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The Turnabout Twins

Helen F. Daringer

Becky and Rachel are identical twins - but in temperament quite different. Becky never intended to let a game go quite so far as it did when Rachel was left behind to go to the uncle's farm - and Becky found herself heading for the unknown great aunts' home. But it turns out to be a good summer after all - and Becky discovers a few home truths about herself and important r Becky and Rachel are identical twins - but in temperament quite different. Becky never intended to let a game go quite so far as it did when Rachel was left behind to go to the uncle's farm - and Becky found herself heading for the unknown great aunts' home. But it turns out to be a good summer after all - and Becky discovers a few home truths about herself and important relations to life that she might not have found if the game the twins played had been stopped in time. The period is not so long ago, but the settings have a kind of last generation flavor in point of view and a way of life, in traditional standards and shared responsibilities. ...more

1960-05-23

22299666

The Game of the Goose

Ursula Dubosarsky

In her hand was a hinged wooden box with a black clasp. On the lid was a painting of a white bird with a long neck, its wings stretched out in flight. Fred rubbed in with her fingers, wiping away the dust. There were some words, written in gold. 'The Game of the Goose,' she read slowly. Fred felt strange. She shivered. 'Open it,' said Rowley.So begins the Game of the Goose In her hand was a hinged wooden box with a black clasp. On the lid was a painting of a white bird with a long neck, its wings stretched out in flight. Fred rubbed in with her fingers, wiping away the dust. There were some words, written in gold. 'The Game of the Goose,' she read slowly. Fred felt strange. She shivered. 'Open it,' said Rowley.So begins the Game of the Goose. Fred, Rowley and Rabbit hardly knew each other before the game. But the game changed everything. It took each of them on an adventure – a terrifying, wonderful adventure of hoping and saving and living and dying. It was a journey that they would remember forever. ...more

Fantasy,Childrens

2000-08-31

757876

Eddie's Blue-Winged Dragon

C.S. Adler

With a bully like Darrin after him and a sixth grade teacher who couldn't understand his speech, school was hard for a kid with cerebral palsy like Eddie.Besides, Eddie needed to find a gift for his little sister's sixth birthday. There in the Treasure Shop, Eddie and his friend Gary discovered a great gift -- a blue winged dragon. But the dragon scared Eddie's little sist With a bully like Darrin after him and a sixth grade teacher who couldn't understand his speech, school was hard for a kid with cerebral palsy like Eddie.Besides, Eddie needed to find a gift for his little sister's sixth birthday. There in the Treasure Shop, Eddie and his friend Gary discovered a great gift -- a blue winged dragon. But the dragon scared Eddie's little sister so much she didn't want it.Eddie kept the dragon, but strang tings began to happen. Could the dragon be going after Eddie's enemies? ...more

Childrens,Fantasy

2004-08-17

429490

The Door in the Dragon's Throat

Frank E. Peretti

A mystery as old as the desert sands...When teenagers Jay and Lila Cooper and their archaeologist father travel to Nepur, an uninviting land of deserts and danger, they must search to uncover the truth behind an ancient legend. Locals claim that inside a dark cavern called the Dragon's Throat is a forbidden Door that brings certain death to anyone who tries to open it.Arme A mystery as old as the desert sands...When teenagers Jay and Lila Cooper and their archaeologist father travel to Nepur, an uninviting land of deserts and danger, they must search to uncover the truth behind an ancient legend. Locals claim that inside a dark cavern called the Dragon's Throat is a forbidden Door that brings certain death to anyone who tries to open it.Armed with the knowledge that God is more powerful than any legend or curse, Jay and Lila plunge down into the Dragon's Throat, determined to find out what awaits them on the other side of the Door. This daring tale will have you on the edge of your seat. ...more

Christian,Fiction,Christian Fiction,Young Adult,Adventure,Fantasy,Childrens,Mystery,Religion

2004-07-14

365047

The Collector

Victoria Scott

He makes good girls...bad. Dante Walker is flippin’ awesome, and he knows it. His good looks, killer charm, and stellar confidence have made him one of hell’s best—a soul collector. His job is simple: weed through humanity and label those round rears with a big red good or bad stamp. Old Saint Nick gets the good guys, and he gets the fun ones. Bag-and-tag. Sealing souls i He makes good girls...bad. Dante Walker is flippin’ awesome, and he knows it. His good looks, killer charm, and stellar confidence have made him one of hell’s best—a soul collector. His job is simple: weed through humanity and label those round rears with a big red good or bad stamp. Old Saint Nick gets the good guys, and he gets the fun ones. Bag-and-tag. Sealing souls is nothing personal. Dante’s an equal-opportunity collector and doesn't want it any other way. But he’ll have to adjust, because Boss Man has given him a new assignment: Collect Charlie Cooper’s soul within ten days. Dante doesn't know why Boss Man wants Charlie, nor does he care. This assignment means only one thing to him, and that’s a permanent ticket out of hell. But after Dante meets the quirky Nerd Alert chick he’s come to collect, he realizes this assignment will test his abilities as a collector…and uncover emotions deeply buried. ...more

Young Adult,Fantasy,Romance,Paranormal,Fiction

2013-04-02

13449677

Darkside

Tom Becker

London has a secret: a hidden borough of monsters and mayhem, founded by Jack the Ripper and known as Darkside. It's a place of evil and danger, but also excitement and mystery - and it's Jonathan's last hiding place. Alone and on the run, he finds his troubles - and adventures - have only just begun. London has a secret: a hidden borough of monsters and mayhem, founded by Jack the Ripper and known as Darkside. It's a place of evil and danger, but also excitement and mystery - and it's Jonathan's last hiding place. Alone and on the run, he finds his troubles - and adventures - have only just begun. ...more

Fantasy,Horror,Young Adult,Paranormal,Adventure,Shapeshifters,Childrens

2007-11-01

1228406

The Headmaster Went Splat!

David Tinkler

Kevin Twerp is always in trouble with the ferocious headmaster of Shambles School, Killer Keast. But when Kevin's mother decides to take policewoman Rose Button as a lodger things start to look up for the Twerp family. Ambitious to be a detective, Rose is soon on the trail of Killer Keast. Kevin Twerp is always in trouble with the ferocious headmaster of Shambles School, Killer Keast. But when Kevin's mother decides to take policewoman Rose Button as a lodger things start to look up for the Twerp family. Ambitious to be a detective, Rose is soon on the trail of Killer Keast. ...more

2009-05-04

10657183

Kneeknock Rise

Natalie Babbitt

From the moment young Egan arrives in Instep, he senses the spell cast over the villagers by the Megrimum--the mysterious something that lurks on the mist-wreathed peak of Kneeknock Rise. Everyone shudders in horror--delicious horror--whenever the Megrimum's unearthly wail floats down to the village. Before long, Egan is climbing the Rise to find a practical explanation fo From the moment young Egan arrives in Instep, he senses the spell cast over the villagers by the Megrimum--the mysterious something that lurks on the mist-wreathed peak of Kneeknock Rise. Everyone shudders in horror--delicious horror--whenever the Megrimum's unearthly wail floats down to the village. Before long, Egan is climbing the Rise to find a practical explanation for those wails. ...more

Fiction,Fantasy,Childrens,Young Adult,Mystery,Realistic Fiction,Adventure

1984-08-01

444330

Dance of the Assassins

Hervé Jubert

In London, Jack the Ripper has claimed another victim.But this "London" is a crime-free virtual city, a historical theme park for tourists. Qualified witch Roberta Morgenstern and her young police assistant, Clément Martineau, set out to solve the murder.A wild chase through the streets of old London brings them face-to-face with the terrifying new Ripper. But then they re In London, Jack the Ripper has claimed another victim.But this "London" is a crime-free virtual city, a historical theme park for tourists. Qualified witch Roberta Morgenstern and her young police assistant, Clément Martineau, set out to solve the murder.A wild chase through the streets of old London brings them face-to-face with the terrifying new Ripper. But then they realize their true quarry is the man behind the monster: the one bringing history's most notorious villains back to life. The trail of evidence leads them from Louis XIV's Versailles through Renaissance Venice to Montezuma's Mexico, where they have a date with the devil himself. ...more

Fantasy,Mystery,Science Fiction,Young Adult,Fiction,Horror,Science Fiction Fantasy

2006-10-03

274531

Raven's Point

Melinda Metz

An ancient evil has reawakened on a small island off the coast of Rhode Island, eager to cause death and destruction as it has twice before, but three teens face it with their newly-developed supernatural abilities.

Horror,Thriller

2004-08-01

644196

The Haunted School

R.L. Stine

He's hearing voices . . . from another world! Tommy Frazer's dad just got married. Now Tommy's got a new mom. And he's going to a new school -- Bell Valley Middle School. Tommy doesn't hate school. But it's hard making friends. And his new school is so big, it's easy to get lost. Which is exactly what happens. Tommy gets lost -- lost in a maze of empty classrooms. And that He's hearing voices . . . from another world! Tommy Frazer's dad just got married. Now Tommy's got a new mom. And he's going to a new school -- Bell Valley Middle School. Tommy doesn't hate school. But it's hard making friends. And his new school is so big, it's easy to get lost. Which is exactly what happens. Tommy gets lost -- lost in a maze of empty classrooms. And that's when he hears the voices. Kids' voices crying for help. Voices coming from behind the classroom walls. . . . ...more

Horror,Fiction,Childrens,Young Adult,Fantasy,Mystery,Thriller

2005-10-01

125533

Harmony

Rita Murphy

Harmony McLean has been different from the moment she was discovered. When a falling star struck his chicken coop, Felix McGillicuddy never expected to find a baby girl miraculously left behind. He names her after the harmony of spheres in honor of her celestial arrival, and his wife, Nettie Mae McLean, gives Harmony her strong Irish surname to keep her grounded. Soon afte Harmony McLean has been different from the moment she was discovered. When a falling star struck his chicken coop, Felix McGillicuddy never expected to find a baby girl miraculously left behind. He names her after the harmony of spheres in honor of her celestial arrival, and his wife, Nettie Mae McLean, gives Harmony her strong Irish surname to keep her grounded. Soon after her 15th birthday, something special begins coursing through Harmony–the power to move objects and affect the universe with her energy. But this mountain-bred girl is looking for a way to fit into the big world, not stand out any more than she already does.In this powerful novel from the writer of Night Flying, a young woman must learn to accept who she is before she can claim the magic that has chosen her. ...more

Young Adult,Fantasy,Family

2002-10-08

2346522

The Tunnel

Anthony Browne

Jack fearlessly explores the tunnel he found while playing, but when he doesn't return, his sister Rose goes in the tunnel to find him. Jack fearlessly explores the tunnel he found while playing, but when he doesn't return, his sister Rose goes in the tunnel to find him. ...more

Childrens,Family,Adventure,Fantasy,Fiction,Art,Love,Mystery

1997-01-06

109418

Red Palms

Cara Haycak

When 14-year-old Benita’s Papa is wiped out by the Depression, he moves the family from Guayaquil, Ecuador, to the primitive island of Puna with a wild scheme to start a coconut plantation. Benita moves from a grand house to camping out in a shack on the beach; from going to school to working in the fields. But Papa’s no farmer, and he makes trouble with the islanders. The When 14-year-old Benita’s Papa is wiped out by the Depression, he moves the family from Guayaquil, Ecuador, to the primitive island of Puna with a wild scheme to start a coconut plantation. Benita moves from a grand house to camping out in a shack on the beach; from going to school to working in the fields. But Papa’s no farmer, and he makes trouble with the islanders. The only good thing about Puna is Raul, the handsome young man who dazzles Benita. When he asks her to leave her family to live in the wilderness, Benita runs off with him. The jungle is beautiful, dangerous, and full of secrets, and they must struggle for their survival as they try to build a relationship with each other. ...more

2006-03-14

3300990

Summer Cool

Kate Petty

Holly, Alex, Zoe, and Josie are fast friends. During the holidays, Holly has an idea: each of them is to have a summer romance and report back. Holly is already in love with a boy she met in Barbados, but will the dream last when she visits him? Alex has always been one of the lads—but that changes when she plays mixed doubles in a tennis tournament. Meanwhile, at the loca Holly, Alex, Zoe, and Josie are fast friends. During the holidays, Holly has an idea: each of them is to have a summer romance and report back. Holly is already in love with a boy she met in Barbados, but will the dream last when she visits him? Alex has always been one of the lads—but that changes when she plays mixed doubles in a tennis tournament. Meanwhile, at the local Community Theatre Project, Zoe meets the mysterious Lennie, and Josie is determined to be Queen of the Scene on the beach in Cornwall, even if it means trying to pull her best friend's boyfriend! A fantastic girly summer read following the lives and loves of four friends, and previously published as four separate books in the Girls Like You series. ...more

2005-06-01

2231273

Marcelo in the Real World

Francisco X. Stork

Marcelo Sandoval hears music no one else can hear--part of the autism-like impairment no doctor has been able to identify--and he's always attended a special school where his differences have been protected. But the summer after his junior year, his father demands that Marcelo work in his law firm's mailroom in order to experience "the real world." There Marcelo meets Jasm Marcelo Sandoval hears music no one else can hear--part of the autism-like impairment no doctor has been able to identify--and he's always attended a special school where his differences have been protected. But the summer after his junior year, his father demands that Marcelo work in his law firm's mailroom in order to experience "the real world." There Marcelo meets Jasmine, his beautiful and surprising coworker, and Wendell, the son of another partner in the firm.He learns about competition and jealousy, anger and desire. But it's a picture he finds in a file -- a picture of a girl with half a face -- that truly connects him with the real world: its suffering, its injustice, and what he can do to fight.Reminiscent of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" in the intensity and purity of its voice, this extraordinary novel is a love story, a legal drama, and a celebration of the music each of us hears inside. ...more

Young Adult,Fiction,Realistic Fiction,Contemporary,Neurodiversity,Disability,Audiobook,Family

2009-03-01

3700085

Ice Bear

Betty Levin

A girl from the Land of the White Falcons, a bear cub, and the bakerwoman's helper become pawns in the power struggle which rages in the kingdom of Thyrne. A girl from the Land of the White Falcons, a bear cub, and the bakerwoman's helper become pawns in the power struggle which rages in the kingdom of Thyrne. ...more

1986-09-01

7691955

It Didn't Frighten Me!

Janet L. Goss

Night after night, a young boy look out his window, but nothing frightens him. Then one night...

Childrens,Fiction

1984-05-23

2837840

Stone Cold

Robert Swindells

'It's like parachuting. Get the first jump over and it becomes routine, but you mustn't get complacent. Check your parachute every time.'Homeless on the streets of London, 16 year old Link feels he has become an invisible outcast. When he meets streetwise Ginger, life becomes more bearable and he learns the tricks of survival. But when Ginger goes missing, Link feels a sic 'It's like parachuting. Get the first jump over and it becomes routine, but you mustn't get complacent. Check your parachute every time.'Homeless on the streets of London, 16 year old Link feels he has become an invisible outcast. When he meets streetwise Ginger, life becomes more bearable and he learns the tricks of survival. But when Ginger goes missing, Link feels a sickening sense of foreboding... ...more

Young Adult,Academic,Fiction,Contemporary,Mystery,Thriller,Childrens,Novels

1997-06-09

291838

Exquisite Captive

Heather Demetrios

Forced to obey her master.Compelled to help her enemy.Determined to free herself. Nalia is a jinni of tremendous ancient power, the only survivor of a coup that killed nearly everyone she loved. Stuffed into a bottle and sold by a slave trader, she’s now in hiding on the dark caravan, the lucrative jinni slave trade between Arjinna and Earth, where jinn are forced to grant Forced to obey her master.Compelled to help her enemy.Determined to free herself. Nalia is a jinni of tremendous ancient power, the only survivor of a coup that killed nearly everyone she loved. Stuffed into a bottle and sold by a slave trader, she’s now in hiding on the dark caravan, the lucrative jinni slave trade between Arjinna and Earth, where jinn are forced to grant wishes and obey their human masters’ every command. She’d give almost anything to be free of the golden shackles that bind her to Malek, her handsome, cruel master, and his lavish Hollywood lifestyle. Enter Raif, the enigmatic leader of Arjinna’s revolution and Nalia’s sworn enemy. He promises to free Nalia from her master so that she can return to her ravaged homeland and free her imprisoned brother—all for an unbearably high price. Nalia’s not sure she can trust him, but Raif’s her only hope of escape. With her enemies on the hunt, Earth has become more perilous than ever for Nalia. There’s just one catch: for Raif’s unbinding magic to work, Nalia must gain possession of her bottle…and convince the dangerously persuasive Malek that she truly loves him. Battling a dark past and harboring a terrible secret, Nalia soon realizes her freedom may come at a price too terrible to pay: but how far is she willing to go for it? Inspired by Arabian Nights, EXQUISITE CAPTIVE brings to life a deliciously seductive world where a wish can be a curse and shadows are sometimes safer than the light. ...more

Fantasy,Young Adult,Romance,Fiction

2014-10-07

18106985

The Boy Who Was Followed Home

Margaret Mahy

A witch's pill is supposed to cure Robert of the hippopotami who daily follow him home from school--but there is one disadvantage to the treatment. A witch's pill is supposed to cure Robert of the hippopotami who daily follow him home from school--but there is one disadvantage to the treatment. ...more

Childrens,Fiction,Animals,Humor

1993-11-01

47902

A Matter of Days

Amber Kizer

“Gripping and poignant, A Matter of Days takes readers on a heart-stopping journey of love and survival.“ — New York Times bestselling author Carrie Jones   Their new reality begins in just a matter of days.   On Day 56 of the Blustar Pandemic, sixteen-year-old Nadia’s mother dies, leaving Nadia to fend for herself and her younger brother, Rabbit. Both have been immunized “Gripping and poignant, A Matter of Days takes readers on a heart-stopping journey of love and survival.“ — New York Times bestselling author Carrie Jones   Their new reality begins in just a matter of days.   On Day 56 of the Blustar Pandemic, sixteen-year-old Nadia’s mother dies, leaving Nadia to fend for herself and her younger brother, Rabbit. Both have been immunized against the virus, but they can’t be protected from what comes next. Their father taught them to “be the cockroach”—to adapt to and survive whatever comes their way. And that’s their mission.   Facing a lawless world of destruction and deprivation, Nadia and Rabbit drive from Seattle to their grandfather’s compound in West Virginia. The illness, fatigue, and hunger they endure along the way will all be worth it once they reach the compound.   Unless no one is waiting for them . . .   “Fans of Rick Yancey’s The 5th Wave, S. D. Crockett’s After the Snow, or Cormac McCarthy’s adult novel The Road will find this a satisfying read.” —SLJ   “An exciting apocalyptic road trip.” —Publishers WeeklyFrom the Trade Paperback edition. ...more

Young Adult,Science Fiction,Apocalyptic,Adventure,Fiction,Audiobook

2013-06-11

15927598

A Touch of Chill

Joan Aiken

The homely and the exotic mix in fifteen unique tales. The macabre and witty stories are a melange of horror guaranteed to send chills up the spine of any sleepless reader.The Cat Flap and the Apple Pie"He"Time to LaughLodgersListeningSailors' LegendsA Game of Black and WhiteElephant's EarThe Sewanee GlideShe Was Afraid of UpstairsThe Birthday PartyMouseworkA Long Way to S The homely and the exotic mix in fifteen unique tales. The macabre and witty stories are a melange of horror guaranteed to send chills up the spine of any sleepless reader.The Cat Flap and the Apple Pie"He"Time to LaughLodgersListeningSailors' LegendsA Game of Black and WhiteElephant's EarThe Sewanee GlideShe Was Afraid of UpstairsThe Birthday PartyMouseworkA Long Way to SwimWho Goes Down This Dark Road?Power Cut ...more

Horror,Short Stories,Fantasy,Fiction,Young Adult,Thriller,Childrens,Anthologies

1989-09-01

292680

Avenging Angel (Point Crime)

David Belbin

One of a series of crime novels with tortuous plots and many suspects to keep the reader guessing. In this book Angelo has a head-on car crash in which he could see the panicked face of the oncoming driver. He tried to throw himself out of the way but he didn't have time. One of a series of crime novels with tortuous plots and many suspects to keep the reader guessing. In this book Angelo has a head-on car crash in which he could see the panicked face of the oncoming driver. He tried to throw himself out of the way but he didn't have time. ...more

Young Adult,Mystery

1994-01-21

1961369

Contents Under Pressure

Lara Deloza

A fresh, honest look at the difficult choices and unexpected joys in a girl’s life under pressure.Lucy Doyle is about to explode. She’s sure her name might as well be Loser because she‘s never, ever been kissed. To make matters worse, nearly all of her friends have left her behind for boys. Even Lucy’s favorite brother doesn’t seem to have time for her anymore. He’s just m A fresh, honest look at the difficult choices and unexpected joys in a girl’s life under pressure.Lucy Doyle is about to explode. She’s sure her name might as well be Loser because she‘s never, ever been kissed. To make matters worse, nearly all of her friends have left her behind for boys. Even Lucy’s favorite brother doesn’t seem to have time for her anymore. He’s just moved home from college with a distant new attitude and a big-haired girlfriend Lucy can’t stand. Freshman year is definitely not off to a good start.So when Lucy attracts the attention of Tobin Scacheri, the junior everyone wants to date, she can barely believe her luck. Tobin’s cute and funny, and he might like Lucy as much as she likes him. But Lucy’s brother has a secret that will turn her already mixed-up world completely upside down. Now, Lucy must figure out how far she’s willing to take her relationship with Tobin—and how to deal with a brother who’s not as perfect as she thought.From the Hardcover edition. ...more

Young Adult,Fiction

2007-12-18

645153

Pass It On

J. Minter

The party from the guys' point of view...Rumors are spreading about Jonathan and his friends. Jonathan's dad seems to have lost all his money. David's dad is a sham. Arno's parents are splitting up. And if the parents aren't enough, the girls aren't making sense either. Who will hook up? Who will get dumped? And what happens when the guys betray each other? Find out in the The party from the guys' point of view...Rumors are spreading about Jonathan and his friends. Jonathan's dad seems to have lost all his money. David's dad is a sham. Arno's parents are splitting up. And if the parents aren't enough, the girls aren't making sense either. Who will hook up? Who will get dumped? And what happens when the guys betray each other? Find out in the next installment of The Insiders. Psst...pass it on. ...more

Young Adult,Womens Fiction,Childrens

2004-11-01

1191925

Baby

Patricia MacLachlan

Larkin's family welcomes Sophie into their home, caring for her and teaching her games and new words. They come to love this baby as their own, all the while knowing that eventually Sophie's mother will return one day to take her from them. Larkin's family welcomes Sophie into their home, caring for her and teaching her games and new words. They come to love this baby as their own, all the while knowing that eventually Sophie's mother will return one day to take her from them. ...more

Young Adult,Fiction,Childrens,Family,Historical,Realistic Fiction,Love

1993-09-01

121405

My So-Called Afterlife

Tamsyn Murray

I knew it was time to move on when a tramp peed on my Uggs.Fifteen-year-old Lucy has been stuck in the men’s loos since she died there six months ago. Then Jeremy turns up. He is seriously uncool, but he's determined to help, and soon Lucy's meeting other ghosts, including the gorgeous Ryan. But when Jeremy insists she helps him track down her killer, she has to confront h I knew it was time to move on when a tramp peed on my Uggs.Fifteen-year-old Lucy has been stuck in the men’s loos since she died there six months ago. Then Jeremy turns up. He is seriously uncool, but he's determined to help, and soon Lucy's meeting other ghosts, including the gorgeous Ryan. But when Jeremy insists she helps him track down her killer, she has to confront her greatest fear...Full of insight, humour, compassion, and love. ...more

Young Adult,Fantasy,Paranormal,Romance,Fiction,Humor,Mystery,Womens Fiction

2010-02-26

6927672

The Princess Routine

Tonya Wood

To help her best friend, Sandy, in pursuing her brother, Rick, petite, blond Chelsea Ann Hyatt, a lover of the soft life, considers taking a rafting trip down the Colorado River.

Young Adult

1985-11-05

3057884

The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt

Patricia MacLachlan

Facts and fictions are different truths. Minna Pratt stares at this message above her mother's typewriter every day and tries to understand it. But how can she, when her mind is already so full? She wishes her mother would ask her normal questions like "How was your day?" instead of "What is the quality of beauty?" She wishes her brother, McGrew, could catch a baseball. Sh Facts and fictions are different truths. Minna Pratt stares at this message above her mother's typewriter every day and tries to understand it. But how can she, when her mind is already so full? She wishes her mother would ask her normal questions like "How was your day?" instead of "What is the quality of beauty?" She wishes her brother, McGrew, could catch a baseball. She wishes she had a vibrato and could play Mozart on her cello the way he deserves to be played.Then she meets Lucas Ellerby. Minna thinks Lucas has the perfect life. His home runs smoothly and evenly. Dinner conversation is full of facts, and everyone always has matching socks to wear. So why is he so intrigued by her family?Minna doesn't know, but as her friendship with Lucas grows, she discovers some important truths about herself and her family.In Patricia MacLachlan's hope-filled coming-of-age story Minna learns to value her family because of their eccentricities, and to value herself because of her own. ...more

Fiction,Young Adult,Music,Childrens,Contemporary,Realistic Fiction,Novels,Literature

1988-05-23

121457

Mama, Let's Dance

Patricia Hermes

Abandoned by their mother after the death of their father, three youngsters are determined to keep their situation a secret so that the authorities will not split them up and send them to foster homes.

Young Adult,Childrens,Fiction,Realistic Fiction,Literature

1991-10-01

1031448

Bad Girls

Alex McAulay

Thick with suspense and simmering with adolescent turmoil, Bad Girls is an action-adventure survival story that pits a group of troubled teens against a forbidding tropical landscape, an elusive enemy, and, worst of all, each other. It's Mean Girls meets Lord of the Flies, and it marks the debut of an innovative new voice in fiction. Anna Wheeler's parents have had it up Thick with suspense and simmering with adolescent turmoil, Bad Girls is an action-adventure survival story that pits a group of troubled teens against a forbidding tropical landscape, an elusive enemy, and, worst of all, each other. It's Mean Girls meets Lord of the Flies, and it marks the debut of an innovative new voice in fiction. Anna Wheeler's parents have had it up to here. They can't seem to control their daughter anymore and so, one night, Anna's yanked from her bed and carted off to Camp Archstone -- bootcamp for troubled teen girls. There, on a vast, remote, sparsely populated island, Anna will be expected to change her ways and repent for the sins her religious father just can't seem to forgive. Here's a hint: There's a boy involved. No, a man. Life at Camp Archstone is Anna's worst nightmare. Every minute of the day is scheduled, the counselors are hardcore, and one girl is crueler than the next. But when a grueling hike into the forest goes horribly wrong, things go from bad to worse. Stalked by an unknown foe and left to fend for themselves, the girls band together to try to find their way back to civilization -- and that's when the real trouble begins. ...more

Young Adult,Contemporary,Adventure

2005-06-14

384662

Space Attack:

Eileen Buckholtz

Includes a story of a space station under attack and one can use the eight computer programs included to decode the alien messages, break into the enemy's security systen and play the deadly game of laser attack. Includes a story of a space station under attack and one can use the eight computer programs included to decode the alien messages, break into the enemy's security systen and play the deadly game of laser attack. ...more

1984-05-23

607168

Secrets and Lies

Jacqueline Green

IT'S BEEN A MONTH SINCE THE tragic boat crash in the choppy waters of the Atlantic claimed two lives. The drownings were ruled accidental, and the names of the victims were added to an ever-growing list of teens who have died off the rocky coast of Echo Bay.Of course, Tenley Reed, Sydney Morgan, and Emerson Cunningham know the truth: This crash was no accident. Determined IT'S BEEN A MONTH SINCE THE tragic boat crash in the choppy waters of the Atlantic claimed two lives. The drownings were ruled accidental, and the names of the victims were added to an ever-growing list of teens who have died off the rocky coast of Echo Bay.Of course, Tenley Reed, Sydney Morgan, and Emerson Cunningham know the truth: This crash was no accident. Determined to find the killer, the girls investigate their enemies and their friends. Could it be the same person who started their twisted game of truth or dare? Everyone is a suspect - because everyone has secrets to hide.Who's sending the dares? Who's behind the deaths? And will the killer strike again? Secrets and Lies, book two in the Truth or Dare trilogy, will have readers furiously flipping the pages from beginning to end. ...more

Mystery,Young Adult,Thriller,Suspense,Contemporary,Death,Romance,Realistic Fiction

2014-05-06

18431723

Blue Violet

Abigail Owen

Book #1 of the Svatura SeriesEllie Aubrey is a centuries-old gypsy princess whose extraordinary abilities once inspired her Roma ancestors' fairytales (or nightmares). Along with her twin-brother, Griffin, Ellie has spent most of her life hiding from the Vyusher, a rival tribe who destroyed their entire powerful family. But after a mysterious dream, Ellie risks discovery i Book #1 of the Svatura SeriesEllie Aubrey is a centuries-old gypsy princess whose extraordinary abilities once inspired her Roma ancestors' fairytales (or nightmares). Along with her twin-brother, Griffin, Ellie has spent most of her life hiding from the Vyusher, a rival tribe who destroyed their entire powerful family. But after a mysterious dream, Ellie risks discovery in order to find and watch over the Jenners, another group of similarly gifted people. She refuses to let them suffer the same fate. Alex Jenner has come home to protect his family. His adopted mother can sense danger coming, but not who or when. Suspicious of the new girl in town, Alex challenges Ellie in ways that will spark one of two possible outcomes: they'll spontaneously combust, or she'll lose control of the one power she's fought so hard to contain. When the Vyusher once again threaten everything she holds dear, Ellie will have to face her worst fear, and Alex will have to face an impossible decision. In this fairytale, the dragon that the prince must slay is also the princess who holds his heart. ...more

Fantasy,Romance,Young Adult,Fiction,Shapeshifters,Paranormal,Adventure

2012-08-19

15980706

The Secret Order of the Gumm Street Girls

Elise Primavera

For seven years, bad luck has followed Ivy around like a dog on a leash. Her father disappeared, her mother is a washed-up beauty-pageant winner, and now Ivy and her mother have moved into a ramshackle house on Gumm Street. Ivy's new neighbors--bookish Pru, stuck-up Cat, and wannabe adventurer Franny--are worse than unfriendly. But then a mysterious pair of ruby red slippe For seven years, bad luck has followed Ivy around like a dog on a leash. Her father disappeared, her mother is a washed-up beauty-pageant winner, and now Ivy and her mother have moved into a ramshackle house on Gumm Street. Ivy's new neighbors--bookish Pru, stuck-up Cat, and wannabe adventurer Franny--are worse than unfriendly. But then a mysterious pair of ruby red slippers turns up, and the four girls are swept away...not to OZ, but to the jaw-droppingly strange lands of SPOZ, and SPUDZ, and OOZE, pursued by the fashionably mad Cha-Cha Staccato, who bears a frightening resemblance to a certain wicked witch....Ages: 8 -12 ...more

Fantasy,Childrens,Adventure,Fiction,Mystery,Young Adult,Humor

2006-09-26

290992

Bubble World

Carol Snow

Freesia's life is perfect. She lives on the beautiful tropical island of Agalinas, surrounded by idyllic weather, fancy dress shops, and peacocks who sing her favorite song to wake her up in the morning. She has so many outfits she could wear a different one every day for a year and not run out.Lately things on the island may have been a bit flippy: sudden blackouts, stude Freesia's life is perfect. She lives on the beautiful tropical island of Agalinas, surrounded by idyllic weather, fancy dress shops, and peacocks who sing her favorite song to wake her up in the morning. She has so many outfits she could wear a different one every day for a year and not run out.Lately things on the island may have been a bit flippy: sudden blackouts, students disappearing, even Freesia's reflection looking slightly . . . off. But in Freesia's experience, it's better not to think about things like that too much.Unfortunately for her, these signs are more than random blips in the universe. In Bubble World by Carol Snow, Freesia's perfect bubble is about to pop. ...more

Young Adult,Science Fiction,Fantasy,Romance,Humor,Childrens,Contemporary,Womens Fiction

2013-07-30

16059406

The Secret of Shabaz

Jennifer Macaire

Once upon a time, there was a brave and noble unicorn whose name was Shabaz. So wondrous was this beast, so loyal and devoted to his mistress, that he gave up his horn to a powerful magic to save her and her infant daughter from the evil and terrible Dark Lord, a necromancer. He travels through time with his precious cargo, and Birchspring, a warrior elf, to a place they b Once upon a time, there was a brave and noble unicorn whose name was Shabaz. So wondrous was this beast, so loyal and devoted to his mistress, that he gave up his horn to a powerful magic to save her and her infant daughter from the evil and terrible Dark Lord, a necromancer. He travels through time with his precious cargo, and Birchspring, a warrior elf, to a place they believe will be safe. Two hundred years have passed. Tania, a servant lass, toils in the stable of the once mighty Castle Storm. An orphan, Tania has only her Grandfather Birchspring, and the tired old war horse she tends. Her life is hard and dull with drudgery. Until Tania hears that a new Dark Lord has risen, and threatens the centuries of peace the countryside has enjoyed. It is not all she learns. "Grandfather" Birchspring can no longer contain the secret of Tania’s heritage. The tired old war horse can no longer maintain his masquerade. Together, the three cannot sit idly by while the evil force that destroyed Tania’s mother returns to finish what he once started. Ill equipped, with only great heart and noble purpose, they ride to war. But it is more than battle they encounter. And it is only the force of love that will endure. Love, and the unicorn’s final, precious gift. ...more

Fantasy

2004-08-01

2107679

Midnight Rider

Joan Hiatt Harlow

Fourteen-year-old Hannah is an orphan living with her cruel aunt Phoebe in Salem, Massachusetts. Hannah recently lost her mother, and now her only comfort is her horse, Promise. But when her money-hungry aunt sells the horse and then indentures Hannah to the Boston family of a British general, Hannah vows to retrieve Promise at all costs, and join the fight for freedom. Fourteen-year-old Hannah is an orphan living with her cruel aunt Phoebe in Salem, Massachusetts. Hannah recently lost her mother, and now her only comfort is her horse, Promise. But when her money-hungry aunt sells the horse and then indentures Hannah to the Boston family of a British general, Hannah vows to retrieve Promise at all costs, and join the fight for freedom. In Boston, as disagreements between the Whigs and the Tories run high and Americans prepare for revolution, not only does Hannah begin secret meetings with the Sons of Liberty disguised as a boy, but she is also reunited with Promise. Together with her beloved horse, Hannah takes a bold step to join the fight for freedom and sets off on a dangerous mission. Will she and Promise succeed? ...more

Historical,Childrens,Fiction,Young Adult,American Revolution,Animals,War,Military History,Academic

2006-11-28

301479

Bringing the Farmhouse Home

Gloria Whelan

When Grandma dies, her five children and their children descend on her farmhouse to divide the possessions in an orderly manner and in hopes of making everyone happy.

Childrens

1992-08-01

2087662

The Paradise Garden

Colin Thompson

From Colin Thompson, whose work has been described by The New York Times as "unusually provocative and rewarding," comes a lush journey into the soul of a young city boy who finds peace amidst the chaos around him.  The noise of blaring radios, honking horns, fighting neighbors, crying babies, and his own shouting mother are driving Peter crazy.  His salvation appears in t From Colin Thompson, whose work has been described by The New York Times as "unusually provocative and rewarding," comes a lush journey into the soul of a young city boy who finds peace amidst the chaos around him.  The noise of blaring radios, honking horns, fighting neighbors, crying babies, and his own shouting mother are driving Peter crazy.  His salvation appears in the form of a fabulous park in the west of the city where he finds shelter from the storm in his mind and a refuge for his weary senses. Thompson's intricate art is filled with hidden surprises, begging the reader to look again and again, holding forth the promise of a new reward each time.  Fans of Thompson's previous pictorial fantasies (Looking for Atlantis, The Paper Bag Prince) will welcome his latest, and new readers will thrill at the opulence and wisdom of this stunning visual feast.   ...more

Childrens,Fiction

1998-03-10

961650

Trickster's Choice

Tamora Pierce

Alianne is the teenage daughter of the famed Alanna, the Lioness of Tortall. Aly is bold and brave like her mother, but she has no wish to become a knight. Instead she longs to follow in her father's footsteps as a spy, an ambition her parents vehemently oppose. After a furious argument Aly runs away, with disastrous consequences. Captured and sold as a slave in the Copper Alianne is the teenage daughter of the famed Alanna, the Lioness of Tortall. Aly is bold and brave like her mother, but she has no wish to become a knight. Instead she longs to follow in her father's footsteps as a spy, an ambition her parents vehemently oppose. After a furious argument Aly runs away, with disastrous consequences. Captured and sold as a slave in the Copper Isles, she discovers that this whole nightmare has not come about by chance - the Trickster God, Kyprioth, has plans for her... ...more

Fantasy,Young Adult,Fiction,Adventure,Romance,Science Fiction Fantasy

2004-09-17

24431

Jemmy

Jon Hassler

Since her Chippewa mother is dead, seventeen-year-old Jemmy's alcoholic father has insisted that she quit school to care for her younger siblings. But on her way home on her last day of school, she gets caught in a fierce snowstorm, and is rescued by Otis and Ann Chapman, who have moved to rural Minnesota from the city. Otis is a well-known painter, and he sees in Jemmy th Since her Chippewa mother is dead, seventeen-year-old Jemmy's alcoholic father has insisted that she quit school to care for her younger siblings. But on her way home on her last day of school, she gets caught in a fierce snowstorm, and is rescued by Otis and Ann Chapman, who have moved to rural Minnesota from the city. Otis is a well-known painter, and he sees in Jemmy the model he needs to complete a mural of the Maiden of Eagle Rock. Jemmy soon finds that the Chapmans have rescued her in more ways than one...and that there's a whole world outside of her family's dreary existence, a world she can conquer, if only she has the courage to fight.... ...more

Young Adult,Fiction

1988-11-27

386717

Our Chemical Hearts

Krystal Sutherland

Henry Page has never been in love. He fancies himself a hopeless romantic, but the slo-mo, heart palpitating, can't-eat-can't-sleep kind of love that he's been hoping for just hasn't been in the cards for him-at least not yet. Instead, he's been happy to focus on his grades, on getting into a semi-decent college and finally becoming editor of his school newspaper. Then Gra Henry Page has never been in love. He fancies himself a hopeless romantic, but the slo-mo, heart palpitating, can't-eat-can't-sleep kind of love that he's been hoping for just hasn't been in the cards for him-at least not yet. Instead, he's been happy to focus on his grades, on getting into a semi-decent college and finally becoming editor of his school newspaper. Then Grace Town walks into his first period class on the third Tuesday of senior year and he knows everything's about to change.Grace isn't who Henry pictured as his dream girl-she walks with a cane, wears oversized boys' clothes, and rarely seems to shower. But when Grace and Henry are both chosen to edit the school paper, he quickly finds himself falling for her. It's obvious there's something broken about Grace, but it seems to make her even more beautiful to Henry, and he wants nothing more than to help her put the pieces back together again. And yet, this isn't your average story of boy meets girl. Krystal Sutherland's brilliant debut is equal parts wit and heartbreak, a potent reminder of the bittersweet bliss that is first love. ...more

Young Adult,Romance,Contemporary,Fiction,Health,Realistic Fiction,Audiobook,Mental Health

2016-10-04

28186273

Into That Forest

Louis Nowra

Two girls.Two tigers.Four years in the wild.Two girls survive a terrible flood in the Tasmanian bush and are rescued by a pair of Tasmanian tigers who raise them in the wild. Their story of survival is remarkable, as they adapt to the life of the tiger, learning to hunt and to communicate without the use of human language. When they are discovered and returned to civilizat Two girls.Two tigers.Four years in the wild.Two girls survive a terrible flood in the Tasmanian bush and are rescued by a pair of Tasmanian tigers who raise them in the wild. Their story of survival is remarkable, as they adapt to the life of the tiger, learning to hunt and to communicate without the use of human language. When they are discovered and returned to civilization, neither can adapt to being fully human after their extraordinary experience. Totally believable, their story will both shock and captivate readers as it explores the animal instincts that lie beneath our civilized veneer. ...more

Young Adult,Fiction,Historical,Animals,Adventure,Cultural,Environment

2013-09-03

17870105

The Garden of Paradise

Edward Sheldon

The Garden of Paradise, adapted by Edward Sheldon is a play, based on Hans Christian Andersen's "Little Mermaid" and NOT on Andersen's collection of stories which is also named: The Garden of Paradise The Garden of Paradise, adapted by Edward Sheldon is a play, based on Hans Christian Andersen's "Little Mermaid" and NOT on Andersen's collection of stories which is also named: The Garden of Paradise ...more

Short Stories,Audiobook

2010-01-10

12342633

Glory

Jodi Lynn

Thirteen-year-old Glory Mason has always been known as a troublemaker in Dogwood, the tiny Appalachian town where she's lived her entire life. Intelligent and impudent, Glory is frustrated with Dogwood's isolation from the world "outside," and her pranks and tomfoolery have become an almost constant worry to her father, the town leader and pillar of the community. But when Thirteen-year-old Glory Mason has always been known as a troublemaker in Dogwood, the tiny Appalachian town where she's lived her entire life. Intelligent and impudent, Glory is frustrated with Dogwood's isolation from the world "outside," and her pranks and tomfoolery have become an almost constant worry to her father, the town leader and pillar of the community. But when Glory's hijinks cause a horrible accident, her father-and the townspeople-can no longer look the other way. Glory is cast out of the town; left alone to fend for herself in a world she has never known. ...more

Realistic Fiction,Young Adult,Childrens

2003-04-14

1194368

The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove

Lauren Kate

All it takes is one fatal mistake...High-school beauty Natalie Hargrove has spent years plotting to become prom queen. She's got just what it takes: popularity, glamour and ruthless ambition.When someone threatens to overturn her perfect plan, Natalie needs to take control. So she convinces her boyfriend Mike to help play a prank on her nemesis, Justin... one that goes ter All it takes is one fatal mistake...High-school beauty Natalie Hargrove has spent years plotting to become prom queen. She's got just what it takes: popularity, glamour and ruthless ambition.When someone threatens to overturn her perfect plan, Natalie needs to take control. So she convinces her boyfriend Mike to help play a prank on her nemesis, Justin... one that goes terribly wrong, and Justin ends up dead.Natalie is plunged into a sea of secrets, shame and scandal.Because it turns out there's one thing even Natalie Hargrove can't command - and that's fate... ...more

Young Adult,Contemporary,Romance,Fiction,Mystery,Fantasy,Realistic Fiction,Thriller

2009-11-12

6413473

Biting the Sun

Tanith Lee

In a world dedicated to pleasure, one young rebel sets out on a forbidden quest--.Published for the first time in a single volume, Tanith Lee's duet of novels set in a hedonistic Utopia are as riveting and revolutionary as they were when they first appeared two decades ago.It's a perfect existence, a world in which no pleasure is off-limits, no risk is too dangerous, and n In a world dedicated to pleasure, one young rebel sets out on a forbidden quest--.Published for the first time in a single volume, Tanith Lee's duet of novels set in a hedonistic Utopia are as riveting and revolutionary as they were when they first appeared two decades ago.It's a perfect existence, a world in which no pleasure is off-limits, no risk is too dangerous, and no responsibilities can cramp your style. Not if you're Jang: a caste of libertine teenagers in the city of Four BEE. But when you're expected to make trouble--when you can kill yourself on a whim and return in another body, when you're encouraged to change genders at will and experience whatever you desire--you've got no reason to rebel...until making love and raising hell, daring death and running wild just leave you cold and empty.Ravenous for true adventures of the mind and body, desperate to find some meaning, one restless spirit finally bucks the system--and by shattering the rules, strikes at the very heart of a soulless society.... ...more

Fantasy,Science Fiction,Fiction,Science Fiction Fantasy,Young Adult,Romance,Speculative Fiction,Novels,Sci Fi Fantasy

1999-10-05

373009

The Tulip Touch

Anne Fine

The story of a strange and disturbing friendship seen through the eyes of Natalie as she gets to know Tulip Pierce, a deliquent girl most others go out of their way to avoid. Nobody wants Tulip in their gang. She bunks off school, is rude to the teachers and makes herself unpopular with her classmates by telling awful lies. But none of this matters to Natalie who finds Tul The story of a strange and disturbing friendship seen through the eyes of Natalie as she gets to know Tulip Pierce, a deliquent girl most others go out of their way to avoid. Nobody wants Tulip in their gang. She bunks off school, is rude to the teachers and makes herself unpopular with her classmates by telling awful lies. But none of this matters to Natalie who finds Tulip's behaviour exciting and dangerous. At first she doesn't care that other people are upset by Tulip's bizarre games but as the games become increasingly dangerous and sinister, Natalie realises that Tulip is going too far. Way too far... Tulip becomes even more destructive and after a row with Natalie she commits a terrible crime.This is a compelling story in which Anne Fine explores the dark side of a friendship bordering on obsession, and sensitively depicts one girl's gradual decline into hostility and violence. ...more

Young Adult,Fiction,Childrens,Horror,Contemporary,Academic,Mystery,Family,Novels

2006-05-04

240412

The Shamer's Daughter

Lene Kaaberbøl

Dina has unwillingly inherited her mother's gift: the ability to elicit shamed confessions simply by looking into someone's eyes. To Dina, however, these powers are not a gift but a curse. Surrounded by fear and hostility, she longs for simple friendship.But when her mother is called to Dunark Castle to uncover the truth about a bloody triple murder, Dina must come to term Dina has unwillingly inherited her mother's gift: the ability to elicit shamed confessions simply by looking into someone's eyes. To Dina, however, these powers are not a gift but a curse. Surrounded by fear and hostility, she longs for simple friendship.But when her mother is called to Dunark Castle to uncover the truth about a bloody triple murder, Dina must come to terms with her power--or let her mother fall prey to the vicious and revolting dragons of Dunark. ...more

Fantasy,Young Adult,Fiction,European Literature,Childrens,Adventure

2006-10-03

590327

Time Ghost

Welwyn Wilton Katz

In 2030, the city of Ottawa is covered by a dome to protect its citizens from widespread pollution. Only a few spots of real wilderness are left in the world. Sara and her brother, Karl, are reluctantly traveling with their grandmother to the North Pole to see the natural world and to fight a last environmental crusade. Not only will the kids have to do without movies, com In 2030, the city of Ottawa is covered by a dome to protect its citizens from widespread pollution. Only a few spots of real wilderness are left in the world. Sara and her brother, Karl, are reluctantly traveling with their grandmother to the North Pole to see the natural world and to fight a last environmental crusade. Not only will the kids have to do without movies, computers, and rollergyms, but when they arrive at the pole, Sara learns that her brother is planning a crazy experiment. If his scheme succeeds, it will involve the terrifying prospect of time travel to the past. Suddenly, everything that has always made Sara feel safe vanishes in this exciting story about the present and the future. ...more

Fiction

2002-04-04

498274

The Most Frightening Story Ever Told

Philip Kerr

Roald Dahl meets R. L. Stine in this spine-tingling and hilarious tale from a bestselling author! Billy Shivers doesn't have a lot of excitement in his life. He prefers to spend his days reading alone in the Hitchcock Public Library. So it is a bit out of character when he finds himself drawn to the Haunted House of Books, and a competition daring readers to survive an e Roald Dahl meets R. L. Stine in this spine-tingling and hilarious tale from a bestselling author! Billy Shivers doesn't have a lot of excitement in his life. He prefers to spend his days reading alone in the Hitchcock Public Library. So it is a bit out of character when he finds himself drawn to the Haunted House of Books, and a competition daring readers to survive an entire night spent inside.The Haunted House of Books is a cross between a bookstore and a booby trap. It's a creaky old mansion full of dark hallways and things that go bump in the night, and the store's ill-tempered owner, Mr. Rapscallion, only adds to the mystery.But the frights of the store itself are nothing compared to the stories it holds. These stories are so ghastly, so terrifying, so shocking that once you've read them, you'll never be the same.Does Billy dare begin?Do you?"Not for the faint of heart, oscillating between spooky and mysterious, this will appeal to readers looking for a fright." --School Library Journal ...more

Childrens,Fantasy,Humor,Horror,Paranormal,Fiction,Death

2016-09-06

28186024

The Discontented Ghost

Scott Corbett

The resident ghost of an English manor house vows to rid the property of its new American owner. A retelling of Oscar Wilde's story "The Canterville Ghost" from the ghost's point of view. The resident ghost of an English manor house vows to rid the property of its new American owner. A retelling of Oscar Wilde's story "The Canterville Ghost" from the ghost's point of view. ...more

1978-10-01

3307884

The Amber Project

J.N. Chaney

In 2157, a mysterious gas known as Variant spreads across the globe, killing or mutating most organic life. The surviving humans take refuge in an underground city, determined to return home. But after generations of failures and botched attempts, hope is beginning to dwindle. That is, until a young scientist makes a unique discovery — and everything changes. Suddenly, the In 2157, a mysterious gas known as Variant spreads across the globe, killing or mutating most organic life. The surviving humans take refuge in an underground city, determined to return home. But after generations of failures and botched attempts, hope is beginning to dwindle. That is, until a young scientist makes a unique discovery — and everything changes. Suddenly, there’s reason to hope again, and it rests within a group of genetically engineered children that are both human and Variant. Terry is one of these children, modified and trained to endure the harsh conditions of a planet he cannot begin to understand. After years of preparation, Terry thinks he knows what to expect. But the reality is far stranger than anything he can imagine — and what he will become is far more dangerous. ...more

Science Fiction,Young Adult,Fiction,Fantasy,Apocalyptic,Business,Science Fiction Fantasy,Adventure

2019-12-23

49099731

Trapped Between the Lash and the Gun

Arvella Whitmore

Jordan is going to join a gang. But just as he's about to start his future with the Cobras, his past calls him back. Way back--to the nineteenth-century, where he meets his ancestors and gets a bitter taste of what life was like for them as slaves. Jordan must live with the constant threat of the whip's lash. His journey back in time will strike a chord with any young pers Jordan is going to join a gang. But just as he's about to start his future with the Cobras, his past calls him back. Way back--to the nineteenth-century, where he meets his ancestors and gets a bitter taste of what life was like for them as slaves. Jordan must live with the constant threat of the whip's lash. His journey back in time will strike a chord with any young person who has felt trapped by hard times and difficult choices. ...more

Historical,Childrens,Young Adult,Fiction

2001-01-29

586005

The Hideout

Eve Bunting

Twelve-year-old Andy feels he would be better off with his father in England than in his San Francisco home with his mother and her new husband. To raise the money needed to finance his trip to England, he stages his own kidnapping, but the plan backfires when someone decides to make the kidnapping a reality. “A common family situation becomes action-filled drama in Buntin Twelve-year-old Andy feels he would be better off with his father in England than in his San Francisco home with his mother and her new husband. To raise the money needed to finance his trip to England, he stages his own kidnapping, but the plan backfires when someone decides to make the kidnapping a reality. “A common family situation becomes action-filled drama in Bunting’s capable hands.”--Booklist ...more

Fiction,Young Adult,Childrens,Adventure

1993-05-01

2662309

Tessa

Barbara Steiner

Turning fourteen in 1946 brings several unwanted changes for Tessa as her long-standing friendship with a black boy is threatened and her parents' separation forces her to choose between living with her mother in the city or staying with her father in the Arkansas woods and hunting for Indian relics. Turning fourteen in 1946 brings several unwanted changes for Tessa as her long-standing friendship with a black boy is threatened and her parents' separation forces her to choose between living with her mother in the city or staying with her father in the Arkansas woods and hunting for Indian relics. ...more

1988-04-01

3615357

I Was a 98-Pound Duckling

Jean Van Leeuwen

A witty story about a girl swamped by beauty advice and facing her first date.

Fiction

2993142

Monster Birthday Party

Sally Freedman

With deft waves of the hand, a rich boy's kindly butler enlivens Peter's birthday celebration with sedate uncles and aunts by producing messy, but merry monsters. With deft waves of the hand, a rich boy's kindly butler enlivens Peter's birthday celebration with sedate uncles and aunts by producing messy, but merry monsters. ...more

Childrens

1983-10-01

3878470

Everything Must Go

Jenny Fran Davis

Flora Goldwasser has fallen in love. She won't admit it to anyone, but something about Elijah Huck has pulled her under. When he tells her about the hippie Quaker school he attended in the Hudson Valley called Quare Academy, where he'll be teaching next year, Flora gives up her tony upper east side prep school for a life on a farm, hoping to woo him. A fish out of water, F Flora Goldwasser has fallen in love. She won't admit it to anyone, but something about Elijah Huck has pulled her under. When he tells her about the hippie Quaker school he attended in the Hudson Valley called Quare Academy, where he'll be teaching next year, Flora gives up her tony upper east side prep school for a life on a farm, hoping to woo him. A fish out of water, Flora stands out like a sore thumb in her vintage suits among the tattered tunics and ripped jeans of the rest of the student body. When Elijah doesn't show up, Flora must make the most of the situation and will ultimately learn more about herself than she ever thought possible.Told in a series of letters, emails, journal entries and various ephemera, Flora's dramatic first year is laid out for all to see, embarrassing moments and all. ...more

Young Adult,Contemporary,Fiction,Romance,Realistic Fiction,School Stories,Feminism

2017-10-03

29401441

Between Two Seas

Marie-Louise Jensen

Bound by a vow made to her dying mother, Marianne sells her few belongings and leaves Grimsby. Her destination? Denmark, where she will search for her father, Lars Christensen - the golden-haired fisherman her mother fell in love with many years before.

Historical,Young Adult,Romance,Fiction,Adventure

2008-01-03

4038596

Choker

Elizabeth Woods

Sixteen-year-old Cara Lange has been a loner ever since she moved away from her best and only friend, Zoe, years ago. She eats lunch with the other girls from the track team, but they're not really her friends. Mostly she spends her time watching Ethan Gray from a distance, wishing he would finally notice her, and avoiding the popular girls who call her "Choker" after a hu Sixteen-year-old Cara Lange has been a loner ever since she moved away from her best and only friend, Zoe, years ago. She eats lunch with the other girls from the track team, but they're not really her friends. Mostly she spends her time watching Ethan Gray from a distance, wishing he would finally notice her, and avoiding the popular girls who call her "Choker" after a humiliating incident in the cafeteria. Then one day Cara comes home to find Zoe waiting for her. Zoe's on the run from problems at home, and Cara agrees to help her hide. With her best friend back, Cara's life changes overnight. Zoe gives her a new look and new confidence, and next thing she knows, she's getting invited to parties and flirting with Ethan. Best of all, she has her BFF there to confide in. But just as quickly as Cara's life came together, it starts to unravel. A girl goes missing in her town, and everyone is a suspect—including Ethan. Worse still, Zoe starts behaving strangely, and Cara begins to wonder what exactly her friend does all day when she's at school. You're supposed to trust your best friend no matter what, but what if she turns into a total stranger? ...more

Mystery,Young Adult,Thriller,Contemporary,Fiction,Horror,Romance,Realistic Fiction,Suspense

2011-01-04

7904158

What's the Matter With Herbie Jones?

Suzy Kline

Ever since Herbie Jones had to be Annabelle's partner in the class dance contest, he's been acting weird, even going to the library instead of going fishing with his best friend, Raymond. Lucky for Herbie, Raymond is determined to get to the bottom of this mess. Ever since Herbie Jones had to be Annabelle's partner in the class dance contest, he's been acting weird, even going to the library instead of going fishing with his best friend, Raymond. Lucky for Herbie, Raymond is determined to get to the bottom of this mess. ...more

Childrens,Humor

2002-06-10

454984

Captives in a Foreign Land

Susan Lowry Rardin

Six young Americans are taken hostage and kept in a remote desert hideout by a band determined to stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

1984-10-01

4578912

Carter is a Painter's Cat

Carolyn Sloan

Being a painter's cat can be quite a trial, especially when your forgetful master paints you blue or too thin or even invisible. Being a painter's cat can be quite a trial, especially when your forgetful master paints you blue or too thin or even invisible. ...more

Childrens

1971-01-01

3028755

Silverhorse

Lene Kaaberbøl

In the country of Breda, men are forbidden a home to call their own. They live as nomads, resting only at the mercy of the ruling women. Kat's mother, Tess, the Maestra of Crowfoot Inn, is one of these powerful women and Kat has always known it is her destiny to follow in Tess' footsteps. But then one rain-swept night, a scarred woman comes to Crowfoot riding an extraordin In the country of Breda, men are forbidden a home to call their own. They live as nomads, resting only at the mercy of the ruling women. Kat's mother, Tess, the Maestra of Crowfoot Inn, is one of these powerful women and Kat has always known it is her destiny to follow in Tess' footsteps. But then one rain-swept night, a scarred woman comes to Crowfoot riding an extraordinary silver horse and Kat's world is turned upside down. From that moment on it is her burning ambition to become a Bredanari a keeper of the peace and rider of these magnificent creatures. But it isn't easy for a girl from the Vales to fit in at the Bredanari training academy in the big city. Worse still, Kat knows something which has put her life in danger. She has discovered the whereabouts of a dangerous outlaw.Now there are ruthless people who will do anything to keep her from revealing this secret, including leaving her unconscious on Hellhorse Mountain, where the beautiful but deadly stallions run wild. Kat soon finds herself deeply enmeshed in the dangerous plots and politics that threaten her country, not to mention the life of someone she has come to love. This is first of two spellbinding books following Kat's adventures. ...more

Fantasy,Young Adult,Childrens,Animals,European Literature,Adventure,Historical

2008-04-04

1645600

Murkmere

Patricia Elliott

Aggie's life in the village is as normal and dull as any girl's; she has never questioned the rule of the Ministration or the power of the divine beings-the birds. Then, the crippled master of the nearby manor, Murkmere, sends for Aggie to become a lady's companion to his ward, Leah. Aggie accepts and even starts to befriend the wild and strange girl who seems to want noth Aggie's life in the village is as normal and dull as any girl's; she has never questioned the rule of the Ministration or the power of the divine beings-the birds. Then, the crippled master of the nearby manor, Murkmere, sends for Aggie to become a lady's companion to his ward, Leah. Aggie accepts and even starts to befriend the wild and strange girl who seems to want nothing but to escape Murkmere and its powermongering steward, Silas. As preparations begin for the ball celebrating Leah's sixteenth birthday, Aggie finds herself further and further enmeshed in the sinister plots that surround Murkmere, Leah, and the mysterious Master. Suspenseful and haunting, Murkmere pulls the reader into an unforgettable world between history and myth. ...more

Fantasy,Young Adult,Fiction,Gothic,Childrens,Science Fiction Fantasy,Animals

2007-01-01

733949

The Wicked Deep

Shea Ernshaw

Welcome to the cursed town of Sparrow…Where, two centuries ago, three sisters were sentenced to death for witchery. Stones were tied to their ankles and they were drowned in the deep waters surrounding the town.Now, for a brief time each summer, the sisters return, stealing the bodies of three weak-hearted girls so that they may seek their revenge, luring boys into the har Welcome to the cursed town of Sparrow…Where, two centuries ago, three sisters were sentenced to death for witchery. Stones were tied to their ankles and they were drowned in the deep waters surrounding the town.Now, for a brief time each summer, the sisters return, stealing the bodies of three weak-hearted girls so that they may seek their revenge, luring boys into the harbor and pulling them under.Like many locals, seventeen-year-old Penny Talbot has accepted the fate of the town. But this year, on the eve of the sisters’ return, a boy named Bo Carter arrives; unaware of the danger he has just stumbled into.Mistrust and lies spread quickly through the salty, rain-soaked streets. The townspeople turn against one another. Penny and Bo suspect each other of hiding secrets. And death comes swiftly to those who cannot resist the call of the sisters.But only Penny sees what others cannot. And she will be forced to choose: save Bo, or save herself. ...more

Fantasy,Young Adult,Paranormal,Romance,Fiction,Mystery

2018-03-06

35297394

Fright Time #11

Rochelle Larkin

THREE COMPLETE STORIES OF HAUNTING AND HORROR!HOTEL HORROR - Mark ValadezWhen Curt comes to help his great-uncle rebuild an old inn, he's expecting a summer of swimming, sailing, and other kids of Florida fun. What he doesn't expect are ghosts, pirates, and a hurricane. Can Curt come through in time to save his uncle and the rest of the guests at Hotel Horror?IT'S REALLY M THREE COMPLETE STORIES OF HAUNTING AND HORROR!HOTEL HORROR - Mark ValadezWhen Curt comes to help his great-uncle rebuild an old inn, he's expecting a summer of swimming, sailing, and other kids of Florida fun. What he doesn't expect are ghosts, pirates, and a hurricane. Can Curt come through in time to save his uncle and the rest of the guests at Hotel Horror?IT'S REALLY ME! - Shannon DonnellyMichael's dad's a special effects artist, so it's no wonder Michael's Halloween get-ups are always the best. But this year, he wants to do it on his own, and when a strange force starts taking over Michael's body, no one will believe it's not a trick!CREEP COUNTY - Jack KellyLuke and Todd are off for a stay at Luke's grandfather's farm. It's going to be a lot of fun - the horses, the cows, the chickens, the ghouls. The ghouls? Yes, a whole family of them, menacing the farm they mean to take over for themselves. ...more

Horror,Short Stories,Childrens

1996-05-23

7818826

Minders

Michele Jaffe

A high concept, cinematic read with a surprising twist, MINDERS asks the question: who is really watching whom?Q: If the boy you love commits a crime, would you turn him in? Sadie Ames is a type-A teenager from the wealthy suburbs. She's been accepted to the prestigious Mind Corps Fellowship program, where she'll spend six weeks as an observer inside the head of Ford, a tr A high concept, cinematic read with a surprising twist, MINDERS asks the question: who is really watching whom?Q: If the boy you love commits a crime, would you turn him in? Sadie Ames is a type-A teenager from the wealthy suburbs. She's been accepted to the prestigious Mind Corps Fellowship program, where she'll spend six weeks as an observer inside the head of Ford, a troubled boy with a passion for the crumbling architecture of the inner city. There's just one problem: Sadie's fallen in love with him.Q: What if the crime is murder? Ford Winters is haunted by the murder of his older brother, James. As Sadie falls deeper into his world, dazzled by the shimmering pinpricks of color that form images in his mind, she begins to think she knows him. Then Ford does something unthinkable.Q: What if you saw it happen from inside his mind? Back in her own body, Sadie is faced with the ultimate dilemma. With Ford's life in her hands, she must decide what is right and what is wrong. And how well she can really ever know someone, even someone she loves. ...more

Young Adult,Science Fiction,Romance,Mystery,Fantasy,Thriller,Fiction

2014-01-30

18079614

The Crossing

Mandy Hager

The Crossing is the first book in a stunning new trilogy that follows the fate of Maryam and her unlikely companions - Joseph, Ruth and Lazarus. This is fast, suspenseful drama underpinned by a powerful and moving story about love and loss.The people of Onewere, a small island in the Pacific, know that they are special - chosen to survive the deadly event that consumed the The Crossing is the first book in a stunning new trilogy that follows the fate of Maryam and her unlikely companions - Joseph, Ruth and Lazarus. This is fast, suspenseful drama underpinned by a powerful and moving story about love and loss.The people of Onewere, a small island in the Pacific, know that they are special - chosen to survive the deadly event that consumed the Earth.Now, from the rotting cruise ship Star of the Sea, the elite control the population - manipulating old texts to set themselves up as living 'gods'. But what the people of Onewere don't know is this: the leaders will stop at nothing to meet their own blood-thirsty needs.When Maryam crosses from child to woman, she must leave everything she has ever known and make a crossing of another kind. But life inside the ship is not as she had dreamed, and she is faced with the unthinkable: obey the leaders and very likely die, or turn her back on every belief she once held dear. ...more

Young Adult,Science Fiction,Apocalyptic,Religion,Thriller,Romance,Fiction,Science Fiction Fantasy,Suspense

2009-09-04

6931675

Coming Back Alive

Dennis J. Reader

Two teenagers, both recently devastated by personal tragedy, abandon civilization for the isolated mountains of nothern California where they hope to survive on their own.

Adventure

1982-12-28

2973420

Fairyopolis: A Flower Fairies Journal

Cicely Mary Barker

Protected and hidden by a society of fairy lovers for over 80 years, the secret fairy journal of Cicely Mary Barker is available for the first time. Learn what really happened during that magical summer of 1920 when she discovered the secret world of the Flower Fairies.

Fantasy,Paranormal,Fiction,Art,Childrens,Fairies

2011-11-21

830942

Libby on Wednesday

Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Libby is sent to public school to be "socialized" after years of being educated at home."An honest, forthright picture of these classmates-tumed-friends who come to accept their difficulties and to care about each other...an absorbing story, filled with real young people and genuine concerns."-- "School Library Journal," starred review.An ALA Best Book for Young Adults, A Libby is sent to public school to be "socialized" after years of being educated at home."An honest, forthright picture of these classmates-tumed-friends who come to accept their difficulties and to care about each other...an absorbing story, filled with real young people and genuine concerns."-- "School Library Journal," starred review.An ALA Best Book for Young Adults, A Child Study Children's Book Committee: Children's Book of the Year. ...more

Young Adult,Fiction,Childrens,Language,Novels

1992-06-01

127154

Level 2

Lenore Appelhans

In this gripping exploration of a futuristic afterlife, a teen discovers that death is just the beginning.Since her untimely death the day before her eighteenth birthday, Felicia Ward has been trapped in Level 2, a stark white afterlife located between our world and the next. Along with her fellow drones, Felicia passes the endless hours reliving memories of her time on Ea In this gripping exploration of a futuristic afterlife, a teen discovers that death is just the beginning.Since her untimely death the day before her eighteenth birthday, Felicia Ward has been trapped in Level 2, a stark white afterlife located between our world and the next. Along with her fellow drones, Felicia passes the endless hours reliving memories of her time on Earth and mourning what she’s lost-family, friends, and Neil, the boy she loved.Then a girl in a neighboring chamber is found dead, and nobody but Felicia recalls that she existed in the first place. When Julian-a dangerously charming guy Felicia knew in life-comes to offer Felicia a way out, Felicia learns the truth: If she joins the rebellion to overthrow the Morati, the angel guardians of Level 2, she can be with Neil again.Suspended between Heaven and Earth, Felicia finds herself at the center of an age-old struggle between good and evil. As memories from her life come back to haunt her, and as the Morati hunt her down, Felicia will discover it’s not just her own redemption at stake… but the salvation of all mankind. ...more

Young Adult,Fantasy,Science Fiction,Romance,Paranormal,Fiction

2013-01-15

10861195

The Dragon of Thistleberry and Other Stories

Barbara Wilton

A collection of lively and warm-hearted tales about the inhabitants of the village of Thistleberry - dragons, fairies, witches, mermaids and all manner of fairytale creatures!

1986-05-01

52915182

Real-Life Scary Kids

Tracey E. Dils

Ages 10 and up. These twelve real-life stories are sure to please the reader who enjoys tales of ghosts and strange visitations. This is not a true "horror" book. The tales are based on real claims--people who say they saw or experienced the event or on historical accounts of unsolved mysteries. Willowisp Press imprint. Ages 10 and up. These twelve real-life stories are sure to please the reader who enjoys tales of ghosts and strange visitations. This is not a true "horror" book. The tales are based on real claims--people who say they saw or experienced the event or on historical accounts of unsolved mysteries. Willowisp Press imprint. ...more

1996-12-31

3125026

Seventh Son

Orson Scott Card

In an alternate version of frontier America, young Alvin is the seventh son of a seventh son, and such a birth is powerful magic. Yet even in the loving safety of his home, dark forces reach out to destroy him.

Fantasy,Fiction,Science Fiction,Historical,Science Fiction Fantasy,Young Adult,Speculative Fiction

1988-04-23

40290

Little Fur

Isobelle Carmody

Little Fur is an elf troll who lives in a secret wilderness at the heart of a great human city. She is a healer. She sings to the ancient trees that protect the small wilderness.But one day Crow tells of humans who will come to burn the trees. To protect her home and her friends, Little Fur must venture for the first time into the dangerous human world . . .'Isobelle Carmo Little Fur is an elf troll who lives in a secret wilderness at the heart of a great human city. She is a healer. She sings to the ancient trees that protect the small wilderness.But one day Crow tells of humans who will come to burn the trees. To protect her home and her friends, Little Fur must venture for the first time into the dangerous human world . . .'Isobelle Carmody's Legend of Little Fur books evoke a dreamlike sense of warmth and tenderness.' Sydney Morning Herald'Isobelle Carmody's impish, enviromentally passionate character is completely convincing, taking readers into a world that's familiar, and yet in Carmody's hands, refreshingly original.' Sunday Age ...more

Fantasy,Childrens,Fiction,Adventure,Young Adult,Environment,Animals,Paranormal

2009-03-30

9757986

Weird Things You Can Grow

Janet Goldenberg

Imagine a flower that looks like a UFO, a vegetable you can wash with--even a plant that catches flies and eats them! Here's a book that teaches kids how to grow these and other fantastic flora. Includes step-by-step instructions for growing over 30 bizarre plants and more. Imagine a flower that looks like a UFO, a vegetable you can wash with--even a plant that catches flies and eats them! Here's a book that teaches kids how to grow these and other fantastic flora. Includes step-by-step instructions for growing over 30 bizarre plants and more. ...more

1994-10-11

478094

You

Charles Benoit

This wasn’t the way it was supposed to go.You’re just a typical fifteen-year-old sophomore, an average guy named Kyle Chase. This can’t be happening to you. But then, how do you explain all the blood? How do you explain how you got here in the first place?There had to have been signs, had to have been some clues it was coming. Did you miss them, or ignore them? Maybe if yo This wasn’t the way it was supposed to go.You’re just a typical fifteen-year-old sophomore, an average guy named Kyle Chase. This can’t be happening to you. But then, how do you explain all the blood? How do you explain how you got here in the first place?There had to have been signs, had to have been some clues it was coming. Did you miss them, or ignore them? Maybe if you can figure out where it all went wrong, you can still make it right. Or is it already too late?Think fast, Kyle. Time’s running out. How did this happen? ...more

Young Adult,Realistic Fiction,Fiction,Mystery,Contemporary,Audiobook,Thriller,Suspense

2010-08-24

7785598

Forgotten

Patricia H. Rushford

Jennie McGrady is looking forward to a day spent hiking in the mountains with her friends. She's arranged to meet them at the trailhead but arrives a few minutes early and takes the opportunity to enjoy the solitude and cool mountain air. But lurking nearby is a man wanted on burglary charges-and in a heartbeat Jennie is taken hostage. Zack is a sweet kid but has been forc Jennie McGrady is looking forward to a day spent hiking in the mountains with her friends. She's arranged to meet them at the trailhead but arrives a few minutes early and takes the opportunity to enjoy the solitude and cool mountain air. But lurking nearby is a man wanted on burglary charges-and in a heartbeat Jennie is taken hostage. Zack is a sweet kid but has been forced into a life of crime by his aunt and uncle. Only fourteen, he's afraid of being put into a detention center himself if he turns his guardians in. But he seems sympathetic to Jennie-can she convince him to let her go and even escape with her? Corissa and Brandy Graham, during a weekend at their family cabin, stumble upon a nearly unconscious girl their age alone in the woods. She's been seriously injured-and doesn't remember a thing about who she is or how she got there.... ...more

Mystery,Young Adult,Christian Fiction,Fiction,Childrens,Contemporary

2005-12-02

1944917

Throne of Glass

Sarah J. Maas

Meet Celaena Sardothien.Beautiful. Deadly. Destined for greatness.In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, Celaena, an assassin, is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king’s champion. T Meet Celaena Sardothien.Beautiful. Deadly. Destined for greatness.In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, Celaena, an assassin, is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king’s champion. The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. But something evil dwells in the castle of glass—and it’s there to kill. When her competitors start dying one by one, Celaena’s fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world. ...more

Fantasy,Young Adult,Romance,Fiction,New Adult,Adventure

2012-08-07

7896527

The Ocean Within

V.M. Caldwell

Many children at some point wonder whether they are adopted. In The Ocean Within, Elizabeth knows she is adopted and feels she cannot trust the welcome offered by her new family, the Sheridans. As she and her new siblings and cousins head to the beach for a vacation at Grandma's house, Elizabeth is secretly thrilled at the chance to finally see the ocean. On the other hand Many children at some point wonder whether they are adopted. In The Ocean Within, Elizabeth knows she is adopted and feels she cannot trust the welcome offered by her new family, the Sheridans. As she and her new siblings and cousins head to the beach for a vacation at Grandma's house, Elizabeth is secretly thrilled at the chance to finally see the ocean. On the other hand, she feels the Sheridans are just too much - too prone to hugging, too loud, too enthusiastic. And there are so many of them!Beautifully re-creating the dynamics of a large family and revealing the heart of a young girl, The Ocean Within tracks the storm brewing within the usually sunny Sheridan summer home, as Elizabeth and the matriarch she calls the "Iron Woman" test wills - one resisting with all her strength the love and structure offered by the other. ...more

Childrens,Young Adult,Fiction,Parenting,Realistic Fiction

1999-08-17

2241202

The Wish

Gail Carson Levine

Wilma Sturtz is invisible and miserable at school. So when an old lady on the subway offers her a wish, Wilma immediately asks for popularity -- in fact, she asks to be the most popular kid at school.Suddenly, Wilma has more friends than she can keep track of, forty dates to the Grad Night Dance, and a secret admirer writing her love poems. Everything is great, until she r Wilma Sturtz is invisible and miserable at school. So when an old lady on the subway offers her a wish, Wilma immediately asks for popularity -- in fact, she asks to be the most popular kid at school.Suddenly, Wilma has more friends than she can keep track of, forty dates to the Grad Night Dance, and a secret admirer writing her love poems. Everything is great, until she realizes there's a loophole in her wish, and her time in the spotlight has almost run out. ...more

Fantasy,Young Adult,Childrens,Fiction,Romance,Contemporary

2000-05-31

165405

Bel Ria: Dog of War

Sheila Burnford

Follows the wanderings of a little performing dog in France, England, and at sea during World War II.

Fiction,Animals,Historical,Childrens,Cultural

2006-11-28

149580

New Baby

Emily Arnold McCully

While the mouse children sleep, something mysterious is happening: a new baby is born! The next morning, all the big brothers and sisters are paying too much attention to the new baby to spare any for little sister. 30 full-color illustrations.

Childrens

1988-03-01

734071

Coda

Emma Trevayne

Ever since he was a young boy, music has coursed through the veins of eighteen-year-old Anthem—the Corp has certainly seen to that. By encoding music with addictive and mind-altering elements, the Corp holds control over all citizens, particularly conduits like Anthem, whose life energy feeds the main power in the Grid.Anthem finds hope and comfort in the twin siblings he Ever since he was a young boy, music has coursed through the veins of eighteen-year-old Anthem—the Corp has certainly seen to that. By encoding music with addictive and mind-altering elements, the Corp holds control over all citizens, particularly conduits like Anthem, whose life energy feeds the main power in the Grid.Anthem finds hope and comfort in the twin siblings he cares for, even as he watches the life drain slowly and painfully from his father. Escape is found in his underground rock band, where music sounds free, clear, and unencoded deep in an abandoned basement. But when a band member dies suspiciously from a tracking overdose, Anthem knows that his time has suddenly become limited. Revolution all but sings in the air, and Anthem cannot help but answer the call with the chords of choice and free will. But will the girl he loves help or hinder him? ...more

Young Adult,Science Fiction,LGBT,Music,Fiction,Fantasy,Romance

2013-05-07

15843071

A Time to Love

Jennifer Baker

Dreaming of a bright future beyond her small Vermont home town, seventeen-year-old Holly Paige is devastated when she is diagnosed with lupus and resists her hopes for happiness with loyal, Yale-bound Chris Franklin.

1994-07-10

274788

Confessions of a Prime Time Kid

Mark Jonathan Harris

Meg Muldaur had everything—looks, charm, and a big TV contract. As "Carrie," the lovable brat on the popular show The Kid and the Cabbie, she was adored by millions from coast to coast. And at home, Meg Muldaur was just a regular happy kid—according to all the media stories. Wow! Was that ever a lie! Meg had skyrocketed to stardom playing "Carrie, the kid you love to hate" Meg Muldaur had everything—looks, charm, and a big TV contract. As "Carrie," the lovable brat on the popular show The Kid and the Cabbie, she was adored by millions from coast to coast. And at home, Meg Muldaur was just a regular happy kid—according to all the media stories. Wow! Was that ever a lie! Meg had skyrocketed to stardom playing "Carrie, the kid you love to hate" on TV. But no one hated "Carrie" more than Meg. Everywhere she went she ran into screaming, clawing fans. Even her birthday was a giant media event, spilling over with champagne, photographers, and Hollywood celebs...and not a single friend. "Carrie" flashed her most dazzling smile for the cameras. All Meg wanted to do was run...as far way as she could get. ...more

1986-09-01

606651

Moonlight on the Magic Flute

Mary Pope Osborne

Jack and Annie head to 18th-century Austria, where they must find and help a musician by the name of Mozart. Decked out in the craziest outfits they've ever worn--including a wig for Jack and a giant hoopskirt for Annie!--the two siblings search an entire palace to no avail. Their hunt is further hampered by the appearance of a mischievous little boy who is determined to f Jack and Annie head to 18th-century Austria, where they must find and help a musician by the name of Mozart. Decked out in the craziest outfits they've ever worn--including a wig for Jack and a giant hoopskirt for Annie!--the two siblings search an entire palace to no avail. Their hunt is further hampered by the appearance of a mischievous little boy who is determined to follow them everywhere. But when the boy lets the animals out of the palace zoo, Jack and Annie have to use the only magic at their disposal to save themselves and the naughty little fellow.Did you know that there's a Magic Tree House book for every kid?Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventuresHave more fun with Jack and Annie at MagicTreeHouse.com! ...more

Fantasy,Childrens,Fiction,Historical,Adventure,Music,Science Fiction

2009-03-10

4052969

Worlds Apart

Jill Murphy

Though happy living with her mother in London, twelve-year-old Susan is consumed by curiosity about the identity of her father and goes on a quest to look for him.

Young Adult,Fiction

1996-11-04

2574281

The Magician's Nephew

C.S. Lewis

The secret passage to the house next door leads to a fascinating adventureNARNIA...where the woods are thick and cold, where Talking Beasts are called to life...a new world where the adventure begins.Digory and Polly meet and become friends one cold, wet summer in London. Their lives burst into adventure when Digory's Uncle Andrew, who thinks he is a magician, sends them h The secret passage to the house next door leads to a fascinating adventureNARNIA...where the woods are thick and cold, where Talking Beasts are called to life...a new world where the adventure begins.Digory and Polly meet and become friends one cold, wet summer in London. Their lives burst into adventure when Digory's Uncle Andrew, who thinks he is a magician, sends them hurtling to...somewhere else. They find their way to Narnia, newborn from the Lion's song, and encounter the evil sorceress Jadis before they finally return home. ...more

Fantasy,Classics,Fiction,Young Adult,Childrens,Adventure,Christian,Christian Fiction,Audiobook

2005-05-04

65605

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1885, 1886) by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a beloved children's novel that made a huge impact on the 19th century public, shaping everything from boys' clothing fashions to copyright law. Cedric Errol is a generous, kind, and exemplary middle-class American boy who is suddenly found to be the heir of the Earl of Dorincourt. Saying loving goodbyes to Little Lord Fauntleroy (1885, 1886) by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a beloved children's novel that made a huge impact on the 19th century public, shaping everything from boys' clothing fashions to copyright law. Cedric Errol is a generous, kind, and exemplary middle-class American boy who is suddenly found to be the heir of the Earl of Dorincourt. Saying loving goodbyes to his working-class friends, Cedric goes to England together with his mother to embrace his new fortune. His grandfather, the old earl, is a bitter old man ridden with gout and a foul temper, trusting no one. However the angelic boy elicits a profound transformation in the grandfather, which not only benefits the castle household but the whole populace of the earldom. If only the old man's heart would soften toward Cedric's estranged mother, the family would be healed at last. And when another potential heir to the earldom makes a claim, it seems that everything is lost.... But all things are possible through a child's innocent trust, true friendship, and unconditional love. ...more

Classics,Fiction,Childrens,Historical,Young Adult,Literature,European Literature

2006-10-18

275247

Fat Men from Space

Daniel Pinkwater

When young William gets a filling in his tooth that can pick up radio transmissions, he discovers that hungry aliens are plotting a sinister junk food takeover of Earth.

Science Fiction,Childrens,Humor,Fiction,Fantasy,Young Adult,Science Fiction Fantasy

1980-07-15

888410

Robert Moran, Private

Ken Catran

Robert Moran is deeply affected by his father's experience of war, recounted in 'Jacko Moran, Sniper'. When his turn comes to fight he vows that he will react differently. However, the harsh reality of war helps him to understand his father's mentality. Robert Moran is deeply affected by his father's experience of war, recounted in 'Jacko Moran, Sniper'. When his turn comes to fight he vows that he will react differently. However, the harsh reality of war helps him to understand his father's mentality. ...more

2004-05-23

16146183

But We Are Not of Earth

Jean E. Karl

Four students from Meniscus F on a mission to the far-away Sector 22 delight in the habitable but uninhabited planet they discover until they realize their pod mentor has plans he has not shared with them.

Science Fiction,Young Adult,Childrens

1984-03-01

1793546

Beauty

Bill Wallace

She was an old horse, but she could still run like a champ. Grampa warned him to be careful with Beauty, but Luke didn't listen.He'd told her all about his hopes, dreams, and fears -- secrets Beauty would never reveal. She was his pal, who went skinny dipping with him in forbidden ponds and galloping after cattle in dangerous cowboy games he knew he shouldn't play. Until t She was an old horse, but she could still run like a champ. Grampa warned him to be careful with Beauty, but Luke didn't listen.He'd told her all about his hopes, dreams, and fears -- secrets Beauty would never reveal. She was his pal, who went skinny dipping with him in forbidden ponds and galloping after cattle in dangerous cowboy games he knew he shouldn't play. Until the night of the wild storm, when Beauty raced through the barn doors he'd forgotten to close into a terrible trap, and Luke ran into the blinding rain desperate to save the best friend he'd ever have... ...more

Fiction,Animals,Young Adult,Childrens,Realistic Fiction,Contemporary,Classics

1990-11-23

205672

The Hundred

Kass Morgan

No one has set foot on Earth in centuries -- until now.Ever since a devastating nuclear war, humanity has lived on spaceships far above Earth's radioactive surface. Now, one hundred juvenile delinquents -- considered expendable by society -- are being sent on a dangerous mission: to recolonize the planet. It could be their second chance at life...or it could be a suicide m No one has set foot on Earth in centuries -- until now.Ever since a devastating nuclear war, humanity has lived on spaceships far above Earth's radioactive surface. Now, one hundred juvenile delinquents -- considered expendable by society -- are being sent on a dangerous mission: to recolonize the planet. It could be their second chance at life...or it could be a suicide mission.CLARKE was arrested for treason, though she's haunted by the memory of what she really did. WELLS, the chancellor's son, came to Earth for the girl he loves -- but will she ever forgive him? Reckless BELLAMY fought his way onto the transport pod to protect his sister, the other half of the only pair of siblings in the universe. And GLASS managed to escape back onto the ship, only to find that life there is just as dangerous as she feared it would be on Earth.Confronted with a savage land and haunted by secrets from their pasts, the hundred must fight to survive. They were never meant to be heroes, but they may be mankind's last hope. ...more

Young Adult,Science Fiction,Romance,Fiction,Fantasy,Apocalyptic,Audiobook,Adventure,Space

2013-09-03

17370280