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Tales from the Hinterland: The Hazel Wood, Book 3

age 16+

Dark fairy tales feature young women in deadly jeopardy.

By Melissa Albert

(2021)

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Gustavo, the Shy Ghost

age 3+

A ghostly sweet tale of courage and friendship.

By Flavia Z. Drago

(2020)

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Heroes Wear Masks: Elmo's Super Adventure

age 3+

Wonderfully written guide to masks and emotions from Elmo.

By Sesame Workshop

(2020)

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The Electric Heir: Feverwake, Book 2

age 16+

Intense, romantic sci-fi tackles mature issues.

By Victoria Lee

(2020)

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Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard

age 16+

Girl survives through smarts and magic in intense novel.

By Echo Brown

(2020)

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Why?

age 3+

Girl stops supervillain in funny tale with powerful message.

By Adam Rex

(2019)

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Cursed

age 16+

Fierce woman leads reimagined, violent Arthurian tale.

By Thomas Wheeler

(2019)

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Ninth House

age 16+

YA author's adult fantasy has lots of drugs, sex, violence.

By Leigh Bardugo

(2019)

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Snow, Glass, Apples

age 16+

Fairy tale favorite gets dark, violent, sexy makeover.

By Neil Gaiman

(2019)

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Hair Love

age 3+

Lively, loving celebration of a dad, daughter, and her hair.

By Matthew A. Cherry

(2019)

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A Big Mooncake for Little Star

age 3+

Girl sneaks nibbles, mooncake wanes in cozy bedtime charmer.

By Grace Lin

(2018)

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Damsel

age 16+

Dark, twisty dragon quest tale has sex, gore, brutality.

By Elana K. Arnold

(2018)

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The Tangled Lands

age 16+

Related novellas have ecological themes, lots of violence.

By Paolo Bacigalupi, Tobias Buckell

(2018)

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Goldfish Ghost

age 3+

Lonely ghost fish finds a friend in charming seaside tale.

By Lemony Snicket

(2017)

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The Biggest Smallest Christmas Present

age 3+

Teensy girl gets jumbo presents in charming Christmas story.

By Harriet Muncaster

(2016)

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The Nonsense Show

age 3+

Bright, silly scenes of world turned upside down.

By Eric Carle

(2015)

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Leo: A Ghost Story

age 3+

Sweet, not scary story of friendship and imagination.

By Mac Barnett

(2015)

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Here Comes the Tooth Fairy Cat

age 3+

Cat plays Tooth Fairy in bid to meet her in funny romp.

By Deborah Underwood

(2015)

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Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music

age 3+

Gorgeous, magical story of a girl with music in her heart.

By Margarita Engle

(2015)

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Winterspell

age 16+

No sugar plum fairies in fevered, violent Nutcracker tale.

By Claire Legrand

(2014)

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