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Philomel Books

The Shadow War

By Lindsay Smith - Published 2021

Genres:

Magic and history combine in an exciting tale set behind the lines in World War II Germany as five teens try to take ...Read Review

Mazie

By Melanie Crowder - Published 2021

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

Seventeen-year-old Mazie has had one big dream for as long as she can remember: To make it on Broadway as a singer and ...Read Review

The Fountains of Silence

By Ruta Sepetys - Published 2019

Genres:

Children/Young Adult

Spain’s brutal Civil War between Republican democracy and Francisco Franco’s fascist dictatorship lasted from 1936-1939 and was a precursor to World ...Read Review