The Other Wes Moore - Traces the parallel lives of two youths with the same name
in the same community, describing how the author grew up to be a Rhodes Scholar
and promising business leader while his counterpart suffered a life of violence
and imprisonment.
Jake, Reinvented - Rick becomes friends with the popular new boy, Jake Garrett,
football player and host of superlative parties, and in the process discovers
the true nature of his schoolmates and uncovers the mystery of Jake's
past.
Because I Am Furniture - Fourteen-year-old Anke feels both relieved and neglected
that her father abuses her older brother and sister but ignores her, but when
she catches him with one of her friends, she finally becomes angry enough to
take action.
Surviving the Angel of Death - Describes the life of Eva Mozes and her twin sister Miriam
as they were interred at the Auschwitz concentration camp during the Holocaust,
where Dr. Josef Mengele performed sadistic medical experiments on them until
their release.
Deadly Pink - Grace Pizzelli is the average sister. She's nothing like her brilliant older
sister, Emily, who works for Rasmussem, creators of the world's best virtual
reality games. They seem so real that you can taste the food and smell the
flowers. The games aren't real, though-or at least they weren't. Now that Emily
has hidden herself inside one , it's clear that the technology can only keep her
safe for so long. Something must have gone terribly wrong for Emily to retreat
into the pink and sparkly Land of the Golden Butterflies, but no one seems to
know what. Grace may consider herself average, but she's the only one who can
save Emily. So Grace enters the game, hoping to find her sister and talk her out
of virtual suicide. There isn't much time left before sustained exposure to the
technology will have dire results. Unless Grace can find her sister soon, Emily
will die-for real.
Bloodlines - When alchemist Sydney is ordered into hiding to protect the
life of Moroi princess Jill Dragomir, the last place she expects to be sent is a
human private school in Palm Springs, California. But at their new school, the
drama is only just beginning.
Vampirates Immortal War -When the Pirate Federation and Nocturnals form an alliance
to battle the renegade Vampirates, twins Connor and Grace Tempest each have
important roles to play in the war--he as a pirate warrior and she as a powerful
healer working with the war-wounded.
Fight for Freedom - In 1861, a young slave named Sam escapes to search for his
father, who has been conscripted into the Confederate army, and makes his way to
a northern city, while back at the Virginia plantation where Sam was raised
Annabelle, the owner's daughter, struggles to run things after her father's
death.
City of Lost Souls - When Jace vanishes with Sebastian, Clary and the
Shadowhunters struggle to piece together their shattered world and Clary
infiltrates the group planning the world's destruction.
Destined - The conclusion to the bestselling Wings series. Laurel now knows the truth:
Yuki is a rare Winter faerie, the most powerful--and deadly--of all, and she is
working with Klea to conquer and destroy Avalon. With Tamani, David, and Chelsea
by her side, Laurel prepares for a fight she never thought she would have to
face.
The Selection - Sixteen-year-old America Singer is living in the caste-divided nation of Illéa,
which formed after the war that destroyed the United States. America is chosen
to compete in the Selection--a contest to see which girl can win the heart of
Illéa's prince--but all she really wants is a chance for a future with her
secret love, Aspen, who is a caste below her.
The Enchantress - With the twins of prophecy split, Nicholas Flamel near
death, and John Dee in possession of the swords of power, Danu Talis has yet to
fall and the future of the human race lies in the balance.
Just for Fins - As the mermaid Crown Princess of Thalassinia, Lily must dive deep into findng a
solution when she discovers the ocean's warming is causing big waves for both
mermaids and humans.
The Drowned Cities - In a dark future America that has devolved into unending
civil wars, orphans Mahlia and Mouse barely escape the war-torn lands of the
Drowned Cities, but their fragile safety is soon threatened and Mahlia will have
to risk everything if she is to save Mouse, as he once saved her.
Shadow and Bone - Orphaned by the Border Wars, Alina Starkov is taken from
obscurity and her only friend, Mal, to become the protegé of the mysterious
Darkling, who trains her to join the magical elite in the belief that she is the
Sun Summoner, who can destroy the monsters of the Fold.
Bitterblue - Eighteen-year-old Bitterblue, queen of Monsea, realizes her
heavy responsibility and the futility of relying on advisors who surround her
with lies as she tries to help her people to heal from the thirty-five-year
spell cast by her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering
abilities.
Tiger Lily -Fifteen-year-old Tiger Lily receives special protections
from the spiritual forces of Neverland, but then she meets her tribe's most
dangerous enemy--Peter Pan--and falls in love with him.
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