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Aversión: Libro uno de la saga La mentalista
Kenechi Udogu, Eva María Medina Cabanelas
Synopsis: Por primera vez para Gemma Green, las cosas deberían haber sido sencillas. Encontrar a tu sujeto, sostenerle la mirada y meterle un pensamiento en la cabeza para salvarlo de un futuro desastre: aversión completa. Un proceso bastante simple, dado que el sujeto no va a tener ningún recuerdo de la experiencia. Pero Russ Tanner no parece querer olvidar. De hecho, cuanto más trata ella de evitarlo, más presiona él para llegar a conocerla. Gemma sabe que tiene un problema, pero ¿se está enfrentando a los efectos secundarios de una aversión fallida o el campeón de tenis del instituto se ha realmente enamorado de ella?
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Series
Adam Undercover, The Consortium Directive (SERIES)
Synopsis: An unhackable global crime syndicate. An assassination order on a diplomat and his family. A government powerless to help.

The world is a small place when you're being hunted.

Adam and Emma are used to being the youngest agents in the Arcanum Trivindico. Remarkable gadgets, vehicles, and advanced training continue to hone their talents as undercover operatives. A pair of new classmates and an unsanctioned assignment bring questioned loyalties and sparks of romance. As they battle their way across a jungle on an unfamiliar continent, each of them will be pushed to the limit to survive… and complete the mission.

The Presidium Files (Book 1) available now. Look for the final episode (Book 3) in the trilogy coming late 2018.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Series
The Unseen
Jacob Devlin
Synopsis: Crescenzo and his friends may have survived their confounding journey to the enchanted realms of Florindale, but now they find themselves fighting for their sanity and lives while stuck on the other side of the very mirror they set out to destroy.

With their families trapped by a former ally with a crippling fear of the queen, Enzo, Rosana, and Zack must play a deadly game in Wonderland, where shadows are on the move, kings are at war, and one of them wants Rosana dead.

As darkness hovers over the world, the friends must lean on each other and stop the King of Hearts from following through on Avoria's orders: Break them.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Series
Jennifer Jones 1: Dark Turnings
Synopsis: Jennifer Jones: Dark Turnings

Some doors should not be opened.
Some roads should not be crossed.
Some mistakes cannot be undone ...
And sometimes, there is no turning back.

Jennifer Jones is an ordinary young woman. But sometimes, extraordinary things happen to ordinary people.

When Jennifer and her friends are flung into a world they do not understand, they accidentally release an ancient demon, a monster of vast cunning, malice and power. Imprisoned for 1,000 years, it is now free to wreak a terrifying vengeance.

Determined to undo the harm they have caused, Jennifer and her friends follow it into corridors connecting countless worlds and times, and from there, into a gentle world of trees and mountains, sunlight and springs. They are all that stands between a peaceful people and a destroyer of worlds.

Jennifer and her friends are courageous, creative and loyal. But can courage and loyalty be enough against a power so dark, and so full of hate?

Evil is real. So are innocence and courage. Light stands against darkness in a battle for life.

Jennifer Jones: Dark Turnings is a young adults’ fantasy adventure in the tradition of the Hobbit and the Chronicles of Narnia
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Series
Puzzle Master Series Book 1
Synopsis: Cephas Paulson was born to solve puzzles that nobody else can solve, a talent the U.S. government has exploited with deadly results. Living in 2202 A.D., his is a world dominated by apathy and hedonism where religion is banned and the few remaining Christians hide in the shadows. Known worldwide as “The Cult Hunter”, Cephas is largely responsible for putting them there. Now living a quiet life as a Religious History professor, Cephas is reluctantly called out of retirement when the government sends him on a high stakes mission designed to crush Christianity once and for all.
As the puzzles begin to unravel, Cephas struggles to find the one answer that has always eluded him, the solution to his own desire to explore faith rather than destroy it. To do so, he finds himself walking a dangerous line between two worlds and two beautiful women. One represents the temptations of the outwardly utopian world of man while the other the Godly world that he’s secretly trying to understand. Unfortunately, neither these worlds nor these women are truly what they appear to be, leaving Cephas to wonder if “The Cult Hunter” has become the hunted. Luckily, like the Apostle Paul, Cephas’ learns that God often chooses His champions from the least likely among us and even “The Cult Hunter” has a place in His plan.

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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Series
Fortune Kookie Bk2 series Looking for Normal
Synopsis: Short-listed for the 2017 Rossetti Award. "Jean Gill brings her magical storytelling skills to teens, to weave compelling and thought-provoking stories that will linger on in their minds well after the last page is read." Kristin Gleeson, author and children's librarian
Can dreams take over your life? Jamie's mother is hooked on fortune-tellers, and running the family into debt. To cure her, Jamie decides to investigate the psychic world, and to show that it is a rip-off, with the help of her best friend, Ryan.
  Their research causes havoc in school and they are drawn deeper into the very world they are investigating. Jamie's dreams of walking a medieval battlefield are so vivid that she feels compelled to resolve a historical mystery that starts at Kidwelly Castle in South Wales, where Princess Gwenllian once lived.
  Caught up in what seem to be supernatural events, Jamie doesn't know what to believe and is sleepwalking into danger. Will friendship be strong enough to bring her back into the real world?
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Series
Braidy von Althuis and the Pesky Pest Controller
Cassidy Dwelis, Cassidy Dwelis
Synopsis: Ten-year-old Braidy von Althuis just wants one thing: to fit in. The other kids at school think he’s weird, and for good reason. Despite his oddities, Braidy wants more than anything for his dad to be able to come to Township Day, a fun-filled event at school, but Mr. von Althuis refuses. “It’s too dangerous,” he says.

Things change for Braidy when Mr. von Althuis gets sick, and, even wose, this pesky pest controller won’t leave Braidy alone! Will Braidy be able to get his family to Township Day without his world falling apart?

Braidy von Altuis and the Pesky Pest Controller is a tale of frienship, family, magic, and mayhem that takes a look at what it means to be bullied and how to rise above it.

This book is suitable for children aged 8 - 11.
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Age Level: 8 - 12
Genre: Series
Invasion of the Ortaks: The Defeat (Book 2)
Synopsis: The frightened armies, noblemen, and kings of Eniktronia, Montania, and Serpenia face off against the Ortaks and King Armus in a spectacular battle at Broad Valley. But their heroism is offset by their lack of experience, and the Ortaks’ strategic attacks lay waste to them. Meanwhile, the elves of Alfheim and their aides transport themselves to the land of men to inform them of their new supernatural enemies: bull-riding demons, ferocious wolflike creatures, and the Necromancers who summon them. A band of soldiers, who escaped death at Broad Valley, led by an archer named Axel, find protection together. This is the second book in the Esthopian Sagas.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Series
Invasion of the Ortaks: Brutal Force (Book 4)
Synopsis: War rages across Esthopia as the Ortaks threatens to overrun and destroy all who stand against them. In an attempt to conquer Eniktronia, King Anton of Antonia crosses the Bending Pass with his army and lays siege to Borg Castle, not knowing his lands are being raided by the Ortaks. Led by General Akhtar, with reinforcements from Orknia, the invader's brutal armies cross the Great River and attack Rutan City and Crystal City.
Meanwhile, the heroes of Esthopia do what they can to turn the tide of war, and Tania crosses the River of Wisdom to convince the barbarians to get involved. At the same time, Queen Egny makes her way with her army from Serpenia into Montania and Eniktronia. She seeks to reclaim her throne at Eniktronia Castle.
Decimated and scattered, the army of Antonia readies itself and makes a stand against the Ortaks. While in Alfheim, they prepare for the biggest threat ever to be seen from the Underworld.
This is the fourth book in the Esthopia Sagas.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Series
No More Maybes
Elizabeth Stevens
Synopsis: Can you believe in someone who can’t believe in himself? Maybe…

Maybe I just wanted to get through Year 12, coaching, and soccer with no distractions. Maybe life had other plans.

Maybe I shouldn’t be drawn to Cole; the new guy who gets into fights and smokes. Maybe I should want to date Jaime; the nice, steady guy who’s always been there.

Maybe you can’t help who you fall for, whether they’re good for you or not. Maybe it shouldn’t matter as long as you’re happy.

Maybe each new bruise on Cole’s face is a reason to walk away. Maybe there’s more to the secrets he hides and that’s a reason to be there for him.

Maybe a lifetime of pain can’t be washed away by anyone else but you. Maybe finally proving that someone else isn’t going to walk away is enough.

Or, maybe it’s time I got out of my own head and stopped wondering. Maybe it’s time I just live by my own rules and find out the answers to all those maybes.

It’s time for no more maybes.

A sweet YA romance about first love and learning to understand different experiences, this is Cole’s story from Aurora’s point of view.

The companion novel, Gray’s Blade, is from Cole’s point of view; much like the characters themselves, Cole’s version is darker, dirtier, and rougher. Read through to the end of No More Maybes for a sneak peek at chapter one of Cole’s side. Please be aware that this story is set in Australia and therefore uses Australian English spelling and syntax.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Series
Netherfield Prep: A Modern Reimagining of Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice'
Synopsis: "It is a truth universally assumed that a stupidly rich boy must be in want of a girlfriend. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a girl who has just travelled half a world must be in want of a bed."

From her first day at pompous boarding school Netherfield, fiery Australian Lily Brewer comes up against the arrogance of Austin Cooper. Austin and his twin Jax are the hottest guys in school. And the richest. It’s quick wits and sass versus suave intelligence and abs, and they refuse to fall for each other. The rest of the school ignores Austin’s behaviour for his pretty face and fat wallet. But, Lily can’t get past his cold character even while her insults are enough to bring a smile to Austin’s usually dour face. As Lily’s roommate Anne is getting closer to Jax, Austin and Lily are always at each other’s throats despite the sizzling chemistry that both of them deny simmering below the surface.

Between an ardent proposal from her step-mother’s simpering nephew, a dashing young fellow-Aussie from the Military College, the twins’ scheming bitch of a cousin, Lily’s embarrassing family, Austin’s intended fiancée, the antics of the twins’ best friend, the overbearing Lady Celia, and a whole lot of stubbornness, love seems off the dance card for everyone.

Will pride and prejudice ruin them all? Or will love win the day?

Get ready to spot all your favourite characters in this Young Adult modern reimagining of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, told in dual POV.

Please be aware that this story uses Australian English spelling and syntax.

What People are Saying:
"...this was lighter and funny version of the old, heavy, royal, mannerly, and serious pride & prejudice. This is ‘Pride & Prejudice’ story for younger generation." - Yesha (Books Teacups and Reviews.)
"Jovial and light-hearted, Netherfield Prep made me smile, gush and laugh the way the original Jane Austen novels always have..." - Zoe (Attic Salt Reviews)
"I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS BOOK!" – Kimberly
"Austen aficionados may enjoy finding the hidden little links to other Pride and Prejudice spin-offs..." - Anna
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Series
Tess the Princess Dress (The Chronicles of the Clothes Mind Book 1)
Synopsis: Tess the princess dress is Grace's most loved birthday gift. Grace and Tess are best friends. They do everything together. But when the weather turns chilly, Grace trades Tess in for a warm coat. Tess is left behind in a closet in the hall. What will Tess do if Grace doesn’t wear her anymore?

Tess the Princess Dress is the rhyming tale of the journey one princess dress takes to discover who she truly is. This first book in the picture book series The Chronicles of the Clothes Mind highlights mixed-media illustrations that intertwine full-color photographs with whimsical cartoon characters.

Ever wonder what our clothes do when we aren't around? ;)

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Age Level: 5 - 8
Genre: Series
A Gypsy Curse - Full Moon series book 2
Synopsis: A Gypsy curse that must be broken, a dangerous secret that cannot be revealed…

Clara is a shape-shifter who is cursed. The curse is presenting her with huge problems and she wants rid of it, even though she’s been told it can’t be done.

Luke is a Gypsy, whose clan has camped by Clara’s town. He happily spends his days exploring the woodland, while avoiding the ‘townies’ that live on the other side.

When Clara bumps into Luke an opportunity presents itself. Luke’s family may know how to free Clara from the curse, if only she can gain their trust. But in becoming friends with Luke, Clara puts her own secret at risk. When the Gypsies abruptly disappear, Clara is left confused, anxious and alone.

Will Clara ever see Luke again? Will she ever find a way to break the curse? And just how far is she willing to go to do so?

A Litpick Top Choice Award winner, ‘A Gypsy Curse’ is the second book in the Full Moon series. If you enjoy a rollercoaster ride of action and suspense, then this book is a must read.

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Age Level: 8 - 12
Genre: Series
Avery Appreciates True Friendship (Lady Tigers Book 4)
Vineet Siddhartha, Paige Ashley Brotherton
Synopsis: Playing softball for the Lady Tigers had always been the key to Avery, Charlotte, and Bianca’s friendship. It was the common interest they shared.
But when Charlotte grows closer to a new girl in the neighborhood, Avery worries that her friend’s new interest in clothes and shopping will tear the trio apart. Suddenly, Avery finds herself surrounded by worry, stress, and jealousy that affects the whole team. Can the girls come together for the upcoming tournament, or will insecurities get the better of the Lady Tigers?
And can Avery learn to accept her friend’s new interest…and herself?
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Age Level: 8 - 12
Genre: Series
Bella the Umbrella (The Chronicles of the Clothes Mind Book 2)
Synopsis:

Bella is a happy umbrella when it's cloudy and rainy. But not every day will be that way. What will she do when the sun comes out? Bella the Umbrella is one umbrella’s quest to think outside the box. Explore the whole other world in your home that you never even knew existed!

This second book in the children's rhyming picture book series The Chronicles of the Clothes Mind again mixes full-color photographs with whimsical cartoon characters.

Why do only toys get their own story? Why do only pets get a secret life? Clothes and accessories know their own minds and have feelings, too. Experience the clothes mind as only someone with an open mind can.

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Age Level: 5 - 8
Genre: Series
The Card People Part 2: Identity Swap
Synopsis: Previously in The Card People series . . . Soon after the disappearance of Samir Kapadia, a computer genius, his son Paul found a deck of cards. Thanks to Samir’s most astounding creation, a life-giving nanodust, the cards could move and speak. These card people were kind and resourceful, but a terrifying enemy, in the shape of flying scissors, threatened their destruction.

Paul and his brother Sam turned for help to David Westfield, Samir's former associate. But after meeting with the kids, Westfield betrayed them. He was the brain behind the scissors people, and soon with his own evil nanodust, he would create even deadlier weapons.

As part 1 ended, Paul devised a daring new idea to stop Westfield. Find out what it is in Part 2, IDENTITY SWAP.

This novel is for ages nine and up, and is the second in a trilogy.
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Age Level: 8 - 12
Genre: Series

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