

Only one question stands: Is Emmy in?īut most concerning of all: Why can’t she stop thinking about the terrifyingly competent, devastatingly gorgeous, wickedly charming Talia Avramov?īuy it: Bookshop | Amazon | IndieBound The Gold Persimmon by Lindsay Merbaum (5th)Ĭlytemnestra is a check-in girl at The Gold Persimmon, a temple-like New York City hotel with gilded furnishings and carefully guarded secrets. Talia had let herself be charmed, only to discover that Gareth was also seeing Linden-unbeknownst to either of them. On her first night home, Emmy runs into Talia Avramov-an all-around badass adept in the darker magical arts-who is fresh off a bad breakup. She’s determined to do her familial duty spend some quality time with her best friend, Linden Thorn and get back to her real life in Chicago. Her self-imposed exile has a lot to do with a complicated family history and a desire to forge her own way in the world, and only the very tiniest bit to do with Gareth Blackmoore, heir to the most powerful magical family in town and casual breaker of hearts and destroyer of dreams.īut when a spellcasting tournament that her family serves as arbiters for approaches, it turns out the pull of tradition (or the truly impressive parental guilt trip that comes with it) is strong enough to bring Emmy back. Now, with only days to spare until the dybbuk takes over Alter’s body completely, the two boys must race to track down the killer-before the killer claims them next.īuy it: Bookshop | Amazon | IndieBound Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper (5th)Įmmy Harlow is a witch but not a very powerful one-in part because she hasn’t been home to the magical town of Thistle Grove in years. A boy who means more to Alter than anyone knows.


While the rest of the city is busy celebrating the World’s Fair, Alter is now living a nightmare: possessed by Yakov’s dybbuk, he is plunged into a world of corruption and deceit, and thrown back into the arms of a dangerous boy from his past.

For Alter Rosen, this is the land of opportunity, and he dreams of the day he’ll have enough money to bring his mother and sisters to America, freeing them from the oppression they face in his native Romania.īut when Alter’s best friend, Yakov, becomes the latest victim in a long line of murdered Jewish boys, his dream begins to slip away. Will the decisions you make protect the many wondrous people of this rich, fantastic world?īuy it: Bookshop | Amazon | IndieBound The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros (5th)Ĭhicago, 1893. A secret visitor arrives late one night with news of the encroaching attack by the powerful Narbolian empire, who are poised to possess all of the kingdom of Elaria. YOU are Krishi, a Whisperer studying ancient, secret magic at the Citadel. The Citadel of Whispers by Kazim Ali (1st)
