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Adventures in sound with Max Axiom, super scientist

Sohn, Emily.


Book Links (A.L.A.), June 2010. Library Media Connection, October 2007. Superhero Max Axiom uses the powers he obtained in a freak accident to explore the science of sound. Presented in graphic format.
Date Published:2007

Alabama moon

Key, Watt.


Parents' Choice, January 2006. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal, September 2006. Booklist starred, November 2006. Horn Book Starred, April 2007. Publishers Weekly, October 2006. Horn Book, September 2006. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), December 2006. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2006. After the death of his father, ten-year-old Moon Blake is removed from the Alabama forest where he was raised and sent to a boy's home, where, for the first time, he has contact with the outside world and learns about friendship, love, and humanity.
Date Published:2006

Parents' Choice, January 2006. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal, September 2006. Booklist starred, November 2006. Horn Book Starred, April 2007. Publishers Weekly, October 2006. Horn Book, September 2006. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), December 2006. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2006. After the death of his father, ten-year-old Moon Blake is removed from the Alabama forest where he was raised and sent to a boy's home, where, for the first time, he has contact with the outside world and learns about friendship, love, and humanity.

Date Published:2006

Good girl, bad blood

Jackson, Holly, 1992-,


"The sequel to 'A good girl's guide to murder.'" "Originally published in hardcover by Egmont UK Ltd, London, in 2020." Junior Library Guild. "Pip is not a detective anymore. With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone viral, yet Pip insists her investigating days are behind her. But she will have to break that promise when someone she knows goes missing. Jamie Reynolds has disappeared, on the very same night the town hosted a memorial for the sixth-year anniversary of the deaths of Andie Bell and Sal Singh. The police won't do anything about it. And if they won't look for Jamie then Pip will, uncovering more of her town's dark secrets along the way... and this time everyone is listening. But will she find him before it's too late?"--Provided by the publisher.
Date Published:2021

"The sequel to 'A good girl's guide to murder.'" "Originally published in hardcover by Egmont UK Ltd, London, in 2020." Junior Library Guild. "Pip is not a detective anymore. With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone viral, yet Pip insists her investigating days are behind her. But she will have to break that promise when someone she knows goes missing. Jamie Reynolds has disappeared, on the very same night the town hosted a memorial for the sixth-year anniversary of the deaths of Andie Bell and Sal Singh. The police won't do anything about it. And if they won't look for Jamie then Pip will, uncovering more of her town's dark secrets along the way... and this time everyone is listening. But will she find him before it's too late?"--Provided by the publisher.

Date Published:2021

And I darken

White, Kiersten.


Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed June 23, 2016). This vividly rendered novel reads like HBO's Game of Thrones ... if it were set in the Ottoman Empire. Ambitious in scope and intimate in execution, the story's atmospheric setting is rife with political intrigue, with a deftly plotted narrative driven by fiercely passionate characters. Fans of Victoria Aveyard's THE RED QUEEN, Kristin Cashore's GRACELING, and Sabaa Tahir's AN EMBER IN THE ASHES won't want to miss this visceral, immersive, and mesmerizing novel, the first in a trilogy. NO ONE EXPECTS A PRINCESS TO BE BRUTAL. And Lada Dragwlya likes it that way. Ever since she and her gentle younger brother, Radu, were wrenched from their homeland of Wallachia and abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman courts, Lada has known that being ruthless is the key to survival. She and Radu are doomed to act as pawns in a vicious game, an unseen sword hovering over their every move. For the lineage that makes them special also makes them targets. Lada despises the Ottomans and bides her time, planning her vengeance for the day when she can return to Wallachia and claim her birthright. Radu longs only for a place where he feels safe. And when they meet Mehmed, the defiant and lonely son of the sultan, who's expected to rule a nation, Radu feels that he's made a true friend-and Lada wonders if she's finally found someone worthy of her passion. But Mehmed is heir to the very empire that Lada has sworn to fight against-and that Radu now considers home. Together, Lada, Radu, and Mehmed form a toxic triangle that strains the bonds of love and loyalty to the breaking point. From New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White comes the first book in a dark, sweeping new series in which heads will roll, bodies will be impaled ... and hearts will be broken.
Date Published:2016

Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed June 23, 2016). This vividly rendered novel reads like HBO's Game of Thrones ... if it were set in the Ottoman Empire. Ambitious in scope and intimate in execution, the story's atmospheric setting is rife with political intrigue, with a deftly plotted narrative driven by fiercely passionate characters. Fans of Victoria Aveyard's THE RED QUEEN, Kristin Cashore's GRACELING, and Sabaa Tahir's AN EMBER IN THE ASHES won't want to miss this visceral, immersive, and mesmerizing novel, the first in a trilogy. NO ONE EXPECTS A PRINCESS TO BE BRUTAL. And Lada Dragwlya likes it that way. Ever since she and her gentle younger brother, Radu, were wrenched from their homeland of Wallachia and abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman courts, Lada has known that being ruthless is the key to survival. She and Radu are doomed to act as pawns in a vicious game, an unseen sword hovering over their every move. For the lineage that makes them special also makes them targets. Lada despises the Ottomans and bides her time, planning her vengeance for the day when she can return to Wallachia and claim her birthright. Radu longs only for a place where he feels safe. And when they meet Mehmed, the defiant and lonely son of the sultan, who's expected to rule a nation, Radu feels that he's made a true friend-and Lada wonders if she's finally found someone worthy of her passion. But Mehmed is heir to the very empire that Lada has sworn to fight against-and that Radu now considers home. Together, Lada, Radu, and Mehmed form a toxic triangle that strains the bonds of love and loyalty to the breaking point. From New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White comes the first book in a dark, sweeping new series in which heads will roll, bodies will be impaled ... and hearts will be broken.

Date Published:2016

Alex Rodriguez

Kappes, Serena.


Tells the life story of baseball player Alex Rodriguez, describing his childhood in New York, his start in the major leagues at the age of eighteen, and his career challenges and highlights, including his four hundredth home run.
Date Published:2006

The lightning thief

Riordan, Rick.


Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, August 2005. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2006. School Library Journal, June 2009. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2008. Booklist starred, May 2009. Horn Book Starred, April 2006. Publishers Weekly, May 2009. Kirkus Starred, June 2005. Booklist, September 2005. Percy, expelled from six schools for being unable to control his temper, learns the truth from his mother that his father is the Greek god Poseidon, and is sent to Camp Half Blood where he is befriended by a satyr and the demigod daughter of Athena who join him in a journey to the Underworld to retrieve Zeus's lightning bolt and prevent a catastrophic war.
Date Published:2005

Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, August 2005. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2006. School Library Journal, June 2009. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2008. Booklist starred, May 2009. Horn Book Starred, April 2006. Publishers Weekly, May 2009. Kirkus Starred, June 2005. Booklist, September 2005. Percy, expelled from six schools for being unable to control his temper, learns the truth from his mother that his father is the Greek god Poseidon, and is sent to Camp Half Blood where he is befriended by a satyr and the demigod daughter of Athena who join him in a journey to the Underworld to retrieve Zeus's lightning bolt and prevent a catastrophic war.

Date Published:2005

Wonderstruck : a novel in words and pictures /

Selznick, Brian.


Booklist, August 2011. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, October 2011. Horn Book, September 2011. Kirkus Reviews, July 2011. New York Times Book Review, September 2011. Publishers Weekly, July 2011. School Library Journal, August 2011. Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA), October 2011. Relates the stories of twelve-year-old Ben, who loses his mother and his hearing in a short time frame and decides to leave his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he has never known in New York City; and Rose, who lives with her father but feels compelled to search for what is missing in her life. Ben's story is told in words; Rose's in pictures.
Date Published:2011

Booklist, August 2011. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, October 2011. Horn Book, September 2011. Kirkus Reviews, July 2011. New York Times Book Review, September 2011. Publishers Weekly, July 2011. School Library Journal, August 2011. Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA), October 2011. Relates the stories of twelve-year-old Ben, who loses his mother and his hearing in a short time frame and decides to leave his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he has never known in New York City; and Rose, who lives with her father but feels compelled to search for what is missing in her life. Ben's story is told in words; Rose's in pictures.

Date Published:2011

The Stranger

Camus, Albert, 1913-1960.


Translation of: L'étranger. Caught in the grip of forces he does not understand, a quiet, ordinary clerk in Algiers commits a murder.
Date Published:1988

Animal farm : a fairy story /

Orwell, George, 1903-1950.


Wilson's Senior High School, November 1997. Wilson's Junior High School, September 1995. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). Booklist, August 1997. A political satire in which animals take over running a farm but find their utopian state turning into a dictatorship.
Date Published:1996

Insurgent

Roth, Veronica.


Sequel to Divergent. School Library Journal, June 2012. Publisher's Weekly, April 2012. Booklist, March 2012. Horn Book, November 2012. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2012. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2012. Catholic Library World, June 2014. Tris Prior survives the Erudite simulation attacks that occur during the time she expected to be celebrating her achievement of being ranked first among the initiate class of her chosen faction, Dauntless. Even though the Dauntless have been freed from Erudite mind control, a war develops and secrets emerge.
Date Published:2012

Sequel to Divergent. School Library Journal, June 2012. Publisher's Weekly, April 2012. Booklist, March 2012. Horn Book, November 2012. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2012. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2012. Catholic Library World, June 2014. Tris Prior survives the Erudite simulation attacks that occur during the time she expected to be celebrating her achievement of being ranked first among the initiate class of her chosen faction, Dauntless. Even though the Dauntless have been freed from Erudite mind control, a war develops and secrets emerge.

Date Published:2012

The 5th Wave

Yancey, Richard.


School Library Journal, April 2013. Booklist starred, February 2013. Pub Weekly, February 2013. Kirkus Starred, April 2013. New York Times, May 2013. Horn Book, May 2013. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2013. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2013. Library Media Connection, October 2013. "Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2013

School Library Journal, April 2013. Booklist starred, February 2013. Pub Weekly, February 2013. Kirkus Starred, April 2013. New York Times, May 2013. Horn Book, May 2013. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2013. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2013. Library Media Connection, October 2013. "Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2013

All quiet on the western front


Based on the novel: Im Westen nichts Neues / by Erich Maria Remarque. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1930. "Contains restored footage"--Container. Includes production notes, cast and crew notes, theatrical trailer and web links. AFI Top 100. During the last days of World War I, a group of German soldiers suffer physically and mentally as their idealistic dreams of glory turn into a desperate struggle to stay alive.
Date Published:1930

Based on the novel: Im Westen nichts Neues / by Erich Maria Remarque. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1930. "Contains restored footage"--Container. Includes production notes, cast and crew notes, theatrical trailer and web links. AFI Top 100. During the last days of World War I, a group of German soldiers suffer physically and mentally as their idealistic dreams of glory turn into a desperate struggle to stay alive.

Date Published:1930

Abandon

Cabot, Meg.


School Library Journal, August 2011. Publisher's Weekly, March 2011. New York Times, May 2011. Horn Book, October 2011. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2011. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2011. Pierce, trying to unravel the mysterious death of someone close to her, finds herself drawn to a dark stranger, even though she believes he may be a killer.
Date Published:2011

A certain slant of light

Whitcomb, Laura.


Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. School Library Journal, September 2005. Horn Book Starred, April 2006. Publisher's Weekly, August 2005. Booklist, November 2005. Horn Book, November 2005. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2005. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2006. Kliatt, September 2005. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, April 2006. After benignly haunting a series of people for 130 years, Helen meets a teenage boy who can see her and together they unlock the mysteries of their pasts.
Date Published:2005

Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. School Library Journal, September 2005. Horn Book Starred, April 2006. Publisher's Weekly, August 2005. Booklist, November 2005. Horn Book, November 2005. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2005. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2006. Kliatt, September 2005. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, April 2006. After benignly haunting a series of people for 130 years, Helen meets a teenage boy who can see her and together they unlock the mysteries of their pasts.

Date Published:2005

Nothing like the movies

Painter, Lynn.


Sequel to: Better than the movies. Grieving from his father's death, Wes breaks up with Liz, but is now determined to win her back with grand romantic gestures despite her resistance and the presence of a new guy friend, leading him to question if their relationship is truly over.
Date Published:2024

Another first chance

Couch, Robbie.


School Library Journal, June 2024. Booklist starred, April 2024. Eighteen-year-old River Lang struggles after the death of his best friend and reluctantly joins a research study for struggling teens where he confronts his complex relationship with Dylan's ex, develops feelings for a charismatic jock, and uncovers unsettling truths about the study.
Date Published:2024

After the shot drops

Ribay, Randy.


School Library Journal starred, January 2018. Library Media Connection starred, May 2018. Pub Weekly, January 2018. Booklist, November 2017. Kirkus Starred, January 2018. Horn Book, November 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), March 2018. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2018. "Told from alternating perspectives, Bunny takes a basketball scholarship to an elite private school to help his family, leaving behind Nasir, his best friend, in their tough Philadelphia neighborhood"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2018

School Library Journal starred, January 2018. Library Media Connection starred, May 2018. Pub Weekly, January 2018. Booklist, November 2017. Kirkus Starred, January 2018. Horn Book, November 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), March 2018. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2018. "Told from alternating perspectives, Bunny takes a basketball scholarship to an elite private school to help his family, leaving behind Nasir, his best friend, in their tough Philadelphia neighborhood"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2018

Babe Ruth : a twentieth-century life /

Hampton, Wilborn.


Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal, June 2009. Booklist, March 2009. Horn Book, May 2009. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2009. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2009. Kirkus Review, January 2009. Chronicles the life and career of Babe Ruth, discussing his childhood, education, baseball success, and other related topics.
Date Published:2009

Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal, June 2009. Booklist, March 2009. Horn Book, May 2009. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2009. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2009. Kirkus Review, January 2009. Chronicles the life and career of Babe Ruth, discussing his childhood, education, baseball success, and other related topics.

Date Published:2009

The Hunger Games

Collins, Suzanne.


Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death.
Date Published:2008

No place left to hide

Lally, Megan.


School Library Journal, January 2025. Publishers Weekly, October 2024. Booklist, December 2024. Kirkus Review, November 2024. "To Brooke, image is everything. She works hard to maintain perfect grades, perfect looks, a perfect life--especially after 'the incident' that threatened it all. Getting into her dream university puts her that much closer to a fresh start. How can she say no to celebrating with all her classmates? Hanging out with her crush by the bonfire is the perfect end to the night. Except it isn't the end. An old truck starts aggressively tailing Brooke and her best friend on the isolated road toward home. Someone thinks they know the truth about 'the incident,' and they won't stop until it's all out in the open. This terrifying drive is about to bring out Brooke's worst fears . . . if she survives it"--Back cover.
Date Published:2025

School Library Journal, January 2025. Publishers Weekly, October 2024. Booklist, December 2024. Kirkus Review, November 2024. "To Brooke, image is everything. She works hard to maintain perfect grades, perfect looks, a perfect life--especially after 'the incident' that threatened it all. Getting into her dream university puts her that much closer to a fresh start. How can she say no to celebrating with all her classmates? Hanging out with her crush by the bonfire is the perfect end to the night. Except it isn't the end. An old truck starts aggressively tailing Brooke and her best friend on the isolated road toward home. Someone thinks they know the truth about 'the incident,' and they won't stop until it's all out in the open. This terrifying drive is about to bring out Brooke's worst fears . . . if she survives it"--Back cover.

Date Published:2025