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Sloan McPherson and the Underwater Investigation Unit have discovered a van at the bottom of a murky Florida pond. Inside: the bodies of four teens who disappeared decades ago. To authorities, it looks like a tragic accident. To Sloan, it looks like murder. And when a fresh young kill is found in the Everglades, Sloan fears that her investigation has reawakened a monster. Has Sloan set a trap for a serial killer? Or has he set one for her? Kirkus calls Black Coral by bestselling author Andrew Mayne “a relentless nail-biter whether below or above the waterline.” Read it now.
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This Black History Month, join Amazon Publishing in celebrating contemporary Black storytellers. Scarlet Odyssey is an epic fantasy read by CT Rwizi. In the short personal reflection Before Her, Jacqueline Woodson reflects on the people who shaped her before she met Juliet, her one and only. Black Boy Out of Time is journalist Hari Ziyad’s eloquent memoir about growing up Black and queer in America. The Unspoken by bestselling author Ian K. Smith is the story of a private investigator seeking justice on the streets of Chicago. Read these books today.
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When Cordelia Hatmaker’s father vanishes on an ingredient expedition, Cordelia refuses to accept that he’s gone. Her grief-stricken aunt and uncle forge ahead to fulfill an order from the king for a magical Peace Hat. But then the Peace Hat is stolen—along with the Peace Boots, Cloak, Watch, and Gloves crafted by the other Maker families. Cordelia realizes that there is a menacing plot against the Makers, and that Prospero Hatmaker’s disappearance may be connected. Cordelia must uncover who is behind the thefts if she is to save the Makers and find out what really happened to her father.
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Jessica Yardley is a world-class prosecutor, but investigating serial killers is a whole different animal. When a killer inspired by a series of grisly paintings terrorizes a rural community outside of Las Vegas, Jessica is the only one who can catch him. But in order to track him down, she’ll need to turn to her ex-husband… a serial killer, who’s now on death row. Can she catch the killer, or will she become his next masterpiece?
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We’re giving away five of our favorite YA novels of the year! All you have to do is sign-up for our What’s Up in YA? newsletter and get the best YA news, book sales, recommendations, and more. Here’s the prize pack:
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow
We Are Not Free by Traci Chee
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Sponsored by Scout Press and Dark Horses, the astonishing debut novel from Susan Mihalic.
15-year-old Roan Montgomery trains under the laser focus of her father, but she’s come to realize that their relationship goes dangerously beyond that of rider and coach, or daughter and overprotective parent–and she’s ready for it to stop. But to save herself, will she have to sacrifice her dreams?
In the tradition of My Dark Vanessa or My Absolute Darling, Dark Horses is a searing, stunning novel not to be missed.
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Maddy Donaldo, homeless at twenty, has made a family of sorts in the dangerous spaces of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. When she unwittingly witnesses the murder of a young homeless boy and is seen by the perpetrator, her relatively stable life is upended. Suddenly, everyone from the police to the dead boy’s parents want to talk to Maddy about what she saw. As adults pressure her to give up her secrets and reunite with her own family before she meets a similar fate, Maddy must decide whether she wants to stay lost or be found.