Showing posts with label Richard Paul Evans. Show all posts
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Saturday, October 11, 2014

New books

Hunt for Jade Dragon by Richard Paul Evans
Fourth book in the Michael Vey series. Michael, Taylor, Ostin, and the rest of the Electroclan head to Taiwan in search of nine-year-old child prodigy Lin Julung, or Jade Dragon, who the Elgen kidnapped for Hatch's army of electric children.

Being Audrey Hepburn by Mitchell Kriegman
With Audrey Hepburn as her inspiration, nineteen-year-old Lisbeth strives to rise above her broken home, alcohol-abusing sister and friends, the culture of "the shore," and her mother's meager dreams for her but when she secretly tries on Audrey's iconic Givenchy dress, she gets a chance to become who she longs to be.

The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey
Sequel to The 5th Wave. Cassie Sullivan and her companions lived through the Others' four waves of destruction. Now, with the human race nearly exterminated and the 5th Wave rolling across the landscape, they face a choice: brace for winter and hope for Evan Walker's return, or set out in search of other survivors before the enemy closes in.

Zac and Mia by A.J. Betts
The last person Zac expects in the room next door is a girl like Mia, angry and feisty with questionable taste in music. In the real world, he wouldn't--couldn't--be friends with her. In hospital different rules apply, and what begins as a knock on the wall leads to a note--then a friendship neither of them sees coming.

Through the Woods by Emily Carroll
A collection of five spine-tingling short stories.

Two Girls Staring at the Ceiling by Lucy Frank
In this novel in verse, two very different girls bond while hospitalized for Crohn's disease.

Secrets and Lies by Jacqueline Green
Sequel to Truth or Dare. In Echo Bay, Massachusetts, a beach town haunted by misfortune, Tenley Reed, Sydney Morgan, and Emerson Cunningham come together to investigate a murder, while old mysteries resurface and new dares appear.

Heir of Fire by Sarah Maas
Third book in the Throne of Glass series. Royal assassin Celaena must travel to a new land to confront a truth about her heritage, while brutal and monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving her world.

The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu
When ugly rumors and lies about Alice Franklin start after one of the guys she allegedly slept with at a party dies in a car accident, questions about truth arise in her small town

My Life with the Walter Boys by Ali Novak
Devastated when her parents are killed in a car accident, sixteen-year old Jackie moves from New York City to Colorado to live with her mother's best friend, who has twelve children, including two boys who start to show an interest in Jackie that goes beyond brotherly.

Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins
Isla has had a crush on classmate Josh since their freshman year at the School of America in Paris, but after a chance encounter over the summer in Manhattan they return to France for their senior year where they are forced to confront challenges every young couple in love must face.

Play Me Backwards by Adam Selzer
A promising and popular student in middle school, Leon Harris has become a committed "slacker" but with graduation approaching and his middle school girlfriend possibly returning to town, Leon's best friend Stan, who claims to be Satan, helps him get back on the right track--for a price.

Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
In alternating chapters, eighteen-year-old Darcy Patel navigates the New York City publishing world and Lizzie, the heroine of Darcy's novel, slips into the "Afterworld" to survive a terrorist attack and becomes a spirit guide, as both face many challenges and both fall in love.

Anatomy of a Misfit by Andrea Portes
The third most popular girl in school's choice between the hottest boy in town and a lonely but romantic misfit ends in tragedy and self-realization.

New to the graphic novel collection:

Justice League Dark vol. 4: Rebirth of Evil

Black Widow 1: The Finely Woven Thread

Green Lantern Corps vol. 4: Rebuild

Green Lantern: New Guardians vol. 4: Gods and Monsters

The Walking Dead 21: All Out War

The Flash vol. 4: Reverse

Hellboy in Hell vol.1: The Descent

Batman: Li'l Gotham vol. 2

Alice in the Country of Clover: Knight's Knowledge vol. 2

Black Science vol. 1: How to Fall Forever

The Movement vol. 1 : Class Warfare

 Avengers: The Legacy of Thanos


Friday, December 6, 2013

Stay out of the cold and warm up with a new book!

 
by Kwame Alexander

When a popular football 'playa' and ladies man and the smartest girl in school lead a school protest, sparks fly as their social media-aided revolution grows.
by Richard Paul Evans

This is the third book in the Michael Vey series. To stop Hatch from using the Elgen fleet to gain world power, Michael and the rest of the Electroclan must destroy the lead ship, but divisions within the Electroclan threaten the success of their operation.
 
by Walter Dean Myers

Josiah Wedgewood and Marcus Perry were friends in Virginia, but now that they are both involved in the Normandy invasion, the differences in their positions is uncomfortable, for Josiah is a white infantryman and Marcus is a black transport driver, the only role the segregated army will allow him.
by Darren Shan
Book #5 in the Zom-B series. Grateful for the company of The Angels, B nevertheless questions their mission to eradicate the living dead from the face of the earth, and encounters a horror beyond imagining.

by Sara Shepard

The final book in the Pretty Little Liars series. High school seniors Aria, Emily, Hanna, and Spencer have all done horrible things--things that would put them behind bars if anyone ever found out. And their stalker 'A' knows everything. So far A has kept their secrets, using them to torture the girls. But now A's changed the game. Suddenly the girls are hauled in for questioning, and all their worlds begin to unravel. If A's plan succeeds, Rosewood's pretty little liars will be locked away for good...
by Neal Shusterman
The third book in the Unwind series. After the destruction of the Graveyard, Connor and Lev are on the run, seeking a woman who may be the key to bringing down unwinding forever while Cam, the rewound boy, tries to prove his love for Risa by bringing Proactive Citizenry to its knees.
by Steve Watkins
Working hard to be a contributing member of her family, Sadie accepts blame for her sister's drug deal to keep the latter out of prison and finds everything she worked for threatened by a six-month sentence that tests her sister's character.
by Adele Griffin
Eight months after a debilitating car accident leaves her with brain trauma and a back injury, amnesiac teen Ember tries to piece together the six weeks of her life leading up to the accident--and determine why none of her friends or family are willing to talk about it.

by Hannah Jayne

When her abusive boyfriend dies in what seems to be a drunk-driving accident, Sawyer is secretly relieved until she opens her locker and finds a note from a secret admirer that says "You're welcome."
Lists records, superlatives, and unusual facts about computer and video games, and includes interviews with champion gamers, tips on play, and profiles of the best-selling games.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

New books out today, 8/14

Michael Vey: Rise of the Elgen by Richard Paul Evans
#2 in the Michael Vey series

The Kill Order by James Dashner
Prequel to the Maze Runner series