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There’s something to be said for starting your first day in faerie boarding school, for chasing a faerie through Chang’an during the Tang Dynasty to get your family’s heirloom back, for going on a night ride through the sky with a faerie prince in search of the missing part of your throuple, for descending into madness after spending countless nights plagued by the same faerie dream, and many more.Fly into this revelry filled with tricksters, lovers, monsters, and the like in this exciting collection for those who love faeries and those who are experiencing them for the first time!Edited by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker, Faeries Never Lie features short stories from belovedauthors Nafiza Azad, Holly Black, Dhonielle Clayton, Christine Day, Chloe Gong, Tessa Gratton, Kwame Mbalia, Ryan La Sala, L.L. McKinney, Anna-Marie McLemore, Kaitlyn Sage Patterson, Rory Power.

Take a journey through time and genres to discover stories where queer teens live, love, and shape the world around them. Seventeen young adult authors across the queer spectrum have come together to create a collection of beautifully written diverse historical fiction for teens.From a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood set in war-torn 1870s Mexico featuring a transgender soldier…to two girls falling in love while mourning the death of Kurt Cobain…to forbidden love in a sixteenth-century Spanish convent…and an asexual girl discovering her identity amid the 1970s roller-disco scene, All Out tells a diverse range of stories across cultures, time periods, and identities, shedding light on an area of history often ignored or forgotten.“Readers searching for positive, nuanced, and authentic queer representation—or just a darn good selection of stories—need look no further than this superb collection.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewFeaturing original stories from:Malinda LoMackenzi LeeRobin TalleyKody KeplingerElliot WakeAnna-Marie McLemoreShaun David HutchinsonDahlia AdlerTess SharpeKate ScelsaNatalie C. ParkerSara FarizanNilah MagruderTessa GrattonTehlor Kay MejiaAlex SanchezScott TraceyRead the entire set of companion anthologies featuring queer teens in the past, present, and future!All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the AgesOut Now: Queer We Go Again!Out There: Into the Queer New Yonder (coming soon!)

An action-packed speculative YA thriller for fans of the Amazon Prime series The Boys, books by Marie Lu and Veronica Roth's Divergent.'A high-octane adventure with killer tension' - Chloe Gong, global bestselling author of These Violent DelightsLesson One: Never tell anyone what you truly areTru and her friends are trainee assassins. But Tru has to keep the full extent of her skills a secret from everyone – if people knew, she’d be considered Dangerous. For now, she and her secrets are protected by undercover super-assassin turned guardian, Logan Dire, her protecter ever since her parents were murdered when she was 10. Logan bakes, he keeps house – and he secretly gives her lessons on how to stay alive.Lesson Two: When you think you’re beat – runThen Tru takes a random babysitting job one evening. When the house is attacked by assassins who’ve clearly come for Baby Thea, Tru has to put all Logan has taught her into action. She goes on the run, with Thea strapped to her chest and her three best friends at her side.Lesson Three: Trust is dangerousBut at every turn there’s’ a new question about who they can really trust. Oh, and Tru also has a burning question about whether it’s ok to kiss a girl who's trying to hunt you down . . .'This book is a good time' Dhonielle Clayton - bestselling author of The Belles

A companion to The Assassin's Guide to Babysitting - action-packed speculative YA thrillers for fans of the Amazon Prime series The Boys and books by Marie Lu and Veronica Roth.The First Explosion of Lila MorganLila Morgan is a bombshell. Her superhuman ability, when not controlled, explodes and leaves destruction in its path. Underhill, the secret superhuman agency, views bombshells as unstable and dangerous - Lila has spent her life proving them wrong. The Second Explosion of Lila MorganNow her actions and her heart rate are heavily monitored since no one trusts her to control her abilities. With this monitor, Lila can’t live a normal life, not when her heart races every time she sees her new girlfriend Tru, who she’s desperate to take on a first date.The Third Explosion of Lila MorganThen she meets Ryan, a fellow bombshell who promises to show her how to embrace her powers away from Underhill. Will she come out unscathed with Tru by her side, or will everything blow up in her face. . .Shadowy enemies, lifelong secrets, dangerous powers and maybe even a first date in this high-action companion story to The Assassin's Guide to Babysitting by acclaimed US author Natalie Parker .

Eleven diverse vampire stories from YA’s leading voices, including V.E. Schwab's First Kill, now a major Netflix adaptation!SINK YOUR TEETH INTO THIS...In this delicious new collection, you’ll find eleven fresh vampire stories from young adult fiction’s leading voices. Enter ‘The House of Black Sapphires’ by Dhonielle Clayton, and discover the secret world of vampires and magic behind the doors of New Orleans. Meet ‘The Boys From Blood River’ by Rebecca Roanhorse and their enticing power and terrible sacrifices. And in V.E. Schwab’s ‘First Kill’, witness the centuries-old struggle between vampire and slayer – and the thrill of forbidden love. Vampires lurking on social media, vampires hungry for more than just blood, vampires coming out – and going out for their first kill – this collection puts a new spin on the age-old classic.WELCOME TO THE EVOLUTION OF THE VAMPIRE – AND A REVOLUTION ON THE PAGESAMIRA AHMEDDHONIELLE CLAYTONZORAIDA CÓRDOVA AND NATALIE C. PARKERTESSA GRATTONHEIDI HEILIGJULIE MURPHYMARK OSHIROMREBECCA ROANHORSELAURA RUBYVICTORIA “V. E.” SCHWABKAYLA WHALEY

Anything is possible.From We Need Diverse Books fifteen award-winning and celebrated diverse authors deliver stories about a princess without need of a prince, a monster long misunderstood, memories that vanish with a spell, and voices that refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice.Alucard and Prince Rhy’s relationship in V.E. Schwab's Shades of Magic series is finally revealed, Anna-Marie McLemore gives “Cinderella” a trans retelling, while letters supernaturally cross borders between Gaza and Californiain Tochi Onyebuchi's “Habibi”.Close your eyes. Make a wish. The universe is yours for the taking.