Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

(Legacy of Orisha, book 2) After Zelie and Amari bring magic back to the land of Orisha, the monarchy and military unite to keep control of Orisha, forcing Zelie to fight to secure Amari's right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy's wrath. Grades 9-12

The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

(Folk of the Air, book 3) As the exiled Queen of Faerie, Jude must travel back to Elfhame to help her twin sister, Taryn, and uncover how to break a dark curse threatening the whole Faerie world. Grades 9-12

The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman

(Book of Dust, book 2) Unaware of her professor's role in bringing her and the alethiometer to Jordan College, 20-year-old undergraduate Lyra and her daemon, Pantalaimon, receive secrets from a dying man about a daemon-haunted city and the origins of Dust. Grades 9-12

Starsight by Brandon Sanderson

(Skyward, book 2) After learning that the rumors of her father's cowardice are true and that everything she has been taught is a lie, Spensa is determined to discover the full story. As a pilot, Spensa has also learned a few things about herself - and she'll travel to the end of the galaxy to save humankind if she needs to. Grades 8-12

The Toll by Neal Shusterman

(Arc of a Scythe, book 3) Citra and Rowan have disappeared. Endura is gone. It seems like nothing stands between Scythe Goddard and absolute dominion over the world scythedom. With the silence of the Thunderhead and the reverberations of the Great Resonance still shaking the earth to its core, the question remains: Is there anyone left who can stop him? The answer lies in the Tone, the Toll, and the Thunder. Grades 8-12

Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell

(Simon Snow, book 2) A sequel to the best-selling Carry On finds an overwhelmed Simon joining Penny and Baz on a trip to the American West in a vintage convertible, only to be confronted by dragons, vampires and gun-toting skunks. Grades 9-12