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Author Archives: Audviral, Mistress of the Stacks
The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo
Check out The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo at the Smith Public Library today!
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi About: Seventeen-year-old Zélie, her older brother Tzain, and rogue princess Amari fight to restore magic to the land and activate a new generation of magi, but they are ruthlessly pursued by the … Continue reading
Gunslinger Girl by Lyndsay Ely
Gunslinger Girl by Lyndsay Ely About: Meet Pity Jones. Actually, her name is Serendipity but everyone calls her Pity. She lives in an America that has been torn apart by a Second Civil War and ravaged by some type of … Continue reading
The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma
The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma About: A ghostly story of suspense told in two voices–one still living and one dead. Nova Ren Suma tells a supernatural tale of guilt and innocence, and what happens when one is … Continue reading
Posted in paranormal, Suspense, Thriller
Tagged Nova Ren Suma, Smith Public Library, The Walls Around Us, Wylie TX
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Tool of War by Paolo Bacigalupi
Tool of War by Paolo Bacigalupi About: If you have read Shipbreaker or Drowned Cities, then you have already met Tool and been introduced to his world – a world where the seas have risen and completely changed life as … Continue reading
Posted in character driven, dystopian, series
Tagged Paolo Bacigalupi, Ship Breaker, Ship Breaker Series, Smith Public Library, Tool of War, Wylie TX
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Puddin’ by Julie Murphy
Puddin’ by Julie Murphy
Posted in body positivity, coming of age, Friendship, realistic fiction
Tagged Julie Murphy, Puddin', Smith Public Library, TX, Wylie
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Thornhill by Pam Smy
Thornhill by Pam Smy About: Parallel, interwoven stories set in different times–one told through intimate diary entries and the other through bold, striking art–converge as a girl unravels the mystery of the abandoned building next door. Pam Smy’s Thornhill is a haunting … Continue reading
Posted in ghost story, illustrated
Tagged Pam Smy, Smith Public Library, Thornhill, Wylie TX
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Mapping the Bones – Jane Yolen
Mapping the Bones by Jane Yolen What’s it about: It’s 1942 in Poland, and the world is coming to pieces. At least that’s how it seems to Chaim and Gittel, twins whose lives feel like a fairy tale torn apart, … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Holocaust, WWII, young adult
Tagged Jane Yolen, Mapping the Bones, Smith Public Library, Wylie TX
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Nemesis – Brandon Reichs
Nemesis by Brandon Reichs About: Brendan Reichs, co-author of the popular Virals series delivers a new dystopian sci-fi series for fans to sink their teeth into. Every other year Min, a street smart teenager living in a trailer park is brutally … Continue reading
Posted in action packed, Audrey, science fiction, series
Tagged Brandon Reichs, Nemesis, Smith Public Library, Wylie TX
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