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Iceling – Sasha Stephenson
Lorna’s father is a scientist and was working in the Arctic when he discovered a boat drifting. They board and discover babies. No crew. Just babies. Many died, but those that survived were placed with families that had a child … Continue reading
Flashfall – Jenny Moyer
Generations ago, a series of radiation storms began to destroy civilization. The government erected a shield made of a unique element, cirium, to protect the capital city. Some of the population were labeled as subpars and they and their offspring … Continue reading
The Mountain of Kept Memory -Rachel Neumeier
Oressa has learned her lessons well. Has learned to be meek and obedient around her father, has learned about all the hidden doors and passages in the palace, has learned to listen secretly to all the meetings her father has … Continue reading
The Mad Scientist’s Daughter -Cassandra Rose Clarke
When Finn first arrived, five-year-old Cat knew he was different. She suspected that he was a ghost and was afraid of him. But he was kind and gentle, never got angry with her, so she decided he was the sort … Continue reading
The Door that Led to Where – Sally Gardner
AJ never knew his father or knew of his father. He was raised by a single mother in a small apartment in London, who seemed to always resent having him. After failing most of his graduation exams, his mother decides … Continue reading
Blood for Blood – Ryan Graudin
Yael’s story continues in this alternate history with Germany and Japan the victors of WWII. Yael was the subject of medical experiments as a young girl in the Nazi concentration camps. As a result, she can skin-shift, physically change her … Continue reading
Enter a Glossy Web – McKenna Ruebush
George, short for Georgina, is left hurriedly with relatives when her parents must resume the search for her missing brother. Her uncle, Constantine, tells her a curious bedtime story about a catastrophic meteor shower and The Council of Seven that … Continue reading
Three Dark Crowns -Kendare Blake
A strange, mystical island is torn by three rival factions: Elementalists, Naturalists, Poisoners. For generations, the queen gives birth to triplets. Each child has the abilities of one of the three factions. The queen mother leaves the island and her … Continue reading
A Shadow Bright and Burning – Jessica Cluess
Set in an alternate Victorian England ravaged by Ancients, Henrietta is now a teacher at a charity boarding school where she was abandoned years before. Around the time she was born, witches opened the portals to allow the Ancients to … Continue reading
The Reader – Traci Chee
Books are no longer used or even known about by most folks. At a very early age, Sefia’s mother secretly plays alphabet blocks with Sefia, attempting to teach her the dangerous skill of reading. Her mother is killed and she … Continue reading
Irena’s Children: The Extraordinary Story of the Woman Who Saved 2,500 Children from the Warsaw Ghetto -Tilar J. Mazzeo
There were false identity papers for all of the children, but some of them needed more. They needed to be more Polish, less Jewish, needed golden curls, needed to stop speaking Yiddish, needed to forget their real families. Only Irena … Continue reading
The Forgetting – Sharon Cameron
Every twelve years, the citizens of the walled-in city of Canaan lose their memories. Parents have no memory of their children. Relatives and friends forget they ever knew each other. After the first Forgetting, the citizens were required to keep … Continue reading
Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Whatever Cure – Ann M. Martin and Annie Parnell
Betty MacDonald wrote a series of Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books in the 1940s. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle helped children overcome bad habits and correct misbehaviors employing ingenious cures. She lived in a crazy upside-down house full of animals and charm. The series … Continue reading
Moo – Sharon Creech
A family decides to leave the big city for life in rural Maine. Reena and Luke are quickly indoctrinated on the ways of country life when their parents volunteer them to assist an elderly resident, Mrs. Falala. She promptly assigns … Continue reading
Outrun the Moon – Stacey Lee
In 1906, San Francisco, fifteen-year-old Mercy Wong is determined to have a successful future in business and help her family. She has read and memorized a business book by a strong female Texas cattle rancher, and applies the business principles … Continue reading
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