It’s finally happening. All around, parents, teachers, and kids are dancing that new school year tango. The school supply aisles are ghost towns, discarded supply lists fluttering in the AC like tumbleweeds. Decorations are going up as fast as they can, and even faster, the ink is drying on newly printed schedules.
And so, in honor of all of those headed back to the classroom (whatever that classroom looks like) it’s time for us to do a Summer Reads of our Middle Grade and Young Adult books. Hopefully they’ll gain you a few extra hours of sanity as your kids anxiously await the new school year. Instead of bouncing off the walls or slumping across the couch announcing they’re bored, they can lose themselves in one last book of the summer.
The Guardians of the Hidden Scepter by Frank L. Cole
The ebook of this one is FREE this week from 8/16 to 8/18
Amber never dreamed her archaeology class would turn into a top-secret mission that would take her across the globe, but when her teacher goes missing, Amber realizes it’s up to her to protect the Hidden Scepter or risk unleashing an ancient power too terrifying to imagine. This mash-up between Indiana Jones and The Goonies is sure to thrill readers of all ages!
Talk to the Hand by Kari Lee Townsend
When Samantha Granger touches a meteor while talking on her cell phone, her life is changed forever: her body now has all the capabilities of her phone. She secretly calls herself a “Digital diva” as she rushes to answer emergency calls. But will her identity be discovered when sparks fly (literally!) between her and Trevor, her dreamy crush? Samantha has to get a handle on her abilities and quick, because when Sam gets kidnapped and the entire town is in danger, she is the only one who can save them.
The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason
Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. But when two society girls go missing, there’s no one more qualified to investigate.
Now fierce Evaline and logical Mina must resolve their rivalry, navigate the advances of not just one but three mysterious gentlemen, and solve a murder with only one clue: the strange Egyptian scarab.
If Stoker and Holmes don’t unravel why the belles of London society are in such danger, they’ll become the next victims…
The Spring Maiden by Allison Anderson
The ebook of this one is FREE this week from 8/15 to 8/19
Powerful plant mage and heir-apparent to the Duchy of Eleusion, Penny Barclay lives each day under two strict rules: Don’t shame the family’s magical heritage and don’t allow any man to turn her head.
While she knows her mother’s restrictive rules come from a place of love, Penny doesn’t always agree on how they should be followed—particularly with a rebellion threatening their way of life.
When Lou, a handsome spy sent by the Crown to investigate the rebellion, arrives with the expertise she needs to accomplish her goals, Penny demands she be included in his mission to help Lou uncover the leader of the rebellion… even if it costs her everything, including the freedom she’s longed for.
And we should add, the third book in the series, The Unseen King, will be out on 8/27! So, if you or your kid hurry, there’s still time to join in on waiting for this next installment. And to make that wait more exciting, Allison Anderson is giving away book swag to anyone who preorders and sends of their proof of purchase.
Treachery rots the Kingdom of Thornwilde from within and a teenage girl may hold the key to its salvation. Harlow grew up without magic. It was banned in the kingdom when she was only a child, and yet she knows of its power through her sister’s hushed whispers. And, more than that, she knows that having it is a death sentence.
Found family, romance, magic, and betrayal collide as she fights her way back to her sister, intent on reclaiming her life. But when the truth is finally revealed, Harlow’s world will never be the same.
Son of the Siren by Kristina Elyse Butke
The ebook for this one is 99 CENTS this week from 8/13 to 8/20
Sometimes love is a curse, a twisted, unnatural obsession.
Such is the dark magic of a siren’s song, the power of which half-siren Lirien witnesses for himself as he watches his mother sing his father, the King of Ardeth, into the sea. In a fruitless attempt to reverse his father’s fate, Lirien sets off a chain reaction, scattering his siblings and casting a terrible spell on his step-mother, the Queen.
Through elven mountains, fae forests, and siren waters, Lirien will stop at nothing to find and save his family. Threats come at him from all sides, but there are allies, too. Together, they’ll bring the stars raining down from the heavens if that’s what it takes to save Lirien’s family. As Lirien’s own deadly curse haunts him should he stray too long from the sea.
Four clans have been at war for centuries: the Kodiak, the Raven, the Wolf, and the Ram.
Seventeen-year-old Zo is a Wolf and a healer who volunteers to infiltrate the Ram as a spy on behalf of the allied clans. She offers herself as a Ram slave, joining the people who are called the Nameless. Hers is a suicide mission – Zo’s despair after losing her parents in a Ram raid has left her seeking revenge. But after her younger sister follows her into Ram’s Gate, Zo must find a way to survive her dangerous mission and keep her sister safe. What she doesn’t expect to find is the friendship of a young Ram whose life she saves, the confusing feelings she develops for a Ram soldier, and an underground Nameless insurrection. Zo learns that revenge, loyalty, and love are more complicated than she ever imagined.
Where rivers run red as blood, a long-forgotten darkness awaits its freedom…
Nastya Sokolov dreams of not being seen as an outcast. Born with the ability to foretell death with a simple touch, she’s relegated to the confines of her mother’s funeral home.
When the body of a car crash victim arrives at the morgue, Nastya finds something amiss. A clue beckoning to be unravelled.
Soon, another boy greets her doorstep, insistent his friend’s death was no accident. Before long, Nastya is dragged into a web of impossibilities, strange coincidences, and a baffling mystery in the small town of Cherry Cove.
The Lilac Plaque by K.J. Dawson
In a world of magic, Nicoleta is unremarkable, except for her cursed, stuttering tongue. No special powers, no renowned apprenticeship, just the terrible, stammering aftereffects of the Lilac Plague.
Until she opens a gift from her mother — a ghostly blue vision.
Instead of words of endearment, the vision reveals that Nicoleta’s mother was a Guardian entrusted with a magical key — a key so powerful that those who rule will do anything to find it.
In a race against the crown, she must find the treasure and the true heir, the only one who can stop the curse from being fulfilled. Impossible? Almost certainly. One false step spells disaster. But Nicoleta is no fool. Where those before her died trying, Nicoleta forges a new path, relying on her wits and some unlikely allies.
“My name is Nick Gautier and I was born to end the world.
Or so I thought.
For years, I believed my destiny was beyond my control. But the Fates love to play with folks and I seem to be their favorite punchline.
Just when My crew and I thought we were done with the Apocalypse, the Fates had dragged back for another round. It’s a demon-eat-demon world and we are all the stands between humanity and total subjugation.”
And have you heard the news?! Sherrilyn’s next book in this series is now up for preorder! After two decades, we’re finally getting to know more about Acheron’s demon, and fan favorite, Simi!
Let us know in the comments which book(s) you plan to snag and maybe even who you’re going to share it with!
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