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Wicked lovely (Wicked Lovely Ser.)
Par Melissa Marr. 2007
Seventeen-year-old Aislinn and her grandmother are fey--they can see faeries, who are nasty folk. Keenan, the Summer King, wants Aislinn…
to be his queen and takes human form to woo her. But Aislinn prefers fellow student Seth and resists joining Keenan. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2007Thinner (Signet Ser.)
Par Stephen King. 1984
Overweight lawyer Billy Halleck accidentally kills a gypsy woman. Her father, Lemke, places a curse on Halleck. When the spell…
causes Halleck to lose weight in an alarming fashion, he tries to find Lemke and plead for his life. Violence, some descriptions of sex, and some strong language. 1984The chaos king
Par Laura Ruby. 2007
In this sequel to The Wall and the Wing (BR 16650), newfound fame and fortune have estranged friends Bug and…
Gurl--now called Georgie. But Georgie and Bug join forces again when a punk, vampires, and a giant sloth attack them in a future New York City. For grades 5-8. 2007Girl in landscape: A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries Ser.)
Par Jonathan Lethem. 1998
When a global disaster blights the Earth's environment, fourteen-year-old Pella Marsh and her family escape to another planet where her…
father, a failed politician, hopes to restart his career. Pella assimilates into the alien society and discovers a terrible threat that could doom the Earthling colony. 1998The regulators
Par Richard Bachman. 1997
After autistic six-year-old Seth Garin's family is murdered, he goes to live with relatives in a placid Ohio suburb. Mayhem…
erupts when the alien Tak, who inhabits Seth's body, emerges to attack the neighborhood with a bizarre force of violent, cartoonish creatures. Violence and strong language. 1996Morning light (Harrigan Family #1)
Par Catherine Anderson. 2008
Catholic clairvoyant Loni MacEwen moves to Crystal Falls, Oregon, and meets the cowboy of her dreams. Clint Harrigan doesn't believe…
Loni's visions of his son lost in the wilderness--especially since he doesn't have a son--until Loni's premonition becomes reality. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2008Ironside: a modern faery's tale (The modern Faerie Tales Ser.)
Par Holly Black. 2007
Sixteen-year-old Kaye, from Tithe (BR 15101), returns to Faeryland to try and complete a nearly impossible quest that will release…
Roiben from the spell of the faery queen who holds him in thrall. Kaye also confesses to her mother. Strong language and some violence. For senior high readers. 2007Art Mumby, his younger sister, and their mother accept a free holiday at the Starcross Hotel in the Asteroid Belt,…
but the luxury resort is not as it seems. Soon the Mumbys are dealing with French spies, Yankee rebels, and man-eating starfish. Sequel to Larklight...(BR 17285). For grades 6-9. 2007WWW: 1], Éveil (Ailleurs et demain #1)
Par Robert J Sawyer. 2010
« Caitlin, seize ans, jolie, enjouée, surdouée (surtout en maths), est aveugle de naissance. Mais elle est capable de surfer…
sur la Toile mieux que personne grâce à quelques interfaces et logiciels adaptés. Elle peut retracer dans sa mémoire les itinéraires les plus compliqués qu'elle a empruntés. Elle a la Toile en tête. Ses yeux et ses centres optiques sont parfaits. Mais quelque chose dans son nerf optique transmet mal l'information. Lorsque le professeur Kuroda, spécialiste japonais, lui propose d'essayer une prothèse qui y remédiera, elle saute de joie. Voir enfin... Cependant, ce qu'elle découvre avec son implant est déconcertant. Elle ne voit pas le monde mais un réseau de lignes brillantes. La Toile, le Web. Le World Wide Web. Et tapi dans la Toile, quelque chose - quelqu'un - guette et tente d'entrer en contact avec elle. Une Intelligence. Non humaine. » -- 4e de couvLe destin des nains: 1, Le gouffre noir
Par Markus Heitz. 2011
"Deux cent cinquante cycles solaires se sont écoulés depuis la bataille du Gouffre Noir. Le Pays Sûr est tombé sous…
le joug de puissants adversaires qui sentre-tuent pour régner en maîtres sur les terres naines, elfiques et humaines. Lorsque la coupole qui surplombe labîme infernal cède, un mystérieux Nain vêtu dune sombre armure fait son apparition. Il prétend se nommer Tungdil Tandis que le retour du héros apporte de lespoir au peuple nain, le comportement étrange de Tungdil éveille rapidement des soupçons parmi ses anciens compagnons Sagit-il du véritable Tungdil ou de son double maléfique ?" -- 4e de couvJackson Jones and the curse of the outlaw rose
Par Mary Quattlebaum. 2006
Elderly gardener Mr. Kerring enlists ten-year-old Jackson and his friend Reuben to "rustle roses" from a graveyard. Poison ivy, broken…
bones, and stinging bees make the boys believe the rose cutting is cursed. Sequel to Jackson Jones and Mission Greentop (BR 17103). For grades 3-6. 2006The warrior's apprentice (Vorkosigan Ser.)
Par Lois McMaster Bujold. 2001
Born of royal lineage on Barrayar, Miles Vorkosigan tries to join the military, but he is rejected because of his…
stunted growth and brittle bones. Then a visit to his grandmother on Beta Colony changes everything. Some violence. 1986Peony in love: a novel
Par Lisa See. 2007
Seventeenth-century China. Already promised in marriage, sheltered and educated fifteen-year-old Peony becomes enamored of the opera The Peony Pavilion. After…
her untimely death, Peony returns as a ghost to pursue her interest in the opera and haunt the new family of her betrothed. Bestseller. 2007In an alternate Victorian England, young Arthur Mumby and his sister Myrtle, residents of Larklight, a floating house in one…
of Her Majesty's outer space territories, uncover a spidery plot to destroy the solar system. For grades 6-9. 2006Shards of honor
Par Lois McMaster Bujold. 2000
While attacking an outpost planet, Barrayaran lord Aral Vorkosigan captures Betan astrocartographer Cordelia Naismith and holds her prisoner. They rely…
on each other to survive a trek across dangerous terrain, sparking a relationship that shares the struggles of culture and politics between their two worlds. 1986Blaze: a novel
Par Richard Bachman. 2007
Maine. Clayton "Blaze" Blaisdell, a petty criminal left mentally disabled by parental abuse, partners with George Rackley to commit crimes.…
After George dies, Blaze continues with their plot to kidnap a wealthy family's baby and finds himself in danger. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2007Howard who?: stories
Par Howard Waldrop. 1986
Twelve short stories. In "Heirs of the Perisphere" a robot dog, duck, and rodent spontaneously animated in a long-abandoned cartoon…
automaton factory find a world much different from their own. Also includes the Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning "The Ugly Chickens" and "Horror, We Got." 1986Scary stories
Par Peter Glassman. 2006
Twenty tales of terror by classic authors Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, and Washington Irving and modern authors Roald Dahl,…
Stephen King, and Joyce Carol Oates. In Margaret Mahy's "Fingers on the Back of the Neck," a boy betrays his great-grandmother's trust--with dire consequences. For grades 6-9. 2006The lottery and other stories (Fsg Classics Ser.)
Par Shirley Jackson. 2005
Twenty-five short stories ranging from adventure to horror. In the title piece, a village puts a terrifying twist on the…
luck of the draw. In "The Witch," a stranger on a train regales a young boy with a chilling tale of murder. Some violence. 1948Borders of infinity
Par Lois McMaster Bujold. 1989