Category: Ages 15+
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Truth Cursed
Author: Angie Dickinson Recommended Age: 15+ Date Published: 2025 Genre: Fantasy Summary: When Cressida Hoth was eight years old, a curse was placed upon her where she could never tell a lie. For most of her life, it acted as a blessing to those around her. But when the finishing school she is attending as a young woman is revealed…
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Crown & Covenant (Series)
Author: Douglas Bond Recommended Age: 15+ (The reading level of these books is for ages 12-14, but the topics presented may be too violent for younger readers. See Noteworthy Elements.) Genre: Historical Fiction Books in Series: Duncan’s War (2002) King’s Arrow (2003) Rebel’s Keep (2004) Summary: Duncan M’Kethe has only ever known peace in his beautiful Scottish homeland. But…
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Mara, Daughter of the Nile
Author: Eloise Jarvis McGraw Recommended Age: 15+ Date Published: 1953 Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance Summary: Mara is a beautiful slave girl living in ancient Egypt whose every thought is to run away from her cruel master and escape her life of slavery. When she receives the offer to be a spy for Queen Hatshepsut to prevent Thutmose III from ever…
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Code of Silence (Series)
Author: Tim Shoemaker Recommended Age: 15+ Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Contemporary Books in Series: Code of Silence (2013) Back Before Dark (2014) Below the Surface (2015) Summary: When Cooper, Gordy, and Hiro witness the robbery of their favorite restaurant and the murder of the restaurant’s owner, they find themselves hunted by the villains as the only witnesses to the crime. Together,…
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High Water (Series)
Author: Tim Shoemaker Recommended Age: 15+ Genre: Contemporary, Adventure, Thriller Books in Series: Escape from the Everglades (2021) Every Hidden Thing (2022) The Deep End (2023) The Second Storm (2023) Even in Darkness (2024) Summary: Parker Buckman is the son of a park ranger, living near Everglades National Park. When he’s attacked by an alligator in the swamp,…
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The Threshold Duology (Series)
Author: Katherine Briggs Recommended Age: 15+ Genre: Fantasy Books in Series: The Eternity Gate (2023) The Immortal Abyss (2024) Summary: In a land where the power to yield light is a gift, Seyo is cursed with the power of fire. Her final request before she becomes a priestess is to set her eyes on the forbidden underground tunnels known as The…