Halt's Peril
Synopsis The renegade outlaw group known as the Outsiders may have been chased from Clonmel, but not before killing Halt's only brother. Now Rangers Halt and Will, along with the young warrior Horace, are in pursuit. The Outsiders have done an effective job of dividing the kingdom into factions and are looking to overtake Araluen. […]
Clementine, Friend of the Week
Children's Literature What is not to like about the spirited Clementine? Recently named Friend of the Week, which carries with it the privilege to be the leader in all thing for the week as well as a booklet about her prepared by her classmates, Clementine is determined to have her booklet be as good as […]
Night Star
VOYA Seventeen-year-old Ever Bloom continues to narrate her tale of danger and self-discovery in this fifth book of The Immortal (St. Martin's Press) series. The summer is at an end and Ever has convinced herself to return to high school for her senior year. This resolution lasts only one day when she discovers that her […]
Dark Flame
Synopsis: In this darkly seductive Immortals novel, Ever fights for control of her body, her soul—and the timeless true love she’s been chasing for centuries.
Matched
VOYA According to the Society, whose Officials make all the rules and provide for all needs, Cassia's perfect match is a boy she's known all her life: Xander. At seventeen, the two have a dreamlike matching night in person, unlike most matches, which must be viewed on a screen due to physical distance. No one […]
Evermore
VOYA Ever, trying to drown out her new psychic powers by listening to loud music and covering herself with hooded sweatshirts and sunglasses, feels a sudden and overwhelming connection to Damen, the too-good-to-be true new guy at school. Unlike the other people she has encountered since the accident she somehow survived, she cannot see his […]
Blue Moon : the Immortals
Publishers Weekly Noël's sequel to the bestselling Evermore is a mesmerizing tale of teenage angst, love and sacrifice with plenty of crossover appeal. Still learning to control her powers as an Immortal, teenage Ever Bloom is as in love with the Immortal Damen as he is with her—until he dumps her just before the long-awaited […]
Big Nate Strikes Again
School Library Journal Gr 3 6—Peirce's second book about Big Nate is clever and funny. For Mrs. Godfrey's newest special project, a research assignment on a great American, the sixth grader gets paired with the perfect A-plus student, Gina. Horrible as this seems, something great also occurs—Nate is picked as a Fleeceball team captain and […]
The Ugly Truth
Publishers Weekly "See, when you're a little kid, nobody ever warns you that you've got an expiration date. One day you're hot stuff and the next day you're a dirt sandwich," Greg Heffley tells readers partway into this fifth installment of Kinney's bestselling Wimpy Kid series. There's a noticeable feeling of transition in this outing […]
Journey Into the Deep : Discovering New Ocean Creatures
Children's Literature Readers opening this remarkable book for the first time will quickly realize that it is an adventure for the eyes. Pages are mostly black, illuminated by wondrous creatures that seem to light up from within (in some cases, they actually do). This book, with an introduction by the renowned scientist Sylvia Earle, takes […]