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Over a thousand years ago, the human world co-existed with the
world of fairy. But the two worlds were fraught with peril and the
humans were banished from the fairy world. Nor Brimstone, a master
of illusion, plans to unite these two worlds by breaking fairy law,
to bring a human back into the world of magic. Now, Sean finds
himself tricked into entering the magical world only to find that
he is a pawn in a deadly game. In a race against time, a group of
magical beings, an Elfwin, a Tracker and a Fairy, are bound
together to find the human and return him to his world, before
Evilon, a powerful demon, confronts them with an evil beyond their
imaginings. Faced with an enemy who may prove invulnerable, Sean,
Izabo, Scotlind and Marigold must risk everything in a battle that
will take them to the depths of hell in a conflict that will put
not only Sean's life in danger, but the fate of both worlds in
jeopardy.
A prequel to the original Hunger Games trilogy, that explores the origins of a young Coriolanus Snow and his mentor-tribute relationship with Lucy Gray Baird during the 10th Hunger Games.
It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capital, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute.
The odds are against him. He's been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined -- every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death.
Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute... and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.
Perfect for fans of the Percy Jackson and Seven Wonders series,
Island of the Sun is the second book in an epic, fast-paced middle
grade adventure trilogy by acclaimed author Matthew J. Kirby.
Eleanor and her friends have shut down the mysterious Concentrator
in the Arctic, but their mission is far from over. The earth is
still spinning out of its orbit and growing colder by the day.
Their only chance is to find the other Concentrators embedded
around the world and deactivate them before it's too late. But
doing so won't be easy. The Global Energy Trust has branded
Eleanor, her mother, and their friends international terrorists and
is tracking their every move. The G.E.T. will stop at nothing to
harness the power of the Concentrators in order to preserve the
select few people its leaders deem worthy, and Eleanor is soon
forced to ask herself whether it's worth risking the lives of the
entire human race for a slim chance to save them.
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In the Red
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Christopher Swiedler
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A harrowing, pulse-pounding race for survival that New York Times
bestselling author D. J. MacHale says "will leave you breathless."
Michael Prasad knows he shouldn't go out on the Mars surface alone.
It's dangerous. His parents have forbidden it. And the anxiety he
feels almost every time he puts on a spacesuit makes it nearly
impossible for him to leave the safety of the colony. But when his
best friend, Lilith, suggests they sneak out one night, he can't
resist the chance to prove everyone--including himself--wrong. As
the two ride along the Mars surface in a stolen rover, miles from
the colony, a massive solar flare hits the planet, knocking out
power, communication, and navigation systems, and the magnetic
field that protects the planet from the sun's deadly radiation.
Stranded hours from home with an already limited supply of food,
water, and air, Michael and Lilith must risk everything if they're
to get back to the colony alive.
Face to face with the mightiest and most majestic predator in the
jungle, Elsie is in awe of the tiger's beauty. She's on a mission
to have the adventure of a lifetime, save the tiger and change the
future. With echoes of Tom's Midnight Garden, Tania Unsworth writes
about transcendent friendships and conservation in the animal
kingdom. Elsie is not looking forward to the long summer holiday
with her creaky, old Uncle John. But then the unimaginable happens
as Time unravels and Elsie tumbles back to 1940s India to meet her
Uncle John as a young boy on a tiger hunt. Can Elsie stop him from
doing what he's already told her is a wrong he can never right? The
Time Traveller and the Tiger is a multi-layered novel for 9-12
year-olds, rich in adventure, mystery, historical and conservation
themes. Praise for The Time Traveller and the Tiger:
'Spine-tinglingly good. Enthralling and prize-worthy' AMANDA CRAIG
'A classic adventure, and a transporting evocation of the mighty,
beautiful, much misunderstood creature at its heart' PIERS TORDAY
'An atmospheric adventure story with a strong message about the
importance of conservation' BOOKTRUST
Humanity has nearly destroyed its world through global warming, but
now an even greater evil lurks. The indigenous people of North
America are being hunted and harvested for their bone marrow, which
carries the key to recovering something the rest of the population
has lost: the ability to dream. In this dark world, Frenchie and
his companions struggle to survive as they make their way up north
to the old lands. For now, survival means staying hidden-but what
they don't know is that one of them holds the secret to defeating
the marrow thieves. "Miigwans is a true hero; in him Dimaline
creates a character of tremendous emotional depth and tenderness,
connecting readers with the complexity and compassion of Indigenous
people. A dystopian world that is all too real and that has much to
say about our own." Kirkus Reviews
Peter Lerangis, the New York Times bestselling author of the Seven
Wonders and Max Tilt series, returns with the last installment of
his electrifying trilogy about a boy who discovers that he can
alter the course of history. Thirteen-year-old Corey Fletcher is
the world's first Throwback. He has the power to not only to travel
back in time, but to change the past. It's a power that comes with
no small amount of responsibility-but when Corey tried fix some of
history's worst evils, he discovers that the consequences for his
good deeds have changed him in ways that he never expected and ways
he may not be able to fix. Trapped in a body that's not his own,
his powers all but gone, Corey realizes his latest mission may be
the hardest of all-to save himself. With the help of his best
friend, Leila, and an uneasy alliance with a shadowy group that's
been watching his every move, Corey's going to have to risk it all
to find a way to fix himself without destroying the world as we
know it. Get ready for time-warping adventure with a historical
twist in the last book of the Throwback trilogy from New York Times
bestselling author Peter Lerangis, whose books have sold over five
and a half million copies worldwide.
This sequel to The Pioneer is perfect for fans of the Illuminae Series and Skyward!
Earth is uninhabitable. Tau is our home now.
With that terrifying message, Jo and her family learned the truth: They are trapped forever on Tau Ceti e.
But the planet’s current occupants—the Sorrow—are not interested in sharing. The fragile peace Jo negotiated abruptly shatters, and soon a bloody battle is raging between the Sorrow and the Pioneers. As tensions rise, the survival of everyone Jo cares for seems less likely by the second.
When a betrayal that shocks Jo to her core threatens to wipe out both Sorrow and human life, Jo must find the strength to speak up once more—and bridge the gaps between all the warring factions—or lose forever the only home left to her.
When the treasured white sugar of Sugarbowl is turned brown and
useless by the Brown Witch, two boys, Tabby and Tubby Reynolds,
discover a way to destroy her power. They seek the aid of Peduncle,
a man who lives in the Great Marsh on the border of Sugarbowl, and
the three of them set out on a journey to visit the mysterious
Tridley. The Brown Witch discovers the three are missing through
various clues and she begins her search for them. At the Crack in
the Earth she finds them, only to learn that they now know of the
upside-down trees and its fruit, which is needed to render her
powerless A chase begins through strange lands and culminates at
the Silver Castle in the land of Bad Lingus McVail, where the Brown
Witch comes face to face with her greatest fear: her loss of power.
But the story doesn't end there Bad Lingus McVail has his own
secrets to protect. He directs Tabby, Tubby, and Peduncle to begin
their strange journey home by a different route. They find the trip
home as hard as the trip coming, and along the way, they face
adventures that change the course of Sugarbowl's future. This
enchanting tale for young and old alike will linger in your mind.
Sugarbowl is so close, and yet so far away Timothy Murphy and his
wife live in Caledonia, Illinois. He taught creative writing at
Hononegah High School for 20 years. Publisher's website: http:
//sbprabooks.com/TimothyMurphy
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2084
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Melanie Schulz
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'This exciting, science-packed novel is a cracking read and bursts
with action, warmth and humour' - BookTrust Great Books Guide 2021
'This is great fun; an energetic middle-grade debut with a fresh
contemporary feel and a good dash of Stranger Things' - The
Bookseller Alfie has noticed a few things since his family moved to
Folding Ford. He really misses life in the city. He and his sister
don't exactly fit in here. But the most interesting one is that the
weather is BONKERS. One frost-covered branch on one tree in the
middle of June? A tiny whirlwind in a bucket in the garden? Only in
Folding Ford. Armed with his bike, a notepad and his new best mate
Sam, Alfie is going to investigate. His best clue is Nathaniel
Clemm ... the only thing in town weirder than the weather. When
Alfie 'investigates' Mr Clemm's garden, only SLIGHTLY illegally, he
finds a strange box that freezes his trainers and makes his teeth
tingle. And when he opens it, only SLIGHTLY deliberately, SOMETHING
gets out. Something fast, fizzing and sparking with electricity and
very, very much alive. But the creature from the box brings trouble
of its own, and as barometers and tempers go haywire in Folding
Ford, Alfie finds himself at the centre of a perfect storm. Skellig
meets Stranger Things in this funny, heartfelt adventure story
perfect for fans of Ross Welford, Christopher Edge and Frank
Cottrell Boyce.
When newly orphaned Rosi Carol is sent to live with her mysterious
Uncle Richard in his eerie castle on the New England coast, a whole
host of problems plague her. With a strange dark cloud plus a host
of irate ghosts following her, Rosi's only allies are a
disappearing girl in black and a paranormal reporter no one else
can see. And why can't her watch keep proper time? Book I of the
Rosi's Doors Series (Young Adult Fantasy) published in 2011 by
Dragonfly Publishing, Inc. www.dragonflypubs.com]
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2022* 'A
superbly original debut' - Guardian 'A time-twisting, mind-bending
thrill ride . . . I loved it!' - Holly Jackson, author of A Good
Girl's Guide to Murder 'Impossible to put down' - The Independent
ONE GLIMPSE OF A TERRIFYING FUTURE. ONE CHANCE TO CHANGE
EVERYTHING. After suffering a knock to the head, 15-year-old Esso
experiences a chilling vision: that night he will witness the
violent deaths of everyone he knows. He writes off the out-of-body
experience as a strange dream - until a series of frightening
coincidences prove that the vision is just hours away from coming
true. There is only one person who can help him rewrite the future.
The trouble is, she hasn't been born yet . . . SOON TO BE A MAJOR
MOVIE STARRING ACADEMY AWARD WINNER DANIEL KALUUYA 'A rollercoaster
of a story . . . Orangeboy with an Inception-style twist.' - Kat
Ellis 'Ambitious and highly addictive' - The Bookseller 'This is a
book I will return to time and time again' - Caleb Femi 'So happy
this exists' - Daniel Kaluuya, Academy Award-winning actor
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The Second book in the OFFICIAL Minecraft fiction series for readers age 7+
Morgan, Ash and friends are back for another adventure.
Woodsword Middle has been infested by bats, bringing chaos and disorder into Ms Minerva's classroom.
The friends continue to explore Doc Culpepper's virtual reality world of Minecraft, venturing beyond the safety of their castle. When they arrive at a village which is terrorised by a hostile mob each night, they know they must help out. But will the kids work out how to stop the mob and save the villagers? And why is Ms Minerva's classroom full of bats?
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