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Swift and hawk: Undercover (Swift and Hawk)
Par Logan Macx. 2023
In the second book of this action-packed series, cutting-edge tech meets explosive adventure as young superspies Swift and Hawk take…
on a dangerous secret organization. On what should be a routine mission to stop a hack at a tech company, young spies Caleb Swift and Zen Rafiq—code names Swift and Hawk—discover out-of-control weaponized robots threatening to escape into the street. With help from Caleb's AI companion, Sam, they avoid catastrophe. But this isn't a one-time incident: a dangerous organization is behind the attack, and now they're plotting something even more sinister. Fortunately, Zen is the perfect candidate to infiltrate the group. Caleb thinks it's too dangerous, but who else can climb, fight, and build microbots as well as Zen? Plus, she'll have Caleb's incredible tech skills behind her, not to mention the support of the ARC Institute's elite Möbius Program. Going undercover is a big risk, but with lives on the line, it's one Swift and Hawk will have to take. Packed with high-octane chases, epic cyber-battles, and the latest gadgets, the second adventure in this exciting series is an edge-of-your-seat thrill rideHackers: 1
Par Isabelle Roy. 2016
" Alex a parfaitement retenu tout ce que son père lui a appris sur le monde de l'informatique et du…
piratage. Devant un ordinateur, ses doigts s'activent sur le clavier plus vite que sa pensée. Il peut percer les secrets des sites Internet, casser des codes informatiques comme si c'étaient des allumettes. C'est si facile pour lui Trop, même. Cette fois encore, il n'a pas résisté à l'envie de relever un nouveau défi. Mais rien ne s'est passé comme prévu. Il est allé trop loin et le prix à payer est élevé. Aidé de ses amis Camille et Benji, Alex arrivera-t-il à réparer ses erreurs ? Rien n'est moins certain dans l'univers sombre et menaçant des hackers "Creep
Par Eireann Corrigan. 2019
"Teenager Olivia Danvers knows that the previous residents at 16 Olcott Place moved out in the middle of the night,…
but nobody really knows why; the new family, the Donahues, have three children including a daughter, Janie, Olivia's age, and the two become close friends--but when the threatening letters start arriving from the "Sentry of Glennon Heights" the two girls realize that the house and town are hiding sinister secrets, which could tear their whole world apart."--Provided by publisherLock the doors
Par Vincent Ralph. 2022
"Tom's family has moved into their dream home. But pretty soon he starts to notice that something is very wrong-there…
are strange messages written on the wall and locks on the bedroom doors. On the OUTSIDE. The previous owners have moved just across the road and they seem like the perfect family. Their daughter Amy is beautiful and enigmatic but Tom is sure she's got something to hide. And he isn't going to stop until he finds the truth behind those locked doors. Will their dream home become a nightmare?" -- Provided by publisher.: Strong language, some violence and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readersOn a scale of 1 to 10
Par Ceylan Scott. 2019
Lime Grove is home to a number of teenagers with a variety of problems: anorexia, bipolar disorder, behavior issues. Tamar…
will come to know them all very well. But there's one question she can't...won't answer: What happened to her friend Iris? As Tamar's emotional angst becomes more and more clear to her, she'll have to figure out a path to forgiveness. UnratedThe polter-ghost problem
Par Betsy Uhrig. 2022
"Best friends Aldo, Pen, and Jasper stumble onto an abandoned orphanage and discover that freeing a houseful of imprisoned ghosts…
from an angry poltergeist could get them into serious trouble." -- Provided by publisherWorst-case Collin
Par Rebecca Caprara. 2021
In the two years since his mother was killed in an automobile crash, Colin has been anticipating further disasters, writing…
down what to do in the event of an avalanche or mentally practicing the Heimlich maneuver just in case--but the real trouble is that his mathematician father is obsessed with a classic math problem and has a hoarding problem that is spiraling out of control, leaving Colin desperate to hide this chaos from his friends and everyone else, even as he struggles with his own grief. For grades 5-8Zach's lie
Par Roland Smith. 2001
When Jack Osborne is befriended by his school's custodian and a Basque girl, he begins to adjust to his family's…
sudden move to Elko, Nevada, after entering the Witness Security Program, but the drug cartel against which his father will testify is determined to track them down. For grades 5-8High score
Par Destiny Howell. 2022
"We do this my way. No one gets hurt. And if I call it off, it's off. Got it? My…
name's Darius James--but everyone calls me DJ. At my old school, I was the go-to guy for all kinds of tricky problems that needed creative solutions. But at my new school, Ella Fitzgerald Middle, I'm just trying to blend in. Well, I was, anyway, until my best friend, Conor, got himself transferred to the Fitz too. Now Conor owes 100,000 arcade tickets to the biggest bully around--and he only has two weeks to make it happen. Impossible? Not with my head in the game." -- Provided by publisherCanción nocturna
Par Benjamin Alire Sáenz. 2017
Zach is a senior, but he is in rehab instead of high school and he doesn't remember how he got…
there. He desperately wants to forget his past, but finds that he must remember it in order to deal with his addiction. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. Spanish language. 2017Butter
Par Erin Jade Lange. 2012
"Unable to control his binge eating, a morbidly obese teenager nicknamed Butter decides to make a live webcast of his…
last meal as he attempts to eat himself to death." -- Provided by publisherCity of the dead (City Spies #4)
Par James Ponti. 2023
In this fourth installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group…
of spies go codebreaking in Cairo in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls . Codename Kathmandu, better known as Kat, loves logic and order, has a favorite eight-digit number, and can spot a pattern from a mile away. So when a series of cyberattacks hits key locations in London while the spies are testing security for the British Museum, it's clear that Kat's skill for finding reason in what seems like randomness makes her the perfect candidate to lead the job. And while the team follows the deciphered messages to Egypt and the ancient City of the Dead to discover who is behind the attacks and why, Kat soon realizes that there's another layer to the mystery. With more players, more clues, and involving higher levels of British Intelligence than ever before, this mission is one of the most complex that the group has faced to date. And it's also going to bring about a change to the City SpiesMission 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 LibraryThe Fever
Par Diane Hoh. 1992
Trapped in the hospital with a raging fever, a teenager fears for her lifeThe Twelvetrees hospital is ancient and eerie,…
with no modern comforts. Stricken by a mysterious fever, Duffy has spent two nights trapped in her lonely hospital bed. When she wakes from her fog, her memories of the last two days are tattered. But what she does remember could prove more dangerous than the illness that brought her there. No one will tell her anything about her sickness. The nurses are cold, and her doctor is a strange young man with an earring and big, goofy sneakers. Duffy doesn&’t trust any of them. Did she really hear that terrifying scraping sound last night, or was it just a fever-dream? As her memories return, Duffy worries that she may have witnessed a murder, and that the killer is coming to keep her quiet. It will take more than medicine for her to escape this hospital alive. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Diane Hoh including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.Fire (Fog, Snow, and Fire #3)
Par Caroline B. Cooney. 1990
A Maine teenager fights to escape the clutches of her evil guardians once and for all in the thrilling conclusion…
of this spooky trilogy. In just eighteen days the semester will be over, freeing Christina and her friends from the terrible Schooner Inne and the Shevvingtons, their creepy hosts during the school year. They&’ll leave the mainland for the safety of Burning Fog Isle for the summer—and since the Shevvingtons may be moving out of town next year, the island kids could be free of them forever. But then Christina begins sleepwalking, and doing odd things like leaving lit candles around the house, carrying around pockets full of matches, and doodling flames into her textbooks—or so claim the Shevvingtons. Can Christina survive their insane tricks until the school year ends? Or will they use all eighteen days to make Christina&’s life a living—and fiery—hell? No matter how hard you try, there&’s no escaping this addictive thriller from the bestselling author of The Face on the Milk Carton. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Caroline B. Cooney including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.Wanted!
Par Caroline B. Cooney. 1997
A teenager on the run will do whatever it takes to clear her name and find her father&’s killer in…
this thriller by the author of the Janie Johnson series. When Alice Robbie receives a strange call from her father, instructing her to drop everything, get in his precious Corvette, and meet him at her favorite ice cream shop, she can&’t help feeling like something is wrong. But before she can even leave, Alice discovers the horrifying truth: Her father has been murdered. Even worse, someone has hacked into Alice&’s email and framed her with a confession of guilt. With no one to corroborate her story, Alice has no choice but to become a fugitive. Caught up in a living nightmare, Alice must figure out who really killed her father, and why, before the police can put her behind bars—or the killer puts her six feet under . . . Buckle up for this fast-paced thrill ride from the bestselling author of The Face on the Milk Carton. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Caroline B. Cooney including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.The Drifter
Par Richie Tankersley Cusick. 1994
A girl and her mother try to make a new home in a house with a chilling pastThough Carolyn&’s mother…
never expected to inherit Glanton House from long-lost Aunt Hazel, she wants to make the most of the opportunity. Planning to turn the creaky waterfront mansion into a hotel, she moves Carolyn down to the seashore. But this house has a nightmarish history. As the story goes, Captain Glanton spent so long at sea that his wife, believing him dead, took a new lover. When her husband finally returned, her new love—a mysterious drifter—brutally murdered him, and she went mad with grief. It is said her ghost still haunts Glanton House, awaiting her husband&’s return. Carolyn is terrified: Are the strange stains that cover the attic walls the marks of a ghost? And who is Joss Whitcomb, the icy-palmed handyman who wants a job at the new hotel? And why is no one sure what actually happened to Aunt Hazel? The answers to Carolyn&’s questions lie in the sea, and in its chilling siren song.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Richie Tankersley Cusick including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.Reckoning (Whispering Pines #3)
Par Heidi Lang, Kati Bartkowski. 2022
In this thrilling addition to the Whispering Pines middle grade series that&’s &“a cosmic blend of magical monsters and scary…
science as frightening as it is fun&” (Kirkus Reviews), Rae and Caden venture into the monstrous Other Place to rescue their captured friends and save their town.Eyeless horrors. Giant, flesh-eating bugs. Despite everything Whispering Pines has thrown at her, Rae has never given up searching for her missing father. But when she discovers a surprising connection between his disappearance and Green On!, the shady alternative energy company that runs her town, she&’ll be forced to confront a monster more dangerous than anything she&’s ever faced before. Meanwhile, now that Caden&’s vindictive older brother is gone, it&’s up to him to uphold the family business and ensure that the evil in the Other Place never breaks free. But when a mangled body is discovered in his backyard, he realizes that he can&’t protect Whispering Pines from the monstrous creatures of the Other Place—because they&’re already here. The only way for both Caden and Rae to save the people of Whispering Pines is to embark on a mission deep into the heart of the Other Place. There, Caden will have to come to terms with the truth of his family&’s legacy and learn how to harness his full power. If he fails, all the horrors of the Other Place will descend on Whispering Pines, and that&’s a threat that the town—and the world—cannot survive.The Adjustment (Program #5)
Par Suzanne Young. 2017
Two teens struggle to recapture their love after one of them goes through The Program in this gut-wrenching fifth book…
in Suzanne Young&’s New York Times bestselling series—now with a reimagined look.Tatum Masterson never went through The Program. She never had her memory stripped, never had to fight to remain herself. But Weston, her longtime boyfriend and love of her life, did. Even as he was taken by handlers, Tatum hoped he&’d remember her somehow—that their love would be strong enough. It wasn&’t. Like all returners, Weston comes back a blank canvas. The years he and Tatum spent together are forgotten, as well as the week he mysteriously disappeared before The Program came for him. Still, Tatum fights to get Weston to remember her. They start to build a new love, then they hear about the Adjustment—a new therapy that implants memories from a donor. Despite the risks, Tatum donates her memories from their time together so Weston can remember what he lost. But memories are all a matter of perspective. Weston only has one side of their love story, and his emotions don&’t match his borrowed experiences. The heartbreaking, mind-bending discrepancy slowly unravels him, causing more damage than The Program itself. As their new life together feels more untenable, Tatum will have to decide if she loves Weston enough to let him go.The Remedy (Program #3)
Par Suzanne Young. 2015
A teen who&’s taken on so many identities she&’s not sure who she is anymore stumbles across a secret with…
devastating implications in this riveting third book in Suzanne Young&’s New York Times bestselling Program series—now with a reimagined look.In a world before The Program… Quinlan McKee is a closer. Since the age of seven, Quinn has held the responsibility of providing closure to grieving families with a special skill—she can &“become&” anyone. Recommended by grief counselors, Quinn is hired by families to take on the short-term role of a deceased loved one between the ages of fifteen and twenty. She&’s not an exact copy, of course, but she wears their clothes and changes her hair, studies them through pictures and videos, and soon, Quinn can act like them, smell like them…be them. But to do her job successfully, she can&’t get attached. Now seventeen, Quinn is deft at recreating herself, sometimes confusing her own past with those of the people she&’s portrayed. When she&’s given her longest assignment, playing the role of Catalina Barnes, Quinn begins to bond with the deceased girl&’s boyfriend. But that&’s only the first of many complications, especially when Quinn finds out the truth about Catalina&’s death. And the epidemic it could start.