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The Bar Code Tattoo

Suzanne Weyn · Scholastic Paperbacks; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

The first book in the exciting Bar Code series.Individuality vs. conformity. Identity vs. access. Freedom vs. control. The bar code tattoo.The bar code tattoo. Everybody's getting it. It will make your life easier, they say. It will hook you in. It will become your identity.But what...
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Beneath Wandering Stars

Ashlee Cowles · Merit Press
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

After her soldier brother is horribly wounded in Afghanistan, Gabriela must honor the vow she made: If anything ever happened to him, she would walk the Camino de Santiago through Spain, making a pilgrimage in his name. The worst part is that the promise stipulates that she must travel...
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Munro vs. the Coyote

Darren Groth · Orca Book Publishers
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Since the sudden death of his younger sister, Evie, sixteen-year-old Munro Maddux has been having flashbacks and anger-management issues. He has a constant ache in his right hand. And there's a taunting, barking, biting voice he calls "the Coyote." Munro knows a six-month student...
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Untitled Chaol Novel

SARAH J MAAS · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Pages: 672
Format: Hardcover

In the next installment of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series, follow Chaol on his sweeping journey to a distant empire.Chaol Westfall has always defined himself by his unwavering loyalty, his strength, and his position as the Captain of the Guard. But all of that has changed...
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Is Enough Being Done to Protect Athletes from Concussions?

Christine Wilcox · Referencepoint Press
Format: Hardcover

"Experts estimate that at least 10 percent of all contact sports athletes sustain concussions every year. Through objective discussion, numerous direct quotes, and full-color illustrations this title examines What Are the Origins of the Concussion Controversy in Sports? How Dangerous...
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On the Free

Coert Voorhees · Carolrhoda Lab TM
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover

Santi agreed to join the Bear Canyon Wilderness Therapy Program for one reason: less time in juvie. Amelia signed up to prove a point. Victor - well, no one can figure out why Victor's on the trip, but he's definitely not out to make friends. After a mudslide sweeps away other campers,...
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Unhooked

Lisa Maxwell · Simon Pulse
Pages: 344
Format: Paperback

From "talented wordsmith" (Publishers Weekly) Lisa Maxwell comes a lush, atmospheric fantasy novel filled with twists and turns about a girl who is kidnapped and brought to an island inhabited by fairies, a roguish ship captain, and bloodthirsty beasts.For as long as she can remember,...
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Pathfinder

Orson Scott Card · Simon Pulse; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

From the author of Ender's Game, the soon-to-be major motion picture!A powerful secret. A dangerous path. Rigg is well trained at keeping secrets. Only his father knows the truth about Rigg's strange talent for seeing the paths of people's pasts. But when his father dies, Rigg...
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Artificial Intelligence: Building Smarter Machines

Stephanie Sammartino McPherson · Twenty-First Century Books
Pages: 104
Format: Library Binding

"In 2011 a computer named Watson outscored two human competitors on the TV quiz show Jeopardy! and snagged the million-dollar prize. Watson isn't the only machine keeping up with humans. The field of artificial intelligence (AI) is booming, with drones, robots, and computers handling...
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Dove Alight

KAREN BAO · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

The action-packed finale of this explosive sci-fi series for fans of Ender's Game and Star Wars. Shy, introverted Phaet Theta has gone from being a top student to an interplanetary fugitive to the reluctant but fierce leader of a revolution. With the Earthbound on their side, she and her friends...
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When We Collided

Emery Lord · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Seventeen year-old Jonah Daniels has lived in Verona Cove, California, his whole life, and only one thing has ever changed: his father used to be alive, and now he is not. With a mother lost in a deep bout of depression, Jonah and his five siblings struggle to keep up their home and the restaurant...
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Burning Midnight

Will McIntosh · Delacorte Press
Pages: 312
Format: Print book

For fans of The Maze Runner and The Fifth Wave, this debut YA novel from Hugo Award winner Will McIntosh pits four underprivileged teens against an evil billionaire in the race of a lifetime. Sully is a sphere dealer at a flea market. It doesn't pay much - Alex Holliday's stores have...
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The Go-Between

VERONICA CHAMBERS · Delacorte Press
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Fans of Jane the Virgin will find much to love about The Go-Between, a coming-of-age novel from bestselling author Veronica Chambers, who with humor and humanity explores issues of identity and belonging in a world that is ever-changing. She is the envy of every teenage girl in Mexico City....
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Maximum Ride Forever

James Patterson · Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

THE NINTH AND ULTIMATE MAXIMUM RIDE STORY IS HERE! Legions of Max fans wont be disappointed by this encore episode in the beloved series about the incredible adventures of a teenage girl who can fly. As Maximum Ride boldly navigates a post-apocalyptic world, she and her broken flock are roaming...
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