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2018-19 Archives
May
Stevie's willing to do anything to get back to Ellingham, be back with her friends, and solve the Truly Devious case. Even if it means making a deal with the despicable Senator Edward King. And when Stevie finally returns she also returns to David: the guy she kissed, the guy who lied about his identity--Edward King's son. But larger issues are at play.
Each year, eight beautiful girls are chosen as Paper Girls to serve the king. It's the highest honor they could hope for... and the most demeaning. This year, there's a ninth. And instead of paper, she's made of fire.
Twin brothers Ty and Cory are on the run but stop to help a kidnapped woman trapped in a car. Soon they are pulled into a deadly manhunt--with eerie connections to their troubled past.
April
When Abdi's family is kidnapped from their home in Somalia, Abdi must take on a dangerous mission to save thier lives. He becomes a child soldier--and double agent--within the ruthless terrorist group Al Shabaab.
When Lizzy receives a strange phone call, she wishes for the ability to sink every shot. Now eviscerating the competition in the boys' basketball league is small potatoes--she has the skills to dominate in the NBA.
Nikolai Lanstov, the young king of Ravka, must battle old foes, forge new alliances, and safeguard his country's survival--possibly at the cost of his own life.
As Jordan travels from his Washington Heights neighborhood to the upscale Riverdale private school where he's starting seventh grade, he finds himself torn between two worlds--and not really fitting into either one.
March
London: Queen Elizabeth I commands her spy, Toby, to stage a Shakespearean play as a trap for Catholic rebels. Or, if Katherine has her way, it will be where she kills the queen.
A young boy gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he bonds with a giant sentient robot and joins the illustrious Sky Corps Academy to protect the world from alien threats.
Born with albinism, Lu has always stood out. He'd rather be known for his hurdling talent, though. Will a discovery about his father's past affect his ability to compete?
The biggest lie of all is the story you think you already know.
The del Cisne girls have never just been sisters; they're also rivals. Blanca as obedient and graceful as Roja is vicious and manipulative. Check out this story of sisters,friendship, love, hatred, and the price we pay to protect our hearts.
The del Cisne girls have never just been sisters; they're also rivals. Blanca as obedient and graceful as Roja is vicious and manipulative. Check out this story of sisters,friendship, love, hatred, and the price we pay to protect our hearts.
At the Imperial Day Academy, where students such as Claudia are elected to positions of authority over their classmates, school politics isn't a popularity contest. It's a cutthroat power struggle.
February
The first time the Nightmares came, it nearly cost Alice her life. Now she's trained to battle mostrous creatures in the dark dream realm known as Wonderland with magic weapons and hardcore fighting skills. Yet even warriors have a curfew.
2002: Shirin figures everyone at her new school will dislike her for her race, religion, and hijab. Then she meets Ocean James, who actually seems to want to get to know her--and she discovers breakdancing.
Love is worth the fight. It's 1942 , and Maisie McCall is in the Scottish Highlands doing her bit for the war effort as a Women's Timber Corps lumberjill. Maisie relishers her newfound independence and her growing freindships--especially with enigmatic John Lindsay. Will their freindship turn into something more?
"Dear Sister, Life was a lot less complicated before they brought you home. Just sayin'." What does an older brother do when he has an incredibly annoying little sister? Writes her letters telling her so.
January
Sabina flees danger at home and arrives at Catherine House, a residence for girls seeking shelter. But bizarre boarders and nightmarish incidents make her doubt her sanity and safety.
History is filled with stories of women accused of witchcraft, of fearsome girls with arcane knowledge. This book features fifteen stories of girls embracing their power, reclaiming their destinies and using their magic to create, to curse, to cure -- and to kill.
Sixth grade was SO much easier for Danielle. All her friends were in the same room and she knew what to expect from her life. But now that she's in seventh grade, she's in a new middle school, her friends are in different classes and forming new cliques, and she is completely lost.
Rumi's sister, Lea, was her best friend and songwriting partner. Now Lea is dead, and Rumi is struggling to find a way back to music on her own.
A powerful novel about friendship, basketball, and one teen's mission to create a better life for his family.
December
In order to defeat the Nightmare Knight, legend dictates that the DreamSword must be autographed by seven princesses. But things get a bit complicated when our heroes discover that the Flower Kingdom has no royalty!
Emika Chen barely made it out of the Warcross Championship alive. Now that she knows the truth behind Hideo's' new NeuroLink algorithm, she can no longer trust the one person she's always looked up to, who she once thought was on her side.
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Ibtihaj Muhammad smashed barriers as the first American to compete wearing hijab, and made history as the first Muslim-American woman to medal. But it wasn't an easy road. Check out this inspiring autobiography.
Mikayla is a wrestler; when you grow up in a house full of brothers who are die-hard mat heads, it's in your DNA. She even has a wrestling name: Mickey. Some people don't want a girl on the team. But that won't stop her. She's determined to work hard and win.
Now with Princess Nautilus as part of their entourage, Cucumber and Almond travel to Trebleopolis to warn Princess Piano that Noisemaster, second of the Nightmare Knight's mininos, might be after her!
November
They killed my mother.
They took our magic.
They tried to bury us.
Now we rise.
They took our magic.
They tried to bury us.
Now we rise.
Jessica Long was born with fibular hemimelia and adopted from a Siberian orphanage as a baby. She endured early health struggles and has gone on to become the second most decorated US Paralympic athlete of all time.
A middle schooler comes head-to-head with his vampire slayer crush in this laugh-out-loud funny graphic novel that's a perfect coming-of-age story for anyone who's ever felt too young, too small, or too average.
The enormous wildfire sweeping through Orange County, California, is now dangerously close to Audrey Harper's idyllic gated community of Coto de Caza, and it's time to evacuate.
Seventeen-year-old Dee Guerrera is framed for murder and taken to Alcatraz 2.0--where convicts dressed in costumes kill each other in gruesome fashion, all for the pleasure of their fans watching online.
October
Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she was born and raised and her posh high school in the suburbs. The uneasy balance between them is shattered when Starr is the only witness to a fatal shooting of her unarmed friend, Khalil, by a police officer.
This fiercely stunning novel takes place in sixty potent seconds--the time it takes a kid to decide whether or not he's going to murder the guy who killed his brother.
After the elderly founder of Sand Lake's famous Meade Creamery dies, Amelia finds herself practically running the place--and then, having to save it.
Jane McKeene is born two days before the dead begin to walk the battlefields of Civil War-era America--derailing the War Between the States and changing the nation forever.
Edmund and the Childe were swapped at birth. Now Edmund lives in secret as a changeling in the World Above; the Childe lives among the fae in the World Below. The fate of both worlds may be in their hands.
The summer camp Quinn's family owns in Winship, Maine, was always a magical, hopeful place--but everything has changed since the accident last June.
September
What would you do if you had a long-lost twin? What if she disappeared the day you were supposed to meet? How far would you go to find out what went wrong?
The first four books in this bestselling series were donated this week by Mrs. Toni Keafer! Thank you!
The first four books in this bestselling series were donated this week by Mrs. Toni Keafer! Thank you!
Sarah is amazing at softball, though her Asperger's makes socializing difficult. Cassie struggles to convince the team that accomodating Sarah is worth the trouble.
Wicked meets The Little Mermaid in the captivating origin story of the sea's most iconic villainess, perfect for fans of Heartless and Dorothy Must Die.
Sunny's mother died giving birth to him. Sunny's father blames him for her death. Track is the only connection between father and son; what will happen when Sunny quits?
Victory comes at a price.
Mare Barrow learned this all too well when Cal's betrayal nearly destroyed her. Now determined to protect her heart--and secure freedom for Reds and newbloods like her--Mare resolves to overthrow the kindgom of Norta once and for all...starting with the crown on Maven's head.
Mare Barrow learned this all too well when Cal's betrayal nearly destroyed her. Now determined to protect her heart--and secure freedom for Reds and newbloods like her--Mare resolves to overthrow the kindgom of Norta once and for all...starting with the crown on Maven's head.
August
Penny wins a scholarship to a prestigious theater camp and thinks it's the start of a perfect summer. But at camp, she is thrust into a world of competition and self-doubt.
Kira struggles to piece together her family and social life after her father's alcoholism has torn them apart.
In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.
In Earth's distant future, Zara, a savvy young criminal, is recruited to join the Honors space program, which sends humans into the far reaches of the galaxy.
Charlotte Holmes and James Watson face the ultimate test: they must unravel the case of their lives without unraveling each other.