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Among the Enemy
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
In a dystopian society, a boy must navigate the dangerous world of the Population Police and their deadly secrets.
Matthias, Percy, and Alia, (from Among the Betrayed ) are introduced once again. At Niedler School they are apprehended along with many other children and put in a truck to be taken, supposedly, to a ... (Wikipedia)
Among the Betrayed
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
A young girl discovers the truth about her identity when her government starts rounding up children with special powers.
Elodie Luria had left a dreary but emotionally comfortable life with her three aunts and grandmother. For the sake of giving her a chance to live out of hiding, they managed to scrounge together ... (Wikipedia)
Among the Brave
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
A dystopian future where kids are sent to secret camps to protect them from an oppressive government.
The fifth book starts off directly where the last book had ended, from the point of view of Trey, Luke's friend from Hendricks' School for Boys. After Luke Garner (Lee Grant) leaves Smits Grant, the ... (Wikipedia)
The Maze of Bones
by Rick Riordan
An adventure to uncover the truth behind the mysterious Cahill family, and save the world from destruction.
Many of the well-known names in history are said to be part of the real-life Cahill family, making it "the most powerful family in the world." Amy and Dan, the main protagonists, currently live in ... (Wikipedia)
One False Note
by Gordon Korman
Young sleuths solve a centuries-old mystery of a missing musical masterpiece.
Dan, Amy, and their au pair Nellie, found music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the end of The Maze of Bones, leading them to Vienna, Austria, to learn about him and find a related clue. In Vienna, Amy ... (Wikipedia)
Beyond the Grave
by Jude Watson
A group of teens with psychic abilities must solve a mystery involving a haunted house and a missing fortune.
Amy and Dan head for Cairo , Egypt , with their au pair Nellie Gomez, to find a clue, hidden by Ekaterina founder, Katherine Cahill. They were tailed by Irina Spasky , but escape to a store with an ... (Wikipedia)
Crocodile Tears
by Anthony Horowitz
Alex Rider is back, this time investigating a charity that is not what it seems. Danger and adventure await.
An engineering technician, Ravi Chandra, plants a bomb in the nuclear reactor of the Jowada Nuclear Power Station in India , after being persuaded to do so by a European man who promises him a lot of ... (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)
Fablehaven
by Brandon Mull
A tale of magical creatures, secrets, and a grand adventure to save a hidden world.
The series begins as 13-year-old Kendra and 11-year-old Seth Sorenson are traveling to their Grandpa and Grandma Sorenson's house while their parents are away on a 17-day cruise. When they get there, ... (Wikipedia)
Eclipse
by Erin Hunter
The third book in the "Warriors: Power of Three" series, where three young cats must fulfill a prophecy to save their clan.
Erin Hunter's #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series continues with the fourth book in the Power of Three series! The fourth book in this third series,, Warriors: Power of Three #4: Eclipse, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Envy
by Anna Godbersen
In the luxurious world of Manhattan's elite in the 1920s, two best friends become rivals for love and social status.
Henry Schoonmaker, the handsome son of a wealthy tycoon, is now married to Penelope Hayes, due to her scheming. Henry refuses to even sleep in the same room as his new wife, as he remains infatuated ... (Wikipedia)
The Quillan Games
by D.J. MacHale
Bobby Pendragon is forced to compete in the dangerous Quillan Games, where the stakes are high and the consequences are deadly.
Like the other Pendragon books, The Quillan Games follows protagonist Bobby Pendragon's adventures on Quillan, while showing his friends Mark Dimond and Courtney Chetwynde on their home territory of ... (Wikipedia)
Snakehead
by Anthony Horowitz
Alex Rider goes undercover to infiltrate a ruthless gang of human traffickers. Danger and action ensue.
Alex Rider lands in the South Pacific after blowing up the Ark Angel in outer space. After his recovery, he is sent to a military base in Swanbourne , Australia . One day before his departure, he ... (Wikipedia)
The Rivers of Zadaa
by D.J. MacHale
Bobby Pendragon and his friends journey to the territory of Zadaa, where they must face dangerous challenges and confront their own fears.
As in the other Pendragon books, this book covers Bobby's adventures and those of Mark and Courtney, his friends on Second Earth. Bobby's adventures are chronicled as an epistolary novel and those of ... (Wikipedia)
Rise of the Evening Star
by Brandon Mull
A coming-of-age adventure of a teenage girl, who discovers powerful magic and must save her world.
At the end of the school year, Kendra and her brother Seth find themselves racing back to Fablehaven, a refuge for mythical and magical creatures. Grandpa Sorenson, the caretaker, invites three ... (Goodreads)
The Black Circle
by Patrick Carman
Fourteen-year-old Amy and Dan Cahill race against time to find the next Clue and stop the Vespers from destroying the world.
A game of cat and mouse... A strange telegram lures fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, deep into Russia and away from the only trustworthy adult they know. Signed with the ... (Goodreads)
A World Without Heroes
by Brandon Mull
A group of kids must battle mysterious forces to save their world from destruction.
Jason Walker has often wished his life could be a bit less predictable–until a routine day at the zoo ends with Jason suddenly transporting from the hippo tank to a place unlike anything he's ever ... (Goodreads)
Inkdeath
by Cornelia Funke
A thrilling fantasy adventure of courage and friendship, as two worlds battle for control.
The plot resumes a few weeks after, Inkspell, left off; Farid and Meggie's mission of bringing Dustfinger , who died at the end of Inkspell , back to life. Inkdeath picks up with the now immortal, ... (Wikipedia)
Dawn
by Erin Hunter
A group of cats face the dangers of the forest and a rival clan in their quest for survival.
Something terrifying is happening in the world of the Clans. Amid the destruction of the forest, cats are disappearing, including ThunderClan's beloved medicine cat apprentice, Leafpaw. Now the young ... (Goodreads)
The Prophet of Yonwood
by Jeanne DuPrau
A small town discovers a mysterious prophet who speaks of a much greater danger in the future.
Nickie will grow up to be one of the first citizens of the city of Ember. But for now, she's an eleven-year-old girl whose father was sent away on some mysterious government project. So when the ... (Goodreads)
The People of Sparks
by Jeanne DuPrau
After fleeing their underground city, Lina and Doon lead their people to a new town, but tensions arise with the locals.
The story resumes after the evacuation of Ember, an underground city, which has been cut off from the surface for more than 200 years. The 400+ refugees from the city cannot return, as the city's ... (Wikipedia)
Spirit Walker
by Michelle Paver
A young boy embarks on a dangerous journey to become a Spirit Walker and save his tribe from a deadly curse.
The story takes place in Northern Europe, in an area inhabited by clans of humans named after different animals. These clans live a hunter-gatherer existence with a shamanic belief system. Six months ... (Wikipedia)
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
by Jack Gantos
A young boy's struggles with ADHD, as he navigates an often-chaotic world.
The book describes the life of a child named Joey Pigza who frequently gets into trouble at school due to his erratic behavior. He has a habit of swallowing a key attached to a piece of string in ... (Wikipedia)
Heat
by Mike Lupica
A young basketball player discovers his passion and potential as he navigates the world of competitive sports.
Michael Arroyo has a pitching arm that throws serious heat along with aspirations of leading his team all the way to the Little League World Series. But his firepower is nothing compared to the heat ... (Goodreads)
Brian's Hunt
by Gary Paulsen
A young boy's journey of self-discovery and survival in the wilds of the North.
Brian, who is now sixteen years old, is canoeing through the Canadian wilderness. He realizes that the woods are now his home and he will never be happy in modern society with its noise , pollution, ... (Wikipedia)
Savvy
by Ingrid Law
A family discovers the power of their special inherited magical gifts.
For generations, the Beaumont family has harbored a magical secret. They each possess a "savvy" -a special supernatural power that strikes when they turn thirteen. Grandpa Bomba moves mountains, her ... (Goodreads)
The Luxe
by Anna Godbersen
In 1899 Manhattan, society's elite are caught up in a whirlwind of scandal, secrets, and forbidden love affairs.
Elizabeth Holland and her best friend Penelope Hayes rule Manhattan's social scene. But when Elizabeth learns her family's status is far from secure, suddenly everyone is a threat to a golden future. ... (Wikipedia)
The City of Ember
by Jeanne DuPrau
A city on the brink of destruction, two young people race against time to unlock its secrets.
As the book starts off, a coalition of architects, scientists, and doctors known as "The Builders" have built Ember, an isolated, underground city with enough supplies for its inhabitants to survive ... (Wikipedia)
Extras
by Scott Westerfeld
A young girl's fight to win a place in society, challenging the status quo.
A few years after rebel Tally Youngblood takes down the Specials regime, a cultural renaissance sweeps the world. “Tech-heads” flaunt their latest gadgets, “kickers” spread gossip and trends, and ... (Goodreads)
Inherit the Wind
by Jerome Lawrence
A courtroom drama about a teacher accused of violating a law against teaching evolution.
A meaningful play based on the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, in which a Tennessee teacher was tried for teaching evolution. The accused was a slight, frightened man who'd deliberately broken the law. ... (Goodreads)
