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Stranger Than Fiction (Fall 2022)

Stranger Than Fiction will encompass Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery, and Thriller titles that push the boundaries in exciting and strange ways.

 
48 Hours The Vanishing

48 Hours The Vanishing

By: Gabrielle Lord
ISBN: 9781610678650
Fiction, Teen, Mystery / Thriller
 
A House Unsettled

A House Unsettled

By: Trynne Delaney
ISBN: 9781773216959
Fiction, Teen, LGBTQIA+
 
Always Human

Always Human

By: Ari North
ISBN: 9781499811100
Fiction, Teen, LGBTQIA+
 
Ashur’s Tears

Ashur’s Tears

By: Bill Riley
ISBN: 9781612545349
Fiction, Teen, Action / Adventure
 
Asteroid Goldberg: Passover in Outer Space

Asteroid Goldberg

By: Brianna Caplan Sayres
Illustrated by:
Merrill Rainey
ISBN: 9781951365004
Fiction, 4-6, Humor
 
Beast Feast

Beast Feast

By: Emma Yarlett
Illustrated by:
Emma Yarlett
ISBN: 9781684640058
Fiction, 4-6, Humor
 
Billy Bukchorn and the Book of Spells

Billy Bukchorn and the Book of Spells

By: Gary Robinson
ISBN: 9781939053473
Fiction, Teen, Fantasy
 
Blackblood: Acolyte

Blackblood

By: Phu Vuong
Illustrated by:
Isa Enriquez
ISBN: 9781499811858
Fiction, Teen, Coming of Age
 
Blood Like Magic

Blood Like Magic

By: Liselle Sambury
ISBN: 9781534465299
Fiction, Teen, Fantasy
 
Bubbe and Bart’s Matzoh Ball Mayhem

Bubbe and Bart’s Matzoh Ball Mayhem

By: Bonnie Grubman
Illustrated by:
Deborah Melmon
ISBN: 978-1-951365-08-0
Fiction, 4-6, Humor
 
Catalyst

Catalyst

By: Tracy Richardson
ISBN: 9781612544458
Fiction, Teen, Fantasy
 
Chandu and the Super Set of Parents

Chandu and the Super Set of Parents

By: Roopa Raveendran-Menon
ISBN: 9781646030149
Fiction, 7-12, Fantasy
 
Curse of the Chosen vol. 2

Curse of the Chosen vol. 2

By: Alexis Deacon
Illustrated by:
Alexis Deacon
ISBN: 9781910620441
Fiction, Teen, Fantasy
 
Dalston Monsterzz

Dalston Monsterzz

By: Dilraj Mann
Illustrated by:
Dilraj Mann
ISBN: 9781910620359
Fiction, Teen, Contemporary
 
Dead of Winter Break (Cassandra Sato Mystery #3)

Dead of Winter Break (Cassandra Sato Mystery #3)

By: Kelly Brakenhoff
ISBN: 9781733742450
Fiction, Teen, Mystery / Thriller
 
Dead Week (Cassandra Sato Mystery #2)

Dead Week (Cassandra Sato Mystery #2)

By: Kelly Brakenhoff
ISBN: 9781733742429
Fiction, Teen, Diversity
 
Death by Dissertation (Cassandra Sato Mystery #1)

Death by Dissertation (Cassandra Sato Mystery #1)

By: Kelly Brakenhoff
ISBN: 9781733742405
Fiction, Teen,Mystery / Thriller
 
Dream-Shifter

Dream-Shifter

By: Lois Wickstrom
Illustrated by:
100covers
ISBN: 9781954519411
Fiction, 7-12, Animals
 
Each of Us a Desert 

Each of Us a Desert 

By: Mark Oshiro
ISBN: 9781250169228
Fiction, Teen, LGBTQIA+
 
Edited

Edited

By: Barry Lyga
ISBN: 9798200832408
Fiction, Teen, Fantasy
 
El ladrón del sombrero

El ladrón del sombrero

By: Jon Klassen
Illustrated by:
Jon Klassen
ISBN: 9788418133664
Fiction, 4-6, Mystery / Thriller
 
Empty Smiles

Empty Smiles

By: Katherine Arden
ISBN: 9780593109182
Fiction, 7-12, Mystery / Thriller
 
Fire Fight

Fire Fight

By: Jacqueline Guest
ISBN: 9781939053114
Fiction, Teen, Coming Of Age
 
Foul Lady Fortune

Foul Lady Fortune

By: Chloe Gong
ISBN: 9781665905589
Fiction, Teen, Historical Fiction
 
Found

Found

By: Joseph Bruchac
ISBN: 9781939053237
Fiction, Teen, Background / Culture
 
Gamayun Tales I

Gamayun Tales I

By: Alexander Utkin
Illustrated by:
Alexander Utkin
ISBN: 9781910620670
Fiction, Teen, Action / Adventure
 
Garbage Night

Garbage Night

By: Benji Lee
Illustrated by:
Benji Lee
ISBN: 9781910620212
Fiction, Teen, Friendships
 
Ghosts Come Rising

Ghosts Come Rising

By: Adam Perry
ISBN: 9781499813548
Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction
 
Hello

Hello

By: Aiko Ikegami
Illustrated by:
Aiko Ikegami
ISBN: 9781939547583
Fiction, 4-6, Imagination / Play
 
House of Glass Hearts

House of Glass Hearts

By: Leila Siddiqui
ISBN: 9781949528787
Fiction, Teen, Historical Fiction
 
How to Succeed in Witchcraft

How to Succeed in Witchcraft

By: Aislinn Brophy
ISBN: 9780593354520
Fiction, Teen, LGBTQIA+
 
I am Hava

I am Hava

By: Freda Lewkowicz
Illustrated by:
Siona Benjamin
ISBN: 978-1-951365-06-6
Fiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
 
I Shall Awaken

I Shall Awaken

By: Katerina Sardicka
Illustrated by:
Stepanka Coulfalova
ISBN: 9788000063478
Fiction, Teen, Mystery / Thriller
 
Journey to the Parallels

Journey to the Parallels

By: Marcie Roman
ISBN: 9781646032181
Fiction, 7-12, Fantasy
 
Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts

Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts

By: Erika Lewis
ISBN: 9781250208262
Fiction, 7-12, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
 
Kid Beowulf: The Blood-Bound Oath

Kid Beowulf

By: Alexis E. Fajardo
ISBN: 9781449475895
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Knee Deep

Knee Deep

By: Karol Hoeffner
ISBN: 9781646030095
Fiction, Teen, Coming of Age
 
Last Kids on Earth and the Forbidden Fortress #8

Last Kids on Earth and the Forbidden Fortress #8

By: Max Brallier
Illustrated by:
Douglas Holgate
ISBN: 9780593405239
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Lightning Girl

Lightning Girl

By: Alesha Dixon with Katy Birchall
Illustrated by:
ISBN: 9781684640782
Fiction, 7-12, Fantasy
 
Monster and Me 1: Who’s the Scaredy-Cat?

Monster and Me 1

By: Cort Lane
Illustrated by:
Ankitha Kini
ISBN: 9781499812923
Fiction, 4-6, Humor
 
Monsters Born and Made

Monsters Born and Made

By: Tanvi Berwah
ISBN: 9781728247625
Fiction, Teen, Animals
 
Monsters in the Mist

Monsters in the Mist

By: Juliana Brandt
ISBN: 9781728245447
Fiction, 7-12, Mystery / Thriller
 
Nessie and the Living Stone

Nessie and the Living Stone

By: Lois Wickstrom and Jean Lorrah
Illustrated by:
Sara Silvestris Strand
ISBN: 9781591092469
Fiction, 7-12, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
 
Nessie and the Viking Gold

Nessie and the Viking Gold

By: Lois Wickstrom and Jean Lorrah
Illustrated by:
Sara Silvestris Strand
ISBN: 9780916176211
Fiction, 7-12, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
 
Orange Forest Rabbit Mysteries

Orange Forest Rabbit Mysteries

By: Lois Wickstrom and Lucrecia Darling
ISBN: B0061NBCP2
Fiction, 7-12, Mystery / Thriller
 
Paranormal

Paranormal

By: Gary Robinson
ISBN: 9781939053084
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
 
Miss Peregrine’s Museum of Wonders

Miss Peregrine’s Museum of Wonders

By: Ransom Riggs
ISBN: 9780399538568
Fiction, Teen, Fantasy
 
Rabbit Chase

Rabbit Chase

By: Elizabeth LaPensée
Illustrated by:
KC Oster
ISBN: 9781773216201
Fiction, 7-12, LGBTQIA+
 
Reluctant Spy

Reluctant Spy

By: Lois Wickstrom
ISBN: B005FN97RE
Fiction, 7-12, Animals
 
Retro

Retro

By: Jarrod Shusterman & Sofía Lapuente
ISBN: 9781665902755
Fiction, Teen, Mystery / Thriller
 
Ripped Away

Ripped Away

By: Shirley Reva Vernick
ISBN: 9781646032037
Fiction, Teen, Historical Fiction
 
Road of the Lost

Road of the Lost

By: Nafiza Azad
ISBN: 9781534484993
Fiction, Teen, Fantasy
 
Scavenger Haunt A Cassandra Sato Halloween Short Mystery (A Cassandra Sato Mystery)

Scavenger Haunt A Cassandra Sato Halloween Short Mystery (A Cassandra Sato Mystery)

By: Kelly Brakenhoff
ISBN: B09HKZ3M9W
Fiction, Teen, Mystery / Thriller
 
Soul Riders: Darkness Falling

Soul Riders

By: Helena Dahlgren
ISBN: 9781524856205
Fiction, 7-12, Animals
 
Such a Library!

Such a Library!

By: Jill Ross Nadler
Illustrated by:
Esther van den Berg
ISBN: 978-1951365028
Fiction, 4-6, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
 
Supranormal

Supranormal

By: Gary Robinson
ISBN: 9781939053121
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
 
Surface Tension

Surface Tension

By: Mike Mullin
ISBN: 9781939100160
Fiction, Teen, Mystery / Thriller
 
Tekis

Tekis

By: Gómez
Illustrated by:
Gómez
ISBN: 9788418599033
Fiction, 7-12, Spanish
 
The Big Bang Book

The Big Bang Book

By: Asa Stahl
Illustrated by:
Carly Allen-Fletcher
ISBN: 9781939547644
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science
 
The Bones of Me

The Bones of Me

By: Kel Duckhouse
ISBN: 9781914343032
Fiction, Teen, Mystery / Thriller
 
The Boy Who Grew Dragons

The Boy Who Grew Dragons

By: Andy Shepherd
Illustrated by:
Sara Ogilvie
ISBN: 9781499810110
Fiction, 7-12, Animals
 
The Cursed Unicorn

The Cursed Unicorn

By: Alice Hemming
ISBN: 9781684643622
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
The Extraordinaries 

The Extraordinaries 

By: TJ Klune
ISBN: 9781250203663
Fiction, Teen, LGBTQIA+
 
The Field

The Field

By: Tracy Richardson
ISBN: 9781612543017
Fiction, Teen, Mystery / Thriller
 
The Ghost With The Smelly Old Underwear

The Ghost With The Smelly Old Underwear

By: José Carlos Andrés
Illustrated by:
Gómez
ISBN: 9788418599439
Fiction, 4-6, Humor
 
The Grimm Legacy

The Grimm Legacy

By: Polly Shulman
ISBN: 9780142419045
Fiction, 7-12, Humor
 
The Grizzled Grist Does Not Exist

The Grizzled Grist Does Not Exist

By: Juliette Maciver
Illustrated by:
Sarah Davis
ISBN: 9781776574155
Fiction, 4-6, Humor
 
The Hidden Knife

The Hidden Knife

By: Melissa Marr
ISBN: 9780525518525
Fiction, 7-12, Fantasy
 
The Infinite Noise 

The Infinite Noise 

By: Lauren Shippen
ISBN: 9781250297532
Fiction, Teen, Mental / Physcial Health
 
The Iron Raven

The Iron Raven

By: Julie Kagawa
ISBN: 9781335418630
Fiction, Teen, Fantasy
 
The Keeper of Night

The Keeper of Night

By: Kylie Lee Baker
ISBN: 9781335915795
Fiction, Teen, Fantasy
 
The Kindred

The Kindred

By: Alechia Dow
ISBN: 9781335418616
Fiction, Teen, Cultural Diversity
 
The Little House on Everywhere Street

The Little House on Everywhere Street

By: F. M. A. Dixon
ISBN: 9781646030743
Fiction, 7-12, Coming of Age
 
The Luminaries 

The Luminaries 

By: Susan Dennard
ISBN: 9781250194046
Fiction, Teen, Contemporary
 
The Poe Estate

The Poe Estate

By: Polly Shulman
ISBN: 9780399166143
Fiction, 7-12, Horror
 
The Queen of Junk Island

The Queen of Junk Island

By: Alexandra Mae Jones
ISBN: 9781773216355
Fiction, Teen, Coming of Age
 
The Sacrifice

The Sacrifice

By: Rin Chupeco
ISBN: 9781728255910
Fiction, Teen, LGBTQIA+
 
The Toot Fairy

The Toot Fairy

By: Mark Huffman
Illustrated by:
Dawn Davidson
ISBN: 9781612544861
Fiction, 4-6, Fantasy
 
The Very Genius Notebooks: The Chronicles of Deltovia

The Very Genius Notebooks

By: Olivia Jaimes
ISBN: 9781524871567
Fiction, 7-12, Humor
 
The Wells Bequest

The Wells Bequest

By: Polly Shulman
ISBN: 9780147510280
Fiction, 7-12, Fantasy
 
The Witch King

The Witch King

By: H.E. Edgmon
ISBN: 9781335425843
Fiction, Teen, Romance
 
The Witch’s Throne

The Witch’s Throne

By: Cedric Caballes
ISBN: 9781524876500
Fiction, Teen, Action / Adventure
 
The Wolf Suit

The Wolf Suit

By: Sid Sharp
Illustrated by:
Sid Sharp
ISBN: 9781773217208
Fiction, 7-12, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
 
These Fleeting Shadows

These Fleeting Shadows

By: Kate Alice Marshall
ISBN: 9780593405116
Fiction, Teen, LGBTQIA+
 
This Is Why We Lie

This Is Why We Lie

By: Gabriella Lepore
ISBN: 9781335452757
Fiction, Teen, Contemporary
 
Time Villains

Time Villains

By: Victor Piñeiro
ISBN: 9781728230498
Fiction, 7-12, Coming of Age
 
Unedited

Unedited

By: Barry Lyga
ISBN: 9798200832194
Fiction, Teen, Humor
 
Unfamiliar

Unfamiliar

By: Haley Newsome
ISBN: 9781524876838
Fiction, Teen, Fantasy
 
Venators: Magic Unleashed

Venators

By: Devri Walls
ISBN: 9781612549873
Fiction, Teen, Fantasy
 
Word Travelers and the Taj Mahal Mystery

Word Travelers and the Taj Mahal Mystery

By: Raj Haldar
Illustrated by:
Neha Rawat
ISBN: 9781728222059
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
 
Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor

Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor

By: Xiran Jay Zhao
ISBN: 9781665900706
Fiction, 7-12, Fantasy
 
Manjhi Moves a Mountain

Manjhi Moves a Mountain

By: Nancy Churnin
Illustrated by:
Danny Popovici
ISBN: 978-1-939547-34-7
Nonfiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
 
Boardwalk Babies

Boardwalk Babies

By: Marissa Moss
Illustrated by:
April Chu
ISBN: 9781939547668
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
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