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You know it’s going to be a rough summer when you spend Father’s Day visiting your dad in the local lockup. Noah’s dad is sure that the owner of the Coral Queen casino boat is flushing raw sewage into the harbor–which has made taking a dip at the local beach like swimming in a toilet. He can’t prove it though, and so he decides that sinking the boat will make an effective statement. Right. The boat is pumped out... (more)

The Last Dragon Chronicles: Book 3

Fire Star

by Chris D'Lacey

In the thrilling third book in Chris d'Lacey's popular series, David Rain is faced with a perilous task. ICEFIRE's evil sibyl Gwilanna is back, this time determined to resurrect the dragon Gawain on the ice cap of the Tooth of Ragnar. Can David and his friends stop her before it's too late? Chris d'Lacey is the author of several highly acclaimed books for children and young adults, including A HOLE AT THE POLE;... (more)

Artemis Fowl: Book 4

Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception

by Eoin Colfer

Evil pixie, Opal Koboi is back and she's more dangerous than ever. This time she doesn't just want power over the fairy People, this time she wants the lot. Everyone is under threat - humans and fairies alike. Captain Holly Short is the only fairy with a hope of stopping her, but as Holly knows, it takes one genius criminal mastermind to fight another. And the 14-year-old genius Holly is thinking of can't even... (more)

The Memoirs of Helen of Troy: A Novel

by Amanda Elyot

History’s Greatest BeautyTells the Story of Her Life Gossips began whispering about Princess Helen from the moment of her birth. A daughter of the royal house of Sparta, she was not the progeny of King Tyndareus, they murmured, but of Zeus, king of the gods. Her mother, Queen Leda, a powerful priestess, was branded an adulteress, with tragic consequences. As Helen grew to adulthood her beauty was so breathtaking... (more)

Luthiel's Song: Dreams of the Ringed Vale

Luthiel's Song: Book 1

Luthiel's Song: Dreams of the Ringed Vale

by Robert Fanney

Luthiel's Song, Dreams of the Ringed Vale is the first novel in the Luthiel's Song series written by Robert Fanney. The story of an orphan who goes on a perilous journey for the sake of her foster sister, it is a favorite among teens and fantasy lovers alike who have nominated the book for three prominent fiction awards and compared it with such well-loved tales as "The Neverending Story," "The Hobbit," and "Harry... (more)

Mates, Dates and Chocolate Cheats

by Cathy Hopkins

"Hey listen guys. I need you to tell me something and I want you to be really really honest...." "Sounds serious," said Nesta. "It is. I want you to tell me, do you think I've put on weight?" Nesta, Lucy, and T J looked at each other. "No," said T J after a moment too long. "Not really. Well, we all did a little on the school trip. So no more than the rest of us." Izzie has always been "curvy," but since... (more)

The Google Story

Inside the Hottest Business, Media, and Technology Success of Our Time

by David A. Vise

"Here is the story behind one of the most remarkable Internet successes of our time. Based on scrupulous research and extraordinary access to Google, the book takes you inside the creation and growth of a company whose name is a favorite brand and a standard verb recognized around the world. Its stock is worth more than General Motors’ and Ford’s combined, its staff eats for free in a dining room that used to be ... (more)

Car Trouble

by Jeanne DuPrau

When Duff's Ford Escort breaks down after barely a hundred miles, he uses his laptop and some quick thinking to piece together a way to continue his trip. What he doesn't plan on are the characters he meets along the road, including a hitchhiker with a secret, an aspiring singer with a con artist for a mother, a couple of thugs, and a carsick terrier.

Age of the Five: Book 1

Priestess of the White

by Trudi Canavan

In a land on the brink of peace—watched jealously by a ruthless cult from across the sea and beset by hidden enemies—five extraordinary humans must serve as sword and shield of the Gods. Auraya is one. Her heroism saved a village from destruction; now Auraya has been named Priestess of the White. The limits of her unique talents must be tested in order to prove her worthy of the honor and grave... (more)

Bloodline: Book 1

Bloodline

by Kate Cary

Thirty-five years have passed since the death of the Master. But now a new evil walks among the living. . . . When nineteen-year-old John Shaw returns from the trenches of World War I, he is haunted by nightmares—not only of the battlefield, but of the strange, cruel and impossible feats of his regiment’s commander, Quincey Harker. Harker’s ferocity knows no limits, and his strength is superhuman. At... (more)

Land of Elyon Book 2, The: Beyond the Valley of Thorns (Land of Elyon)

The Land of Elyon: Book 2

Land of Elyon Book 2, The: Beyond the Valley of Thorns (Land of Elyon)

by Patrick Carman

Alexa thought her troubles were over when she defeated the man who had threatened to bring down Bridewell from within. But now that the walls around her land have fallen, a new, unexpected threat has risen from outside. Suddenly, Alexa is involved in a battle much, much larger than her own life . . . a battle in which she is destined to play a key role. In order to help good defeat evil, Alexa and her friends... (more)

Emily The Strange #2: The Lost Issue (Emily the Strange)

Emily the Strange: Book 2

Emily The Strange #2: The Lost Issue (Emily the Strange)

by Cosmic Debris

For more than ten years, pop culture cultists have revered and adored a mysterious, brooding thirteen-year-old girl named Emily the Strange. Nobody knows much about the young girl with a porcelain face and huge eyes framed by black bangs, and her ever-present brood of black cats only adds to the intrigue - but that hasn't stopped a generation of rabid fans from letting Emily put her spell upon them. Now Emily fans... (more)

The Devil's Picnic: Around the World in Pursuit of Forbidden Fruit

The Devil's Picnic: Around the World in Pursuit of Forbidden Fruit

by Taras Grescoe

Taras Grescoe embarks on a journey into the forbidden as he searches for the world’s taboo indulgences.

Into the Dark Lands: First Book of the Sundered (The Sundered series)

Into the Dark Lands: First Book of the Sundered (The Sundered series)

by Michelle West, Michelle Sagara West

A gifted healer and fierce warrior, Erin has been a Servant of the Bright Heart her entire life, fighting for millennia against the enemies of her people, the Servants of the Dark Heart. After she has a life-altering vision that reveals that the end of the world is quickly approaching, Erin is chosen to be the champion of Light—and the enemy of Darkness. Embarking on a difficult journey into the stronghold of the... (more)

Disappearing Nightly

by Laura Resnick

I'm not a heroine -- I just play one. Along with psychotics, vamps, housewives and hookers. As my agent is fond of pointing out, there are more actors in New York than there are people in most other cities. Translation: beggars can't be choosers. This explains how I wound up prancing around stage half naked the night Golly Gee -- the female lead in the off-Broadway show "Sorceror!" -- disappeared into thin... (more)

Take My Breath Away

by Tina Donahue

As a former Marine-turned-Hollywood director, Cole Ryder's faced many challenges, but none like this. To research his latest film, he's spending three full days (and nights) in a lush, tropical paradise with sensual survival expert Ariel Leigh, and - according to her protective, wealthy uncle - Cole is not to seduce her, romance her, or in any way touch her...not even when she oh-so-casually removes her shirt to... (more)

Shrimp

by Rachel Cohn

If Cyd Charisse knows one thing, it's that Shrimp is her true love. Shrimp, the hottest pint-size surfer-artist in San Francisco. That boy (as her mother called him), who was the primary cause of Cyd's being grounded to Alcatraz, formerly known as her room. The boy who dumped Cyd before she left home to spend the summer in New York City. Now it's the start of senior year. Cyd has changed, but maybe Shrimp has... (more)

It Sleeps in Me

by Kathleen O'Neal Gear

Sora is the wise, young High Chieftess of the Black Falcon Nation. For many winters her heart belonged to her husband, Flint, a warrior from a neighboring clan. Flint truly loved Sora, but jealousy drove him to beat men to death for merely casting a longing glance at his wife. Unable to live with his murderous rage, Flint moved back to his mother's clan, divorcing Sora and leaving her forever. Remarried and fully... (more)

A Private Hotel for Gentle Ladies

by Ellen Cooney

Charlotte Heath, a lively, independent redhead of humble beginnings, is married to the scion of the powerful Heath family. When, on her first outing after a long illness, she spies her husband, Hays, bending to kiss another woman in the village square, impulsive Charlotte heads her horses straight out of town. Upon arriving at The Beechmont Hotel, Charlotte makes a shocking discovery: The classy Beechmont is a... (more)

I, Coriander

by Sally Gardner

In this exceptionally well-crafted tale, Coriander tells the story of her childhood in seventeenth-century London—and of her discovery that she has inherited magical powers from her mother, who was a fairy princess. But her mother’s sudden death brings on a dark time for Coriander. And after mourning her beloved mother and dealing with the disappearance of her father and the wrath of her evil stepmother,... (more)

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