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Breaking dawn (The Twilight Saga #4)
Par Stephenie Meyer. 2008
Eighteen-year-old Bella Swan marries vampire Edward Cullen after she graduates from high school and must decide whether to become immortal.…
But her pregnancy threatens both her life and peace between her werewolf friend Jacob and the vampire Volturi coven. Sequel to Eclipse (RC 65812, BR 18180). For senior high readers. 2008Orient express: an entertainment (Penguin classics)
Par Graham Greene. 2004
The lives of several passengers aboard the Orient Express become intertwined on a three-day journey from Ostend to Constantinople. Characters…
include an English chorus girl, a rich Jewish businessman, a spiteful journalist, a mysterious doctor, and a murderous burglar. Includes 2004 introduction by Christopher Hitchens. 1932The dead and the gone (Life As We Knew It #2)
Par Susan Beth Pfeffer. 2008
After a meteor hits the moon causing a series of horrific climate changes, seventeen-year-old Alex Morales must take care of…
his younger sisters alone in the chaos of New York City. Companion to Life as We Knew It (RC 65047, BR 18228). For junior and senior high readers. 2008Life as we knew it
Par Tony Johnston, Susan Beth Pfeffer, Barry Moser. 2006
Sixteen-year-old Miranda keeps a journal describing her family's struggle to survive after an asteroid hits the Moon and causes disastrous…
climate change on Earth. She records her feelings about losing contact with friends and the outside world, locating food, and keeping hope alive. For junior and senior high readers. 2006Empire of bones
Par Liz Williams. 2002
India, 2030. Aliens arrive to integrate Earth into their empire. In exchange for a pardon and rights for the untouchable…
caste, ailing revolutionary Jaya Nihalani--a Receiver who can communicate with the visitors--acts as a liaison and discovers their true intent. Some violence and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2002The ghost sister
Par Liz Williams. 2001
Eleres is fiercely protective of his ailing sister, Mevennen--called a ghost by their people because of her disconnect from their…
world's natural energies. Seeking a cure, Eleres takes Mevennen into the wilderness, where they meet Shu, a gaian spirit whose hope for healing may come at a terrible price. 2001The diamond of Darkhold: The Fourth Book of Ember (Books of Ember #Bk. 4)
Par Jeanne DuPrau. 2008
Lina's trade with a roamer gains Doon a battered old book that alludes to a mysterious device. Lina and Doon…
return underground to Ember to retrieve the machine, hoping it will help their new community, Sparks. Companion to The People of Sparks (DB 60098). For grades 5-8. 2008Star bright (Harrigan Family #2)
Par Catherine Anderson. 2009
Crystal Falls, Oregon. After escaping from her abusive husband Peter, Rainie Danning works as a bookkeeper on Parker Harrigan's horse…
ranch. Parker falls in love with Rainie and learns about her past--but Peter tracks down Rainie for revenge. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2009Melonhead (Melonhead Ser.)
Par Katy Kelly. 2009
Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. Ten-year-old Adam "Melonhead" Melon, a friend of Lucy Rose, has a talent for landing in trouble.…
But right now he and his pal Sam are dreaming up inventions to win a science contest. For grades 2-4. 2009When worlds collide (Bison Frontiers of Imagination)
Par Philip Wylie, Edwin Balmer. 1999
Two planets, Bronson Alpha and Bronson Beta, hurtle through space on a collision course with Earth. Scientist Cole Hendron secretly…
recruits fellow scientists to construct a powerful, Noah's ark-inspired spacecraft to evacuate a select few people before the inevitable cosmic disaster. Includes sequel After Worlds Collide. 1932Responding to an interrupted message from the Reverend Shipton Cruet and his daughter, the Mumby family swiftly embarks on a…
mission to planet Georgium Sidus. They hope to rescue their friends and investigate the monstrous cloud encroaching on the known universe. Sequel to Starcross (BR 17670). For grades 6-9. 2008Man in the dark
Par Paul Auster. 2008
Recuperating at his daughter's Vermont home, insomniac widower August Brill suppresses painful memories of his wife by imagining an America…
mired in civil war. He commiserates with his granddaughter, Katya, whose boyfriend was murdered in Iraq, and eventually confronts his past. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2008The perfect poison (Arcane Society #6)
Par Amanda Quick. 2023
In this suspenseful Arcane Society novel, New York Times bestselling author Amanda Quick delves into the underworld of passion, greed,…
and powers that lie beyond this realm. Victorian botanist Lucinda Bromley has a rare talent: the ability to detect almost any type of poison. She also tends many rare plants, including a species of fern that was stolen from her conservatory just last month-and which turns up in a poison that was used in a nobleman's murder. To keep her name out of the investigation and to find the killer, Lucinda hires a fellow Arcane Society member. The founder of a psychical investigation agency, Caleb Jones is very good at protecting the Society's secrets-and frighteningly good at getting the truth. As a nearly overwhelming desire blooms between Caleb and Lucinda, they are drawn into the dark heart of a deadly conspiracy-and into a legacy of madness that could plunge Caleb into the depths of his own tortured soulOrbital ascension (Space Legacy #2)
Par Igor Nikolic. 2023
You know you really made someone raging mad-when they try to kill you with a nuke. Michael and those who…
follow him had reached a temporary safe base, but now those in power know his identity. His people are in a race against time, and it's no longer a question of if they are going to be discovered-but when. Opposing them are modern-day pirates, slavers, genocidal terrorists, drug cartels, and those who rule the Earth from the shadows. And every single one of them wants to see Michael dead. When betrayal causes the death of someone close to him, he decides that diplomacy is far overrated. And sometimes crossing the line isn't enough; sometimes you need to demolish it to do what is right. So, set the Geneva Conventions on fire and punish the guilty, because sometimes, mercy is a luxury you cannot afford. If pain and death are the only things his enemies know, then he will speak their language fluently. Can they finish and launch the spaceship into orbit before time runs out? And what did the ancient aliens hide underneath the Pacific Ocean?The ice limit
Par Douglas Preston. 2010
National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters delivers a moving, classic love story with a coming out theme and a…
modern twist. The largest known meteorite has been discovered, entombed in the earth for millions of years on a frigid, desolate island off the southern tip of Chile. At four thousand tons, this treasure seems impossible to move. New York billionaire Palmer Lloyd is determined to have this incredible find for his new museum. Stocking a cargo ship with the finest scientists and engineers, he builds a flawless expedition. But from the first approach to the meteorite, people begin to die. A frightening truth is about to unfold: The men and women of the Rolvaag are not taking this ancient, enigmatic object anywhere. It is taking themJumper: Griffin's story (Jumper)
Par Steven Gould. 2007
Nine-year-old Griff O'Conner causes his parents' murders in San Diego when he teleports himself to avoid a bully. Griff hides…
with friends until, at sixteen, he is ready to confront the killers. Sequel to Jumper (DB 37465, BR 9548). Violence and strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2007To bed a beauty: a novel (The courtship Wars Ser. #2)
Par Nicole Jordan. 2008
England, 1817. After her sister Annabella's marriage, Roslyn Loring decides to wed neighboring earl Rayne Kenyon. Her guardian's best friend…
Drew Moncrief, the duke of Arden, agrees to tutor Roslyn in the mysteries of romance--until they become attracted to each other. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2008To pleasure a lady: a novel (The courtship Wars Ser.)
Par Nicole Jordan. 2008
England, 1817. Aristocrat Marcus Pierce has reluctantly become the guardian of the three beautiful, but impoverished and scandal-ridden, Loring sisters.…
The eldest, Annabella, declares that they will continue to run their finishing school without marrying. Marcus has other ideas--until he meets Annabella. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2008The Third Circle
Par Amanda Quick. 2008
The Arcane Society hires hypnotist Thaddeus Ware to retrieve an heirloom aurora stone and protect it from the Third Circle.…
Ware encounters psychic crystal worker Leona Hewitt while both are striving to steal the artifact. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2008Guilty
Par Karen Robards. 2008
Philadelphia. Single-mom prosecutor Kate White is held hostage until one of the captors--a figure from Kate's troubled youth--recognizes her and…
releases her under threat of blackmail. To protect her past, Kate lies to investigator Tom Braga despite their mutual attraction. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and some strong language. 2008