Beat the Backlist 2021 - hosted by austinedecker

features a carnival or circus
 doesn’t have to be the main story, just part of it 
All books added
A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs

A Map of Days

Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #4

Ransom Riggs

496 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles

Where Dreams Descend

Kingdom of Cards #1

Janella Angeles

480 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Avatar: The Last Airbender - Team Avatar Tales by Kiku Hughes, Sara Goetter, Dave Scheidt, Ron Koertge, Gene Luen Yang

Avatar: The Last Airbender - Team Avatar Tales

Avatar: The Last Airbender (comic anthologies)

Kiku Hughes, Sara Goetter, Dave Scheidt, Ron Koertge, Gene Luen Yang

70 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction comics fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan

Hot Dog Girl

Jennifer Dugan

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance young adult lighthearted medium-paced
The Lost Carnival: A Dick Grayson Graphic Novel by Michael Moreci, Sas Milledge, Phil Hester

The Lost Carnival: A Dick Grayson Graphic Novel

Michael Moreci, Sas Milledge, Phil Hester

208 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction graphic novel young adult adventurous fast-paced
Ghosts Of The Shadow Market by Cassandra Clare

Ghosts Of The Shadow Market

Ghosts of the Shadow Market #1-10

Cassandra Clare

617 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy short stories young adult adventurous medium-paced
Finale by Stephanie Garber

Finale

Caraval #3

Stephanie Garber

478 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Legendary by Stephanie Garber

Legendary

Caraval #2

Stephanie Garber

496 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn

A Curious Beginning

Veronica Speedwell #1

Deanna Raybourn

356 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical mystery adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Wild Boy by Rob Lloyd Jones

Wild Boy

Wild Boy #1

Rob Lloyd Jones

295 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade mystery adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced