Tehlor Kay Mejia
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Silver Springs, Arizona, her mother's stories of the monstrous La Llorona are thrilling but unbelievable to science-loving Paola until she and her best friends Dante and Emma take a walk through a cactus field near the Gila River.
Author
Series
We set the dark on fire volume 1
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Dani must question everything she's worked for as she learns about the corruption of the Median government."--
At the Medio School for Girls, distinguished young women are trained for one of two roles in their polarized society. Depending on her specialization, a graduate will one day run a husband's household or raise his children, but both wives are promised a live of comfort and luxury, far from the frequent political uprisings of the lower class....
Author
Series
Paola Santiago volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Months after confronting the legendary La Llorona, Paola starts dreaming again, this time about fantasmas that are stalking her and someone who might be even more dangerous--her estranged father.
Author
Series
Paola Santiago volume 3
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
"Thirteen-year-old Paola Santiago must return to the void to rescue her best friend Dante and face her biggest foe yet : El Cucuy, the lord of nightmares"--
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this nail-biting sequel to Tehlor Kay Mejia’s critically acclaimed fantasy novel We Set the Dark on Fire, La Voz operative Carmen is forced to choose between the girl she loves and the success of the rebellion she’s devoted her life to.Perfect for fans of The Handmaid’s Tale and Anna-Marie McLemore.
Being a part of the resistance group La Voz is an act of devotion and desperation.
...6) Miss Meteor
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
392 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A teen who secretly arrived with the meteor that gave her small hometown its name discovers that she is turning back into stardust and teams up with her best friend in an effort to secure her human existence by entering a local beauty pageant that has always been won by thin, blonde, white girls.
There hasnt been a winner of the Miss Meteor beauty pageant who looks like Lita Perez or Chicky Quintanilla in all its history. But thats not the only reason...
Author
Series
Are you afraid of the dark? volume 1
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
181 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Three chilling tales of monsters, ghosts, and terrifying creatures. The Midnight Society is back, and a new horror fanatic wants in. When Alicia discovers the Midnight Society in the dead of night, she's eager to join the ranks of its membership--but first she must prove she has the storytelling goods by scaring the pants off of them. Her task? To tell three terrifying tales, each more spine-tingling than the last. In 'The Tale of the Witch's Wings,'...
Author
Publisher
Make Me a World
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 640L
Physical Desc
358 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"One girl caught between the freedom she always wanted and a sister she can't bear to leave behind. Under the cover of the Night Forest, will Lucha be able to step into her own power...or will she be consumed by it? This gorgeous and fast-paced fantasy novel from acclaimed author Tehlor Kay Mejia is brimming with adventure, peril, romance, and family bonds--and asks what it means for a teen girl to become fully herself." -- Provided by publisher.
10) All out
Language
English
Description
Take a journey through time and genres and discover a past where queer figures live, love and shape the world around them. Seventeen of the best young adult authors across the queer spectrum have come together to create a collection of beautifully written diverse historical fiction for teens. From a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood set in war-torn 1870s Mexico featuring a transgender soldier, to an asexual girl discovering her identity amid the...
Publisher
Harlequin Teen
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
HL 800L
Physical Desc
405 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"History is filled with stories of women accused of witchcraft, of fearsome girls with arcane knowledge. Toil & Trouble features fifteen stories of girls embracing their power, reclaiming their destinies and using their magic to create, to curse, to cure--and to kill...This collection reveals a universal truth: there's nothing more powerful than a teenage girl who believes in herself"--Publisher.
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
445 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Told from more than a dozen alternating viewpoints, this spellbinding collection of stories follows eighteen students at the Galileo Academy for the Extraordinary as they each try to solve the murder of a professor, discovering that magic doesn't always play by the rules.