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The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge
Elfin historian Brangwain Spurge is sent on a diplomatic mission to the goblin kingdom, and his host, goblin Archivist Werfel is thrilled about the potential to ease tensions between the elves and goblins. Gildart Jackson's voice is perfect for this biting satire as he gives life to each character in this hilarious, unique tale.- Fantasy, Audiobook
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2019
- ISBN: 9781974930388
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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. II: The Kingdom on the Waves
After escaping a death sentence in the summer of 1775, Octavian and his tutor find shelter but no safe harbor in British-occupied Boston and, persuaded by Lord Dunmore's proclamation offering freedom to slaves who join his counterrevolutionary Royal Ethiopian Regiment.
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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party
Young Octavian is being raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers — but it is only after he opens a forbidden door that learns the hideous nature of their experiments, and his own chilling role them.- Historical Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2019
- ISBN: 9780763636791
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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves
Fearing a death sentence, Octavian and his tutor, Dr. Trefusis, escape through rising tides and pouring rain to find shelter in British-occupied Boston. Sundered from all he knows — the College of Lucidity, the rebel cause — Octavian hopes to find safe harbor.- Historical Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2019
- ISBN: 9780763646264
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Burger Wuss
One O'Dermott's burger, and order of fries, soda, and a side of revenge, supersized
- Realistic Fiction
- What’s Cooking?
- Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2011
- ISBN: 9780763631789
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Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All
He was King Henry VIII, a charismatic and extravagant ruler obsessed with both his power as king and with siring a male heir. They were his queens--six ill-fated women, each bound for divorce, or beheading, or death. Watch spellbound as each of Henry's wives attempts to survive their unpredictable king and his power-hungry court. See the sword flash as fiery Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery. Follow Jane Seymour as she rises from bullied court maiden to beloved queen, only to die after giving birth. Feel Catherine Howard's terror as old lovers resurface and whisper vicious rumors to Henry's influential advisors. Experience the heartache of mothers as they lose son after son, heir after heir. Told in stirring first-person accounts, Fatal Throne is at once provocative and heartbreaking, an epic tale that is also an intimate look at the royalty of the most perilous times in English history. Who's Who: * M. T. Anderson - Henry VIII * Candace Fleming - Katharine of Aragon * Stephanie Hemphill - Anne Boleyn * Lisa Ann Sandell - Jane Seymour * Jennifer Donnelly - Anna of Cleves * Linda Sue Park - Catherine Howard * Deborah Hopkinson - Kateryn Parr -
Feed
In a future where most people have computer implants in their heads to control their environment, a boy meets an unusual girl who is in serious trouble
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Feed
For Titus and his friends, it started out like any ordinary trip to the moon - a chance to party during spring break and play with some stupid low-grav at the Ricochet Lounge. But that was before the crazy hacker caused all their feeds to malfunction, sending them to the hospital to lie around with nothing inside their heads for days.- Science Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2019
- ISBN: 9780763662622
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Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
Dmitri Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony was completed during the horrors of the 900-day Siege of Leningrad during World War II. Anderson's sweeping history of the first half of the twentieth century in Soviet Russia and his focus on the life of the slight, bespectacled composer is dramatic, challenging, and immersive. Political and cultural revolutions and upheavals enveloped Russia over the decades during which Shostakovich grew into one of the West's most celebrated composers. Meticulous research and a captivating narrative celebrate courage, perseverance—and music.
- Nonfiction
- Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9780763668181