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Shadow Children (Boxed Set): Among the Hidden; Among the Impostors; Among the Betrayed; Among the Barons by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsImagine a world where families are allowed only two children. Illegal third children -- shadow children -- must live in hiding. If they are discovered, there is only one punishment: Death... -
![Born Mobster by Paige Dearth]()
Born Mobster by Paige Dearth
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSeven year old Tony has one...choice to live or to die.Tony Bruno just wants to fit in, but the bullies at his school are cruel and relentless. At home, he leans on his mother Teresa for strength and comfort, but she’s no match for his father, Carmen. His father, a fighter and bully himself, hates Tony. He is embarrassed by the child for not fighting back and wishes that Tony was never born... -
![Blue Bloods 3-Book Boxed Set (Blue Bloods, #1-3) by Melissa de la Cruz]()
Blue Bloods 3-Book Boxed Set (Blue Bloods, #1-3) by Melissa de la Cruz
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsBlue Bloods: Within New York City's most elite families, there lurks a secret society: its members are powerful, wealthy and unhuman. They are the Blue Bloods, an ancient group of vampires.Schuyler Van Alen has never fit in at her prestigious New York City private school. She prefers baggy, vintage clothes to Prada and pearls... -
![In the Tall World by Angel N. Van Atta]()
In the Tall World by Angel N. Van Atta
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMella finds herself in a whole new world, surrounded by all new things and people. Life was often scary back in the tall trees in that tiny little house, but it was all she knew, and that brought her comfort. Now, separated from her Momma, and her baby brother Pete, Mella has to find out how to make her way in this strange new home with all new rules and people... -
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![Dreams Come to Life by Adrienne Kress]()
Dreams Come to Life by Adrienne Kress
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Buddy has spent most of his life trying to escape the Lower East Side slums of New York City. Working as a delivery boy to support his family, Buddy wants to become an artist, a dream he's sure will never be realized. But that all changes when a delivery job puts him face-to-face with Mister Joey Drew, the eccentric owner of an animation studio... -
![And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe by Gwendolyn Kiste]()
And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe by Gwendolyn Kiste
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA murdered movie star reaches out to an unlikely fan. An orchard is bewitched with poison apples and would-be princesses. A pair of outcasts fail a questionnaire that measures who in their neighborhood will vanish next. Two sisters keep a grotesque secret hidden in a Victorian bathtub. A dearly departed best friend carries a grudge from beyond the grave... -
![How We Became Wicked by Alexander Yates]()
How We Became Wicked by Alexander Yates
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA plague, called Wicked, is pulsing through the world; and in its wake, it’s dividing the population into thirds:The WICKED: Already infected by the droves of Singers, the ultraviolet mosquito-like insects who carry the plague, the Wicked roam the world freely. They don’t want for much—only to maim and dismember you. But don’t worry: They always ask politely first... -
![This Is Our Story by Ashley Elston]()
This Is Our Story by Ashley Elston
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFive went in. Four came out.No one knows what happened that morning at River Point. Five boys went hunting. Four came back. The boys won’t say who fired the shot that killed their friend; the evidence shows it could have been any one of them... -
![Ninth Grade Slays by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer]()
Ninth Grade Slays by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsHigh school totally bites when you’re half human, half vampire. Freshman year sucks for Vlad Tod. Bullies still harass him. The photographer from the school newspaper is tailing him. And failing his studies could be deadly... -
![Promised at the Moon by Rebekah R. Ganiere]()
Promised at the Moon by Rebekah R. Ganiere
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf he can save her from her past, she could be his future.Natasha Moon is running for her life. Through the help of the Night Shift Natasha managed to evade a forced mating, and arrives at a safe house in Malibu, California with no idea whether her parents are alive or dead.Liam Grey avoids attachments at all costs... -
![Monster Mama by Liz Rosenberg, Stephen Gammell]()
Monster Mama by Liz Rosenberg, Stephen Gammell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEven though she's a real monster, Patrick Edward loves his morn -- especially when she uses her powers to tame a trio of young bullies -- in this exuberantly illustrated picture book about the universal love between a mother and child."One person's monster is another's mom. Young readers know that already, but they have just been reminded in a hilarious way"... -
![Web of Darkness by Bali Rai]()
Web of Darkness by Bali Rai
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the incredibly attractive Benedict befriends Lily online, she is thrilled. He is so much more mature than boys her age and he seems to know exactly how she's feeling. She finds herself opening up to him, telling him things she wouldn't tell anybody else.And she needs someone to confide in more than ever before as a spate of apparent suicides rocks her school - and her group of friends... -
![Cheerleaders by R.L. Stine]()
Cheerleaders by R.L. Stine
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe First Evil: The Shadyside cheerleaders accidentally release an ancient evil spirit from the Fear Street cemetery.The Second Evil: Just when the cheerleaders thought they had stopped the evil, the murders begin...again The Third Evil: Cheerleader Corky Corcoran holds the key to destroying the ancient evil forever -- unless the spirit destroys her first... -
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![Bang by Lisa McMann]()
Bang by Lisa McMann
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJules should be happy. She saved a lot of people’s lives and she’s finally with Sawyer, pretty much the guy of her dreams. But the nightmare’s not over, because she somehow managed to pass the psycho vision stuff to Sawyer. Excellent.Feeling responsible for what he’s going through and knowing that people’s lives are at stake, Jules is determined to help him figure it all out... -
![The Dead and Buried by Kim Harrington]()
The Dead and Buried by Kim Harrington
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingshome sweet home...Jade loves the house she's just moved into with her family. She doesn't even mind being the new girl at the high school: It's a fresh start, and there's that one guy with the dreamy blue eyes...But then things begin happening. Strange, otherworldly things. Jade's little brother claims to see a glimmering girl in his room... -
![The Acropolis by R.K. Ryals]()
The Acropolis by R.K. Ryals
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"We have a new assignment for you, Mr. Reinhardt."These words are not comforting to me. At eighteen, I am a gargoyle who has been demoted because I broke the rules. Now I have a new mission, a new mark to protect. But I don't expect Emma Chase. I don't expect to question my own race. I don't expect to care for my own mark. And I am not prepared for what I find at The Acropolis... -
![The 8th by Matt Shaw]()
The 8th by Matt Shaw
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMoving from school to school is never easy. You're constantly struggling to catch up to the level of the other students. You're forever meeting new friends just to have to leave them and establish new colleagues at the new schools. You always find yourself lost in the never-ending maze of corridors as you battle to get to grips with where everything is.. -
![Love Struck by Shani Petroff]()
Love Struck by Shani Petroff
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a fit of rage, Angel mistakenly tells her parents to Ògrow up,Ó and before she knows it, theyÕre zapped back to their teens and running away together because theyÕre so in love. Now AngelÕs got the weight of the world on her shoulders... -
![Dudes, the School Is Haunted! by R.L. Stine, Trip Park]()
Dudes, the School Is Haunted! by R.L. Stine, Trip Park
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJoe Sweety is the worst kind of bully -- big, mean, and always ready to use his fists. Chipmunk is the shiest, clumsiest kid at Rotten School. When Chipmunk is paired with Joe on the class trip, things get ugly -- and fast! Chipmunk spills his apple juice on Joe, he barfs on Joe, and he pulls down Joe's pants. All accidents, of course... -
![Rage by Kimberly A. Bettes]()
Rage by Kimberly A. Bettes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrian Boozer is a good kid in a bad situation. At thirteen, he's already endured the pain of losing his father and the agony of living with a step-father who hates and abuses him. At school, Brian suffers even more torment, delivered by bullies who seem to enjoy making his life miserable. The only bright spot in Brian's life is Carly, the girl on whom he's had a crush for years... -
![Frenzy by Robert Lettrick]()
Frenzy by Robert Lettrick
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings14-year-old Heath Lambert is spending his summer at Camp Harmony in the picturesque Cascade Mountain Valley. It's the perfect place to enjoy the soothing calm of nature as he weighs a heavy decision...Categorized as:
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![The Illusion of Living: An AFK Book by Adrienne Kress]()
The Illusion of Living: An AFK Book by Adrienne Kress
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnter the mind of Joey Drew in this exclusive memoir, sure to captivate fans of the hit horror video games Bendy and the Ink Machine and Bendy and the Dark Revival ! Bendy fans will delight in poring over the memoir of his ingenious creator, Joey Drew. From humble beginnings to his meteoric rise as the force behind his eponymous studio, Mr... -
![Terminator 2: Judgment Day by Randall Frakes, James Cameron]()
Terminator 2: Judgment Day by Randall Frakes, James Cameron
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsColossal tales that fit in the palm of your hand, Mighty Chronicles capture all the excitement of the world's favorite stories in action-packed mini-volumes. Hardcover on the outside, thrill-a-page on the inside, each Mighty Chronicle leaps to life with 150 original illustrations... -
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![One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus, Карен М. Макманус]()
One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus, Карен М. Макманус
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsCome on, Bayview, you know you've missed this.A ton of copycat gossip apps have popped up since Simon died, but in the year since the Bayview four were cleared of his shocking death, no one's been able to fill the gossip void quite like he could. The problem is no one has the facts.Until now. This time it's not an app, though—it's a game. Truth or Dare.Phoebe's the first target... -
![Between by Jessica Warman]()
Between by Jessica Warman
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsElizabeth Valchar-pretty, popular, and perfect-wakes up the morning after her eighteenth birthday party on her family's yacht, where she'd been celebrating with her six closest friends. A persistent thumping noise has roused her. When she goes to investigate, what she finds will change everything she thought she knew about her life, her friends, and everything in between... -
![Krindlekrax by Philip Ridley]()
Krindlekrax by Philip Ridley
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRuskin Splinter is small and thin, with knock knees, thick glasses and a squeaky voice, and the idea of him taming a dragon makes the whole class laugh out loud. Big, strong Elvis may be stupid and keep breaking windows, but he looks like a hero... -
![The Haunting of Gabriel Ashe by Dan Poblocki]()
The Haunting of Gabriel Ashe by Dan Poblocki
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHas Gabriel created a monster?Gabe and Seth used to play make-believe games in the woods behind Seth's family farm. It was the perfect creepy landscape for imagining they were up against beasts and monsters and villains.Just as Gabe's decided he's outgrown their childish games, though, it appears that their most monstrous creation could be real... -
![The Monster Who Lost His Mean by Tiffany Strelitz Haber]()
The Monster Who Lost His Mean by Tiffany Strelitz Haber
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEveryone knows that the M in "monster" stands for MEAN. But what happens when a monster can't be mean any more? Is he still a monster at all?One young monster's attempts to live up to his name go hilariously awry as he discovers-with a little help from new friends-that it's not what you're called but who you are that counts... -
![Tallahassee Higgins by Mary Downing Hahn]()
Tallahassee Higgins by Mary Downing Hahn
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Out of sight, out of mind.” That’s what Tallahassee Higgins’s mother, Liz, always says about her ex-boyfriends. But now that Tallahassee has been sent to live with her aunt and uncle in Maryland so Liz can start a movie career in California, the words are taking on new meaning.Aunt Thelma says that Liz is gone for good, but Talley is sure her mother will come for her... -
![The Great Blue Yonder by Alex Shearer]()
The Great Blue Yonder by Alex Shearer
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Great Blue Yonder by Alex Shearer is the quirky, gentle journey of a boy stuck between looking back, and moving on.'You'll be sorry when I'm dead.'That's what Harry said to his sister, before the incident with the lorry. And now he is just that – dead.And he wishes more than anything that he hadn't said it. He wishes he could say sorry... -
![After The Siege by Cory Doctorow]()
After The Siege by Cory Doctorow
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsShe carried water that day. She'd expected to be balancing buckets over her shoulders like in the schoolbooks, but they fitted her with a bubble-suit that distributed the weight over her whole body and then filled it up with a hose until she weighed nearly twice what she normally did... -
![Dare to Be Scared: Thirteen Stories to Chill and Thrill by Robert D. San Souci]()
Dare to Be Scared: Thirteen Stories to Chill and Thrill by Robert D. San Souci
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis illustrated collection by the author of Short and Shivery: Thirty Chilling Tales includes ghost tales, “jump” stories, dark fantasy, and science fiction, all set in contemporary situations that will seem hauntingly familiar to young readers. Several of the stories draw on the rich heritage of legends, folklore, and cultural traditions as they extend into children’s lives today... -
![One Halloween Night by Mark Teague]()
One Halloween Night by Mark Teague
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLet the Scholastic Bookshelf be your guide through the whole range of your child's experiences--laugh with them, learn with them, read with them!Category: HalloweenWendell, Floyd, and Mona can't seem to avoid trouble, particularly on Halloween! It all starts when a black cat crosses their path while they're walking home from school, which seems to cause all their costumes to go awry... -
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![The Architect of Sleep by Steven R. Boyett]()
The Architect of Sleep by Steven R. Boyett
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJim Bentley's plans for the evening were simple: a movie and the graveyard shift at the 7-Eleven. That was before he stumbled into another world. Evolution has taken a very different direction on this parallel Earth, but some things are constant. Jim Bentley has fallen straight from his ordinary life into the most constant thing of all: war... -
![Camp Carnage by Joshua Winning, Elliot Arthur Cross]()
Camp Carnage by Joshua Winning, Elliot Arthur Cross
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the summer of 1986, Billy Collins is sent to his own personal Hell - summer camp. The remote Camp Genesis offers desperate parents a place to "straighten" out their gay teenagers with the help of the puritanical Katherine Creevey.Besides the typical horsing around, campfire tales and summer games, the Genesis program forces gay and questioning teens into humiliating gender-based lessons... -
![F*cked to Death by Matt Shaw]()
F*cked to Death by Matt Shaw
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the twisted imagination which brought you Sick B*stards and PORN... They teased him. They made his life a misery. They cut deep psychological scars into his mind which twisted him to the "man" he is today. They did it all... But he doesn't go for revenge. At least not in the way other people would... -
![Oblivion Road by Alex McAulay]()
Oblivion Road by Alex McAulay
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFive stranded teenagers must battle for their lives against a group of escaped convicts, and each other, in this shocking survival thriller from the author of Bad Girls and Lost Summer. Courtney Stanton thinks she's on just another ski trip with her friends -- until a horrific car accident strands them all on an isolated Colorado road during a blizzard... -
![Variant by Robison Wells]()
Variant by Robison Wells
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBenson Fisher thought that a scholarship to Maxfield Academy would be the ticket out of his dead-end life.He was wrong.Now he’s trapped in a school that’s surrounded by a razor-wire fence. A school where video cameras monitor his every move. Where there are no adults. Where the kids have split into groups in order to survive.Where breaking the rules equals death...Categorized as:
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![Shelter by Harlan Coben]()
Shelter by Harlan Coben
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsMickey Bolitar's year can't get much worse. After witnessing his father's death and sending his mom to rehab, he's forced to live with his estranged uncle Myron and switch high schools.A new school comes with new friends and new enemies, and lucky for Mickey, it also comes with a great new girlfriend, Ashley...Categorized as:
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![Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls by R.L. Stine]()
Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe fog shimmered up over the dark grass, over the bent, scraggly trees. Covering the hill, covering the old graveyard.And then I heard the horrifying moan. Through the windowpane, I heard a long, low moan floating from the hill.Human and animal at the same time.So cold. So sad.So near.. -
![The Future We Left Behind by Mike A. Lancaster]()
The Future We Left Behind by Mike A. Lancaster
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThousands of years in the future the divide between humanity and technology has become nearly unrecognizable. Each thought, each action is logged, coded, backed up. Data is as easily exchanged through the fiber-optic-like cables that extend from fingertips as it might be through ordinary conversation. It's a brave new world: A world that the Straker Tapes say is a result of many human "upgrades... -
![Wolven by Di Toft]()
Wolven by Di Toft
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe madcap debut adventure of a boy and his pet werewolf!Snaggly teeth, patchy white fur, glowing orange eyes: Woody is a far "cry" from cute. Yet Nat is strangely drawn to the rough mutt that howls at the moon... -
![Spiky by Ilaria Guarducci]()
Spiky by Ilaria Guarducci
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Spiky loses his spikes, he must learn to share his softer side.Spiky lives in the dark of the forest, where he spends his days being very, very bad, bullying the other forest creatures and sharpening the spikes on his body... -
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![Black by Fleur Ferris]()
Black by Fleur Ferris
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEbony Marshall is in her final year of high school. Five months, two weeks and four days . . . She can't wait to leave the town where she's known only as ‘Black'. Because of her name, of course. But for another reason, too. Everyone says Black Marshall is cursed. Three of her best friends have died in tragic accidents. After Oscar, the whispers started. Now she's used to being on her own... -
![The Life Beyond by Susanne Winnacker]()
The Life Beyond by Susanne Winnacker
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSherry’s dad is infected with the rabies mutation and his only chance at survival lies beyond the deadly fence separating the country: the antidote produced in the labs on the other side. And Sherry isn’t the only one who hopes to save a loved one; Joshua wants nothing more than to have his sister back, but after years as a Weeper she might already be beyond saving... -
![Ruin Road by Lamar Giles]()
Ruin Road by Lamar Giles
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"My twin, Lamar, is a phenomenal innovative storyteller. His thrillers have laid the groundwork for us all. A true king!" -- Tiffany D. Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Grown and The Weight of BloodSometimes a little fear is a good thing...Cade Webster lives between worlds... -
![Invasion of the Body Squeezers Part 1 by R.L. Stine]()
Invasion of the Body Squeezers Part 1 by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the new millennium of fear with the Goosebumps Series 2000. Book ads appear in the Goosebumps fan club newsletter and on the Goosebumps web site (http: //www.scholastic.com/goosebumps)... -
![The Christmas Ghost by Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne]()
The Christmas Ghost by Francine Pascal, Jamie Suzanne
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSeeing ghosts...Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield are looking forward to the most glorious Christmas ever. The tree is trimmed, the presents are wrapped, and movie star Beau Dillon is coming to town! The actor, who'll be in Sweet Valley to publicize his new movie, has agreed to help Elizabeth raise money for children's wing of the local hospital... -
![The Memory Game by Sharon Sant]()
The Memory Game by Sharon Sant
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings'If there is a hell, I think maybe this is it.' Weeks after fifteen-year-old David is killed by a speeding driver, he’s still hanging around and he doesn’t know why. The only person who can see and hear him is the girl he spent his schooldays bullying. Bethany is the most hated girl at school...
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