Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

Little Brother

By Cory Doctorow

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Tor Teen

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Terrorists attack San Fransisco, and Marcus and his friends are in the wrong place at the very wrong time. Picked up by Homeland Security, Marcus is held and interrogated for three days, then released into a city filled with surveillance and security [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Adventure, Ages 13+, Future, Science FictionPosted on August 17th, 2008

Sabriel by Garth Nix

Sabriel
by Garth Nix
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Eos

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In order to keep her safe from the random power of Free Magic and the Dead–zombie-like creatures that roam the kingdom–Sabriel’s father sends her to boarding school across the wall, where only a few even believe magic exists. But when her father’s [...]

4 Comments »Filed under: Adventure, Ages 13+, Self-Discovery, Unique MagicPosted on August 9th, 2008

Trouble with Kings by Sherwood Smith

The Trouble with Kings
by Sherwood Smith
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Samhain Publishing

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Princess Flian finds herself the unwilling object of desire of three royals. Is the one she wants a villain—or a hero?
Waking up in a strange place, Flian Elandersi at first doesn’t know who she is. One [...]

2 Comments »Filed under: Ages 13+, Court Intrigue, FluffPosted on July 17th, 2008

Airman by Eoin Colfer

Airman
By Eoin Colfer
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Hyperion

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"Conor Broekhart was born to fly, or more accurately he was born flying."
On the small island of Great Saltee, Conor’s parents work for the King, he’s raised beside a princess, and tutored by an inventive French man. Everything in his life is perfect as [...]

Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George

Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow
By Jessica Day George
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Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books

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The lass was an unwanted fourth daughter, and her mother despaired so much over her birth that she never gave her a name. Her siblings try to care for her and she feels closest [...]

6 Comments »Filed under: Adventure, Ages 13+, Fairytale, Historic, MysteryPosted on April 15th, 2008

Summers at Castle Auburn by Sharon Shinn

Summers at Castle Auburn
By Sharon Shinn
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ACE Fantasy

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Illegitimate daughter of a royal lord, Coriel’s time is divided between her life n the village as her healer grandmother’s apprentice and her summers at Castle Auburn, where she lives as her uncle’s ward and spends three glorious months with [...]

6 Comments »Filed under: Ages 13+, Fluff, Historic, IntriguePosted on March 16th, 2008

Stravaganza: City of Masks by Mary Hoffman

Stravaganza:
City Of Masks

By Mary Hoffman
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Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books

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Talia, a world similar to sixteenth century Earth, where science is what we would call magic, exists in parallel to our own. All that connects the two are travelers known as Stravaganzas, only distinguishable by their lack [...]

The Luxe by Anna Godbersen

The Luxe

By Anna Godbersen
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Harper Teen

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Elizabeth is dead.

Society’s darling has died on the eve of her marriage, tragically lost in the river. All of New York City mourns.

But what lead up to her funeral? How did her sister’s yearning for romance and adventure lead [...]

4 Comments »Filed under: Ages 13+, Fluff, Historic, IntriguePosted on February 25th, 2008

Spinners by Donna Jo Napoli and Richard Tchen

Spinners

By Donna Jo Napoli
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A tailor promised his beloved’s father that he would give her a wedding dress of gold, but he had no money for such thread. All he had was a stolen spinning wheel and a room full of straw. With tears [...]

2 Comments »Filed under: Ages 13+, FairytalePosted on February 22nd, 2008

Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor

Looking Glass Wars

By Frank Beddor
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Ever since that "Alice in Wonderland" book came out, everyone thinks they know the true story–a fantastic romp through a world of giant white rabbits and silly tea parties.
But Lewis Carol couldn’t even get her name right, let alone the [...]

5 Comments »Filed under: Adventure, Ages 13+, Sword Play, Unique MagicPosted on January 27th, 2008