Juvenile fiction

  • The star thief

    Creator

    Becker, Lindsey

    Abstract

    The stars in the sky have come to life to defend themselves against those who want to harness their powers. Much to her surprise, Honorine is the crux of it all, the center of an epic clash between magic and science, the old ways and the new. But can this spirited young girl bring both sides of a larger-than-life fight together before they unleash an evil power even older than the stars?

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Hachette Book Group

    Blackstone Publishing

    Not specified
  • The worst years of my life

    Creator

    Patterson, James

    Tebbetts, Christopher

    Abstract

    With his best friend awarding him points, Rafe tries to break every rule in his school's oppressive Code of Conduct. But when Rafe's game starts to catch up with him, he'll have to decide if winning is all that matters, or if he's finally ready to face the truths he's been avoiding.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • An author's odyssey

    Creator

    Colfer, Chris

    Abstract

    When the twins and their friends enter worlds crafted from Conner's imagination, finding allies no one else could have ever dreamed of, the race begins to put an end to the Masked Man's reign of terror. Can the twins finally restore peace in the fairy tale world?

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • Beyond the kingdoms

    Creator

    Colfer, Chris

    Abstract

    After the emotional cliffhanger of The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning, shocking secrets are revealed about Conner and Alex's past, and they once again find themselves fighting to save the fairy tale world--this time from a villain neither could have ever imagined.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • Save Rafe

    Creator

    Patterson, James

    Tebbetts, Chris

    Abstract

    After a rough summer, Rafe has just learned that he's going to be held back a year unless he can prove himself on an outdoor survival excursion--complete with dangerous white-water rafting, dizzying rock climbing, and fanatical counselors.

    Audience
    Pre-adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • House of robots

    Creator

    Patterson, James

    Grabenstein, Chris

    Abstract

    It was never easy for Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez to fit in, so he's dreading the day when his genius mom insists he bring her newest invention to school: a walking, talking robot called "E" that thinks it's Sammy's brother. Will E be Sammy's one-way ticket to Loserville? Or will he prove to the world that it's cool to be square?

    Audience
    Pre-adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • Just my rotten luck

    Creator

    Patterson, James

    Tebbetts, Christopher

    Abstract

    Rafe heads back to the place his misadventures began: the dreaded Hills Village Middle School, where he's now being forced to take "special" classes. He also finds himself joining the school's football team--alongside his main tormentor, Miller the Killer! But Rafe has grand plans for a better year: First, he decides to start a super-secret art project that's sure to rock the school. Then, if Rafe manages to make a play to save his team, he might have to deal with something completely new: popularity!

    Audience
    Pre-adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • The wishing spell

    Creator

    Colfer, Chris

    Abstract

    Tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about.But after a series of encounters with witches, wolves, goblins, and trolls alike, getting back home is going to be harder than they thought.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • The Enchantress returns

    Creator

    Colfer, Chris

    Abstract

    The Land of Stories is no longer the joyful world Alex and Conner Bailey remember from their Wishing Spell adventure: The evil Enchantress, who cursed Sleeping Beauty, is back with a vengeance, and the fairy-tale world lives in fear. When the Enchantress' evil reach extends even to Alex and Conner's world--and their mother is kidnapped!--they must defy their grandmother's orders and find their own way into the Land of Stories to rescue her.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • Etiquette & espionage

    Creator

    Carriger, Gail

    Abstract

    Fourteen-year-old Sophronia is the bane of her mother's existence. Mrs. Temminnick is desperate that her daughter, who is more interested in dismantling clocks and climbing trees than proper etiquette, become a proper lady. She enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality. Little do they know that this is a school where ingenious young girls learn a different kind of finishing.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified