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Be more chill
Par Ned Vizzini. 2004
To become popular and attract the beautiful Christine, New Jersey high school nerd Jeremy swallows an illegal "squip" microchip. The…
device tells him how to act cool, but eventually Jeremy wants to be back in control. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high readers. 2004Singularity sky
Par Charles Stross. 2003
An information plague called the Festival strikes the New Republic, an isolationist planetary colony banning technology. Contractor Martin Springfield and…
United Nations of Earth Security Council agent Rachel Mansour, both on covert missions, become unlikely allies as the colony prepares for war. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2003The tall stranger: A Novel
Par Louis L'Amour. 1957
Though Rock Bannon saves a wagon train of easterners from an Indian attack, they refuse to heed his advice and…
instead follow fast-talking Morton Harper, who secretly lusts for land and beautiful Sharon Crockett. When Mort's evil intentions come to light, it's once again up to Rock to help. 1957Reflex (Jumper #2)
Par Steven Gould. 2004
A mysterious organization kidnaps National Security Agency operative Davy Rice to use his teleportation powers. Davy's wife, Millie, searches frantically…
for him with her own newfound teleporting skills. Sequel to Jumper (DB 37465, BR 9548). Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2004The hot kid: a novel
Par Elmore Leonard. 2005
Oklahoma, 1930s. Young U.S. marshal Carlos "Carl" Webster loves chasing felons and savors the publicity. While searching for rich-boy-gone-bad Jack…
Belmont, Carl falls for gun moll Louly Brown. Hack writer Tony Antonelli tags along looking for new material. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2005The plot against America: A Novel
Par Philip Roth. 2004
In this alternative history, a young man--called Philip Roth--recounts his Jewish family's fears and humiliations when aviation hero Charles Lindbergh…
is victorious in the 1940 presidential election. The New Jersey Roths struggle as America, caught up in anti-Semitic fervor, descends into fascism. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2004The Virginian: a horseman of the Plains
Par Owen Wister. 2002
Centennial edition of the classic western tale told by an easterner who, while visiting a Wyoming ranch, is impressed by…
a slow-talking, quick-witted cowboy known only as the Virginian. The Virginian falls for schoolteacher Molly Wood, but a feud with a ranch hand threatens their courtship. Some violence. 1902Stormchaser (The edge Chronicles Ser. #Bk. 2)
Par Paul Stewart. 1999
Twig joins the crew of his father's sky pirate ship, Stormchaser. They embark on a dangerous mission to collect the…
powerful stormphrax, a substance that purifies water and also prevents the city of Sanctaphrax from floating away. Sequel to Beyond the Deepwoods (BR 15878). For grades 6-9. 1999Sunstorm (Time Odyssey Ser. #Bk. 2)
Par Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen Baxter. 2005
London, 2037. UN peacekeeper Bisesa Dutt, newly returned from an alternate Earth, faces catastrophe--within five years a massive solar flare…
will annihilate earthly life. Scientists race to construct a shield but discover the sunstorm is no natural disaster. Sequel to Time's Eye (DB 58073, BR 15420). Some descriptions of sex. 2005Lone calder star
Par Janet Dailey. 2005
Chase Calder of Montana sends his grandson Quint Echohawk to the family's ranch in Texas to prevent a takeover by…
millionaire Max Rutledge. Quint, a former ATF agent, encounters trouble but gets help from Empty Garner and his beautiful granddaughter Dallas. Some violence. 2005Heat wave: Surviving the Fourth Bowl Judgment (Left Behind: The Kids #37)
Par Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins. 2004
As the six-year mark of the Tribulation approaches, a heat wave devastates the world. Reunited in Wisconsin, Judd and Vicki…
grow closer while working together. Then Judd becomes stranded in New Babylon, far from Vicki. Sequel to Ominous Choices (DB 58481). For grades 5-8. 2004The perils of love: Breaking through the Darkness (Left Behind: The Kids #38)
Par Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins. 2004
After the Heat Wave (DB 61768), darkness falls on New Babylon, causing suicides. Vicki and Lionel fly to Petra, where…
Judd joins them and they watch Chloe's statement of faith and televised execution. The Kids celebrate new beginnings with Judd and Vicki's marriage. For grades 5-8. 2004Arena: Will Test Her Courage And Change Her Life Forever
Par Karen Hancock. 2002
Allegorical Christian tale in which artist Callie Hayes is surreptitiously transported to an alien world. Armed with only a guidebook,…
she must trust the enigmatic Pierce, who helps her find a path through the treacherous Arena, her only hope of escape. Violence and some descriptions of sex. 2002Desperadoes
Par Martin Greenberg, Ed Gorman. 2001
A collection of seventeen short westerns about men in trouble--gamblers, outlaws, miners, and lawmen--some victims of circumstance, others because of…
their own doing. Includes Louis L'Amour's "The Town No Guns Could Tame" as well as works by Loren D. Estleman, Bill Pronzini, Bill Gulick, and others. 2001Nightfall: and other stories
Par Isaac Asimov. 1969
Twenty science fiction stories written between 1941 and 1967. The title piece, considered a classic of the genre and later…
expanded into a novel, depicts civilization on the planet Lagash, where night falls once in two thousand years. Asimov's comments and notes precede each story. 1969Tonto Basin: a western story (Five Star Western Ser.)
Par Zane Grey. 1921
Restored version of classic tale serialized in 1921 as To the Last Man. At his family cattle ranch in Arizona,…
twenty-four-year-old Jean Isbel's father prepares for a showdown with the Lee Jorth rustler gang. Jean's unexpected love for Lee's daughter, Ellen, complicates the blood feud. 1921Flip
Par David Lubar. 2003
Eighth-grader Taylor and her twin brother, Ryan, are complete opposites. So when trouble-making Ryan discovers mysterious alien disks that enable…
him to become legends from the past--Babe Ruth, Albert Einstein, and others--Taylor tries to keep him out of trouble. For grades 5-8. 2003Strangers
Par Gardner R Dozois. 1978
On the planet Weinunnach, graphic artist Joseph Farber lives uneasily in a colony of Earthmen among the native Cian. One…
night he ventures from the enclave and meets Liraun, a humanoid Cian, and falls in love. Fundamental differences between their alien cultures complicate their blossoming romance. Descriptions of sex and strong language. 1978A Sterkarm kiss (Sequel to The Sterkarm Handshake)
Par Susan Price. 2004
Andrea Mitchell from The Sterkarm Handshake (DB 51934) returns to sixteenth-century Great Britain in the Time Tube. Her lover Per…
marries into a rival clan, rekindling a civil war. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2003Alien in a bottle
Par Kathy Mackel. 2004
Eighth-grader Sean Winger feels destined to be a glassblower but his parents strongly disapprove. His stargazer classmate Olivia Ricci assists…
him. So does an odd assortment of extraterrestrials Sean came to know after discovering two of them in a glass bottle in the ocean. For grades 5-8. 2004