(SERIES)
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation
of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts.
The Capitol keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send
one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to
participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live
TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence
when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games.
Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to
win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival
against humanity and life against love.
(SERIES)
On the islands of Hans Lollik, Sigourney Rose was the only survivor
when her family was massacred by the colonizers. When the childless
king of the islands declares he will choose his successor from
amongst eligible noble families, Sigourney is ready to exact her
revenge.
But someone is killing off the ruling families to clear a path to
the throne. And as the bodies pile up and all eyes regard her with
suspicion, Sigourney must find allies among her prey and the
murderer among her peers... lest she become the next victim.
Belly
measures her life in summers. Everything good, everything magical
happens between the months of June and August. Winters are simply a
time to count the weeks until the next summer, a place away from the
beach house, away from Susannah, and most importantly, away from
Jeremiah and Conrad. They are the boys that Belly has known since
her very first summer—they have been her brother figures, her
crushes, and everything in between. But one summer, one wonderful
and terrible summer, the more everything changes, the more it all
ends up just the way it should have been all along.
(SERIES)
A strange darkness grows in Allward.
Even Corayne an-Amarat can feel it, tucked away in her small town at
the edge of the sea.
She soon discovers the truth: She is the last of an ancient
lineage—and the last hope to save the world from destruction. But
she won’t be alone. Even as darkness falls, she is joined by a band
of unlikely companion.
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The adventure that began with Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar
Children and continued in Hollow City comes to a thrilling
conclusion with Library of Souls. As the story opens,
sixteen-year-old Jacob discovers a powerful new ability, and soon
he’s diving through history to rescue his peculiar companions from a
heavily guarded fortress. Accompanying Jacob on his journey are Emma
Bloom, a girl with fire at her fingertips, and Addison MacHenry, a
dog with a nose for sniffing out lost children.
They’ll travel from modern-day London to the labyrinthine alleys of
Devil’s Acre, the most wretched slum in all of Victorian England.
It’s a place where the fate of peculiar children everywhere will be
decided once and for all.
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Prequel to the Summoner Series. When stable boy Arcturus
accidentally summons a demon and becomes Hominum's first common
summoner, he becomes the key to a secret that the powerful overlords
would do anything to keep hidden.
Whisked away to Vocans Academy so he can be kept watch over,
Arcturus finds himself surrounded by enemies. But he has little time
to settle in before his life is turned upside down once again, for
Hominum Empire is in turmoil.
Rebellious intent simmers among the masses, and it will not be long
before it boils over. Arcturus must choose a side . . . or watch an
Empire crumble.
The
collective account of a tight-knit group of young Nisei,
second-generation Japanese American citizens, whose lives are
irrevocably changed by the mass U.S. incarcerations of World War II.
Fourteen teens who have grown up together in Japantown, San
Francisco.
Fourteen teens who form a community and a family, as interconnected
as they are conflicted.
Fourteen teens whose lives are turned upside down when over 100,000
people of Japanese ancestry are removed from their homes and forced
into desolate incarceration camps.
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Two assassins will risk absolutely everything—even their own
divinity—to save the people and the country they love in this lush
historical fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Robin
LaFevers. Set in the world of the beloved His Fair Assassin series,
this smart, sensational follow up to Courting Darkness is perfect
for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Holly Black.
Two
siblings. Two brilliant talents. But only one Mozart.
Born with a gift for music, Nannerl Mozart has just one wish--to be
remembered forever. But even as she delights audiences with her
masterful playing, she has little hope she'll ever become the
acclaimed composer she longs to be. She is a young woman in 18th
century Europe, and that means composing is forbidden to her. She
will perform only until she reaches a marriageable age--her
tyrannical father has made that much clear.
Falling
in love is never easy, but falling in love with an immortal god
while your days on earth are numbered is almost more than a young
girl can bear. Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine has created a
stunning new world of flawed gods, unbreakable vows, and ancient
omens in Ever.
Kezi knows her days are numbered. But accepting death is hard,
especially when her romance with Olus is so new—Olus, the god of
wind and loneliness.
Love brings Kezi the will to fight her fate. Love gives Olus the
strength to confront his fears. Together—and apart—they encounter
spiders with webs of iron, the cruel lord of the land of the dead,
and the tests of the Akkan gods.
Seventeen-year-old
Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the feeling took root—that
desire to look, to move closer, to touch. Whenever it started
growing, it definitely bloomed the moment she and Kathleen Miller
walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the
Telegraph Club. Suddenly everything seemed possible.
But America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in
love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens
everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation
looming over her father—despite his hard-won citizenship—Lily and
Kath risk everything to let their love see the light of day.
Sixteen-year-old
Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where
she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy
balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the
fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a
police officer. Khalil was unarmed.
Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling
him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters
are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local
drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone
wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only
person alive who can answer that is Starr.