Filled with excitement, danger, and daring, Jonesy Flux and the Gray Legion is a classic space adventure with deliberate retro trappings. Enter Canary Station, in the Noraza system, where many died and only a few were left alive. Jonesy is one of a pack of children still living there after the station was brutally destroyed by a mysterious ship … Continue reading JONESY FLUX AND THE GRAY LEGON, by James Pray, Sterling Children’s Books
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THINGS WE DIDN’T SAY: A NOVEL, by Amy Lynn Green, Bethany Books
Headstrong Johanna Berglund, a linguistics student at the University of Minnesota, has very definite plans for her future . . . plans that do not include returning to her hometown and the secrets and heartaches she left behind there. But the US Army wants her to work as a translator at a nearby camp for … Continue reading THINGS WE DIDN’T SAY: A NOVEL, by Amy Lynn Green, Bethany Books
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GOLD RUSH GIRL, by Avi, Candlewick Press
Newbery Medalist Avi brings us mud-caked, tent-filled San Francisco in 1848 with a willful heroine who goes on an unintended -- and perilous -- adventure to save her brother. Victoria Blaisdell longs for independence and adventure, and she yearns to accompany her father as he sails west in search of real gold! But it is … Continue reading GOLD RUSH GIRL, by Avi, Candlewick Press
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SPINDLE AND DAGGER, by J. Anderson Coats, Candlewick Press
This rich literary novel follows Elen, who must live a precarious lie in order to survive among the medieval Welsh warband that killed her family.Wales, 1109. Three years ago, a warband raided Elen’s home. Her baby sister could not escape the flames. Her older sister fought back and almost killed the warband’s leader, Owain ap … Continue reading SPINDLE AND DAGGER, by J. Anderson Coats, Candlewick Press
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THE TELEPHONE BOX LIBRARY, by Rachael Lucas, Pan Macmillan
The Telephone Box Library is an uplifting story about fresh starts and new beginnings, set in a picturesque Cotswold village, by bestselling author Rachael Lucas. Books. Wine. Secrets. You'll find them all at the telephone box library . . . The Cotswolds: the perfect retreat for a stressed-out teacher. And Lucy has found just the right … Continue reading THE TELEPHONE BOX LIBRARY, by Rachael Lucas, Pan Macmillan
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NIGHT SPINNER, LET THE DARKNESS CONSUME HER, by Addie Thorley, Page Street Publishing Co./Manda Group
Before the massacre at Nariin, Enebish was one of the greatest warriors in the Sky King’s Imperial Army: a rare and dangerous Night Spinner, blessed with the ability to control the threads of darkness. Now, she is known as Enebish the Destroyer―a monster and murderer, banished to a monastery for losing control of her power … Continue reading NIGHT SPINNER, LET THE DARKNESS CONSUME HER, by Addie Thorley, Page Street Publishing Co./Manda Group
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CONFESSIONS OF A FORTY-SOMETHING F##K UP, Macmillan/Panmacmillan
Nell Stevens’ life is a mess. When her business goes bust and her fiancé with it, Nell’s happy ever after in California falls apart and she moves back to London to start over. But a lot has changed since she’s been gone. All her single friends are now married with children, sky-high rents force her … Continue reading CONFESSIONS OF A FORTY-SOMETHING F##K UP, Macmillan/Panmacmillan
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A DISTANCE TOO GRAND, By Regina Scott, Revell/Baker Publishing Group
American Wonders Collection, Book 1 Meg Pero has been assisting her photographer father since she was big enough to carry his equipment, so when he dies she is determined to take over his profession--starting with fulfilling the contract he signed to serve on an Army survey of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in … Continue reading A DISTANCE TOO GRAND, By Regina Scott, Revell/Baker Publishing Group
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