They took our magic. They tried to bury us. Now we rise. Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie's Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope. Now Zélie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zélie must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good. Danger lurks in Orïsha, where snow leoponaires prowl and vengeful spirits wait in the waters. Yet the greatest danger may be Zélie herself as she struggles to control her powers and her growing feelings for an enemy. "A phenomenon." --Entertainment Weekly "The epic I've been waiting for." --New York Times-bestselling author Marie Lu "You will be changed. You will be ready to rise up and reclaim your own magic!" --New York Times-bestselling author Dhonielle Clayton "The next big thing in literature and film." --Ebony "One of the biggest young adult fiction debut book deals of the year." --Teen Vogue This title has Common Core connections. #1 New York Times bestseller, March 14, 2018

In this eerie tale from one of the masters of fantasy writing, the narrator goes on a surreal journey through the memories of his childhood.

Set in Princeton, NJ, this novel delves into classic fantasy themes of demonology and curses as it spins the story of a young bride who disappears, and her brother who must find her with the help (and sometimes hindrance) of real historical New Jersey residents such as Woodrow Wilson and Upton Sinclair.

An ex-convict is offered a job as a bodyguard by the mysterious Mr. Wednesday. He accepts the job and is swept into a dangerous underworld where powerful spiritual forces are at work.

Originally published as a 12-book series, this volume chronicles some of the most popular DC characters of all time. Located in the graphic novels section!

An orphaned teenage boy in foster care is about to commit an unspeakable crime when he finds himself transported into another body, in another time. Over and over he finds himself traveling through time and space, witnessing periods of American violence.

Try the enchanting story behind the cult classic 1884 film by the same name. Join Bastian as he discovers that he has become a character in the book he is reading, and that he must save the mystical realm of Fantastica from a dark force knows as The Nothing.

Possibly the most popular film of 2014 (at least among the under-18 set), this re-imagining of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Snow Queen" captured millions of hearts.

When a young girl gets trapped in a strange new world of spirits, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free herself and rescue her parents.

Perhaps the most famous of the fantasy epic movies, this first installment of a trilogy follows Frodo Baggins on his quest to destroy the One Ring of Power.

The magical story of a warrior princess who must stop a war between military powers seeking to exploit her beautiful homeland.