A World Without Heroes Brandon Mull
Simon and Schuster (February 14, 2012)
Summary: Jason tumbles into a quest to save a magical in this #1 New York Times bestselling start to Brandon Mull’s Beyonders fantasy series.Jason Walker has often wished his life could be a bit less predictable—until a routine day at the zoo ends with Jason suddenly transporting from the hippo tank to a place unlike anything he’s ever seen. In the past, the people of Lyrian welcomed visitors from the Beyond, but attitudes have changed since the wizard emperor Maldor rose to power. The brave resistors who opposed the emperor have been bought off or broken, leaving a realm where fear and suspicion prevail. In his search for a way home, Jason meets Rachel, who was also mysteriously drawn to Lyrian from our world. With the help of a few scattered rebels, Jason and Rachel become entangled in a quest to piece together the word of power that can destroy the emperor and learn that their best hope to find a way home will be to save this world without heroes. Genre: Juvenile Fiction Number of Pages: 454 Language: English ISBN: 9781416997931 Reading Status: Unread Date Added: June 11, 2021 Tags: English Young Adults Notes: Box 45
And Then There Were None Agatha Christie
HarperCollins (January 18, 2011)
Summary: And Then There Were None The World's Bestselling Mystery "Ten . . ." Ten strangers are lured to an isolated island mansion off the Devon coast by a mysterious "U. N. Owen." "Nine . . ." At dinner a recorded message accuses each of them in turn of having a guilty secret, and by the end of the night one of the guests is dead. "Eight . . ." Stranded by a violent storm, and haunted by a nursery rhyme counting down one by one . . . as one by one . . . they begin to die. "Seven . . ." Which among them is the killer and will any of them survive? Genre: Fiction Number of Pages: 272 Language: English ISBN: 9780062073471 Reading Status: Unread Date Added: June 11, 2021 Tags: English Young Adults Notes: Box 45 Catching Fire The Second Book of the Hunger Games Suzanne Collins
Scholastic Press (2009)
Summary: Suzanne Collins continues the amazing story of Katniss Everdeen in the phenomenal Hunger Games trilogy. FORMAT: 9 CDs, Unabridged NARRATOR: Carolyn McCormick Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Genre: Juvenile Fiction Number of Pages: 391 Language: English ISBN: 9780439023498 Reading Status: Unread Date Added: June 11, 2021 Tags: English Young Adults Notes: Box 46
Icefire Chris D'Lacey
Orchard Books (June 1, 2007)
Summary: The second in a series from bestselling author Chris d'Lacey. Full of adventure and suspense, this novel about dragons reveals the truth of the icefire. When David is assigned an essay on the history of dragons, there is only one thing he knows for sure---he wants to win the prize of a research trip to the Arctic. As David begins to dig deeper into the past, he finds himself drawn down a path from which there is no going back . . . to the very heart of the legend of dragons, and the mysterious, ancient secret of the icefire. . . . Genre: Juvenile Fiction Number of Pages: 421 Language: English ISBN: 9780439672467 Reading Status: Unread Date Added: June 11, 2021 Tags: English Young Adults Notes: Box 46 Mockingjay Suzanne Collins
Scholastic Press (2010)
Summary: Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. And what's worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss's family, not her friends, not the people of District 12. Powerful and haunting, this thrilling final installment of Suzanne Collins's groundbreaking The Hunger Games trilogy promises to be one of the most talked about books of the year. Genre: Juvenile Fiction Number of Pages: 390 Language: English ISBN: 9780439023511 Reading Status: Unread Date Added: June 11, 2021 Tags: English Young Adults Notes: Box 45
The Fire Eternal Chris D'Lacey
Orchard Books (2002)
Summary: As the weather grows wilder and the ice caps melt, Arctic bears starve, dragons awake, the earth goddess Gaia becomes restless, and Alexa, the daughter of best-selling author David Rain, uses her special abilities in an attempt to save the world from the forces of evil. Number of Pages: 506 Language: English ISBN: 9780545104722 Reading Status: Unread Date Added: June 11, 2021 Tags: English Young Adults Notes: Box 46 The Fire Within Chris D'Lacey
Orchard Books (2001)
Summary: Best-selling author, Chris d'Lacey, brings us a magical story about mysterious hand crafted clay dragons who have unusual powers. When David moves in with Liz and Lucy, he discovers a collection of hand crafted, clay dragons that comes to life and has magical powers. David's personalized dragon, Gadzooks, can forecast the future, and inspires him to write a story which reveals the truth behind an unsolved mystery close to home. The story has an unhappy ending, and when David realizes the consequences of it he is angry. Then David finds Gadzooks crying and near death, and he discovers that these special dragons die when they are not loved. Soon David is forced to save his friend and unlock the powers of the fire within. Genre: Juvenile Fiction Number of Pages: 340 Language: English ISBN: 9780439672436 Reading Status: Unread Date Added: June 11, 2021 Tags: English Young Adults Notes: Box 46
The Journal of Curious Letters James Dashner
Simon and Schuster (December 22, 2009)
Summary: What if every time you made a choice that had a significant consequence, a new, alternate reality was created--the life that would've been had you made the other choice? What if those new realities were in danger? What if it fell to you to save all the realities? Atticus Higginbottom, a.k.a. Tick, is an average thirteen-year-old boy until the day a strange letter arrives in his mailbox. Postmarked from Alaska and cryptically signed with the initials "M.G.," the letter informs Tick that dangerous-- perhaps even deadly--events have been set in motion that could result in the destruction of reality itself. M.G. promises to send Tick twelve riddles that will reveal on a certain day, at a certain time, at a certain place, something extraordinary will happen. Will Tick have the courage to follow the twelve clues M.G. sends to him? Will he be able to solve the riddles in time? Will Tick discover the life he was meant to live? The first volume of an outstanding new children's fantasy series, The Journal of Curious Letters is filled with adventure, humor, riddles, and, oh, yes--danger... As M.G. warns Tick, Very frightening things are coming your way. Will you join Tick and his friends on an amazing journey through the Realities? What will your choice be? Genre: Juvenile Fiction Number of Pages: 506 Language: English ISBN: 9781416991526 Reading Status: Unread Date Added: June 11, 2021 Tags: English Young Adults Notes: Box 46 The Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe
Penguin Adult (March 25, 2004)
Summary: After surviving a terrible shipwreck, Robinson Crusoe discovers he is the only human on an island far from any shipping routes or rescue. At first he is devastated, but slowly, with patience and imagination, he transforms his island into a tropical paradise. For twenty-four years he lives with no human companionship - until one fateful day, when he discovers he is not alone... Puffin Classics edition has been specially abridged. Genre: Juvenile Fiction Number of Pages: 288 Language: English ISBN: 9780140367225 Reading Status: Unread Date Added: June 11, 2021 Tags: English Young Adults Notes: Box 45