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Harry Potter and the half-blood prince

Rowling, J. K.


Sequel to: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. School Library Journal, September 2005. Horn Book Starred, April 2006. Pub Weekly, July 2005. New York Times, July 2005. Horn Book, September 2005. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2005. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2005. Kirkus Review, August 2005. Kliatt Starred, September 2005. Catholic Library World, December 2005. Novice wizard Harry Potter, now sixteen years old, begins his sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the midst of the battle between good and evil which has heated up with the return of the Dark Lord Voldemort.
Date Published:2005

Sequel to: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. School Library Journal, September 2005. Horn Book Starred, April 2006. Pub Weekly, July 2005. New York Times, July 2005. Horn Book, September 2005. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2005. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2005. Kirkus Review, August 2005. Kliatt Starred, September 2005. Catholic Library World, December 2005. Novice wizard Harry Potter, now sixteen years old, begins his sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the midst of the battle between good and evil which has heated up with the return of the Dark Lord Voldemort.

Date Published:2005

The invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words and pictures /

Selznick, Brian


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, March 2007. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2008. Horn Book Starred, March 2007. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, April 2007. Pub Weekly, January 2007. Booklist, January 2007. Kirkus Starred, January 2007. When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.
Date Published:2007

Wilson's Children, October 2010. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, March 2007. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2008. Horn Book Starred, March 2007. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, April 2007. Pub Weekly, January 2007. Booklist, January 2007. Kirkus Starred, January 2007. When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.

Date Published:2007

Persepolis : the story of a childhood /

Satrapi, Marjane, 1969-


Contains black-and-white comic strip images in which the author shares the story of her life in Tehran, Iran, where she lived from ages six to fourteen while the country came under control of the Islamic regime.
Date Published:2003

Al Capone throws me a curve

Choldenko, Gennifer, 1957-


Sequel to: Al Capone does my homework. School Library Journal, March 2018. Booklist starred, March 2018. Kirkus Starred, March 2018. Horn Book, July 2018. "Moose has his hands full during the summer of 1936 watching his autistic sister, Natalie, and the warden's daughter, Piper, and trying to get on a baseball team by proving he knows Al Capone"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2018

Catching fire

Collins, Suzanne.


Wilson's Senior High School, February 2011. School Library Journal starred, September 2009. Booklist starred, July 2009. Pub Weekly, June 2009. Kirkus Starred, July 2009. New York Times, October 2009. Horn Book, April 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), December 2009. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2009. Teacher Librarian, April 2010. By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.
Date Published:2009

Wilson's Senior High School, February 2011. School Library Journal starred, September 2009. Booklist starred, July 2009. Pub Weekly, June 2009. Kirkus Starred, July 2009. New York Times, October 2009. Horn Book, April 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), December 2009. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2009. Teacher Librarian, April 2010. By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.

Date Published:2009

9 from the Nine Worlds

Riordan, Rick.


Beloved characters from the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series star in these hilarious and imaginative new short stories, each set in a different one of the Nine Worlds from Norse mythology.
Date Published:2018

Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro /

Preus, Margi.


Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. School Library Journal starred, September 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2011. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2011. Booklist starred, July 2010. Pub Weekly, July 2010. Kirkus Starred, July 2010. Horn Book, May 2011. In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.
Date Published:2010

Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. School Library Journal starred, September 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2011. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2011. Booklist starred, July 2010. Pub Weekly, July 2010. Kirkus Starred, July 2010. Horn Book, May 2011. In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.

Date Published:2010

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

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

The ghost sitter

Griffin, Peni R


When she realizes that her new house is haunted by the ghost of a ten-year-old girl who used to live there, Charlotte tries to help her find peace.
Date Published:2001

The cruel prince

Black, Holly.


School Library Journal starred, October 2017. Booklist starred, October 2017. Pub Weekly, October 2017. Booklist, October 2017. New York Times, March 2018. Horn Book, January 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), January 2018. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2018. Kirkus Review, October 2017. Jude, seventeen and mortal, gets tangled in palace intrigues while trying to win a place in the treacherous High Court of Faerie, where she and her sisters have lived for a decade.
Date Published:2018

School Library Journal starred, October 2017. Booklist starred, October 2017. Pub Weekly, October 2017. Booklist, October 2017. New York Times, March 2018. Horn Book, January 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), January 2018. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2018. Kirkus Review, October 2017. Jude, seventeen and mortal, gets tangled in palace intrigues while trying to win a place in the treacherous High Court of Faerie, where she and her sisters have lived for a decade.

Date Published:2018

The throne of fire

Riordan, Rick.


School Library Journal starred, June 2011. Booklist, May 2011. Horn Book, September 2011. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2011. Carter and Sadie must outsmart the House of Life and the gods of chaos in order to complete their worldwide search for an ancient Egyptian book.
Date Published:2011

The Testing

Charbonneau, Joelle,


School Library Journal, June 2013. Pub Weekly, April 2013. Booklist, May 2013. Horn Book, July 2013. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2013. Kirkus Review, May 2013. Library Media Connection, October 2013. Christian Library, September 2015. Sixteen-year-old Malencia (Cia) Vale is chosen to participate in The Testing to attend the University; however, Cia is fearful when she figures out that her friends who do not pass The Testing are disappearing.
Date Published:2013

School Library Journal, June 2013. Pub Weekly, April 2013. Booklist, May 2013. Horn Book, July 2013. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2013. Kirkus Review, May 2013. Library Media Connection, October 2013. Christian Library, September 2015. Sixteen-year-old Malencia (Cia) Vale is chosen to participate in The Testing to attend the University; however, Cia is fearful when she figures out that her friends who do not pass The Testing are disappearing.

Date Published:2013

Twilight

Meyer, Stephenie, 1973-


"Megan Tingley books." Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, October 2005. Booklist starred, November 2005. Pub Weekly, July 2005. New York Times, February 2006. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), December 2005. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2005. Kirkus Review, September 2005. Library Media Connection, March 2006. Seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, where she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not wholly human.
Date Published:2005

"Megan Tingley books." Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, October 2005. Booklist starred, November 2005. Pub Weekly, July 2005. New York Times, February 2006. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), December 2005. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2005. Kirkus Review, September 2005. Library Media Connection, March 2006. Seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, where she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not wholly human.

Date Published:2005

Cars

Abraham, Philip, 1970-


Start your engines -- America hits the road -- Dream machines -- Cars of the future. School Library Journal, January 2005. Library Media Connection, February 2005. Explores how automobiles both reflect and shape popular culture in America.
Date Published:2004

All-night party

Stine, R. L.


Planning an all-night birthday party for Cindy on Fear Island, Gretchen anticipates dancing and non-stop fun, until Cindy is murdered and she realizes one of their friends is a killer.
Date Published:1997

The final gambit

Barnes, Jennifer Lynn.


Sequel to: The Hawthorne legacy. To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks living in Hawthorne House. The paparazzi are dogging her every step. Financial pressures are building. Danger is a fact of life. And the only thing getting Avery through it all is the Hawthorne brothers. Her life is intertwined with theirs. She knows their secrets, and they know her.
Date Published:2022

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

A dog's purpose

Cameron, W. Bruce.


Title proper from title frame. "A Tom Doherty Associates book." Library Journal Starred, June 2010. Publisher's Weekly, May 2010. Bailey, the canine narrator, offers an inside look at how a dog thinks, feels, and behaves, exploring the unique bond she has with her humans and the many benefits of owning a dog.
Date Published:2010

The last cuentista

Higuera, Donna Barba.


"This is an Arthur A. Levine book"--Title page verso. Booklist, March 2022. Horn Book Magazine, September 2021. Kirkus Reviews, July 2021. Publishers Weekly, June 2021. School Library Journal, September 2021. Shelf Awareness, October 2021. There lived a girl named Petra Pena, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children - among them Petra and her family - have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet - and the discovery that she is the only person who remembers Earth.
Date Published:2021

"This is an Arthur A. Levine book"--Title page verso. Booklist, March 2022. Horn Book Magazine, September 2021. Kirkus Reviews, July 2021. Publishers Weekly, June 2021. School Library Journal, September 2021. Shelf Awareness, October 2021. There lived a girl named Petra Pena, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children - among them Petra and her family - have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet - and the discovery that she is the only person who remembers Earth.

Date Published:2021