Claire Legrand
1) Furyborn
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
The first book in the instant New York Times bestselling series, the Empirium Trilogy!
Furyborn is an epic YA fantasy about two fiercely independent young women, centuries apart, who hold the power to save their world...or doom it.
When assassins ambush her best friend, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing herself as one of a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light, and one of
...2) Kingsbane
Author
Series
Lexile measure
HL 840L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Gate keeping the angels at bay is falling. To repair it, Rielle Dardenne -- apponted Sun Queen -- must collect the seven hidden castings of the saints. She must also help her prince and love, Audric, protect Celdaria by spying on the angel Corien. Centuries later, Eliana Ferracora grapples with her new reality: She is the Sun Queen, humanity's long-awaited savior. But fear of corruption -- of becoming another Rielle -- keeps Eliana's power dangerous...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Lady Gemma Ashbourne seemingly has it all. She's young, gorgeous, and rich. Her family was Anointed by the gods, blessed with incredible abilities. But underneath her glittering fȧade, Gemma is deeply sad. Years ago, her sister Mara was taken to the Middlemist to guard against treacherous magic. Her mother abandoned the family. Her father and eldest sister, Farrin--embroiled in a deadly blood feud with the mysterious Bask family--often forget Gemma...
Author
Series
Empirium trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
HL 710L
Physical Desc
501 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
When assassins ambush her best friend, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing herself as one of a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light, and a queen of blood. To prove she is the Sun Queen, Rielle must endure seven elemental magic trials. If she fails, she will be executed...unless the trials kill her first. One thousand years later, the legend of Queen Rielle is a fairy tale to Eliana Ferracora. A bounty hunter for the Undying...
5) Lightbringer
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
HL 820L
Physical Desc
572 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Queen Rielle, pushed away from everything she loves, turns to Corien and his promises of glory. Meanwhile, whispers from the empirium slowly drive her mad, urging her to open the Gate. Separated from Audric and Ludivine, she embraces the role of Blood Queen and her place by Corien's side, determined to become the monster the world believes her to be. In the future, Eliana arrives in the Empire's capital as a broken shell of herself. Betrayed and...
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 760L
Physical Desc
447 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Who are the Sawkill Girls? Marion: The newbie. Awkward and plain, steady and dependable. Weighed down by tragedy and hungry for love she's sure she'll never find. Zoey: The pariah. Luckless and lonely, hurting but hiding it. Aching with grief and dreaming of vanished girls. Maybe she's broken--or maybe everyone else is. Val: The queen bee. Gorgeous and privileged, ruthless and regal. Words like silk and eyes like knives; a heart made of secrets and...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
580L
Physical Desc
374 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Finley Hart is sent to her grandparents' house for the summer, but her anxiety and overwhelmingly sad days continue until she escapes into her writings which soon turn mysteriously real and she realizes she must save this magical world in order to save herself" --
8) Extasia
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
484 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In a postapocalyptic world, sixteen-year-old Saint Amity joins a coven and sets out on a quest to summon the Devil in order to protect her village, which is controlled by group of pious elders.
Her name is unimportant. All you must know is that today she will become one of the four saints of Haven. The elders will mark her and place the red hood on her head. With her sisters, she will stand against the evil power that lives beneath the black mountain--an...
9) Foxheart
Author
Series
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
770L
Physical Desc
469 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Quicksilver--the self-proclaimed greatest thief in all the Star Lands--must travel back in time to when magic still existed and, with the help of her older self and a dog named Fox, stop the evil Wolf King from hunting witches to extinction" --
10) Thornlight
Author
Series
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
446 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Resourceful twin sisters and a desperate queen must find a new source of magic to stop their kingdom from being consumed by darkness.
11) Winterspell
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2014].
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 810L
Physical Desc
454 pages : maps ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
To find her abducted father and keep her sister safe from the lecherous politicians of 1899 New York City, seventeen-year-old Clara must journey to the wintry kingdom of Cane, where Anise, queen of the faeries, has ousted the royal family in favor of her own totalitarian, anti-human regime.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers edition.
Lexile measure
580L
Physical Desc
374 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"Finley Hart is sent to her grandparents' house for the summer, but her anxiety and overwhelmingly sad days continue until she escapes into her writings which soon turn mysteriously real and she realizes she must save this magical world in order to save herself" --
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
750L
Physical Desc
viii, 343 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Practically-perfect twelve-year-old Victoria Wright must lie, sneak, and break the rules when her investigation of the disappearance of her best--and only--friend, Lawrence, reveals dark secrets about her town and the orphanage run by the reclusive Mrs. Cavendish.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
790L
Physical Desc
488 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Thirty-six eerie short tales, most of which were originally published on the blog of the same name, relate to an imaginary museum of creepy artifacts and are arranged into such thematic "drawers" as love, luck, song, and fairy tales.
Series
Guys read volume 6
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
660L
Physical Desc
257 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Eleven masters of suspense have come together to bring you a bone-chilling collection of original ghost stories perfect for sharing around the campfire, reading under the covers with a flashlight, and scaring your friends' pants off" -- Dust jacket.