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Playing with Fire
by Derek Landy
A teenager battles an ancient evil and discovers the truth behind his family's dark secrets.
One year after the events of the first novel, Valkyrie Cain (formerly known as Stephanie Edgely) continues to work with Skulduggery Pleasant, an undead skeleton detective, capturing villains on the ... (Wikipedia)
The Faceless Ones
by Derek Landy
The third book in the Skulduggery Pleasant series, where Valkyrie Cain and Skulduggery Pleasant fight against the evil Faceless Ones.
Batu, also known as Patrick "Paddy" Hanratty, is the mysterious force behind releasing the Faceless Ones. Fletcher Renn is a 17-year-old London kid and the last teleporter. He is the last of his kind ... (Wikipedia)
Mortal Coil
by Derek Landy
Skulduggery and Valkyrie race against time to stop a villainous group from unleashing a deadly plague on the world of magic.
After a brief meeting between the High Priest Auron Tenebrae, Cleric Vandameer Craven, and Solomon Wreath, it was decided that Valkyrie would be considered as The Death Bringer within the Necromancer ... (Wikipedia)
Stormbreaker
by Anthony Horowitz
An ordinary teen is thrust into an extraordinary mission to save the world.
The book begins with Alex Rider learning that his uncle and legal guardian, Ian Rider, has been killed in a car crash. Unbeknownst to Alex and his housekeeper Jack Starbright, Ian's job as a banker ... (Wikipedia)
The Arctic Incident
by Eoin Colfer
A daring mission to save a kidnapped friend, uncovering a dastardly plot.
The story opens at the Bay of Kola , just after the Russian Mafia have sunk the Fowl Star. Two low-ranking Mafia members discover the body of the former Irish crime lord Artemis Fowl I, who has ... (Wikipedia)
Maximum Security
by Robert Muchamore
Teen spies infiltrate a high-security prison to stop a terrorist attack. Action-packed and suspenseful, with a touch of teenage romance.
Lauren completes basic training successfully, to the displeasure of the sadistic Norman Large, whom Lauren injured with a shovel in the previous novel. James and his friends get into a brawl at a ... (Wikipedia)
Class A
by Robert Muchamore
Teenage spy James Adams goes undercover to infiltrate a drug gang. Action-packed and gritty, with a realistic portrayal of the dangers of drug use.
CHERUB agents Kerry , Nicole , Kyle , and James are sent on a mission to infiltrate the drug gang KMG, led by criminal Keith Moore. The group attempts to befriend Moore's four children to attempt to ... (Wikipedia)
The Ruins of Gorlan
by John Flanagan
A young orphan's rise to become a heroic knight, defending the kingdom against an evil sorcerer.
Morgarath, the exiled lord of the bleak, barren Mountains of Rain and Night has been waiting fifteen years in his dark realm, carefully planning his revenge against the Kingdom of Araluen. His former ... (Wikipedia)
Curse of the Bane
by Joseph Delaney
A young boy's quest to save his family and the world from an ancient evil.
Now it's the dark's turn to be afraid , The Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, deal with the dark. Together they rid the county of witches, ghosts, and boggarts. But now there's some unfinished ... (Goodreads)
The Recruit
by Robert Muchamore
A young adult is recruited into a secret intelligence agency, tasked with protecting the nation.
The Recruit begins with eleven-year-old James Choke in his combined science class in his first term of secondary school, where he accidentally slashes classmate Samantha Jennings' face with a nail on ... (Wikipedia)
The Eternity Code
by Eoin Colfer
An exciting adventure story of a young genius trying to outwit a powerful criminal organization.
Artemis Fowl II , the 13-year-old criminal mastermind, has created a supercomputer which he calls the "C Cube", from the stolen fairy LEPrecon helmets confiscated by Butler in the siege of Fowl ... (Wikipedia)
Sinner
by Maggie Stiefvater
A musician seeks redemption by joining a religious pilgrimage, but his past sins and forbidden love threaten to unravel everything.
Shiver begins against the backdrop of winter, with the character of Grace Brisbane at age 11, who has been pulled from her backyard tyre swing by a pack of wolves. Saved from their attack by a ... (Wikipedia)
Point Blank
by Anthony Horowitz
An unconventional story of a teenage boy's search for answers about his past and future.
The book opens with the death of American electronics billionaire Michael J. Roscoe in an elevator shaft in his New York City office, arranged by a reputable contract killer known only as The ... (Wikipedia)
Ark Angel
by Anthony Horowitz
A teenage spy embarks on a mission to save the world from a criminal mastermind.
Maximilian Webber, a former SAS man, gives a speech denouncing an extreme eco-terrorist organisation known as Force Three (named after Earth being the third planet from the sun ). After the speech, ... (Wikipedia)
The Opal Deception
by Eoin Colfer
Artful master criminal Artemis Fowl must save a passenger spaceship and its passengers from a dangerous criminal.
The book begins with the pixie Opal Koboi faking a coma inside a hospital to avoid incarceration by the Lower Elements Police (LEP) after her failed rebellion and attempt of world domination (which ... (Wikipedia)
The Bees
by Laline Paull
An epic adventure of a humble worker bee who challenges the social hierarchy of the hive.
The Handmaid’s Tale meets The Hunger Games in this brilliantly imagined debut set in an ancient culture where only the queen may breed and deformity means death. Flora 717 is a sanitation worker, a ... (Barnes & Noble)
H.I.V.E. Higher Institute of Villainous Education
by Mark Walden
A young boy is recruited to a school for young villains, where he learns the skills necessary to become a master criminal.
HIGHER INSTITUTE OF VILLAINOUS EDUCATION Otto Malpense may only be thirteen years old, but so far he has managed to run the orphanage where he lives, and he has come up with a plan clever enough to ... (Goodreads)
Inkspell
by Cornelia Funke
A magical sequel to a beloved fantasy novel, with characters journeying between the real and imaginary worlds.
A year has passed, and Meggie now lives with Elinor, Darius and her parents, Mo and Resa. Life is peaceful, but not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of Inkheart and the characters that came to ... (Wikipedia)
The Bad Beginning
by Lemony Snicket
Three orphans must use their wits to survive a cruel and unusual guardian.
Dear Reader, I'm sorry to say that the book you are holding in your hands is extremely unpleasant. It tells an unhappy tale about three very unlucky children. Even though they are charming and ... (Goodreads)
The Reptile Room
by Lemony Snicket
The story of the Baudelaire orphans, who must outwit the cunning Count Olaf to survive.
The three Baudelaire orphans have been placed under the care of their closest living relative, herpetologist Dr. Montgomery Montgomery. "Uncle Monty", as he prefers to be called, is a short, chubby ... (Wikipedia)
The Sword of Summer
by Rick Riordan
A young man discovers he is the Norse god of thunder, embarking on a quest to prevent Ragnarok.
The novel opens on the sixteenth birthday of protagonist Magnus Chase, who has been living on the streets of Boston since his mother Natalie's death two years ago. After learning that his uncle ... (Wikipedia)
The Wee Free Men
by Terry Pratchett
A young girl's fantastical journey to save her brother, with the help of a mischievous gang of tiny blue-clad warriors.
Tiffany Aching is a 9-year-old girl who literally sees things differently from others. While playing by the river near her home, she sees two tiny blue, kilted men who warn her of a "green heid" in ... (Wikipedia)
A Monster Calls
by Patrick Ness
A young boy's journey of self-discovery, coming to terms with his mother's terminal illness.
Thirteen-year-old Conor O'Malley awakens from the same nightmare he has been experiencing for the past few months, "the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming". At seven minutes after ... (Wikipedia)
Howl’s Moving Castle
by Diana Wynne Jones
A young woman embarks on an adventure to break a curse and reclaim her identity in a magical world.
18-year-old Sophie Hatter is the eldest of three sisters living in Market Chipping, a town in the magical kingdom of Ingary, where fairytale tropes are accepted ways of life, including that the ... (Wikipedia)
Vicious
by V.E. Schwab
Two former friends, locked in a cycle of revenge, use their superpowers to manipulate and destroy each other.
Victor and Eli begin as college roommates and discover that near-death experiences, under the right conditions, can create superhuman abilities. When Victor tries to create his abilities, things go ... (Wikipedia)
I Am the Cheese
by Robert Cormier
Teenage boy's search for the truth of his past, uncovering a web of lies and government conspiracies.
The novel opens with protagonist Adam Farmer biking from his home in the fictional town of Monument, Massachusetts , (based on Cormier's home town of Leominster, Massachusetts [,citation needed,] ) ... (Wikipedia)
Gone
by Michael Grant
All adults disappear, leaving a group of teens to fend for themselves in a world where supernatural powers emerge.
In the blink of an eye, everyone disappears. Gone. Except for the young. There are teens, but not one single adult. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. No way to get ... (Goodreads)
The Alchemyst
by Michael Scott
Teenage twins must protect an ancient book from powerful forces, unlocking secrets of alchemy.
Sophie and Josh Newman are 15-year-old twins who are working at their summer jobs in The Coffee Cup in San Francisco (Sophie works at The Coffee Cup, Josh works at the bookstore on the other side of ... (Wikipedia)
Who Could That Be at This Hour?
by Lemony Snicket
A young Lemony Snicket begins his apprenticeship with a mysterious organization, investigating a theft in a strange town.
The novel begins with a cover sheet indicating a recipient named "Walleye", CCed to the V.F.D. headquarters. The story begins in the Hemlock Tearoom and Stationery Shop, where a twelve-year-old ... (Wikipedia)
The Mark of Athena
by Rick Riordan
Heroes travel across the ancient world to save the gods from an ancient evil.
Annabeth is terrified. Just when she's about to be reunited with Percy—after six months of being apart, thanks to Hera—it looks like Camp Jupiter is preparing for war. As Annabeth and her friends ... (Goodreads)
