Katherine Arden
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Winternight trilogy volume 2
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"The magical adventure begun in The Bear and the Nightingale continues as brave Vasya, now a young woman, is forced to choose between marriage or life in a convent and instead flees her home--but soon finds herself called upon to help defend the city of Moscow when it comes under siege"-- Provided by publisher.
Vasilisa's gift for seeing what others do not won her the attention of Morozko-- Frost, the winter demon. But Frost's aid comes at a cost,...
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Ayer Read-It-All Book Group
Marlborough Public Library Adult Book Club 2022
Pepperell - Winter Reads
Townsend Adult Books Set in the Wilderness
Marlborough Public Library Adult Book Club 2022
Pepperell - Winter Reads
Townsend Adult Books Set in the Wilderness
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"A magical debut novel for readers of Naomi Novik's Uprooted, Erin Morgenstern'sThe Night Circus, and Neil Gaiman's myth-rich fantasies, The Bear and the Nightingale spins an irresistible spell as it announces the arrival of a singular talent with a gorgeous voice. At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn't mind--she spends the winter nights huddled around the...
3) Small spaces
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"After suffering a tragic loss, eleven-year-old Ollie only finds solace in books. So when she happens upon a crazed woman at the river threatening to throw a book into the water, Ollie doesn't think--she just acts, stealing the book and running away. As she begins to read the slender volume, Ollie discovers a chilling story about a girl named Beth, the two brothers who both loved her, and a peculiar deal made with "the smiling man," a sinister specter...
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Vasilisa Petrovna is determined to forge her own path in a world that would rather lock her away. Her gifts and her courage have drawn the attention of Morozko, the winter-king, but it is too soon to know if this connection will prove a blessing or a curse. Now Moscow has been struck by disaster. Its people are searching for answers -- and for someone to blame. Vasya finds herself alone, beset on all sides. The Grand Prince is in a rage, choosing...
5) Dead voices
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Small spaces quartet volume 2
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"Trapped at a haunted ski resort, Ollie, Coco, and Brian must rely on their friendship and sharp minds if they want to escape."-- Provided by publisher.
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Berlin - Waiting for... The Women
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"During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despite eerie signs that suggest otherwise, in this historical novel with a speculative twist"-- Provided by publisher.
January 1918. Laura Iven was a revered field nurse until she was wounded and discharged from the medical corps, leaving behind a brother still fighting in Flanders. Now home in Halifax, Canada, she receives word of Freddie's death in combat,...
7) Dark waters
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Small spaces quartet volume 3
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Filled with chills and spooks galore, New York Times bestselling author Katherine Arden's latest installment in the creep-tastic Small Spaces Quartet is sure to haunt. Now in paperback. Until next time. That was the chilling promise the smiling man made to Ollie, Coco, and Brian after they last outsmarted him. And as the trio knows, the smiling man always keeps his promises. So when the lights flicker and a knock sounds at the door, there can only...
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[2024]
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In this bewitching picture book debut from bestselling fantasy author Katherine Arden, a girl wins an odd-looking goldfish at a county fair that ends up being secretly magical. When Daisy wins a funny-looking goldfish at a fair, she ignores the mean comments about its appearance. She doesn't mind the dull scales and lumpy head in fact, she thinks her goldfish is the prettiest thing in the world. However, as Daisy continues caring for the goldfish,...
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Planeta Infantil México
Pub. Date
2019
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Cuando Ollie se encuentra con una misteriosa mujer que, entre lágrimas, amenaza con tirar un libro al arroyo, no lo piensa dos veces, se lo arrebata de las manos y huye con él. A las pocas páginas Ollie queda enganchada con la escalofriante historia que cuenta Espacios pequeños:
Hace cientos de años en una granja vivía una niña, los dos chicos que estaban enamorados de ella y un extraño «hombre sonriente» —un espectro siniestro capaz de...
10) Empty smiles
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Small spaces quartet volume 4
Pub. Date
2022.
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"When the carnival arrives in town Coco, Brian, and Phil must work together to save Ollie from the smiling man"-- Provided by publisher.
11) Twice cursed
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Titan Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"In this follow-up to the bestselling Cursed: An Anthology, you'll unearth curses old and new. From a very different take on Snow White, to a new interpretation of The Red Shoes, the best in fantasy spin straw into gold, and invite you into the labyrinth"-- Provided by publisher