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Rise of the Elgen
by Richard Paul Evans
Michael and the Electroclan must stop the Elgen from taking over the world with their advanced technology.
After forcing Hatch to flee the Elgen Academy in Pasadena , the Electroclan, led by Michael, escapes back to Idaho where Elgen guards are waiting to recapture them. When they try to hide out at ... (Wikipedia)
The Prisoner of Cell 25
by Richard Paul Evans
A man's story of transformation, discovering hope and redemption in the darkest of places.
Michael Vey is a teenager with Tourette's syndrome and an electrical superpower that he desperately works to keep hidden from the world. His abilities allow him to shock people through physical ... (Wikipedia)
Hunt for Jade Dragon
by Richard Paul Evans
A thrilling adventure of a young boy's quest to find the Jade Dragon and save his family.
The Electroclan travel to Timepiece Ranch (a base owned by the Voice). There Michael, Ostin, and Taylor meet their respective parents (with the exception of Taylor's father) along with fellow Glows, ... (Wikipedia)
The Unwanteds
by Lisa McMann
In a dystopian society, children are divided into Wanted and Unwanted. The Unwanteds are sent to their deaths, but they discover a magical world.
When Alex finds out he is Unwanted, he expects to die. That is the way of the people of Quill. Each year, all the thirteen-year-olds are labeled as Wanted, Necessary, or Unwanted. Wanteds get more ... (Goodreads)
Steelheart
by Brandon Sanderson
Epic battle between powerful superheroes and ruthless villains, with a twist.
Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no friend of man. With ... (Goodreads)
The Eye of Minds
by James Dashner
A group of gamers must enter a virtual reality world to stop a rogue hacker from causing real-life harm.
In the future, humankind has developed a new interpretation of gaming in the form of a virtual reality system known as the VirtNet, which contains various games, including "Lifeblood", a re-creation ... (Wikipedia)
The Runaway King
by Jennifer A. Nielsen
A young prince must outwit his enemies and reclaim his throne before it is too late.
A kingdom teetering on the brink of destruction. A king gone missing. Who will survive? Just weeks after Jaron has taken the throne, an assassination attempt forces him into a deadly situation. ... (Goodreads)
The House of Hades
by Rick Riordan
A daring quest by demigods to prevent an ancient evil from escaping and wreaking havoc.
After Annabeth Chase and Percy Jackson fall into Tartarus at the end of, The Mark of Athena, , the other five demigods of the " Prophecy of Seven " ( Frank Zhang , Hazel Levesque , Jason Grace , Leo ... (Wikipedia)
The Shoemaker's Wife
by Adriana Trigiani
Two Italian immigrants forge a love story amongst the struggles of making a life in America.
The majestic and haunting beauty of the Italian Alps is the setting of the first meeting of Enza, a practical beauty, and Ciro, a strapping mountain boy, who meet as teenagers, despite growing up in ... (Goodreads)
The Hobbit, Part One
by J.R.R. Tolkien
An epic adventure to reclaim a lost kingdom, with a band of misfit dwarves.
Approaching his 111th birthday , the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins begins writing down the full story of his adventure 60 years earlier for the benefit of his cousin Frodo . Long before Bilbo's involvement, ... (Wikipedia)
The False Prince
by Jennifer A. Nielsen
A young orphan is chosen to impersonate a long-lost prince in a daring plan to save a kingdom.
In this first book in a remarkable trilogy, an orphan is forced into a twisted game with deadly stakes. Choose to lie...or choose to die. In a discontent kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the ... (Barnes & Noble)
Champion
by Marie Lu
A teenage boy's quest to save his city from a deadly virus, while unlocking his own hidden power.
After the events of, Prodigy, , Daniel "Day" Altan Wing now lives as a free citizen in San Francisco with his younger brother, Eden Bataar. Following several months of no communication, Day is ... (Wikipedia)
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
by Chris Grabenstein
A game of wit and strategy, testing knowledge and problem-solving skills to escape a library.
Twelve-year-old Kyle Keeley is obsessed with the board games of Mr. Luigi L. Lemoncello, the world's most renowned game maker. Big news hits his town when Mr. Lemoncello transforms Alexandriaville, ... (Wikipedia)
I Am Number Four
by Pittacus Lore
An extraordinary teen must use his special abilities to protect himself and those he loves from an alien race of enemies.
Nine of us came here. We look like you. We talk like you. We live among you. But we are not you. We can do things you dream of doing. We have powers you dream of having. We are stronger and faster ... (Goodreads)
The Colossus Rises
by Peter Lerangis
Jack McKinley and his friends must find seven magical Loculi to save themselves and the world from destruction.
One Boy Jack McKinley is an ordinary kid with an extraordinary problem. In a few months, he’s going to die. One Mission Jack needs to find seven magic loculi that, when combined, have the power to ... (Goodreads)
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)
Winter
by Marissa Meyer
A young girl's battle to save her kingdom from the icy grip of a powerful queen.
Due to Princess Winter's refusal to use the Lunar gift, the ability to manipulate what others see and do, she has Lunar sickness, a state of mental illness that causes occasional hallucinations. ... (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)
All Fall Down
by Ally Carter
A teenage girl struggles to uncover the truth about her family's secrets and her mother's addiction.
Grace Blakely is a sixteen year old American who grew up between her native country and the fictional Mediterranean nation of Adria, located in the Balkan Peninsula, which she has roots in. Grace's ... (Wikipedia)
Mark of the Thief
by Jennifer A. Nielsen
A young slave discovers a magical amulet that grants him incredible powers, but also puts him in grave danger.
When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing the lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds much more than gold and gemstones: He discovers an ancient ... (Goodreads)
Princess Academy
by Shannon Hale
A young girl's journey of self-discovery and empowerment, finding her own strength and potential.
Miri is a fourteen-year-old girl from Mount Eskel, an isolated territory of Danland, who has never been allowed to work with the rest of the villagers in the quarry that keeps the community alive. ... (Wikipedia)
A Whole New World
by Liz Braswell
A retelling of Disney's Aladdin, where Jafar gets the lamp and changes the course of events.
What if Jafar was the first one to summon the Genie? When Jafar steals the Genie’s lamp, he uses his first two wishes to become sultan and the most powerful sorcerer in the world. Agrabah lives in ... (Goodreads)
The Akhenaten Adventure
by P.B. Kerr
Twins discover they are descendants of ancient Egyptian pharaohs and embark on a time-traveling adventure to save their family's legacy.
John and Philippa Gaunt are two young children who live an upper class life in New York City , New York . Their uncle Nimrod appears to them in a dream and tells them about their magical powers as ... (Wikipedia)
Split Second
by Kasie West
Teenager Addie can see into the future, but when she sees a boy's death, she has only one week to change his fate.
Kasie West delivers nail-biting suspense and heart-pounding romance in the thrilling sequel to Pivot Point . Addie has always been able to see the future when faced with a choice, but that doesn't ... (Barnes & Noble)
Island of Fire
by Lisa McMann
Twins discover they have elemental powers and must save their island from destruction by an evil force.
The fate of Artimé is at stake - and an unlikely alliance could redeem it - in book three in the New York Times bestselling Unwanteds series. The magical world of Artimé is gone. The Unwanteds have ... (Goodreads)
The Rule of Thoughts
by James Dashner
Michael wakes up in a virtual world with no memory of how he got there. He must navigate the game to uncover the truth and escape.
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Maze Runner series comes The Rule of Thoughts, the exciting sequel to The Eye of Minds. Fans of the Divergent series by Veronica Roth and The Hunger ... (Goodreads)
All In
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
A high-stakes poker game turns deadly when a group of teens are forced to play for their lives.
Three casinos. Three bodies. Three days. After a string of brutal murders in Las Vegas, Cassie Hobbes and the Naturals are called in to investigate. But even with the team's unique profiling talents, ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Upstairs Room
by Johanna Reiss
A young Jewish girl and her sister hide from the Nazis in a small upstairs room during World War II.
In the part of the marketplace where flowers had been sold twice a week - tulips in the spring, roses in the summer - stood German tanks and German soldiers. Annie de Leeuw was eight years old in ... (Goodreads)
Promised
by Caragh M. O'Brien
In a dystopian society, a young woman navigates the dangerous world of surrogacy and fights for her own freedom and that of her unborn child.
After defying the ruthless Enclave, surviving the wasteland, and overthrowing Sylum, Gaia Stone now faces her greatest challenge yet–to lead the people of Sylum back to the Enclave and persuade the ... (Goodreads)
The Lake
by AnnaLisa Grant
After a tragic accident, a teenage girl struggles to come to terms with her new reality and finds solace in a mysterious lake.
At 17, Layla Weston is already starting over. Having lost both her parents and grandparents, and with nowhere else to go, Layla is moving from Florida to a small town in North Carolina to live with ... (Barnes & Noble)
