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Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle, Book 3)

Maggie Stiefvater · 2014

The Third Installment In The Mesmerizing Series From The Irrepressible, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Maggie Stiefvater. Blue Sargent Has Found Things. For The First Time In Her Life, She Has Friends She Can Trust, A Group To Which She Can Belong. The Raven Boys Have Taken Her In As One Of Their Own. Their Problems Have Become Hers, And Her Problems Have Become Theirs. The Trick With Found Things, Though, Is How Easily They Can Be Lost. Friends Can Betray. Mothers Can Disappear. Visions Can Mislead. Certainties Can Unravel. In A Starred Review, The Bulletin Called The Dream Thieves, The Previous Book In The Raven Cycle, A Complex Web Of Magical Intrigue And Heart-stopping Action. Now, With Blue Lily, Lily Blue, The Web Becomes Even More Complex, Snaring Readers At Every Turn. Praise For The Dream Thieves: * Richly Written And Filled With Figurative Language . . . This Story Of Secrets And Dreams, Of Brothers And Of All-too-real Magic Is An Absolute Marvel Of Imagination And An Irresistible Invitation To Wonder. -- Booklist, Starred Review * Mind-blowingly Spectacular . . . Stiefvater's Careful Exploration Of Class And Wealth And Their Limitations And Opportunities Astounds With Its Sensitivity And Sophistication. The Pace Is Electric, The Prose Marvelously Sure-footed And Strong, But It's The Complicated Characters . . . That Meld Magic And Reality Into An Engrossing, Believable Whole. -- Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review * A Paranormal Thriller . . . This Installment [is] More Tense And Foreboding Than Its Predecessor -- And Every Bit As Gripping. -- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review * A Complex Web Of Magical Intrigue And Heartstopping Action. -- The Bulletin, Starred Review * Readers Who Want A Moody Chill And Appreciate An Atmospheric Turn Of Phrase Will Want To Spend More Time In Henrietta. -- School Library Journal, Starred Review Praise For The Raven Boys: Stiefvater Is A Master Storyteller. -- Usa Today A Dizzying Paranormal Romance Tinged With Murder And Welsh Mythology. -- The Los Angeles Times * Simultaneously Complex And Simple, Compulsively Readable, Marvelously Wrought. -- Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review * A Tour De Force . . . Such A Memorable Read. -- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review * One Unexpected And Wonderful Surprise After Another . . . A Marvel Of Imagination. -- Booklist, Starred Review * The Raven Boys Is An Incredibly Rich And Unique Tale, A Supernatural Thriller Of A Different Flavor. . . . Fans Have Been Salivating For Stiefvater's Next Release And The Raven Boys Delivers. -- School Library Journal, Starred Review Equal Parts Thriller And Mystery, With A Measured Dash Of Romance Sprinkled On Top . . . Maggie Has Woven Such A Unique, Intriguing Narrative That I Struggled For Comparisons. -- Mtv.com A Publishers Weekly Best Book Of The Year The Bulletin Of The Center For Children's Books 2012 Blue Ribbons List

The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, Book 2)

Maggie Stiefvater · 2013

The second installment in the all-new series from the masterful, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater! Ronan Lynch has secrets. Some he keeps from others. Some he keeps from himself.One secret: Ronan can bring things out of his dreams.And sometimes he's not the only one who wants those things.Ronan is one of the raven boys - a group of friends, practically brothers, searching for a dead king named Glendower, who they think is hidden somewhere in the hills by their elite private school, Aglionby Academy. The path to Glendower has long lived as an undercurrent beneath town. But now, like Ronan's secrets, it is beginning to rise to the surface - changing everything in its wake.Of THE RAVEN BOYS, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY wrote, "Maggie Stiefvater's can't-put-it-down paranormal adventure will leave you clamoring for book two." Now the second book is here, with the same wild imagination, dark romance, and heart-stopping twists that only Maggie Stiefvater can conjure.

The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, Book 1)

Maggie Stiefvater · 2012

Every Year, Blue Sargent Stands Next To Her Clairvoyant Mother As The Soon-to-be Dead Walk Past. Blue Never Sees Them--until This Year, When A Boy Emerges From The Dark And Speaks To Her. His Name Is Gansey, A Rich Student At Aglionby, The Local Private School. Blue Has A Policy Of Staying Away From Aglionby Boys. Known As Raven Boys, They Can Only Mean Trouble. But Blue Is Drawn To Gansey, In A Way She Can't Entirely Explain. He Is On A Quest That Has Encompassed Three Other Raven Boys: Adam, The Scholarship Student Who Resents The Privilege Around Him; Ronan, The Fierce Soul Whose Emotions Range From Anger To Despair; And Noah, The Taciturn Watcher Who Notices Many Things But Says Very Little. For As Long As She Can Remember, Blue Has Been Warned That She Will Cause Her True Love To Die. She Doesn't Believe In True Love, And Never Thought This Would Be A Problem. But As Her Life Becomes Caught Up In The Strange And Sinister World Of The Raven Boys, She's Not So Sure Anymore.

Bad Blood (The Naturals, 4)

Jennifer Lynn Barnes · 2023

All of your burning questions are answered in this shocking conclusion to the Naturals series--now with a bonus Naturals novella, Twelve, in print for the first time!<br/><br/>When Cassie Hobbes joined the FBI's Naturals program, she had one goal: uncover the truth about her mother's murder. But now, everything Cassie thought she knew about what happened that night has been called into question. Her mother is alive, and the people holding her captive are more powerful -- and dangerous -- than anything the Naturals have faced so far. As Cassie and the team work to uncover the secrets of a group that has been killing in secret for generations, they find themselves racing a ticking clock.<br/><br/>When the bodies begin piling up, it soon becomes apparent that this time, the Naturals aren't just hunting serial killers.<br/><br/>They're being hunted.<br/><br/>Don't miss a minute of this fan-favorite series from the #1 bestselling author of The Inheritance Games, perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.

All In (The Naturals, 3)

Jennifer Lynn Barnes · 2023

Three casinos. Three bodies. Three days.<br/><br/>After a string of brutal murders in Las Vegas, Cassie Hobbes and the Naturals are called in to investigate. But even with the team's unique profiling talents, these murders seem baffling: unlike many serial killers, this one uses different methods every time. All of the victims were killed in public, yet the killer does not show up on any security feed. And each victim has a string of numbers tattooed on their wrist. Hidden in the numbers is a code -- and the closer the Naturals come to unraveling the mystery, the more perilous the case becomes.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Cassie is dealing with an equally dangerous and much more painful mystery. For the first time in years, there's been a break in her mother's case. As personal issues and tensions between the team mount, Cassie and the Naturals will be faced with impossible odds -- and impossible choices.<br/><br/>With lives and love on the line, the stakes couldn’t be higher in this fast-paced, thrilling novel from the #1 bestselling author of The Inheritance Games, perfect for fans of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and One of Us Is Lying.

The Naturals (The Naturals, 1)

Jennifer Lynn Barnes · 2023

<b>Cold cases get hot in #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author Jennifer Lynn Barnes's beloved, exhilarating novel--perfect for fans of Criminal Minds and </b><b><i>A Good Girl's Guide to Murder</i></b><b> </b><br> <br> <br> <br> Seventeen-year-old Cassie is a natural at reading people. Piecing together the tiniest details, she can tell you who you are and what you want. But, it's not a skill that she's ever taken seriously. That is, until the FBI come knocking: they've begun a classified program that uses exceptional teenagers to crack infamous cold cases, and they need Cassie.<br> <br> <br> <br> What Cassie doesn't realize is that there's more at stake than a few unsolved homicides--especially when she's sent to live with a group of teens whose gifts are as unusual as her own. Soon, it becomes clear that no one in the Naturals program is what they seem. And when a new killer strikes, danger looms close. Caught in a lethal game of cat and mouse with a killer, the Naturals are going to have to use all of their gifts just to survive.<br> <br> <br> <br> <i>The Naturals</i> is a razor-sharp psychological thriller with killer twists, to-die-for romance, and the addictive bones of your next favorite series.<br> <br> <br> <br> <b>Praise for <i>The Naturals</i></b><br> <br> "<i>The Naturals</i> is <i>Criminal Minds</i> for the YA world, and I loved every page." <b>--<i>New York Times</i> best-selling author Ally Carter</b><br> <br> * "[A] tightly paced suspense novel that will keep readers up until the wee hours to finish." <b>--<i>VOYA</i> (starred review)</b><br> <br> "This savvy thriller grabs readers right away." <b>--<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br> <br> "It's a stay-up-late-to-finish kind of book, and it doesn't disappoint." <b>--<i>Publishers Weekly</i></b><br> <br> "In this high-adrenaline series opener...even a psychic won't anticipate all the twists and turns." <b>--<i>Booklist<br> <br> <br> <br> **Catch every thrilling twist and turn of The Naturals series in </i>The Naturals, Killer Instinct, All In, Bad Blood, <i>and the enovella, </i>Twelve!</b><br> <br> <br> <br> <b><i>And don't miss Jennifer Lynn Barnes's beloved The Inheritance Games Saga!</i> <i>Best reading order:</i> The Inheritance Games, The Hawthorne Legacy, The Final Gambit, The Brothers Hawthorne, The Grandest Game, Games Untold, Glorious Rivals <i>and</i> The Same Backward as Forward. </b><br> <br> <br> <br> <b><i>Then dive into her The Debutantes duet</i> (Little White Lies, Deadly Little Scandals), <i>and </i>The Lovely and the Lost<i>.</i></b>

The Creeping Shadow (Lockwood & Co., 4)

Jonathan Stroud · 2017

*NOW A NETFLIX SERIES*<br/><br/>In this spine-tingling sequel of the Lockwood & Co series, the ghost-hunting gang take on terrifying new challenges.<br/><br/>After leaving Lockwood & Co. at the end of The Hollow Boy, Lucy is a freelance operative, hiring herself out to agencies that value her ever-improving skills. One day she is pleasantly surprised by a visit from Lockwood, who tells her he needs a good Listener for a tough assignment. Penelope Fittes, the leader of the giant Fittes Agency wants them -- and only them -- to locate and remove the Source for the legendary Brixton Cannibal. They succeed in their very dangerous task, but tensions remain high between Lucy and the other agents. Even the skull in the jar talks to her like a jilted lover. What will it take to reunite the team? Black marketeers, an informant ghost, a Spirit Cape that transports the wearer, and mysteries involving Steve Rotwell and Penelope Fittes just may do the trick. But, in a shocking cliffhanger ending, the team learns that someone has been manipulating them all along. . . .

The Hollow Boy (Lockwood & Co., 3)

Jonathan Stroud · 2016

*NOW A NETFLIX SERIES*<br/><br/>In this spine-tingling next book of the Lockwood & Co series, the ghost-hunting gang take on terrifying new challenges.<br/><br/>As a massive outbreak of supernatural Visitors baffles Scotland Yard and causes protests throughout London, Lockwood & Co. continue to demonstrate their effectiveness in exterminating spirits. Anthony Lockwood is dashing, George insightful, and Lucy dynamic, while the skull in the jar utters sardonic advice from the sidelines. There is a new spirit of openness in the team now that Lockwood has shared some of his childhood secrets, and Lucy is feeling more and more as if her true home is at Portland Row. It comes as a great shock, then, when Lockwood and George introduce her to an annoyingly perky and hyper-efficient new assistant, Holly Munro.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, there are reports of many new hauntings, including a house where bloody footprints are appearing, and a department store full of strange sounds and shadowy figures. But ghosts seem to be the least of Lockwood & Co.'s concerns when assassins attack during a carnival in the center of the city. Can the team get past their personal issues to save the day on all fronts, or will bad feelings attract yet more trouble?<br/><br/>Danger abounds, tensions escalate, and new loyalties form in this third delightfully terrifying adventure in the critically acclaimed Lockwood & Co. series.<br/><br/>Praise for The Screaming Staircase<br/><br/>"This story will keep you reading late into the night, but you'll want to leave the lights on. Stroud is a genius at inventing an utterly believable world which is very much like ours, but so creepily different. Put The Screaming Staircase on your 'need to read' list!" -- Rick Riordan<br/><br/>"A pleasure from tip to tail, this is the book you hand the advanced readers that claim they'd rather read Paradise Lost than Harry Potter. Smart as a whip, funny, witty, and honestly frightening at times, Stroud lets loose and gives readers exactly what they want. Ghosts, kids on their own without adult supervision, and loads of delicious cookies." -- Elizabeth Bird, School Library Journal<br/><br/>"Stroud shows his customary flair for blending deadpan humor with thrilling action, and the fiery interplay among the three agents of Lockwood & Co. invigorates the story (along with no shortage of creepy moments)." -- Publishers Weekly<br/><br/>Praise for The Whispering Skull<br/><br/>"An occult portal and its spectral guardian nearly cut short the careers of three rising young ghost hunters in this madcap sequel to The Screaming Staircase (2013). For all their internecine squabbling, the three protagonists make a redoubtable team-and their supporting cast, led by the sneering titular skull in a jar, adds color and complications aplenty. Rousing adventures for young tomb robbers and delves into realms better left to the dead." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)<br/><br/>"Stroud writes with a fine ear for dialog, a wry sense of humor, and a knack for describing haunted places. Creating tension that ebbs and flows, he slowly builds the dramatic narrative to a resounding crescendo, and he makes the quieter scenes that follow just as compelling." -- Booklist (starred review)

The Whispering Skull (Lockwood & Co., 2)

Jonathan Stroud · 2015

*NOW A NETFLIX SERIES*<br/><br/>In this spine-tingling next book of the Lockwood & Co series, the ghost-hunting gang take on terrifying new challenges.<br/><br/>In the six months since Anthony, Lucy, and George survived a night in the most haunted house in England, Lockwood & Co. hasn't made much progress. Quill Kipps and his team of Fittes agents keep swooping in on Lockwood's investigations. Finally, in a fit of anger, Anthony challenges his rival to a contest: the next time the two agencies compete on a job, the losing side will have to admit defeat in the Times newspaper.<br/><br/>Things look up when a new client, Mr. Saunders, hires Lockwood & Co. to be present at the excavation of Edmund Bickerstaff, a Victorian doctor who reportedly tried to communicate with the dead. Saunders needs the coffin sealed with silver to prevent any supernatural trouble. All goes well-until George's curiosity attracts a horrible phantom.<br/><br/>Back home at Portland Row, Lockwood accuses George of making too many careless mistakes. Lucy is distracted by urgent whispers coming from the skull in the ghost jar. Then the team is summoned to DEPRAC headquarters. Kipps is there too, much to Lockwood's annoyance. Bickerstaff's coffin was raided and a strange glass object buried with the corpse has vanished. Inspector Barnes believes the relic to be highly dangerous, and he wants it found.<br/><br/>The author of the blockbuster Bartimaeus series delivers another amusing, chilling, and ingeniously plotted entry in the critically acclaimed Lockwood & Co. series.<br/><br/>Praise for The Screaming Staircase<br/><br/>"This story will keep you reading late into the night, but you'll want to leave the lights on. Stroud is a genius at inventing an utterly believable world which is very much like ours, but so creepily different. Put The Screaming Staircase on your 'need to read' list!" -- Rick Riordan<br/><br/>"A pleasure from tip to tail, this is the book you hand the advanced readers that claim they'd rather read Paradise Lost than Harry Potter. Smart as a whip, funny, witty, and honestly frightening at times, Stroud lets loose and gives readers exactly what they want. Ghosts, kids on their own without adult supervision, and loads of delicious cookies." -- Elizabeth Bird, School Library Journal<br/><br/>"Stroud shows his customary flair for blending deadpan humor with thrilling action, and the fiery interplay among the three agents of Lockwood & Co. invigorates the story (along with no shortage of creepy moments)." -- Publishers Weekly<br/><br/>"A heartily satisfying string of entertaining near-catastrophes, replete with narrow squeaks and spectral howls." -- Kirkus Reviews

The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co., 1)

Jonathan Stroud · 2014

*NOW A NETFLIX SERIES*<br/><br/>Dive into the first book of this frightfully fun series and join the ghost-hunting gang as they defend our world from the most fearsome phantoms!<br/><br/>A sinister Problem has occurred in London: all nature of ghosts, haunts, spirits, and specters are appearing throughout the city, and they aren't exactly friendly. Only young people have the psychic abilities required to see and eradicate these supernatural foes. Many different Psychic Detection Agencies have cropped up to handle the dangerous work, and they are in fierce competition for business.<br/><br/>In The Screaming Staircase, the plucky and talented Lucy Carlyle teams up with Anthony Lockwood, the charismatic leader of Lockwood & Co, a small agency that runs independent of any adult supervision. After an assignment leads to both a grisly discovery and a disastrous end, Lucy, Anthony, and their sarcastic colleague, George, are forced to take part in the perilous investigation of Combe Carey Hall, one of the most haunted houses in England. Will Lockwood & Co. survive the Hall's legendary Screaming Staircase and Red Room to see another day?<br/><br/>Readers who enjoyed the action, suspense, and humor in Jonathan Stroud's internationally best-selling Bartimaeus books will be delighted to find the same ingredients, combined with deliciously creepy scares, in his thrilling and chilling Lockwood & Co. series.

Clockwork Princess

Cassandra Clare · 2013

Clockwork Angel

Cassandra Clare · 2010

Magic is dangerous—but love is more dangerous still. Discover the “compulsively readable” (Booklist) first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy, prequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series! Clockwork Angel is a Shadowhunters novel.<br/><br/>When Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks, and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Only the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons, keep order amidst the chaos.<br/><br/>Kidnapped by a secret organization called The Pandemonium Club, Tessa learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform into another person. What’s more, the Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own.<br/><br/>Friendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by—and torn between—two best friends: James, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in his life at arm’s length…everyone, that is, but Tessa. As their search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes that she may need to choose between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the world…and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all.

Battle of the Labyrinth, The (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4)

Rick Riordan · 2009

Percy Jackson Isn't Expecting Freshman Orientation To Be Any Fun. But When A Mysterious Mortal Acquaintance Appears On Campus, Followed By Demon Cheerleaders, Things Quickly Move From Bad To Diabolical. In This Latest Installment Of The Blockbuster Series, Time Is Running Out As War Between The Olympians And The Evil Titan Lord Kronos Draws Near.

Titan's Curse, The (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3)

Rick Riordan · 2009

When The Goddess Artemis Goes Missing, She Is Believed To Have Been Kidnapped. And Now It's Up To Percy And His Friends To Find Out What Happened. Who Is Powerful Enough To Kidnap A Goddess?

Sea of Monsters, The (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2)

Rick Riordan · 2009

After A Summer Spent Trying To Prevent A Catastrophic War Among The Greek Gods, Percy Jackson Finds His Seventh-grade School Year Unnervingly Quiet. His Biggest Problem Is Dealing With His New Friend, Tyson—a Six-foot-three, Mentally Challenged Homeless Kid Who Follows Percy Everywhere, Making It Hard For Percy To Have Any Normal Friends. But Things Don't Stay Quiet For Long...

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)

Rick Riordan · 2006

Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One: Lightning Thief, The

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Suzanne Collins · 2020

Ambition will fuel him. Competition will drive him. But power has its price. It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He's been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined - every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute . . . and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.

Mockingjay

Suzanne Collins · 2010

The Greatly Anticipated Final Book In The New York Times Bestselling Hunger Games Trilogy By Suzanne Collins. The Capitol Is Angry. The Capitol Wants Revenge. Who Do They Think Should Pay For The Unrest? Katniss Everdeen. The Final Book In The Hunger Games Trilogy By Suzanne Collins Will Have Hearts Racing, Pages Turning, And Everyone Talking About One Of The Biggest And Most Talked-about Books And Authors In Recent Publishing History!!!!

Catching Fire

Suzanne Collins · 2010

Against All Odds, Katniss Everdeen Has Won The Annual Hunger Games With Fellow District Tribute Peeta Mellark. But It Was A Victory Won By Defiance Of The Capitol And Their Harsh Rules. Katniss And Peeta Should Be Happy. After All, They Have Just Won For Themselves And Their Families A Life Of Safety And Plenty. But There Are Rumors Of Rebellion Among The Subjects, And Katniss And Peeta, To Their Horror, Are The Faces Of That Rebellion. The Capitol Is Angry. The Capitol Wants Revenge.

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins · 2009

This Special Edition of <i>The Hunger Games</i> includes the most extensive interview Suzanne Collins has given since the publication of <i>The Hunger Games</i>; an absorbing behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the series; and an engaging archival conversation between Suzanne Collins and YA legend Walter Dean Myers on writing about war. The Special Edition answers many questions fans have had over the years, and gives great insight into the creation of this era-defining work.<p></p>In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to death before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Still, if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.