The Search for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizziTeen Science Fiction
When a marauder destroys the underground sanctuary that Eva Nine was raised in by the robot Muthr, the twelve-year-old girl is forced to flee above ground. Eva Nine is searching for anyone else like her, for she knows that other humans exist, because of an item she treasures--a scrap of cardboard on which is depicted a young girl, and adult, and a robot, with the strange word, "WondLa."
Breathtaking two-color illustrations throughout reveal another dimension of Tony Diterlizzi's vision and, for those readers with a webcam, the book also features Augmented Reality in several places, revealing additional information about Eva Nine's world.
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Torment by Lauren KateTeen Paranormal Romance
Hell on earth. That's what it's like for Luce to be apart from her fallen angel boyfriend, Daniel. It took them an eternity to find one another, but now he has told her he must go away. Just long enough to hunt down the Outcasts--immortals who want to kill Luce. Daniel hides Luce at Shoreline, a school on the rocky California coast with unusually gifted students: Nephilim, the offspring of fallen angels and humans.
At Shoreline, Luce learns what the Shadows are, and how she can use them as windows to her previous lives. Yet the more Luce learns, the more she suspects that Daniel hasn't told her everything. He's hiding something--something dangerous. What if Daniel's version of the past isn't actually true? What if Luce is really meant to be with someone else?
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Reckless by Cornelia FunkeTeen Fantasy
For years, Jacob Reckless has been escaping to another world--a world behind the mirror, where witches haunt the forests and fairies and dwarfs roam. His secret seems safe, until one day his younger brother Will follows me to disastrous consequence. The brothers are thrust into a race against time before one of them is lost forever.
Inspired by the Brothers Grimm, Funke introduces a lush, enchanting landscape of fairy tales and legends re-imagined as never before. Reckless is a thrilling adventure and a tale of heroism, filled with danger, mystery, and above all, magic.
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Payback Time by Carl DeukerTeen Mystery
Through the eyes of a distinctly non-athletic protagonist--a fat high school journalist named Mitch--veteran sports novelist Deuker reveals the surprising truth behind a mysterious football player named Angel. When Angel shows up at Lincoln High, he seems to have no past--or at least not one he is willing to discuss. Though Mitch gets a glimpse of Angel's incredible talent off the field, Angel rarely allows himself to shine on the field. Is he an undercover cop, wonders Mitch? Or an inelligible player? In pursuit of a killer story, Mitch decides to find out just who this player is and what he's done. In the end, the truth surprises everyone.
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Half Brother by Kenneth OppelTeen Fiction
In 1973, when a renowned Canadian behavioral psychologist pursues his latest research project--an experiment to determine whether chimpanzees can acquire advanced language skills--he brings home a baby chimp named Zan and asks his thirteen-year-old son to treat Zan like a little brother.
It isn't long before Ben is Zan's favorite, and Ben starts to see Zan as more than just an experiment. His father disagrees. Soon Ben is forced to make a critical choice between what he is told to believe and what he knows to be true--between obeying his father or protecting his brother from an unimaginable fate.
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Grace by Elizabeth ScottTeen Suspense
Grace was raised to be an Angel, a herald of death by suicide bomb. But she refuses to die for the cause, and now Grace is on the run, daring to dream of freedom. In search of a border she may never reach, she travels among malevolent soldiers on a decrepit train crawling through the desert. Accompanied by the mysterious Kerr, Grace struggles to be invisible, but the fear of discovery looms large as she recalls the history and events that delivered her uncertain fate.
Told in spare, powerful prose by acclaimed author Elizabeth Scott, this tale of a dystopian near future will haunt readers long after they have reached the final paige.
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Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom by Susin NielsenTeen Fiction
Violet's TV-director dad has traded a job in Vancouver for one in Los Angeles, their run-down house for a sleek ranch-style home complete with pool, and, worst of all, Violet's mother for a trophy wife, a blonde actress named Jennica.
When her mother takes up with the unfortunately named Dudley Wiener, Violet and her friend Phoebe decide that they need to take control. If Violet's mom can't pick a decent man herself, they will help her snag George Clooney.
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Bloody Horowitz by Anthony HorowitzTeen Horror/Short Stories
What's this? A famous children's author stalked and killed? A prominent publisher murdered by an ego-maniacal author for being asked to make cuts? A reality TV show pitting teens against grown-ups, with only one survivor? From whose twisted mind can such gruesome stories unfold?
Ah, yes. Anthony Horowitz.
Readers will smile in terrified pleasure as they read these harrowing tales by the international #1 bestselling author of the Alex Rider novels.
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