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How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse
by Cressida Cowell
Hiccup must find a way to break a dragon's curse before it's too late.
Reluctant hero Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III must rescue his best friend, Fishlegs, from the deadly disease Vorpentitis. The only cure is rare and almost impossible to find...a potato. But where will ... (Goodreads)
How to Train Your Dragon
by Cressida Cowell
A young Viking boy, Hiccup, trains a dragon and learns about friendship, bravery, and the importance of being true to oneself.
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, the quiet and thoughtful son of the Chief of the Hairy Hooligans, tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan by catching and training a dragon. Can ... (Goodreads)
How to Be a Pirate
by Cressida Cowell
Hiccup and his friends embark on a journey to find treasure and become pirates. But things don't go as planned.
Read the bestselling books that inspired the hit movie sensation!, When Hiccup finds a coffin at sea, he opens it to discover a riddle that will lead to the treasure of Grimbeard the Ghastly, the ... (Barnes & Noble)
Soulless
by Gail Carriger
A Victorian England-set adventure featuring vampires, werewolves, and other supernatural creatures.
Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a ... (Goodreads)
Tales from a Not-So-Happily Ever After!
by Rachel Renée Russell
Nikki's life gets complicated when her crush starts dating her archnemesis. Can she find a way to be happy again?
It’s , ,, Diary of a Wimpy Kid , ,, for girls in this hilarious novel!,, After a bump on the head in gym class on April Fool’s Day, Nikki has a wild dream in which she, her BFFs Chloe and Zoey, her ... (Goodreads)
Never Greener
by Ruth Jones
A tale of a woman who leaves her husband for an old flame, only to find that the grass isn't always greener on the other side.
In her unmissable debut, actress and screenwriter Ruth Jones shows us the dangers of trying to recapture that which was once lost and failing to realise the beauty of what we already have. ***** ‘ We ... (Goodreads)
Do-It-Yourself Book
by Jeff Kinney
A humorous guide to DIY projects, featuring the beloved characters from the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series.
Now you can write your own bestseller! With The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book , you're the author, illustrator, and main character. Filled with loads of interactive pages and plenty of space to write ... (Barnes & Noble)
Escape from Lucien
by Kazu Kibuishi
The thrilling adventure of Emily and her friends as they try to escape from the evil elf king, Max Griffin, in the mysterious city of Lucien.
A worthy mission...or a trap? Navin and his classmates journey to Lucien, a city ravaged by war and plagued by mysterious creatures, where they search for a beacon essential to their fight against ... (Goodreads)
Dragon's Blood
by Jane Yolen
A young girl sets out on a quest to find the dragon's blood to save her friend's life. Along the way, she discovers her own strength and courage.
Dragons are trained to fight to the death, and two determined teens help free them in this spellbinding saga. Training a dragon to be a fighting champion is the only way to freedom for ... (Goodreads)
The Lost Island
by Douglas Preston
A team of scientists and adventurers embark on a dangerous expedition to a remote island in search of a lost civilization and treasure.
Gideon Crew—brilliant scientist, master thief—is living on borrowed time. When his mysterious employer, Eli Glinn, gives him an eyebrow-raising mission, he has no reason to refuse. Gideon's task: ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris
by Jenny Colgan
A young woman travels to Paris to work in a chocolate shop and discovers love, friendship, and the art of chocolate-making.
"...a book which should be devoured in one sitting, along with a box of chocolates"—Sophie Kinsella, #1 New York Times bestselling author Award-winning author Jenny Colgan takes her charming romances ... (Barnes & Noble)
Dog Man Unleashed
by Dav Pilkey
Dog Man, a half-dog, half-human hero, faces new challenges and villains in this action-packed graphic novel.
Petey is up to no good in the second Dog Man book from worldwide bestselling author and artist Dav Pilkey. Dog Man is still learning a few tricks of the trade. Petey the Cat is out of the bag, and ... (Barnes & Noble)
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)
Nevermore
by James Patterson
A detective investigates a series of murders that seem to be inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
The prologue is Angel's vision of Max's death. The book starts off with Max and her Flock preparing to go to school while they live in Oregon in a house Nino Pierpont gave them. Max is watching T.V. ... (Wikipedia)
He Shall Thunder in the Sky
by Elizabeth Peters
An archaeological mystery set in Egypt, uncovering secrets of the Pharaohs.
The novel takes place in 1914, as Ramses Emerson works undercover to gather intelligence for the British military, Nefret returns from studying medicine in Switzerland, and Percy Peabody returns to ... (Wikipedia)
The Final Warning
by James Patterson
A group of kids investigate a mysterious environmental disaster, uncovering a darker secret.
In this breathtaking new story from the astonishing imagination of James Patterson, a girl has to save herself from an army assembled just to capture her – and maybe save the planet while she's at ... (Goodreads)
Tending Roses
by Lisa Wingate
A woman learns about her grandmother's life and love through letters and memories. She discovers the importance of family and cherishing the present.
Librarian Note: This is the updated cover for ISBN 9780451203076 Author Lisa Wingate drew upon her relationship with her grandmother for inspiration in writing "Tending Roses". Her sensitive and able ... (Goodreads)
Dark Days
by Derek Landy
The world is ending, and Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain must save it from the Faceless Ones.
Valkyrie, Tanith, Ghastly and Fletcher have been searching for Skulduggery's skull for the past eleven months. While doing so, Valkyrie has been learning Necromancy with Solomon Wreath. While in her ... (Wikipedia)
The Marriage Lie
by Kimberly Belle
Iris' husband dies in a plane crash, but she discovers he wasn't who he said he was. She sets out to uncover the truth.
Even the perfect marriage has its dark side… Iris and Will's marriage is as close to perfect as it can be: a large house in a nice Atlanta neighborhood, rewarding careers and the excitement of trying ... (Goodreads)
Gideon's Sword
by Douglas Preston
Gideon Crew, a skilled thief, is recruited by a secret government agency to stop a terrorist plot. Action-packed thriller with unexpected twists.
The story introduces Gideon Crew, a scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory who is also a former art thief/master-of-disguise. He learns from his mother that his mathematician father—who had ... (Wikipedia)
Tallgrass
by Sandra Dallas
During WWII, a small Colorado town is forced to house Japanese-Americans in an internment camp, causing tension and revealing secrets.
An essential American novel from Sandra Dallas, an unparalleled writer of our history, and our deepest emotions... During World War II, a family finds life turned upside down when the government ... (Goodreads)
Prayers for Sale
by Sandra Dallas
A heartwarming story of two women in a Colorado mining town during the Great Depression, who form an unlikely friendship through their shared experiences.
Hennie Comfort is eighty-six and has lived in the mountains of Middle Swan, Colorado since before it was Colorado. Nit Spindle is just seventeen and newly married. She and her husband have just moved ... (Goodreads)
Big Nate: In a Class by Himself
by Lincoln Peirce
Follow the hilarious misadventures of sixth-grader Nate Wright as he navigates school, friends, and family.
Nate Wright is dreaming when he wakes up to another ordinary morning of his life: breakfast of lumpy raisin oatmeal, his older sister, Ellen, and school. Believing that there will be a test that day ... (Wikipedia)
Home of the Brave
by Katherine Applegate
A young Sudanese refugee struggles to adapt to life in America after fleeing his war-torn homeland.
Kek comes from Africa. In America he sees snow for the first time, and feels its sting. He's never walked on ice, and he falls. He wonders if the people in this new place will be like the winter – ... (Goodreads)
The Gates
by John Connolly
A horror mystery novel about a journalist investigating a dark secret in a small town.
Bursting with imagination and impossible to put down, this “wholly original” (,People,) and “refreshing” (,San Francisco Chronicle,) novel from, New York Times, bestselling author John Connolly is ... (Barnes & Noble)
Heart's Blood
by Juliet Marillier
A young woman's search for a magical cure to save her family from a dark curse.
Whistling Tor is a place of secrets, a mysterious, wooded hill housing the crumbling fortress of a chieftain whose name is spoken throughout the district in tones of revulsion and bitterness. A curse ... (Goodreads)
The Deeds of the Disturber
by Elizabeth Peters
Archaeologist Amelia Peabody and her family investigate a series of murders in Victorian-era Egypt.
Immediately after their adventure in, Lion in the Valley, , the Emersons return home to England for the summer of 1896, as is their custom. Upon their arrival, Amelia finds that her despised brother ... (Wikipedia)
Moonraker
by Ian Fleming
British spy James Bond investigates a sinister plot to hijack a space rocket and use it as a weapon.
The British Secret Service agent James Bond is asked by his superior, M , to join him at M's club, Blades . A club member, the multi-millionaire businessman Sir Hugo Drax , is winning considerable ... (Wikipedia)
Hellboy, Vol. 4: The Right Hand of Doom
by Mike Mignola
Hellboy battles a Nazi scientist who seeks to use the power of Hellboy's stone hand to awaken the Ogdru Jahad and bring about the end of the world.
Dark Horse presents new editions of the entire Hellboy line with new covers, beginning with Seed of Destruction , the basis of director Guillermo del Toro's upcoming film. Hellboy is one of the most ... (Goodreads)
Batwoman: Elegy
by Greg Rucka
A young woman's journey of self-discovery and revenge to save her city from darkness.
Batwoman battles a madwoman known only as Alice , inspired by, Alice in Wonderland, , who sees her life as a fairy tale and everyone around her as expendable. Batwoman must stop Alice from unleashing ... (Wikipedia)
