Blade of secrets [Bladesmith duology Volume: 1]by Levenseller, Tricia 

Paperback(Square Fish/Feiwel and Friends, 2022)

BTSB #: 566361 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
Lexile: 650 HL

Genres: Fantasy Fiction

Subjects: Magic - Fiction Blacksmiths - Fiction Weapons - Fiction Social phobia - Fiction Orphans - Fiction Fantasy fiction

Summary: Eighteen-year-old Ziva prefers metal to people. She spends her days using her magical gift to craft unique weapons imbued with power. Then Ziva receives a commission from a powerful warlord, and the result is a sword capable of stealing its victims secrets. A sword that can cut far deeper than the length of its blade. When Ziva learns of the warlord's intentions to use the weapon to enslave all the world under her rule, she takes her sister and flees.

Timid by Todd, Jonathan 

BTSB Prebound(Graphix, 2024)

BTSB #: 883844 Available

Dewey: 741.5/NAges: 8-12   


Genres:

Subjects: African Americans - Fiction Social phobia - Fiction Artists - Fiction Graphic novels

Summary: Cecil Hall has just moved to Massachusetts, near Boston, and he's anxious about making friends because he's not sure where he'll fit in. His sister Leah thinks he should befriend the other Black kids, but he wants to be known for his comics-making talent. The few kids that are impressed with his art aren't always nice to him. When one of his drawings gets him into serious trouble, can he stand up for himself and figure out who his real friends are? In graphic novel format.