Belles by Jen Calonita
(Belles Series #1)
Fifteen-year-old
Isabelle Scott loves her life by the boardwalk on the supposed wrong
side of the tracks in North Carolina. But when tragedy strikes, a social
worker sends her to live with a long-lost uncle and his preppy
privileged family. Isabelle is taken away from everything she’s ever
known, and, unfortunately, inserting her into the glamorous lifestyle of
Emerald Cove doesn’t go so well.
Her cousin Mirabelle Monroe isn’t
thrilled to share her life with an outsider, and, in addition to dealing
with all the rumors and backstabbing that lurk beneath their
classmates’ Southern charm, a secret is unfolding that will change both
girls’ lives forever.
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
(Grisha Trilogy #1)
Alina Starkov doesn’t
expect much from life. Orphaned by the Border Wars, the one thing she
could rely on was her best friend and fellow refugee, Mal. And lately
not even that seems certain. Drafted into the army of their war-torn
homeland, they’re sent on a dangerous mission into the Fold, a swath of
unnatural darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh.
When
their convoy is attacked, all seems lost until Alina reveals a dormant
power that not even she knew existed. Ripped from everything she knows,
she is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the
Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling. He believes
she is the answer the people have been waiting for: the one person with
the power to destroy the Fold.
Swept up in a world of luxury and
illusion, envied as the Darkling’s favorite, Alina struggles to fit into
her new life without Mal by her side. But as the threat to the kingdom
mounts, Alina uncovers a secret that sets her on a collision course with
the most powerful forces in the kingdom. Now only her past can save her
. . . and only she can save the future.
The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead
(Bloodlines Series #2)
The second thrilling installment in Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy spinoff series
Tough,
brainy alchemist Sydney Sage and doe-eyed Moroi princess Jill Dragomir
are in hiding at a human boarding school in the sunny, glamorous world
of Palm Springs, California. The students--children of the wealthy and
powerful--carry on with their lives in blissful ignorance, while Sydney,
Jill, Eddie, and Adrian must do everything in their power to keep their
secret safe. But with forbidden romances, unexpected spirit bonds, and
the threat of Strigoi moving ever closer, hiding the truth is harder
than anyone thought.
Changeling by Philippa Gregory
(Order of Darkness Series #1)
Italy, 1453.
Seventeen-year-old Luca Vero is brilliant, gorgeous—and accused of
heresy. Cast out of his religious order for using the new science to
question old superstitious beliefs, Luca is recruited into a secret
sect: The Order of the Dragon, commissioned by Pope Nicholas V to
investigate evil and danger in its many forms, and strange occurrences
across Europe, in this year—the end of days.
Isolde is a
seventeen-year-old girl shut up in a nunnery so she can’t inherit any of
her father’s estate. As the nuns walk in their sleep and see strange
visions, Isolde is accused of witchcraft—and Luca is sent to investigate
her, but finds himself plotting her escape.
Despite their
vows, despite themselves, love grows between Luca and Isolde as they
travel across Europe with their faithful companions, Freize and Ishraq.
The four young people encounter werewolves, alchemists, witches, and
death-dancers as they head toward a real-life historical figure who
holds the boundaries of Christendom and the secrets of the Order of the
Dragon.
For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund
(For Darkness Show the Stars Series #1)
Inspired by Jane Austen's "Persuasion"
It's been several
generations since a genetic experiment gone wrong caused the Reduction,
decimating humanity and giving rise to a Luddite nobility who outlawed
most technology.
Elliot North has always known her place in this
world. Four years ago Elliot refused to run away with her childhood
sweetheart, the servant Kai, choosing duty to her family's estate over
love. Since then the world has changed: a new class of
Post-Reductionists is jumpstarting the wheel of progress, and Elliot's
estate is foundering, forcing her to rent land to the mysterious Cloud
Fleet, a group of shipbuilders that includes renowned explorer Captain
Malakai Wentforth--an almost unrecognizable Kai. And while Elliot
wonders if this could be their second chance, Kai seems determined to
show Elliot exactly what she gave up when she let him go.
But
Elliot soon discovers her old friend carries a secret--one that could
change their society . . . or bring it to its knees. And again, she's
faced with a choice: cling to what she's been raised to believe, or cast
her lot with the only boy she's ever loved, even if she's lost him
forever.
Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood
(The Cahill Witch Chronicles Series #1)
Everybody knows Cate
Cahill and her sisters are eccentric. Too pretty, too reclusive, and far
too educated for their own good. But the truth is even worse: they’re
witches. And if their secret is discovered by the priests of the
Brotherhood, it would mean an asylum, a prison ship—or an early grave.
Before
her mother died, Cate promised to protect her sisters. But with only
six months left to choose between marriage and the Sisterhood, she might
not be able to keep her word... especially after she finds her mother’s
diary, uncovering a secret that could spell her family’s destruction.
Desperate to find alternatives to their fate, Cate starts scouring
banned books and questioning rebellious new friends, all while juggling
tea parties, shocking marriage proposals, and a forbidden romance with
the completely unsuitable Finn Belastra.
If what her mother wrote
is true, the Cahill girls aren’t safe. Not from the Brotherhood, the
Sisterhood—not even from each other.
A Million Suns by Beth Revis
(Across the Universe Series #2)
Trapped on board the spaceship Godspeed, Amy trusts no-one.
The
ship's ruler is dead and a rebellion threatens. Amy wants to help Elder
as he tries to take charge, but she's torn between her feelings for him
and the chaos that's pulling everything apart. As more harrowing
discoveries are made about Godspeed, Amy is caught in a desperate race
to unravel its secrets. Only one thing is certain.
They have to get off this ship.
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
(Alex Rider Series #1)
They told him his uncle
died in a car accident. Fourteen-year-old Alex knows that's a lie, and
the bullet holes in his uncle's windshield confirm his suspicions. But
nothing prepares him for the news that the uncle he always thought he
knew was really a spy for MI6--Britain's top secret intelligence agency.
Recruited to find his uncle's killers and complete his final mission,
Alex suddenly finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Point Break by Anthony Horowitz
When an investigation
into a series of mysterious deaths leads agents to an elite prep school
for rebellious kids, MI6 assigns Alex Rider to the case. Before he knows
it, Alex is hanging out with the sons of the rich and powerful, and
something feels wrong.
These former juvenile delinquents have turned
well-behaved, studious—and identical—overnight. It's up to Alex to find
out who is masterminding this nefarious plot, before they find him.
Zane's Trace by Allan Wolf
Zane Guesswind has just
killed his grandfather, or so he believes. So he steals the 1969
Plymouth Barracuda his long-gone father left behind and takes off on a
manic trip to his mother’s grave to kill himself. Armed with a six-pack
of Mountain Dew, a jumbo pack of Sharpies (for scribbling all over the
dashboard), and a loaded gun in the trunk, he’s headed to Zanesville,
Ohio, with no rearview mirror and no more worries. On the way, he meets
Libba, a young hitchhiker who shares his destination, and other mystic
and mysterious characters.
With each encounter, and every mile marker he
passes, Zane gets farther from the life he knows — but closer to
figuring out who he really is.
Sucks to be Me by Kimberly Pauley
(Sucks to be Me Series #1)
Mina Hamilton's parents
want her dead. (Or undead to be precise.) They're vampires, and like it
or not, Mina must decide whether to become a vampire herself. But
Mina's more interested in hanging out with best friend Serena and trying
to catch the eye of the too-hot-for-high-school Nathan Able than in the
vampire training classes she's being forced to take.
How's a girl
supposed to find the perfect prom date and pass third-year French when
her mom and dad are breathing down her neck--literally?
That Girl Lucy Moon by Amy Timberlake
Lucy Moon is the kind of
girl who loudly supports animal rights - during hunting season. She
wears a woven cap made of hemp in support of third world workers. Lucy
Moon is the kind of girl who spots injustice and isn't afraid to fight
it.
So when two of her classmates are caught sledding on Wiggins Hill
and the local paper refuses to report it - or the role of Ms. Ilene
Viola Wiggins, richest woman in town, in the arrest - Lucy begins a
campaign to fight against corruption in her hometown - and for sledding
rights on Wiggins' hill.
The Sunken Kingdom: The Star Queen by Kim Wilkins
(The Sunken Kingdom Series #4)
AN EXPLOSION WAKES Asa
and Rollo in the middle of the night. It’s their enemy, the evil emperor
Flood, destroying the homes of innocent people in his search for the
two royal children! In order to protect the people around them, Asa and
Rollo know they must leave and search out the man they have been
avoiding all along. They sail the invisible ship Northseeker to
Flood’s stronghold, Castle Crag.
If they are lucky, they will find
their mother and father in the castle’s dungeons. But one thing they
know for sure—it’s time for a final showdown with Flood!
Simon and Marshall's Excellent Adventure by John Peel
(Eerie, Indiana Series #4)
Many of Marshall's possessions--his old sneakers, his homework, his
just-finished model kit, the papers from his paper route, even the gum
from under his desk at school--all start disappearing into thin air. He
and Simon suspect a strange new kid at school, and set a trap.
But the
truth is more than even they have suspected: Marshall's stuff is headed
for the future.
True Blue by Laurie McElroy
Miley and her best
friend Lilly have a major falling out when Lilly doesn't ask Miley to
join the flag football team. Their friend Oliver decides the best way
for the girls to work it out is to talk, so he handcuffs the two of them
together-then accidentally loses the key!
Plus, when Miley and Lilly
start their first day at Seaview High, everything is going great-until
Miley receives a text from someone who knows her secret identity!
Spotlight editions are printed on high-quality paper and with reinforced
library bindings specifically printed for the library market.
The Wreckers by Iain Lawrence
(High Seas Adventures Series #1)
There was once a
village bred by evil. On the barren coast of Cornwall, England, lived a
community who prayed for shipwrecks, a community who lured storm-tossed
ships to crash upon the sharp rocks of their shore. They fed and clothed
themselves with the loot salvaged from the wreckage; dead sailors'
tools and trinkets became decorations for their homes. Most never
questioned their murderous way of life.
Then, upon that pirates' shore crashed the ship The Isle of Skye.
And the youngest of its crew members, 14-year-old John Spencer,
survived the wreck. But would he escape the wreckers? This is his
harrowing tale.
Who Framed Alice Prophet? by Mike Ford
(Eerie, Indiana Series #8)
A mysterious painting leads Marshall and Simon on the trail of an artist who learned how to put real life into her work.
In
the Eerie Museum, Marshall and Simon admire a beautiful painting of a
girl named Alice Prophet standing in a flower garden. But when they come
back to look at it the next day, the lovely garden is now threatened by
storm clouds, and Alice seems to be scared of a sinister shadow to one
side. Nobody seems to notice except the boys.
They find out that the
real Alice Prophet learned how to put things from the real world into
her paintings -- for good. The boys suspect that may have included Alice
herself, now trapped inside her own painting.
The Time Bike by Jane Langston
(Hall Family Chronicles Series #6)
The new bike isn't pretty...
Not like the slick, red, twenty-one-speed bike that was stolen the very
night Eddy had received it as a birthday present. The bike that Prince
Krishna sent is old-fashioned and has a wicker basket -- the kind of
bike no self-respecting boy like Eddy would be caught dead riding. Soon,
though, Eddy doesn't care how the bike looks, because it has the
ability to travel in ways he never thought possible -- in the fourth
dimension. Eddy can't wait to take the ride of his life, visit important
dates in history, and find a way to bypass exam week. But trips through
time can have unpredictable results, and they're not always without
danger...
Rescue Me by Alice Alfonsi
(That's So Ravven Series #2)
Raven is totally
psyched about her date with an older guy. So what if her parents don't
approve? But the date goes horribly wrong when Mr. Hottie turns out to
be Mr. Not-tie.
Plus, when Raven's big mouth leads to a parent- teacher
conference, Raven disguises herself as her mother in an attempt to keep
her parents out of the picture.
Samantha Learns A Lesson by Susan Adler
(American Girls Collection #2)
Samantha Parkington is a
bright Victorian beauty being raised by her wealthy grandmother in
1904. Samantha's stories describe her life during this important period
of change. Her own world is filled with frills and finery, parties and
play. But Samantha sees that times are not good for everybody. That's
why she tries to make a difference in the life of her friend Nellie, a
servant girl whose world is nothing like Samantha's.
Samantha sets up her own school to teach Nellie how to read. But Nellie teaches Samantha some important lessons, too.
Tabby in the Tub by Ben Baglio
(Animal Ark Series #29)
This newest Animal Ark
title will provide cozy reading for animal lovers everywhere. With
sales of over 6 million books worldwide, the Animal Ark franchise is a
hit with young readers.
A wild tabby cat has turned up in Welford
and Mandy is worried. The poor cat is about to have kittens, and she
has no one to look after her. Bill Ward, the postman, comes to the
rescue, allowing her to live in his garden shed. But the tabby isn't
the only cat in the neighborhood having kittens -- and some of the
kittens need extra-special care.
Will Mandy be able to help the kittens -- and their mothers?
