Pheonix's bookshelf: read en-US Mon, 16 Oct 2023 11:27:28 -0700 60 Pheonix's bookshelf: read 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)]]> 8130423 In this fourth installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near. Even the safe haven of Camp Half-Blood grows more vulnerable by the minute as Kronos's army prepares to invade its once impenetrable borders. To stop the invasion, Percy and his demigod friends must set out on a quest through the Labyrinth - a sprawling underground world with stunning surprises at every turn.]]> 361 Rick Riordan Pheonix 5 4.44 2008 The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
author: Rick Riordan
name: Pheonix
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2008
rating: 5
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THIS IS MY FAVORITE BOOK. I have read this book dozens of times i just can't pull away, Rick Riordan is my favorite author ever. Percy Jackson is so easy to relate too, he may be a hero but he acts like any 16 year old boy would. I love this book so much. the way he uses his disadvantages as an advantage. his attitude is amazing and follows the story. }:-> :- ) 8-)
]]> <![CDATA[Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)]]> 47212 HARRY DRESDEN � WIZARD

Lost Items Found. Paranormal Investigations. Consulting. Advice. Reasonable Rates. No Love Potions, Endless Purses, or Other Entertainment.

Harry Dresden is the best at what he does. Well, technically, he's the only at what he does. So when the Chicago P.D. has a case that transcends mortal creativity or capability, they come to him for answers. For the "everyday" world is actually full of strange and magical things—and most don't play well with humans. That's where Harry comes in. Takes a wizard to catch a—well, whatever. There's just one problem. Business, to put it mildly, stinks.

So when the police bring him in to consult on a grisly double murder committed with black magic, Harry's seeing dollar signs. But where there's black magic, there's a black mage behind it. And now that mage knows Harry's name. And that's when things start to get interesting.

Magic - it can get a guy killed.]]> 372 Jim Butcher 0451457811 Pheonix 0 3.99 2000 Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
author: Jim Butcher
name: Pheonix
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2000
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Brandwashed: Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade Us to Buy]]> 10326084 Foreword by Morgan Spurlock

From the bestselling author of Buyology comes a shocking insider’s look at how today’s global giants conspire to obscure the truth and manipulate our minds, all in service of persuading us to buy.

Marketing visionary Martin Lindstrom has been on the front lines of the branding wars for over twenty years. Here, he turns the spotlight on his own industry, drawing on all he has witnessed behind closed doors, exposing for the first time the full extent of the psychological tricks and traps that companies devise to win our hard-earned dollars.

Picking up from where Vance Packard's bestselling classic, The Hidden Persuaders, left off more than half-a-century ago, Lindstrom reveals:

•New findings that reveal how advertisers and marketers intentionally target children at an alarmingly young age � starting when they are still in the womb!
•Shocking results of an fMRI study which uncovered what heterosexual men really think about when they see sexually provocative advertising (hint: it isn’t their girlfriends).
•How marketers and retailers stoke the flames of public panic and capitalize on paranoia over global contagions, extreme weather events, and food contamination scares.
•The first ever neuroscientific evidence proving how addicted we all are to our iPhones and our Blackberry’s (and the shocking reality of cell phone addiction - it can be harder to shake than addictions to drugs and alcohol).
•How companies of all stripes are secretly mining our digital footprints to uncover some of the most intimate details of our private lives, then using that information to target us with ads and offers ‘perfectly tailored� to our psychological profiles.
•How certain companies, like the maker of one popular lip balm, purposely adjust their formulas in order to make their products chemically addictive.
•What a 3-month long guerilla marketing experiment, conducted specifically for this book, tells us about the most powerful hidden persuader of them all.
•And much, much more.
This searing expose introduces a new class of tricks, techniques, and seductions � the Hidden Persuaders of the 21st century- and shows why they are more insidious and pervasive than ever.]]> 304 Martin Lindstrom 0385531737 Pheonix 0 3.80 2011 Brandwashed: Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade Us to Buy
author: Martin Lindstrom
name: Pheonix
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Berenstain Bears and the Week at Grandma's]]> 263615 32 Stan Berenstain 0394873351 Pheonix 0 phoenixintrestes 4.11 1986 The Berenstain Bears and the Week at Grandma's
author: Stan Berenstain
name: Pheonix
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1986
rating: 0
read at: 2016/03/04
date added: 2016/03/17
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]]> <![CDATA[As You Like It (No Fear Shakespeare)]]> 42612 As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 or early 1600 and first published in the First Folio, 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has been suggested as a possibility. As You Like It follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle's court, accompanied by her cousin Celia and Touchstone the court jester, to find safety and, eventually, love, in the Forest of Arden.

Historically, critical response has varied, with some critics finding the work of lesser quality than other Shakespearean works and some finding the play a work of great merit. The play features one of Shakespeare's most famous and oft-quoted speeches, "All the world's a stage", and is the origin of the phrase "too much of a good thing". The play remains a favourite among audiences and has been adapted for radio, film, and musical theatre.]]> 256 William Shakespeare 1411401042 Pheonix 0 phoenixintrestes, to-read 3.76 1599 As You Like It (No Fear Shakespeare)
author: William Shakespeare
name: Pheonix
average rating: 3.76
book published: 1599
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)]]> 3 309 J.K. Rowling 0439554934 Pheonix 4 phoenixintrestes 4.47 1997 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Pheonix
average rating: 4.47
book published: 1997
rating: 4
read at: 2016/01/08
date added: 2016/03/17
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]]> Magyk (Septimus Heap, #1) 769483
The 7th son of the 7th son, aptly named Septimus Heap, is stolen the night he is born by a midwife who pronounces him dead. That same night, the baby's father, Silas Heap, comes across a bundle in the snow containing a newborn girl with violet eyes. The Heaps take this helpless newborn into their home, name her Jenna, and raise her as their own. But who is this mysterious baby girl, and what really happened to their beloved son, Septimus?

The first part of this enthralling new series leads readers on a fantastic journey filled with quirky characters, clever charms, potions and spells, and a yearning to uncover the mystery at the heart of this story...who is Septimus Heap?

Angie Sage writes in the tradition of great British storytellers. Her inventive fantasy is filled with humor and heart: Magyk will have readers laughing and begging for more.]]> 564 Angie Sage 0060577312 Pheonix 1 phoenixintrestes 3.85 2005 Magyk (Septimus Heap, #1)
author: Angie Sage
name: Pheonix
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2005
rating: 1
read at: 2016/03/15
date added: 2016/03/17
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]]> <![CDATA[The Arctic Incident (Artemis Fowl #2)]]> 114955
The world that Colfer creates is as vivid and fantastical as any shire, gotham, or galaxy far, far away in recent memory. Grade: A-.]]> 398 Eoin Colfer Pheonix 4 phoenixintrestes 3.96 2002 The Arctic Incident (Artemis Fowl #2)
author: Eoin Colfer
name: Pheonix
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2002
rating: 4
read at: 2016/01/15
date added: 2016/03/17
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]]> M Is for Magic 47699 Bestselling author and master storyteller Neil Gaiman here presents a breathtaking collection of tales that may chill or amuse readers - but always embrace the unexpected. Collection includes:
"The Case of the Four and Twenty Blackbirds,"
"Troll Bridge,"
"Don't Ask Jack,"
"How to Sell the Ponti Bridge,"
"October in the Chair,"
"Chivalry,"
"The Price,"
"How to Talk to Girls at Parties,"
"Sunbird,"
"The Witch's Headstone,"
"Instructions"]]> 260 Neil Gaiman 0061186422 Pheonix 0 phoenixintrestes 3.83 2007 M Is for Magic
author: Neil Gaiman
name: Pheonix
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2007
rating: 0
read at: 2016/01/06
date added: 2016/03/17
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]]> I'll Meet You There 21469068
Josh had a different escape route: the Marines. But after losing his leg in Afghanistan, he returns home, a shell of the cocksure boy he used to be.

What brings Skylar and Josh together is working at the Paradise—a quirky motel off California’s Highway 99. Despite their differences, their shared isolation turns into an unexpected friendship and, soon, something deeper.

Compelling and ultimately hopeful, this is a powerful examination of love, loss, and resilience.]]> 388 Heather Demetrios 0805097953 Pheonix 1 phoenixintrestes 4.05 2015 I'll Meet You There
author: Heather Demetrios
name: Pheonix
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2015
rating: 1
read at: 2016/01/29
date added: 2016/03/17
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)]]> 5 435 J.K. Rowling 043965548X Pheonix 0 currently-reading 4.57 1999 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Pheonix
average rating: 4.57
book published: 1999
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Reluctant Assassin (W.A.R.P., #1)]]> 10915176
Riley has been pulled into the FBI's covert W.A.R.P. operation (Witness Anonymous Relocation Program). He and young FBI Agent Chevie Savano are forced to flee terrifying assassin-for-hire Albert Garrick, who pursues Riley through time and will not stop until he has hunted him down. Barely staying one step ahead, Riley and Chevie must stay alive and stop Garrick returning to his own time with knowledge and power that could change the world forever.]]> 321 Eoin Colfer 0141341750 Pheonix 0 phoenixintrestes 3.68 2013 The Reluctant Assassin (W.A.R.P., #1)
author: Eoin Colfer
name: Pheonix
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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date added: 2016/03/12
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)]]> 15881
And strike it does. For in Harry’s second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor and a spirit who haunts the girls� bathroom. But then the real trouble begins � someone is turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects� Harry Potter himself!]]> 352 J.K. Rowling Pheonix 0 phoenixintrestes 4.42 1998 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Pheonix
average rating: 4.42
book published: 1998
rating: 0
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]]> Smile (Smile, #1) 6393631 214 Raina Telgemeier 0545132053 Pheonix 0 phoenixintrestes 4.22 2009 Smile (Smile, #1)
author: Raina Telgemeier
name: Pheonix
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2009
rating: 0
read at: 2016/03/12
date added: 2016/03/12
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]]> <![CDATA[The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2)]]> 119324
Each is searching—Lyra for the meaning of Dark Matter, Will for his missing father—but what they find instead is a deadly secret, a knife of untold power. And neither Lyra nor Will suspects how tightly their lives, their loves, and their destinies are bound together... until they are split apart.]]> 326 Philip Pullman 0679879250 Pheonix 4 phoenixintrestes 4.12 1997 The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2)
author: Philip Pullman
name: Pheonix
average rating: 4.12
book published: 1997
rating: 4
read at: 2016/02/09
date added: 2016/02/09
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]]> <![CDATA[Moving Target (Moving Target, #1)]]> 24612558
Cassie sets out to uncover what is happening, only to learn that she is a member of an ancient bloodline that enables her to use the Spear of Destiny—a legendary object that can alter the future. Now running from a secret organization intent on killing those from her bloodline, Cassie must—with the help of some friends—decipher the clues that will lead her to the Spear.

Christina Diaz Gonzalez has created a fast-paced thrill-ride of a book, rich with riddles and myth, that young readers will not want to put down.]]> 256 Christina Diaz Gonzalez 0545773180 Pheonix 2 phoenixintrestes 3.82 2015 Moving Target (Moving Target, #1)
author: Christina Diaz Gonzalez
name: Pheonix
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2015
rating: 2
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read 10 chapters and decide to put it down I read half the book as suggest by a friend but this is not very interesting to me and I don't recommend you read it.
]]> <![CDATA[The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood, #1)]]> 452306
But Tibby says they’re great. She'd love to have them. Lena and Bridget also think they’re fabulous. Lena decides that they should all try them on. Whoever they fit best will get them.

Nobody knows why, but the pants fit everyone perfectly. Even Carmen (who never thinks she looks good in anything) thinks she looks good in the pants. Over a few bags of cheese puffs, they decide to form a sisterhood and take the vow of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants . . . the next morning, they say good-bye.

And then the journey of the pants � and the most memorable summer of their lives � begins.]]> 294 Ann Brashares 0385729332 Pheonix 4 3.85 2001 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood, #1)
author: Ann Brashares
name: Pheonix
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2001
rating: 4
read at: 2013/03/19
date added: 2016/02/09
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]]> <![CDATA[The Eternity Code (Artemis Fowl, #3)]]> 227865 329 Eoin Colfer 0141321318 Pheonix 0 phoenixintrestes 4.05 2003 The Eternity Code (Artemis Fowl, #3)
author: Eoin Colfer
name: Pheonix
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2003
rating: 0
read at: 2016/01/16
date added: 2016/02/09
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]]> <![CDATA[The Opal Deception (Artemis Fowl, #4)]]> 114954
After his last run-in with the fairies, Artemis had his mind wiped of his memories of the world belowground. But they have not forgotten about him. Once again, he must stop the human and fairy worlds from colliding—only this time, Artemis faces an enemy who may have finally outsmarted him.]]> 528 Eoin Colfer 1423103998 Pheonix 0 phoenixintrestes 4.06 2005 The Opal Deception (Artemis Fowl, #4)
author: Eoin Colfer
name: Pheonix
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2005
rating: 0
read at: 2016/02/02
date added: 2016/02/09
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lost Colony (Artemis Fowl, #5)]]> 37586 Alternate Cover Edition for ISBN: 9780786849567

Ten thousand years ago, humans and fairies fought a great battle for the magical island of Ireland. When it became clear to the fairy families that they could never win, they decided to move their civilisation underground and keep themselves hidden from the humans. All the fairy families agreed on this, except the eighth family, the demons.

The demons planned to lift their small island out of time until they had regrouped and were ready to wage war on the humans once more. However, the time spell went wrong, and the island of Hybras was catapulted into Limbo, where it has remained for ten thousand years.

Now, the tainted time spell is deteriorating and demons are being sucked back into the present space and time. The fairy Council are naturally concerned about this and are monitoring any materialisations. When the spell’s deterioration accelerates, the materialisations become unpredictable. Even the fairy scientists cannot figure out where the next demon will pop up.

But someone can. Artemis Fowl, the teenage criminal mastermind, has solved temporal equations that no normal human should be intelligent enough to understand. But Artemis Fowl is no normal human.

So when a confused and frightened demon pops up in a Sicilian theatre, Artemis Fowl is there to meet him. Unfortunately, he is not the only one. A second, mysterious party has also solved the temporal equations, and manages to abduct the demon before Artemis can secure him.

This is a disaster for the fairy People, because this demon was no ordinary fairy. He was the last demon warlock, and as such held the key to the survival of the entire demon race.

It is up to Artemis and his old comrade, Captain Holly Short to track down the missing demon and rescue him before the time spell dissolves completely and the lost demon colony returns violently to Earth.]]> 385 Eoin Colfer Pheonix 4 4.01 2006 The Lost Colony (Artemis Fowl, #5)
author: Eoin Colfer
name: Pheonix
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Slathbog's Gold (Adventurers Wanted, #1)]]> 5027092 Do you have the courage, the wits, and the skill to claim a dragon's hoard? If so, apply within �

The sign is small, tucked into the corner of Mr. Clutter's bookshop window: "Adventurers Wanted. Apply Within." No one but fifteen-year-old Alex Taylor even seems to notice it is there. And for Alex, who has wished for a change in his life, it is an irresistible invitation.

Upon entering Mr. Clutter's shop, Alex is swept away on an incredible adventure to a faraway land filled with heroic warriors, mysterious elves, and hard-working dwarves.

Alex becomes the eigth man in a band of adventurers seeking the lair of Slathbog the Red - an evil dragon with a legendary treasure. Along the way, Alex and his new friends must battle dangerous trolls and bandits, face undead wraiths, and seek the wisdom of the Oracle in her White Tower.

Alex's adventure takes him to distant and exotic lands where he learns about courage, integrity, honor, and, most importantly, friendship.

Slathbog's Gold is the first book in an exciting new YA epic fantasy series and heralds the arrival of a major new talent in the genre.]]> 406 M.L. Forman 1606410296 Pheonix 5 favorite, favriote
I have already started the next book in the series.]]> 4.18 2009 Slathbog's Gold (Adventurers Wanted, #1)
author: M.L. Forman
name: Pheonix
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2009
rating: 5
read at: 2016/01/10
date added: 2016/02/09
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DON'T BE DECEIVED by the slow beginning, though at first this book may seem boring at first, but gets better in chapter three. This book has adventures, villains, evil, magic, loyalty, friendships, honor, and fun. Yet there is not to much excitement. The characters are relatable, they struggle with doubts, fear, and worry but never succumb. Alex's character is very much like a sixteen year old boy would be but over time he becomes more mature. They have things that don't seem important but later on play a huge role.

I have already started the next book in the series.
]]> <![CDATA[Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1)]]> 249747 Artemis Fowl is a riveting, magical adventure.]]> 396 Eoin Colfer Pheonix 2 phoenixintrestes 3.86 2001 Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1)
author: Eoin Colfer
name: Pheonix
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2001
rating: 2
read at: 2016/01/05
date added: 2016/01/08
shelves: phoenixintrestes
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This book is really hard not to spoil by writing what I want to put here. So I will just say this, I recommend this book to whoever has a passion for fantasy.
]]> Looking for Lazaro 16221563 178 Pseudonymous Bosch 1479704032 Pheonix 2 to-read 4.14 2012 Looking for Lazaro
author: Pseudonymous Bosch
name: Pheonix
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2012
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Double Vision (Double Vision #1)]]> 13624066
In the trilogy opener, twelve-year-old Lincoln Baker finds himself in a world of trouble! First, Linc’s seemingly harmless prank on a school field trip ends in expulsion and a lawsuit. Then two mysterious figures from a secret government agency called Pandora show up at Linc’s house with a proposition for him.

Turns out Linc looks exactly like one of Pandora’s top kid agents, Benjamin Green, who vanished while on a critical spy mission in Paris. If Linc agrees to take his place, they’ll get him back in school and make that costly lawsuit disappear.

But the mission is a lot more complicated than it seems. A highly valuable copy of the Mona Lisa has gone missing and now Linc must make sure it doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. Too bad Linc isn’t a black belt math genius who can run a four-minute mile like his double, Ben, because he’ll need those skills to make it out alive. . . .]]> 256 Fleur T. Bradley 0062104373 Pheonix 0 4.04 2012 Double Vision (Double Vision #1)
author: Fleur T. Bradley
name: Pheonix
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at: 2015/11/14
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LOVED IT I recommend to everyone
]]> The Fault in Our Stars 11870085
Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Green's most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.]]> 313 John Green Pheonix 0 I hated this book 4.13 2012 The Fault in Our Stars
author: John Green
name: Pheonix
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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I hated this book
]]> An Imperial Affliction 23959944 6 Peter Van Houten Pheonix 0 to-read 4.08 2013 An Imperial Affliction
author: Peter Van Houten
name: Pheonix
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Feeling Sorry for Celia (Ashbury/Brookfield, #1)]]> 82783
Life is pretty complicated for Elizabeth Clarry. Her best friend Celia keeps disappearing, her absent father suddenly reappears, and her communication with her mother consists entirely of wacky notes left on the fridge. On top of everything else, because her English teacher wants to rekindle the "Joy of the Envelope," a Complete and Utter Stranger knows more about Elizabeth than anyone else.

But Elizabeth is on the verge of some major changes. She may lose her best friend, find a wonderful new friend, kiss the sexiest guy alive, and run in a marathon. So much can happen in the time it takes to write a letter�

A #1 bestseller in Australia, this fabulous debut is a funny, touching, revealing story written entirely in the form of letters, messages, postcards - and bizarre missives from imaginary organizations like The Cold Hard Truth Association.

Feeling Sorry for Celia captures, with rare acuity, female friendship and the bonding and parting that occurs as we grow. Jaclyn Moriarty's hilariously candid novel shows that the roller coaster ride of being a teenager is every bit as fun as we remember -- and every bit as harrowing.]]> 276 Jaclyn Moriarty 0312287364 Pheonix 0 to-read 3.80 2000 Feeling Sorry for Celia (Ashbury/Brookfield, #1)
author: Jaclyn Moriarty
name: Pheonix
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2000
rating: 0
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]]> Frankenstein 18490 This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780141439471

'Now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart ...'

Obsessed with creating life itself, Victor Frankenstein plunders graveyards for the material to fashion a new being, which he shocks into life with electricity. But his botched creature, rejected by Frankenstein and denied human companionship, sets out to destroy his maker and all that he holds dear. Mary Shelley's chilling Gothic tale was conceived when she was only eighteen, living with her lover Percy Shelley near Byron's villa on Lake Geneva. It would become the world's most famous work of horror fiction, and remains a devastating exploration of the limits of human creativity.

Based on the third edition of 1831, this volume contains all the revisions Mary Shelley made to her story, as well as her 1831 introduction and Percy Bysshe Shelley's preface to the first edition. This revised edition includes as appendices a select collation of the texts of 1818 and 1831 together with 'A Fragment' by Lord Byron and Dr John Polidori's 'The Vampyre: A Tale'.]]> 288 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Pheonix 0 to-read 3.77 1818 Frankenstein
author: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
name: Pheonix
average rating: 3.77
book published: 1818
rating: 0
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]]> Bad Magic (Bad, #1) 23300484 The magical, bestselling series from Pseudonymous Bosch, the author of the Secret Series! Magic is BAD. As in fake. Cheesy. Unreal. At least, that's what Clay, who has seen one magic show too many, thinks. When words from his journal appear mysteriously on his school wall as graffiti, he never imagines that magic might be to blame. And when the same graffiti lands him at Earth Ranch, a camp for "troubled" kids on a remote volcanic island, magic is the last thing he expects to find there. But at Earth Ranch, there is one strange surprise after another, until Clay no longer knows what to expect. Is he really talking to a llama? Did he really see a ghost? What is the scary secret hidden in the abandoned library? The only thing he knows for sure is that behind the clouds of vog (volcanic smog), nothing is as it seems. Can he solve the riddle of Earth Ranch before trouble erupts? Elusive author Pseudonymous Bosch introduces an extraordinary new series that will have you believing in the unbelievable.]]> 394 Pseudonymous Bosch 0316320404 Pheonix 5 4.34 2014 Bad Magic (Bad, #1)
author: Pseudonymous Bosch
name: Pheonix
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2014
rating: 5
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]]> Bad Luck (Bad, #2) 25746696 The plot thickens in this New York Times-bestselling sequel to Bad Magic!

Some people have all the luck.

Unfortunately, Clay isn't one of them: He's the only camper at Earth Ranch without a magical talent. As if feeling totally useless isn't enough, Clay has to figure out what to do about Brett, a castaway boy who has just washed ashore and is determined to keep his presence a secret. Even as Clay helps his new friend hide in the remote volcanic island's wilderness, another fiery mystery begins to emerge, with all signs pointing to the impossible idea that dragons once roamed the island... and may still. Can Clay and his friends turn their luck around in time to uncover Price Island's secrets � and save it from a scorching end?

Danger, adventure, mischief, mystery, old foes, new friends, and a delightfully elusive narrator make bestselling author Pseudonymous Bosch's latest novel completely irresistible.]]> 288 Pseudonymous Bosch 0316320420 Pheonix 3 4.12 2016 Bad Luck (Bad, #2)
author: Pseudonymous Bosch
name: Pheonix
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2016
rating: 3
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]]> Babe: The Gallant Pig 646195
Complete with the original text and stunningly reillustrated by acclaimed artist Maggie Kneen, this anniversary edition of Babe is perfect to introduce a new generation of readers to the magical story of a pig like no other.]]> 130 Dick King-Smith 0375829709 Pheonix 0 to-read 4.09 1983 Babe: The Gallant Pig
author: Dick King-Smith
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average rating: 4.09
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dark Talent (Alcatraz, #5)]]> 18714787
First off, my Talent for breaking things got a little out of hand, and I ended up destroying everyone else’s Talents. As in “anyone who was born with a Talent no longer has a Talent and might never get their Talent back”—and all because of a Talent of mine which I no longer have. Got it?

Even worse, my best friend Bastille (she’s a girl, and a friend, but not really my girlfriend…I think?) was put in a coma by those Librarian slugs. So I owed them one for that.

And worse than worse, I needed to enter the heart of Librarian power—the dreaded Highbrary—if I was ever going to bring Bastille back to life and stop my know-it-all hotshot renegade father from unleashing chaos all over the world just because he thinks it’s the right thing to do.]]> 304 Brandon Sanderson 1466881534 Pheonix 0 to-read 4.01 2016 The Dark Talent (Alcatraz, #5)
author: Brandon Sanderson
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average rating: 4.01
book published: 2016
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]]> <![CDATA[Greek Gods and Heroes (Laurel-Leaf Books)]]> 324325 160 Robert Graves 0440932211 Pheonix 0 3.76 1960 Greek Gods and Heroes (Laurel-Leaf Books)
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name: Pheonix
average rating: 3.76
book published: 1960
rating: 0
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]]> Are You My Mother? 197084
Back in 1957, Theodor Geisel responded to an article in Life magazine that lamented the use of boring reading primers in schools. Using the pseudonym of "Dr. Seuss" (Seuss was Geisel's middle name) and only two hundred twenty-three words, Geisel created a replacement for those dull primers: "The Cat in the Hat." The instant success of the book prompted Geisel and his wife to found Beginner Books, and Geisel wrote many popular books in this series, including "Hop on Pop," "Fox in Socks," and "Green Eggs and Ham."

Other favorite titles in this series are "Go, Dog, Go!" and "Are You My Mother?" by P. D. Eastman, "A Fly Went By," by Mike McClintock, and "Put Me in the Zoo," by Robert Lopshire. These affordable hardcover books combine large print, easy vocabulary, and large, bright illustrations in stories kids will want to read again and again. Grades 1 - Grades 2.
]]> 64 P.D. Eastman 0001713221 Pheonix 3 4.21 1960 Are You My Mother?
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average rating: 4.21
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Little Women (Little Women, #1)]]> 1934 This is an alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780451529305.

Generations of readers young and old, male and female, have fallen in love with the March sisters of Louisa May Alcott’s most popular and enduring novel, Little Women. Here are talented tomboy and author-to-be Jo, tragically frail Beth, beautiful Meg, and romantic, spoiled Amy, united in their devotion to each other and their struggles to survive in New England during the Civil War.

It is no secret that Alcott based Little Women on her own early life. While her father, the freethinking reformer and abolitionist Bronson Alcott, hobnobbed with such eminent male authors as Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne, Louisa supported herself and her sisters with "woman’s work,� including sewing, doing laundry, and acting as a domestic servant. But she soon discovered she could make more money writing. Little Women brought her lasting fame and fortune, and far from being the "girl’s book� her publisher requested, it explores such timeless themes as love and death, war and peace, the conflict between personal ambition and family responsibilities, and the clash of cultures between Europe and America.

]]> 449 Louisa May Alcott Pheonix 1 BORING 4.16 1868 Little Women (Little Women, #1)
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BORING
]]> <![CDATA[This Isn't What It Looks Like (The Secret Series Book 3)]]> 23149712 WARNING! Appearances can be deceptive...This book is NOT filled with ancient magic, mystical clairvoyants and the marvels of time travel. This is NOT a book detailing the latest top secret investigations of the Terces Society. You will NOT find stolen treasure, masked bandits and bloodthirsty knights between the pages of this book. But before you go, just remember one thing... This Isn't What It Looks Like. The utterly gripping fourth fantastic book in the "Secret" series in which Cass's mind has been transported back to medieval England after she dared to taste the Midnight Sun’s deadly chocolate. She must seek out her ancient ancestor and founder of the Terces Society, the jester, and help him escape the evil clutches of Lord Pharaoh, founder of the Midnight Sun. To Cass’s horror, when she wakes from her coma she has forgotten everything. But a school trip to a medieval fair stirs her memories and she is confronted with a menacing blast from her time-travelling past...
"The crazy, upside-down, inside-out, mysterious, madcap and fun, fun, fun Pseudonymous Bosch is back with another extraordinary, out-of-this-world chapter in his seriously addictive children’s ‘Secret Series�. Bursting out all over with comic characters and intriguing adventures, this is... top-class entertainment for kids aged 10 and over, combining comical capers with old-fashioned mystery, sparkling adventure and lashings of Bosch’s zany humour." - Lancashire Evening Post

]]> 452 Pseudonymous Bosch 1409554732 Pheonix 0 4.56 2010 This Isn't What It Looks Like (The Secret Series Book 3)
author: Pseudonymous Bosch
name: Pheonix
average rating: 4.56
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)]]> 2120932
In this fourth installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near. Even the safe haven of Camp Half-Blood grows more vulnerable by the minute as Kronos's army prepares to invade its once impenetrable borders. To stop the invasion, Percy and his demigod friends must set out on a quest through the Labyrinth - a sprawling underground world with stunning surprises at every turn.]]> 361 Rick Riordan 1423101464 Pheonix 5 favorite, favriote 4.41 2008 The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
author: Rick Riordan
name: Pheonix
average rating: 4.41
book published: 2008
rating: 5
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THIS IS MY FAVORITE BOOK. I have read this book dozens of times i just can't pull away, Rick Riordan is my favorite author ever. Percy Jackson is so easy to relate too, he may be a hero but he acts like any 16 year old boy would. I love this book so much. the way he uses his disadvantages as an advantage. his attitude is amazing and follows the story. }:-> :- ) 8-)
]]> The Postcard 2590933
When Jason's grandmother dies, he's sent down to her home in Florida to help his father clean out her things. At first he gripes about spending his summer miles away from his best friend, doing chores, and sweating in the Florida heat, but he soon discovers a mystery surrounding his grandmother's murky past.

An old, yellowed postcard...a creepy phone call with a raspy voice at the other end asking, "So how smart are you?"...an entourage of freakish funeral goers....a bizarre magazine story. All contain clues that will send him on a thrilling journey to uncover family secrets.

Award-winning author Tony Abbott weaves an intriguing and entertaining mystery of adventure, friendship and family.]]> 368 Tony Abbott 031601172X Pheonix 3 3.64 2008 The Postcard
author: Tony Abbott
name: Pheonix
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2008
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)]]> 28187 Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here

Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse - Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he'll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends—one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena - Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.]]> 377 Rick Riordan 0786838655 Pheonix 5 favriote 4.31 2005 The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4.5)]]> 4837112
Note: this edition is now out of print, but you can still find this story in The Demigod Files. ]]> 72 Rick Riordan 0955944686 Pheonix 4 to-read 4.27 2009 Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4.5)
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Crown of Ptolemy (Demigods & Magicians, #3)]]> 18752963 61 Rick Riordan 148470987X Pheonix 5 to-read 4.33 2015 The Crown of Ptolemy (Demigods & Magicians, #3)
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average rating: 4.33
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]]> <![CDATA[Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, #1)]]> 19435 The kids in the third grade at Bailey Elementary are so hard to handle that all of their teachers have quit. But their new teacher, Mrs. Jeepers, is different to say the least. She's just moved from the Transylvanian Alps and she seems to have some strange powers that help her deal with these mischief-makers. Her methods may be a little unconventional, but, then again, Mrs. Jeepers may be just what the Bailey School kids need.]]> 80 Debbie Dadey 059043411X Pheonix 3 to-read 3.84 1990 Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, #1)
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average rating: 3.84
book published: 1990
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[What We Found in the Sofa and How it Saved the World]]> 16089515 Disin's only weakness is his otherworldly obsession with the zucchini crayon--and he knows the kids have it. But with the help of an eccentric neighbor, an artificial intelligence in the form of a double-six domino, a DNA-analyzing tray, two hot air balloons, and a cat named Mucus, three kids from the middle of nowhere might be able to save the planet.
Henry Clark's dazzling debut middle grade novel is a thoroughly original, unabashedly wacky, and surprisingly affecting story about the importance of intelligence and curiosity in a complacent world.]]> 368 Henry Clark 0316206660 Pheonix 5 3.85 2013 What We Found in the Sofa and How it Saved the World
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average rating: 3.85
book published: 2013
rating: 5
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love this book I have read this a million times. I always find it easy to relate to the characters of this book. It is also a good book to warm you up on a rainy day, the sci-fi feeling, the way it's a good children and adult book, and how it never get's old is why I recomend this book.
]]> <![CDATA[Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)]]> 9969571 Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here

IN THE YEAR 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade's devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this world's digital confines, puzzles that are based on their creator's obsession with the pop culture of decades past and that promise massive power and fortune to whoever can unlock them.

But when Wade stumbles upon the first clue, he finds himself beset by players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize. The race is on, and if Wade's going to survive, he'll have to win—and confront the real world he's always been so desperate to escape.]]> 480 Ernest Cline 030788743X Pheonix 4 4.21 2011 Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
author: Ernest Cline
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average rating: 4.21
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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This book had a lot of references to eighty's movies and TV shows, including marvel's incredible hulk, firefly, and the holy grail. not to even to mention the video games commented and played on. My favorite character was Art3mis she always managed to keep her cool in stressful situations. The characters are very easy to relate to. But like with most books there's that down fall in this one, that down fall is the swearing, tons of swearing. But in all good books evil is conquered by good the swearing eventually dissipates and begins to disappear. But the main thing that intrigued me is that the problems mention in the book are very much real in the world.
]]> <![CDATA[The Son of Sobek (Demigods & Magicians, #1)]]> 17312201 68 Rick Riordan Pheonix 4 4.26 2013 The Son of Sobek (Demigods & Magicians, #1)
author: Rick Riordan
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average rating: 4.26
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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This book is a incredible short story. I would have made it longer if I could. The author goes into depth of the character without reveling to much.
]]> Half-Minute Horrors 6491459 How scared can you get in only 30 seconds?
Dare to find out!

Dive into the shortest, scariest, spine-tinglers, hair-raisers, and eye-poppers ever created.

These instant thrills come from astounding talents, including Lemony Snicket, James Patterson, Neil Gaiman, R.L. Stine, Holly Black, Brett Helquist, and many more. You’ll never look at your closest door, your cat, your sock drawer, or even yourself in the mirror the same way again.]]> 141 Susan Rich 0061833797 Pheonix 1 3.73 2009 Half-Minute Horrors
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average rating: 3.73
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rating: 1
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]]> Looking for Lazaro 19763644 676 Pseudonymous Bosch Pheonix 0 to-read 4.27 2012 Looking for Lazaro
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]]> <![CDATA[The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)]]> 119322
Can one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors? This is Lyra: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want--but what Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other.]]> 399 Philip Pullman 0679879242 Pheonix 3 4.02 1995 The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
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average rating: 4.02
book published: 1995
rating: 3
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]]> Divergent (Divergent, #1) 13335037
During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.]]> 487 Veronica Roth 0062024035 Pheonix 1 4.13 2011 Divergent (Divergent, #1)
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average rating: 4.13
book published: 2011
rating: 1
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