Alexandra's Staff Picks

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1. Beauty queens

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Author:
Bray, Libba
Average Rating:
4.9 stars
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eAudiobook
Description:
When a plane crash strands thirteen teen beauty contestants on a mysterious island, they struggle to survive, to get along with one another, to combat the island's other diabolical occupants, and to learn their dance numbers in case they are rescued in time for the competition.

2. Gideon the ninth

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Author:
Muir, Tamsyn
Series:
Locked tomb trilogy volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense. Tamsyn Muir's Gideon the Ninth, first in The Locked Tomb Trilogy, unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off the page, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy. Brought up by unfriendly,...