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The best american science fiction and fantasy 2023 (Best American)
Par R. F Kuang. 2023
"Short stories have to accomplish a nearly impossible magic trick: to introduce a world often much stranger than our own…
and make you care about it in a matter of pages," writes R. F. Kuang in her introduction. "The most important part of this magic trick is just a willingness to get weird." The stories in The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 are brimming with bizarre and otherworldly premises. Women can't lie or fall in love. Fathers feed their children ghost preserves. Souls chase one another through animal incarnations. Yet these stories are grounded deeply in our reality. Out of these stories' weirdness emerges the cruelty of border enforcement, the horror of legislation restricting reproductive freedom, the frightening pace of AI. The result is a stunning, immersive, intensely felt experience, showing us less of what the world is, and more of what it could be. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 includes Nathan Ballingrud KT Bryski Isabel Cañas Maria Dong Kim Fu Theodora Goss Alix E. Harrow S. L. Huang Stephen Graham Jones Shingai Njeri Kagunda Isabel J. Kim Samantha Mills MKRNYILGLD Malka Older Susan Palwick Linda Raquel Nieves Pérez Sofia Samatar Kristina Ten Catherynne M. Valente Chris WillrichSky: a novel in three sets and an encore
Par Rod Townley. 2004
New York City, 1959. Fifteen-year-old Alec (Sky) Schuyler's passion is jazz. When his father objects to his playing the piano,…
Sky leaves home. He finds a mentor in a blind African American jazz musician and relies on support from friends. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2004Be more chill
Par Ned Vizzini. 2004
To become popular and attract the beautiful Christine, New Jersey high school nerd Jeremy swallows an illegal "squip" microchip. The…
device tells him how to act cool, but eventually Jeremy wants to be back in control. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high readers. 2004The other woman
Par Jane Green. 2005
Motherless Ellie Black falls in love and happily marries Londoner Dan Cooper, embracing his close-knit family. But over time Dan's…
mother, Linda, tries to control every aspect of their lives--especially after they have a baby. Finally Ellie explodes. Some strong language. 2004Al Capone does my shirts (Tales from Alcatraz #1)
Par Gennifer Choldenko. 2004
1935. Twelve-year-old Moose Flanagan moves to Alcatraz Island when his father takes a job at the maximum-security prison there. Moose…
struggles to make friends and cares for his older autistic sister while their mother applies for the girl's acceptance to a special school. Newbery honor winner. For grades 6-9. 2004The search for Belle Prater (Belle Prater #2)
Par Ruth White. 2005
Virginia, 1950s. Seventh-graders Woodrow, his cousin Gypsy, and their new friend Cassie, who is gifted with second sight, set off…
to find Woodrow's missing mother. They encounter some unlikely and intriguing coincidences along the way. Sequel to Belle Prater's Boy (DB 45802). For grades 5-8. 2005Encore, Grace!
Par Mary Hoffman. 2003
Grace and her friends face unfamiliar experiences: a new girl in class, taking part in a Christmas play, losing a…
dear friend, and challenging the grown-ups to talk to them about situations that could affect their lives. Chapter book. Sequel to Starring Grace (BR 13916). For grades 2-4. 2003Carnival at candlelight (A Stepping Stone Book(TM) #No. 5)
Par Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca. 2005
While on a mission to prove to Merlin that they can use magic wisely, Jack and Annie travel to seventeenth-century…
Venice, Italy, to save the city from disaster. For grades 2-4. 2005Scorpia (Alex Rider #5)
Par Anthony Horowitz. 2005
Fourteen-year-old Alex Rider goes to Venice, Italy, determined to track down Scorpia because of the organization's connection to his deceased…
father. But the for-hire terrorist group planning to kill thousands of British schoolchildren ensnares Alex for its own purposes. For grades 6-9. 2004Singularity sky
Par Charles Stross. 2003
An information plague called the Festival strikes the New Republic, an isolationist planetary colony banning technology. Contractor Martin Springfield and…
United Nations of Earth Security Council agent Rachel Mansour, both on covert missions, become unlikely allies as the colony prepares for war. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2003Jo's boys (Bantam classic)
Par Louisa May Alcott. 1995
Follows the lives of Daisy and Demi, Nat and Dan, and the rest of Aunt Jo's little men and women…
as they mature. Concludes the series about the March family. Sequel to Little Men (BR 12486). For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1886Links
Par Nuruddin Farah. 2004
New York professor Jeebleh returns to his native Somalia after two decades to settle his late mother's accounts and pacify…
her spirit. He discovers a war-torn Mogadiscio run by warlords. To help a friend free his captured niece, Jeebleh struggles with corruption and his own conscience. 2003Pinned
Par Alfred C Martino. 2005
Seniors Ivan and Bobby compete on rival New Jersey high school wrestling teams. While vying for a state championship that…
would lead to college scholarships, each boy keeps a demanding training schedule and copes with family problems. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. For senior high readers. 2005Boy proof
Par Cecil Castellucci. 2005
Hollywood. Nerdy high school senior Victoria Jurgen, called Egg after her favorite science fiction movie character, is a loner. But…
when Max Carter, a gifted new student, invades her space, she is not as boy-proof as she thought. Strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2005The sea
Par John Banville. 2006
Middle-aged Irish widower Max Morden retreats to the seaside where he spent his boyhood summers to mourn the loss of…
his wife, Anna. While his grown daughter tries to console him, he confronts the past and his relationship with the wealthy Grace family. Strong language. Man Booker Prize. Bestseller. 2005Permanent Rose
Par Hilary McKay. 2005
At the end of a steamy English summer, Rose, the youngest member of the artistic Casson family, still longs to…
locate her American friend Tom. Other problems--Caddy's half-hearted engagement and David's new friendliness--vie for her attention. Sequel to Indigo's Star (DB 59536). For grades 4-7. 2005The untelling
Par Tayari Jones. 2005
Atlanta. Twenty-five-year-old African American teacher Aria struggles with memories of a fatal childhood car accident. When Aria happily believes she…
is pregnant, her boyfriend, Dwayne, offers to marry her. Later Aria discovers she is actually infertile and withholds the truth from Dwayne. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2005Reflex (Jumper #2)
Par Steven Gould. 2004
A mysterious organization kidnaps National Security Agency operative Davy Rice to use his teleportation powers. Davy's wife, Millie, searches frantically…
for him with her own newfound teleporting skills. Sequel to Jumper (DB 37465, BR 9548). Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2004Shopaholic
Par Judy Waite. 2001
Overwhelmed by her mother's depression, Taylor is easily manipulated by Kat, an older classmate, to use a credit card to…
buy clothes she can't afford. Finally understanding Kat's true nature and with help from her recovering mom, Taylor regains control of her life. For senior high readers. 2001The interruption of everything: a novel
Par Terry McMillan. 2005
Bored African American forty-something Marilyn Grimes deals with a husband's midlife crisis, kids in college, a live-in mother-in-law, and her…
own mother showing signs of dementia. Marilyn, with the help and support of her friends, faces decisions about her future, including a possible pregnancy. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2005