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Series
The Unwanteds volume 1
Language
English
Description
In a society that purges thirteen-year-olds who are creative, identical twins Aaron and Alex are separated, one to attend University while the other, supposedly Eliminated, finds himself in a wondrous place where youths hone their abilities and learn magic.
2) Asylum
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Series
Asylum novels (Madeleine Roux) volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Three teens at a summer program for gifted students uncover shocking secrets in the sanatorium-turned-dorm where they're staying--secrets that link them all to the asylum's dark past"--
3) War storm
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Series
Red queen (Victoria Aveyard) volume 4
Language
English
Description
Victory comes at a price. Mare Barrow learned this all too well when Cal's betrayal nearly destroyed her. Now determined to protect her heart--and secure freedom for Reds and newbloods like her--Mare resolves to overthrow the kingdom of Norta once and for all ... starting with the crown on Maven's head. But no battle is won alone, and before the Reds may rise as one, Mare must side with the boy who broke her heart in order to defeat the boy who almost...
4) Top prospect
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Language
English
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Description
"Travis, a pre-teen quarterback with big potential, gets the opportunity of a lifetime when the coach of Gainesville University football program offers him a scholarship before Travis even gets to high school"--
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Series
Applewhites volume 2
Language
English
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Description
Great changes are in store for the highly creative and somewhat eccentric Applewhite family when money problems force them to open a summer camp for gifted children, who almost immediately begin to rebel, while a mysterious interloper watches from the woods.
6) King's cage
Author
Series
Red queen (Victoria Aveyard) volume 3
Language
English
Description
Mare Barrow is a prisoner, powerless without her lightning, tormented by her lethal mistakes. She lives at the mercy of a boy she once loved, a boy made of lies and betrayal. Now a king, Maven Calore continues weaving his dead mother's web in an attempt to maintain control over his country -- and his prisoner. As Mare bears the weight of Silent Stone in the palace, her once-ragtag band of newbloods and Reds continue organizing, training, and expanding....
7) Glass sword
Author
Series
Red queen (Victoria Aveyard) volume 2
Language
English
Description
Mare's blood is red -- the colour of common folk -- but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control. The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from the prince and friend who betrayed her, Mare uncovers something startling: she is not the only one of her kind. Pursued by the Silver king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other Red and Silver fighters...
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English
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"This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard she tries, especially in comparison to all the clever cupcakes and brilliant rolls in the bakery. Will a dash of creativity and a sprinkle of confidence be enough to help her learn that perfect scores and having all the answers aren't the only ingredients for intelligence?"--
Author
Series
Max Einstein volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Max Einstein and a group of international geniuses use their creativity and curiosity to help solve some of the world's toughest problems with science.--
10) Stellarlune
Author
Series
Keeper of the lost cities volume 9
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
With her friends divided and scattered, and the Black Swan wanting her to focus on their projects, Sophie is led in a different direction to Stellarlune, which might be their salvation or destruction, and learns the true meaning of power--and evil.
Author
Series
The Unwanteds volume 2
Language
English
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Description
As the Wanteds, Unwanteds, and Necessaries struggle to adjust to changes in their society, Mr. Today begins training fourteen-year-old Alex to replace him as Artime's leader one day while Alex's disgraced twin, Aaron, connives to take over Quill.
12) Fell
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Series
Language
English
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Description
In Transylvania during the Middle Ages, Fell, a lone wolf with unusual abilities, learns that his destiny is entwined with that of one human, fifteen-year-old Alina, whose mysterious origins have villagers believing she is a changeling.
13) Exile
Author
Series
Keeper of the lost cities volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Language
English
Description
At age twelve, Sophie learns that the remarkable abilities that have always caused her to stand out identify her as an elf, and after being brought to Eternalia to hone her skills, discovers that she has secrets buried in her memory for which some would kill.
Author
Publisher
Compendium Kids
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This is the story of a persistent problem and the child who isn't so sure what to make of it. The longer the problem is avoided, the bigger it seems to get. But when the child finally musters up the courage to face it, the problem turns out to be something quite different than expected. This is a story for anyone, at any age, who has ever had a problem that they wished would go away. It's a story to inspire you to look closely at the problem and to...
16) Legacy
Author
Series
Keeper of the lost cities volume 8
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Illusions shatter--and Sophie and her friends face impossible choices--in this astonishing eighth book in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series. Sophie Foster wants answers. But after a lifetime of lies, sometimes the truth is the most dangerous discovery. Even the smallest secret comes with terrifying new responsibilities. And Sophie's not the only one with blank spots in her past, or mysteries surrounding...
Author
Series
Max Einstein volume 2
Language
English
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Description
Max and her CMI friends attempt to use their smarts to find solutions to a water crisis, while a greedy corporation with an eye on capturing Max seems to know their every move.
Author
Series
Gilda Joyce mysteries volume 2
Language
English
Description
Having earned a scholarship to a private girls' high school, self-proclaimed psychic investigator Gilda Joyce investigates the circumstances surrounding the drowning death of a student whose ghost supposedly haunts the campus.
Author
Series
Keeper of the lost cities volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
At age twelve, Sophie learns that the remarkable abilities that have always caused her to stand out identify her as an elf, and after being brought to Eternalia to hone her skills, discovers that she has secrets buried in her memory for which some would kill.
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Series
Max Einstein volume 3
Publisher
JIMMY Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Finds Max on the run from Corporation thugs before the Change Maker kids begin working on a plan to end world hunger, a challenging goal that is complicated by mysterious clues about Max's unknown family.