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Clements, Andrew: Things Hoped For
Sequel to Things Not Seen
Seventeen-year-old Gwen, who has been living
with her grandfather in Manhattan while she
attends music school, joins up with another music
student to solve the mystery when her grandfather
suddenly goes missing.
Collins, Suzanne: Hunger Games
In a future North America, where the rulers of
Panem maintain control through an annual
televised survival competition pitting young people
from each of the twelve districts against one
another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to
the test when she voluntarily takes her younger
sister's place. Nutmeg Book Award Winner 2012
Dashner, James: The Maze Runner
Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no
memory in the middle of a maze and realizes he
must work with the community in which he finds
himself if he is to escape.
De Mari, Silvana: The Last Dragon
After his village is ruined by a flood, Yorsh, the
world’s last elf, reads writing on ancient ruins and
realizes that in order to stop the torrential rain, he
must find the only remaining dragon.
George, Jessica Day: Princess of the Midnight Ball
This book is a retelling of the tale of twelve
princesses who wear out their shoes dancing every
night, and of Galen, a former soldier now working
in the king's gardens, who follows them in hopes of
breaking the curse.
Goodman, Alison: Eon: Dragon Eye Reborn
Eon has disguised herself as a boy in order to study
Dragon Magic and become a Dragoneye, one of a
select group that forms a conduit to the power of
energy dragons; but if the secret of her sex comes
out, she will be killed.
Haddix, Margaret Petersen: Sent
Jonah, Katherine, Chip, and Alex find themselves in
1483 at the Tower of London, and discover that
Chip and Alex are Prince Edward V and Richard of
Shrewsbury, imprisoned by Richard III; but trying to
repair history without knowing what is supposed to
happen proves challenging. Sequel to Found
Landy, Derek: Skulduggery Pleasant
When Stephenie’s uncle dies and includes her in his
will, she meets Skulduggery Pleasant and quickly
enters a world of secrets, magic, and danger. Can
Stephenie and Skulduggery work together to
defeat the evil powers of Serpine?
Lieb, Josh: I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I
Want to Be Your Class President
Twelve-year-old evil genius, Oliver, uses his great
brain to become the third richest person in the
world, and finds that overthrowing foreign
dictators is easier than getting the kids in his
middle school to vote him class president.
Lupica, Mike: Hero
Fourteen-year-old Zach learns he has the same
special abilities as his father, who was the
president's globe-trotting troubleshooter until "the
Bads" killed him, and now Zach must decide
whether to use his powers in the same way at the
risk of his own life.
Lu, Marie: Legend
In a dark future, when North America has split into
two warring nations, fifteen-year-olds Day, a
famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant
soldier hired to capture him, discover that they
have a common enemy.
Meyer, Marissa: Cinder
Cinder, a gifted mechanic and a cyborg with a
mysterious past, is blamed by her stepmother for
her stepsister's illness while a deadly plague
decimates the population of New Beijing, but when
Cinder's life gets intertwined with Prince Kai's, she
finds herself at the center of an intergalactic
struggle.
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