Raised to fear their magic, twin witches begin receiving premonitions of a killer targeting brujas and must embrace their powers to save lives . . . before it's too late. The high-stakes worldbuilding of Divine Rivals meets the witchy romance of Practical Magic in Vanessa Montalban's thrilling YA Latine fantasy debut.\nIn contemporary Miami, twins Delfi and Lela are haunted by a family curse that poisons any chance at romantic love. It’s no wonder their mother forbids them from getting involved with magic. When Lela and Delfi receive premonitions of a mysterious killer targeting brujas, however, the sisters must embrace their emerging powers to save innocent lives. Teaming up with their best friend Ethan and brooding detective-in-training Andres, Delfi and Lela set out to catch a murderer on a dangerous hunt that will force them to confront the dark secrets of their family’s past.\nMeanwhile, in 1980s Cuba, Anita de Armas whispers to the spirits for mercy―not for herself, but for the victims of her mother’s cult. She’s desperate to rid herself of her power, which manifests as inky shadows and an ability to speak to the dead. As political tensions rise and Anita’s cult initiation draws near, she must make a decision that could change not only her fate, but the fate of the nation.\nLela, Delfi, and Anita’s stories intertwine in a thrilling fantasy that spans oceans and generations as each woman steps into her power, refusing to be subdued by any person or curse.

A Tall Dark Trouble

Teen & Young Adult

Montalban, Vanessa

Literature & Fiction

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Mobility: A Novel

"A masterpiece of misdirection." --Geraldine Brooks "Mobility is a truly gripping coming-of-age story about navigating a world of corporate greed that's both laugh-out-loud funny and politically incisive." --Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor Bunny Glenn believes in climate change. But she also likes to get paid. The year is 1998. The Soviet Union is dissolved, the Cold War is over, and Bunny Glenn is a lonely American teenager in Azerbaijan with her Foreign Service family. Through Bunny's bemused eyes, we watch global interests flock to her temporary backyard for Caspian oil and pipeline access, hearing rumbles of the expansion of the American security state and the buildup to the War on Terror. We follow Bunny from adolescence to middle age--from Baku to Athens to Houston--as her own ambition and desire for comfort lead her to a career in the oil industry, eventually returning to the scene of her youth, where slippery figures from the past reappear in an era of political and climate breakdown.&nbsp; Propulsive and thought-provoking, empathetic yet pointed, Mobility is a story about class, power, politics, and desire told through the life of one woman--her social milieu, her romances, her unarticulated wants. Through Bunny's life choices, Lydia Kiesling masterfully explores American forms of complicity and inertia, moving between the local and the global, the personal and the political, and using fiction's singular power to illuminate a life shaped by its context.

Humor & Entertainment

Kiesling, Lydia

Humor

From your friends at Pod Save America&nbsp;and Crooked Media comes a useful and illustrated guide to saving American democracy just in time for the 2024 election and 2025 insurrection If you're looking to navigate the chaotic, dunce-infested waters of American politics,&nbsp;Democracy or Else&nbsp;is here to help you tackle what&nbsp;might be the&nbsp;greatest&nbsp;question of our time: How do you get involved in the political process and make a real difference without giving in to the sense of impending dread that hangs over our society like a nameless stench? Each chapter will take readers step-by-step through the perilous journey&nbsp;of <ul> <li>Getting informed when you don't know which influencer to trust (all of them!)</li> <li>Donating and volunteering where you can have the biggest impact</li> <li>Organizing, protesting, and even running for office yourself</li> <li>Staying engaged in politics&nbsp;without losing hope or your mind or all of your friends</li> </ul> Democracy or Else&nbsp;is a resource for&nbsp;everyone--from political junkies following every turn of the news cycle to young people getting ready to vote for the first time. And it's&nbsp;filled with practical advice from some of the smartest experts and least annoying politicians around.&nbsp;The stakes and average global temperatures have never been higher--but there have also never been so many opportunities to join the fight. It's an age of contradictions!&nbsp;

Democracy or Else: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps

Favreau, Jon

Woodworking

St. James, Emily

Literary

When We're in Charge: The Next Generation’s Guide to Leadership

Business & Money

Litman, Amanda

Business Culture

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