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Crown of midnight : a Throne of glass novel

Maas, Sarah J.


Various publishers. Sequel to: Throne of glass. As the royal assassin to an evil king, eighteen-year-old Celaena Sardothien must decide what she will fight for--survival, love, or the future of a kingdom.
Date Published:2013

Sisters

Telgemeier, Raina,


Graphic novel. Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers to play by herself. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years, but when a baby brother enters the picture and later, something doesn't seem right between their parents, they realize they must figure out how to get along. They are sisters, after all.
Date Published:2014

Graphic novel. Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers to play by herself. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years, but when a baby brother enters the picture and later, something doesn't seem right between their parents, they realize they must figure out how to get along. They are sisters, after all.

Date Published:2014

Prisoner B-3087

Gratz, Alan, 1972-


Various publishers. Based on the life of Jack Gruener, this book relates his story of survival from the Nazi occupation of Krakow, when he was eleven, through a succession of concentration camps, to the final liberation of Dachau.
Date Published:2013

The maze runner

Dashner, James, 1972-


Various publishers. Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he finds himself if he is to escape.
Date Published:2009

The stone heart

Hicks, Faith Erin,


Graphic novel Kaidu and Rat have only just recovered from the assassination attempt on the General of All Blades when more chaos breaks loose in the Nameless City: deep conflicts within the Dao nation are making it impossible to find a political solution for the disputed territory of the City itself. To complicate things further, Kaidu is fairly certain he's stumbled on a formula for the lost weapon of the mysterious founders of the City. . . . But sharing it with the Dao military would be a complete betrayal of his friendship with Rat. Can Kai find the right solution before the Dao find themselves at war?
Date Published:2017

Graphic novel Kaidu and Rat have only just recovered from the assassination attempt on the General of All Blades when more chaos breaks loose in the Nameless City: deep conflicts within the Dao nation are making it impossible to find a political solution for the disputed territory of the City itself. To complicate things further, Kaidu is fairly certain he's stumbled on a formula for the lost weapon of the mysterious founders of the City. . . . But sharing it with the Dao military would be a complete betrayal of his friendship with Rat. Can Kai find the right solution before the Dao find themselves at war?

Date Published:2017

Naruto. Vol. 07, Orochimaru's curse

Kishimoto, Masashi, 1974-


Graphic novel. This graphic novel contains material that was originally published in English in Shonen jump #27-31.
Date Published:2005

Methamphetamine : the dangers of crystal meth

Spalding, Frank.


Methamphetamine and society -- Users and pushers -- Human behavior and addiction -- Meth and the legal system -- Meth and society -- Meth and the media.
Date Published:2007

Escape from Lucien

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978-


Graphic novel. Navin journeys to the city of Lucien where he searches for a beacon essential to his fight against the Elf King; while Emily heads back into the Void with Max, one of the Elf King's followers, where she learns his darkest secrets.
Date Published:2014

Twilight

Meyer, Stephenie, 1973-


Various publishers. When seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not wholly human.
Date Published:2005

Scarlet

Meyer, Marissa.


Various publishers. Scarlet Benoit and Wolf, a street fighter who may have information about her missing grandmother, join forces with Cinder as they try to stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana in this story inspired by Little Red Riding Hood.
Date Published:2013

Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone

Rowling, J. K.


Various publishers. Also published under the title: Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone. In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the forlorn Harry goes to live under the stairs in his uncle's house after his parents die in a car crash. Then he learns who he truly is: a budding wizard with powers that will soon rival those of the evil wizard who killed his parents.
Date Published:1997

Pakistan

Aykroyd, Clarissa.


Place in the world -- The land -- History -- Politics, the economy, and religion -- The people -- Communities -- Foreign relations -- Chronology. This book examines the economic and political issues facing Pakistan today, which include overpopulation, terrorism, poverty, illiteracy, and corruption. It provides information about the country's geography and climate, history, society, important cities and communities, and relations with other countries.
Date Published:2016

Place in the world -- The land -- History -- Politics, the economy, and religion -- The people -- Communities -- Foreign relations -- Chronology. This book examines the economic and political issues facing Pakistan today, which include overpopulation, terrorism, poverty, illiteracy, and corruption. It provides information about the country's geography and climate, history, society, important cities and communities, and relations with other countries.

Date Published:2016

Hockey now! : the biggest stars of the NHL

Ryan, Mike, 1974-


Includes index. First-Eighth editions by Mike Leonetti. Now in its ninth edition, Hockey Now! features profiles and full-colour images of 72 star players in the NHL today. The book is divided by division, and each division features first and second star teams selected by the author.
Date Published:2017

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Rowling, J. K.


Various publishers. Sequel to: Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban. Sequel: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The summer holidays are dragging on and Harry can't wait for the start of the school year. It is his fourth year at Hogwarts.
Date Published:2000

The last namsara

Ciccarelli, Kristen.


Various publishers. Trying to escape her past and avoid her bleak future, Asha takes a chance to gain her freedom in exchange for the life of a powerful dragon.
Date Published:2017

The hunger games

Collins, Suzanne.


Various publishers. In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.
Date Published:2008

The fellowship of the ring : being the first part of The lord of the rings

Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.


Various publishers. Elves, dwarfs, hobbits, and men are caught in the spell of an evil Ring that corrupts.
Date Published:1954

The great alone

Hannah, Kristin.


Various publishers. Lenora Allbright is 13 when her father convinces her mother, Cora, to forgo their inauspicious existence in Seattle and move to Kaneq, AK. It's 1974, and the former Vietnam POW sees a better future away from the noise and nightmares that plague him. Having been left a homestead by a buddy who died in the war, Ernt is secure in his beliefs, but never was a family less prepared for the reality of Alaska, the long, cold winters and isolation. Locals want to help out, especially classmate Matthew Walker, who likes everything about Leni. Yet the harsh conditions bring out the worst in Ernt, whose paranoia takes over their lives and exacerbates what Leni sees as the toxic relationship between her parents. The Allbrights are as green as greenhorns can be, and even first love must endure unimaginable hardship and tragedy as the wilderness tries to claim more victims.
Date Published:2018

Various publishers. Lenora Allbright is 13 when her father convinces her mother, Cora, to forgo their inauspicious existence in Seattle and move to Kaneq, AK. It's 1974, and the former Vietnam POW sees a better future away from the noise and nightmares that plague him. Having been left a homestead by a buddy who died in the war, Ernt is secure in his beliefs, but never was a family less prepared for the reality of Alaska, the long, cold winters and isolation. Locals want to help out, especially classmate Matthew Walker, who likes everything about Leni. Yet the harsh conditions bring out the worst in Ernt, whose paranoia takes over their lives and exacerbates what Leni sees as the toxic relationship between her parents. The Allbrights are as green as greenhorns can be, and even first love must endure unimaginable hardship and tragedy as the wilderness tries to claim more victims.

Date Published:2018

The battle of the Labyrinth

Riordan, Rick,


Various publishers. When demonic cheerleaders invade his high school, Percy Jackson hurries to Camp Half Blood, from whence he and his demigod friends set out on a quest through the Labyrinth, while the war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near.
Date Published:2008

Fairy tail. Vol. 01 /

Mashima, Hiro, 1977-


Originally published: New York : Del Rey/Ballantine Books, c2008- Graphic novel. Small-town wizard Lucy would love to join Fairy Tail, a guild for powerful wizards, but instead finds herself teaming up with Natsu, a crazy fire wizard whose best friend is a talking, flying cat named Happy.
Date Published:2011