Four Sourcebooks Fire Titles are nominated for the Teen Choice Book Award

12/12/2018

We are thrilled to share that four Sourcebooks Fire titles have been nominated to the Teen Choice Book Award:

After the Fire by Will Hill
Bruja Born by Zoraida Córdova
Furyborn by Claire Legrand
Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp

In association with the Children’s Book Council (CBC) and Every Child a Reader, the Teen Choice Book Award is the ONLY national award where all decisions are made by real teens. Teens have from now until February 1 to choose their top five titles from the list of 197 nominated books. In February, the top 5 books will move on to the final round of voting, which kicks off on March 1.

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After the Fire by Will Hill

The things I’ve seen are burned into me, like scars that refuse to fade.

Before, she lived inside the fence. Before, she was never allowed to leave the property, never allowed to talk to Outsiders, never allowed to speak her mind. Because Father John controlled everything—and Father John liked rules. Disobeying Father John came with terrible consequences.
But there are lies behind Father John’s words. Outside, there are different truths.

Then came the fire.

“Genuinely different…thrilling and spellbinding!”—Patrick Ness, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“The gripping story of survival and escape…It will keep you up late until you get to the very end.”—Maureen Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of Truly Devious

Will Hill grew up in the northeast of England and worked in bartending, bookselling, and publishing before quitting to write full-time. His first novel, Department 19—the first in a series of five—was a bestseller in the UK and translated around the world. Will lives in east London. Learn more at willhillauthor.com.

Bruja Born by Zoraida Cordóva

Three sisters. One spell. Countless dead.

Lula Mortiz feels like an outsider. Her sister’s newfound Encantrix powers have wounded her in ways that Lula’s bruja healing powers can’t fix, and she longs for the comfort her family once brought her. Thank the Deos for Maks, her sweet, steady boyfriend who sees the beauty within her and brings light to her life.

Then a bus crash turns Lula’s world upside down. Her classmates are all dead, including Maks. But Lula was born to heal, to fix. She can bring Maks back, even if it means seeking help from her sisters and defying Death herself. But magic that defies the laws of the deos is dangerous. Unpredictable. And when the dust settles, Maks isn’t the only one who’s been brought back…

Praise for Labyrinth Lost:

A Bustle Best Book
A NPR Top YA Book
A Paste Magazine Best Book

“A richly Latin American, giddily exciting novel.” —The New York Times

“The best new series of the year.” —Paste Magazine

“This work is a magical journey from start to finish...” —School Library Journal, starred review

Zoraida Córdova is the award-winning author of the Vicious Deep trilogy and the Brooklyn Brujas series. Her short fiction has appeared in the New York Times bestselling anthology, Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View and Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft. She is a New Yorker at heart and is currently working on her next novel. Send her a tweet @Zlikeinzorro.

Furyborn by Claire Legrand

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

"One of the biggest new YA Fantasies." —Entertainment Weekly
"Empowering." —BuzzFeed

The stunningly original, must-read fantasy of 2018 follows two fiercely independent young women, centuries apart, who hold the power to save their world...or doom it.

When assassins ambush her best friend, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing herself as one of a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light, and a queen of blood. To prove she is the Sun Queen, Rielle must endure seven elemental magic trials. If she fails, she will be executed...unless the trials kill her first.

One thousand years later, the legend of Queen Rielle is a fairy tale to Eliana Ferracora. A bounty hunter for the Undying Empire, Eliana believes herself untouchable—until her mother vanishes. To find her, Eliana joins a rebel captain and discovers that the evil at the empire's heart is more terrible than she ever imagined.

As Rielle and Eliana fight in a cosmic war that spans millennia, their stories intersect, and the shocking connections between them ultimately determine the fate of their world—and of each other.

Additional Praise for Furyborn:

A BuzzFeed Most Anticipated Title of Spring 2018
A Goodreads Most Anticipated Title of Spring 2018
A Bustle Most Anticipated Title of Spring 2018

"A must-read." —Refinery29
"A series to watch." —Paste Magazine
"Visionary." —Bustle

Claire Legrand is the author of several novels for children and young adults, most notably The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls, Some Kind of Happiness, Winterspell, and The Empirium Trilogy. Claire lives in Princeton, New Jersey. Visit claire-legrand.com.

Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp

From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller This Is Where It Ends comes another unforgettable story of loss, hope, betrayal, and the quest for truth

Best friends Corey and Kyra were inseparable in their snow-covered town of Lost Creek, Alaska. When Corey moves away, she makes Kyra promise to stay strong during the long, dark winter, and wait for her return.

Just days before Corey is to return home to visit, Kyra dies. Corey is devastated—and confused. The entire Lost community speaks in hushed tones about the town's lost daughter, saying her death was meant to be. And they push Corey away like she's a stranger.

Corey knows something is wrong. With every hour, her suspicion grows. Lost is keeping secrets—chilling secrets. But piecing together the truth about what happened to her best friend may prove as difficult as lighting the sky in an Alaskan winter...

MARIEKE NIJKAMP is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Is Where it Ends and Before I Let Go. She is a storyteller, dreamer, globe-trotter, geek. She holds degrees in philosophy, history, and medieval studies, has served as an executive member of We Need Diverse Books, and is the founder of DiversifYA. She lives in the Netherlands. Visit her at mariekenijkamp.com.