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Magic, secrets, and urban legend: 3 new YA fantasy novels to read this spring

A heist with a social conscience, a father using magic for questionable work, an urban legend turned sleepover dare: These new releases explore protagonists embracing the magic within themselves.
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As the flowers bloom and the sun starts to spread more warmth this spring, we have three new YA fantasy novels for you.

All of these new releases keep one foot grounded in reality while examining what their protagonists can do if they embrace the magic within themselves. Enjoy!

A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal

Chosen-family siblings Arthie and Jin may be the proprietors of the Spindrift tea house in White Roaring, but that doesn't make them respectable. They've earned a reputation for being the kind of underworld characters you don't want to cross — and it's not even a real secret that by night, Spindrift

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