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Best Teen & YA Fantasy & Science Fiction of 2022

TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

SCOUT'S HONOR

by Lily Anderson

Anyone with a yen for community service, particularly the martial sort, will be hot to sign up. Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

THE OBSIDIAN BUTTERFLY

by Lani Forbes

A pulse-quickening, soul-aching, and truly satisfying end to the cycle. Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

GALLANT

by V.E. Schwab ; illustrated by Manuel Šumberac

Will hook readers with its gripping worldbuilding, well-rounded characters, and fantastic horror. Full review >

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