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Saturday, November 19, 2016

Fresh Batch (November 20th – 26th)

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Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

Of Fire and Stars
Audrey Coulthurst
Publication date: November 22nd 2016
by Balzer + Bray

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Betrothed since childhood to the prince of Mynaria, Princess Dennaleia has always known what her future holds. Her marriage will seal the alliance between Mynaria and her homeland, protecting her people from other hostile lands. But Denna has a secret. She possesses an Affinity for fire—a dangerous gift for the future queen of a kingdom where magic is forbidden.

Now, Denna must learn the ways of her new home while trying to hide her growing magic. To make matters worse, she must learn to ride Mynaria’s formidable warhorses before her coronation—and her teacher is the person who intimidates her most, the prickly and unconventional Princess Amaranthine (called Mare), sister of her betrothed.

When a shocking assassination leaves the kingdom reeling, Mare and Denna reluctantly join forces to search for the culprit. As the two work together, each discovers there’s more to the other than she thought. Mare is surprised by Denna’s intelligence and bravery, while Denna is drawn to Mare’s independent streak. Soon their friendship is threatening to blossom into something more.

But with dangerous conflict brewing that makes the alliance more important than ever, acting on their feelings could be deadly. Forced to choose between their duty and their hearts, Mare and Denna must find a way to save their kingdoms—and each other.

Other releases this week:
* In no particular order *


– Scythe (Scythe #1) by Neal Shusterman [Purchase]
– Fate of Flames (Effigies #1) by Sarah Raughley [Purchase]
– Shadow Fall (Shadow Fall #1) by Audrey Grey [Purchase]
– Trouble Makes a Comeback (Trouble #2) by Stephanie Tromly [Purchase]


– Dust Bath Revival (Feral Seasons #1) by Marianne Kirby [Purchase]
– Catalyst by Kristin Smith [Purchase]
– Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More by Dustin Hansen [Purchase]
– Cursing Fate (The Fated #2) by Brenda Drake [Purchase]


– Gap Life by John Coy [Purchase]


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Fresh Batch (November 13th – 19th)

Fresh Batch (November 13th – 19th)

Posted by on 11/12/2016 • 3 Comments

Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

This Is Our Story Ashley Elston Publication date: November 15th 2016 by Disney-Hyperion

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No one knows what happened that morning at River Point. Five boys went hunting. Four came back. The boys won’t say who fired the shot that killed their friend; the evidence shows it could have been any one of them.

Kate Marino’s senior year internship at the District Attorney’s Office isn’t exactly glamorous—more like an excuse to leave school early that looks good on college applications. Then the DA hands her boss, Mr. Stone, the biggest case her small town of Belle Terre has ever seen….

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Fresh Batch (November 6th – 12th)

Fresh Batch (November 6th – 12th)

Posted by on 11/05/2016 • 0 Comments

Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

Heartless Marissa Meyer Publication date: November 8th 2016by Feiwel & Friends

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Long before she was the terror of Wonderland — the infamous Queen of Hearts — she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love.

Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and a favorite of the yet-unmarried King of Hearts, but her interests lie elsewhere. A talented baker, all she wants is to open a shop with her best friend and supply the Kingdom of Hearts with delectable pastries and confections. But according to her mother, such a goal is unthinkable for the…

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Fresh Batch (October 20th – November 5th)

Fresh Batch (October 20th – November 5th)

Posted by on 10/29/2016 • 2 Comments

Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

The Diabolic S.J. Kincaid Publication date: November 1st 2016by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

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A Diabolic is ruthless. A Diabolic is powerful. A Diabolic has a single task: Kill in order to protect the person you’ve been created for.

Nemesis is a Diabolic, a humanoid teenager created to protect a galactic senator’s daughter, Sidonia. The two have grown up side by side, but are in no way sisters. Nemesis is expected to give her life for Sidonia, and she would do so gladly. She would also take as many lives as necessary to keep Sidonia safe.

When the…

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Fresh Batch (October 23rd – 29th)

Fresh Batch (October 23rd – 29th)

Posted by on 10/22/2016 • 0 Comments

Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

A Darkly Beating Heart Lindsay Smith Publication date: October 25th 2016by Roaring Brook Press

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A time-travel story that alternates between modern day and 19th century Japan as one girl confronts the darkness lurking in her soul.

No one knows what to do with Reiko. She is full of hatred. All she can think about is how to best hurt herself and the people closest to her. After a failed suicide attempt, Reiko’s parents send her from their Seattle home to spend the summer with family in Japan to learn to control her emotions. But while visiting Kuramagi, a historic village…

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Fresh Batch (October 16th – 22nd)

Fresh Batch (October 16th – 22nd)

Posted by on 10/15/2016 • 4 Comments

Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

What Light Jay Asher Publication date: October 18th 2016by Razorbill

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From Jay Asher, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Thirteen Reasons Why, comes a romance that will break your heart, but soon have you believing again. . . . Sierra’s family runs a Christmas tree farm in Oregon—it’s a bucolic setting for a girl to grow up in, except that every year, they pack up and move to California to set up their Christmas tree lot for the season. So Sierra lives two lives: her life in Oregon and her life at Christmas. And leaving one always means…

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Fresh Batch (October 9th – 15th)

Fresh Batch (October 9th – 15th)

Posted by on 10/08/2016 • 1 Comment

Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

Still Life with Tornado A.S. King Publication date: October 11th 2016by Dutton Books for Young Readers

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Sarah can’t draw. This is a problem, because as long as she can remember, she has “done the art.” She thinks she’s having an existential crisis. And she might be right; she does keep running into past and future versions of herself as she explores the urban ruins of Philadelphia. Or maybe she’s finally waking up to the tornado that is her family, the tornado that six years ago sent her once-beloved older brother flying across the country for a reason she can’t…

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Fresh Batch (October 2nd – 8th)

Fresh Batch (October 2nd – 8th)

Posted by on 10/01/2016 • 2 Comments

Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

Nemesis Anna Banks Series: Nemesis #1 Publication date: ctober 4th 2016by Feiwel & Friends

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The princess didn’t expect to fall in love–with her nemesis.

Princess Sepora of Serubel is the last Forger in all the five kingdoms. The spectorium she creates provides energy for all, but now her father has found a way to weaponize it, and his intentions to incite war force her to flee from his grasp. She escapes across enemy lines into the kingdom of Theoria, but her plans to hide are thwarted when she is captured and placed in the young king’s servitude.

Tarik has just…

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