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As a condition of a surprise inheritance, a small-town Nebraskan girl and her family move to New York City. (Ages 14 and up)

When Beatrice Prior’s choosing ceremony is interrupted by rebels, her life is changed. (Ages 13 and up)

In a small New England town known for its natural hot springs, five people go for a swim and a horrific event takes place. (Ages 12 and up)

Vanessa secretly hones her werewolf skills to exact revenge on the Wolf Queen’s court. (Ages 14 to 18)

Christine Daaé is visited by the Opera Ghost. Inspired by “The Phantom of the Opera.” (Ages 12 and up)

Alice returns to Wonderland to find out there are other Alices there! (Ages 12 and up)

Periwinkle and Weaver embark on a quest to find the magic tools to save the Pixie Dust Tree. (Ages 12 and up)

A look at how technology impacts our lives. (Ages 11 to 15)

When Barbie graduates from Swancrest Academy without a “fate,” she sets out on a quest to find her own. (Ages 12 and up)

Emery Coleman attends Dartmouth on a scholarship and joins a cultlike group known as the Sirens. (Ages 16 to 18)

Thirteen short stories, set in the Empyrean world, in which cadets compete to earn the bond of a dragon.

Circumstances force Julia Barlow to retreat to her family’s estate, which contains the dark energy of a 1692 witchcraft execution.

When a couple is kidnapped during a honeymoon trip in the French countryside, a young lawyer is used as part of a C.I.A. operation.

In 1982, a recent college graduate named Batter Gray winds up in the middle of internecine wars at a prestigious poetry journal.

As things get tougher during the Depression, several women look for ways to improve their circumstances.

When she receives an unexpected phone call from an old lover, Livia contends with memories she put aside many years ago.

In the finale to the Talisman trilogy, an older Jack Sawyer faces off against a gang of infected teenagers and other destructive forces.

A woman who runs the Rhode Island Department for Emergency Preparedness and her husband, who is a police polygraph expert, face a crisis in their marriage.

The third book in the "Dungeon Crawler Carl" series. Carl and Donut are up against a subway system filled with monsters.

After a betrayal and a financial crisis, John and Helen Koh move with their three children from Korea to Australia to California in the 1990s.