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Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne
An epic journey of adventure and exploration, pushing the boundaries of the known world.
The story starts in London on Wednesday, 2 October 1872. Phileas Fogg is a rich British gentleman living a solitary life. Despite his wealth, Fogg lives a modest life with habits carried out with ... (Wikipedia)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
by Susanna Clarke
A whimsical tale of two magicians mastering the mysteries of English magic.
The novel opens in 1806 in northern England with The Learned Society of York Magicians, whose members are "theoretical magicians" who believe that magic died out several hundred years earlier. The ... (Wikipedia)
Hellboy, Vol. 1: Seed of Destruction
by Mike Mignola
Supernatural detective investigates the dark and mysterious forces 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 blockbuster films. Hellboy is one of the ... (Goodreads)
The Wishsong of Shannara
by Terry Brooks
Epic fantasy adventure to save the world from a powerful evil, guided by magical Shannara bloodline.
Before the dawn of mankind, Demons created a book of dark magic, called the Ildatch. This book was so full of their dark essence that it became a living thing, with a will of its own. When the Druids ... (Wikipedia)
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
A thrilling quest for an Easter egg in a virtual world, with the winner gaining unimaginable power.
Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found, here, IN THE YEAR 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual ... (Goodreads)
The Silkworm
by Robert Galbraith
Detective investigates the murder of a novelist, uncovering shocking secrets.
Several months after solving the Lula Landry case , Cormoran Strike is asked by Leonora Quine to locate her novelist husband Owen, a former literary genius whose attempts to recreate his past success ... (Wikipedia)
The Hunt for Red October
by Tom Clancy
A thrilling adventure of a submarine captain's race against the clock in a thrilling game of cat and mouse.
During the Cold War ,(the story must be set in 1982, according to the days assigned to the dates in the novel, e.g. Dec. 17 was a Friday only in 1982,1976 and 1971 ) Marko Ramius, a Soviet Navy ... (Wikipedia)
Persuasion
by Jane Austen
A story of love, second chances, and the power of persuasion.
The story begins seven years after the broken engagement of Anne Elliot to Frederick Wentworth. Having just turned nineteen years old, Anne fell in love and accepted a proposal of marriage from ... (Wikipedia)
Curtain
by Agatha Christie
An amateur detective investigates a murder at a country estate, uncovering a mysterious plot.
A specific person is unsuspected of involvement in five murders by both the police and family of the victims. In all cases, there was a clear suspect. Four of these suspects have since died (one of ... (Wikipedia)
The Pearl Sister
by Lucinda Riley
A young woman's quest to uncover secrets of her past, leading her to a mysterious family history.
CeCe D’Aplièse has never felt she fitted in anywhere. Following the death of her father, the elusive billionaire Pa Salt – so-called by the six daughters he adopted from around the globe and named ... (Goodreads)
A Song of Ice and Fire
by George R.R. Martin
Epic saga of war and political intrigue set in a mythical medieval world.
For the first time, all five novels in the epic fantasy series that inspired HBO's "Game of Thrones "are together in one boxed set. An immersive entertainment experience unlike any other, A Song of ... (Goodreads)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
by Walter M. Miller Jr.
A post-apocalyptic tale of a world struggling to rebuild after a devastating nuclear war.
After 20th century civilization was destroyed by a global nuclear war , known as the "Flame Deluge", there was a violent backlash against the culture of advanced knowledge and technology that had led ... (Wikipedia)
Death on the Nile
by Agatha Christie
A detective investigates a murder aboard a luxury cruise ship, uncovering hidden secrets.
Agatha Christie's most daring travel mystery. The tranquility of a lovely cruise along the Nile is shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway has been shot through the head. She was young, ... (Goodreads)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E.L. Konigsburg
Two adventurous children who run away from home and hide in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn’t just want to run from somewhere, she wants to run to somewhere — to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and, preferably, ... (Goodreads)
The Enchantress Returns
by Chris Colfer
A magical adventure to restore a kingdom, with the help of an unlikely hero.
After decades of hiding, the evil Enchantress who cursed Sleeping Beauty is back with a vengeance. Alex and Conner Bailey have not been back to the magical Land of Stories since their adventures in ... (Goodreads)
The Selection
by Kiera Cass
A young girl competes in a televised competition to become a prince's bride.
In a futuristic world where society is divided into castes, with Ones as the most prosperous, consisting of royals and elites, and Eights who are mostly orphans, drug users, handicapped, and ... (Wikipedia)
Coraline
by Neil Gaiman
A young girl's exploration of a secret, sinister alternate world.
Coraline Jones and her loving parents move into an old house that has been divided into flats. The other tenants include Miss Spink and Miss Forcible, two elderly women retired from the stage and Mr. ... (Wikipedia)
The Great Hunt
by Robert Jordan
A daring adventure to recover a powerful artifact, with a kingdom's fate at stake.
Ba'alzamon presides over a clandestine meeting. In addition to Forsaken and Darkfriends (the antagonist 's known subordinates), the meeting includes two Aes Sedai . At Fal Dara in Shienar, following ... (Wikipedia)
The Foundation Trilogy
by Isaac Asimov
Intergalactic future-history saga of a Galactic Empire on the brink of collapse.
A THOUSAND-YEAR EPIC, A GALACTIC STRUGGLE, A MONUMENTAL WORK IN THE ANNALS OF SCIENCE FICTION FOUNDATION begins a new chapter in the story of man's future. As the Old Empire crumbles into barbarism ... (Goodreads)
His Dark Materials
by Philip Pullman
An epic fantasy adventure across multiple universes, pitting good against evil.
In Jordan College, Oxford , 11-year-old Lyra Belacqua and her dæmon Pantalaimon witness the Master attempt to poison Lord Asriel , Lyra's rebellious and adventuring uncle. She warns Asriel, then ... (Wikipedia)
The Fires of Heaven
by Robert Jordan
Epic fantasy adventure set in a mythical world, with a quest to save it from evil forces.
The fifth book in Robert Jordan's internationally bestselling epic fantasy series, THE WHEEL OF TIME, now reissued with a stunning new cover design. The bonds and wards that hold the Great Lord of ... (Goodreads)
Rendezvous with Rama
by Arthur C. Clarke
A mysterious alien spacecraft discovered in the Solar System, explored by a human team.
After an asteroid falls in Northeast Italy in 2077, creating a major disaster, the government of Earth sets up the Spaceguard system as an early warning of arrivals from deep space. The "Rama" of the ... (Wikipedia)
The Hunger Games: Official Illustrated Movie Companion
by Kate Egan
A behind-the-scenes look at the making and production of the Hunger Games movie.
Go behind the scenes of the making of The Hunger Games with exclusive images and interviews. From the screenwriting process to the casting decisions to the elaborate sets and costumes to the actors' ... (Goodreads)
The Gathering Storm
by Robert Jordan
Epic fantasy adventure featuring battles between the forces of good and evil.
The series' storyline has been leading up to the "Last Battle" ( Tarmon Gai'don )—a fight between the forces of Light and Shadow. According to prophecy in the series the primary protagonist Rand ... (Wikipedia)
The Short Drop
by Matthew FitzSimmons
A quest to discover the truth behind a political scandal, with life-and-death stakes.
A decade ago, fourteen-year-old Suzanne Lombard, the daughter of Benjamin Lombard—then a senator, now a powerful vice president running for the presidency—disappeared in the most sensational ... (Goodreads)
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
by Steven Johnson
The discovery of the source of a cholera outbreak in London and its implications for modern science and urban living.
From Steven Johnson, the dynamic thinker routinely compared to James Gleick, Dava Sobel, and Malcolm Gladwell, The Ghost Map is a riveting page-turner about a real-life historical hero, Dr. John ... (Goodreads)
Warbreaker
by Brandon Sanderson
An epic fantasy adventure featuring a powerful princess and a mysterious god.
Warbreaker tells the story of two Idrian princesses, Vivenna and Siri. Vivenna was contracted through a treaty written before she was born to marry the God King of rival nation Hallandren. However, ... (Wikipedia)
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
A young boy's fantastical journey through a giant peach, encountering a host of strange creatures.
The Monster at the End of this Book
by Jon Stone
A humorous adventure of a creature trying to stop a book from being read.
Many adults name this book as their favorite Little Golden Book. Generations of kids have interacted with lovable, furry old Grover as he begs the reader not to turn the page—for fear of a monster at ... (Goodreads)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
A detective's collection of cases, full of intrigue and suspense.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the series of short stories that made the fortunes of the Strand magazine, in which they were first published, and won immense popularity for Sherlock Holmes and ... (Goodreads)
Eleven on Top
by Janet Evanovich
A thrilling mystery featuring Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter caught up in a dangerous case.
Stephanie Plum has had enough - enough of grappling with fugitives in garbage piles, enough of being constantly shot at, and enough of having her cars blown up on a semi-regular basis. So she quits ... (Wikipedia)
Four to Score
by Janet Evanovich
A bounty hunter must take on a dangerous criminal while contending with her personal life.
Stephanie is infuriated to learn that her boss/cousin, Vinnie, has hired her arch-rival Joyce Barnhardt as another bounty hunter . Vinnie tells her to "be professional" and focus on tracking down her ... (Wikipedia)
Fearless Fourteen
by Janet Evanovich
A thrilling adventure of crime, mystery, and romance as Stephanie Plum takes on her toughest case yet.
Stephanie Plum apprehends Loretta Rizzi for failure to appear in court, but Loretta, who is a distant cousin of Stephanie's policeman boyfriend, Joe Morelli, agrees to go along only if Stephanie will ... (Wikipedia)
Ten Big Ones
by Janet Evanovich
Mayhem ensues as bounty hunter Stephanie Plum searches for a missing person.
Stephanie and Lula happen to be waiting outside a deli when a young man in a red Devil mask runs outside after robbing it, only to find that his getaway bicycle 's tire is flat, Lula having shot it ... (Wikipedia)
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
by James C. Collins
A guide to building a successful company, examining the practices and values of leading organizations.
To find the keys to greatness, Collins's 21-person research team read and coded 6,000 articles, generated more than 2,000 pages of interview transcripts and created 384 megabytes of computer data in ... (Goodreads)
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
A thrilling adventure of a young boy and a crew of rogues in search of buried treasure.
An old sailor named Billy Bones comes to lodge in the rural Admiral Benbow Inn on the Bristol Channel , in England. He tells the innkeeper's son, Jim Hawkins , to keep a lookout for "a one-legged ... (Wikipedia)
The Sign of Four
by Arthur Conan Doyle
A thrilling mystery adventure, unraveling a dark secret from the past.
Set in 1888, , The Sign of the Four has a complex plot involving service in India , the Indian Rebellion of 1857 , a stolen treasure , and a secret pact among four convicts ("the Four" of the title) ... (Wikipedia)
Only Time Will Tell
by Jeffrey Archer
A thrilling saga of one man's journey from poverty to power.
The plot revolves around the protagonist Harry Clifton, spanning the time between the end of World War I and the beginning of the Second World War . The novel is set in Bristol, England, from 1919 to ... (Wikipedia)
The Secret of the Old Clock
by Carolyn Keene
A teenage girl uses her sleuthing skills to solve a decades-old mystery.
Nancy, unaided, seeks to find a missing will. To the surprise of many, the Topham family will inherit wealthy Josiah Crowley's fortune, instead of deserving relatives and friends who were promised ... (Goodreads)
The Westing Game
by Ellen Raskin
A mysterious game of wit and skill, with a fortune as the prize.
BE CLASSIC with, The Westing Game, introduced by, New York Times, bestselling author Mac Barnett. A highly inventive mystery begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of the very ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Amulet of Samarkand
by Jonathan Stroud
A young sorcerer unlocks the secrets of a powerful magical amulet to save London from supernatural forces.
In an alternate London where the British Empire dominates the world through control of magic, and commoners are governed by the ruling class of magicians, five-year-old Nathaniel begins an ... (Wikipedia)
Dog Days
by Jeff Kinney
A funny story of a young boy's summer vacation, full of imaginative adventures.
The book starts with Greg Heffley describing how he is an "indoor person," and how he intends to spend his summer vacation playing video games. His mother, Susan, wants him to go outdoors more often. ... (Wikipedia)
Foundation's Edge
by Isaac Asimov
A quest to discover the truth behind the mysterious origins of the galactic empire.
Five hundred years after the establishment of the Foundation, the Mayor of Terminus , Harla Branno , is basking in a political glow, her policies having been vindicated by the recent successful ... (Wikipedia)
Foundation and Empire
by Isaac Asimov
A quest to save the Galactic Empire from destruction, featuring advanced science and politics.
The first half of the book, titled "The General", tells how the enterprising General Bel Riose of the Galactic Empire launches an attack against the Foundation. The Empire still retains far more ... (Wikipedia)
Fool Moon
by Jim Butcher
A wizard detective must solve a supernatural mystery with intrigue and danger.
After the events in, Storm Front, , Kim Delaney, whom Dresden helped to control her magical talents, asks Dresden how to create a set of three magical circles, which could be used to contain powerful ... (Wikipedia)
Romancing Mister Bridgerton
by Julia Quinn
A forbidden romance between a wealthy gentleman and a lower-class woman in Regency England.
,, From, New York Times, bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the fourth novel in the beloved Regency-set world of her charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shonda Rhimes for ... (Barnes & Noble)
Thief of Time
by Terry Pratchett
A humorous fantasy adventure to save time from being stolen.
The Auditors hire young clockmaker Jeremy Clockson to build a perfect glass clock, without telling him that this will stop time and thereby eliminate human unpredictability from the universe. Death ... (Wikipedia)
The A.B.C. Murders
by Agatha Christie
A master detective investigates a string of linked murders in a race against time.
Returning from South America, Arthur Hastings meets with his old friend, Hercule Poirot, at his new flat in London. Poirot shows him a mysterious letter he has received, signed "A.B.C.", that details ... (Wikipedia)
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
by Douglas Adams
Quirky sci-fi adventure following a group of time travelers seeking to save the future.
Arthur Dent , Ford Prefect , Trillian , and Zaphod Beeblebrox leave the planet Magrathea on the Heart of Gold . A Vogon ship attacks them, and Arthur's attempt to have the ship's computer make him a ... (Wikipedia)
Abaddon's Gate
by James S.A. Corey
A crew of space explorers venture through an alien structure in search of a new home.
Abaddon's Gate is the third book in the New York Times bestselling Expanse series. For generations, the solar system - Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt - was humanity's great frontier. Until now. ... (Goodreads)
Jingo
by Terry Pratchett
War brews between two neighboring countries while a group of unlikely heroes try to avert it.
'Neighbours... hah. People'd live for ages side by side, nodding at one another amicably on their way to work, and then some trivial thing would happen and someone would be having a garden fork ... (Goodreads)
The Hating Game
by Sally Thorne
A lighthearted battle of wits between two enemies who eventually fall in love.
Debut author Sally Thorne bursts on the scene with a hilarious and sexy workplace comedy all about that thin, fine line between hate and love. Nemesis (n.) 1) An opponent or rival whom a person ... (Goodreads)
My Not So Perfect Life
by Sophie Kinsella
A young woman's journey of self-discovery, learning to embrace her imperfections.
NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLER - Part love story, part workplace drama, this sharply observed novel is a witty critique of the false judgments we make in a social-media-obsessed world., New York Times, ... (Goodreads)
On the Banks of Plum Creek
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
A young family's adventures in the American Midwest, settling on a homestead.
Having left their little house on the Kansas prairie, the Ingalls family travels by covered wagon to Minnesota and settles on the banks of Plum Creek. Pa trades 2 ponies for a dugout and a stable. ... (Wikipedia)
Making Money
by Terry Pratchett
A daring attempt to control gold and currency markets in an alternate world.
Moist von Lipwig is bored with his job as the Postmaster General of the Ankh-Morpork Post Office, which is running smoothly without any challenges, so the Patrician tries to persuade him to take over ... (Wikipedia)
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It
by Michael E. Gerber
A guide to harnessing the power of entrepreneurial thinking to create a thriving small business.
E-Myth \ 'e-,'mith\ n 1: the entrepreneurial myth: the myth that most people who start small businesses are entrepreneurs 2: the fatal assumption that an individual who understands the technical work ... (Goodreads)
Strange the Dreamer
by Laini Taylor
A young man's quest to discover the secrets of a lost city and his mysterious dreams.
The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around— and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old he’s been ... (Goodreads)
The High Lord
by Trudi Canavan
A young girl's quest to save her kingdom, mastering powerful magic in the process.
A year has passed since Sonea had challenged Regin to a public duel and had beaten Regin by one bout. Since that victory, she has finally won the respect she deserves, not only as a novice with ... (Wikipedia)
The Gunslinger Born
by Peter David
A thrilling fantasy adventure, filled with action, suspense, and unexpected plot twists.
'The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.' With those words, millions of readers were introduced to Stephen King's Roland ' an implacable gunslinger in search of the ... (Goodreads)
Anna and the French Kiss
by Stephanie Perkins
A romantic comedy of a teenage girl and her unexpected summer romance in Paris.
Anna Oliphant is a senior in high school who is forced by her father to attend the fictional boarding school 'School of America in Paris' – nicknamed SOAP by students. She is heavily against having ... (Wikipedia)
Guards! Guards!
by Terry Pratchett
A group of misfits join forces to save Ankh-Morpork from a dragon terrorizing their city.
This is where the dragons went. They lie ... not dead, not asleep, but ... dormant. And although the space they occupy isn't like normal space, nevertheless they are packed in tightly. They could put ... (Goodreads)
Deception Point
by Dan Brown
A thrilling political conspiracy involving a discovery made in the Arctic Ocean.
When a NASA satellite discovers an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory, a victory with profound implications for NASA ... (Wikipedia)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
by Alan Bradley
A young girl's detective journey to solve a murder mystery in a picturesque English village.
As the novel opens, Flavia Sabina de Luce schemes revenge against her two older sisters, Ophelia (17) and Daphne (13), who have locked her inside a closet in Buckshaw, the family's country manor home ... (Wikipedia)
The Red Pyramid
by Rick Riordan
Young siblings embark on a quest to save the world from a long forgotten evil.
The novel opens with Carter and his father Julius Kane visiting Carter's sister Sadie, who has lived with her maternal grandparents in London since the death of their mother, Ruby Kane . Julius, a ... (Wikipedia)
We Are Legion
by Dennis E. Taylor
A retired businessman is uploaded into a computer, where he embarks on an intergalactic journey.
Alternate Cover Edition can be found, here,. Bob Johansson has just sold his software company and is looking forward to a life of leisure. There are places to go, books to read, and movies to watch. ... (Goodreads)
The Black Echo
by Michael Connelly
A former LAPD detective is drawn into a web of mystery and crime as he investigates the death of a Vietnam vet.
The novel centers on Harry Bosch , a Vietnam veteran who served as a " tunnel rat " (nicknamed Hari Kari Bosch), with the 1st Infantry Division — a specialized soldier whose job it was to go into the ... (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 Lies of Locke Lamora
by Scott Lynch
A band of con-artists in a bustling fantasy city, testing the limits of loyalty and justice.
The Gentleman Bastards are masters of deception, disguise and fine cuisine. Father Chains, their "garrista" (leader), is a priest of the Crooked Warden, the god of thieves. He buys troublesome youth ... (Wikipedia)
Blue Lily, Lily Blue
by Maggie Stiefvater
A magical journey to save a lost kingdom and find one's true identity.
The third installment in the all-new series from the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater! Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her life, she has friends she can ... (Goodreads)
Carpe Jugulum
by Terry Pratchett
A vampire family moves to a small town, where a priest and his family must defend against them.
Count Magpyr and family, vampires from Überwald , are invited to the naming of Magrat and King Verence 's daughter, to be conducted by the Omnian priest, Mightily Oats. During the party after the ... (Wikipedia)
Dreamfever
by Karen Marie Moning
A powerful, fast-paced fantasy adventure to save the world from an ancient evil.
MacKayla Lane lies naked on the cold stone floor of a church, at the mercy of the erotic Fae master she once swore to kill. Far from home, unable to control her sexual hungers, MacKayla is now fully ... (Goodreads)
The Cabinet of Curiosities
by Douglas Preston
Adventure through a mysterious mansion, uncovering secrets and solving puzzles.
Dr. Nora Kelly's life as an archaeologist at New York City 's American Museum of Natural History becomes complicated when Aloysius X. L. Pendergast , a secretive and highly resourceful FBI Special ... (Wikipedia)
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)
Flyte
by Angie Sage
Adventure of a young wizard apprentice and his magical quest to save his kingdom from a powerful dark force.
The book begins with a "fair haired" boy rowing a canoe to the place where Necromancer DomDaniel drowned, along with his ship. His skeleton climbs into the canoe, while the fair haired boy thinks ... (Wikipedia)
Timeline
by Michael Crichton
A group of scientists travelling through time to save their present.
In Corazon, Dan Baker and his wife are lost and driving through the Northern Arizona desert when they come across a man in his seventies who looks like a priest. They pull over to help him, then take ... (Wikipedia)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
by Laurie R. King
A young girl’s journey to becoming a detective apprentice, uncovering crime and solving mysteries.
After losing her family in a tragic motor accident in California, fifteen-year-old Mary Russell goes to live with her aunt in Sussex, England. Wandering the Sussex Downs in April 1915, she literally ... (Wikipedia)
The Dark Is Rising
by Susan Cooper
A young boy embarks on a quest to save the world from a mysterious, magical force.
This night will be bad and tomorrow will be beyond imagining. It's Midwinter's Eve, the day before Will's eleventh birthday. But there is an atmosphere of fear in the familiar countryside around him. ... (Goodreads)
Beyond the Shadows
by Brent Weeks
Epic fantasy adventure involving a young man's quest to unlock the secrets of his past.
A new queen has usurped the throne and is leading Cenaria into disaster. The country has become a broken realm with a threadbare army, little food and no hope. So Kylar Stern plans to reinstate his ... (Goodreads)
Bloodfever
by Karen Marie Moning
A thrilling paranormal adventure, as a woman attempts to unlock secrets of her mysterious past.
I used to think my sister and I were just two nice southern girls who’d get married in a few years and settle down to a quiet life. Then I discovered that Alina and I descend, not from good wholesome ... (Goodreads)
Drama
by Raina Telgemeier
A young girl discovers her passion for theatre while navigating her own personal journey.
PLACES, EVERYONE! Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon Over Mississippi , she can't really sing. Instead she's the set designer for the ... (Goodreads)
Twilight: The Complete Illustrated Movie Companion
by Mark Cotta Vaz
A behind-the-scenes look at the blockbuster movie adaptation of the popular fantasy novel.
Everything fans want to know about the hotly anticipated, Twilight, movie and much more! Designed as a celebration of the film, this lavishly illustrated paperback edition is an exclusive ... (Barnes & Noble)
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
by Jenny Han
A coming of age story about a teenage girl's unconventional approach to love and relationships.
Lara Jean Song Covey is a sixteen-year-old half- Korean , half- white girl living in Virginia . She is extremely close to her older sister Margot and younger sister Kitty. Lara Jean keeps love ... (Wikipedia)
A Gathering of Shadows
by V.E. Schwab
A combination of magic and science, as characters navigate a dangerous new world.
From #1, New York Times, bestselling author V.E. Schwab "Addictive and immersive,, A Gathering of Shadows, cements this series as a must-read." —,Entertainment Weekly, grade A Four months have passed ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Black Prism
by Brent Weeks
A powerful magic-user must save his kingdom from a dangerous enemy using his powerful mastery of light-manipulation magic.
Sixteen years after the war, the Prism receives a note from a woman claiming to be "Lina," instructing him to meet his now 15-year-old son across the world in Tyrea. He had not known of his son's ... (Wikipedia)
Criminal
by Karin Slaughter
A gripping crime thriller that follows a police detective's search for the truth behind a mysterious murder.
Will Trent is a brilliant agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Newly in love, he is beginning to put a difficult past behind him. Then a local college student goes missing, and Will is ... (Goodreads)
The Broker
by John Grisham
A lawyer on the run from the FBI and CIA must use his expertise to help them uncover a powerful conspiracy.
Joel Backman is "the Broker," a considered to be one of the most powerful lobbyists in Washington, D.C. . However, Backman's life falls apart when a deal collapses involving a hacked spy satellite ... (Wikipedia)
The Score
by Elle Kennedy
A young woman takes a chance on her dreams, risking everything on a dangerous gamble.
He knows how to score, on and off the ice, Allie Hayes is in crisis mode. With graduation looming, she still doesn’t have the first clue about what she’s going to do after college. To make matters ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Penultimate Peril
by Lemony Snicket
The Baudelaire orphans must uncover the mystery of the Hotel Denouement.
The Baudelaire orphans, Violet , Klaus and Sunny are travelling with pregnant V.F.D. member Kit Snicket to Hotel Denouement, the last safe place for volunteers to gather. She tells them that, prior ... (Wikipedia)
The Lost City of the Monkey God
by Douglas Preston
An exploration into a lost civilization in the jungles of Honduras.
A five-hundred-year-old legend. An ancient curse. A stunning medical mystery. And a pioneering journey into the unknown heart of the world's densest jungle. Since the days of conquistador Hernán ... (Goodreads)
Heist Society
by Ally Carter
A group of teenage thieves join forces to pull off a daring heist.
When Katarina Bishop was three, her parents took her on a trip to the Louvre…to case it. For her seventh birthday, Katarina and her Uncle Eddie traveled to Austria…to steal the crown jewels. When Kat ... (Goodreads)
The Drop
by Michael Connelly
A Los Angeles Police detective investigates a case of lost money and a missing girl.
The book was mentioned in a February 2011 interview, where Connelly explained that Bosch would be "handling two cases at once, a cold case that turns hot and the politically charged investigation ... (Wikipedia)
The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 1: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion
by Mark Cotta Vaz
An behind-the-scenes tour of the movie adaptation of the popular novel.
A companion to the film, illustrated with full color photos. ... (Goodreads)
The Man in the Brown Suit
by Agatha Christie
A young woman's thrilling adventure of espionage and intrigue, uncovering a deadly secret.
Nadina, a dancer in Paris, receives a visit from Count Sergius Paulovitch. Both are in the service of "the Colonel", an international agent provocateur and criminal. "The Colonel" is retiring, ... (Wikipedia)
Sahara
by Clive Cussler
An intrepid explorer embarks on a mission to uncover a lost civilzation hidden in the Sahara desert.
In 1865, a week before the surrender of Confederate forces of Robert E. Lee , the Confederate Navy ship, CSS Texas, is being loaded at a dock with crates supposedly filled with documents. The ship's ... (Wikipedia)
Through the Ever Night
by Veronica Rossi
A thrilling journey of survival and self-discovery, where an unlikely hero must choose between a world of adventure or a life of safety.
A world-defying love is put to the ultimate test in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling sequel to Veronica Rossi's "masterpiece," Under the Never Sky (Examiner.com ). In this second book in ... (Barnes & Noble)
Finding Cinderella
by Colleen Hoover
A chance meeting brings two strangers together, exploring love and searching for the truth.
A chance encounter in the dark leads eighteen-year-old Daniel and the girl who stumbles across him to profess their love for each other. But this love has conditions: they agree it will last only one ... (Goodreads)
Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy
by Ally Carter
An adventurous teenage spy embarks on a dangerous mission to uncover secrets.
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