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Kate Harker and August Flynn are the heirs to a divided city, a
grisly metropolis where the violence has begun to create real and
deadly monsters. All Kate wants is to be as ruthless as her father,
who lets the monsters roam free and makes the inhabitants pay for
his protection. August just wants to be human, as good-hearted as
his own father-but his curse is to be what the humans fear. The
thin truce that keeps the Harker and Flynn families at peace is
crumbling, and an assassination attempt forces Kate and August into
a tenuous alliance. But how long will they survive in a city where
no one is safe and monsters are real...
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Chrysalis
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Brendan Reichs
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From Brendan Reichs, co-author of the Virals series with Kathy
Reichs, comes Chrysalis, the nail-biting conclusion to the Project
Nemesis series - a fast-paced, high concept thriller perfect for
fans of The 100 and The Maze Runner. 'Twisty and unpredictable to
the very last page. I loved this series.' Ransom Riggs, bestselling
author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children The
sixty-four members of Fire Lake's sophomore class have managed to
survive the first two phases of the Program - and each other. Now,
they alone have emerged into the dawn of a new era on Earth, into a
Fire Lake valley that's full of otherworldly dangers and
challenges. Although staying alive in this broken world should
force Min, Noah, Tack and the others to form new alliances, old
feuds die hard, and the brutality of the earlier Program phases
cannot be forgotten. But being a team isn't easy for the
sophomores, and when they discover that they may not be alone on
the planet after all, they'll have to decide if they're going to
work together . . . or die together.
Danyana "Yana" Morneen, the only child of a widowed cobbler, has
always wondered why the forest seems so sad. Dark and lifeless, it
sits on the outskirts of town, never producing the lush greenness
she longs for. As Yana explores the secrets of the forest, she
tries in vain to keep an admirer's advances at bay.
Many women in the village desire Nicolas Vanlock, the wealthy,
handsome son of a local merchant, but he only has eyes for Yana.
For as long as she can remember, Nicolas has been trying to force
himself into her life, and now he desires marriage. But Yana knows
that her destiny does not lie with Nicolas.
As she ventures further into the forest and its secrets, Yana
discovers a lush, hidden estate in the very heart of the woods and
is surrounded by magic she cannot comprehend. Her visits to the
property's garden of roses become more frequent, and she becomes
aware of a presence in the dilapidated old mansion. Nicolas fears
he is losing his true love to another, and he begins a relentless
campaign to claim Yana's heart.
If Nicolas has his way, Yana will never be allowed to enter the
enchanted forest again .
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Rescue
(Hardcover)
Dani Hoots
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Will Jakeman is the inventor of the world-famous Marvellous
Mechanimals - brilliant mechanical animals that defend people from
all the dangerous creatures that inhabited their home. At the ripe
old age of 99 and three quarters, Will decides he must try to
discover the whereabouts of Ureker, the lost planet of his birth
invaded by Reptoids, a gang of merciless Space Pirates, when he was
still a little baby. Will builds a giant telescope that can see far
out into the cosmos - but what he doesn't realise is that his
fiddling with the fabric of the cosmos causes a massive
space-quake, and a ten-year-old boy called Charlie Small is
catapulted through the hole and lands near Will's factory of
inventions. The two embark on a series of adventures trying to get
Charlie home - will they succeed or will they be left dangling in
space forever?
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Greener
(Hardcover)
Heather S Ransom
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The Grumpface
(Hardcover)
B C R Fegan; Illustrated by Daniela Frongia
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R519
Discovery Miles 5 190
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"One of the most extraordinary works of fantasy, for adults or
children, published so far this century."--Time magazine, on the
Fairyland series
Twelve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to have an
ordinary life, until her father went to war and her mother went to
work. One day, September is met at her kitchen window by a Green
Wind (taking the form of a gentleman in a green jacket), who
invites her on an adventure, implying that her help is needed in
Fairyland. The new Marquess is unpredictable and fickle, and also
not much older than September. Only September can retrieve a
talisman the Marquess wants from the enchanted woods, and if she
doesn't . . . then the Marquess will make life impossible for the
inhabitants of Fairyland. September is already making new friends,
including a book-loving Wyvern and a mysterious boy named Saturday.
With exquisite illustrations by acclaimed artist Ana Juan,
"Fairyland" lives up to the sensation it created when author
Catherynne M. Valente first posted it online. For readers of all
ages who love the charm of "Alice in Wonderland" and the soul of
"The Golden Compass," here is a reading experience unto itself:
unforgettable, and so very beautiful. "The Girl Who Circumnavigated
Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making" is a "Publishers Weekly"
Best Children's Fiction title for 2011.
The United Commonwealth teeters on the brink of all-out civil war.
Testing survivor Cia Vale knows that she alone can lead the
rebellion against the government, but to do so she must risk the
lives of those she loves, and gamble on the loyalty of her lethal
classmates. In the electrifying conclusion to this bestselling
trilogy, Cia must use all she's learned to fight for a future
that's free from fear, and the stakes are higher than ever... Ready
or not, it's Graduation Day.
Cia Vale is now seventeen and has everything she ever dreamed of: a
boy she loves, a place at the University and a future as one of the
leaders of the United Commonwealth. The Testing should be nothing
more than a blank space in her mind; an achievement to be
celebrated, and then forgotten. But Cia remembers. As further
evidence of the government's murderous programmes comes to light,
Cia must choose whether to stay silent and protect herself and her
loved ones, or expose The Testing for what it is. Above all, the
University is a dangerous place, and Cia must remember the advice
her father gave her: TRUST NO ONE. Second instalment of this
critically acclaimed futuristic trilogy.
In Rosiee Thor's lavish fantasy novel with a Jazz Age spark, a
politically savvy teen must weigh her desire to climb the social
ladder against her heart in a world where magic buys votes. Flare
is power. With only a drop of flare, one can light the night sky
with fireworks . . . or burn a building to the ground -- and
seventeen-year-old Ingrid Ellis wants her fair share. Ingrid
doesn't have a family fortune, monetary or magical, but at least
she has a plan: Rise to the top on the arm of Linden Holt, heir to
a hefty political legacy and the largest fortune of flare in all of
Candesce. Her only obstacle is Linden's father who refuses to
acknowledge her. So when Senator Holt announces his run for
president, Ingrid uses the situation to her advantage. She strikes
a deal to spy on the senator's opposition in exchange for his
approval and the status she so desperately craves. But the longer
Ingrid wears two masks, the more she questions where her true
allegiances lie. Will she stand with the Holts, or will she forge
her own path? A fabulous coming-of-age fantasy novel with a
uniquely 1920's inspired setting Featuring a joyfully diverse
LGBTQ+ cast Look out for Tarnished are the Stars, Rosiee's debut
novel, available now.
In the year 2222, United States will be nearly destroyed by global
warming, where most of the states will entirely be under water. To
make matters worse, all US police departments will be corrupted,
infiltrated by the KKK. Milee and Milo are two brothers born to a
famous white war pilot named Kevin Weever and a black woman. After
killing the captain Weever's wife, he kept them hidden in two
different states attending secretly special academies that teach
special surviving skills.
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