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The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
Candace Fleming · Schwartz & Wade Books
Pages: 292
Format: Print book |
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"[A] superb history.... In these thrilling, highly readable pages, we meet Rasputin, the shaggy, lecherous mystic...; we visit the gilded ballrooms of the doomed aristocracy; and we pause in the sickroom of little Alexei, the hemophiliac heir who, with his parents and four sisters,... |
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Burn
Sarah Fine · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover |
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"Car chases, explosions and action galore - awesome." - Kirkus Reviews on ScanAt the cliffhanger ending of Scan, Tate loses the very thing he was fighting to protect, what his father had called the key to human survival. Tate doesn't have much time to worry about it because... |
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A Midsummer Night's Scream
R. L. Stine · Feiwel & Friends; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover |
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In R.L. Stines A Midsummer Nights Scream, the Master of Horror takes on the Master of Theatre!Oh, what fools these actors be!It was a horror movie that turned into real horror--three young actors lost their lives while the camera rolled. Production stopped, and people claimed that the movie... |
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Careers in Information Technology
Christine Wilcox · Referencepoint Press
Format: Hardcover |
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From School Library Journal Gr 9 Up-As teenagers prepare for college, they are also thinking about life after university. These books take a field or industry-fashion, for example-and break down several different jobs in that area. Each job has its own chapter that describes... |
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Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time
Tanya Lee Stone · Wendy Lamb Books
Pages: 208
Format: Print book |
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A gorgeous, full-color oversized book about educating girls across the world inspired by the documentary that Entertainment Weekly says "every mother, sister, daughter, should see, as well as the men who love and support them." This is the right book for the present moment and perfect... |
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Welcome to the Dark House
Laurie Faria Stolarz · Disney-Hyperion; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover |
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Whats your worst nightmare? For Ivy Jensen, its the eyes of a killer that haunt her nights. For Parker Bradley, its bloodthirsty sea serpents that slither in his dreams. And for seven essay contestants, its their worst nightmares that win them an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at director... |
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Sparkers
Eleanor Glewwe · Viking Juvenile
Format: Hardcover |
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In the city of Ashara, magicians rule all.Marah Levi is a promising violinist who excels at school and can read more languages than most librarians. Even so, she has little hope of a bright future: she is a sparker, a member of the oppressed lower class in a society run by magicians.Then... |
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Stealing Snow
D M Paige · Brilliance Audio |
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Seventeen-year-old Snow escapes a mental hospital by racing into the woods where she finds herself in icy Algid--her true home--with witches, thieves, an alluring boy named Kai, and she discovers her royal lineage.When her very first kiss turns the recipient violent, Snow escapes the Whittaker... |
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The Gilded Cage
Melissa Albert · Henry Holt
Pages: 256
Format: Print book |
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After growing up on a farm in Virginia, Walthingham Hall in England seems like another world to sixteen-year-old Katherine Randolph. Her new life, filled with the splendor of upper class England in the 1820s, is shattered when she discovers the corpse of her brother George in a lake on the estate-the... |
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FDR and the American Crisis
Albert Marrin · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover |
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The definitive biography of president Franklin Delano Roosevelt for young adult readers, from National Book Award finalist Albert Marrin. Â Brought up in a privileged family, Franklin Delano Roosevelt had every opportunity in front of him. As a young man, he found a path in politics and quickly... |
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Gladiator
Dee Phillips · Saddleback Pub
Pages: 47
Format: Print book |
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I wait deep below the arena.Soon it will be my turn to fight.I am a gladiator now.I must kill of be killed! |
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The Secret Horses of Briar Hill
Megan Shepherd · Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Print book |
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"Magical, terrifying, and full of heart. Open these pages, and ride true."-Kathi Appelt, Newbery Honor-winning author of The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp"A remarkable book. Astonishing!"-Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse There are winged horses that live... |
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Astray
Amy Christine Parker · Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover |
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Thismdasha sequel to Gatedmdashis a nerve-fraying contemporary young adult thriller that will make readers question loyalties as it twists truths Her life was based on a lie Lyla Hamilton almost died escaping the Community In her new life the outsiders call the Community a cult They donrsquot... |
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The Immortal Throne
Bree Despain · Carolrhoda Lab
Pages: 344
Format: Print book |
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Daphne Raines knew it was risky to enter the underworld to save the love of her life, Haden, who had sacrificed his own honor as an Underlord for her sake. But she could never have predicted that she'd end up betrothed to Haden's conniving half-brother, Garrick, new King of the Underrealm... |
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The Silent Songbird
Melanie Dickerson · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 296
Format: Print book |
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From New York Times bestselling author comes The Silent Songbird! Evangeline is gifted with a heavenly voice, but she is trapped in a sinister betrothal until she embarks on a daring escape and meets brave Westley le Wyse. Can he help her discover the freedom to sing again? Desperate to flee... |
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