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The Hobbit
Bilbo Baggins is a much respected hobbit. He is, like most of his kind, well off, well fed, and best pleased when sitting by his own. Certainly, this particular hobbit is the last person one would expect to see set off on a hazardous journey; indeed, when the wizard Gandalf the Grey stops by one morning, "looking for someone to share in an adventure," Baggins fervently wishes the wizard elsewhere. No such luck however; soon 13 fortune-seeking dwarves have arrived on the hobbit's doorstep in search of a master burglar, and before he can even grab his hat, handkerchiefs or even an umbrella, Bilbo Baggins is swept out his door and into a dangerous and long adventure
Bilbo Baggins is a much respected hobbit. He is, like most of his kind, well off, well fed, and best pleased when sitting by his own. Certainly, this particular hobbit is the last person one would expect to see set off on a hazardous journey; indeed, when the wizard Gandalf the Grey stops by one morning, "looking for someone to share in an adventure," Baggins fervently wishes the wizard elsewhere. No such luck however; soon 13 fortune-seeking dwarves have arrived on the hobbit's doorstep in search of a master burglar, and before he can even grab his hat, handkerchiefs or even an umbrella, Bilbo Baggins is swept out his door and into a dangerous and long adventure
Evil Genius
Follow the story of a brilliant child as he attends the Axis Institute – School of Deception. His classes include: Basic Lying, Forgery, Manipulation, Embezzlement, etc. Enjoy this child genius and his weird and wonderful professors in this action packed adventure.
Follow the story of a brilliant child as he attends the Axis Institute – School of Deception. His classes include: Basic Lying, Forgery, Manipulation, Embezzlement, etc. Enjoy this child genius and his weird and wonderful professors in this action packed adventure.
Ship Breaker
Nailer Lopez leads a very difficult life. His job is to collect wire from old oil tankers and other beached vessels in the southeastern United States. What’s worse, this is one of the best options for Nailer, who knows that once he’s too big to crawl through the old ships, he’ll have to work heavy crew (for which he’s too small) or do something even worse. After a large storm, a clipper ship that Nailer dreams of working on is beached. Nailer and his friend Pima go out to scavenge it, before everyone else gets there and takes the good stuff. They find a survivor —she is the daughter of someone important. Nailer must choose whether to kill her now or save her in hopes of a bigger payday.
Nailer Lopez leads a very difficult life. His job is to collect wire from old oil tankers and other beached vessels in the southeastern United States. What’s worse, this is one of the best options for Nailer, who knows that once he’s too big to crawl through the old ships, he’ll have to work heavy crew (for which he’s too small) or do something even worse. After a large storm, a clipper ship that Nailer dreams of working on is beached. Nailer and his friend Pima go out to scavenge it, before everyone else gets there and takes the good stuff. They find a survivor —she is the daughter of someone important. Nailer must choose whether to kill her now or save her in hopes of a bigger payday.
The Compound
Nuclear war happens and everyone and everything is destroyed. Luckily, one family is well prepared and has an underground bunker filled with everything they will need to survive. After 4 years of living in the bunker, strange things begin to happen and a young boy learns that things are not what they seem.
Nuclear war happens and everyone and everything is destroyed. Luckily, one family is well prepared and has an underground bunker filled with everything they will need to survive. After 4 years of living in the bunker, strange things begin to happen and a young boy learns that things are not what they seem.
Unwind
In the future, parents are not allowed to abort an unborn child. However, they do have the legal right to have their child ‘unwound’. If a parent deems that a child between the ages of 13-17 will not be an asset to society, then they may unwind them. What does that mean? Well, the teenager is basically taken apart and all of the body parts are put to good use: skin grafts for burn victims, heart transplants, blood transfusions, etc. Technically, the child is still alive and is serving society in a better way. Unwind is the story of 3 teenagers who are due to be unwound, but try to escape.
In the future, parents are not allowed to abort an unborn child. However, they do have the legal right to have their child ‘unwound’. If a parent deems that a child between the ages of 13-17 will not be an asset to society, then they may unwind them. What does that mean? Well, the teenager is basically taken apart and all of the body parts are put to good use: skin grafts for burn victims, heart transplants, blood transfusions, etc. Technically, the child is still alive and is serving society in a better way. Unwind is the story of 3 teenagers who are due to be unwound, but try to escape.
The Recruit
Cherubs are agents aged between 10-17 years old. They live in the real world and slip under ‘adult’ radar as they get information that sends criminals and terrorists to jail. For official purpose, these children do not exist. This book is funny, fast-paced and filled with action! You won’t be able to put it down.
Cherubs are agents aged between 10-17 years old. They live in the real world and slip under ‘adult’ radar as they get information that sends criminals and terrorists to jail. For official purpose, these children do not exist. This book is funny, fast-paced and filled with action! You won’t be able to put it down.
We All Fall Down
As a school project, Grade 9 student, Will has to spend September 11, 2001, shadowing his father at work. Will is frustrated with the amount of time his dad spends at work, which makes this the last place he wants to spend the day. Will's opinion of his dad changes dramatically that day, as they are at the World Trade Center when it is attacked.
As a school project, Grade 9 student, Will has to spend September 11, 2001, shadowing his father at work. Will is frustrated with the amount of time his dad spends at work, which makes this the last place he wants to spend the day. Will's opinion of his dad changes dramatically that day, as they are at the World Trade Center when it is attacked.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian
Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.
Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.
Cirque du Freak
Darren Shan is just a regular kid until he gets an invitation to visit the Cirque du Freak. He meets Madam Octa and comes face to face with a creature of the night. He’s caught in a deadly trap and must make a bargain with someone who is not human...and only deals in blood!
Darren Shan is just a regular kid until he gets an invitation to visit the Cirque du Freak. He meets Madam Octa and comes face to face with a creature of the night. He’s caught in a deadly trap and must make a bargain with someone who is not human...and only deals in blood!
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
As a girl, Frankie knows she is supposed to play by the rules, but the rules were made by Old Boys for boys and therefore are not her rules to begin with. So Frankie decides to take matters into her own hands, outsmarting the secret all-male society at her rich kid boarding school by tricking the members, including her own boyfriend, into believing her increasingly outrageous commands are their leader's. Frankie contests the old-fashioned idea that it's the boys who rule the school. She proves that girls are not to be dismissed – even by her own father, a former member of the all-male society himself.
As a girl, Frankie knows she is supposed to play by the rules, but the rules were made by Old Boys for boys and therefore are not her rules to begin with. So Frankie decides to take matters into her own hands, outsmarting the secret all-male society at her rich kid boarding school by tricking the members, including her own boyfriend, into believing her increasingly outrageous commands are their leader's. Frankie contests the old-fashioned idea that it's the boys who rule the school. She proves that girls are not to be dismissed – even by her own father, a former member of the all-male society himself.
The House of the Scorpion
The House of the Scorpion is a dark, twisted, but ultimately hopeful story about a young clone named Matt who grows up under the control of a drug lord. Oh, and this drug lord happens to be the man from whom he was cloned. As it turns out, this guy, called El Patrón, cloned Matt so that he might harvest Matt's organs to keep himself alive later in life. Matt's early years are peaceful, but his life takes a dark turn, when he is taken to live in the Big House in the country of Opium, Matt faces a never-ending series of hard-knocks: isolation, prejudice, imprisonment, violence, illness, and the threat of death – all before the age of fourteen!
The House of the Scorpion is a dark, twisted, but ultimately hopeful story about a young clone named Matt who grows up under the control of a drug lord. Oh, and this drug lord happens to be the man from whom he was cloned. As it turns out, this guy, called El Patrón, cloned Matt so that he might harvest Matt's organs to keep himself alive later in life. Matt's early years are peaceful, but his life takes a dark turn, when he is taken to live in the Big House in the country of Opium, Matt faces a never-ending series of hard-knocks: isolation, prejudice, imprisonment, violence, illness, and the threat of death – all before the age of fourteen!
A Great and Terrible Beauty
A Victorian boarding school story, a Gothic mansion mystery, a gossipy romp about a clique of girlfriends, and a dark other-worldly fantasy--jumble them all together and you have this complicated and unusual first novel. Sixteen-year-old Gemma has had an unconventional upbringing in India, until the day she foresees her mother's death in a black, swirling vision that turns out to be true. Sent back to England, she is enrolled at Spence, a girls' academy with a mysterious burned-out East Wing. Gemma finds a diary that reveals the secrets of a mystical Order. What dangers will restoring the Order release?
A Victorian boarding school story, a Gothic mansion mystery, a gossipy romp about a clique of girlfriends, and a dark other-worldly fantasy--jumble them all together and you have this complicated and unusual first novel. Sixteen-year-old Gemma has had an unconventional upbringing in India, until the day she foresees her mother's death in a black, swirling vision that turns out to be true. Sent back to England, she is enrolled at Spence, a girls' academy with a mysterious burned-out East Wing. Gemma finds a diary that reveals the secrets of a mystical Order. What dangers will restoring the Order release?
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