Winter Reads for Cozy Days

Make My Wish Come True

by Rachel Lippincott & Alyssa Derrick

Arden James, Hollywood’s hottest teen star, is notorious for her tabloid-ready antics. When her messy reputation costs her a dream audition, she and her publicist invent a fake romance to save her image. Caroline Beckett, her former best friend and first crush, has spent the four years Arden has been away from home building the portfolio she hopes will launch her journalism career– and trying not to think about Arden. However, when Arden shows up offering Caroline a real Cosmopolitan byline in exchange for a story on their “secret romance,” Caroline reluctantly agrees. Surviving twelve days together should be simple… until old feelings resurface, new sparks fly, and the line between fake and real starts to blur under the falling Christmas Eve snow.

For the Rest of Us

Edited by Dahlia Adler

Featuring Dahlia Adler, Candace Buford, A. R. Capetta, Cory McCarthy, Preeti Chhibber, Natasha Diaz, Kelly Loy Gilbert, Kosoko Jackson, Aditi Khorana, Katherine Locke, Abdi Nazemian, Laura Pohl, Sonora Reyes, and Karuna Riazi, “For The Rest of us” is a joyful collection of stories about holidays from all over the world!

Flopping in a Winter Wonderland

by Jason June

Aaron wants only one thing this Christmas: for his brother, Casey, to finally get over his ex, Raquel. Instead, he’s stuck at Winter Wonderland– the Christmas-themed park on an island north of Alaska– because Casey refuses to give up on winning Raquel back.

Kris, meanwhile, hopes to convince his uncle to return home and become Winter Wonderland’s first gay Santa. To do that, he needs to win the annual Race, a school competition to make a guest fall in love with you first, which could fund his trip to New York and plead his uncle’s case.

When a patch of ice sends Aaron and Kris crashing into each other, they strike a deal: Kris will help Aaron keep Casey single. But as their schemes pile up, so do their feelings. Too bad neither of them planned on falling in love this Christmas.

Coffeeshop In An Alternate Universe

by C. B. Lee

When Brenda’s internet dies right before a major scholarship deadline, she ends up in Kat’s family coffeeshop. She is instantly drawn to Kat’s confidence and genuine interest in her 19-step plan to save the world through science. Kay, meanwhile, can’t stop thinking about Brenda, who is brilliant, passionate, and unfazed by Kat’s fate as the prophesied Chosen One.

There’s just one problem: they’re from entirely different universes. As their worlds collide and chaos unfolds, Brenda fights to save the planet, while Kat tries to escape her destiny. Can two girls on opposite paths find a way to save their futures– and each other?

Whiteout

by Multiple

From Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon, comes an Atlanta based anthology as the city is covered in snow!

Team Canteen: Rocky Road

by Amalie Jahn

On the last night of summer camp, Tasha, Raelynn, Claire, and Billie get caught sneaking ice cream in the walk-in freezer. When they escape punishment, they are convinced the pink feather boa Billie wore for warmth is magic. Back home, each member of Team Canteen tests the boa as they face new challenges.

As the school year unfolds, the friends wonder if the boa’s magic can last, or if their friendship is the real power guiding them back to Camp Happy Hollow.

Between Shades of Gray

by Ruta Sepetys

Fifteen-year-old Lina lives an ordinary life in Lithuania, until Soviet officers storm her home and tear her family apart. Separated from her father, Lina, her mother, and her brother are forced onto a train bound for a Siberian work camp, where survival becomes their daily battle. Lina turns to her art for strength, secretly embedding clues about their location in her drawings and sending them out in hopes they’ll reach her father. However, as conditions worsen, Lina must rely on courage, love, and hope to keep her family alive.

Fortress of Snow

by Melanie Dickerson

Mazelina of Wexcombe longs to travel beyond her castle walls, but her father’s sudden death shatters that dream. After being cast off by her eldest brother, she seeks refuge with her brother, Sir John, at Strachtleigh, where she befriends the noble Sir Berenger of Dericott. Though he imagines rescuing her, Mazy’s skill with a bow and blade proves she can defend herself.

When Berenger departs for Prussia to earn honor in battle, their paths diverge. They meet again in London, where Mazy now sells goods in the market and Berenger has been summoned to receive a royal reward. However, the king’s favor comes with a condition: Berenger must marry a wealthy widow. Sensing danger in this arrangement, Mazy journeys to the fortress of snow to warn him, determined to protect the knight she cares for and claim her own fairy-tale ending.