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The Language of Thorns
Leigh Bardugo

The Language of Thorns

Genre:
Fairy Tales, Folktales and Myths, Short Stories
Age Level:
YA

Inspired by myth, fairy tale, and folklore, this atmospheric collection of short stories is filled with betrayals, revenge, sacrifice, and love. These tales take the reader to lands both familiar and strange ― to a fully realized world of dangerous magic that millions have visited through the novels of the Grishaverse.

Revenge of the Witch
Joseph Delaney

The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch

Genre:
Fairy Tales, Folktales and Myths, Fantasy, Fiction
Age Level:
Middle Grade

Twelve-year-old Tom leaves his family to apprentice with The Spook, whose job is to protect the village from witches, boggarts, and other creatures. When Tom makes some terrible mistakes, he seems destined for a horrific fate.

The Last Book in the Universe
Rodman Philbrick

The Last Book in the Universe

Genre:
Fantasy, Science fiction / Dystopian

Unless you are one of the genetically improved that are permitted to live in Eden, you live in the Urb, the ragged ruins of a once great city. Spaz lives there, surviving by stealing for the gang lead by Billy Bizmo. When Spaz is ordered to rob Ryter, he gets more than the old man’s meager possessions — he finds a friend who is willing to help him help his dying sister.

Last Cuentista book cover
Donna Barba Higuera

The Last Cuentista

Genre:
Science fiction / Dystopian
Age Level:
Middle Grade

Higuera’s middle-grades dystopian novel, weaves together Mexican folklore and science fiction through the eyes of aspiring storyteller Petra Peña who awakens on a new planet hundreds of years after Earth’s destruction, the only person alive who holds the stories of the past, and any hope for the future.

The Last Last Day of Summer
Lamar Giles

The Last Last Day of Summer

Genre:
Fiction
Age Level:
Middle Grade

When adventurous Black cousins Otto and Sheed Alston accidentally extend the last day of summer by freezing time, they find the secrets hidden between the unmoving seconds, minutes, and hours are not the endless fun they expected.

The Last Mission
Harry Mazer

The Last Mission

Genre:
Historical Fiction
Age Level:
YA

In 1944, as World War II is  raging across Europe, fifteen-year-old Jack Raab  dreams of being a hero. Leaving New York City, his  family, and his boyhood behind, Jack uses a false  I.D. and lies his way into the U.S. Air  Force.

last straw
Jeff Kinney

The Last Straw

Greg doesn’t think he needs a resolution for the New Year; he’d be hard to improve on. But he’s not sure his parents agree. Once again, family and school lives are revealed with ardent honesty through Greg’s voice and comic drawings.

The Last of the Sky Pirates
Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

The Last of the Sky Pirates

Genre:
Fantasy, Fiction
Age Level:
Middle Grade

Rook Barkwater lives in the network of sewer-chambers beneath Undertown, the bustling main city of the Edgeworld. He dreams of becoming a librarian knight – one of those sent out to explore the mysteries of their world. Breaking all the rules, he sets out on a journey to the Free Glades and beyond. His luck and determination lead him from one peril to another until, buried in the heart of the Deepwoods, Rock encounters a mysterious character—the last sky pirate—and is thrust into a bold adventure that dares to challenge the might of the dreaded Guardians of the night.

The Last Universe
William Sleator

The Last Universe

Genre:
Science fiction / Dystopian
Age Level:
YA

The scariest story you will ever read about quantum physics! Gary is confined to a wheelchair, and his older sister Susan must act as his caretaker over the summer. While exploring the maze in their garden that seems somehow connected to Gary’s illness, they make a startling discovery.

The Life I’m In
Sharon Flake

The Life I’m In

Genre:
Fiction
Age Level:
YA

Turned out of the only home she has known, Black sixteen-year-old Charlese Jones is on a bus heading to Alabama when she is lured into the dangerous web of human trafficking.