Teen Magical Realism

Kelda has always protected her little sister Isla from danger on the rivers, and from the suspicions of their community. For Isla cannot breathe underwater – and so her very existence is forbidden by silvermen's Lore. Now the rivers of England are growing sick: monstrous creatures are awakening and a fierce torrent of blame falls upon Kelda's family. When betrayal comes, the sisters escape on a desperate journey upstream. Joining forces with a mysterious boy, Kelda discovers the darkest depths of her kind's secret history.

Sprout says she’s there to help him, to guide him. Theo, an introverted, teenage boy form a large family, is not so sure about that. He’s not sure about much of anything at the moment. You see, Theo is thrown into absolute uncertainty one morning after he has showered for school when Sprout suddenly manifests herself physically in his body.

On the eve of her twelfth birthday, Beatrice Crosse runs away from her adoptive home only to encounter the ghost of England's most famous prophetess. The witch offers her treasure, but can she be trusted? Bea must wrestle her past to discover the witch's secret and find her way home.

Following a devastating betrayal, Beth Bradley, a sixteen-year-old graffiti artist, is suspended from school. Running from a home that she shares with her father who has never recovered after Beth's mother's death, Beth stumbles into the hidden city and meets Filius Viae, London's asphalt-hued crown prince. And her timing couldn't have been more perfect.

A honeymoon cruise goes horribly wrong when the captain insists that his 17-year-old son take over the helm, and the ship gets lost in the Bermuda Triangle. One lifeboat full of 12 people, including the captain and his son, washes up on an island. At first they think it is deserted, but they soon discover that a young woman named Aileen lives there. She claims to have arrived there when she was three years old, but her eloquent vocabulary makes them doubt her story.

For Amberly and the rest of the Unlikely Defenders, an immense feeling of dread hangs over their heads. Even as they try to settle back into their everyday lives at school, they can’t forget the supernatural threats that are lurking in the magical realm. Amberly has a secret... and a personal life that she’s determined to keep hidden from the entire school. But she can’t hide forever, and as her seemingly perfect life begins to tear at the seams, she’ll be forced to confront a painful reality that could cause her relationships to crumble and put her friends in danger.

Award-winning writer Patrick Ness’s bold and irreverent novel powerfully asks what if you weren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you were like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again.

Hold onto your hats (and any loose glitter)! Plunkettville is about to get a whole lot crazier! Meet Frankie Fizzlebottom, your typical small-town dreamer who thinks he’s destined for something spectacular—and he’s determined to prove it, even if his methods are a little unorthodox. Along for the rollercoaster ride is his childhood best friend, Bethany “Beef” McCafferty, a no-nonsense force of nature whose tough exterior hides a heart of gold (and a secret stash of romance novels). Enter Reginald Sparklepaws, a wildly unpredictable magical raccoon who grants Frankie’s misguided ...

The Inquisitor has taken over Ea and executed innocent women for witchcraft. Now, Alaia's father is dying from lung disease. Alaia is a gifted healer and can cure him given enough time, but instead she must disappear, because the Inquisitor has accused her of practicing magic. Mateo has loved Alaia since childhood and vows to protect her from his uncle, the Inquisitor. Together, they attempt to flee in his boat in a forbidden romance, but the young healer must learn to use her herbal knowledge to fight back for those she loves. Herbs not only heal but kill.

Five friends - the beautiful elite at their exclusive prep school - reunite a year after graduation. After a night out, they narrowly avoid a collision with a car on a deserted road. Back at the mansion belonging to one of the girls, a storm rages, and a mysterious man knocks on the door, announcing something world-shattering. The friends must make a choice: one of them will live, and the rest will die. And the decision must be unanimous. So begins the Neverworld Wake. The nightmare. The nothingness....

The Last Elephant in New York City is the story of Maxwell, a Ghanaian wildlife ranger, Jessie, an American researcher, and the elephant that united them. On a decades-long mission of compassion, this is a journey of heartbreak, hope, and redemption, laid out in snapshots, like memory itself. Illustrating the worst and best of humanity, it's a glimpse of parallel worlds - the ongoing sorrows of African elephant poaching and the struggles of life for elephants in zoos. Listen to it with someone you love.

Callum Hunt ha tredici anni, frequenta il secondo anno del Magisterium e dovrebbe essere morto. Perché prima di essere uccisa, sua madre ha lasciato una scritta incisa nel ghiaccio: UCCIDETE IL BAMBINO. Ma questo non è il peggiore dei suoi segreti. Callum sa di avere dentro di sé l'anima del Nemico, che si è impadronito di lui dopo il Massacro Gelido. E sospetta che suo padre voglia rubare l'Alkahest, il guanto di rame, unico oggetto magico in grado di salvare il mondo dalla malvagità assoluta.

Quando raggiunge la grotta in cima al ghiacciaio, Alastair capisce subito che il Nemico l'ha preceduto. Sua moglie Sarah è stata uccisa, come gli altri maghi lì rifugiati. Solo il debole vagito di un neonato lo rincuora: suo figlio Callum, seminascosto accanto al cadavere della madre, è ancora vivo. Ma quando Alastair lo prende fra le braccia, le terribili parole incise nel ghiaccio da Sarah prima di morire lo fanno inorridire.

La vita di Callum Hunt è a pezzi.Il suo segreto è stato svelato al mondo.Alex, la spia del Nemico, è riuscito a fuggire. E ora Call si trova a vivere dietro le sbarre, chiuso in una cella, bandito dal resto della comunità magica per ciò che è... o meglio, per ciò che potrebbe diventare.Una speranza di libertà ci sarebbe. Ma tutto ha un costo, e lui non sa se è disposto a pagarlo.

En ocasiones escapar de casa no es la mejor solución a los problemas; sin embargo, si tienes un vecino panadero, tal vez las cosas sean diferentes. Descubre lo que se esconde detrás del mostrador de las delicias de esta panadería, donde su dueño te mostrará que la realidad no está divorciada de la fantasía.

Louise has travelled with her father to the island of Lindisfarne every year ever since she can remember - it's the place Louise's mother loved best of all. The arrival of Hassan from war-torn Syria changes everything. Louise is restless and yearning for independence; meanwhile, the fiercely free and self-reliant Hassan seems to know the island from long ago as if it were his home from birth. Hassan is an acrobat, maybe a sorcerer, possibly a source of great danger. The wild boys who call the island their home want to cast him out.

Sophie Seymour has been shielded her whole life from a world of magic and wonder. A traumatic event in 16-year-old Sophie’s life leaves her devastated, her nightmares and grief only increasing her turmoil. All that is about to change when twins, Joshua and Ethan Walker, come into her life along with a mysterious and mischievous cat.

After confronting a killer and fleeing to be with each other, Cat and Simon arrive in the sprawling city of Londunium. Cat is looking forward to honing her healing magick at the local Selanae university, but instead finds a council of ruthless leaders threatening to erase Simon's memories to protect their secrets. Terrified, Cat takes desperate steps to keep him safe. But when a string of mutilated bodies turns up in the woods outside the city, and Simon is recruited to profile the killer, Cat is pulled back into a world of mayhem, and magick that threatens to consume her completely.

Yolanda Álvarez está teniendo un buen año. Comienza a sentirse como en casa en la Secundaria Julia De Burgos, su escuela en el Bronx. Tiene a su mejor amiga Victory, y tal vez algo con José, un jevito de último año que está conociendo mejor. Confía en que su iniciación en la tradición de brujas de su familia sucederá pronto.

Mati's family is reeling from the death of Mati's mother. Her Baba has drawn into himself, her sister Chichi is rebelling, and her young brother Tana is desperate for love and normalcy. When Chichi pulls her worst stunt yet, Baba uproots the family from their home in England for an extended camping holiday in their native Zimbabwe. Along for the trip is Meticais, a fabulously attired gender-neutral spirit--or ghost? or imaginary friend?—who only Mati can see and converse with.