Recommendations based on In the Shadow of Blackbirdsby Cat Winters

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  1. This is Not a Test

    by Courtney Summers
    Six teens trapped in their high school during a zombie apocalypse must fight for survival.

    It's the end of the world. Six students have taken cover in Cortege High but shelter is little comfort when the dead outside won't stop pounding on the doors. One bite is all it takes to kill a ... (Goodreads)

  2. A Darker Shade of Magic

    by V.E. Schwab
    A thrilling adventure through multiple parallel universes with a mysterious magical force.

    Kell is one of the last Antari—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black. Kell was raised in Arnes—Red London—and ... (Goodreads)

  3. The Bitter Kingdom

    by Rae Carson
    The final book in the trilogy follows Elisa as she battles to save her kingdom and the people she loves from destruction.

    “I love this series to pieces and so should you.”—Marie Lu, bestselling author of Warcross The third book in Rae Carson’s award-winning and, New York Times,–bestselling trilogy! In the deeply ... (Barnes & Noble)

  4. The Enchanted

    by Rene Denfeld
    Adventure into a magical forest reveals secrets and a path to redemption.

    “ The Enchanted wrapped its beautiful and terrible fingers around me from the first page and refused to let go after the last. A wondrous book that finds transcendence in the most unlikely of places. ... (Barnes & Noble)

  5. Splintered

    by A.G. Howard
    A teenage girl's journey into a dark and dangerous Wonderland, uncovering its secrets.

    This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a girl’s pangs of first love and independence. Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely ... (Barnes & Noble)

  6. The Immortal Rules

    by Julie Kagawa
    A vampire teenager's fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic world.

    To survive in a ruined world, she must embrace the darkness… Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a walled-in city. By day, she and her crew scavenge for food. By night, ... (Goodreads)

  7. Grave Mercy

    by Robin LaFevers
    A young woman's mission to protect her country by becoming an assassin for the goddess of death.

    Grave Mercy is set in a fictionalized fifteenth-century Brittany , at a time when the nation was struggling to maintain its independence from France . , 14-year-old peasant, Ismae Rienne, is feared ... (Wikipedia)

  8. Doctor Sleep

    by Stephen King
    A man confronts his dark past as he defends a young girl from a supernatural evil.

    Following the events of The Shining , after receiving a settlement from the owners of the Overlook Hotel, Danny Torrance remains psychologically traumatized as his mother Wendy slowly recovers from ... (Wikipedia)

  9. Out of the Easy

    by Ruta Sepetys
    A teenage girl's journey of self-discovery in the underworld of 1950s New Orleans.

    It's 1950, and as the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine is silently stirring a pot of her own. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel ... (Goodreads)

  10. The Darkest Minds

    by Alexandra Bracken
    Young adults with extraordinary powers fight for survival against a tyrannical government.

    When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that gets her sent to ... (Goodreads)

  11. Odd and the Frost Giants

    by Neil Gaiman
    A young boy named Odd embarks on a journey to save Asgard from the Frost Giants. Along the way, he meets gods and animals who help him on his quest.

    Odd is a young Norseman whose father, a woodcutter, drowned during a Viking raid. His Scottish mother marries a fat widower who neglects him in favor of his own children, and when soon after the ... (Wikipedia)

  12. Easy

    by Tammara Webber
    A teenage girl's journey to finding her strength and identity after surviving a traumatic event.

    A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller Rescued by a stranger.,Haunted by a secret.,Sometimes, love isn't easy... He watched her, but never knew her. Until thanks to a chance encounter, he became ... (Goodreads)

  13. The Diviners

    by Libba Bray
    In 1920s New York City, a group of young people with supernatural abilities must come together to stop a dark force from unleashing chaos on the city.

    SOMETHING DARK AND EVIL HAS AWAKENED… Evie O’Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City—and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It’s 1926, ... (Goodreads)

  14. Shatter Me

    by Tahereh Mafi
    Juliette has a lethal touch and is locked up until a group offers her freedom in exchange for her help. But can she trust them?

    Shatter Me follows the narrative of Juliette Ferrars, a 17-year-old girl with a paralyzing and killing touch. She can take living organisms' energy. The book starts out with Juliette in an asylum due ... (Wikipedia)

  15. Champion

    by Marie Lu
    A teenage boy's quest to save his city from a deadly virus, while unlocking his own hidden power.

    After the events of, Prodigy, , Daniel "Day" Altan Wing now lives as a free citizen in San Francisco with his younger brother, Eden Bataar. Following several months of no communication, Day is ... (Wikipedia)

  16. Written on the Body

    by Jeanette Winterson
    A genderless narrator recounts their passionate love affairs with a married woman, exploring the complexities of desire and identity.

    Written on the Body is a secret code only visible in certain lights: the accumulation of a lifetime gather there. In places the palimpsest is so heavily worked that the letters feel like braille. I ... (Goodreads)

  17. Angelfall

    by Susan Ee
    An angel apocalypse and a teenage girl's fight for survival.

    It's been six weeks since angels of the apocalypse descended to demolish the modern world. Street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night. When warrior angels fly away with a ... (Goodreads)

  18. Fairest

    by Gail Carson Levine
    A tale of self-discovery, as a young girl learns to embrace her true beauty.

    In the kingdom of Ayortha, who is the fairest of them all? Certainly not Aza. She is thoroughly convinced that she is ugly. What she may lack in looks, though, she makes up for with a kind heart, and ... (Goodreads)

  19. The Scorpio Races

    by Maggie Stiefvater
    A thrilling race between magical sea horses, set against a backdrop of danger and suspense.

    It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line. Some riders live. Others die. At age ... (Goodreads)

  20. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

    by Jeanette Winterson
    A young girl's journey of self-discovery, navigating the boundaries between religion, sexuality and identity.

    Alternate cover edition for 9780802135162 This is the story of Jeanette, adopted and brought up by her mother as one of God's elect. Zealous and passionate, she seems destined for life as a ... (Goodreads)

  21. Then She Was Gone

    by Lisa Jewell
    A mother's desperate search for her missing daughter reveals secrets of a dark family history.

    #1, NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLER From the, New York Times, bestselling author of, Invisible Girl, and, The Truth About Melody Browne, comes a “riveting” (,PopSugar,) and “acutely observed family drama” ... (Barnes & Noble)

  22. Code Name Verity

    by Elizabeth Wein
    Two female spies' harrowing mission during WWII and the secrets they discover.

    In 1943 Nazi-occupied France, a British Lysander spy plane crashes in the fictional town of Ormaie. On board are two best friends, a pilot (Maddie, code name: Kittyhawk) and a spy (Julie, code name: ... (Wikipedia)

  23. Tell the Wolves I'm Home

    by Carol Rifka Brunt
    A young girl's journey of grief and healing as she discovers the secrets of her beloved uncle's life.

    June Elbus is a 14-year-old girl living in Westchester in 1986. She is in love with her gay uncle, Finn Weiss, a fact she is scared to admit even to herself. Finn is dying of AIDS. Being a ... (Wikipedia)

  24. A Monster Calls

    by Patrick Ness
    A young boy's journey of self-discovery, coming to terms with his mother's terminal illness.

    Thirteen-year-old Conor O'Malley awakens from the same nightmare he has been experiencing for the past few months, "the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming". At seven minutes after ... (Wikipedia)

  25. Zac and Mia

    by A.J. Betts
    Two teenagers with cancer form an unlikely bond, navigating life, love, and loss together.

    The novel follows seventeen-year-old Zac Meier as he undergoes leukaemia treatment in Perth, Australia . He meets Mia, a fellow cancer patient in the adjacent room, and the two quickly form a ... (Wikipedia)

  26. Fortunately, the Milk

    by Neil Gaiman
    A wild and wacky journey through time and space, involving pirates and dinosaurs.

    An absolute delight of a madcap story for the young (and young-at-heart) by New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, with equal parts pirates and piranhas, adventure and aliens, oddity and ... (Barnes & Noble)

  27. The Raven Boys

    by Maggie Stiefvater
    Four friends on a supernatural quest to find a magical Welsh king.

    The Raven Cycle follows the story of Blue Sargent, Richard Gansey III, Adam Parrish, Ronan Lynch, and Noah Czerny as they attempt to find the sleeping Welsh King Owain Glendower who is buried on the ... (Wikipedia)

  28. The Graveyard Book

    by Neil Gaiman
    A young boy's journey through a graveyard, learning the secrets of the dead.

    The story begins as the man Jack murders most of the members of a family (later revealed to be the Dorian family) except for the toddler upstairs. Unknown to him, the toddler has climbed out of his ... (Wikipedia)

  29. Stealing Parker

    by Miranda Kenneally
    Parker struggles with her identity and relationships while coaching a softball team and falling for the new girl in town.

    Red-hot author Miranda Kenneally hits one out of the park in this return to Catching Jordan's Hundred Oaks High. Parker Shelton pretty much has the perfect life. She’s on her way to becoming ... (Goodreads)

  30. Some Girls Are

    by Courtney Summers
    A high school queen bee becomes the target of bullying after being ousted from her popular clique.

    Climbing to the top of the social ladder is hard—falling from it is even harder. Regina Afton used to be a member of the Fearsome Fivesome, an all-girl clique both feared and revered by the students ... (Goodreads)