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The 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. 2002Red spikes
Par Margo Lanagan. 2007
Ten short fantasy tales by the Australian author of Black Juice (BR 16627). In "A Feather in the Breast of…
God," the spirit of Smoko, a pet budgie that was eaten by a cat, returns to aid a member of the family. Some violence. For senior high readers. 2007The 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. 2008The ghosts of Kerfol
Par Deborah Noyes. 2008
Five intertwined stories involving Kerfol, the fictional mansion of author Edith Wharton. Over the centuries its inhabitants are haunted by…
dead dogs, fractured relationships, and the taste of bitter revenge. For senior high readers. 2008Melonhead (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. 1932Six tales of the jazz age, and other stories
Par F. Scott Fitzgerald. 2003
Nine short stories by the author of The Great Gatsby (BR 11057). Includes "The Camel's Back," "Hot and Cold Blood,"…
and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," a tale about a man who ages backwards that inspired a Hollywood movie. Includes a 1960 introduction by Fitzgerald's daughter. 1925The museum of Dr. Moses: tales of mystery and suspense
Par Joyce Carol Oates. 2007
Ten macabre tales by National Book Award winner. In "Bad Habits" a serial killer's children attempt to understand their father's…
choice of victims. In the title story a woman tries to rescue her mother from a demented ex-coroner. Includes "Feral" and "Suicide Watch." Violence and strong language. 2007Responding 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 restless dead: ten original stories of the supernatural
Par Deborah Noyes. 2007
Horror stories by masters of dark fantasy. Vampires feed on the living in Annette Curtis Klause's "Kissing Dead Boys." Hunger…
for the flesh promises not renewal but defeat in Holly Black's "The Poison Eaters." Companion to Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales (BR 16518). For junior and senior high readers. 2007Orbital 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. 2007Whodunit?: detective stories
Par Philip Pullman. 2007
Sixteen stories of crimes ranging from cold-blooded murder to dognapping, in settings that include an Egyptian tomb, a sinister English…
country house, and New York City streets. In "Butch Minds the Baby" by Damon Runyon, a safecracker takes his infant son along on a job. For grades 6-9. 1998How they met, and other stories
Par David Levithan. 2008
Eighteen short stories about love in all its variations, written by the author when he was in high school. In…
"Andrew Chang" a Chinese teenager goes on a date arranged by her parents, but she doesn't realize she is going to a prom. For senior high readers. 2008Unaccustomed earth
Par Jhumpa Lahiri. 2008
Eight short stories by Pulitzer Prize-winning author explore the nature of family and love. In the title story, a mother…
in Seattle nervously hosts her widowed father, who helps tend her garden but hides a secret. Bestseller. 2008