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The hypnotists

Korman, Gordon


Twelve-year-old Jackson Opus is descended from two powerful hypnotist bloodlines, but he has just begun to realize that he can control other peoples' actions with sometimes frightening results--especially when the head of the Sentia Institute plans to use Jackson for his own benefit.
Date Published:2013

Harry Potter and the goblet of fire

Rowling, J. K.


When the Quidditch World Cup is disrupted by Voldemort's rampaging supporters and the terrifying Dark Mark appears against the night sky, it is obvious to Harry Potter that, far from weakening, Voldemort is getting stronger. Back at Hogwarts for the fourth year Harry is astonished to be chosen to represent the school in the Triwizard Tournament. The competition is dangerous, the tasks terrifying, and true courage is no guarantee of survival - especially with the Dark Lord's forces on the rise.
Date Published:2018

When the Quidditch World Cup is disrupted by Voldemort's rampaging supporters and the terrifying Dark Mark appears against the night sky, it is obvious to Harry Potter that, far from weakening, Voldemort is getting stronger. Back at Hogwarts for the fourth year Harry is astonished to be chosen to represent the school in the Triwizard Tournament. The competition is dangerous, the tasks terrifying, and true courage is no guarantee of survival - especially with the Dark Lord's forces on the rise.

Date Published:2018

Inkling

Oppel, Kenneth, 1967-,


The Rylance family is stuck. Dad's got writer's block. Ethan promised to illustrate a group project at school, even though he can't draw. Sarah's still pining for a puppy. And they all miss Mom. So much more than they can say. Enter Inkling. Inkling begins life in Mr. Rylance's sketchbook. But one night the ink of his drawings runs together, and then leaps off the page! This small burst of creativity is about to change everything. Ethan finds him first. Inkling has absorbed a couple chapters of his math book, not good, and the story he's supposed to be illustrating for school, also not good. But Inkling's also started drawing the pictures to go with the story, which is amazing! It's just the help Ethan was looking for! Inkling helps the rest of the family too, for Sarah he's a puppy. And for Dad he's a spark of ideas for a new graphic novel. It's exactly what they all want. It's not until Inkling goes missing that this family has to face the larger questions of what they, and Inkling, truly need.
Date Published:2020

The Rylance family is stuck. Dad's got writer's block. Ethan promised to illustrate a group project at school, even though he can't draw. Sarah's still pining for a puppy. And they all miss Mom. So much more than they can say. Enter Inkling. Inkling begins life in Mr. Rylance's sketchbook. But one night the ink of his drawings runs together, and then leaps off the page! This small burst of creativity is about to change everything. Ethan finds him first. Inkling has absorbed a couple chapters of his math book, not good, and the story he's supposed to be illustrating for school, also not good. But Inkling's also started drawing the pictures to go with the story, which is amazing! It's just the help Ethan was looking for! Inkling helps the rest of the family too, for Sarah he's a puppy. And for Dad he's a spark of ideas for a new graphic novel. It's exactly what they all want. It's not until Inkling goes missing that this family has to face the larger questions of what they, and Inkling, truly need.

Date Published:2020

On track : the remarkable story of how trains have changed our world

Adams, Tom, 1967-


Includes index. This book showcases the railway's incredible engineering breakthroughs - from the earliest trains used in underground mines, to the advent of the steam train, right up to the latest driverless trains, and mag-lev technology.
Date Published:2024

Bridges

Garguláková, Magda,


Includes index. Explore the amazing world of bridges -- from ancient stone arches to modern marvels-and discover how they connect us all! Imagine a world without bridges: Where every journey takes longer, rivers become obstacles, and valleys are nearly impossible to cross. Bridges don't just make travel easier -- they connect us to extraordinary places, too. Take a journey through the fascinating world of bridges, exploring their awe-inspiring structures and the visionary architects who brought them to life. Uncover the secrets of bridge-building and marvel at some of the most famous design from around the globe.
Date Published:2025

Includes index. Explore the amazing world of bridges -- from ancient stone arches to modern marvels-and discover how they connect us all! Imagine a world without bridges: Where every journey takes longer, rivers become obstacles, and valleys are nearly impossible to cross. Bridges don't just make travel easier -- they connect us to extraordinary places, too. Take a journey through the fascinating world of bridges, exploring their awe-inspiring structures and the visionary architects who brought them to life. Uncover the secrets of bridge-building and marvel at some of the most famous design from around the globe.

Date Published:2025

The fantastical safari

Brownridge, Lucy,


"Wander through 5 of the most remote habitats to meet more than 80 amazing animals"--Cover. The Mariana Trench -- The Highlands of Papua New Guinea -- The Greenland ice sheet -- The Galápagos Islands -- The Ténéré, Sahara Desert. Take an intrepid adventure to otherwise unreachable places, explore the world's most remote and forbidding landscapes, and meet the exceptional creatures who call these wildest places home.
Date Published:2025

"Wander through 5 of the most remote habitats to meet more than 80 amazing animals"--Cover. The Mariana Trench -- The Highlands of Papua New Guinea -- The Greenland ice sheet -- The Galápagos Islands -- The Ténéré, Sahara Desert. Take an intrepid adventure to otherwise unreachable places, explore the world's most remote and forbidding landscapes, and meet the exceptional creatures who call these wildest places home.

Date Published:2025

The bear and the piano

Litchfield, David,


"A bear finds a piano in the woods, learns to play it, and travels to the big city to become rich and famous, but ultimately discovers that his old friends in the forest back home are still the best audience of all"--
Date Published:2016

The fantastic flying books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

Joyce, William, 1957-


Morris Lessmore loves words, stories and books, and after a tornado carries him to another land, dreary and colorless, he finds a single book in color that leads him to an amazing library where, he learns, the books need him as much as he needs them.
Date Published:2012

The mark of Athena

Riordan, Rick.


The Greek and Roman demigods will have to cooperate in order to defeat the giants released by the Earth Mother, Gaea. Then they will have to sail together to the ancient land--Greece itself--to find the Doors of Death.
Date Published:2012

Champion : a Legend novel

Lu, Marie, 1984-


June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic -- and each other -- and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. Just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague is outbreak causes panic in the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic's border cities.
Date Published:2014

Ferryman

McFall, Claire.


First pubished by Floris Books (UK) 2017. Dylan has escaped a horrific train crash unscathed. Except she hasn't. The bleak landscape around her isn't Scotland. It's a wasteland haunted by wraiths searching for human souls. And the stranger waiting for her isn't an ordinary boy. Tristan is a Ferryman, tasked with transporting her soul safely to the afterlife, a journey he's made a thousand times before. Except this time, something's different. Torn between love and destiny, Dylan realizes she can't let Tristan go, nor can she stay with him. Eventually, inevitably, the wraiths would capture her soul and she would be lost forever. Can true love overcome the boundaries of death? Ferryman is a thought-provoking and truly original story of a love that refuses to be limited by death.
Date Published:2021

First pubished by Floris Books (UK) 2017. Dylan has escaped a horrific train crash unscathed. Except she hasn't. The bleak landscape around her isn't Scotland. It's a wasteland haunted by wraiths searching for human souls. And the stranger waiting for her isn't an ordinary boy. Tristan is a Ferryman, tasked with transporting her soul safely to the afterlife, a journey he's made a thousand times before. Except this time, something's different. Torn between love and destiny, Dylan realizes she can't let Tristan go, nor can she stay with him. Eventually, inevitably, the wraiths would capture her soul and she would be lost forever. Can true love overcome the boundaries of death? Ferryman is a thought-provoking and truly original story of a love that refuses to be limited by death.

Date Published:2021

The red pyramid

Riordan, Rick


"Includes a bonus short story 'The son of Sobek'" -- Cover. Brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane accidentally unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes the doctor to oblivion and forces his two children to embark on a dangerous journey, bringing them closer to the truth about their family and its links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharoahs.
Date Published:2013

Lightfall. 4, A place between /

Probert, Tim,


"Bea, Cad, and their friends continue their quest to restore light on their dark world. After surviving a shipwreck on the Fuerre Sea, Cad washes ashore on the shores of Pellidyr. There, he searches for Lorgon, the Water Spirit, but instead finds the other spirits of Irpa who question if their planet can be saved. One of them offers tohelp Cad and transports him to A Place Between, a strange liminal realm between the living and the dead, where Cad works to uncover thereason Lorgon summoned them to Pellidyr in the first place. Meanwhile, Bea awakens within the walls of the capital city. While Pellidyr's leader has heard the tales of Bea's derring-do and believes her to be a hero with all the answers, she's never felt more uncertain about the future. What she does know is that she can't accomplish anything without her crew. When Bea's escape plan also brings her to A Place Between, she makes a shocking discovery that changes her understanding of everything that came before her...and what could soon follow"--
Date Published:2026

"Bea, Cad, and their friends continue their quest to restore light on their dark world. After surviving a shipwreck on the Fuerre Sea, Cad washes ashore on the shores of Pellidyr. There, he searches for Lorgon, the Water Spirit, but instead finds the other spirits of Irpa who question if their planet can be saved. One of them offers tohelp Cad and transports him to A Place Between, a strange liminal realm between the living and the dead, where Cad works to uncover thereason Lorgon summoned them to Pellidyr in the first place. Meanwhile, Bea awakens within the walls of the capital city. While Pellidyr's leader has heard the tales of Bea's derring-do and believes her to be a hero with all the answers, she's never felt more uncertain about the future. What she does know is that she can't accomplish anything without her crew. When Bea's escape plan also brings her to A Place Between, she makes a shocking discovery that changes her understanding of everything that came before her...and what could soon follow"--

Date Published:2026

The whispering skull

Stroud, Jonathan.



Date Published:2014

Five survive

Jackson, Holly, 1992-


"Red Kenny is on a road trip for spring break with five friends: Her best friend - the older brother - his perfect girlfriend - a secret crush - a classmate - and a killer. When their RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere with no cell service, they soon realize this is no accident. They have been trapped by someone out there in the dark, someone who clearly wants one of them dead. With eight hours until dawn, the six friends must escape, or figure out which of them is the target. But is there a liar among them? Buried secrets will be forced to light and tensions inside the RV will reach deadly levels. Not all of them will survive the night."--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2022

"Red Kenny is on a road trip for spring break with five friends: Her best friend - the older brother - his perfect girlfriend - a secret crush - a classmate - and a killer. When their RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere with no cell service, they soon realize this is no accident. They have been trapped by someone out there in the dark, someone who clearly wants one of them dead. With eight hours until dawn, the six friends must escape, or figure out which of them is the target. But is there a liar among them? Buried secrets will be forced to light and tensions inside the RV will reach deadly levels. Not all of them will survive the night."--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2022

Funeral songs for dying girls

Dimaline, Cherie, 1975-


"To save her father's job at the crematorium and the only home she's ever known, Winifred and her con-artist cousin start offering ghost tours until Winifred meets an actual ghost who causes her to question everything she believes about life, love, and death"--OCLC.
Date Published:2023

Ghost

Reynolds, Jason


"A Caitlyn Dlouhy book" "Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team. He must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential"--
Date Published:2016

The house of Hades

Riordan, Rick.


Hazel stands at a crossroads. She and the remaining crew of the Argo II could return home with the Athena Parthenos statue and try to stop Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter from going to war. Or they could continue their quest to find the House of Hades, where they might be able to open the Doors of Death, rescue their friends Percy and Annabeth from Tartarus and prevent monsters from being reincarnated in the mortal world. Whichever road they decide to take, they have to hurry, because time is running out.
Date Published:2013

Hazel stands at a crossroads. She and the remaining crew of the Argo II could return home with the Athena Parthenos statue and try to stop Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter from going to war. Or they could continue their quest to find the House of Hades, where they might be able to open the Doors of Death, rescue their friends Percy and Annabeth from Tartarus and prevent monsters from being reincarnated in the mortal world. Whichever road they decide to take, they have to hurry, because time is running out.

Date Published:2013

Eight dates and nights

Aldredge, Betsy.


New Yorker Hannah Levin is allergic to exactly two things, horses and tinsel. Unfortunately, she’s surrounded by both when she’s snowed in at her grandmother’s home in a small Texas town. Super lonely, missing latkes and reliable Wi-Fi, Hannah wanders into an old deli where she meets the only other Jewish teen around, Noah, who happens to be equal parts adorable and full of annoying, over the top festival of lights spirit that he’s determined to share with Hannah one itchy Hanukkah sweater at a time. As the days pass—and a spectacularly memorable kiss following Noah’s made up game of truth or dare dreidel takes place—Hannah begins to wonder if maybe there’s more to Hanukkah than she thought. . .
Date Published:2023

New Yorker Hannah Levin is allergic to exactly two things, horses and tinsel. Unfortunately, she’s surrounded by both when she’s snowed in at her grandmother’s home in a small Texas town. Super lonely, missing latkes and reliable Wi-Fi, Hannah wanders into an old deli where she meets the only other Jewish teen around, Noah, who happens to be equal parts adorable and full of annoying, over the top festival of lights spirit that he’s determined to share with Hannah one itchy Hanukkah sweater at a time. As the days pass—and a spectacularly memorable kiss following Noah’s made up game of truth or dare dreidel takes place—Hannah begins to wonder if maybe there’s more to Hanukkah than she thought. . .

Date Published:2023

The crossover : a basketball novel

Alexander, Kwame


Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
Date Published:2014