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What if... Marc Spector was host to Venom

Chen, Mike,


"A Moon Knight & Venom story"--Jacket. Provides a fictional story set in the Marvel universe that images a scenario in which Marc Spector begins hearing a voice in his head begging for help and claiming to be his doppelganger from another dimension. He learns too late that the symbiote Venom has arrived with him and is controlling him. Before he can figure how what to do, Venom discards his host and merges with Marc, a.k.a. Moon Knight, and forces Khonshu out of his conscience. All seems lost as Venom begins a rampage across the planet, but when Jake Lockley and Steven Grant wake up in a strange reality and meet Khonshu, they agree to become its avatar to stop Venom and make it back to their own universe.
Date Published:2024

"A Moon Knight & Venom story"--Jacket. Provides a fictional story set in the Marvel universe that images a scenario in which Marc Spector begins hearing a voice in his head begging for help and claiming to be his doppelganger from another dimension. He learns too late that the symbiote Venom has arrived with him and is controlling him. Before he can figure how what to do, Venom discards his host and merges with Marc, a.k.a. Moon Knight, and forces Khonshu out of his conscience. All seems lost as Venom begins a rampage across the planet, but when Jake Lockley and Steven Grant wake up in a strange reality and meet Khonshu, they agree to become its avatar to stop Venom and make it back to their own universe.

Date Published:2024

What if... Kitty Pryde stole the Phoenix Force

Podos, Rebecca,


"An X-Men and America Chavez story"--Jacket. In an alternate reality where the X-Men virtually all perished, Kitty Pryde lives in hiding in 1990, afraid of her power being discovered. However, flashes of a different world, one where she is surrounded by fellow mutant friends, won't leave her mind alone. One day, one of those friends, Betsy Braddock, breaks through and confirms what Kitty has always known--something is terribly wrong with their version of Earth. Following a psychic trail into the past, Kitty, Betsy, and the allies they gather along the way, must find the key inflection event that unraveled their future and stop it--even if it means messing with the timeline and stealing the Phoenix Force before Jean Grey gets it.
Date Published:2025

"An X-Men and America Chavez story"--Jacket. In an alternate reality where the X-Men virtually all perished, Kitty Pryde lives in hiding in 1990, afraid of her power being discovered. However, flashes of a different world, one where she is surrounded by fellow mutant friends, won't leave her mind alone. One day, one of those friends, Betsy Braddock, breaks through and confirms what Kitty has always known--something is terribly wrong with their version of Earth. Following a psychic trail into the past, Kitty, Betsy, and the allies they gather along the way, must find the key inflection event that unraveled their future and stop it--even if it means messing with the timeline and stealing the Phoenix Force before Jean Grey gets it.

Date Published:2025

What if ... Loki was worthy

Roux, Madeleine, 1985-,


In an alternate Marvel universe, Loki's prank on Thor involving Asgard's Destroyer results in a drastic change of Thor's life on Midgard--and the God of Thunder ends up dead. Odin banishes Loki to Earth in Thor's stead, condemning him to a life of boxed wine, instant noodles, and grief, until Valkyrie arrives with Thor's final words from the grave--Loki is tasked by his brother with finding a Dr. Jane Foster and ensuring Mjolnir is passed on to its rightful heir. Complicating things is the genius billionaire Tony Stark, who has sued the wreckage of the Destroyer to make an Asgardian-tech Iron-Man suit, vowing revenge on all of Asgard for the destruction of New York City.
Date Published:2024

In an alternate Marvel universe, Loki's prank on Thor involving Asgard's Destroyer results in a drastic change of Thor's life on Midgard--and the God of Thunder ends up dead. Odin banishes Loki to Earth in Thor's stead, condemning him to a life of boxed wine, instant noodles, and grief, until Valkyrie arrives with Thor's final words from the grave--Loki is tasked by his brother with finding a Dr. Jane Foster and ensuring Mjolnir is passed on to its rightful heir. Complicating things is the genius billionaire Tony Stark, who has sued the wreckage of the Destroyer to make an Asgardian-tech Iron-Man suit, vowing revenge on all of Asgard for the destruction of New York City.

Date Published:2024

We burned so bright

Klune, TJ,


Library Journal Starred, Publishers Weekly, Don and his husband Rodney have lived a good, long life together, and they have walked every step of the way together, but their shared life comes to an abrupt end when a rogue black hole is reported to be headed straight for Earth. With only a month until the end of everything on Earth, the couple sets out on a road trip from Maine to Washington state to fulfill one last promise. Along the way, they meet people of all sorts, including those who are ignoring the inevitable and those who embrace it, and as Don and Rodney look back on their forty years together, they find themselves facing the truth about their life together and what it really means.
Date Published:2026

Library Journal Starred, Publishers Weekly, Don and his husband Rodney have lived a good, long life together, and they have walked every step of the way together, but their shared life comes to an abrupt end when a rogue black hole is reported to be headed straight for Earth. With only a month until the end of everything on Earth, the couple sets out on a road trip from Maine to Washington state to fulfill one last promise. Along the way, they meet people of all sorts, including those who are ignoring the inevitable and those who embrace it, and as Don and Rodney look back on their forty years together, they find themselves facing the truth about their life together and what it really means.

Date Published:2026

We are Mayhem

Rourke-Mooney, Beck,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, After moving from a New Jersey suburb to the Catskill Mountains with her family, seventeen-year-old former gymnast Birdie searches for a place to belong after she botches her tryout for the cheerleading squad. After a prank goes awry, she meets former professional wrester Mad Mabel and her granddaughter Abigail Rose, who convinces Birdie to join their all-girl wrestling group, leading Birdie to rethink her future and embrace her identity in all its forms.
Date Published:2024

Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, After moving from a New Jersey suburb to the Catskill Mountains with her family, seventeen-year-old former gymnast Birdie searches for a place to belong after she botches her tryout for the cheerleading squad. After a prank goes awry, she meets former professional wrester Mad Mabel and her granddaughter Abigail Rose, who convinces Birdie to join their all-girl wrestling group, leading Birdie to rethink her future and embrace her identity in all its forms.

Date Published:2024

Vesuvius

Biehn, Cass,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, Felix is a cunning thief, but when he steals a divine artifact--Mercury's helmet--from a temple in Pompeii, pieces of his forgotten past begin to appear. He soon crosses paths with Loren, a temple attendant who is plagued by visions of death and destruction with Felix at the center of them. As they try to escape a devastating future, they must uncover the truth about their entwined pasts and escape the burning city as Vesuvius erupts.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, Felix is a cunning thief, but when he steals a divine artifact--Mercury's helmet--from a temple in Pompeii, pieces of his forgotten past begin to appear. He soon crosses paths with Loren, a temple attendant who is plagued by visions of death and destruction with Felix at the center of them. As they try to escape a devastating future, they must uncover the truth about their entwined pasts and escape the burning city as Vesuvius erupts.

Date Published:2025

Try your worst

Greenfield, Chatham,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, Two lesbians and rival high school seniors, Sadie Katz and Cleo Chapman, are framed for a string of increasingly serious pranks that threaten their academic futures and must work together to identify who is setting them up. As they investigate possible suspects and motives, each confronts personal doubts: Sadie reconsiders her Ivy League ambitions and struggles with her depression, while Cleo questions what she truly wants. As they work to clear their names, the pair develop feelings for each other that complicate things.
Date Published:2025

Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, Two lesbians and rival high school seniors, Sadie Katz and Cleo Chapman, are framed for a string of increasingly serious pranks that threaten their academic futures and must work together to identify who is setting them up. As they investigate possible suspects and motives, each confronts personal doubts: Sadie reconsiders her Ivy League ambitions and struggles with her depression, while Cleo questions what she truly wants. As they work to clear their names, the pair develop feelings for each other that complicate things.

Date Published:2025

Together we see

Tison, Ari,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Ulá Dominguez, a Bribri American teenager, has always had a difficult relationship with her absent Native land-activist father, and this estrangement has kept her from truly embracing her Bribri heritage, but when her father unexpectedly dies, she and her brother, Kabék, travel to their Native territory in Costa Rica for the funeral. As they go through their father's belongings, Ulá and Kabék uncover clues that suggest his death wasn't an accident, and they begin to search for answers about their father's death with the help of Ulá's childhood friend, Manuel. They quickly discover just how dangerous their father's work was as they encounter illegal loggers, kidnappers, settlers, and the local government, and they are soon faced with a complicated web of of lies, deception, and danger.
Date Published:2026

Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Ulá Dominguez, a Bribri American teenager, has always had a difficult relationship with her absent Native land-activist father, and this estrangement has kept her from truly embracing her Bribri heritage, but when her father unexpectedly dies, she and her brother, Kabék, travel to their Native territory in Costa Rica for the funeral. As they go through their father's belongings, Ulá and Kabék uncover clues that suggest his death wasn't an accident, and they begin to search for answers about their father's death with the help of Ulá's childhood friend, Manuel. They quickly discover just how dangerous their father's work was as they encounter illegal loggers, kidnappers, settlers, and the local government, and they are soon faced with a complicated web of of lies, deception, and danger.

Date Published:2026

To steal a throne

Burton, Gabi,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, Mira Kyler controls a royal court from the shadows by collecting secrets through magic that feeds on lies, using them to keep her half-brother on the throne. When Kaidren Vale, a rival contender enters deadly trials for the crown--a handsome rival whose own magic, sensing the magic of others with a single touch, could end her whole shadow reign--Mira's hidden influence begins to unravel. Forced to choose between loyalty and ambition, she moves from manipulation toward openly claiming power for herself, even as she finds herself unable to stop thinking about Kaidren.
Date Published:2026

Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, Mira Kyler controls a royal court from the shadows by collecting secrets through magic that feeds on lies, using them to keep her half-brother on the throne. When Kaidren Vale, a rival contender enters deadly trials for the crown--a handsome rival whose own magic, sensing the magic of others with a single touch, could end her whole shadow reign--Mira's hidden influence begins to unravel. Forced to choose between loyalty and ambition, she moves from manipulation toward openly claiming power for herself, even as she finds herself unable to stop thinking about Kaidren.

Date Published:2026

Three bags full

Swann, Leonie, 1975-,


Translation of: Glennkill. A flock of sheep investigate the murder of their shepherd. Suspects include the butcher, a village newcomer, another shepherd, and a sinister priest.
Date Published:2025

They want us dead a novel /

Montblanc, C. L.,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Seventeen-year-old true crime YouTube influencer Sam Tombs is thrilled when they're invited to participate in a weekend conference featuring their favorite true crime influencer. However, things turn sour shortly after they arrive when Sam learns their nemesis, Dylan, is also there and a dangerous storm descends upon the area, isolating them in the old Victorian mansion where they are staying. When a member of the retreat is found dead on the stairwell, Sam reluctantly teams up with Dylan to uncover the perpetrator as threats to their lives escalate.
Date Published:2026

Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Seventeen-year-old true crime YouTube influencer Sam Tombs is thrilled when they're invited to participate in a weekend conference featuring their favorite true crime influencer. However, things turn sour shortly after they arrive when Sam learns their nemesis, Dylan, is also there and a dangerous storm descends upon the area, isolating them in the old Victorian mansion where they are staying. When a member of the retreat is found dead on the stairwell, Sam reluctantly teams up with Dylan to uncover the perpetrator as threats to their lives escalate.

Date Published:2026

Take it to your grave

Bou-Montes, Louangie,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Joaquín Felix Ladrón is desperate to have a genuine paranormal experience, even if it means sacrificing his relationship with his boyfriend to do it, but his world is turned upside down when he crosses paths with Maximiliano Rafael Guerrero Lopez while investigating an abandoned house that's supposedly haunted. Max has lived as a ghost in his childhood bedroom with no memory of how he died for the last thirty years, so Joaquín offers to help him find answers about his death. But the deeper they dig into Max's past, the more they realize his death wasn't as straightforward as everyone believed, and Joaquín and Max's fates become intertwined in ways they never expected as their connection deepens and Max's powers grow stronger.
Date Published:2026

Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Joaquín Felix Ladrón is desperate to have a genuine paranormal experience, even if it means sacrificing his relationship with his boyfriend to do it, but his world is turned upside down when he crosses paths with Maximiliano Rafael Guerrero Lopez while investigating an abandoned house that's supposedly haunted. Max has lived as a ghost in his childhood bedroom with no memory of how he died for the last thirty years, so Joaquín offers to help him find answers about his death. But the deeper they dig into Max's past, the more they realize his death wasn't as straightforward as everyone believed, and Joaquín and Max's fates become intertwined in ways they never expected as their connection deepens and Max's powers grow stronger.

Date Published:2026

Storm breaker

Tuli, Nisha J.,


Map on lining pages. School Library Journal, In a climate-ravaged future, nineteen-year-old Poet Graves lives in New Manhattan as a member of the ruling Houses, and she is destined to continue her family's legacy through her betrothal to a powerful heir. But as she enters Amery Academy, Poet decides to follow a different path than the one set out for her, and she quickly finds herself struggling to hide a powerful ability that could get her executed. Things get even more complicated when an outsider from beyond the city walls enters the academy and Poet can't help but feel drawn to him, and she soon finds herself questioning everything about the world she's grown up in.
Date Published:2026

Map on lining pages. School Library Journal, In a climate-ravaged future, nineteen-year-old Poet Graves lives in New Manhattan as a member of the ruling Houses, and she is destined to continue her family's legacy through her betrothal to a powerful heir. But as she enters Amery Academy, Poet decides to follow a different path than the one set out for her, and she quickly finds herself struggling to hide a powerful ability that could get her executed. Things get even more complicated when an outsider from beyond the city walls enters the academy and Poet can't help but feel drawn to him, and she soon finds herself questioning everything about the world she's grown up in.

Date Published:2026

Soul of shadow : a novel /

Noyes, Emma (Emma Virginia Rideout)


May have sprayed edges. "Content warning: gun violence, disappearances/murder, death of a sibling"--Content warning page. School Library Journal, July 2025. Publishers Weekly, April 2025. Kirkus Review, May 2025. While investigating a classmate's disappearance, sixteen-year-old Charlie finds herself drawn to a mysterious newcomer who uncovers a hidden world of Norse mythology and ill-fated love.
Date Published:2025

The song rising author's preferred text /

Shannon, Samantha, 1991-,


"Fully revised with new material"--Jacket. Publishers Weekly, Paige Mahoney has risen to the dangerous position of Underqueen, ruling over London's criminal population. But with vengeful enemies still at large and a deadly new technology threatening all clairvoyants, her world may be about to change for the worse.
Date Published:2024

Song of the saltings

King, Rachael, 1970-,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, School Library Journal Starred, Eight years ago on the Scottish island of Brack, Lotta survived the annual sacrifice of a child to the Glimm, a monster who lives in the bog. When the creature spared her life and took her pony instead, it was cause for both celebration and suspicion of her, relegating her to a life of caring for horses now raised for the yearly sacrifice. She meets a boy named Moss while helping him save his horse Hannah from the bog, and when the village selects Hannah to be this year's sacrifice, Lotta and Moss set out to save her by uncovering the island's secrets, which reveal the truth about the village's deadly tradition.
Date Published:2026

Booklist, Horn Book Guide, School Library Journal Starred, Eight years ago on the Scottish island of Brack, Lotta survived the annual sacrifice of a child to the Glimm, a monster who lives in the bog. When the creature spared her life and took her pony instead, it was cause for both celebration and suspicion of her, relegating her to a life of caring for horses now raised for the yearly sacrifice. She meets a boy named Moss while helping him save his horse Hannah from the bog, and when the village selects Hannah to be this year's sacrifice, Lotta and Moss set out to save her by uncovering the island's secrets, which reveal the truth about the village's deadly tradition.

Date Published:2026

The silent patient

Michaelides, Alex, 1977-,


Publishers Weekly Starred, Alicia Berenson's crime seems unfathomable. And it seems no one will ever understand why the famous painter shot her fashion photographer husband five times in the face because she refuses to speak of it. In fact, she refuses to speak at all. And when criminal psychotherapist Theo Faber takes on her case, what he uncovers is darker than he ever imagined.
Date Published:2019

Rules for fake girlfriends

Revord, Raegan, 2008-,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, Avery Blackwell receives a posthumous postcard from her late mother that tells her to enroll in the University of Brighton in England, where her mother attended, and follow nine clues on a scavenger hunt her mother left behind. On the journey there, Avery meets a local girl named Charlie who agrees to help Avery find the clues if Avery pretends to be her girlfriend to make her ex jealous. During the hunt, Avery begins to understand her mother and grow close to Charlie, finding love and her place in the world.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, Avery Blackwell receives a posthumous postcard from her late mother that tells her to enroll in the University of Brighton in England, where her mother attended, and follow nine clues on a scavenger hunt her mother left behind. On the journey there, Avery meets a local girl named Charlie who agrees to help Avery find the clues if Avery pretends to be her girlfriend to make her ex jealous. During the hunt, Avery begins to understand her mother and grow close to Charlie, finding love and her place in the world.

Date Published:2025

The roommate arrangement

Markum, Samantha,


"Ages 14 up"--Margaret K. McElderry Books. School Library Journal, November 2025. School Library Journal. "When eighteen-year-old Blair's housing plans fall through and she unexpectedly ends up rooming with her brother's best friend Jamie during a summer coding program, she strikes a deal to keep their living arrangement secret in exchange for coding help, all while trying to ignore her growing crush"--OCLC.
Date Published:2026

"Ages 14 up"--Margaret K. McElderry Books. School Library Journal, November 2025. School Library Journal. "When eighteen-year-old Blair's housing plans fall through and she unexpectedly ends up rooming with her brother's best friend Jamie during a summer coding program, she strikes a deal to keep their living arrangement secret in exchange for coding help, all while trying to ignore her growing crush"--OCLC.

Date Published:2026

The river she became

Varga, Emily,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, When scholar-turned-thief Yaseema crosses the River into the fae world in search of a relic to save her conquered people, she forms an uneasy alliance with a captain hiding his own rebellion, and together they must survive curses, monsters, and a dangerous bond as each fights to claim the same relic for their own.
Date Published:2026