Stefan Bachmann, Katherine Catmull, Claire Legrand, and Emma Trevayne, illus. by Alexander Jansson. Greenwillow, $16.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-06-233105-2
This collection of 36 short dark fantasies from Bachmann, Catmull, Legrand, and Trevayne aspires to sit on the same shelf as Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and succeeds admirably. The conceit is that the authors are curators of...
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Claire Legrand. Simon & Schuster, $17.99 (464p) ISBN 978-1-4424-6598-5
The story of The Nutcracker receives a sinister steampunk twist in an engrossing retelling. Clara Stole is thrust into the magical, mechanized, war-torn dystopia of Cane with Prince Nicholas, a man cursed by faerie magic to spend his formative years
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Claire Legrand. Simon & Schuster, $16.99 (384p) ISBN 978-1-4424-6601-2
Finley, 11, is sent to spend her summer at Hart House, her estranged grandparents’ country estate, while her parents deal with their divorce. Feeling like a stranger among her own family, she finds solace in the woods across the river because she...
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Claire Legrand, illus. by Sarah Watts. Simon & Schuster, $16.99 (352p) ISBN 978-1-4424-4291-7
The too-serene-to-be-true town of Belleville harbors some creepy secrets in Legrand's debut, a sinister and occasionally playful tale of suspense. Twelve-year-old perfectionist Victoria Wright has bouncy curls, a fixation on achieving straight As,...
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Claire Legrand. Greenwillow, $16.99 (480p) ISBN 978-0-06-242773-1
Heart-pounding adventure, a commitment to remaining true to oneself, and deft storytelling distinguish Legrand’s (Some Kind of Happiness) epic action-fantasy. Growing up in the Star Lands, a 12-year-old girl who names herself Quicksilver has lost...
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Claire Legrand. Sourcebooks Fire, $17.99 (512p) ISBN 978-1-4926-5662-3
This fantasy trilogy opener from Legrand (Foxheart) introduces teenagers Rielle Dardenne, a Celdarian, and Eliana Ferracora, a Venteran. Many Celdarians are able to magically control a single element, but Rielle can secretly manipulate all seven....
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Claire Legrand. HarperCollins/Tegen, $17.99 (464p) ISBN 978-0-06-269660-1
An idyllic island hides a deadly secret in this atmospheric, Gothic-flavored chiller, which mingles elements of dark fairy tales and outright horror. Sawkill Rock is home to lush forests, rocky cliffs, marvelous horses, and the Mortimer women, who...
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Claire Legrand. HarperCollins/Tegen, $17.99 (496p) ISBN 978-0-06-269663-2
The Handmaid’s Tale meets The Craft in this feminist standalone from Legrand (the Empirium trilogy), a fusion of horror and queer romantic fantasy that advocates unity, self-empowerment, and societal change. The village of Haven believes that...
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