"We are all of us, gods and mortals, made up of many pieces, some of them broken, some of them scarred, but none of them the total sum of who we are." ~ from Robin LaFevers' Mortal Heart |
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The Boston girl : a novel
by Anita Diamant
Recounting the story of her life to her granddaughter, octogenarian Addie describes how she was raised in early 20th-century America by suspicious Jewish immigrant parents in a teeming multicultural neighborhood. Online reading group guide. By the author of The Red Tent and Day After Night.
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Talon
by Julie Kagawa
In a first installment of a series featuring near-extinct dragons who pass as humans to grow their numbers secretly, siblings Ember and Dante Hill prepare for destined positions in the world of Talon only to be hunted by a dragon-slaying soldier who questions everything he has been taught. Simultaneous eBook.
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Cress
by Marissa Meyer
Science Fiction. Cress, a talented hacker with a long tangle of Rapunzel-esque hair, is a prisoner of the Lunar Queen Lavana. Trapped alone on a satellite for seven years, Cress is supposed to use her skills to track the fugitive cyborg mechanic Cinder. But instead of reporting on Cinder and her band of rebels, Cress helps them…and winds up joining their mission to prevent Lavana from marrying Emperor Kai and taking over Earth. This romantic, action-packed 3rd installment in the fairy-tale inspired Lunar Chronicles will leave you anxiously awaiting the next book, Winter, which is due out in 2015.
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The walled city
by Ryan Graudin
Living within a lawless labyrinth dominated by crime lords and street gangs where teens are forced to traffic drugs and work in brothels, Jin endures a life in hiding before a new friend offers her a chance to find her lost sister. By the author of All That Glows. Simultaneous eBook. 60,000 first printing.
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| The Fall by Bethany GriffinHorror. Madeline Usher is trapped inside her family's decaying, haunted mansion. As her desperation to save herself (and her beloved twin brother, Roderick) increases, so does her strange illness...could it be that the house would rather let her die than let her leave? The Fall's intensifying pace immerses readers in a "thick, murky atmosphere" (Kirkus Reviews) of dread, building toward a dramatic, disturbing finale. Based on Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher, this twisted tale will hold special appeal for Poe fans, as well as fans of Bethany Griffin's earlier Poe adaptations, Masque of the Red Death and Dance of the Red Death.
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| Mortal Heart by Robin LaFeversHistorical Fantasy. Grave Mercy and Dark Triumph introduced Ismae and Sybelle, trained killers from the convent of St. Mortain; this conclusion to the popular His Fair Assassin trilogy focuses on another of Death's handmaidens, Annith, who runs away from her grim destiny at the convent. Though she longs to control her own future, Annith is drawn toward a brooding lost soul named Balthazaar and caught up in the struggle between 15th-century Brittany and France. Rich with historical detail and simmering with murder, secrets, politics, and romance, Mortal Heart will captivate readers who appreciate complex, powerful heroines. |
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| Even in Paradise by Chelsey PhilpotMystery. Like everyone at St. Anne's, scholarship student Charlotte has heard of Julia Buchanan -- Julia's powerful family and wild habits are notorious. However, it's not until Charlotte forms an intensely close friendship with Julia (and falls for Julia's brother, Sebastian) that she glimpses the painful secrets hidden beneath the Buchanans' glamourous image. Inspired by F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and combining the wrenching family drama of E. Lockhart's We Were Liars with the boarding-school relationships of John Green's Looking for Alaska, this debut novel offers both "modern romance and classic tragedy" (School Library Journal). |
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| The Accidental Highwayman: Being the Tale of Kit Bristol, His Horse Midnight... by Ben TrippFantasy Adventure. Though 16-year-old Kit is certainly surprised to learn that his boss, Master Rattle, was really Whistling Jack, an infamous highway bandit, it's nothing compared to Kit's shock when he discovers that fairies are real. Rattle's dying request was for Kit to complete his final mission: to rescue the fairy Princess Morgana from an unwanted marriage. Kit manages to find the feisty princess, but he's mistaken for Whistling Jack in the process and pursued by humans and fairies alike. Sprinkled with whimsical illustrations and sly humor, this fast-paced series opener is perfect for those seeking old-fashioned, swashbuckling adventure. |
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White Cat
by Holly Black
Dark Fantasy. Cassel Sharpe comes from a family of criminals and "curse workers," people who practice magic illegally and can alter others' luck or memories -- or even kill them -- with a single touch. Cassel, who doesn't seem to have inherited his family's talents, tries very hard to convince his private-school classmates that he's just a regular guy. But he's haunted by a dirty secret from his past, a white cat that keeps appearing in his nightmares, and the odd way that his brothers have been acting around him lately. Right from the start, when Cassel awakens from a nightmare to find himself on the roof of his dormitory, this 1st volume in the Curse Workers series is an edgy, pulse-pounding read.
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| Burning Blue by Paul GriffinMystery. Popular, privileged Nicole Castro is one of the most beautiful girls at school -- until someone throws acid on her face in a crowded hallway and disappears. Now half of Nicole's face is permanently scarred, and the police haven't been able to determine her attacker's identity. But after Nicole and loner Jay Nazarro meet in the school psychologist's office, Jay, a talented hacker, resolves to find the culprit no matter what it takes. Told through narrative as well as through bits of evidence that Jay unearths, excerpts from Nicole's journal, and notes from her sessions with psychiatrists, this is a riveting read that, like Peter Abrahams' similarly gripping Reality Check, blends a dangerous investigation with romance. |
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Black ice
by Andy Lane
In 1868, teenaged Sherlock Holmes faces danger in a train station for the dead, a museum of curiousities, and downtown Moscow as he helps his brother, Mycroft, who has been framed for murder
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| Green Witch by Alice HoffmanFiction. A year ago, the city near Green's village was destroyed -- while her parents and sister were there selling produce from the family's garden. The previous novel Green Angel tells how Green picked up the pieces and moved on with her life, thanks in part to fellow survivor Diamond, whom she came to love. But now, in Green Witch, she is alone again: Diamond has gone missing and Green must venture out from her lush garden to ask for help from four solitary women who are rumored to be witches. Hailed by critics as "trancelike and infused with magical realism" (Kirkus Reviews), this poetically written story of loss and longing is heartrending and memorable. |
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| White Crow by Marcus SedgwickGothic Horror. When Rebecca moves with her father from London to the tiny seaside village of Winterfold, she's bitter about leaving her home and friends behind. Then she meets Ferelith, a twisted and rebellious girl who goads Rebecca into playing increasingly spooky and dangerous "games" with her. As the present-day storyline progresses, a chilling -- and ominously related -- mystery unfolds in excerpts from a long-dead priest's diary. Building suspense and divulging tantalizing secrets bit by bit, this "wickedly macabre" (Kirkus Reviews) tale is sure to give you shivers. |
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