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Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
335 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the number one bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, a deeply suspenseful and heartrending novel about the unbreakable love between a mother and child in a society consumed by fear. 12-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in Harvard University's library. Bird knows to not ask too many questions, stand out too much, or stray too far. For a decade, their...
Author
Series
The handmaid's tale volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
More than fifteen years after the events of The Handmaid's Tale, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its grip on power, but there are signs it is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, the lives of three radically different women converge, with potentially explosive results. Two have grown up as part of the first generation to come of age in the new order. The testimonies of these two young women are joined by...
Author
Series
Legacy of Orisha volume 2
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
After Z�elie and Amari bring magic back to the land of Or�isha, the monarchy and military unite to keep control of Or�isha, forcing Z�elie to fight to secure Amari's right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy's wrath.
Author
Series
Thorndike Press large print The literacy bridge
Legacy of Orisha volume Book 1
Legacy of Orisha volume 1
Legacy of Orisha volume Book 1
Legacy of Orisha volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Seventeen-year-old Zelie, her older brother Tzain, and rogue princess Amari fight to restore magic to the land and activate a new generation of magi, but they are ruthlessly pursued by the crown prince, who believes the return of magic will mean the end of the monarchy.
Author
Series
Testing volume 2
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Now a freshman at the University in Tosu City with her hometown sweetheart, Tomas, Cia Vale attempts to expose the ugly truth behind the government's grueling and deadly Testing put her and her loved ones in great danger.
Author
Series
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 17
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
Danny Wright, seventeen, joined the Idaho Army National Guard to serve the country as his father had, but when the Guard is sent to an anti-government protest in Boise and Danny's gun accidently fires, he finds himself at the center of a conflict that results in the federal government declaring war on Idaho.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1893 twelve-year-old Audra lives on a farm in Lithuania, and tries to avoid the Cossack soldiers who enforce the Russian decrees that ban Lithuanian books, religion, culture, and even the language; but when the soldiers invade the farm Audra is the only one who escapes and, unsure of what has happened to her parents, she embarks on a dangerous journey, carrying the smuggled Lithuanian books that fuel the growing resistance movement, unsure of who...
9) War storm
Author
Series
Red queen volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 29
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.
Author
Series
Red queen trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood -- those with common, Red blood serve the Silver-blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities. Mare is a Red, scraping by as a thief in a poor, rural village, until a twist of fate throws her in front of the Silver court. Before the king, princes, and all the nobles, she discovers she has an ability of her own. To cover up this impossibility, the king forces her to play the role of a lost Silver princess...
11) Glass Sword
Author
Series
Red Queen volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Formats
Description
Aggressively pursued by her royal former friend when she flees the court that would denounce and control her Silver powers, Mare discovers that there are others like her and endeavors to organize a rebellion against their oppressive leaders.