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Not the Worst Friend in the World
Par Anne Rellihan. 2024
Can Lou Bennett keep a secret? She&’ll do just about anything to prove herself to her new friend—and the best…
friend she betrayed—in this debut novel that is a modern-day Harriet the Spy with high emotional stakes.It&’s the thirty-fourth day of sixth grade at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School in Missouri, and eleven-year-old Lou wishes she could rewind time. Lou wants to go back to the ninth day of sixth grade—the day before she fought with her best friend Francie and said the terrible, horrible things she can&’t unsay. Or better yet, she would go back to fifth grade when Francie was still the Old Francie. Then the new girl, Cece Clark-Duncan, passes Lou a mysterious note. It says she was kidnapped. (!) If Lou can help Cece, maybe she can prove she&’s not the world&’s worst friend. But as observant Lou uncovers the complicated truth about Cece&’s family, she starts to panic. Can she help Cece without hurting her? Or will Lou end up losing another friend instead?Anchored by an outstanding voice and a page-turning mystery, this remarkable debut novel honors the powerful middle school friendships that can both break and heal a tender eleven-year-old heart. Perfect for fans of Fish in a Tree and My Jasper June.Out of Body
Par Nia Davenport. 2024
A high-stakes, propulsive YA thriller with a body-swap twist thoughtfully exploring themes of friendship and identity, perfect for fans of…
Tiffany D. Jackson.Seventeen-year-old Megan Allen has been jumping from friend group to friend group in her high school, trying on identities like outfits. Nothing ever seems to fit—until she meets LC, the adventurous, charismatic girl who appears at her favorite coffee shop one day like magic. Finally, Megan feels like she’s becoming the person she’s meant to be: someone like LC. On the night of their friendiversary, what was supposed to be a bonding experience ends in a waking nightmare. Suddenly, Megan is no longer herself. Too late, she realizes that LC has secrets—dangerous ones. Betrayed by her best friend, thrust into another girl’s life, and targeted by LC’s enemies, she must claim what makes Megan Megan to get her life back . . . or die trying.10 Hours to Go
Par Keely Parrack. 2024
Lily wants to get home. Her friends want to get even. Lily needs a ride—a fire warning in Oregon has…
cancelled her train home to California. Her ex-best friend, Natasha, has offered to pick Lily up on her way back from Portland, though they're barely on speaking terms. As it turns out, Natasha's also giving a ride to Elke Azizi, the girl Lily got expelled from their school four years ago. Elke hasn't forgotten, and neither has Natasha.It's getting tense in the car, and it's not just about the past. There's smoke in the air, and with the wildfires nearby, staying on the road is becoming riskier by the hour. When Natasha and Elke decide to take a detour, Lily hopes it'll get them out of danger. She has no idea, though, what her former friends have planned for her.But as night comes, the plans change again when it becomes all too clear that leaving the main road was a mistake. Now the three of them are trapped in the woods under a burning sky, with no easy way out. To survive, Lily must depend on Elke and Natasha—but after all that's happened, can she trust them with her life?Mission Manhattan (City Spies #5)
Par James Ponti. 2024
In this fifth installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group…
of spies take on New York City in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith&’s Spy School for Girls.The City Spies head to the Big Apple when a credible threat is made to a young climate activist who is scheduled to speak in front of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly. With Rio acting as alpha and a new member in their ranks, the team&’s mission to protect a fellow teen takes them on an exciting adventure in, around, and even under the greatest city in the world as they follow leads to the outer boroughs, the UN Headquarters, and even the usually off-limits stacks that extend deep under the main branch of the New York Public Library.The Long Walk (Jet Ser.)
Par Stephen King. 2016
In this #1 national bestseller, master storyteller Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, tells the tale of the contestants of…
a grueling walking competition where there can only be one winner—the one that survives.Against the wishes of his mother, sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty is about to compete in the annual grueling match of stamina and wits known as the Long Walk. One hundred boys must keep a steady pace of four miles per hour without ever stopping...with the winner being awarded &“The Prize&”—anything he wants for the rest of his life. But, as part of this national tournament that sweeps through a dystopian America year after year, there are some harsh rules that Garraty and ninety-nine others must adhere to in order to beat out the rest. There is no finish line—the winner is the last man standing. Contestants cannot receive any outside aid whatsoever. Slow down under the speed limit and you&’re given a warning. Three warnings and you&’re out of the game—permanently...Different Seasons (Signet Ser.)
Par Stephen King. 1982
Includes the stories &“The Body&” and &“Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption&”—set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine A…
&“hypnotic&” (The New York Times Book Review) collection of four novellas—including the inspirations behind the films Stand By Me and The Shawshank Redemption—from Stephen King, bound together by the changing of seasons, each taking on the theme of a journey with strikingly different tones and characters.This gripping collection begins with &“Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption,&” in which an unjustly imprisoned convict seeks a strange and startling revenge—the basis for the Best Picture Academy Award-nominee The Shawshank Redemption. Next is &“Apt Pupil,&” the inspiration for the film of the same name about top high school student Todd Bowden and his obsession with the dark and deadly past of an older man in town. In &“The Body,&” four rambunctious young boys plunge through the façade of a small town and come face-to-face with life, death, and intimations of their own mortality. This novella became the movie Stand By Me. Finally, a disgraced woman is determined to triumph over death in &“The Breathing Method.&” &“The wondrous readability of his work, as well as the instant sense of communication with his characters, are what make Stephen King the consummate storyteller that he is,&” hailed the Houston Chronicle about Different Seasons.L’hôpital hanté (Orca Currents en Français)
Par Marty Chan. 2024
Alex pense que l’hôpital George Wickerman serait l’endroit idéal pour le jeu de rôle Spectres et Mystères, qui consiste à…
participer à des « missions » afin de trouver des preuves d’activités paranormales. Selon une légende locale, des patients y ont servi de cobayes pour des expériences médicales qui se sont terminées tragiquement, et leurs fantômes hantent maintenant ce lieu abandonné. Il n’y a pas de meilleur endroit pour partir à la chasse aux fantômes ! Alex et ses amis ne croient pas vraiment aux rumeurs, mais ils commencent à se douter qu’ils ne sont pas seuls là-bas. Cet endroit est-il vraiment hanté par les fantômes ou par quelque chose d’encore plus terrifiant ?Pirate: A Thriller (Nick Mciver Adventures Through Time Ser. #2)
Par Ted Bell. 2005
In Ted Bell's scorching follow-up to his New York Times bestseller Assassin, intrepid intelligence operative Alex Hawke must thwart a…
secret, deadly alliance between China and France before they annihilate everything and everyone in their headlong rush toward world domination.Aboard a ship in the south of France, an American spy faces certain torture and death for the vital, explosive intelligence he possesses. In Paris, a ruthless and powerful descendant of Napoleon has forged an unholy alliance with China for its growing nuclear arsenal, poised to send America and the world to the brink of a gut-wrenching showdown. Now, in a maelstrom of razor's-edge danger, Alex Hawke must enter the nightmare visions of madmen to defuse an axis of evil no historian could have predicted—and no living soul would survive. Packed with unrelenting action, glamour, and high style, Pirate is a spellbinding thriller. Be prepared for Alex Hawke's most daunting and heart-pounding mission yet.How to Find a Missing Girl
Par Victoria Wlosok. 2023
"The voice that this generation's mystery readers have been waiting for...How to Find a Missing Girl is edge-of-your-seat compelling from beginning…
to end." —#1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong For fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and Veronica Mars, this whip-smart thriller follows a sapphic detective agency as they seek the truth behind a growing trail of missing girls in small-town Louisiana. A year ago, beloved cheerleader Stella Blackthorn vanished without a trace. Devastated, her younger sister, Iris, launched her own investigation, but all she managed to do was scare off the police&’s only lead and earn a stern warning: Once she turns eighteen, more meddling means prison-level consequences. Then, a year later, the unthinkable happens. Iris&’s ex-girlfriend, Heather, goes missing, too—just after dropping the polarizing last episode of her true crime podcast all about Iris&’s sister. This time, nothing will stop Iris and her amateur sleuthing agency from solving these disappearances. But with a suspicious detective watching her every move, an enemy-turned-friend-turned-maybe-more to contend with, and only thirty days until she turns eighteen, it&’s a race against the clock for Iris to solve the most dangerous case of her life.Into The Dark (Fear Street #50)
Par R. L. Stine. 1997
Paulette Fox refuses to let her blindness stop her from living a full life. But one thing she's never done…
is fall in love—until now. Paulette knows Brad is the only guy for her. Even when her friends see Brad commit a horrible crime, Paulette is sure that he’s innocent. Her friends tell her he’s out of control, that she will be his next victim. But Paulette is sure he would never hurt her. Is Paulette right about Brad? Or has her love put her in terrible danger?Fade (Wake Trilogy)
Par Lisa McMann. 2010
SOME NIGHTMARES NEVER END. For Janie and Cabel, real life is getting tougher than the dreams. They're just trying to…
carve out a little (secret) time together, but no such luck. Disturbing things are happening at Fieldridge High, yet nobody's talking. When Janie taps into a classmate's violent nightmares, the case finally breaks open -- but nothing goes as planned. Not even close. Janie's in way over her head, and Cabe's shocking behavior has grave consequences for them both. Worse yet, Janie learns the truth about herself and her ability -- and it's bleak. Seriously, brutally bleak. Not only is her fate as a dream catcher sealed, but what's to come is way darker than she'd feared....Safe House: Safe House; Sanctuary (1-800-Where-R-You #3)
Par Meg Cabot. 2004
"Help me find my little girl."Jess Mastriani -- dubbed "Lightning Girl" by the press when, after a huge storm, she…
develops a psychic ability to find missing children -- has lost her miraculous powers. Or has she? She would like the media and the government to think so. All Jess wants is to be left alone, by everyone except sexy Rob Wilkins -- who still hasn't called, by the way....But it doesn't look like Jess is going to get her wish -- especially not while she's stuck working at a summer camp for musically gifted kids. Then the father of a missing girl shows up to beg Jess to find his daughter. Jess can't say no, but now the feds are on her trail again, as is one ornery stepdad, who'd like to see Lightning Girl...well, dead.Tormented by dreams of her dead sister, Bobbi, and by a series of gruesome events, Corky knows that it is…
up to her to learn the century-old secret that is tearing her world apart.Bad Moonlight (Fear Street Superchillers #4)
Par R. L. Stine. 1995
Danielle Verona can’t believe the band picked her to be their new lead singer. She’s on the road, performing at…
all the hot clubs. The adoring fans, the bright lights—it’s a dream come true! But when nighttime falls, Danielle can feel the terror in the darkness. There’s eerie howling outside her window. And then a band member is killed, ripped to shreds by a wild animal. Danielle knows something is out there, lurking in the moonlight. Something savage...and hungry.Tatum and Weston seek revenge against The Program in this heart-pounding final installment in Suzanne Young&’s New York Times bestselling…
Program series—now with a reimagined look.Every cure has a cost.Tatum Masterson learned this after years of being monitored by The Program. She witnessed it when her boyfriend, Weston, came back changed, erased. The Adjustment came into Tatum&’s life just when she thought she needed it most, a promise for Wes to get back his forgotten memories. But when the procedure went wrong, a revelation shattered everything Tatum thought she knew.Now with no one left to trust, Tatum must find out what really happened last summer. With the help of the boyfriend she lost, Tatum digs into the past and future of The Program and its handlers. Will the two teens be able to bring about the reckoning their tormentors deserve?Crash (Visions Ser. #1)
Par Lisa McMann. 2013
If what you see is what you get, Jules is in serious trouble. The suspenseful first in a series from…
the New York Times bestselling author of the Wake trilogy.Jules lives with her family above their restaurant, which means she smells like pizza most of the time and drives their double-meatball-shaped food truck to school. It’s not a recipe for popularity, but she can handle that.What she can’t handle is the recurring vision that haunts her. Over and over, Jules sees a careening truck hit a building and explode...and nine body bags in the snow.The vision is everywhere—on billboards, television screens, windows—and she’s the only one who sees it. And the more she sees it, the more she sees. The vision is giving her clues, and soon Jules knows what she has to do. Because now she can see the face in one of the body bags, and it’s someone she knows. Someone she has been in love with for as long as she can remember.In this riveting start to a gripping series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa McMann, Jules has to act—and act fast—to keep her vision from becoming reality.Halloween Party (Fear Street #Bk. 18)
Par R. L. Stine. 2006
The invitation arrived in a black-bordered envelope and was delivered by the beautiful and mysterious transfer student. The inside showed…
a coffin with the inscription “Reserved for You”—perfect for an all-night Halloween party in an old house on Fear Street.The party is well under way when the lights go out. That’s to be expected at the Halloween party. But when the lights come back on, a boy is on the floor with a knife in his back. Just a Halloween prank? Maybe. Maybe not.Now the guests’ trick-or-treating has turned to terror. And it looks like someone’s idea of a party game is murder!The Prom Queen (Fear Street #15)
Par R. L. Stine. 1992
The Fallen 1: The Fallen and Leviathan (The Fallen #1)
Par Thomas E. Sniegoski. 2003
Aaron Corbet isn’t a bad kid—he’s just a little different. And starting on the eve of his eighteenth birthday, Aaron…
begins to discover supernatural talents. Then he learns the truth about his destiny: He must unite angels, mortals, and Powers both good and evil, some of whom are hell-bent on his destruction....The Fallen quartet, now published for the first time in two action-packed bind-ups, chronicles an epic struggle, where the fate of the world rests on the outcome of one teen’s monumental quest. The Fallen 1Sanctuary: Safe House; Sanctuary (1-800-Where-R-You #No. 4)
Par Meg Cabot. 2004
Sixteen-year-old Jessica Mastriani knew she wasn't going to be able to hide her psychic powers from the U.S. government --…
interested in utilizing her special skills for their own devices -- forever. But she never thought that she and Cyrus Krantz, the special agent brought in to "convince" Jess to join his elite team of "specially-gifted" crime solvers, would turn out to have something in common.But when a local boy's disappearance is attributed to a backwoods militai group, Jess's goal -- to find the missing child -- and Dr. Krantz's -- to stop a group of madmen before they kill again -- turn out to be one and the same. Suddenly Jess finds herself working with one enemy in order to stop a far worse one. In an atmosphere of hate and fear, can Jess and Dr. Krantz -- not to mention Jess's would-be boyfriend Rob -- work together to unite a community and save a life...without losing their own?