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February 2015
Twisted Fate
Sisters Alyson and Sydney feel differently about the new boy next door, Graham. Ally thinks he’s charmingly shy and a gifted filmmaker. Syd thinks he’s a psychopath.
Unlikely Warrior: A Jewish Soldier in Hitler's Army
George Rauch never hid his Jewish identity, yet he was conscripted by Germany to fight the Russians during World War II. This autobiography describes how he survived.
Snake Bite: Sherlock Holmes, The Legend Begins, Book 5
Kidnapped and taken to China, young Sherlock Holmes discovers three people who seem to have been bitten by the same deadly snake in different parts of Shanghai. Author’s note.
Red Queen
Mare, a Red blood, has a superhuman ability believed possible only for the Silver-blooded elite. It brings her into Silver royalty’s inner circle—a powerful position, where “anyone can betray anyone.”
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard | Book Trailer
Monkey Wars
Kolkata, India: When Mico, a langur monkey cadet, meets Papina, a rhesus, she isn’t the savage enemy he expected. Is the langurs’ trusted leader, Lord Ruler Gospodar, a liar? Author’s note. Monkey species facts.
Game Seven
Julio was blacklisted by the Cuban government when his father defected to America to join the Miami Marlins. During tryouts for the national baseball team, he learns of a chance to escape.
Macbeth
“Double, double, toil and trouble.” This gripping adaptation of Macbeth, set in the twelfth century, brings the play vividly to life. Historical notes, notes on the text, and page-by-page notes. Full-color illustrations were done in pencil, ink wash, and digital media.
The Accidental Highwayman: Being the Tale of Kit Bristol, His Horse Midnight, a Mysterious Princess, and Sundry Magical Persons Besides
Eighteenth-century England: Mistaken for his master, a notorious highwayman, Kit is drawn into a fantastic adventure involving a fairy princess, gobling attacks, and a magical map. Black-and-white illustrations.
The Bunker Diary
Linus is kidnapped, then trapped in a bunker with five other people. None of them know why they were taken. And whoever is in control thwarts every attempt at escape. Winner of the 2014 Carnegie Medal.
The Ghosts of Heaven
Four stories, linked by theme, have settings that range from a cave marked with hunter-gatherers’ tribal symbols to a space shuttle on an unprecedented mission for the future of humanity.
The Boy in the Black Suit
Reeling from his mother’s recent death, Matt finds a sense of purpose, a place to grieve, and a promising romance in his new job at a local Brooklyn funeral home.