Shasta's bookshelf: all en-US Wed, 07 Aug 2024 18:10:59 -0700 60 Shasta's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[The Last Apprentice Prequel (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #0.5)]]> 11791878 A: Yes, it was a World Book Day publication in the UK. Later the USA bought it and made it part of a short story collection. It was the story of John Gregory as boy setting off to be trained as priest but meeting a spook on the way. They encounter a boggart and a witch.

Collection: The Spook's Tale and Other Horrors
World Book Day: The Spook's Tale / Interception Point
Stand alone: Amintirile Vraciului]]> Joseph Delaney Shasta 5 4.27 2011 The Last Apprentice Prequel (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #0.5)
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]]> Zenith (The Androma Saga, #1) 31394234 Marauder, however, she's just Andi, their friend and fearless leader.

But when a routine mission goes awry, the Marauder's all-girl crew is tested as they find themselves in a treacherous situation and at the mercy of a sadistic bounty hunter from Andi's past.

Meanwhile, across the galaxy, a ruthless ruler waits in the shadows of the planet Xen Ptera, biding her time to exact revenge for the destruction of her people. The pieces of her deadly plan are about to fall into place, unleashing a plot that will tear Mirabel in two.

Andi and her crew embark on a dangerous, soul-testing journey that could restore order to their ship or just as easily start a war that will devour worlds. As the Marauder hurtles toward the unknown, and Mirabel hangs in the balance, the only certainty is that in a galaxy run on lies and illusion, no one can be trusted.]]> 534 Sasha Alsberg 0373212593 Shasta 0 to-read 3.09 2018 Zenith (The Androma Saga, #1)
author: Sasha Alsberg
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average rating: 3.09
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]]> <![CDATA[I Walk in Dread: The Diary of Deliverance Trembley, Witness to the Salem Witch Trials, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1691 (Dear America)]]> 690867
Deliverance Trembley lives in Salem Village, where she must take care of her sickly sister, Mem, and where she does her daily chores in fear of her cruel uncle's angry temper. But when four young girls from the village accuse some of the local women of being witches, Deliverance finds herself caught up in the ensuing drama of the trials. And life in Salem is never the same.]]> 203 Lisa Rowe Fraustino 0439249732 Shasta 0 to-read 3.89 2004 I Walk in Dread: The Diary of Deliverance Trembley, Witness to the Salem Witch Trials, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1691 (Dear America)
author: Lisa Rowe Fraustino
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average rating: 3.89
book published: 2004
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]]> The Sun and Her Flowers 35606560 256 Rupi Kaur 1449486797 Shasta 0 to-read 4.09 2018 The Sun and Her Flowers
author: Rupi Kaur
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average rating: 4.09
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]]> Artemis 34928122
Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you're not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you've got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent.

Everything changes when Jazz sees the chance to commit the perfect crime, with a reward too lucrative to turn down. But pulling off the impossible is just the start of her problems, as she learns that she's stepped square into a conspiracy for control of Artemis itself—and that now, her only chance at survival lies in a gambit even riskier than the first.]]> 305 Andy Weir 0553448129 Shasta 0 to-read 3.66 2017 Artemis
author: Andy Weir
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]]> <![CDATA[Etched in Bone (The Others, #5)]]> 22062213 New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop returns to her world of the Others, as humans struggle to survive in the shadow of shapeshifters and vampires far more powerful than themselves�

After a human uprising was brutally put down by the Elders—a primitive and lethal form of the Others—the few cities left under human control are far-flung. And the people within them now know to fear the no-man’s-land beyond their borders—and the darkness�

As some communities struggle to rebuild, Lakeside Courtyard has emerged relatively unscathed, though Simon Wolfgard, its wolf shifter leader, and blood prophet Meg Corbyn must work with the human pack to maintain the fragile peace. But all their efforts are threatened when Lieutenant Montgomery’s shady brother arrives, looking for a free ride and easy pickings.

With the humans on guard against one of their own, tensions rise, drawing the attention of the Elders, who are curious about the effect such an insignificant predator can have on a pack. But Meg knows the dangers, for she has seen in the cards how it will all end—with her standing beside a grave]]> 397 Anne Bishop 045147449X Shasta 0 to-read 4.25 2017 Etched in Bone (The Others, #5)
author: Anne Bishop
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]]> <![CDATA[The Iron King (The Iron Fey, #1)]]> 6644117 Meghan Chase has a secret destiny; one she could never have imagined.

Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school or at home.

When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.

But she could never have guessed the truth - that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil, no faery creature dare face; and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.]]> 363 Julie Kagawa 0373210086 Shasta 0 3.88 2010 The Iron King (The Iron Fey, #1)
author: Julie Kagawa
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]]> <![CDATA[The Iron Daughter (The Iron Fey, #2)]]> 7747064
Worse, Meghan's own fey powers have been cut off. She's stuck in Faery with only her wits for help. Trusting anyone would be foolish. Trusting a seeming traitor could be deadly. But even as she grows a backbone of iron, Meghan can't help but hear the whispers of longing in her all-too-human heart.]]> 359 Julie Kagawa 0373210132 Shasta 0 4.08 2010 The Iron Daughter (The Iron Fey, #2)
author: Julie Kagawa
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]]> <![CDATA[The Iron Queen (The Iron Fey, #3)]]> 8685612
I thought it was over. That my time with the fey, the impossible choices I had to make, the sacrifices of those I loved, was behind me. But a storm is approaching, an army of Iron fey that will drag me back, kicking and screaming. Drag me away from the banished prince who's sworn to stand by my side. Drag me into the core of conflict so powerful, I'm not sure anyone can survive it.

This time, there will be no turning back.

]]> 384 Julie Kagawa 0373210183 Shasta 0 4.19 2011 The Iron Queen (The Iron Fey, #3)
author: Julie Kagawa
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average rating: 4.19
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]]> <![CDATA[The Fates Divide (Carve the Mark, #2)]]> 35820633 Fate brought them together. Now it will divide them.

The lives of Cyra Noavek and Akos Kereseth are ruled by their fates, spoken by the oracles at their births. The fates, once determined, are inescapable.

Akos is in love with Cyra, in spite of his fate: He will die in service to Cyra’s family. And when Cyra’s father, Lazmet Noavek—a soulless tyrant, thought to be dead—reclaims the Shotet throne, Akos believes his end is closer than ever.

As Lazmet ignites a barbaric war, Cyra and Akos are desperate to stop him at any cost. For Cyra, that could mean taking the life of the man who may—or may not—be her father. For Akos, it could mean giving his own. In a stunning twist, the two will discover how fate defines their lives in ways most unexpected.

With the addition of two powerful new voices, Veronica Roth's sequel to Carve the Mark is a chorus of hope, humor, faith, and resilience.]]> 443 Veronica Roth 0062426958 Shasta 0 to-read 3.88 2018 The Fates Divide (Carve the Mark, #2)
author: Veronica Roth
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]]> The Hope Store 35075363
Customer Jada Upshaw arrives at the store with a hidden agenda, but what happens next no one could have predicted. Meanwhile an activist group called The Natural Hopers emerges warning that hope installations are a risky, Frankenstein-like procedure and vow to shut down the store.

Luke comes to care about Jada, and marvels at her Super-Responder status. But in dreams begin responsibilities, and often unimaginable nightmares soon follow. If science can't save Jada, can she save herself -- or will she wind up as collateral damage?]]> 268 Dwight Okita 1548379123 Shasta 0 to-read 4.15 The Hope Store
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]]> <![CDATA[Chasing a Cure (The Chasing #1)]]> 36174584
With zombies roaming the country and survivors huddling in small townships, the cure developed by the Lysent Corporation is an afterthought. Too little, too late for most.

Not for Audra. She sees it as a chance to save her sister, Belinda, lost to her in this new world. Unable to afford the pricey antiviral, she offers Belinda as collateral and signs up as a tagger, finding people’s wandering zombie family members to be cured. If she delivers on the steep tagging quota, Lysent will cure Belinda.

Or, so the corporation says.

Time proves the system is slanted against them and Audra entertains another offer � a cure in return for bolstering a rebellion. Audra will fight tooth and limb to reach her sister, but if she doesn’t successfully navigate the new world of the power-hungry and the dead, she could lose her to either side.

Would you start a revolution to save your sister? Chase down zombies and hard choices in this page-turner that will leave you reeling.]]> 228 R.M. Hamrick 197373737X Shasta 0 to-read 3.81 2017 Chasing a Cure (The Chasing #1)
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]]> Echoes 36158846
Emma White is the most dangerous weapon the world has ever seen.

She’s not a child; she’s a hurricane, an earthquake, a force of nature. She’s been trained as the world’s most deadly assassin � capable of stopping and starting wars as easily as others breathe. Under her skin crackles the type of power that most people only ever dream about.

And she doesn’t remember any of it.

Adrae Silverman is the Queen of the Night. She’s clothed in darkness and washed in royalty, and Emma is her newest conquest. She wants the kind of power Emma wields, and is willing to do whatever it takes to make Emma remember � and embrace � what she was created to do. She’s going to rise into the skies, one way or another.

But Emma has made a promise to protect humanity � from a past she can’t even recall. To keep it, she must find a way to defy Adrae, and she must do it without the help of the hurricane under her skin.

Set in a surprisingly normal, modern-day world, Echoes mixes contemporary with a hint of science fiction and is told from the scattered, poetical style of Emma’s thoughts. Stunning comparisons and Emma’s breathtakingly raw honesty weave a heartbreaking story of Emma’s attempt to protect humanity � from her own past.

NOTE: This is the first part of a duology following the emotional and inner journey of a girl with a form of PTSD. It focuses on the inward turmoil caused by the damage of a dark past and her journey to overcome it. The second part is set to release in Fall of 2018, and will complete the set - including answering many of the questions left unanswered in this first novel.

Find out more and discuss the book here: /topic/show/...]]> 474 Miranda Marie 1548958840 Shasta 0 to-read 4.48 2017 Echoes
author: Miranda Marie
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]]> <![CDATA[When Planets Fall (Stars Fall Circle, #1)]]> 30801623
All three intersect when Breaker discovers a wrecked starship and is given seven days by the green-bloods to fix and hand it over as a weapon. Breaker must decide if aiding his enemies is worth the home he knows and his family's life. War is coming. And war respects no boundaries. And war leaves no survivors.]]> 413 Abby J. Reed Shasta 0 to-read 4.26 2017 When Planets Fall (Stars Fall Circle, #1)
author: Abby J. Reed
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average rating: 4.26
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]]> <![CDATA[The Book of Mistakes: 9 Secrets to Creating a Successful Future]]> 35099635 Fish! and The Go-Giver, Skip Prichard draws on a lifetime of studying success to share the 9 mistakes wildly accomplished people know not to make, so you can avoid them too!

What if the world's most accomplished people are so successful because they avoid nine pitfalls in life that the rest of us are not aware of? In this self-help wrapped in fiction tale, Skip Prichard introduces a young man named David who with each passing day is becoming more disheartened and stressed. His life isn't turning out the way he thought it would. Despite having a decent job, apartment and friends, his life just feels hollow...until one day he meets a mysterious young woman and everything starts to change. David will meet nine people who have each discovered a core truth of achieving a successful and satisfying life by recognizing a key mistake they were making.

Like David, most of us are repeating the same mistakes, and while we may learn from them it is often too late and the lesson comes with a good dose of pain. But what if we could identify the mistakes before we made them? This little parable is packed with wisdom that will help you discover and follow your personal purpose, push beyond your perceived capabilities and achieve more than you ever dreamed possible.]]> 192 Skip Prichard 1478970901 Shasta 0 to-read 4.14 2018 The Book of Mistakes: 9 Secrets to Creating a Successful Future
author: Skip Prichard
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]]> <![CDATA[Bianca: The Brave Frail and Delicate Princess (Princess Bianca Series, #1)]]> 36106631 210 Meg Welch Dendler 0692920412 Shasta 0 to-read 4.04 Bianca: The Brave Frail and Delicate Princess (Princess Bianca Series, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Seize Today (Forget Tomorrow, #3)]]> 33509078
Seventeen-year-old precognitive Olivia Dresden is an optimist. Since different versions of people's futures flicker before her eyes, she doesn't have to believe in human decency. She can literally see the path to goodness in each person—if only he or she would make the right decision. No one is more conflicted than her mother, Chairwoman Dresden, and Olivia is fiercely loyal to the woman her mother could be.

But when the Chairwoman captures Ryder Russell, a boy from the rebel Underground, Olivia is forced to reevaluate her notions of love and faith. With Ryder's help, Olivia must come to terms with who her mother is in the present—and stop her before she destroys the world..]]> 300 Pintip Dunn 1633758184 Shasta 0 to-read 4.11 2017 Seize Today (Forget Tomorrow, #3)
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]]> Spooky Things 30764083 40 Katelyn Sinclair 1937186989 Shasta 0 to-read 4.75 2015 Spooky Things
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]]> Star-Crossed 25664527
In a world where nutrition can be transferred via a pill, and society is split into Eaters and Non-Eaters, seventeen-year-old Princess Vela has a grave dilemma. Her father, the king, is dying, and only a transplant of organs from a healthy Non-Eater boy will save him.

Vela is tasked with choosing a boy fit to die for the king, which is impossible enough. But then Carr, the boy she's loved all her life, emerges as the best candidate in the Bittersweet Trials. And he's determined to win, because by doing so, he can save the life of his Non-Eater sister.

Refusing to accept losing the boy she loves, Vela bends the rules and cheats. But when someone begins to sabotage the Trials, Vela must reevaluate her own integrity―and learn the true sacrifice of becoming a ruler.]]> 342 Pintip Dunn 1633752410 Shasta 0 to-read 4.13 2018 Star-Crossed
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]]> <![CDATA[Seize Today (Forget Tomorrow, #3)]]> 32453735
Seventeen-year-old precognitive Olivia Dresden is an optimist. Since different versions of people's futures flicker before her eyes, she doesn't have to believe in human decency. She can literally see the path to goodness in each person—if only he or she would make the right decision. No one is more conflicted than her mother, Chairwoman Dresden, and Olivia is fiercely loyal to the woman her mother could be.

But when the Chairwoman captures Ryder Russell, a boy from the rebel Underground, Olivia is forced to reevaluate her notions of love and faith. With Ryder's help, Olivia must come to terms with who her mother is in the present—and stop her before she destroys the world.]]> 300 Pintip Dunn Shasta 0 to-read 4.20 2017 Seize Today (Forget Tomorrow, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Before Tomorrow (Forget Tomorrow, #0.5)]]> 32055471
In a world where all seventeen-year-olds receive a memory from their future selves, Logan Russell's vision is exactly as he expects—and exactly not. He sees himself achieving his greatest wish of becoming a gold-star swimmer, but strangely enough, the vision also shows him locking eyes with a girl from his past, Callie Stone, and experiencing an overwhelming sense of love and belonging.

Logan’s not sure what the memory means, but soon enough, he learns that his old friend Callie is in trouble. She’s received an atypical memory, one where she commits a crime in the future. According to the law, she must be imprisoned, even though she's done nothing wrong. Now, Logan must decide if he'll give up his future as a gold-star swimmer and rescue the literal girl of his dreams. All he'll have to do is defy Fate.]]> 93 Pintip Dunn 1633757714 Shasta 0 to-read 3.96 2016 Before Tomorrow (Forget Tomorrow, #0.5)
author: Pintip Dunn
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average rating: 3.96
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]]> Girl on the Verge 31428017 How far would you go to belong?

In her small Kansas town, at her predominantly white school, Kanchana doesn’t look like anyone else. But at home, her Thai grandmother chides her for being too westernized. Only through the clothing Kan designs in secret can she find a way to fuse both cultures into something distinctly her own.

When her mother agrees to provide a home for a teenage girl named Shelly, Kan sees a chance to prove herself useful. Making Shelly feel comfortable is easy at first—her new friend is eager to please, embraces the family’s Thai traditions, and clearly looks up to Kan. Perhaps too much. Shelly seems to want everything Kanchana has, even the blond, blue-eyed boy she has a crush on. As Kan’s growing discomfort compels her to investigate Shelly’s past, she’s shocked to find how much it intersects with her own—and just how far Shelly will go to belong…]]> 256 Pintip Dunn 149670360X Shasta 0 to-read 3.57 2017 Girl on the Verge
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]]> The Darkest Lie 26020141
Clothes, jokes, coded messages� Cecilia Brooks and her mom shared everything. At least, CeCe thought they did. Six months ago, her mom killed herself after accusations of having sex with a student, and CeCe’s been the subject of whispers and taunts ever since. Now, at the start of her high school senior year, between dealing with her grieving, distracted father, and the social nightmare that has become her life, CeCe just wants to fly under the radar. Instead, she’s volunteering at the school’s crisis hotline �
the same place her mother worked.

As she counsels troubled strangers, CeCe’s lingering suspicions about her mom’s death surface. With the help of Sam, a new student and newspaper intern, she starts to piece together fragmented clues that point to a twisted secret at the heart of her community. Soon, finding the truth isn’t just a matter of restoring her mother’s reputation, it’s about saving lives � including CeCe’s own…]]> 304 Pintip Dunn 1496703588 Shasta 0 to-read 3.84 2016 The Darkest Lie
author: Pintip Dunn
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]]> <![CDATA[Remember Yesterday (Forget Tomorrow, #2)]]> 26091228
Would you change the past to protect your future?

Sixteen-year-old Jessa Stone is the most valuable citizen in Eden City. Her psychic abilities could lead to significant scientific discoveries, if only she’d let TechRA study her. But ten years ago, the scientists kidnapped and experimented on her, leading to severe ramifications for her sister, Callie. She’d much rather break into their labs and sabotage their research—starting with Tanner Callahan, budding scientist and the boy she loathes most at school.

The past isn’t what she assumed, though—and neither is Tanner. He’s not the arrogant jerk she thought he was. And his research opens the door to the possibility that Jessa can rectify a fatal mistake made a decade earlier. She’ll do anything to change the past and save her sister—even if it means teaming up with the enemy she swore to defeat.]]> 400 Pintip Dunn 1633754952 Shasta 0 to-read 4.18 2016 Remember Yesterday (Forget Tomorrow, #2)
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average rating: 4.18
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]]> <![CDATA[Forget Tomorrow (Forget Tomorrow, #1)]]> 24804505
Imagine a world where your destiny has already been decided…by your future self.

It’s Callie’s seventeenth birthday and, like everyone else, she’s eagerly awaiting her vision―a memory sent back in time to sculpt each citizen into the person they’re meant to be. A world-class swimmer. A renowned scientist.

Or in Callie’s case, a criminal.

In her vision, she sees herself murdering her gifted younger sister. Before she can process what it means, Callie is arrested and placed in Limbo―a prison for those destined to break the law. With the help of her childhood crush, Logan, a boy she hasn’t spoken to in five years, she escapes the hellish prison.

But on the run from her future, as well as the government, Callie sets in motion a chain of events that she hopes will change her fate. If not, she must figure out how to protect her sister from the biggest threat of all.

Callie herself.]]> 336 Pintip Dunn 1633752380 Shasta 0 to-read 3.75 2015 Forget Tomorrow (Forget Tomorrow, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Traitor's Hope (Chronicles of Gensokai #2)]]> 36117180 291 Virginia McClain 1974135934 Shasta 0 to-read 4.00 2017 Traitor's Hope (Chronicles of Gensokai #2)
author: Virginia McClain
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]]> <![CDATA[The Edge of Everything (The Edge of Everything, #1)]]> 29566060 For the perfect love, what would you be willing to lose?

It’s been a shattering year for seventeen-year-old Zoe, who’s still reeling from her father's shockingly sudden death in a caving accident and her neighbors� mysterious disappearance from their own home. Then on a terrifying sub-zero, blizzardy night in Montana, she and her brother are brutally attacked in a cabin in the woods—only to be rescued by a mysterious bounty hunter they call X.

X is no ordinary bounty hunter. He is from a hell called the Lowlands, sent to claim the soul of Zoe’s evil attacker and others like him. X is forbidden from revealing himself to anyone other than his prey, but he casts aside the Lowlands� rules for Zoe. As they learn more about their colliding worlds, they begin to question the past, their fate, and their future.]]> 368 Jeff Giles 1619637537 Shasta 0 to-read 3.42 2017 The Edge of Everything (The Edge of Everything, #1)
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average rating: 3.42
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]]> The Book Knights 35918606
THE BOOK KNIGHTS is a fantasy adventure in which knights wield words as weapons, librarians are wizards, and books can change the future.
]]> 272 J.G. McKenney 0987682377 Shasta 0 to-read 3.76 2017 The Book Knights
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]]> Hourglass (Evernight, #3) 6421588 Bianca will risk everything to be with Lucas.

After escaping from Evernight Academy, the vampire boarding school where they met, Bianca and Lucas take refuge with Black Cross, a fanatical group of vampire hunters. Bianca must hide her supernatural heritage or risk certain death at its hands. But when Black Cross captures her friend—the vampire Balthazar—hiding is no longer an option. Soon Bianca and Lucas are on the run again, pursued not only by Black Cross, but by the powerful leaders of Evernight. Yet no matter how far they travel, Bianca can't escape her destiny. Bianca has always believed their love could survive anything... but can it survive what's to come?]]> 339 Claudia Gray 0061284475 Shasta 5 3.79 2010 Hourglass (Evernight, #3)
author: Claudia Gray
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average rating: 3.79
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]]> Fallen (Fallen, #1) 6487308
Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price’s attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah, Georgia. He’s the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, and security cameras watch every move.

Even though Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce—and goes out of his way to make that very clear—she can’t let it go. Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, she has to find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret� even if it kills her.]]> 464 Lauren Kate 0385738935 Shasta 5 3.73 2009 Fallen (Fallen, #1)
author: Lauren Kate
name: Shasta
average rating: 3.73
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]]> We'll Never Be Apart 22010129
Fire.

Revenge.

That’s all seventeen-year-old Alice Monroe thinks about. Committed to a mental ward at Savage Isle, Alice is haunted by memories of the fire that killed her boyfriend, Jason. A blaze her twin sister Cellie set. But when Chase, a mysterious, charismatic patient, agrees to help her seek vengeance, Alice begins to rethink everything. Writing out the story of her troubled past in a journal, she must confront hidden truths.

Is the one person she trusts only telling her half the story? Nothing is as it seems in this edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller from the debut author Emiko Jean.]]> 279 Emiko Jean 054448200X Shasta 5 3.85 2015 We'll Never Be Apart
author: Emiko Jean
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average rating: 3.85
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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 Shasta 5 3.85 2005 Magyk (Septimus Heap, #1)
author: Angie Sage
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average rating: 3.85
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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]]> Spelled (The Storymakers, #1) 24380140 Somewhere over the rainbow, all spell is about to break loose�

Fairy Tale Survival Rule No. 32: If you find yourself at the mercy of a wicked witch, sing a romantic ballad and wait for your Prince Charming to save the day.

Yeah, no thanks. Dorthea is completely princed out. Sure being the crown princess of Emerald has its perks—like Glenda Original ball gowns and Hans Christian Louboutin heels. But a forced marriage to the charming brooding prince Kato is so not what Dorthea had in mind for her enchanted future.

Talk about unhappily ever after.

Trying to fix her prince problem by wishing on a (cursed) star royally backfires, leaving the kingdom in chaos and her parents stuck in some place called “Kansas.� Now it’s up to Dorthea and her pixed off prince to find the mysterious Wizard of Oz and undo the curse…before it releases the wickedest witch of all and spells The End for the world of Story.]]> 345 Betsy Schow 1492608718 Shasta 5 3.67 2015 Spelled (The Storymakers, #1)
author: Betsy Schow
name: Shasta
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2015
rating: 5
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]]> Hunted 24485589 New York Times bestselling author Meagan Spooner spins a thoroughly thrilling Beauty and the Beast story for the modern age, expertly woven with spellbinding romance, intrigue, and suspense that readers won’t soon be able to forget.

Beauty knows the Beast's forest in her bones—and in her blood. After all, her father is the only hunter who’s ever come close to discovering its secrets.

So when her father loses his fortune and moves Yeva and her sisters out of their comfortable home among the aristocracy and back to the outskirts of town, Yeva is secretly relieved. Out in the wilderness, there’s no pressure to make idle chatter with vapid baronessas…or to submit to marrying a wealthy gentleman.

But Yeva’s father’s misfortune may have cost him his mind, and when he goes missing in the woods, Yeva sets her sights on one the creature he’d been obsessively tracking just before his disappearance. The Beast.

Deaf to her sisters� protests, Yeva hunts this strange creature back into his own territory—a cursed valley, a ruined castle, and a world of magical creatures that Yeva’s only heard about in fairy tales. A world that can bring her ruin, or salvation.

Who will the Beauty, or the Beast?]]> 384 Meagan Spooner 0062422308 Shasta 5 3.88 2017 Hunted
author: Meagan Spooner
name: Shasta
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2017
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Shadow Queen (Ravenspire, #1)]]> 23299513
In the neighboring kingdom of Eldr, when Prince Kol’s father and older brother are killed by an invading army of magic-wielding ogres, the second-born prince is suddenly given the responsibility of saving his kingdom. To do that, Kol needs magic—and the only way to get it is to make a deal with the queen of Ravenspire, promise to become her personal huntsman…and bring her Lorelai’s heart.

But Lorelai is nothing like Kol expected—beautiful, fierce, and unstoppable—and despite dark magic, Lorelai is drawn in by the passionate and troubled king. Fighting to stay one step ahead of the dragon huntsman—who she likes far more than she should—Lorelai does everything in her power to ruin the wicked queen. But Irina isn’t going down without a fight, and her final move may cost the princess the one thing she still has left to lose.]]> 390 C.J. Redwine 0062360248 Shasta 5 3.74 2016 The Shadow Queen (Ravenspire, #1)
author: C.J. Redwine
name: Shasta
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2016
rating: 5
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]]> Beastly (Beastly, #1) 544891
A beast. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright—a creature with fangs and claws and hair springing from every pore. I am a monster.

You think I'm talking fairy tales? No way. The place is New York City. The time is now. It's no deformity, no disease. And I'll stay this way forever—ruined—unless I can break the spell.

Yes, the spell, the one the witch in my English class cast on me. Why did she turn me into a beast who hides by day and prowls by night? I'll tell you. I'll tell you how I used to be Kyle Kingsbury, the guy you wished you were, with money, perfect looks, and the perfect life. And then, I'll tell you how I became perfectly . . . beastly.]]> 336 Alex Flinn 0060874163 Shasta 0 to-read 3.83 2007 Beastly (Beastly, #1)
author: Alex Flinn
name: Shasta
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2007
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]]> <![CDATA[Before She Ignites (Fallen Isles, #1)]]> 28524058 “A fully realized fantasy world complete with dragons, treachery, and flawed characters discovering their courage. I couldn’t put it down!� —C. J. Redwine, New York Times bestselling author of The Shadow Queen

From the New York Times bestselling co-author of My Plain Jane comes a smoldering new fantasy trilogy perfect for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Kristin Cashore about a girl condemned for defending dragons and the inner fire that may be her only chance of escape.

Mira has always been a symbol of hope for the Fallen Isles, perfect and beautiful—or at least that’s how she’s forced to appear. But when she uncovers a dangerous secret, Mira is betrayed by those closest to her and sentenced to the deadliest prison in the Fallen Isles.

Except Mira is over being a pawn. Fighting to survive against outer threats and inner demons of mental illness, Mira must find her inner fire and the scorching truth about her own endangered magic—before her very world collapses.

And that’s all before she ignites. ]]> 481 Jodi Meadows 0062469428 Shasta 0 to-read 3.68 2017 Before She Ignites (Fallen Isles, #1)
author: Jodi Meadows
name: Shasta
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2017
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]]> <![CDATA[The Knight of Death: The Assassin Chronicles (The Red Cross of Gold #1)]]> 6516252 386 Brendan Carroll Shasta 0 to-read 3.76 2004 The Knight of Death: The Assassin Chronicles (The Red Cross of Gold #1)
author: Brendan Carroll
name: Shasta
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2004
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]]> <![CDATA[Darkness Creeping: Twenty Twisted Tales]]> 643298
Contents:
� Foreword (Darkness Creeping: Twenty Twisted Tales) (2007) - essay by Neal Shusterman
� Catching Cold (2007)
� Who Do We Appreciate? (2007)
� Soul Survivor (1995)
� Black Box (1993)
� Resting Deep (1993)
� Security Blanket (1995)
� Same Time Next Year (1993)
� The River Tour (2007)
� Flushie (1993)
� Monkeys Tonight (1993)
� Screaming at the Wall (1993)
� Growing Pains (1995)
� Alexander's Skull (1993)
� Connecting Flight (1995)
� Ralphy Sherman's Root Canal (2007)
� An Ear for Music (1995)
� Riding the Raptor (1995)
� Trash Day (1995)
� Crystalloid (1995)
� Shadows of Doubt (1993)]]> 291 Neal Shusterman 0142407216 Shasta 0 to-read 3.93 2007 Darkness Creeping: Twenty Twisted Tales
author: Neal Shusterman
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average rating: 3.93
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]]> The Ruby Key (Moon & Sun, #1) 2401681
Mankind is Sunkind
And rules by the light;
Nightlings are Moonkind,
And rule in the night;
Or there will be war.

Human and Nightlings are never to meet, but when Genna and her brother Dan venture into the old forest at night, they encounter a Nightling slave who reveals a terrifying Genna and Dan's village chieftain has made a dangerous deal with Letrin, ruler of the Nightlings, offering the lives of his people in exchange for his own immortality.]]> 361 Holly Lisle 0545000122 Shasta 0 to-read 3.94 2008 The Ruby Key (Moon & Sun, #1)
author: Holly Lisle
name: Shasta
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2008
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]]> <![CDATA[The Crowfield Curse (Crowfield Abbey, #1)]]> 6870698 322 Pat Walsh 1906427151 Shasta 0 to-read 3.84 2010 The Crowfield Curse (Crowfield Abbey, #1)
author: Pat Walsh
name: Shasta
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2010
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dark Divine (The Dark Divine, #1)]]> 6380822
The memories her family has tried to bury resurface when Daniel returns, three years later, and enrolls in Grace and Jude's high school. Despite promising Jude she'll stay away, Grace cannot deny her attraction to Daniel's shocking artistic abilities, his way of getting her to look at the world from new angles, and the strange, hungry glint in his eyes.

The closer Grace gets to Daniel, the more she jeopardizes her life, as her actions stir resentment in Jude and drive him to embrace the ancient evil Daniel unleashed that horrific night. Grace must discover the truth behind the boy's dark secret...and the cure that can save the ones she loves. But she may have to lay down the ultimate sacrifice to do it--her soul.]]> 372 Bree Despain 1606840576 Shasta 0 to-read 3.80 2009 The Dark Divine (The Dark Divine, #1)
author: Bree Despain
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average rating: 3.80
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]]> Wintersong (Wintersong, #1) 24763621 Wintersong is an enchanting coming-of-age story for fans of Labyrinth and The Cruel Prince.

The last night of the year. Now the days of winter begin and the Goblin King rides abroad, searching for his bride�

All her life, Liesl has heard tales of the beautiful, dangerous Goblin King. They’ve enraptured her mind, her spirit, and inspired her musical compositions. Now eighteen and helping to run her family’s inn, Liesl can’t help but feel that her musical dreams and childhood fantasies are slipping away.

But when her own sister is taken by the Goblin King, Liesl has no choice but to journey to the Underground to save her. Drawn to the strange, captivating world she finds—and the mysterious man who rules it—she soon faces an impossible decision. And with time and the old laws working against her, Liesl must discover who she truly is before her fate is sealed.

Rich with music and magic, S. Jae-Jones's Wintersong will sweep you away into a world you won’t soon forget.]]> 436 S. Jae-Jones 1250079217 Shasta 0 to-read 3.53 2017 Wintersong (Wintersong, #1)
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average rating: 3.53
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]]> Ruined (Ruined, #1) 26074185 A revenge that will consume her. A love that will ruin her.

Emelina Flores has nothing. Her home in Ruina has been ravaged by war. She lacks the powers of her fellow Ruined. Worst of all, she witnessed her parents� brutal murders and watched helplessly as her sister, Olivia, was kidnapped.

But because Em has nothing, she has nothing to lose. Driven by a blind desire for revenge, Em sets off on a dangerous journey to the enemy kingdom of Lera. Somewhere within Lera’s borders, Em hopes to find Olivia. But in order to find her, Em must infiltrate the royal family.

In a brilliant, elaborate plan of deception and murder, Em marries Prince Casimir, next in line to take Lera’s throne. If anyone in Lera discovers Em is not Casimir’s true betrothed, Em will be executed on the spot. But it’s the only way to salvage Em’s kingdom and what is left of her family.

Em is determined to succeed, but the closer she gets to the prince, the more she questions her mission. Em’s rage-filled heart begins to soften. But with her life—and her family—on the line, love could be Em’s deadliest mistake.]]> 355 Amy Tintera 0062396609 Shasta 0 to-read 3.82 2016 Ruined (Ruined, #1)
author: Amy Tintera
name: Shasta
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2016
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]]> <![CDATA[The Shadow Queen (The Black Jewels, #7)]]> 3598830 In her national bestselling Black Jewels novels, Anne Bishop’s “surefire spell craft…leave[s] readers� hearts pounding.� Now her “feverish pacing and terrifying twists� are showcased once again. In a tumultuous world ruled by witches and warlocks who wear their power as jewels, one Queen’s chance at redemption is the last hope for a desperate people�

Dena Nehele is a land decimated by its past. Once it was ruled by corrupt Queens who were wiped out when the land was cleansed of tainted Blood. Now, only one hundred Warlord Princes stand - without a leader and without hope�

Theran Grayhaven is the last of his line, desperate to find the key that reveals a treasure great enough to restore Dena Nehele. But first he needs to find a Queen who knows Protocol, remembers the Blood’s code of honor, and lives by the Old Ways.

Languishing in the Shadow Realm, Lady Cassidy is a Queen without a court, a castoff. She is not beautiful. She thinks she is not strong. But when she is chosen to rule Dena Nehele, she must convince bitter men to serve once again.

Theran’s cousin Gray is a Warlord Prince who was damaged in mind and body by the vicious Queens who once ruled Dena Nehele. Yet something about Cassidy makes him want to serve - and makes him believe he can be made whole once again.

And only Cassidy can prove to Gray - and to herself - that wounds can heal and even the whisper of a promise can be fulfilled…]]> 429 Anne Bishop 0451462548 Shasta 0 to-read 4.32 2009 The Shadow Queen (The Black Jewels, #7)
author: Anne Bishop
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average rating: 4.32
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]]> Dark Shimmer 23995270 Dolce is a monster. A giant, a freak.

Dolce is a princess. She walks like royalty—until dark shimmers make her fall.

Dolce is a mamma. She has found her true family.

Dolce is beautiful. But beauty can’t hide the monster inside.

Dolce is the Wicked One.

Set in medieval Venice, this captivating fairy tale retelling by award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli explores belonging, beauty, and the transformative power of love through the eyes of a teenage girl. Dolce has grown up hidden away on an island in a lagoon. She is a giant, a freak, tormented by everyone but her loving mother. She spends her time learning the valuable secret of making mirrors. Following a tragedy, Dolce swims away and lands on an island where people see her as normal, even beautiful. Marin, a kind widower, and his little daughter bring Dolce to live with them in their grand palazzo. Eventually, Dolce and Marin marry. She secretly continues to make mirrors, not realizing that quicksilver endangers her . . . and so evil begins in innocence.]]> 368 Donna Jo Napoli 0385746555 Shasta 0 to-read 3.65 2015 Dark Shimmer
author: Donna Jo Napoli
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average rating: 3.65
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]]> Never Never 25953488 356 Brianna R. Shrum 1633920399 Shasta 0 to-read 3.57 2015 Never Never
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]]> Once Upon a Dream 26031261 What if the sleeping beauty never woke up?

It should be simple—a dragon defeated, a slumbering maiden, a prince poised to wake her. But when said prince falls asleep as soon as his lips meet the princess', it is clear that this fairy tale is far from over.

With a desperate fairy's last curse infiltrating her mind, Princess Aurora will have to navigate a dangerous and magical landscape deep in the depths of her dreams. Soon she stumbles upon Phillip, a charming prince eager to join her quest. But with Maleficent's agents following her every move, Aurora struggles to discover who her true allies are, and moreover, who she truly is. Time is running out. Will the sleeping beauty be able to wake herself up?

Once Upon a Dream marks the second book in a new YA line that reimagines classic Disney stories in surprising new ways.]]> 440 Liz Braswell 1484707257 Shasta 0 to-read 3.51 2016 Once Upon a Dream
author: Liz Braswell
name: Shasta
average rating: 3.51
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]]> Spellbound (Spellbound, #1) 10118172 What's a girl to do when meeting The One means she's cursed to die a horrible death?

Life hasn't been easy on sixteen-year-old Emma Connor, so a new start in New York may be just the change she needs. But the posh Upper East Side prep school she has to attend? Not so much. Friendly faces are few and far between, except for one that she's irresistibly drawn to— Brendan Salinger, the guy with the rock-star good looks and the richest kid in school, who might just be her very own white knight.

But even when Brendan inexplicably turns cold, Emma can't stop staring. Ever since she laid eyes on him, strange things have been happening. Streetlamps go out wherever she walks, and Emma's been having the oddest dreams: visions of herself in past lives— visions that warn her to stay away from Brendan. Or else.

]]> 341 Cara Lynn Shultz 0373210302 Shasta 0 to-read 3.88 2011 Spellbound (Spellbound, #1)
author: Cara Lynn Shultz
name: Shasta
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2011
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]]> Elixir (Covenant, #3.5) 13605727 110 Jennifer L. Armentrout 1937053415 Shasta 0 to-read 4.32 2012 Elixir (Covenant, #3.5)
author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
name: Shasta
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2012
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]]> <![CDATA[My Soul to Save (Soul Screamers, #2)]]> 6763961
So when teen pop star Eden croaks onstage and Kaylee doesn’t wail, she knows something is dead wrong. She can’t cry for someone who has no soul.

The last thing Kaylee needs right now is to be skipping school, breaking her dad’s ironclad curfew and putting her too-hot-to-be-real boyfriend’s loyalty to the test. But starry-eyed teens are trading their souls: a flickering lifetime of fame and fortune in exchange for eternity in the Netherworld—a consequence they can’t possibly understand.

Kaylee can’t let that happen, even if trying to save their souls means putting her own at risk...]]> 279 Rachel Vincent 0373210043 Shasta 0 to-read 3.97 2009 My Soul to Save (Soul Screamers, #2)
author: Rachel Vincent
name: Shasta
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2009
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]]> Impulse (Impulse, #1) 270805 Sometimes you don't wake up. But if you happen to, you know things will never be the same.

Three lives, three different paths to the same destination: Aspen Springs, a psychiatric hospital for those who have attempted the ultimate act—suicide.

Vanessa is beautiful and smart, but her secrets keep her answering the call of the blade.

Tony, after suffering a painful childhood, can only find peace through pills.

And Conner, outwardly, has the perfect life. But dig a little deeper and find a boy who is in constant battle with his parents, his life, himself.

In one instant each of these young people decided enough was enough. They grabbed the blade, the bottle, the gun—and tried to end it all. Now they have a second chance, and just maybe, with each other's help, they can find their way to a better life—but only if they're strong and can fight the demons that brought them here in the first place.]]> 666 Ellen Hopkins 1416903569 Shasta 5 4.26 2007 Impulse (Impulse, #1)
author: Ellen Hopkins
name: Shasta
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2007
rating: 5
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]]> The Haunting of Hill House 89717 182 Shirley Jackson 0143039989 Shasta 0 3.85 1959 The Haunting of Hill House
author: Shirley Jackson
name: Shasta
average rating: 3.85
book published: 1959
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]]> Glass (Crank, #2) 270804 Kristina thinks she can control it. Now with a baby to care for, she's determined to be the one deciding when and how much, the one calling the shots. But the monster is too strong, and before she knows it, Kristina is back in its grips. She needs the monster to keep going, to face the pressures of day-to-day life. She needs it to feel alive.

Once again the monster takes over Kristina's life and she will do anything for it, including giving up the one person who gives her the unconditional love she craves -- her baby.

The sequel to Crank, this is the continuing story of Kristina and her descent back to hell. Told in verse, it's a harrowing and disturbing look at addiction and the damage that it inflicts.

]]> 681 Ellen Hopkins 1416940901 Shasta 5 4.29 2007 Glass (Crank, #2)
author: Ellen Hopkins
name: Shasta
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2007
rating: 5
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]]> Psion Delta (Psion, #3) 16146870
A six-month journey of incredible trials has brought Sammy back to Capitol Island, but things aren't what they used to be. There are more demons to face and new challenges to overcome. Looming over it all is the war. To make matters worse, big changes are happening in Psion Alpha and Psion Beta—changes Sammy doesn't like.

Katie Carpenter, once the great Queen of Anomaly Thirteens, has fallen from grace, and Sammy is the key to regaining her status.

Commander Byron investigates the depths of Victor Wrobel's treason, and the deeper he searches, the more danger he finds.

The Silent War is at a tipping point; even one boy can be the difference.

But to do so, he must survive.]]> 497 Jacob Gowans Shasta 5 4.24 2012 Psion Delta (Psion, #3)
author: Jacob Gowans
name: Shasta
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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I wish I could give unlimited stars to this whole series. It deserves them. Sure, James Patterson and Stephen King are nice and, well, famous, but Jacob Gowans (in my not-so-humble opinion) is a much better author than those two combined. I mean no disrespect, just very great praise.
]]> <![CDATA[The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1)]]> 7090447
On Christmas Eve, Sadie and Carter are reunited when their father brings them to the British Museum, with a promise that he's going to "make things right." But all does not go according to plan: Carter and Sadie watch as Julius summons a mysterious figure, who quickly banishes their father and causes a fiery explosion.

Soon Carter and Sadie discover that the gods of Ancient Egypt are waking, and the worst of them—Set—has a frightening scheme. To save their father, they must embark on a dangerous journey—a quest that brings them ever closer to the truth about their family and its links to the House of Life, a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.]]> 528 Rick Riordan 1423113381 Shasta 0 4.10 2010 The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1)
author: Rick Riordan
name: Shasta
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Wordless (Words Made Flesh, #1)]]> 17605075
In Eden City, a member of the illiterate wordless class would never dream of meeting the all-powerful Words ... much less of running away with one. So when a gorgeous girl literally falls into his lap during a routine trash run, seventeen-year-old Tavin Barnes isn’t sure if it’s the luckiest or worst day of his life. That girl is Khaya, the Word of Life, who can heal a wound or command an ivy bush to devour a city block with ease. And yet she needs Tavin’s help.

By aiding Khaya’s escape from the seemingly idyllic confines of Eden City, Tavin unwittingly throws himself into the heart of a conflict that is threatening to tear the world apart. Eden City’s elite will stop at nothing to protect the shocking secret Khaya hides, and they enlist the other Words, each with their own frightening powers, to bring her back.]]> 336 AdriAnne Strickland 0738739669 Shasta 4 3.92 2014 Wordless (Words Made Flesh, #1)
author: AdriAnne Strickland
name: Shasta
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Perks of Being a Wallflower]]> 22628 offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see
what it looks like from the dance floor.

This haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion marks the stunning debut of a provocative new voice in contemporary fiction: The Perks of Being A WALLFLOWER

This is the story of what it's like to grow up in high school. More intimate than a diary, Charlie's letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating. We may not know where he lives. We may not know to whom he is writing. All we know is the world he shares. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it puts him on a strange course through uncharted territory. The world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends. The world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that the perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite.

Through Charlie, Stephen Chbosky has created a deeply affecting coming-of-age story, a powerful novel that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller coaster days known as growing up.

(back cover)]]> 213 Stephen Chbosky Shasta 0 4.24 1999 The Perks of Being a Wallflower
author: Stephen Chbosky
name: Shasta
average rating: 4.24
book published: 1999
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]]> Crank (Crank, #1) 270730 Crank, Ellen Hopkins chronicles the turbulent and often disturbing relationship between Kristina, a character based on her own daughter, and the "monster," the highly addictive drug crystal meth, or "crank." Kristina is introduced to the drug while visiting her largely absent and ne'er-do-well father. While under the influence of the monster, Kristina discovers her sexy alter-ego, Bree: "there is no perfect daughter, / no gifted high school junior, / no Kristina Georgia Snow. / There is only Bree." Bree will do all the things good girl Kristina won't, including attracting the attention of dangerous boys who can provide her with a steady flow of crank.]]> 537 Ellen Hopkins 0689865198 Shasta 5 4.17 2004 Crank (Crank, #1)
author: Ellen Hopkins
name: Shasta
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2004
rating: 5
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]]> Wintergirls 5152478
In her most powerfully moving novel since Speak, award-winning author, Laurie Halse Anderson explores Lia's struggle, her painful path to recovery, and her desperate attempts to hold on to the most important thing of all—hope.]]> 278 Laurie Halse Anderson 067001110X Shasta 5 3.96 2009 Wintergirls
author: Laurie Halse Anderson
name: Shasta
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2009
rating: 5
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]]> Identical 2241059 Or in a better place?

Kaeleigh and Raeanne are identical down to the dimple. As daughters of a district-court judge father and a politician mother, they are an all-American family—on the surface. Behind the facade each sister has her own dark secret, and that's where their differences begin.

For Kaeleigh, she's the misplaced focus of Daddy's love, intended for a mother whose presence on the campaign trail means absence at home. All that Raeanne sees is Daddy playing a game of favorites—and she is losing. If she has to lose, she will do it on her own terms, so she chooses drugs, alcohol, and sex.

Secrets like the ones the twins are harboring are not meant to be kept—from each other or anyone else. Pretty soon it's obvious that neither sister can handle it alone, and one sister must step up to save the other, but the question is—who?]]> 565 Ellen Hopkins 1416950052 Shasta 5 4.30 2008 Identical
author: Ellen Hopkins
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]]> <![CDATA[The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)]]> 18705209 Nico had warned them. Going through the House of Hades would stir the demigods' worst memories. Their ghosts would become restless. Nico may actually become a ghost if he has to shadow-travel with Reyna and Coach Hedge one more time. But that might be better than the alternative: allowing someone else to die, as Hades foretold.

Jason's ghost is his mother, who abandoned him when he was little. He may not know how he is going to prove himself as a leader, but he does know that he will not break promises like she did. He will complete his line of the prophecy: To storm or fire the world must fall.

Reyna fears the ghosts of her ancestors, who radiate anger. But she can't allow them to distract her from getting the Athena Parthenos to Camp Half-Blood before war breaks out between the Romans and Greeks. Will she have enough strength to succeed, especially with a deadly hunter on her trail?

Leo fears that his plan won't work, that his friends might interfere. But there is no other way. All of them know that one of the Seven has to die in order to defeat Gaea, the Earth Mother.

Piper must learn to give herself over to fear. Only then will she be able to do her part at the end: utter a single word.

Heroes, gods, and monsters all have a role to play in the climactic fulfillment of the prophecy in The Blood of Olympus, the electrifying finale of the best-selling Heroes of Olympus series.]]> 516 Rick Riordan Shasta 0 4.42 2014 The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)
author: Rick Riordan
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]]> <![CDATA[Attack of the Fiend (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #4)]]> 1395209 "I see your future clearly. Your master will be dead, and you will be alone. It would be better if you had never been born."

Thomas Ward is the apprentice for the local Spook, who banishes boggarts and drives away ghosts. But now a new danger is threatening Tom's world. The witches are rising and the three most powerful clans are uniting in order to conjure an unimaginable evil.

Tom and the Spook set out to stop the witches before they unleash the demon. But when Tom finds himself on his own, he wonders if he has the courage and cunning to defeat the most powerful enemy he has ever encountered.]]> 546 Joseph Delaney 0060891270 Shasta 5 4.21 2007 Attack of the Fiend (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #4)
author: Joseph Delaney
name: Shasta
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2007
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression]]> 2616221 336 Sally Brampton 0747572410 Shasta 5 4.02 2008 Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression
author: Sally Brampton
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average rating: 4.02
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It was very informative. I liked it a lot.
]]> Challenger Deep 18075234 B00M70ESPO

Caden Bosch is on a ship that's headed for the deepest point on Earth: Challenger Deep, the southern part of the Marianas Trench.

Caden Bosch is a brilliant high school student whose friends are starting to notice his odd behaviour.

Caden Bosch is designated the ship's artist in residence to document the journey with images.

Caden Bosch pretends to join the school track team but spends his days walking for miles, absorbed by the thoughts in his head.

Caden Bosch is split between his allegiance to the captain and the allure of mutiny.

Caden Bosch is torn.]]> 320 Neal Shusterman Shasta 5 4.14 2015 Challenger Deep
author: Neal Shusterman
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I absolutely loved this book! It was filled with fantastic quotes and eye-opening wonder. It was truly a piece of work.
]]> <![CDATA[DragonSpell (DragonKeeper Chronicles, #1)]]> 172734
Once a slave, Kale is given the unexpected opportunity to become a servant to Paladin. Yet this young girl has much to learn about the difference between slavery and service.

A Desperate Search Begins�

A small band of Paladin’s servants rescue Kale from danger but turn her from her destination: The Hall, where she was to be trained. Feeling afraid and unprepared, Kale embarks on a perilous quest to find the meech dragon egg stolen by the foul Wizard Risto. First, she and her comrades must find Wizard Fenworth. But their journey is threatened when a key member of the party is captured, leaving the remaining companions to find Fenworth, attempt an impossible rescue, and recover the egg whose true value they have not begun to suspect�

Weaving together memorable characters, daring adventure, and a core of eternal truth, Dragonspell is a finely crafted and welcome addition to the corpus of fantasy fiction.]]> 339 Donita K. Paul 1578568234 Shasta 5 3.89 2004 DragonSpell (DragonKeeper Chronicles, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Curse of the Bane (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #2)]]> 256598 480 Joseph Delaney 0060766212 Shasta 5 4.14 2005 Curse of the Bane (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #2)
author: Joseph Delaney
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average rating: 4.14
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]]> The Last Apprentice 16070816
A continent full of soldiers, however, is nothing compared to the Titan that he must ultimately face; the stakes are his beloved Atlantis� and the entire mortal world.

Approximately 170,000 words (or approximately 510 pages in 5-1/4 X 8 format)]]> 522 Marcus Malone 1469944448 Shasta 5 4.15 2011 The Last Apprentice
author: Marcus Malone
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average rating: 4.15
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]]> <![CDATA[A Coven of Witches (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #6.5)]]> 6987482 A girl wearing pointy shoes might be a witch. And the first thing a spook's apprentice learns is never, ever to trust a witch.

In this bone-chilling collection of tales, you will learn exactly why that is, as you encounter:

a fair and beautiful woman with green scales running down her spine . . . (John Gregory, set before book 1, book 0.7)

a dead witch who lurks under rotting leaves and hunts for blood . . . (not bound to any patricular book)

Alice, Tom Ward's best friend, who once lived with one of the darkest witches of all . . . (set slightly before book one but best read after book one, book 1.1)

and a witch whose cry of revenge can kill. (Banshee Witch, set chronologicly as book 5.5)

The dark is all around. Who will survive?

_________
Separate tales reveal the backgrounds of four terrifying witches, including Alice and the Spook's love, Meg.]]> 224 Joseph Delaney 0061960381 Shasta 5 4.19 2009 A Coven of Witches (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #6.5)
author: Joseph Delaney
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average rating: 4.19
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]]> Mein Kampf 54270 384 Adolf Hitler 0395083621 Shasta 5 3.15 Mein Kampf
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]]> <![CDATA[Troubletwisters (Troubletwisters, #1)]]> 9464732
Jaide and Jack Shield's lives are changing in a very, very strange way. The weather is turning against them. Magical disasters occur when they're around. And a mysterious explosion has just destroyed their house...from the inside.

Without knowing why, the twins are stolen away to live with Grandma X -- a relative they've never, ever met. At Grandma X's house, things are even stranger. Weather vanes point in the opposite direction of the wind. Doors appear and disappear. Cats talk.

Jaide and Jack don't know the reason behind all this strangeness. They don't know that they're troubletwisters, and that they must defend the world against a dark, evil force. The time has come for them to discover the truth--and the powers that come with the truth.

Are they ready?]]> 304 Garth Nix 0545258979 Shasta 5 3.59 Troubletwisters (Troubletwisters, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Revenge of the Witch (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #1)]]> 298567 344 Joseph Delaney 0060766204 Shasta 5 4.02 2004 Revenge of the Witch (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #1)
author: Joseph Delaney
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]]> Burned (Burned, #1) 270807 I do know things really began to spin out of control after my first sex dream.

It all started with a dream. Nothing exceptional, just a typical fantasy about a boy, the kind of dream that most teen girls experience. But Pattyn Von Stratten is not like most teen girls. Raised in a religious—yet abusive—family, a simple dream may not be exactly a sin, but it could be the first step toward hell and eternal damnation.

This dream is a first step for Pattyn. But is it to hell or to a better life? For the first time Pattyn starts asking questions. Questions seemingly without answers—about God, a woman's role, sex, love—mostly love. What is it? Where is it? Will she ever experience it? Is she deserving of it?

It's with a real boy that Pattyn gets into real trouble. After Pattyn's father catches her in a compromising position, events spiral out of control until Pattyn ends up suspended from school and sent to live with an aunt she doesn't know.

Pattyn is supposed to find salvation and redemption during her exile to the wilds of rural Nevada. Yet what she finds instead is love and acceptance. And for the first time she feels worthy of both—until she realizes her old demons will not let her go. Pattyn begins down a path that will lead her to a hell—a hell that may not be the one she learned about in sacrament meetings, but it is hell all the same.

In this riveting and masterful novel told in verse, Ellen Hopkins takes readers on an emotional roller-coaster ride. From the highs of true love to the lows of abuse, Pattyn's story will have readers engrossed until the very last word.]]> 544 Ellen Hopkins 1416903542 Shasta 5 4.25 2006 Burned (Burned, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[A World Without Heroes (Beyonders, #1)]]> 8306745 In his search for a way home, Jason meets Rachel, who was also mysteriously drawn to Lyrian from our world. With the help of a few scattered rebels, Jason and Rachel become entangled in a quest to piece together the word of power that can destroy the emperor, and learn that their best hope to find a way home will be to save this world without heroes.

]]> 457 Brandon Mull Shasta 5 4.13 2011 A World Without Heroes (Beyonders, #1)
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]]> Psion Omega (Psion, #5) 18874830
The war between the New World Government and the Continental American Government has taken its toll, not only on the two world superpowers, but also on the band of resistance fighters stuck between them. As Sammy's band of operatives and civilians struggle to restore freedom and end the war, the cracks of doubt and despair widen, and the walls of resolve crumble. But there is still cause for hope.

For years the resistance has floundered. Now, after Sammy's successful mission to the Amazon jungle, they finally have the data and weaponry needed to join the war against the CAG. Desperate to tip the scales in their favor, the resistance leadership decides on a bold joint offensive.

Meanwhile the Queen hunts Sammy, emboldened by her new anomalies, and certain that by killing him she can end the war in one final stroke. Both know their paths are destined to collide. And when they do, the world will be changed forever.]]> Jacob Gowans Shasta 5 I am really disappointed that those characters will not live on in another book. ]]> 4.28 2015 Psion Omega (Psion, #5)
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I waited two years to read this book. Not because I couldn't get it, but because it took me that long to get over Psion Alpha. It was the end to a great series, and I would LOVE to see it turn into a movie, if Mr. Jacob Gowans could be apart of writing it/or something so it would turn out perfect! I will say that the epilogue was... nostalgic.
I am really disappointed that those characters will not live on in another book.
]]> Psion Gamma (Psion, #2) 12937050
After months of instruction at Psion Beta headquarters, Sammy is selected to go on a stealth training mission. When the team is ambushed by the savage Thirteens, he is left for dead. Now, alone, he must survive in a hostile land. His search for help takes him deep into enemy territory and changes him forever.

On Capitol Island, Commander Byron discovers the possibility of a traitor in the Psion ranks. His son, Al, has become obsessed with learning the truth behind what happened during his failed mission. Meanwhile, Jeffie, Brickert, and Kobe struggle to deal with the aftermath of Sammy’s disappearance.

The Silent War is at a tipping point; even one boy can be the difference.

But to do so, he must survive.]]> 482 Jacob Gowans Shasta 5 4.19 2011 Psion Gamma (Psion, #2)
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My bedroom turned into a gateway to another world, with the help of this book. I inhaled this book, and I must say, it is doing wonders to my diet (I don't really have a diet.)
]]> <![CDATA[The Spook's Blood (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #10)]]> 12236872 275 Joseph Delaney Shasta 5 4.24 2012 The Spook's Blood (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #10)
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average rating: 4.24
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]]> <![CDATA[Slither (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #11)]]> 15818358 The dark is full of terrifying creatures. And Tom Ward—the seventh son of a seventh son, and the Spook's last apprentice—hasn't seen all of them. Far from the county, one named Slither has lived for hundreds of years, hunting blood.
But a dying father binds the monster to a bargain. If Slither will take his two youngest daughters safely to their family in the south, then the eldest daughter, Nessa, is his.
For Nessa the nightmare is just beginning. And when Slither and Nessa cross paths with the feared witch assassin Grimalkin, they will become unwitting players in the quest to stop the Fiend once and for all.
The blood-curdling eleventh volume of the Last Apprentice series.]]> 416 Joseph Delaney 0062192345 Shasta 5 3.93 2012 Slither (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #11)
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]]> Psion Beta (Psion, #1) 10779996
Plucked off the streets, he is thrust into the rigorously-disciplined environment of Psion Beta headquarters. As a new Beta, Sammy must hone his newfound abilities using holographic fighting simulations, stealth training missions, and complex war games. His fellow trainees are other kids competing to prove their worth so they can graduate and contribute to the war effort.

But the stifling competition at headquarters isolates Sammy from his peers. Learning to use his incredible powers is difficult enough, but when things go horribly wrong on a routine training mission, he must rely on the other Betas to stay alive.

The Silent War is at a tipping point; even one boy can be the difference.

But to do so, he must survive.]]> 370 Jacob Gowans Shasta 5 4.13 2010 Psion Beta (Psion, #1)
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This book was amazing! I felt as if I was right there, and I found the characters to be realistic and charming. I fell in love with this book, with this series, with everything! The plot was creative and inspiring.
]]> The Stephen King Universe 10612 "I am coming to understand that Roland's world actually contains all the others of my making" —Stephen King

With those words, from The Dark Tower: IV Wizard and Glass, the world's most popular writer confirmed a suspicion long held by readers—that the myriad worlds and universes King has created are, in reality, one world, one universe.

Here, for the first time ever is the guide to that universe, a thrilling road map and informative tour for new readers and diehard fans alike.

The Stephen King Universe is the very first examination of all of King's fiction and the way in which its plots and characters, conflicts, and themes, intertwine.

This definitive reference work examines his novels and short stories, as well as the motion pictures, miniseries, and teleplays that King has written. The authors spent three years discovering and tying together the threads that exist in King's fiction. Their insightful results will entertain and surprise readers new and old. Once you have read The Stephen King Universe, you will never read Stephen King the same way again

Contents:
The Worlds of The Dark Tower and The Stand --
The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger --
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three --
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands --
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass --
The Eyes of the Dragon --
The Talisman --
Hearts in Atlantis --
The Stand --
Related Tales --
"Night Surf" (from Night Shift) --
"The Little Sisters of Eluria" --
The Prime Reality, Part I: Derry --
IT --
Insomnia --
Bag of Bones --
Related Tales --
"Autopsy Room Four" (from Six Stories) --
"The Road Virus Heads North" --
The Prime Reality, Part II: Castle Rock --
The Dead Zone --
Cujo --
The Dark Half --
Needful Things --
Related Tales --
"The Body" (from Different Seasons) --
"Nona" (from Skeleton Crew) --
"Uncle Otto's Truck" (from Skeleton Crew) --
"Gramma" (from Skeleton Crew) --
"The Sun Dog" (from Four Past Midnight) --
"It Grows on You" (from Nightmares and Dreamscapes) --
"The Man in the Black Suit" (from Six Stories) --
The Prime Reality, Part III: Jerusalem's Lot and Stephen King's Maine --
Carrie --
'Salem's Lot --
Pet Sematary --
Cycle of the Werewolf --
Gerald's Game --
Dolores Claiborne --
Storm of the Century --
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon --
Related Tales --
"Jerusalem's Lot" (from Night Shift) --
"Graveyard Shift" (from Night Shift) --
"One for the Road" (from Night Shift) --
"Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" (from Different Seasons) --
"Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" (from Skeleton Crew) --
"The Reach" (from Skeleton Crew) --
"Secret Window, Secret Garden" (from Four Past Midnight).

]]> 478 Stanley Wiater 1580631606 Shasta 3 4.16 2006 The Stephen King Universe
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average rating: 4.16
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]]> <![CDATA[The Spook's Bestiary (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles)]]> 6261858 "My name is John Gregory. What follows is my Bestiary - my personal account of the denizens of the dark I've encountered, together with the lessons I have learned and the mistakes I have made. I have held nothing back, and my hope is that the spook who follows me will continue to keep this record of the practical ways in which we deal with the dark."

A companion title to the phenomenally successful Spook's series. Discover how to bind a boggart and deal with a dead witch in this fascinating and lavishly illustrated Spook's own "notebook". A must for die-hard fans of the series and an irresistible introduction to the dark and the dangerous for new recruits.]]> 228 Joseph Delaney 0370329791 Shasta 5 4.14 2010 The Spook's Bestiary (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles)
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]]> <![CDATA[Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)]]> 9460487 9781594744761

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow-impossible though it seems-they may still be alive. A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.]]> 352 Ransom Riggs 1594744769 Shasta 5 3.92 2011 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)
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average rating: 3.92
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lost Stories (Ranger's Apprentice, #11)]]> 11309018
Two names pass the lips of every storyteller: Halt, and his apprentice, Will. They and their comrades in arms are said to have traveled throughout the kingdom and beyond its borders, protecting those who needed it most. If true, these rumors can be only part of the story.

Only now, centuries after these men and women walked the earth, do we have confirmation of their existence. Behold The Lost Stories, Book 11 in the Ranger's Apprentice epic.]]> 422 John Flanagan 0399256180 Shasta 5 4.25 2011 The Lost Stories (Ranger's Apprentice, #11)
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average rating: 4.25
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]]> <![CDATA[My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind]]> 17737025 The New York Times bestseller and shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize 2015.

As recently as thirty-five years ago, anxiety did not exist as a diagnostic category. Today, it is the most common form of officially classified mental illness. Scott Stossel gracefully guides us across the terrain of an affliction that is pervasive yet too often misunderstood.

Drawing on his own long-standing battle with anxiety, Stossel presents an astonishing history, at once intimate and authoritative, of the efforts to understand the condition from medical, cultural, philosophical and experiential perspectives. He ranges from the earliest medical reports of Galen and Hippocrates, through later observations by Robert Burton and Søren Kierkegaard, to the investigations by great nineteenth-century scientists, such as Charles Darwin, William James and Sigmund Freud, as they began to explore its sources and causes, to the latest research by neuroscientists and geneticists. Stossel reports on famous individuals who struggled with anxiety, as well as the afflicted generations of his own family. His portrait of anxiety reveals not only the emotion's myriad manifestations and the anguish it produces, but also the countless psychotherapies, medications and other (often outlandish) treatments that have been developed to counteract it. Stossel vividly depicts anxiety's human toll—its crippling impact, its devastating power to paralyse—while at the same time exploring how those who suffer from it find ways to manage and control it.

My Age of Anxiety is learned and empathetic, humorous and inspirational, offering the reader great insight into the biological, cultural and environmental factors that contribute to the affliction.]]> 416 Scott Stossel 0307269876 Shasta 1 currently-reading 3.83 My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind
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]]> <![CDATA[Rage of the Fallen (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #8)]]> 9513722 416 Joseph Delaney 0062027565 Shasta 5 4.26 2011 Rage of the Fallen (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #8)
author: Joseph Delaney
name: Shasta
average rating: 4.26
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]]> <![CDATA[The Spook's Sacrifice (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #6)]]> 6097180
Mam has summoned a powerful group to her side but among them are Tom's old enemy, the Pendle witches, including the assassin Grimalkin, and the cunning clan leader Mab Moldheel. Can Tom go against all the Spook has taught him and ally himself to the witches? What is the secret that Mam is keeping from him? And what sacrifices must be made in the battle against the dark?]]> 384 Joseph Delaney 0370329325 Shasta 5 4.22 2008 The Spook's Sacrifice (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #6)
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average rating: 4.22
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]]> <![CDATA[I Am Alice (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #12)]]> 6282143 I must do what has to be done.
I am Alice.

Alice is the most powerful witch the county has ever seen. She may one day be the most evil. But Alice is also the best friend -and true love- of Tom Ward. Together they work to defeat the Fiend -the world's greatest evil- once and for all.

They have nearly everything they need, all except a blade hidden in the Dark, the Fiend's domain. So Alice ventures there to find it. She faces the most terrifying creatures in existence. And she once again battles old enemies who bear grudges: Bony Lizzie, Bloodeye, and more.

And there's something Tom didn't tell her. To vanquish the Fiend, Tom must sacrifice the person he loves most. Alice is hunting for the very blade that will eventually kill her.]]> 432 Joseph Delaney 0061715131 Shasta 5 4.12 2011 I Am Alice (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #12)
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average rating: 4.12
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]]> Psion Alpha (Psion, #4) 18138073

A surprise attack by the Continental American Government has the NWG reeling. Countless operatives are Psions, Ultras, Tensais, and Elite. Sammy and his friends have joined Thomas and Lara Byron's resistance, hoping to mount an offensive against the CAG and give the NWG a fighting chance. To prepare for this, Sammy and his team are sent on a secret mission into the heart of the most dangerous terrain on the planet.


Meanwhile, the CAG isn't resting. The fox continues to lead from the shadows. The Queen's plans for revenge unfold. And horrors beyond imagination await Sammy and his team in the darkness.


The Silent War is no longer silent. It has tipped in favor of the enemy. One boy can still be the difference.


But to do so, he must survive.]]> 487 Jacob Gowans 1311394826 Shasta 5 4.32 2013 Psion Alpha (Psion, #4)
author: Jacob Gowans
name: Shasta
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2013
rating: 5
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The ending... oh, man. I had fallen so deeply and maddeningly in love with these characters, that to have one die... It felt like I should of had a funeral or at least wear black. Those characters were my friends. I saw them peeking out from my real friends and sneaking up on me in the mirror. Those characters were so life-like. Thank you for writing this book.
]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)]]> 5 435 J.K. Rowling 043965548X Shasta 0 4.57 1999 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
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average rating: 4.57
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]]> <![CDATA[Night of the Soul Stealer (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #3)]]> 298568 489 Joseph Delaney 0060766247 Shasta 5 4.15 2007 Night of the Soul Stealer (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #3)
author: Joseph Delaney
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average rating: 4.15
book published: 2007
rating: 5
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]]> Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1) 6339664 A SACRED OATH
A FALLEN ANGEL
A FORBIDDEN LOVE

Romance was not part of Nora Grey's plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how hard her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch comes along. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Patch draws Nora to him against her better judgment.

But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure whom to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is and seems to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is way more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel.

For she is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen - and, when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost Nora her life.]]> 391 Becca Fitzpatrick 1416989412 Shasta 5 3.93 2009 Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1)
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average rating: 3.93
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]]> <![CDATA[The Spook's Revenge (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #13)]]> 17612517 ‘He’s the seventh son of a seventh son. His name is Thomas J. Ward and he’s my gift to the County. When he’s old enough we’ll send you word. Train him well. He’ll be the best apprentice you’ve ever had and he’ll also be your last.�

These were the words of Tom's Mam to the county Spook some years ago. As Tom, the Spook and their allies prepare to battle with the Fiend on a huge scale, to finally enact their revenge, it now remains to be seen whether Mam's declaration will come true.]]> 336 Joseph Delaney 0370332040 Shasta 5 4.20 2013 The Spook's Revenge (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #13)
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name: Shasta
average rating: 4.20
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]]> <![CDATA[An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness]]> 361459 NATIONAL BESTSELLER � A deeply powerful memoir about bipolar illness that has both transformed and saved lives—with a new preface by the author.

Dr. Jamison is one of the foremost authorities on manic-depressive (bipolar) illness; she has also experienced it firsthand. For even while she was pursuing her career in academic medicine, Jamison found herself succumbing to the same exhilarating highs and catastrophic depressions that afflicted many of her patients, as her disorder launched her into ruinous spending sprees, episodes of violence, and an attempted suicide.

Here Jamison examines bipolar illness from the dual perspectives of the healer and the healed, revealing both its terrors and the cruel allure that at times prompted her to resist taking medication.]]> 240 Kay Redfield Jamison 0679763309 Shasta 5 4.06 1995 An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
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Thank you for shining a light on this.
]]> The Green Mile 11566
There are more wonders in heaven and hell than anyone at Cold Mountain can imagine and one of those wonders might just have stepped in amongst them.]]> 592 Stephen King 0451933028 Shasta 5 4.48 1996 The Green Mile
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average rating: 4.48
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)]]> 3 309 J.K. Rowling 0439554934 Shasta 5 4.47 1997 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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average rating: 4.47
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]]> Speak 439288
In Laurie Halse Anderson's powerful novel, an utterly believable heroine with a bitterly ironic voice delivers a blow to the hypocritical world of high school. She speaks for many a disenfranchised teenager while demonstrating the importance of speaking up for oneself.]]> 202 Laurie Halse Anderson 014131088X Shasta 5 4.01 1999 Speak
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average rating: 4.01
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]]> <![CDATA[I Am Grimalkin (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #9)]]> 10157066 258 Joseph Delaney 0370332059 Shasta 5 4.27 2011 I Am Grimalkin (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #9)
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name: Shasta
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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]]> The Ghost Prison 17845816 ‘This is the entrance to the Witch Well and behind that door you’d face your worst nightmare. Don’t ever go through there.'

Night falls, the portcullis rises in the moonlight, and young Billy starts his first night as a prison guard. But this is no ordinary prison. There are haunted cells that can’t be used, whispers and cries in the night... and the dreaded Witch Well. Billy is warned to stay away from the prisoner down in the Witch Well. But who could it be? What prisoner could be so frightening? Billy is about to find out...

An unforgettable ghost story from the creator of the Wardstone Chronicles (Spook's Apprentice) series.

Illustrated throughout by the incredible Scott M Fischer, this beautifully produced book will make the perfect Halloween gift.]]> 98 Joseph Delaney 1402293186 Shasta 5 3.69 2013 The Ghost Prison
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average rating: 3.69
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]]> <![CDATA[Rise of the Huntress (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #7)]]> 7882883
Tom, Alice and the Spook flee across the ocean to the island of Mona. It's on Mona that this small band fighting against the dark will face an old enemy grown terrifyingly powerful. Will they be able to vanquish an evil that crawls beneath the ground itself? At what cost?

Will Tom and the Spook ever be able to return home?]]> 436 Joseph Delaney 0061715107 Shasta 5 4.19 2010 Rise of the Huntress (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #7)
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average rating: 4.19
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[November of the Soul: The Enigma of Suicide]]> 125455 The Big House such a success, George Howe Colt's November of the Soul is a compassionate, compelling, thought-provoking, and exhaustive investigation into the subject of suicide. Drawing on hundreds of in-depth interviews and a fascinating survey of current knowledge, Colt provides moving case studies to offer insight into all aspects of suicide—its cultural history, the latest biological and psychological research, the possibilities of prevention, the complexities of the right-to-die movement, and the effects on suicide's survivors.

Presented with deep compassion and humanity, November of the Soul is an invaluable contribution not only to our understanding of suicide but also of the human condition.]]> 640 George Howe Colt 0743264479 Shasta 5 4.07 1991 November of the Soul: The Enigma of Suicide
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average rating: 4.07
book published: 1991
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