Tally Is About to Turn Sixteen, and She Can't Wait. Not for Her License - for Turning

In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself. Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. Not for her license - for turning pretty. In Tally's world, your sixteenth birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to have a really great time. In just a few weeks Tally will be there.

But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to be pretty. She'd rather risk life on the outside. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally the worst choice she can imagine: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. The choice Tally makes changes her world forever... The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller that will be in movie theaters on November 15, 2013, Markus Zusak's unforgettable story is about the ability of books to feed the soul.

It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement.

In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time. Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the color yellow.

Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, fifteen- year-old Christopher is autistic and everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning for him. He lives on patterns, rules, and a diagram kept in his pocket. Then one day, a neighbor's dog, Wellington, is killed and his carefully constructive universe is threatened. Christopher sets out to solve the murder in the style of his favorite (logical) detective, Sherlock Holmes. What follows makes for a novel that is deeply funny, poignant, and fascinating in its portrayal of a person whose curse and blessing are a mind that perceives the world entirely literally. Taking place after an apocalypse, The Hunger Games is located in the ruins of what once was North America. They call their land Panem, and it consists of twelve different districts. Their government, and control center of Panem is known as the Capitol which consists of the wealthiest, most powerful of the citizens. The Hunger Games are a form of “entertainment” created by the Capitol to ensure every district in Panem understands their place and prevent them from rebellion. Two children are chosen from each district at random to enter The Hunger Games: one boy and one girl. Both are chosen at random, but with different odds of having their names chosen. A person could have their name in the reaping twelve times or two. It all depends on how wealthy and well off your family is. Tessera is something you can exchange your name in the reaping for. One tesserae is worth a meager year’s supply of grain and oil for one person. When you are poor, you often have to enter your name multiple times for tesserae which will supply your family with a years supply for your family; if there are three people in your family including yourself, you would exchange your name in the reaping for tesserae three times to have enough oil and grain for your family and yourself for a year. One boy and one girl are chosen from each district; twenty-four contestants enter The Hunger Games each year and fight to the death until one person stands. One tribute can win. One person will live. The other twenty-three will die… or will they? Suzanne Collins continues the amazing story of Katniss Everdeen in the phenomenal Hunger Games trilogy. 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. A New York Times bestseller -- Book 3 of The Hunger Games trilogy. Powerful and haunting, the thrilling final installment of Suzanne Collins' groundbreaking Hunger Games trilogy promises to be one of the most talked- about books of the year. 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. A mysterious island.

An abandoned orphanage.

A strange collection of very curious photographs.

It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive. A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows. In the blink of an eye everything changes. Seventeen year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall what happened afterwards, watching her own damaged body being taken from the wreck. Little by little she struggles to put together the pieces- to figure out what she has lost, what she has left, and the very difficult choice she must make. Heartwrenchingly beautiful, this will change the way you look at life, love, and family. Now a major motion picture starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Mia's story will stay with you for a long, long time. This excellent romantic fairy tale written by William Goldman features the young lovers Buttercup and Westley. The beautiful but haughty Buttercup considers herself much better than the farm boy, Westley, who she treats in a scornful manner at every turn. However, Westley politely does her bidding willingly. Eventually, Buttercup falls for Westley, and they profess their love for one another. Howver, Westley decides to head to America where, at some point, he is waylayed by the Dread Pirate Roberts. After Roberts decides to retire, Westley takes over as the Dread Pirate himself. He eventually returns home to rescue Buttercup, who is to marry the more dreadful Prince Humperdinck. Along the way, he outwits a hunchbacked genius, Vizzini; outfights the giant Fezzik; kills a giant rodent; and defeats the master swordsman, Indigo Montoya. Eventually, he reveals his true identity to Buttercup, overcomes the prince, and rides off with his princess bride--presumably to live happily ever after. For Titus and his friends, it started out like any ordinary trip to the moon - a chance to party during spring break and play with some stupid low-grav at the Ricochet Lounge. But that was before the crazy hacker caused all their feeds to malfunction, sending them to the hospital to lie around with nothing inside their heads for days. And it was before Titus met Violet, a beautiful, brainy teenage girl who has decided to fight the feed and its omnipresent ability to categorize human thoughts and desires. Following in the footsteps of George Orwell, Anthony Burgess, and Kurt Vonnegut Jr., M. T. Anderson has created a not-so-brave new world — and a smart, savage satire that has captivated readers with its view of an imagined future that veers unnervingly close to the here and now.