The Girl Who Drank the Moon

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Laini Taylor

**LIFE DOESN'T NEED MAGIC TO BE** *magical.* **(BUT A LITTLE BIT SURE DOESN'T HURT.** Petite though she may be, Zuzana is not known for her timidity. Her best friend, Karou, calls her "rabid fairy," her "voodoo eyes" are said to freeze blood, and even her older brother fears her wrath. But when it comes to the simple matter of talking to her crush, Mik, also known as Violin Boy, her courage deserts her. Now enough is enough! Zuzana is determined to seize the night, and she has a fistful of magic and a plan. It's a wonderfully elaborate treasure hunt of a plan that will take Mik all over Prague on a cold winter's night before finally leading him to the treasure: herself! Violin Boy is not going to know what hit him. *New York Times* bestselling author and National Book Award finalist Laini Taylor brings to life the funny, romantic, and magical first date of fan favorites Zuzana and Mik. Now in print for the first time, featuring breathtaking illustrations by Jim Di Bartolo, this companion tells the story of a night only hinted at in the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy. A perfect love story for new and old fans alike! This description comes from the publisher. *Night of Cake & Puppets* is a novella that takes place during *Daughter of Smoke & Bone*, the first book in the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy.

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Terry Brooks

Panterra Qu, a newly anointed Knight of the Word who has been entrusted with the last black staff and its powers, must protect thousands of lives that are put in danger when centuries of protective magic disappears.

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Gillian Neimark

**A ten-year-old is tasked with saving the world in this adventure novel that is “captivating, satisfying, and thrilling at the same time” (*Children’s Literature*).** It’s just another boring Wednesday in May for ten-year-old Flor Bernoulli of Brooklyn, New York. But it turns out to be a day like no other: She finds a mysterious key that gives her special superpowers, takes a journey across the ocean and through the Milky Way, and even meets her long-lost father. It all starts when her favorite neighborhood baker, the mysterious Dr. Pi, reveals that he is an ancient wizard, in charge of every single thing in the world that has the shape of a spiral—from seashells to galaxies to the inside of your ear. He needs her help to save the spiral from two strangers who have come to steal its power and destroy it. And so begins the magical adventure of a lifetime, where Flor learns that only she has the magic to keep the world spinning just as it should.

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Justine Larbalestier

When fifteen-year-old Reason is pulled through the magical door connecting New York City with the Sydney, Australia, home of her grandmother, she encounters an impossibly ancient man who seems to have some purpose in mind for her.