August Teen Books recommended by Teen Librarian Eliana L.
Curious Tides by Pascale Lacelle
August YA Book Club read! Reserve your spot at our next book club meeting here!
This dark academia book is a great read for fans of Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo. Emory, enrolled at Aldryn College for Lunar Magics, faces a tragedy where she is the only survivor. After the incident, Emory develops new mysterious powers. As she learns more about her powers, she falls into an intriguing world of a secret cult-like society. Forbidden magic, impressive world-building and romance make this story compelling.
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The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Matt is the clone of 142-year-old El Patron, a powerful dictator of a land called Opium. Matt is not the only clone- but he is the only one who has not been given significant brain damage as a form of control. As Matt learns the purpose for his existence, to keep El Patron alive, he learns the terrible ways that he and the other clones are to be used to do so. The book was published more than 20 years ago, but the haunting themes are relevant as ever: cloning, child slavery, and what makes a person valuable.
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The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo
This collection of short stories was written by the author of Six of Crows, Shadow and Bone and Ninth House- Leigh Bardugo. Re-told familiar fairytales with a dark edge will transport you to worlds full of mermaids, beasts and gingerbread golems. Great for fans of Black Mirror.
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