Elsacat16's bookshelf: all en-US Mon, 06 May 2024 03:17:58 -0700 60 Elsacat16's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1)]]> 50027 Discover the origin story of one of the greatest heroes of the Realms—Drizzt Do’Urden—in this thrilling first installment of the Dark Elf Trilogy

Drow ranger Drizzt Do’Urden, first introduced in The Icewind Dale Trilogy, quickly became one of the fantasy genre’s standout characters. With Homeland, Salvatore pulls back the curtain to reveal the startling tale of how this hero came to be—how this one lone drow walked out of the shadowy depths of the Underdark; how he left behind an evil society and a family that wanted him dead.

As the third son of Mother Malice and weaponmaster Zaknafein, Drizzt Do’Urden is meant to be sacrificed to Lolth, the evil Spider Queen, per drow tradition. But with the unexpected death of his older brother, young Drizzt is spared—and, as a result, further ostracized by his family. As Drizzt grows older, developing his swordsmanship skills and studying at the Academy, he begins to realize that his idea of good and evil does not match up with those of his fellow drow. Can Drizzt stay true to himself in a such an unforgiving, unprincipled world?

Homeland is the first book in the Dark Elf Trilogy and the Legend of Drizzt series.]]> 343 R.A. Salvatore Elsacat16 0 to-read 4.26 1990 Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Mistborn: The Final Empire (The Mistborn Saga, #1)]]> 60784489 From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, the first book in the wildly successful Mistborn trilogy, now in trade paperback.
For a thousand years, ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years, the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years, the Lord Ruler reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when all hope was lost, the scarred, heartbroken half-Skaa Kelsier found in himself the powers of a Mistborn.
A brilliant thief and natural leader, Kelsier recruits the underworld's smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, who each share one of his many powers and relish a high-stakes challenge. Only then does he reveal his ultimate dream: not just the greatest heist in history, but the downfall of the divine despot.

But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks like the ultimate long shot, until luck brings a ragged girl named Vin into his life. Like him, she's a half-Skaa orphan, but she's lived a much harsher life. Vin has learned to expect betrayal from everyone she meets. She will have to learn to trust, if Kel is to help her master powers that she’s never dreamed of.


Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson

The Cosmere

The Stormlight Archive
The Way of Kings
Words of Radiance
Edgedancer (Novella)
Oathbringer
Dawnshard (Novella)
Rhythm of War

The Mistborn trilogy
Mistborn: The Final Empire
The Well of Ascension
The Hero of Ages

Mistborn: The Wax and Wayne series
Alloy of Law
Shadows of Self
Bands of Mourning
The Lost Metal

Collection
Arcanum Unbounded

Other Cosmere novels
Elantris
Warbreaker

The Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
The Scrivener's Bones
The Knights of Crystallia
The Shattered Lens
The Dark Talent
Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians

The Rithmatist series
 The Rithmatist

Other books by Brandon Sanderson

The Reckoners
Steelheart
Firefight
Calamity]]> 534 Brandon Sanderson 1250868289 Elsacat16 0 to-read 4.54 2006 Mistborn: The Final Empire (The Mistborn Saga, #1)
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]]> First Flight 8463916 Locus Award.

The winner of the 2008 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of short fiction published in Strange Horizons, Cosmos, and Asimov's. Her first novel, Shades of Milk and Honey, will be published by Tor in 2010.]]> 25 Mary Robinette Kowal 1429952008 Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.85 2009 First Flight
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]]> <![CDATA[The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat]]> 6114536 New York Times bestseller that's changing America's diet is now perfect for young readers.

"What's for dinner?" seemed like a simple question - until journalist and supermarket detective Michael Pollan delved behind the scenes. From fast food and big organic to small farms and old-fashioned hunting and gathering, this young readers' adaptation of Pollan's famous food-chain exploration encourages kids to consider the personal and global health implications of their food choices.

In a smart, compelling format with updated facts, plenty of photos, graphs, and visuals, as well as a new afterword and backmatter, The Omnivore's Dilemma serves up a bold message to the generation that needs it most: It's time to take charge of our national eating habits - and it starts with you.]]> 298 Richie Chevat 0803734158 Elsacat16 5 4.05 2015 The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat
author: Richie Chevat
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average rating: 4.05
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]]> <![CDATA[Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)]]> 76620 Librarian's note: See alternate cover edition of ISBN13 9780380395866 here.

Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of friends, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society.]]> 478 Richard Adams 038039586X Elsacat16 0 4.08 1972 Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hobbit, or There and Back Again]]> 5907 Written for J.R.R. Tolkien’s own children, The Hobbit met with instant critical acclaim when it was first published in 1937. Now recognized as a timeless classic, this introduction to the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, the wizard Gandalf, Gollum, and the spectacular world of Middle-earth recounts of the adventures of a reluctant hero, a powerful and dangerous ring, and the cruel dragon Smaug the Magnificent. The text in this 372-page paperback edition is based on that first published in Great Britain by Collins Modern Classics (1998), and includes a note on the text by Douglas A. Anderson (2001).]]> 366 J.R.R. Tolkien Elsacat16 5 4.29 1937 The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
author: J.R.R. Tolkien
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]]> The Elite (The Selection, #2) 16248068
America is desperate for more time. But the rest of the Elite know exactly what they want—and America's chance to choose is about to slip away.]]> 336 Kiera Cass 0062059963 Elsacat16 0 3.94 2013 The Elite (The Selection, #2)
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]]> Fahrenheit 451 17470674
Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being the source of all discord and unhappiness. Even so, Montag is unhappy; there is discord in his marriage. Are books hidden in his house? The Mechanical Hound of the Fire Department, armed with a lethal hypodermic, escorted by helicopters, is ready to track down those dissidents who defy society to preserve and read books.

The classic dystopian novel of a post-literate future, Fahrenheit 451 stands alongside Orwell’s 1984 and Huxley’s Brave New World as a prophetic account of Western civilization’s enslavement by the media, drugs and conformity.

Bradbury’s powerful and poetic prose combines with uncanny insight into the potential of technology to create a novel which, decades on from first publication, still has the power to dazzle and shock.

--back cover]]> 227 Ray Bradbury 0007491565 Elsacat16 0 to-read 4.01 1953 Fahrenheit 451
author: Ray Bradbury
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]]> Tabula Rasa (Tabula Rasa, #1) 19535998 Maybe it’s true. Maybe I’m here because I’m a murderer.

Sarah has a rare chance at a new life. That’s what the doctors tell her. She is undergoing a cutting-edge procedure that will render her a tabula rasa—a blank slate. Her troubled past is being removed memory by memory.

But when her final surgery is interrupted and a team of elite soldiers invades the isolated hospital under the cover of a blizzard, their mission is clear: wipe Sarah out of existence.

Why would they bother with a teen delinquent unless there’s something more to her past? Something someone doesn’t want to ever see the light of day?

Familiar halls become a dangerous maze as Sarah teams up with a computer hacker who’s determined to bring down the hospital for his own reasons. The two try to piece together who she is and why someone wants her erased.

And this time she won’t be silenced.]]> 340 Kristen Lippert-Martin 1606845187 Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.70 2014 Tabula Rasa (Tabula Rasa, #1)
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]]> Blue Moon (Dead City, #2) 13260544 336 James Ponti 1442441313 Elsacat16 4 4.34 2013 Blue Moon (Dead City, #2)
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average rating: 4.34
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rating: 4
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]]> Water Steps 6288352 Water Steps finds novelist A. LaFaye at her best, expertly interweaving themes of adolescent fears and fantasies, the frustrations and rewards of family, and a world of mystery and magic under the placid surface of nature.]]> 208 A. LaFaye 1571316868 Elsacat16 4 3.84 Water Steps
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]]> The Heir (The Selection, #4) 22918050
But a princess's life is never entirely her own, and Eadlyn can't escape her very own Selection—no matter how fervently she protests.

Eadlyn doesn't expect her story to end in romance. But as the competition begins, one entry may just capture Eadlyn's heart, showing her all the possibilities that lie in front of her . . . and proving that finding her own happily ever after isn't as impossible as she's always thought.]]> 342 Kiera Cass Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.64 2015 The Heir (The Selection, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Selection Stories: The Prince & The Guard (The Selection, #0.5, #2.5)]]> 18172471 New York Times bestselling Selection series are now available in print for the first time. The Prince and The Guard both offer captivating views into the hearts and minds of the two men fighting to win America Singer's love. This collection also features exclusive bonus content, including a sneak peek at The One, the eagerly anticipated third novel in the Selection series.

Before America arrived at the palace to compete in the Selection, there was another girl in Prince Maxon's life. The Prince opens the week before the Selection begins and follows Maxon through the first day of the competition.

Raised as a Six, Aspen Leger never dreamed that he would find himself living in the palace as a member of the royal guard. In The Guard, readers get an inside look at Aspen's life within the palace walls—and the truth about a guard's world that America will never know.]]> 227 Kiera Cass 0062318322 Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.97 2014 The Selection Stories: The Prince & The Guard (The Selection, #0.5, #2.5)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Queen (The Selection, #0.4)]]> 22054340
Don't miss this digital original novella set in the captivating world of Kiera Cass's #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series. This prequel story takes place before the events of The Selection and is told from the point of view of Prince Maxon's mother, Amberly. Discover a whole new Selection with this inside look at how Maxon's parents met—and how an ordinary girl named Amberly became a beloved queen.]]> 72 Kiera Cass 0062351206 Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.80 2014 The Queen (The Selection, #0.4)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Guard (The Selection, #2.5)]]> 18170039 Before she entered the Selection . . .
She was in love with a boy named Aspen Leger.

Don't miss this digital original novella set in the captivating world of Kiera Cass's #1 New York Times bestselling Selection trilogy. This brand new 64-page story begins just after the group of Selected girls is narrowed down to the Elite and is told from Aspen's point of view. The Guard also features a teaser to The One, the thrilling conclusion to The Selection trilogy.]]> 64 Kiera Cass 0062317148 Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.69 2014 The Guard (The Selection, #2.5)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Prince (The Selection, #0.5)]]> 15820748
Before Aspen broke America's heart...

There was another girl in Prince Maxon's life...

Don't miss this thrilling 64-page original novella set in the world of the New York Times bestselling novel The Selection. Also features a teaser to The Elite, Kiera Cass's hotly anticipated sequel to The Selection.]]> 64 Kiera Cass 0062248162 Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.89 2013 The Prince (The Selection, #0.5)
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]]> The One (The Selection, #3) 18635016
When she was chosen to compete in the Selection, America never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crown—or to Prince Maxon's heart. But as the end of the competition approaches, and the threats outside the palace walls grow more vicious, America realizes just how much she stands to lose—and how hard she'll have to fight for the future she wants.]]> 323 Kiera Cass 0062059998 Elsacat16 0 to-read 4.14 2014 The One (The Selection, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Selection (The Selection, #1)]]> 10507293
But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.

Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself—and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.]]> 336 Kiera Cass 0062059939 Elsacat16 5 4.07 2012 The Selection (The Selection, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions]]> 433567 [sic � ed.], a mathematician and resident of the two-dimensional Flatland, where women-thin, straight lines-are the lowliest of shapes, and where men may have any number of sides, depending on their social status.
Through strange occurrences that bring him into contact with a host of geometric forms, Square has adventures in Spaceland (three dimensions), Lineland (one dimension) and Pointland (no dimensions) and ultimately entertains thoughts of visiting a land of four dimensions—a revolutionary idea for which he is returned to his two-dimensional world. Charmingly illustrated by the author, Flatland is not only fascinating reading, it is still a first-rate fictional introduction to the concept of the multiple dimensions of space. "Instructive, entertaining, and stimulating to the imagination." � Mathematics Teacher.]]> 96 Edwin A. Abbott 048627263X Elsacat16 0 currently-reading 3.82 1884 Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
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]]> The Terminals 20575439
When 19 year-old Cam Cody is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he expects to spend the rest of his shortened life in an adjustable bed. Then one night, a mysterious man offers Cam one chance to join a covert unit of young “terminals.� They are like him, only they spend the last year of their lives executing exciting and dangerous missions to make the world a better place.

With nothing to lose, Cam is in.

A helicopter flies Cam to a secret tropical location, where he’s tossed out with a parachute and an instruction manual. After a rough landing, he meets his nine teammates. The other terminals don’t seem sick; Zara is beautiful, Donnie is an amazing athlete, and Calliope sings like a bird. He soon learns that they’re enhanced with an experimental super steroid TS-8, which suppresses their illnesses� symptoms and heightens their physical and mental abilities. It’s also fatal if taken for more than a year.

Cam joins this extreme spy team, and they begin pulling dangerous operations in multiple countries. As his teammates fall around him, he starts to receive cryptic messages from a haggard survivor of last year’s class hiding in the forest. She reveals that the program isn’t what it seems, leading Cam to question whether any of them are really sick at all.]]> 274 Royce Buckingham 1250011558 Elsacat16 0 currently-reading 3.54 2014 The Terminals
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]]> <![CDATA[Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal]]> 1097
Schlosser's myth-shattering survey stretches from California's subdivisions where the business was born to the industrial corridor along the New Jersey Turnpike where many fast food's flavors are concocted. Along the way, he unearths a trove of fascinating, unsettling truths -- from the unholy alliance between fast food and Hollywood to the seismic changes the industry has wrought in food production, popular culture, and even real estate.
(back cover)]]> 383 Eric Schlosser 0060838582 Elsacat16 0 currently-reading 3.75 2001 Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
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]]> <![CDATA[Glamour in Glass (Glamourist Histories, #2)]]> 12160890 Shades of Milk and Honey , a loving tribute to the works of Jane Austen in a world where magic is an everyday occurrence. This magic comes in the form of glamour, which allows talented users to form practically any illusion they can imagine. Shades debuted to great acclaim and left readers eagerly awaiting its sequel. Glamour in Glass continues following the lives of beloved main characters Jane and Vincent, with a much deeper vein of drama and intrigue.In the tumultuous months after Napoleon abdicates his throne, Jane and Vincent go to Belgium for their honeymoon. While there, the deposed emperor escapes his exile in Elba, throwing the continent into turmoil. With no easy way back to England, Jane and Vincent’s concerns turn from enjoying their honeymoon...to escaping it. Left with no outward salvation, Jane must persevere over her trying personal circumstances and use her glamour to rescue her husband from prison...and hopefully prevent her newly built marriage from getting stranded on the shoals of another country's war.]]> 331 Mary Robinette Kowal 0765325578 Elsacat16 3 3.75 2012 Glamour in Glass (Glamourist Histories, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Virus: The Day of Resurrection]]> 15800498
In this classic of Japanese SF from 1964, American astronauts on a space mission discover a strange virus and bring it to Earth, where rogue scientists transform it into a fatal version of the flu. After the virulent virus is released, nearly all human life on Earth is wiped out save for fewer than one thousand men and a handful of women living in research stations in Antarctica. Then one of the researchers realizes that a major earthquake in the now-depopulated United States may lead to nuclear Armageddon…]]> 312 Sakyo Komatsu 1421549328 Elsacat16 2 3.71 1964 Virus: The Day of Resurrection
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]]> Scan (Scan, #1) 13451410
All Tate knows--like how to make weapons out of oranges and lighter fluid--may not be enough to save him as he’s plunged into a secret inter-species conflict that’s been going on for centuries. Aided only by his girlfriend and his estranged mother, with powerful enemies closing in on all sides, Tate races to puzzle out the secret behind his father’s invention and why so many are willing to kill for it. A riveting, fast-paced adventure, Scan is a clever alien thriller with muscle and heart.]]> 336 Walter Jury 0399160655 Elsacat16 4 3.74 2013 Scan (Scan, #1)
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]]> Love and Other Foreign Words 18667800 Can anyone be truly herself--or truly in love--in a language that's not her own?

Sixteen-year-old Josie lives her life in translation. She speaks High School, College, Friends, Boyfriends, Break-ups, and even the language of Beautiful Girls. But none of these is her native tongue -- the only people who speak that are her best friend Stu and her sister Kate. So when Kate gets engaged to an epically insufferable guy, how can Josie see it as anything but the mistake of a lifetime? Kate is determined to bend Josie to her will for the wedding; Josie is determined to break Kate and her fiancé up. As battles are waged over secrets and semantics, Josie is forced to examine her feelings for the boyfriend who says he loves her, the sister she loves but doesn't always like, and the best friend who hasn't said a word -- at least not in a language Josie understands.]]> 336 Erin McCahan 0803740514 Elsacat16 4 3.83 2014 Love and Other Foreign Words
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]]> There Will Come a Time 18249312
Grace’s best friend, Hanna, says she understands what he’s going through. But she doesn’t. She can’t. It’s not just the enormity of his loss. As her twin, Mark should have known Grace as well as he knows himself. Yet when he reads her journal, it’s as if he didn’t know her at all.

As a way to remember Grace, Hanna convinces Mark to complete Grace’s bucket list from her journal. Mark’s sadness, anger, and his growing feelings for Hannah threaten to overwhelm him. But Mark can’t back out. He made a promise to honor Grace—and it’s his one chance to set things right.]]> 315 Carrie Arcos 1442495855 Elsacat16 4 3.89 2014 There Will Come a Time
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]]> <![CDATA[Hunt for Jade Dragon (Michael Vey, #4)]]> 20759481 Michael and his friends must rescue a child prodigy as the thrilling action continues in this electrifying fourth installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling series!

Michael, Taylor, Ostin and the rest of the Electroclan head to China in search of a girl who may have discovered why Michael and his friends became electric. Her name is Lin Julung, or Jade Dragon, and she’s a child prodigy with an IQ higher than Einstein’s—and Ostin’s.

But Hatch gets to her first, and the Elgen are holding her prisoner in their Taiwan Starxource plant. Now the Voice wants Michael and the Electroclan to go to Taiwan and free her before Hatch can realize his dreams of an army of electric children.

The hunt for Jade Dragon is on, and it’s a race against time!]]> 336 Richard Paul Evans 1481424386 Elsacat16 0 to-read 4.32 2014 Hunt for Jade Dragon (Michael Vey, #4)
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]]> Touched 7773320
But this summer at the Jersey Shore, something's about to happen that Nick never could have predicted. He meets a girl named Taryn and finds out about the Book of Touch. Now the path that he thought he was on begins to shift . . . and there's no way to stop things from happening. Or is there?

In a life where there are no surprises, nothing has prepared Nick for what he's about to discover--or the choice he will be forced to make. . . .]]> 309 Cyn Balog 0385740328 Elsacat16 4 3.76 2012 Touched
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]]> Ultraviolet (Ultraviolet, #1) 8843789 Once upon a time there was a girl who was special.
This is not her story.
Unless you count the part where I killed her.

Sixteen-year-old Alison has been sectioned in a mental institute for teens, having murdered the most perfect and popular girl at school. But the case is a mystery: no body has been found, and Alison's condition is proving difficult to diagnose. Alison herself can't explain what happened: one minute she was fighting with Tori -- the next she disintegrated. Into nothing. But that's impossible. Right?

When Alison meets Dr Faraday, a visiting psychologist, she feels an instant connection. More, he believes her story. But there's more to Faraday than Alison can possibly imagine ... and the answers he will give her are ... extraordinary ...]]> 415 R.J. Anderson 1408312751 Elsacat16 4 3.75 2011 Ultraviolet (Ultraviolet, #1)
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average rating: 3.75
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]]> Sun Poisoned (Sunshine #2) 20489653 260 Nikki Rae Elsacat16 0 to-read 4.08 2013 Sun Poisoned (Sunshine #2)
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]]> Tracked (Tracked, #1) 23281932 393 Jenny Martin 0803740123 Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.66 2015 Tracked (Tracked, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Young World (The Young World, #1)]]> 18774016
After a mysterious Sickness wipes out the rest of the population, the young survivors assemble into tightly run tribes. Jefferson, the reluctant leader of the Washington Square tribe, and Donna, the girl he's secretly in love with, have carved out a precarious existence among the chaos.

But when a fellow tribe member discovers a clue that may hold the cure for the Sickness, five teens set out on a life-altering road trip, exchanging gunfire with enemy gangs, escaping cults and militias, braving the wilds of the subway - all in order to save humankind.]]> 384 Chris Weitz 0316226297 Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.42 2014 The Young World (The Young World, #1)
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]]> She Is Not Invisible 17839197
LAURETH PEAK'S father has taught her to look for recurring events, patterns, and numbers - a skill at which she's remarkably talented. When he goes missing while researching coincidence for a new book, Laureth and her younger brother fly from London to New York and must unravel a series of cryptic messages to find him. The complication: Laureth is blind. Reliant on her other senses and on her brother to survive, Laureth finds that rescuing her father will take all her skill at spotting the extraordinary, and sometimes dangerous, connections in a world full of darkness.]]> 354 Marcus Sedgwick 1444000500 Elsacat16 0 3.61 2013 She Is Not Invisible
author: Marcus Sedgwick
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2013
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]]> Chasing the Milky Way 18371361
Lucy Peevy has a dream--to get out of the trailer park she lives in and become a famous scientist. And she's already figured out how to do Build a robot that will win a cash prize at the BotBlock competition and save it for college. But when you've got a mama who doesn't always take her meds, it's not easy to achieve those goals. Especially when Lucy's mama takes her, her baby sister Izzy, and their neighbor Cam away in her convertible, bound for parts unknown. But Lucy, Izzy and Cam are good at sticking together, and even better at solving problems.ĚýBut not all problems have the best solutions, and Lucy and Izzy mustĚýface the one thing they're scared of even more than Mama's living withoutĚýher at all.

Perfect for fans of Sharon Creech's Walk Two Moons, Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee and Katherine Paterson's The Great Gilly Hopkins.


Praise for CHASING THE MILKY WAY
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" Chasing the Milky Way takes readers along for the highest of highs and lowest of lows. A much-needed addition."-- School Library Journal

"A poignant story filled with chaos, deep affection and hope."-- Kirkus Reviews

"An empathetic portrayal of mental illness full of sensitivity and, ultimately, hope."-- Booklist

"Moulton...writes freely about children forced to assume adult responsibilities while remaining in touch with their idealism, and the possibility of everyday magic."-- Publishers Weekly]]> 288 Erin E. Moulton 0399164499 Elsacat16 4 4.04 2014 Chasing the Milky Way
author: Erin E. Moulton
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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]]> Illusive (Illusive, #1) 17182499 THEY ARE YOUNG.

THEY ARE CRIMINALS.

THEY ARE IMMUNE.

When the MK virus swept across the planet, a vaccine was created to stop the epidemic, but it came with some unexpected side effects. A small percentage of the population developed superhero-like powers, and Americans suffering from these so-called adverse effects were given an ultimatum: Serve the country or be declared a traitor.

Some people chose a third option: live a life of crime.

Seventeen-year-old Ciere Giba has the handy ability to change her appearance at will. She's what's known as an illusionist. She's also a thief. After crossing a gang of mobsters, Ciere must team up with a group of fellow superpowered criminals on a job that most would have considered impossible: a hunt for the formula that gave them their abilities. It was supposedly destroyed years ago - but what if it wasn't?

Government agents are hot on their trail, and the lines between good and bad, us and them, and freedom and entrapment are blurred as Ciere and the rest of her crew become embroiled in a deadly race that could cost them their lives.]]> 406 Emily Lloyd-Jones 0316254568 Elsacat16 4 3.69 2014 Illusive (Illusive, #1)
author: Emily Lloyd-Jones
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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]]> The Twinning Project 13429617 272 Robert Lipsyte 0547645716 Elsacat16 5 2.96 2012 The Twinning Project
author: Robert Lipsyte
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 2.96
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Explorer (The Anomaly Quartet, 1)]]> 15818384
When journalist Cormac Easton is selected to document the first manned mission into deep space, he dreams of securing his place in history as one of humanity’s great explorers.

But in space, nothing goes according to plan.

The crew wake from hypersleep to discover their captain dead in his allegedly fail-proof safety pod. They mourn, and Cormac sends a beautifully written eulogy back to Earth. The word from ground control is unequivocal: no matter what happens, the mission must continue.

But as the body count begins to rise, Cormac finds himself alone and spiralling towards his own inevitable death � unless he can do something to stop it.]]> 264 James Smythe 0062229419 Elsacat16 5 3.36 2012 The Explorer (The Anomaly Quartet, 1)
author: James Smythe
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.36
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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This book was an extremely good story and very well written. It was so creepy and disturbing, but I loved it!
]]> <![CDATA[Partials (Partials Sequence, #1)]]> 12476820
Playing on our curiosity of and fascination with the complete collapse of civilization, Partials is, at its heart, a story of survival, one that explores the individual narratives and complex relationships of those left behind, both humans and Partials alike—and of the way in which the concept of what is right and wrong in this world is greatly dependent on one's own point of view.]]> 468 Dan Wells 0062071041 Elsacat16 5 3.93 2012 Partials (Partials Sequence, #1)
author: Dan Wells
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)]]> 25350 160 C.S. Lewis 0007157150 Elsacat16 5 3.93 1938 Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
author: C.S. Lewis
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.93
book published: 1938
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Scar Boys (The Scar Boys, #1)]]> 16068954
In attempting to describe himself in his college application essay--help us to become acquainted with you beyond your courses, grades, and test scores--Harbinger (Harry) Jones goes way beyond the 250-word limit and gives a full account of his life.

The first defining moment: the day the neighborhood goons tied him to a tree during a lightning storm when he was 8 years old, and the tree was struck and caught fire. Harry was badly burned and has had to live with the physical and emotional scars, reactions from strangers, bullying, and loneliness that instantly became his everyday reality.

The second defining moment: the day in 8th grade when the handsome, charismatic Johnny rescued him from the bullies and then made the startling suggestion that they start a band together. Harry discovered that playing music transported him out of his nightmare of a world, and he finally had something that compelled people to look beyond his physical appearance. Harry's description of his life in his essay is both humorous and heart-wrenching. He had a steeper road to climb than the average kid, but he ends up learning something about personal power, friendship, first love, and how to fit in the world. While he's looking back at the moments that have shaped his life, most of this story takes place while Harry is in high school and the summer after he graduates.]]> 256 Len Vlahos 1606844393 Elsacat16 4 3.76 2014 The Scar Boys (The Scar Boys, #1)
author: Len Vlahos
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.76
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rating: 4
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]]> The Killing (CHERUB, #4) 828483
James' latest mission looks routine: make friends with Leon's kids, infiltrate his home and dig up some leads.

But the plot James begins to unravel isn't what anyone expected. And the only person who might know the truth is an eighteen-year-old boy.

There's just one problem. The boy fell to his death thirteen months earlier.]]> 306 Robert Muchamore 0340894334 Elsacat16 5 4.13 2005 The Killing (CHERUB, #4)
author: Robert Muchamore
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1)]]> 16101128 unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.

Now, it's the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth's last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie's only hope for rescuing her brother—or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up.]]> 457 Rick Yancey 0399162410 Elsacat16 5 4.01 2013 The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1)
author: Rick Yancey
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2013
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Trial by Fire (Worldwalker, #1)]]> 20613491
Love burns. Worlds collide. Magic reigns.

This world is trying to kill Lily Proctor. Her life-threatening allergies keep her from enjoying many of the experiences that other teenagers take for granted... which is why she is determined to enjoy her first (and perhaps only) high-school party. But Lily's life never goes according to plan, and after a humiliating incident in front of half her graduating class Lily wishes she could just disappear.

Suddenly Lily is in a different Salem - one overrun with horrifying creatures and ruled by powerful women called Crucibles. Strongest and cruellest of all the Crucibles is Lillian... Lily's identical other self in this alternate universe. This new version of her world is terrifyingly sensual, and Lily is soon overwhelmed by new experiences.

Lily realizes that what makes her weak at home is exactly what makes her extraordinary in New Salem. It also puts her life in danger. Thrown into a world she doesn't understand, Lily is torn between responsibilities she can't hope to shoulder alone, and a love she never expected.

But how can Lily be the saviour of this world when she is literally her own worst enemy?]]> 375 Josephine Angelini 125005088X Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.94 2014 Trial by Fire (Worldwalker, #1)
author: Josephine Angelini
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average rating: 3.94
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]]> The Last Best Hope 1158258 Matthew Hope mystery. 291 Ed McBain 0446606731 Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.60 1998 The Last Best Hope
author: Ed McBain
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.60
book published: 1998
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]]> <![CDATA[The Infinite Sea (The 5th Wave, #2)]]> 16131484 The riveting follow-up to the New York Times bestselling The 5th Wave, hailed by Justin Cronin as "wildly entertaining."

How do you rid the Earth of seven billion humans? Rid the humans of their humanity.

Surviving the first four waves was nearly impossible. Now Cassie Sullivan finds herself in a new world, a world in which the fundamental trust that binds us together is gone. As the 5th Wave rolls across the landscape, Cassie, Ben, and Ringer are forced to confront the Others� ultimate the extermination of the human race.

Cassie and her friends haven’t seen the depths to which the Others will sink, nor have the Others seen the heights to which humanity will rise, in the ultimate battle between life and death, hope and despair, love and hate.]]> 320 Rick Yancey 1101599014 Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.84 2014 The Infinite Sea (The 5th Wave, #2)
author: Rick Yancey
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average rating: 3.84
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]]> So Yesterday 24763 256 Scott Westerfeld 1595140328 Elsacat16 5 3.59 2004 So Yesterday
author: Scott Westerfeld
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.59
book published: 2004
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[This Dark Endeavor (The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein, #1)]]> 9779094 298 Kenneth Oppel 1442403152 Elsacat16 5 3.82 2011 This Dark Endeavor (The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein, #1)
author: Kenneth Oppel
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.82
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rating: 5
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]]> Free to Fall 18602289 What if there was an app that told you what song to listen to, what coffee to order, who to date, even what to do with your life—an app that could ensure your complete and utter happiness?

What if you never had to fail or make a wrong choice?

What if you never had to fall?

Fast-forward to a time when Apple and Google have been replaced by Gnosis, a monolith corporation that has developed the most life-changing technology to ever hit the market: Lux, an app that flawlessly optimizes decision making for the best personal results.

Just like everyone else, sixteen-year-old Rory Vaughn knows the key to a happy, healthy life is following what Lux recommends. When she’s accepted to the elite boarding school Theden Academy, her future happiness seems all the more assured. But once on campus, something feels wrong beneath the polished surface of her prestigious dream school.

Then she meets North, a handsome townie who doesn’t use Lux, and begins to fall for him and his outsider way of life. Soon, Rory is going against Lux’s recommendations, listening instead to the inner voice that everyone has been taught to ignore � a choice that leads her to uncover a truth neither she nor the world ever saw coming.]]> 469 Lauren Miller 0062199803 Elsacat16 5 3.95 2014 Free to Fall
author: Lauren Miller
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2014
rating: 5
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]]> 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 Elsacat16 5 4.13 2012 The Fault in Our Stars
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name: Elsacat16
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Mortal Engines (Mortal Engines, #1)]]> 287861
The great traction city London has been skulking in the hills to avoid the bigger, faster, hungrier cities loose in the Great Hunting Ground. But now, the sinister plans of Lord Mayor Mangus Crome can finally unfold.

Thaddeus Valentine, London's Head Historian and adored famous archaeologist, and his lovely daughter, Katherine, are down in The Gut when the young assassin with the black scarf strikes toward his heart, saved by the quick intervention of Tom, a lowly third-class apprentice. Racing after the fleeing girl, Tom suddenly glimpses her hideous face: scarred from forehead to jaw, nose a smashed stump, a single eye glaring back at him. "Look at what your Valentine did to me!" she screams. "Ask him! Ask him what he did to Hester Shaw!" And with that she jumps down the waste chute to her death. Minutes later Tom finds himself tumbling down the same chute and stranded in the Out-Country, a sea of mud scored by the huge caterpillar tracks of cities like the one now steaming off over the horizon.

In a stunning literary debut, Philip Reeve has created a painful dangerous unforgettable adventure story of surprises, set in a dark and utterly original world fueled by Municipal Darwinism -- and betrayal.]]> 326 Philip Reeve 0060082097 Elsacat16 0 3.78 2001 Mortal Engines (Mortal Engines, #1)
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average rating: 3.78
book published: 2001
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]]> The Meaning of Maggie 18656207
For Maggie Mayfield, turning eleven means she's one year closer to college. One year closer to voting. And one year closer to getting a tattoo. It's time for her to pull herself up by her bootstraps (the family motto) and think about more than after school snacks and why her older sisters are too hot for their own good. Because something mysterious is going on with her cool dude Dad, whose legs have permanently fallen asleep, and Maggie is going to find out exactly what the problem is and fix it. After all, nothing's impossible when you're future president of the United States of America, fifth grade science fair champion, and a shareholder in Coca-Cola, right?]]> 220 Megan Jean Sovern 1452110212 Elsacat16 4 4.05 2014 The Meaning of Maggie
author: Megan Jean Sovern
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 4.05
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rating: 4
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]]> Wild Cards (Wild Cards, #1) 147908 432 George R.R. Martin 1596872829 Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.72 1986 Wild Cards (Wild Cards, #1)
author: George R.R. Martin
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.72
book published: 1986
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]]> <![CDATA[Acacia: The War with the Mein (Acacia, #1)]]> 565335
]]> 576 David Anthony Durham 0385506066 Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.57 2007 Acacia: The War with the Mein (Acacia, #1)
author: David Anthony Durham
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.57
book published: 2007
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]]> The Book of (Holiday) Awesome 11445612 There's nothing like the holidays. They bring out the best, and sometimes the worst, in everyone. Luckily, Neil Pasricha is here to remind us that not only are the holidays great but there's actually even more to celebrate than we realize. From Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa to such holidays as Mother's Day and Father's Day, Thanksgiving, and beyond, The Book of (Holiday) Awesome will show you why holidays are . . . AWESOME!
* Plugging in the Christmas lights from last year and having them all work.
* When the in-laws leave.
* Successfully regifting a present to someone who actually wants it.
* Drinking with Grandma.
* Just barely wrapping a gift with that tiny scrap of leftover wrapping paper.
* Knowing Kwanzaa is worth more Scrabble points than Hanukkah or Christmas.

]]> 179 Neil Pasricha 0399158596 Elsacat16 0 3.74 2011 The Book of (Holiday) Awesome
author: Neil Pasricha
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.74
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]]> <![CDATA[Steelheart (The Reckoners, #1)]]> 17182126
Nobody fights the Epics...nobody but the Reckoners. A shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them.

And David wants in. He wants Steelheart � the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David's father. For years, like the Reckoners, David's been studying, and planning � and he has something they need. Not an object, but an experience.

He's seen Steelheart bleed. And he wants revenge.]]> 386 Brandon Sanderson 0385743564 Elsacat16 5 4.14 2013 Steelheart (The Reckoners, #1)
author: Brandon Sanderson
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 4.14
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lost Planet (Chase Garrety, #1)]]> 17454743
� He woke up on planet Trucon, inside a fence he shouldn't have been able to pass.
� He has an annirad blaster wound to the back of his head.
� He has no memory.
� He is now under the protection of a mysterious benefactor.
� His name is Chase Garrety.

This is what Chase Garrety knows:

� He has a message: "Guide the star."
� Time is running out.]]> 384 Rachel Searles 1250038790 Elsacat16 4 4.11 2014 The Lost Planet (Chase Garrety, #1)
author: Rachel Searles
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1)]]> 9591398 Ěý
With exquisite illustrations by acclaimed artist Ana Juan, Fairyland lives up to the sensation it created when the author first posted it online. For readers of all ages who love the charm of Alice in Wonderland and the soul of The Golden Compass, here is a reading experience unto itself: unforgettable, and so very beautiful.
]]> 247 Catherynne M. Valente 0312649614 Elsacat16 4 3.95 2011 The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1)
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average rating: 3.95
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Kill Order (The Maze Runner, #0.4)]]> 13089710
Mark and Trina were there when it happened, and they survived. But surviving the sun flares was easy compared to what came next. Now a disease of rage and lunacy races across the eastern United States, and there’s something suspicious about its origin. Worse yet, it’s mutating, and all evidence suggests that it will bring humanity to its knees.

Mark and Trina are convinced there’s a way to save those left living from descending into madness. And they’re determined to find it—if they can stay alive. Because in this new, devastated world, every life has a price. And to some, you’re worth more dead than alive.]]> 327 James Dashner 0385742886 Elsacat16 5 3.72 2012 The Kill Order (The Maze Runner, #0.4)
author: James Dashner
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average rating: 3.72
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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]]> Dubliners 11012 I regret to see that my book has turned out un fiasco solenne.' James Joyce's disillusion with the publication of Dubliners in 1914 was the result of ten years battling with publishers, resisting their demands to remove swear words, real place names and much else, including two entire stories. Although only 24 when he signed his first publishing contract for the book, Joyce already knew its worth: to alter it in any way would 'retard the course of civilisation in Ireland'.

Joyce's aim was to tell the truth � to create a work of art that would reflect life in Ireland at the turn of the last century and by rejecting euphemism, reveal to the Irish the unromantic reality the recognition of which would lead to the spiritual liberation of the country.

Each of the fifteen stories offers a glimpse of the lives of ordinary Dubliners � a death, an encounter, an opportunity not taken, a memory rekindled � and collectively they paint a portrait of a nation.]]> 352 James Joyce Elsacat16 3 3.86 1914 Dubliners
author: James Joyce
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average rating: 3.86
book published: 1914
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Messenger of Fear (Messenger of Fear #1)]]> 17887631
And then the games began.

The Messenger sees the darkness in young hearts, and the damage it inflicts upon the world. If they go unpunished, he offers the wicked a game. Win, and they can go free. Lose, and they will live out their greatest fear.

But what does any of this have to do with Mara? She is about to find out . . .]]> 416 Michael Grant 1405265159 Elsacat16 4 3.59 2014 Messenger of Fear (Messenger of Fear #1)
author: Michael Grant
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.59
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rating: 4
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]]> Uglies (Uglies, #1) 24770
But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to become a pretty. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world—and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally a choice: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. Tally's choice will change her world forever....]]> 425 Scott Westerfeld 0689865384 Elsacat16 5 3.85 2005 Uglies (Uglies, #1)
author: Scott Westerfeld
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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]]> Of Scars and Stardust 18584569
But the memories of that night still haunt her in the city, and as hard as she tries to forget what her psychiatrist calls her "delusions," Claire can't seem to escape the wolf's eyes or the blood-speckled snow. Delusion or reality, Claire knows she has to hold true to the most important promise she's ever made: to keep Ella safe. She must return to her sleepy hometown in order to find Ella and keep her hallucinations at bay before they strike again. But time is quickly running out, and as Ella's trail grows fainter, the wolves are becoming startlingly real.

Now Claire must deal with her attraction to Grant, the soft-spoken boy from her past that may hold the secret to solving her sister's disappearance, while following the clues that Ella left for only her to find. Through a series of cryptic diary entries, Claire must unlock the keys to Ella's past—and her own—in order to stop another tragedy in the making, while realizing that not all things that are lost are meant to be found.]]> 325 Andrea Hannah 0738740829 Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.58 2014 Of Scars and Stardust
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]]> Complicit 18404113
Two years ago, sixteen-year-old Jamie Henry breathed a sigh of relief when a judge sentenced his older sister to juvenile detention for burning down their neighbor's fancy horse barn. The whole town did. Because Crazy Cate Henry used to be a nice girl. Until she did a lot of bad things. Like drinking. And stealing. And lying. Like playing weird mind games in the woods with other children. Like making sure she always got her way. Or else. But today Cate got out. And now she's coming back for Jamie.

Because more than anything, Cate Henry needs her little brother to know this one simple truth: She's not the crazy one and never has been.

When reading Complicit, trust nothing and no one as you race toward the explosive conclusion of this gripping psychological thriller from the William C. Morris Award - winning author of Charm & Strange.]]> 256 Stephanie Kuehn 1250044596 Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.65 2014 Complicit
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]]> <![CDATA[Lies Beneath (Lies Beneath, #1)]]> 10479750
It's going to take a concerted effort to lure the aquaphobic Hancock onto the water. Calder's job is to gain Hancock's trust by getting close to his family. Relying on his irresistible good looks and charm, Calder sets out to seduce Hancock's daughter Lily. Easy enough, but Calder screws everything up by falling in love - just as Lily starts to suspect there's more to the monster-in-the-lake legends than she ever imagined, and just as the mermaids threaten to take matters into their own hands, forcing Calder to choose between them and the girl he loves.

One thing's for sure: whatever Calder decides, the outcome won't be pretty.]]> 306 Anne Greenwood Brown 0385742010 Elsacat16 4 3.69 2012 Lies Beneath (Lies Beneath, #1)
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average rating: 3.69
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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]]> To the Lighthouse 59716
As time winds its way through their lives, the Ramsays face, alone and simultaneously, the greatest of human challenges and its greatest triumph—the human capacity for change.]]> 209 Virginia Woolf Elsacat16 4 3.81 1927 To the Lighthouse
author: Virginia Woolf
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.81
book published: 1927
rating: 4
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]]> Cybernetic 8526590 Laura Riken Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.55 Cybernetic
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]]> Merrow 8409017
The people of Carrick Island have been whispering behind Neen's back ever since her father drowned and her mother disappeared. The townspeople say her mother was a merrow and has returned to the ocean. Neen, caught in her hazy new in-between self - not a child, but not quite grown up - can't help but wonder if the villagers are right. But if her mother was a merrow, then what does that make Neen?]]> 197 Ananda Braxton-Smith 1742031366 Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.35 2010 Merrow
author: Ananda Braxton-Smith
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.35
book published: 2010
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]]> Mystique 15015612 COMING FALL/2015]]> 332 Shari Arnold Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.72 2015 Mystique
author: Shari Arnold
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.72
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> Merminia 22246225 Emm Cole Elsacat16 0 to-read 4.30 2012 Merminia
author: Emm Cole
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2012
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]]> Everblue (Mer Tales, #1) 11700785
Best friends share everything with each other. Or do they? Seventeen-year-old Ashlyn Frances Lanski is tired of her boring, single life. Spending time with her best friend Tatiana, dreaming about kissing Tatiana's twin brother Fin, and swimming competitively are her only sanctuary. The girls plan to leave their drab lakeside town far behind for college. But when Tatchi fails to return home after a family emergency, and no one knows where the family has gone, Ash chooses to do something drastic to find them.

Ashlyn is about to discover what she'd thought to be true her whole life, wasn't, and the truth, too fantastical to imagine. Secrets lurk beneath the deep blue waters of Lake Tahoe, secrets that will change Ashlyn's life forever.]]> 304 Brenda Pandos 0982903391 Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.69 2011 Everblue (Mer Tales, #1)
author: Brenda Pandos
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> Breathless 11475686 270 Cole Gibsen 1937254275 Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.77 2012 Breathless
author: Cole Gibsen
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2012
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]]> <![CDATA[The Moon Dwellers (The Dwellers, #1)]]> 13931214
After her parents and sister are abducted by the Enforcers, seventeen-year-old Adele, a member of the middle-class moon dwellers, is unjustly sentenced to life in prison for her parents' crimes of treason.

Against all odds, Adele must escape from the Pen and find her family, while being hunted by a deranged, killing machine named Rivet, who works for the President. She is helped by two other inmates, Tawni and Cole, each of whom have dark secrets that are better left undiscovered. Other than her friends, the only thing she has going for her is a wicked roundhouse kick and two fists that have been well-trained for combat by her father.

At the other end of the social spectrum is Tristan, the son of the President and a sun dweller. His mother is gone. He hates his father. Backed by only his servant and best friend, Roc, he leaves his lavish lifestyle in the Sun Realm, seeking to make something good out of his troubled life.

When a war breaks out within the Tri-Realms, Tristan is thrust into the middle of a conflict that seems to mysteriously follow Adele as she seeks to find her family and uncover her parents true past.

In their world, someone must die.]]> 369 David Estes Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.83 2012 The Moon Dwellers (The Dwellers, #1)
author: David Estes
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2012
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]]> <![CDATA[Dragon's Keep (Wilde Island Chronicles, #1)]]> 626096
But Rosalind’s flaw cannot be separated from her fate. When she is carried off by the dragon, everything she thought she knew falls apart. The dragon sees beauty in her talon where her mother saw only shame, and Rosalind finally understands what her mother has truly denied her.

Carey has written a stunning portrayal of the complex relationship between a mother and daughter in a lyrical novel sure to thrill readers who love fantasy―and those who don’t.]]> 320 Janet Lee Carey 0152059261 Elsacat16 5 3.66 2007 Dragon's Keep (Wilde Island Chronicles, #1)
author: Janet Lee Carey
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2007
rating: 5
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]]> Dark Days 17562413
Sixteen-year-old Sia lives in one of the sectors as part of a family that is far too ordinary to be picked to live. According to the digital clock that towers high above her sector, she has only fifteen days to live. Sia has seen the reports and knows a horrific death is in store for her, but she is determined to make the most of her final days. Sia refuses to mourn her short life, instead promising herself that she'll stay strong, despite being suffocated by her depressed mother and her frightened best friend. Just when Sia feels more alone than ever, she meets Mace, a mysterious boy. There is something that draws Sia to him, despite his dangerousness, and together, they join a group of rebels and embark on an epic journey to destroy the new world and its machines, and to put an end to the slaughter of innocent people.]]> 256 Kate Ormand 1628735945 Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.37 2014 Dark Days
author: Kate Ormand
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.37
book published: 2014
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]]> The Fearless 17338059
Cass remembers the night they passed through her village. Her father was Altered. Her mother died soon after. All Cass has left is her little brother - and when Jori is snatched by the Fearless and taken to their hellish lair, Cass must risk everything to get him back.]]> 400 Emma Pass Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.85 2014 The Fearless
author: Emma Pass
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.85
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]]> Blackbird (Blackbird, #1) 18710739 The Maze Runner, The Darkest Minds, and Legend.

Things I Know Are True:


I am in Los Angeles
I woke up on the train tracks at the Vermont/Sunset station
I am a teenage girl
I have long black hair
I have a bird tattoo on the inside of my right wrist with the letters and numbers FNV02198
People are trying to kill me]]> 256 Anna Carey Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.50 2014 Blackbird (Blackbird, #1)
author: Anna Carey
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2014
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]]> Stitching Snow 16067008 338 R.C. Lewis 1423187970 Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.88 2014 Stitching Snow
author: R.C. Lewis
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2014
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]]> <![CDATA[Beware the Wild (Beware the Wild, #1)]]> 13639182
Sterling needs to figure out what the swamp's done with her beloved brother and how Lenora May is connected to his disappearance—and loner boy Heath Durham might be the only one who can help her.

This debut novel is full of atmosphere, twists and turns, and a swoon-worthy romance.]]> 327 Natalie C. Parker 0062241524 Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.75 2014 Beware the Wild (Beware the Wild, #1)
author: Natalie C. Parker
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2014
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]]> Wuthering Heights 6185 You can find the redesigned cover of this edition HERE.

At the centre of this novel is the passionate love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff - recounted with such emotional intensity that a plain tale of the Yorkshire moors acquires the depth and simplicity of ancient tragedy.

This best-selling Norton Critical Edition is based on the 1847 first edition of the novel. For the Fourth Edition, the editor has collated the 1847 text with several modern editions and has corrected a number of variants, including accidentals. The text is accompanied by entirely new explanatory annotations.

New to the fourth Edition are twelve of Emily Bronte's letters regarding the publication of the 1847 edition of Wuthering Heights as well as the evolution of the 1850 edition, prose and poetry selections by the author, four reviews of the novel, and poetry selections by the author, four reviews of the novel, and Edward Chitham's insightful and informative chronology of the creative process behind the beloved work.

Five major critical interpretations of Wuthering Heights are included, three of them new to the Fourth Edition. A Stuart Daley considers the importance of chronology in the novel. J. Hillis Miller examines Wuthering Heights's problems of genre and critical reputation. Sandra M. Gilbert assesses the role of Victorian Christianity plays in the novel, while Martha Nussbaum traces the novel's romanticism. Finally, Lin Haire-Sargeant scrutinizes the role of Heathcliff in film adaptations of Wuthering Heights.

A Chronology and updated Selected Bibliography are also included.]]> 464 Emily Brontë Elsacat16 4 3.89 1847 Wuthering Heights
author: Emily Brontë
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average rating: 3.89
book published: 1847
rating: 4
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]]> The Phantom Tollbooth 378 Librarian's Note: For an alternate cover edition of the same ISBN, click here.

This beloved story -first published more than fifty years ago- introduces readers to Milo and his adventures in the Lands Beyond.

For Milo, everything’s a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through only because he’s got nothing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different. Milo visits the Island of Conclusions (you get there by jumping), learns about time from a ticking watchdog named Tock, and even embarks on a quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason! Somewhere along the way, Milo realizes something astonishing. Life is far from dull. In fact, it’s exciting beyond his wildest dreams. . . .]]> 248 Norton Juster 0394820371 Elsacat16 5 4.19 1961 The Phantom Tollbooth
author: Norton Juster
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 4.19
book published: 1961
rating: 5
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]]> When You Reach Me 5310515 199 Rebecca Stead 0385737424 Elsacat16 5 4.08 2009 When You Reach Me
author: Rebecca Stead
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average rating: 4.08
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rating: 5
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This book was really good. The main girl loved A Wrinkle in Time, and this book had time travel as well I really liked it.
]]> Wild Wings 9465920 Set against the dramatic landscapes of Scotland and West Africa, this is a timeless tale of hope and friendship—a heartwarming novel infused with the beauty of nature.

]]> 287 Gill Lewis 1442414456 Elsacat16 5 4.15 2011 Wild Wings
author: Gill Lewis
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average rating: 4.15
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rating: 5
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]]> True (. . . Sort Of) 9462672
True: Brud Kinney wants to play basketball like nothing anybody's ever seen. When the Boyds arrive, though, Brud meets someone who plays like nothing he's ever seen.

True: Ferris Boyd isn't like anyone Delly or Brud have ever met. Ferris is a real mysturiosity (an extremely curious mystery).

True: Katherine Hannigan's first novel since her acclaimed Ida B is a compelling look at the ways friendships and truths are discovered.

It's all true ( . . . sort of).]]> 368 Katherine Hannigan 0061968730 Elsacat16 4 4.14 2011 True (. . . Sort Of)
author: Katherine Hannigan
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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This book was great. I love this author! Keep it up!
]]> <![CDATA[Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality]]> 15703337 A hilarious new novel from Elizabeth Eulberg about taking the wall out of the wallflower so she can bloom.

Don't mess with a girl with a great personality!

Everybody loves Lexi. She's popular, smart, funny...but she's never been one of those girls, the pretty ones who get all the attention from guys. And on top of that, her seven-year-old sister, Mackenzie, is a terror in a tiara, and part of a pageant scene where she gets praised for her beauty (with the help of fake hair and tons of makeup).

Lexi's sick of it. She's sick of being the girl who hears about kisses instead of getting them. She's sick of being ignored by her longtime crush, Logan. She's sick of being taken for granted by her pageant-obsessed mom. And she's sick of having all her family's money wasted on a phony pursuit of perfection.

The time has come for Lexi to step out from the sidelines. Girls without great personalities aren't going to know what hit them. Because Lexi's going to play the beauty game - and she's in it to win it.]]> 272 Elizabeth Eulberg 0545476992 Elsacat16 4 3.63 2013 Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality
author: Elizabeth Eulberg
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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I lied this book. It was entertaining, but kind of shallow. It was mostly about dating and abusive parents, but the main character eventually makes it through. A good story of stick-to-it-iveness and hard choices, I recommend this book to teen girls.
]]> The Silmarillion 7332 386 J.R.R. Tolkien 0618391118 Elsacat16 4 3.99 1977 The Silmarillion
author: J.R.R. Tolkien
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.99
book published: 1977
rating: 4
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This book was good in theory, but was really hard to follow. There are way to many names and not enough plot line. I loved the Hobbit though! Still, I respect it as a great work of literature!
]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)]]> 1 652 J.K. Rowling Elsacat16 5 4.57 2005 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
author: J.K. Rowling
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average rating: 4.57
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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]]> The Dragon of the Dolomites 11237583 53 Scott William Carter Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.18 2011 The Dragon of the Dolomites
author: Scott William Carter
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.18
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> Finding Zasha (Zasha, #0) 15809616
In 1941, the Germans began the long, bloody siege on Leningrad. During the chaos, twelve-year-old Ivan is sent to live with relatives when his mother's job is moved to the mountains. But it is a long and dangerous journey to get out of Leningrad. After settling into a new town it falls under Nazi occupation and Ivan is picked by Axel Recht, an especially heinous soldier, to come work for the Nazis. One of Ivan's more pleasant tasks is to train Alex's dogs. Yet Ivan is determined to use his position to undermine the Nazis and rescue the dogs. But Ivan underestimates Axel's attachment to Zasha and Thor, and soon finds himself being hunted by a ruthless soldier who will stop at nothing to get his dogs back. As World War II rages around them, Ivan must find a way to hide from Axel, protect Zasha and Thor, avoid the constant barrage of deadly bombings, and survive in the devastating conditions of a city cut off from the world.]]> 352 Randi Barrow 054545218X Elsacat16 0 to-read 4.31 2012 Finding Zasha (Zasha, #0)
author: Randi Barrow
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2012
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]]> Palace of Dreams 18090005
Peace has finally returned to Vastia. The familiars Aldwyn, Skylar, and Gilbert have defeated the evil Paksahara, and the Council is throwing Queen Loranella a birthday party to celebrate. But when the queen falls victim to a terrible curse, the familiars find themselves the prime suspects.

Narrowly escaping the palace dungeons, Aldwyn, Skylar, and Gilbert set out on a quest to prove their innocence and find a cure for the queen. Their journey will reunite them with old friends and even older enemies, and it will take them from the far fields of Vastia to the magical Dreamworld. But nothing can prepare them for the puzzles and perils that await them there.

With all the action, humor, and friendship that have made the familiars so well loved, plus a mystery that will take all their wits to unravel, palace of dreams is the familiars' most thrilling adventure yet.]]> 323 Adam Jay Epstein 0062120298 Elsacat16 0 to-read 4.31 2013 Palace of Dreams
author: Adam Jay Epstein
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2013
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]]> Sword Quest (Swordbird, #0) 1980737 272 Nancy Yi Fan 0061243353 Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.89 2008 Sword Quest (Swordbird, #0)
author: Nancy Yi Fan
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2008
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]]> <![CDATA[The First Battle (Warriors: Dawn of the Clans, #3)]]> 17682406 Greed is only the beginning. There will be war.

Since fleeing from Clear Sky's camp in the forest, Thunder has safely returned to settle on the moor with Gray Wing. But the rivalries that have plagued the cats for moons are growing stronger. Gray Wing still believes there is a way for both groups to live in peace, while Clear Sky insists that harsh rules and divided territories are the only hope for the future.

What started as a misunderstanding between two brothers has spread far and wide--and now every mountain cat, rogue, and kittypet who settles in the forest will be forced to pick a side.]]> 291 Erin Hunter 0062063537 Elsacat16 5 4.42 2014 The First Battle (Warriors: Dawn of the Clans, #3)
author: Erin Hunter
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2014
rating: 5
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I loooooove Warriors books! They are my favorite and I recommend them for teens and tweens.
]]> The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 24583
Unlike his brother Sid, Tom receives "lickings" from his Aunt Polly; ever the mischief-maker, would rather play hooky than attend school and often sneaks out his bedroom window at night to adventure with his friend, Huckleberry Finn ­ the town's social outcast. Tom, despite his dread of schooling, is extremely clever and would normally get away with his pranks if Sid were not such a "tattle-tale."

As punishment for skipping school to go swimming, Aunt Polly assigns Tom the chore of whitewashing the fence surrounding the house. In a brilliant scheme, Tom is able to con the neighborhood boys into completing the chore for him, managing to convince them of the joys of whitewashing. At school, Tom is equally as flamboyant, and attracts attention by chasing other boys, yelling, and running around. With his usual antics, Tom attempts to catch the eye of Becky Thatcher, a new girl in town, and persuades her to get "engaged" by kissing him. But their romance collapses when she learns Tom has been "engaged" previously to Amy Lawrence. Shortly after Becky shuns him, he accompanies Huckleberry Finn to the graveyard at night, where they witness the murder of Dr. Robinson.

Excerpt:
"TOM!"
No answer.
"TOM!"
No answer.
"What's gone with that boy, ĚýI wonder? You TOM!"
No answer.
The old lady pulled her spectacles down and looked over them about the room; then she put them up and looked out under them. She seldom or never lookedĚýthroughĚýthem for so small a thing as a boy; they were her state pair, the pride of her heart, and were built for "style," not service—she could have seen through a pair of stove-lids just as well. She looked perplexed for a moment, and then said, not fiercely, but still loud enough for the furniture to hear:
"Well, I lay if I get hold of you I'll�"
She did not finish, for by this time she was bending down and punching under the bed with the broom, and so she needed breath to punctuate the punches with. She resurrected nothing but the cat.
"I never did see the beat of that boy!"]]> 244 Mark Twain Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.92 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
author: Mark Twain
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average rating: 3.92
book published: 1876
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]]> <![CDATA[The Silver Child (Silver Sequence, #1)]]> 493553 Each of them has a unique gift, but they must learn to use their skills fast. Drawing ever closer in a maelstrom of fury is the Roar, something vast and dreadful that wants to destroy them all.]]> 192 Cliff McNish 082256503X Elsacat16 4 3.63 2003 The Silver Child (Silver Sequence, #1)
author: Cliff McNish
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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This book was really good. It was kind of disturbing, but a cool fiction novel.
]]> <![CDATA[Shades of Milk and Honey (Glamourist Histories, #1)]]> 7295501 Shades of Milk and Honey is an intimate portrait of Jane Ellsworth, a woman ahead of her time in a version of Regency England where the manipulation of glamour is considered an essential skill for a lady of quality. But despite the prevalence of magic in everyday life, other aspects of Dorchester’s society are not that different: Jane and her sister Melody’s lives still revolve around vying for the attentions of eligible men.

Jane resists this fate, and rightly so: while her skill with glamour is remarkable, it is her sister who is fair of face, and therefore wins the lion’s share of the attention. At the ripe old age of twenty-eight, Jane has resigned herself to being invisible forever. But when her family’s honor is threatened, she finds that she must push her skills to the limit in order to set things right–and, in the process, accidentally wanders into a love story of her own.]]> 304 Mary Robinette Kowal 076532556X Elsacat16 4 3.49 2010 Shades of Milk and Honey (Glamourist Histories, #1)
author: Mary Robinette Kowal
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average rating: 3.49
book published: 2010
rating: 4
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Great if you like Jane Austen! I like how magic is mixed into it.
]]> <![CDATA[The Book of (Even More) Awesome]]> 9379365
EVEN MORE of the little things that make us smile every day!

Neil Pasricha is back with a collection of hundreds more awesome things that deserve celebration
There's even space for you to write your very own Awesome Things in the back.

Because couldn't we all use (even more) AWESOME!?]]> 384 Neil Pasricha 0399157506 Elsacat16 5 3.95 2011 The Book of (Even More) Awesome
author: Neil Pasricha
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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Awesome! Five stars! Great for cheering up on a rainy day.
]]> Between the Sea and Sky 9583173 229 Jaclyn Dolamore 1599904349 Elsacat16 3 3.52 2011 Between the Sea and Sky
author: Jaclyn Dolamore
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.52
book published: 2011
rating: 3
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I didn't actually finish this book, I just got tired of it. It was kind of boring, but a good story idea.
]]> <![CDATA[The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)]]> 307791
But when two children, Lina and Doon, discover fragments of an ancient parchment, they begin to wonder if there could be a way out of Ember. Can they decipher the words from long ago and find a new future for everyone? Will the people of Ember listen to them?]]> 270 Jeanne DuPrau 0375822747 Elsacat16 5 3.89 2003 The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)
author: Jeanne DuPrau
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2003
rating: 5
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This book was super good! It was an amazing story idea and the characters were very well developed. I loved all the adventure and the movie was pretty good too. I recommend it for everybody.
]]> <![CDATA[Let the Sky Fall (Sky Fall, #1)]]> 13445306
Audra is real, but she isn't human. She's a sylph, an air elemental who can walk on the wind, translate its alluring songs, even twist it into a weapon. She's also a guardian � Vane's guardian � and has sworn an oath to protect him at all costs.

When a hasty mistake reveals their location to the enemy who murdered both their families, Audra has just days to help Vane unlock his memories. And as the storm winds gather, Audra and Vane start to realize that the greatest danger might not be the warriors coming to destroy them, but the forbidden romance growing between them.]]> 404 Shannon Messenger 144245041X Elsacat16 4 3.94 2013 Let the Sky Fall (Sky Fall, #1)
author: Shannon Messenger
name: Elsacat16
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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This book was pretty good. I loved the Keeper of the Lost Cities books, and wanted more Shannon Messenger books, but this had a little too much romance for me. It was an interesting story, but all the kissing was kind of annoying. I still liked it though and recommend it for teens :)
]]> <![CDATA[77 Days in September (Kyle Tait #1)]]> 11802105
Kyle narrowly escapes when his airplane crashes on take-off, only to find himself stranded 2,000 miles from home in a country that has been forced, from a technological standpoint, back to the 19th Century. Confused, hurt, scared, and alone, Kyle must make his way across a hostile continent to a family he’s not even sure has survived the effects of the attack. As Kyle forges his way home, his frightened family faces their own struggles for survival in a community trying to halt its slow spiral into chaos and anarchy.

77 Days in September follows Kyle and his wife, Jennifer, as they are stretched past their breaking point, but find in their devotion to each other the strength to persevere.]]> 307 Ray Gorham Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.83 2011 77 Days in September (Kyle Tait #1)
author: Ray Gorham
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average rating: 3.83
book published: 2011
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]]> Breakdown 11529989
Approximately 103,000 words, or 425 printed pages.]]> 423 Katherine Amt Hanna 1461093791 Elsacat16 0 to-read 3.54 2011 Breakdown
author: Katherine Amt Hanna
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average rating: 3.54
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