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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)
Book of a Thousand Days
by Shannon Hale
A lady's maid and her mistress are locked in a tower for seven years. The maid's journal tells of their struggles and eventual escape.
Dashti, a mucker from steppes of the Eight Realms, begins a diary as she looks for a job after her mother dies of illness. Eventually, she finds and accepts a position as the new maid of Lady Saren, ... (Wikipedia)
Vespers Rising
by Rick Riordan
The Cahill family must unite to uncover the secrets of their ancestors and prevent a dangerous enemy from obtaining ultimate power.
This book has four plot lines. The first describes Gideon's discovery of the master serum and betrayal by his friend and first Vesper, Damien Vesper. The second recounts Madeleine Cahill's life and ... (Wikipedia)
Peeps
by Scott Westerfeld
A teenage boy discovers he's a carrier of a parasite that turns people into vampires. He must track down his ex-girlfriends to stop the outbreak.
Two days after arriving in New York for college, Cal loses his virginity to a girl who picks him up. From this encounter Cal picks up an STD, but this is an unusual one: it turns its victims into ... (Wikipedia)
Birthmarked
by Caragh M. O'Brien
A post-apocalyptic adventure of a young woman struggling to find her place in a divided world.
In the future, in a world baked dry by the harsh sun, there are those who live inside the walled Enclave and those, like sixteen-year-old Gaia Stone, who live outside. Following in her mother's ... (Goodreads)
The Willoughbys
by Lois Lowry
Four siblings plot to send their selfish parents on a dangerous vacation, leading to unexpected adventures and a new family dynamic.
A stray cat narrates the story of the Willoughbys, once an adventurous and loving family for generations. The present-day Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby are too enamored with each other to care for their ... (Wikipedia)
Tunnels
by Roderick Gordon
Will Burrows and his friend Chester discover a hidden underground world beneath London, full of danger and secrets.
The main influence in fourteen-year-old Will Burrow's life is his father, Dr. Burrows, and together they share an interest in archaeology and a fascination for the buried past. When Dr. Burrows ... (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)
The Hostile Hospital
by Lemony Snicket
A series of misadventures as three children investigate the mysterious V.F.D. organization.
After escaping the Village of Fowl Devotees, Violet , Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire arrive at a store to send a telegram to Mr. Poe , explaining their situation and pleading for help. The store's ... (Wikipedia)
The Field Guide
by Tony DiTerlizzi
Siblings discover a guide to the fantastical creatures living in their great-great-uncle's mansion. They must protect it from evil forces.
It all starts when Jared Grace finds their great uncle's book, 'Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastic World Around You' and the Grace kids realize that they are not alone in their new ... (Goodreads)
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)
Pretties
by Scott Westerfeld
In a future society, Tally is transformed into a "pretty" and discovers the dark truth behind the operation.
The book begins with Tally, the main protagonist, as a Pretty debating what to wear to a bash. While attending the bash at which she is to be voted into the "Crims" clique, she is followed by someone ... (Wikipedia)
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)
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)
The Slippery Slope
by Lemony Snicket
Three siblings must outrun danger and outwit a villain in an epic adventure.
Continuing on from, The Carnivorous Carnival, , Violet and Klaus are in a caravan rolling down the Mortmain Mountains. Sunny is trapped in a car with Count Olaf, Esmé, and the theater troupe, which ... (Wikipedia)
Messenger
by Lois Lowry
A young boy's mission to save his community, using his bravery and ingenuity.
Matty, who was introduced in Gathering Blue as "Matt", now lives with Seer, who was originally named Christopher and is a blind man rescued by the people of the Village years earlier. Outside the ... (Wikipedia)
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
by Ally Carter
Cammie Morgan attends a school for spies, but falls in love with a normal boy. She must choose between love and her spy life.
A young spy, Cammie Morgan, falls in love with a boy, Josh, but cannot reveal the truth about herself to him. This caused misunderstandings later on and they broke up in tears. In the end, Josh finds ... (Wikipedia)
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)
The Ironwood Tree
by Tony DiTerlizzi
Third book in the Spiderwick Chronicles, the Grace children must save the faerie world from destruction.
The faerie world is in pursuit of the Grace kids in this repackage of the fourth book in the #1, New York Times, bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles. First a pack vile, smelly goblins snatch Simon. ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Ersatz Elevator
by Lemony Snicket
A mysterious series of events surrounding a hidden elevator and a secret society.
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES In their most daring misadventure, the Baudelaire orphans are adopted by very, very rich people, whose penthouse apartment is located mysteriously close to the place ... (Barnes & Noble)
Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen
A boy must learn to survive in the wilderness after a plane crash leaves him stranded.
Brian Robeson is a thirteen-year-old son of divorced parents. As he travels from Hampton, New York on a single engine Cessna bush plane to visit his father in the oil fields in Northern Canada for ... (Wikipedia)
The Seeing Stone
by Tony DiTerlizzi
A magical tale of adventure, friendship, and courage in the face of darkness.
we said no still you looked , now instead , someone gets cooked, The Grace kids are just beginning to get used to Aunt Lucinda's strange old mansion when Simon suddenly disappears. Jared and his ... (Goodreads)
Tuck Everlasting
by Natalie Babbitt
A young girl discovers the secret of a family that has found the key to eternal life.
12-year-old Winifred "Winnie" Foster is frustrated with her family because they keep her cooped up in the house, and considers running away from her home in rural Treegap. One day, while in a wooded ... (Wikipedia)
Keys to the Demon Prison
by Brandon Mull
The final battle between good and evil unfolds as Kendra and Seth race to stop the demon king from escaping his prison and destroying the world.
Kendra, Seth, and the Knights of the Dawn continue to take the last possible steps to safeguard the keys and locks placed on Zzyzx. Graulas asks Seth to recover the Sands of Sanctity to ease his ... (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 Throne of Fire
by Rick Riordan
A quest to save the world from the evil forces of chaos and prevent an apocalypse.
Sadie and Carter Kane must find the three scrolls of the Book of Ra, to wake the sun god Ra from his sleep, and stop Apophis, the serpent of chaos, from destroying the world. The first scroll is ... (Wikipedia)
The Emperor's Soul
by Brandon Sanderson
A master of forging faces a seemingly impossible task to restore an emperor's soul in a single night.
Shai is a thief and practitioner of magical forgery who has been arrested and sentenced to death. The Emperor's corrupt advisors offer to free her if she agrees to forge a new soul for the Emperor, ... (Wikipedia)
