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This Star Shall Abide - Sylvia Engdahl
Noren knew that his world was not as it should be—it was wrong that only the Scholars and Technicians could use metal and Machines. It was wrong that only they had access to the kn... -
The charm school - Nelson DeMille
From Publishers WeeklyThis highly charged espionage thriller gets off to a stunning start. On the road from Smolensk to Moscow, an American tourist, Gregory Fisher, is confronted b... -
The botany of desire_ a plant's - Michael Pollan
SUMMARY: Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the fl... -
The Whole Story of Half a Girl - Veera Hiranandani
After her father loses his job, Sonia Nadhamuni, half Indian and half Jewish American, finds herself yanked out of private school and thrown into the unfamiliar world of public edu... -
The Twelve Caesars - Suetonius
As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, the scholar Suetonius had access to the imperial archives and used them (along with eyewitness accounts) to produce one of the most col... -
The Trust_ A Secret Society Nov - Tom Dolby
SUMMARY: Who can you trust when everything is secrets and lies? It's a new semester at the Chadwick School, and even with the ankh tattoos that brand them, Phoebe, Nick, Lauren, an... -
The Things a Brother Knows - Dana Reinhardt
From School Library JournalGr 8 Up–Levi Katznelson's older brother, Boaz, is home after three years as a Marine. He has been changed by the experience, which emerges bit by bit thr... -
The Tenth Justice - Brad Meltzer
From School Library JournalYA. This story of friendship and betrayal is set in Washington, DC, where four young men who have grown up together become housemates, each with his firs... -
The Summoning - Kelley Armstrong
SUMMARY: After years of frequent moves following her mother’s death, Chloe Saunders’s life is finally settling down. She is attending art school, pursuing her dreams of becoming a ... -
The Song Before It Is Sung - Justin Cartwright
On July 20, 1944, Adolf Hitler narrowly escaped an assassination attempt. He had the main conspirators brutally strung up on meat hooks. Among the executed was Axel von Gottberg, a...