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Lists

2020 YA Holiday Gift Guide

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Ready for the holiday season? We are too! We created a list of books to inspire your gift giving…or to buy for yourself. Need more inspiration? Check out our 2019 gift guide.

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1. For Mystery Fans: Dare You to Lie by Amber Lynn Natusch

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Dare You to Lie follows Kylene after he dad was wrongfully convicted of murder. She’s determined to clear his name. But first, she has to back to her old school and deal with a group of guys who ruined her life and reputation. Kylene is a total badass and she uncovers some dark secrets in her small Ohio town. This book is perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson.

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Reviews

Review: Romanov by Nadine Brandes

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Most have heard the story of the Romanov family, but Brandes promised a new interpretation. Romanov depicts the famous tale of Anastasia Romanova’s time in exile after the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 Russia….but with a magical twist.

While in exile, her father, Tsar Nicholas II, gives Anastasia (known as Nastya throughout the novel) the mission of smuggling an ancient spell out of Tobolsk to Ekaterinburg, where her family is to live out their lives in exile. The spell, according to Nicholas, is the Romanov family’s “salvation” after they are captured by the Bolsheviks (or the Red Army). 

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