Alphas is a book about being the best you can be and going to an academy for it. You can be a singer, inventor, actress, model, chef, dancer, or an artist. 100 people have been selected and only one will be the head Alpha. The three main characters are Skye Hamilton, trying to get...
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The Hunger Games
Katniss Everdeen is a resourceful young teenager from district 12, living in a time of what is now a decimated America. She is daughter of a widowed mother, sister of a fatherless sibling, is going to the Hunger Games. She and another tribute are going to their foreseen doom, as everyone pretty much...
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The Mysterious Benedict Society
It’s been a year now since the members of the Mysterious Benedict Society prevented the assimilation of the world to Ledroptha Curtain, the evil twin of Nicholas Benedict. The members-Reynie, Sticky, Kate and Constance- have all gone their separate ways. They are now though, called back to the house in Stonetown for a special...
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Tailchaser’s Song
Fritti Tailchaser is a young, feral ginger tom cat of the Meeting Wall Clan. He has many friends in the forest, including Hushpad, whom he likes. They spend long hours together, until one day, she vanishes. After investigation, Fritti discovers that Hushpad’s owners have left, and, distraught, he goes to the Meeting Wall Clan...
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To Catch A Pirate
Annalisa Townsend, daughter of the soon to be Governor of Mourning, set off with her father to settle the small, little-known island in the Caribbean. All was going well; she was pleased with her father’s accomplishments and excited to help him with the new city. That was until their ship was attacked by ruthless...
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Vampire Beach: Initiation
Even after months in Malibu, Jason is still having trouble excepting the fact that most his friends are vampires. He puts in all his effort to make it work, and it does for a while until all he’s worked for seems to come tumbling down because his best friend shows up at his house...
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Peak
“This is it, I told myself. Fifteen more handholds and I’ve topped it. I reached up for the next seam and encountered a little snag. Well, a big snag really… My right ear and cheek were frozen to the wall.” 14-year-old Peak Marcello’s passion for climbing is in his genes. Both his mother and...
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The Golden Compass
Lyra Belacqua, the young, high-spirited child who lives at Jordan College soon discovers that there is much more going on in the world than she realizes. Lyra’s uncle has been away exploring the North for most of her childhood. When he arrives back at the college she learns of “Dust.” The only thing that...
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Return of the King, a novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, takes place in the land of middle-earth. Isengard, the domain of Saruman, has fallen to the mighty army of Rohan. Now the men of the west must come to the aid of Gondor, a land that is on the verge of being demolished by...
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Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident
Artemis Fowl, “a teenage criminal mastermind,” concocts ingenious plans that take him and his fairy friend or foe; Captain Holly Short on an adventure of a life time. Artemis’ father, also a man of crime, has been missing for two years and may or may not be alive. Until recently there was no evidence...
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