Julie's bookshelf: all en-US Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:50:42 -0700 60 Julie's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)]]> 8130423 In this fourth installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near. Even the safe haven of Camp Half-Blood grows more vulnerable by the minute as Kronos's army prepares to invade its once impenetrable borders. To stop the invasion, Percy and his demigod friends must set out on a quest through the Labyrinth - a sprawling underground world with stunning surprises at every turn.]]> 361 Rick Riordan Julie 5 4.44 2008 The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
author: Rick Riordan
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average rating: 4.44
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rating: 5
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]]> Divergent (Divergent, #1) 8306857 In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are--and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.

]]> 487 Veronica Roth 0062024027 Julie 5 Love!#! 4.28 2011 Divergent (Divergent, #1)
author: Veronica Roth
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average rating: 4.28
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Love!#!
]]> Passion (Fallen, #3) 9369720
And she has. Over and over again. Throughout time, Luce and Daniel have found each other, only to be painfully torn apart: Luce dead, Daniel left broken and alone. But perhaps it doesn’t need to be that way� .

Luce is certain that something—or someone—in a past life can help her in her present one. So she begins the most important journey of this lifetime� going back eternities to witness firsthand her romances with Daniel� and finally unlock the key to making their love last.

Cam and the legions of angels and Outcasts are desperate to catch Luce, but none are as frantic as Daniel. He chases Luce through their shared pasts, terrified of what might happen if she rewrites history.

Because their romance for the ages could go up in flames� forever.]]> 420 Lauren Kate 0385739168 Julie 4 3.87 2011 Passion (Fallen, #3)
author: Lauren Kate
name: Julie
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1)]]> 15724396
One day, Magnus learns that someone else is trying to track him down—his uncle Randolph, a man his mother had always warned him about. When Magnus tries to outmaneuver his uncle, he falls right into his clutches. Randolph starts rambling about Norse history and Magnus's birthright: a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years.

The more Randolph talks, the more puzzle pieces fall into place. Stories about the gods of Asgard, wolves, and Doomsday bubble up from Magnus's memory. But he doesn't have time to consider it all before a fire giant attacks the city, forcing him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents. . . .

Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die.]]> 512 Rick Riordan 1423160916 Julie 0 to-read 4.22 2015 The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1)
author: Rick Riordan
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average rating: 4.22
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]]> <![CDATA[Skary Childrin and the Carousel of Sorrow]]> 9848368
Adelaide Foss, Maggie Borland, and Beatrice Alfred are known by their classmates at Widowsbury's Madame Gertrude's School for Girls as "scary children." Unfairly targeted because of their peculiarities—Adelaide has an uncanny resemblance to a werewolf, Maggie is abnormally strong, and Beatrice claims to be able to see ghosts—the girls spend a good deal of time isolated in the school's inhospitable library facing detention. But when a number of people mysteriously begin to disappear in Widowsbury, the girls work together, along with Steffen Weller, son of the cook at Rudyard School for Boys, to find out who is behind the abductions. Will they be able to save Widowsbury from a 12-year-old curse?]]> 272 Katy Towell 0375868593 Julie 0 to-read 4.03 2011 Skary Childrin and the Carousel of Sorrow
author: Katy Towell
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average rating: 4.03
book published: 2011
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]]> Charlie and the Grandmothers 23615679
A visit to Grandmother's house has never been so scary�

Twelve-year-old Charlie Ougght knows something is fishy when he and his little sister Georgie are sent away to spend time with a grandmother they've never met. Grandmother Pearl and her sister Grandmother Opal seem harmless enough, but Charlie soon uncovers a dastardly plot-the grandmothers are acting as minions for an ancient queen desperate to rule the world. Can Charlie and Georgie find a way to save themselves and the other children held captive in the Queen's lair before it's too late?]]> 240 Katy Towell 0375868607 Julie 0 to-read 3.45 2015 Charlie and the Grandmothers
author: Katy Towell
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average rating: 3.45
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]]> Paper Towns 6442769 Who is the real Margo?

Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs into his life—dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge—he follows. After their all-nighter ends, and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Q soon learns that there are clues—and they're for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer he gets, the less Q sees the girl he thought he knew...]]> 305 John Green 014241493X Julie 4 3.68 2008 Paper Towns
author: John Green
name: Julie
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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]]> Dreamstrider 17973145
Livia is a dreamstrider. She can inhabit a subject's body while they are sleeping and, for a short time, move around in their skin. She uses her talent to work as a spy for the Barstadt Empire. But her partner, Brandt, has lately become distant, and when Marez comes to join their team from a neighborhing kingdom, he offers Livia the option of a life she had never dared to imagine. Livia knows of no other dreamstriders who have survived the pull of Nightmare. So only she understands the stakes when a plot against the Empire emerges that threatens to consume both the dreaming world and the waking one with misery and rage.

A richly conceived world full of political intrigue and fantastical dream sequences, at its heart Dreamstrider is about a girl who is struggling to live up to the potential before her.]]> 394 Lindsay Smith 1626720428 Julie 0 to-read 3.44 2015 Dreamstrider
author: Lindsay Smith
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average rating: 3.44
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]]> <![CDATA[Midnight Thief (Midnight Thief, #1)]]> 23507677
But when the leader of the Assassins Guild offers Kyra a lucrative job, she hesitates. She knows how to get by on her own, and she's not sure she wants to play by his rules. But he is persistent-and darkly attractive-and Kyra can't quite resist his pull.

Tristam of Brancel is a young Palace knight on a mission. After his best friend is brutally murdered by the Demon Riders, a clan of vicious warriors who ride bloodthirsty wildcats, Tristam vows to take them down. But as his investigation deepens, he finds his efforts thwarted by a talented thief, one who sneaks past Palace defenses with uncanny ease.

When a fateful raid throws Kyra and Tristam together, the two enemies realize that their best chance at survival-and vengeance-might be to join forces. And as their loyalties are tested to the breaking point, they learn a startling secret about Kyra's past that threatens to reshape both their lives.

In her arresting debut novel, Livia Blackburne creates a captivating world where intrigue prowls around every corner-and danger is a way of life. Praise for Midnight Thief
Indies Introduce New Voices selection for Summer/Fall 2014 "Blackburne's fast-paced fantasy will please fans of Leigh Bardugo and Tamora Pierce."
-School Library Journal

"[A] dark, morally complex adventure."
-Kirkus Reviews "Put this in the hands of fans of Suzanne Collins and Veronica Roth."
-VOYA

"Blackburne's high fantasy is expansive, with entertaining characters and a well-constructed world."
-Booklist ]]> 400 Livia Blackburne 1423194616 Julie 0 to-read 3.75 2014 Midnight Thief (Midnight Thief, #1)
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average rating: 3.75
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]]> <![CDATA[Hollow City (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #2)]]> 12396528 September 3, 1940. Ten peculiar children flee an army of deadly monsters. And only one person can help them � but she’s trapped in the body of a bird.

The extraordinary journey that began in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children continues as Jacob Portman and his newfound friends journey to London, the peculiar capital of the world. There, they hope to find a cure for their beloved headmistress, Miss Peregrine. But in this war-torn city, hideous surprises lurk around every corner. And before Jacob can deliver the peculiar children to safety, he must make an important decision about his love for Emma Bloom.

Hollow City draws readers into a richly imagined world of telepathy and time loops, of sideshows and shapeshifters. Like its predecessor, this second novel in the Peculiar Children series blends thrilling fantasy with never-before-published vintage photography to create a one-of-a-kind reading experience.]]> 399 Ransom Riggs 1594746125 Julie 5 4.00 2014 Hollow City (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #2)
author: Ransom Riggs
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average rating: 4.00
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]]> Awaken Me (Connected, #1) 10834397 211 E.M. Sky 1462038255 Julie 0 to-read 3.89 2011 Awaken Me (Connected, #1)
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average rating: 3.89
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]]> Switched (Trylle, #1) 8564935
When Wendy Everly was six-years-old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. It isn't until eleven years later that Wendy discovers her mother might have been right.

With the help of Finn Holmes, Wendy finds herself in a world she never knew existed - a world both beautiful and frightening, and Wendy's not sure she wants to be a part of it.]]> 304 Amanda Hocking 1453688935 Julie 0 to-read 3.90 2010 Switched (Trylle, #1)
author: Amanda Hocking
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average rating: 3.90
book published: 2010
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]]> <![CDATA[The Girl at Midnight (The Girl at Midnight, #1)]]> 20345202
The Avicen are the only family Echo has ever known, so when a centuries-old war crests on the borders of her home, she decides it’s time to act. Legend has it that to end the conflict once and for all, Echo must find the firebird, a mythical entity believed to possess power the likes of which the world has never seen. It will be no easy task, though if life as a thief has taught Echo anything, it’s how to hunt down what she wants . . . and how to take it.]]> 357 Melissa Grey 038574465X Julie 0 to-read 3.74 2015 The Girl at Midnight (The Girl at Midnight, #1)
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average rating: 3.74
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]]> <![CDATA[Mortal Heart (His Fair Assassin, #3)]]> 20522640
She has spent her whole life training to be an assassin. Just because the convent has changed its mind doesn't mean she has...]]> 444 Robin LaFevers 0547628404 Julie 0 4.10 2014 Mortal Heart (His Fair Assassin, #3)
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average rating: 4.10
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]]> The Walls Around Us 18044277
On the inside, within the walls of the Aurora Hills juvenile detention center, there's Amber, locked up for so long she can't imagine freedom.

Tying their two worlds together is Orianna, who holds the key to unlocking all the girls' darkest mysteries�

What really happened on the night Orianna stepped between Violet and her tormentors? What really happened on two strange nights at Aurora Hills? Will Amber and Violet and Orianna ever get the justice they deserve—in this life or in another one?

In prose that sings from line to line, Nova Ren Suma tells a supernatural tale of guilt and of innocence, and of what happens when one is mistaken for the other.]]> 319 Nova Ren Suma 1616203722 Julie 0 to-read 3.69 2014 The Walls Around Us
author: Nova Ren Suma
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average rating: 3.69
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]]> <![CDATA[The Revenge of Seven (Lorien Legacies, #5)]]> 19346451
In Chicago, John makes the unlikeliest of allies: Adam, a Mogadorian who turned his back on his people. He has invaluable information about Mog technology, battle strategies, and weaknesses. Most important, he knows where to hit them: their command base near Washington, DC. During the assault, however, John and Adam learn the unimaginable truth: it is too late. The Mogadorians have commenced their ultimate invasion plans.

With a front-row seat to the impending invasion, Ella finds herself in the hands of the enemy. For some reason she's more valuable to them alive, and they'll stop at nothing to turn her.

Meanwhile, Six, Nine, and Marina make their way through the Florida Everglades, hot on the trail of the traitorous Five. With the development of a new Legacy, Marina finally has the power to fight back—if her thirst for revenge doesn't consume her first.]]> 371 Pittacus Lore 0062194720 Julie 0 to-read 4.25 2014 The Revenge of Seven (Lorien Legacies, #5)
author: Pittacus Lore
name: Julie
average rating: 4.25
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]]> <![CDATA[I Ate the Cosmos for Breakfast]]> 23211520
“Melissa Studdard’s high-flying, bold poetic language expresses an erotic appetite for the world: ‘this desire to butter and eat the stars,� as she says, in words characteristically large yet domestic, ambitious yet chuckling at their own nerve. This poet’s ardent, winning ebullience echoes that of God, a recurring character here, who finds us Her children, splotchy, bawling and imperfect though we are, “flawless in her omniscient eyes.�
--Robert Pinsky

“In so many ways the poems in this book read like paintings, touching and absorbing the light of the known world while fingering the soul until it lifts, trembling. Gates splayed, bodies read as books, and hearts born of mouths, Studdard's study, which is a creation unto itself, would have no doubt pleased Neruda's taste for the alchemic impurity of poetry, which is, as we know, poetry that is not only most pure of heart, but beautifully generous in vision and feeling.�
--Cate Marvin


Some Poems:

I ATE THE COSMOS FOR BREAKFAST
--after Thich Nhat Hanh

It looked like a pancake,
but it was creation flattened out--
the fist of God on a head of wheat,
milk, the unborn child of an unsuspecting
chicken—all beaten to batter
and drizzled into a pan.
I brewed some tea and closed my eyes
while I ate the sun, the air, the rain,
photosynthesis on a plate.
I ate the time it took that chicken
to bear and lay her egg
and the energy a cow takes
to lactate a cup of milk.
I thought of the farmers, the truck drivers,
the grocers, the people
who made the bag that stored the wheat,
and my labor over the stove seemed short,
and the pancake tasted good,
and I was thankful.


WE ARE THE UNIVERSE
--inspired by the Eric Anfinson painting,
The Bravest Woman

Watching your mouth as you eat I think
perhaps an apple is the universe and your body
is an orchard full of trees. I’ve seen the way your leaves
cling to the ground in fall, and I noticed then
that your voice sounded soft, like feathered, drifting things
coming finally to rest. Note:
I was the core in your pink flesh. You
were hungry birds
and foxes walking though the miles of me.
You climbed, dug your nails in my bark, yanked
something loose. Don’t tell me what it is.
Just keep it close.
Because I planted these rows
and rows of myself for you--
so I could lick the juice from your lips,
so I could remember
how round and hot
the promise of seed. If I could find
that orchard right now, I’d run all through the rows
of you. I’d stand in the center and twirl
until, dizzy, I fell. I’d climb high and shake
until the only thing left in you was longing,
and you’d write a poem for me. You’d say:
Your mouth is the universe. Your desire
is an orchard full of trees.]]> 82 Melissa Studdard 0988944758 Julie 0 to-read 4.59 2014 I Ate the Cosmos for Breakfast
author: Melissa Studdard
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average rating: 4.59
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]]> Zodiac (Zodiac, #1) 20821306 At the dawn of time, there were 13 Houses in the Zodiac Galaxy. Now only 12 remain�.

Rhoma Grace is a 16-year-old student from House Cancer with an unusual way of reading the stars. While her classmates use measurements to make accurate astrological predictions, Rho can’t solve for ‘x� to save her life—so instead, she looks up at the night sky and makes up stories.

When a violent blast strikes the moons of Cancer, sending its ocean planet off-kilter and killing thousands of citizens—including its beloved Guardian—Rho is more surprised than anyone when she is named the House’s new leader. But, a true Cancerian who loves her home fiercely and will protect her people no matter what, Rho accepts.

Then, when more Houses fall victim to freak weather catastrophes, Rho starts seeing a pattern in the stars. She suspects Ophiuchus—the exiled 13th Guardian of Zodiac legend—has returned to exact his revenge across the Galaxy. Now Rho—along with Hysan Dax, a young envoy from House Libra, and Mathias, her guide and a member of her Royal Guard—must travel through the Zodiac to warn the other Guardians.

But who will believe anything this young novice says? Whom can Rho trust in a universe defined by differences? And how can she convince twelve worlds to unite as one Zodiac?

Embark on a dazzling journey with ZODIAC, the first novel in an epic sci-fi-meets-high-fantasy series set in a galaxy inspired by the astrological signs.]]> 325 Romina Russell 1595147403 Julie 0 to-read 3.72 2014 Zodiac (Zodiac, #1)
author: Romina Russell
name: Julie
average rating: 3.72
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]]> <![CDATA[Under Different Stars (Kricket, #1)]]> 23378781
Kricket Hollowell never wished upon stars. She was too busy hiding in plain sight, eluding Chicago’s foster care system. As her eighteenth birthday approaches, she now eagerly anticipates the day she’ll stop running and finally find her place in the world.

That day comes when she meets a young Etharian soldier named Trey Allairis, who has been charged with coming to Earth to find Kricket and transport her to her true home. As danger draws close, he must protect her until she can wield the powers she cannot use on Earth…and he soon realizes that counting a galaxy of stars would be easier than losing this extraordinary girl.

Kyon Ensin knows the powerful depths of Kricket’s gifts—gifts he’ll control when he takes her for his tribe and leads the forces that will claim Ethar and destroy his enemies, starting with Trey Allairis. Now, Kricket faces the most difficult choice of her life: whether to wage a battle for survival, or a fight for love.]]> 296 Amy A. Bartol 147787111X Julie 0 to-read 4.23 2013 Under Different Stars (Kricket, #1)
author: Amy A. Bartol
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average rating: 4.23
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]]> <![CDATA[Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1)]]> 9565548 Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf?

Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts—and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others.

Ismae’s most important assignment takes her straight into the high court of Brittany—where she finds herself woefully under prepared—not only for the deadly games of intrigue and treason, but for the impossible choices she must make. For how can she deliver Death’s vengeance upon a target who, against her will, has stolen her heart?]]> 549 Robin LaFevers 054762834X Julie 5 3.89 2012 Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1)
author: Robin LaFevers
name: Julie
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2012
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]]> <![CDATA[The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)]]> 18705209 Nico had warned them. Going through the House of Hades would stir the demigods' worst memories. Their ghosts would become restless. Nico may actually become a ghost if he has to shadow-travel with Reyna and Coach Hedge one more time. But that might be better than the alternative: allowing someone else to die, as Hades foretold.

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

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

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

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

Heroes, gods, and monsters all have a role to play in the climactic fulfillment of the prophecy in The Blood of Olympus, the electrifying finale of the best-selling Heroes of Olympus series.]]> 516 Rick Riordan Julie 5 4.42 2014 The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)
author: Rick Riordan
name: Julie
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2014
rating: 5
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This book was Amazing! although it was a little rushed and i missed having Percy and Annabeth P.O.V.. But it was still perfect.
]]> <![CDATA[The Luthier's Apprentice (Violinist Detective Series, #1)]]> 22365577
When violinists around the world mysteriously vanish, 16-year-old Emma Braun takes notice. But when her beloved violin teacher disappears� Emma takes charge. With Sherlock Holmes fanatic, not to mention gorgeous Corey Fletcher, Emma discovers a parallel world ruled by an ex-violinist turned evil sorceress who wants to rule the music world on her own terms.

But why are only men violinists captured and not women? What is the connection between Emma's family, the sorceress, and the infamous Niccolò Paganini?

Emma must unravel the mystery in order to save her teacher from the fatal destiny that awaits him. And undo the curse that torments her family—before evil wins and she becomes the next luthier's apprentice…]]> 184 Mayra Calvani 1606190296 Julie 0 to-read 3.84 2014 The Luthier's Apprentice (Violinist Detective Series, #1)
author: Mayra Calvani
name: Julie
average rating: 3.84
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]]> Marvel 1602 15719 Marvel 1602, award-winning writer Neil Gaiman presents a unique vision of the Marvel Universe set four hundred years in the past. Classic Marvel icons such as the X-Men, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and Daredevil appear in this intriguing world of 17th-century science and sorcery, instantly familiar to readers, yet subtly different in this new time. Marvel 1602 combines classic Marvel action and adventure with the historically accurate setting of Queen Elizabeth I's reign to create a unique series unlike any other published by Marvel Comics.

Collecting Marvel 1602 #1-8 - penciled by andy Kubert and digitally painted by Richard Isanove, with covers by Scott McKowen.]]> 248 Neil Gaiman 0785123113 Julie 0 to-read 3.93 2003 Marvel 1602
author: Neil Gaiman
name: Julie
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2003
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ocean at the End of the Lane]]> 15783514
Forty years earlier, a man committed suicide in a stolen car at this farm at the end of the road. Like a fuse on a firework, his death lit a touchpaper and resonated in unimaginable ways. The darkness was unleashed, something scary and thoroughly incomprehensible to a little boy. And Lettie—magical, comforting, wise beyond her years—promised to protect him, no matter what.

A groundbreaking work from a master, The Ocean at the End of the Lane is told with a rare understanding of all that makes us human, and shows the power of stories to reveal and shelter us from the darkness inside and out. It is a stirring, terrifying, and elegiac fable as delicate as a butterfly's wing and as menacing as a knife in the dark.]]> 181 Neil Gaiman 0062255657 Julie 0 to-read 4.00 2013 The Ocean at the End of the Lane
author: Neil Gaiman
name: Julie
average rating: 4.00
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]]> <![CDATA[The Serpent's Shadow (The Kane Chronicles, #3)]]> 12893742 406 Rick Riordan 1423140575 Julie 5 4.27 2012 The Serpent's Shadow (The Kane Chronicles, #3)
author: Rick Riordan
name: Julie
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War]]> 8908
Ranging from the now infamous village of New Dachang in the United Federation of China, where the epidemiological trail began with the twelve-year-old Patient Zero, to the unnamed northern forests where untold numbers sought a terrible and temporary refuge in the cold, to the United States of Southern Africa, where the Redeker Plan provided hope for humanity at an unspeakable price, to the west-of-the-Rockies redoubt where the North American tide finally started to turn, this invaluable chronicle reflects the full scope and duration of the Zombie War.

Most of all, the book captures with haunting immediacy the human dimension of this epochal event. Facing the often raw and vivid nature of these personal accounts requires a degree of courage on the part of the reader, but the effort is invaluable because, as Mr. Brooks says in his introduction, "By excluding the human factor, aren't we risking the kind of personal detachment from history that may, heaven forbid, lead us one day to repeat it? And in the end, isn't the human factor the only true difference between us and the enemy we now refer to as 'the living dead'?"

Note: Some of the numerical and factual material contained in this edition was previously published under the auspices of the United Nations Postwar Commission.]]> 342 Max Brooks 0307346609 Julie 4 4.02 2006 World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
author: Max Brooks
name: Julie
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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This book was actually surprisingly good. I only read because a friend recommended it to me. I usually never do zombies but this book will always be the one exception....
]]> <![CDATA[Mortal Danger (Immortal Game, #1)]]> 19561925
In Ann Aguirre's Mortal Danger, Edie Kramer has a score to settle with the beautiful people at Blackbriar Academy. Their cruelty drove her to the brink of despair, and four months ago, she couldn't imagine being strong enough to face her senior year. But thanks to a Faustian compact with the enigmatic Kian, she has the power to make the bullies pay. She's not supposed to think about Kian once the deal is done, but devastating pain burns behind his unearthly beauty, and he's impossible to forget.

In one short summer, her entire life changes and she sweeps through Blackbriar, prepped to take the beautiful people down from the inside. A whisper here, a look there, and suddenly . . . bad things are happening. It's a head rush, seeing her tormentors get what they deserve, but things that seem too good to be true usually are, and soon, the pranks and payback turns from delicious to deadly. Edie is alone in a world teeming with secrets and fiends lurking in the shadows. In this murky morass of devil's bargains, she isn't sure who--or what--she can trust. Not even her own mind.]]> 376 Ann Aguirre 1250024641 Julie 0 to-read 3.39 2014 Mortal Danger (Immortal Game, #1)
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]]> Percy Jackson's Greek Gods 21863297 A publisher in New York asked me to write down what I know about the Greek gods, and I was like, Can we do this anonymously? Because I don't need the Olympians mad at me again. But if it helps you to know your Greek gods, and survive an encounter with them if they ever show up in your face, then I guess writing all this down will be my good deed for the week.

So begins Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, in which the son of Poseidon adds his own magic--and sarcastic asides--to the classics. He explains how the world was created, then gives readers his personal take on a who's who of ancients, from Apollo to Zeus. Percy does not hold back. "If you like horror shows, blood baths, lying, stealing, backstabbing, and cannibalism, then read on, because it definitely was a Golden Age for all that."]]> 336 Rick Riordan 1484702182 Julie 0 to-read 4.24 2014 Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
author: Rick Riordan
name: Julie
average rating: 4.24
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]]> <![CDATA[Thor: God of Thunder, Vol. 2: Godbomb]]> 17824758
As the dark origin of Gorr is revealed, along with the truth behind his bloody quest to butcher the gods, three time-bending Thors unite to lead an army of slave gods in the fight to save all of divinity. But will it all be for naught as the clock ticks down and the massive Godbomb is triggered at last? And after the dust clears, what will be left of the universe’s divinity?

Collecting: Thor: God of Thunder 6-11]]> 136 Jason Aaron 0785168435 Julie 4 4.29 2013 Thor: God of Thunder, Vol. 2: Godbomb
author: Jason Aaron
name: Julie
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Young Avengers, Vol. 2: Alternative Culture]]> 18513581
Collecting: Young Avengers 6-10]]> 112 Kieron Gillen 0785167099 Julie 4 4.16 2014 Young Avengers, Vol. 2: Alternative Culture
author: Kieron Gillen
name: Julie
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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]]> Captain Marvel, Vol. 2: Down 17182373
Collecting Captain Marvel #7-12 - written by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Christopher Sebela, and illustrated by Dexter Soy and Filipe Andrade.]]> 136 Kelly Sue DeConnick 0785165509 Julie 4 4.02 2013 Captain Marvel, Vol. 2: Down
author: Kelly Sue DeConnick
name: Julie
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Superior Spider-Man, Vol. 2: A Troubled Mind]]> 17791456
COLLECTING: Superior Spider -Man 6-10]]> 112 Dan Slott 0785167056 Julie 4 4.16 2013 The Superior Spider-Man, Vol. 2: A Troubled Mind
author: Dan Slott
name: Julie
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Uncanny Avengers, Vol. 1: The Red Shadow]]> 16002167 Captain America creates a sanctioned Avengers unit comprised of Avengers and X-Men, humans and mutants working together...so why is Professor Xavier's dream more at risk than ever? The Red Skull has returned - straight out of the 1940s and full of hatred - and his rebirth will alter the Marvel Universe forever! What are the Skull's new powers? Can Havok and Thor defeat the spreading influence of Honest John, The Living Propaganda? As Rogue and Scarlet Witch find themselves trapped on the Isle of the Red Skull's S-Men, Wolverine and Captain America investigate the worldwide mutant assassination epidemic! Uncanny Avengers Assemble! Plus: from the ashes of AvX, the funeral of one of Marvel's greatest heroes!

Collecting: Uncanny Avengers 1-5]]> 122 Rick Remender 0785168443 Julie 4 3.82 2013 Uncanny Avengers, Vol. 1: The Red Shadow
author: Rick Remender
name: Julie
average rating: 3.82
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1: Cosmic Avengers]]> 17791477 There’s a new rule in the galaxy: No one touches Earth!

But why has Earth suddenly become the most important planet in the galaxy? That’s what the Guardians of the Galaxy are going to find out!

Join Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket Raccoon, Groot and--wait for it--the Invincible Iron Man as they embark upon one of the most explosive and eye-opening chapters of Marvel NOW! The secrets these galactic Avengers discover will rattle Marvel readers for years to come! But while London deals with a brutal invasion by the Badoon, the fate of the Guardians may have already been decided millions of miles away! Why wait for the movie? It all starts here!

Collecting: Guardians of the Galaxy 0.1, 1-3; & Guardians of the Galaxy Infinite Comic]]> 136 Brian Michael Bendis 0785168281 Julie 4 3.88 2013 Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1: Cosmic Avengers
author: Brian Michael Bendis
name: Julie
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Hellboy, Vol. 3: The Chained Coffin and Others]]> 102461 168 Mike Mignola 1593070918 Julie 4 4.23 1998 Hellboy, Vol. 3: The Chained Coffin and Others
author: Mike Mignola
name: Julie
average rating: 4.23
book published: 1998
rating: 4
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]]> V for Vendetta 5805 "Remember, remember the fifth of November..."

A frightening and powerful tale of the loss of freedom and identity in a chillingly believable totalitarian world, V for Vendetta stands as one of the highest achievements of the comics medium and a defining work for creators Alan Moore and David Lloyd.

Set in an imagined future England that has given itself over to fascism, this groundbreaking story captures both the suffocating nature of life in an authoritarian police state and the redemptive power of the human spirit which rebels against it. Crafted with sterling clarity and intelligence, V for Vendetta brings an unequaled depth of characterization and verisimilitude to its unflinching account of oppression and resistance.]]> 296 Alan Moore 1401207928 Julie 5 4.26 1990 V for Vendetta
author: Alan Moore
name: Julie
average rating: 4.26
book published: 1990
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Letters of Vincent van Gogh]]> 395233 The Letters of Vincent van Gogh put a human face on one of the most haunting figures in modern Western culture. In this Penguin Classics edition, the letters are selected and edited by Ronald de Leeuw, and translated by Arnold Pomerans in Penguin Classics.

Few artists' letters are as self-revelatory as Vincent van Gogh's, and this selection, spanning his artistic career, sheds light on every facet of the life and work of this complex and tortured man. Engaging candidly and movingly with his religious struggles, his ill-fated search for love, his attacks of mental illness and his relation with his brother Theo, the letters contradict the popular myth of van Gogh as an anti-social madman and a martyr to art, showing instead a man of great emotional and spiritual depths. Above all, they stand as an intense personal narrative of artistic development and a unique account of the process of creation.

The letters are linked by explanatory biographical passages, revealing van Gogh's inner journey as well as the outer facts of his life. This edition also includes the drawings that originally illustrated the letters.

Vincent Willem van Gogh (1853-1890) was born in Holland. In 1885 he painted his first masterpiece, The Potato Eaters, a haunting scene of domestic poverty. A year later he began studying in Paris, where he met Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec and Seurat, who became very important influences on his work. In 1888 he left Paris for the Provencal landscape at Arles, the subject of many of his best works, including Sunflowers.

If you enjoyed The Letters of Vincent van Gogh, you might also like 100 Artists Manifestos, available in Penguin Modern Classics.

'If there was ever any doubt that Van Gogh's letters belong beside those great classics of artistic self-revelation, Cellini's autobiography and Delacroix's journal, this excellent new edition dispels it'
The Times]]> 528 Vincent van Gogh 0140446745 Julie 0 to-read 4.09 1914 The Letters of Vincent van Gogh
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]]> <![CDATA[Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)]]> 9460487 9781594744761

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow-impossible though it seems-they may still be alive. A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.]]> 352 Ransom Riggs 1594744769 Julie 5 3.92 2011 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)
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name: Julie
average rating: 3.92
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]]> Waterfall (Teardrop, #2) 19401029
Once on land, Eureka is taunted by gossipwitches, a group of displaced Atlantean sorceresses, and ambushed by locals struggling to survive amid the destruction her tears have wrought. And she feels no closer to facing Atlas or saving the world when Solon lets slip that love is Ander’s weakness, and that any affection he feels toward her makes him age faster.

Trying to make sense of the dark world her sorrow has created, Eureka receives startling insight from an enchanted pond. Her bewildering reflection reveals a soul-crushing secret: if she’s strong enough, Eureka can draw on this knowledge to defeat Atlas—unless her broken heart is just what he needs to fuel his rising kingdom...]]> 336 Lauren Kate 0385742673 Julie 0 to-read 3.23 2014 Waterfall (Teardrop, #2)
author: Lauren Kate
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]]> Twist and Shout 16489807 What begins as a transforming love between Dean Winchester and Castiel Novak in the summer of 1965 quickly derails into something far more tumultuous when Dean is drafted in the Vietnam War. Though the two both voice their relationship is one where saying goodbye is never a real truth, their story becomes fraught with the tragedy of circumstance. In an era where homosexuality was especially vulnerable, Twist and Shout is the story of the love transcending time, returning over and over in its many forms, as faithful as the sea.
Words: 97556 Complete]]> 196 Gabriel (AO3) Julie 5
I LOVE IT.

*all destiel shippers MUST read this*]]> 4.63 2012 Twist and Shout
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average rating: 4.63
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THIS IS THE MOST HEARTBREAKING THING I HAVE EVER READ IN MY LIFE. I DON'T HOW I AM STILL ALIVE. IT HAS BEEN MONTHS SINCE I READ IT AND I AM STILL UPSET.

I LOVE IT.

*all destiel shippers MUST read this*
]]> <![CDATA[Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin, #2)]]> 9943270
The convent has returned Sybella to a life that nearly drove her mad. Her father's rage and brutality are terrifying, and her brother's love is equally monstrous. When she discovers an unexpected ally imprisoned in the dungeons, will a daughter of Death find something other than vengeance to live for?]]> 387 Robin LaFevers 0547628382 Julie 5
-LOVE IT. (definately reading it again). (can't wait for mortal heart!)]]> 4.13 2013 Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin, #2)
author: Robin LaFevers
name: Julie
average rating: 4.13
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This has to be one of the best books I have read in a long time. The pace of the book moves and flows so beautifully. And there is romance in it, but it doesn't cometley take over the book. This is definatley better than Grave Mercy.

-LOVE IT. (definately reading it again). (can't wait for mortal heart!)
]]> <![CDATA[Gates of Thread and Stone (Gates of Thread and Stone, #1)]]> 17904985 In the Labyrinth, we had a saying: keep silent, keep still, keep safe.

In a city of walls and secrets, where only one man is supposed to possess magic, seventeen-year-old Kai struggles to keep hidden her own secret—she can manipulate the threads of time. When Kai was eight, she was found by Reev on the riverbank, and her “brother� has taken care of her ever since. Kai doesn’t know where her ability comes from—or where she came from. All that matters is that she and Reev stay together, and maybe one day move out of the freight container they call home, away from the metal walls of the Labyrinth. Kai’s only friend is Avan, the shopkeeper’s son with the scandalous reputation that both frightens and intrigues her.

Then Reev disappears. When keeping silent and safe means losing him forever, Kai vows to do whatever it takes to find him. She will leave the only home she’s ever known and risk getting caught up in a revolution centuries in the making. But to save Reev, Kai must unravel the threads of her past and face shocking truths about her brother, her friendship with Avan, and her unique power.]]> 335 Lori M. Lee 1477847200 Julie 0 to-read 3.59 2014 Gates of Thread and Stone (Gates of Thread and Stone, #1)
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average rating: 3.59
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]]> Fireborn (Souls of Fire, #1) 18656310
Sam is working undercover for the Paranormal Investigations Team, and those who are trying to murder him are actually humans infected by a virus, the red plague —a by-product of a failed government experiment that attempted to identify the enzymes that make vampires immortal. Now, all those infected must be eliminated.

But when Emberly’s boss is murdered and his irreplaceable research stolen, she needs to find the guilty party before she goes down in flames…]]> 392 Keri Arthur 045141957X Julie 0 to-read 3.74 2014 Fireborn (Souls of Fire, #1)
author: Keri Arthur
name: Julie
average rating: 3.74
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]]> <![CDATA[The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles, #1)]]> 18490681
On the morning of her wedding, Lia flees to a distant village. She settles into a new life, hopeful when two mysterious and handsome strangers arrive—and unaware that one is the jilted prince and the other an assassin sent to kill her. Deception abounds, and Lia finds herself on the brink of unlocking perilous secrets—even as she finds herself falling in love.

The Kiss of Deception is the first audiobook in Mary E. Pearson's Remnant Chronicles]]> 489 Mary E. Pearson 0805099239 Julie 0 to-read 3.98 2014 The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Midnight Thief (Midnight Thief, #1)]]> 17566814
But when the leader of the Assassins Guild offers Kyra a lucrative job, she hesitates. She knows how to get by on her own, and she’s not sure she wants to play by his rules. But he’s persistent—and darkly attractive—and Kyra can’t quite resist his pull.

Tristam of Brancel is a young Palace knight on a mission. After his best friend is brutally murdered by Demon Riders, a clan of vicious warriors who ride bloodthirsty wildcats, Tristam vows to take them down. But as his investigation deepens, he finds his efforts thwarted by a talented thief, one who sneaks past Palace defenses with uncanny ease.

When a fateful raid throws Kyra and Tristam together, the two enemies realize that their best chance at survival—and vengeance—might be to join forces. And as their loyalties are tested to the breaking point, they learn a startling secret about Kyra’s past that threatens to reshape both their lives.

In her arresting debut novel, Livia Blackburne creates a captivating world where intrigue prowls around every corner—and danger is a way of life.]]> 376 Livia Blackburne 1423176383 Julie 0 to-read 3.73 2014 Midnight Thief (Midnight Thief, #1)
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average rating: 3.73
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dark Discovery of Jack Dandy (Steampunk Chronicles, #2.5)]]> 17787966
Jack Dandy didn’t become prince of the London underworld at barely twenty-one by being softhearted, even if a certain girl in a steel corset has wormed her way into his affections of late. He knows how to manipulate, charm and rob people blind.

And if his criminal activities embarrass his aristocratic father, so much the better. So when a friend of Jack’s father hires him for an underhanded job, Jack is happy to oblige—for an outrageous fee, of course. Delivering a mysterious crate seems like an
easy task—until Jack realizes just what is inside...]]> 44 Kady Cross 1459245881 Julie 0 to-read 3.86 2013 The Dark Discovery of Jack Dandy (Steampunk Chronicles, #2.5)
author: Kady Cross
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average rating: 3.86
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]]> <![CDATA[The Girl with the Windup Heart (Steampunk Chronicles, #4)]]> 18513756 In 1897 London, a final showdown is about to begin.

London's underworld is no place for a young woman, even one who is strong, smart and part-automaton like Mila. But when master criminal Jack Dandy inadvertently breaks her heart, she takes off, determined to find an independent life, one entirely her own. Her search takes her to the spangled shadows of the West End's most dazzling circus.

Meanwhile, taken captive in the Aether, Griffin King is trapped in an inescapable prison, and at the mercy of his archenemy, The Machinist. If he breaks under the hellish torment, The Machinist will claim his powers and control of the Aether itself, and no one in either world will be safe-especially not Finley Jayne and her misfit band of friends.

Finley plunges headlong into the Aether the only way she knows how, by temporarily dying. But she cannot parry The Machinist's maneuvers for long. To defeat him for good, Griffin will have to confront his greatest fear and finally come face-to-face with the destructive power he wields.]]> 396 Kady Cross 0373211198 Julie 0 to-read 3.95 2014 The Girl with the Windup Heart (Steampunk Chronicles, #4)
author: Kady Cross
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average rating: 3.95
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wild Adventure of Jasper Renn (Steampunk Chronicles, #3.5)]]> 18074035
After surviving a triumph-turned-tragedy in New York City, Jasper is determined to secure a happier future with his gifted band of friends. So when the group's mechanical genius Emily is abducted, he'll plunge into England's darkest places to rescue her....

But his old flame Wildcat is turning London town upside down to find her missing sister, and Jasper finds the attraction between himself and the fierce beauty as tempting and dangerous as ever. Their trail leads deep into the city's most unusual circus. Soon, Jasper will find his loyalties--and future--tested more than he could ever imagine....

And don't miss Jasper's continuing exploits in The Girl with the Iron Touch by Kady Cross, available now from Harlequin TEEN.]]> 51 Kady Cross 1459254880 Julie 0 to-read 3.85 2013 The Wild Adventure of Jasper Renn (Steampunk Chronicles, #3.5)
author: Kady Cross
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average rating: 3.85
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]]> <![CDATA[The Strange Case of Finley Jayne (Steampunk Chronicles, #0.5)]]> 11130686 83 Kady Cross Julie 0 to-read 3.80 2011 The Strange Case of Finley Jayne (Steampunk Chronicles, #0.5)
author: Kady Cross
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average rating: 3.80
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]]> <![CDATA[The Girl in the Clockwork Collar (Steampunk Chronicles, #2)]]> 13060608
One false move from Jasper, and the strange clockwork collar around Mei's neck tightens and tightens. From the rough streets of lower Manhattan to elegant Fifth Avenue, the motley crew of teens follows Jasper's elusive trail. And they're about to discover how far they'll go for friendship.

More than ever, Finley must rely on powerful English duke Griffin King to balance her dark magic with her good side. Yet Griffin is at war with himself over his secret attraction to Finley... and will risk his life and reputation to save her.

Now, to help those she's come to care for so deeply, Finley must infiltrate the criminal gang. Only problem is, she might like the dark side a little too much...]]> 416 Kady Cross 0373210531 Julie 4 3.97 2012 The Girl in the Clockwork Collar (Steampunk Chronicles, #2)
author: Kady Cross
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]]> <![CDATA[The Girl in the Steel Corset (Steampunk Chronicles, #1)]]> 9166877
When a young lord tries to take advantage of Finley, she fights back. And wins. But no normal Victorian girl has a darker side that makes her capable of knocking out a full-grown man with one punch...

Only Griffin King sees the magical darkness inside her that says she's special, says she's one of them. The orphaned duke takes her in from the gaslit streets against the wishes of his band of misfits: Emily, who has her own special abilities and an unrequited love for Sam, who is part robot; and Jasper, an American cowboy with a shadowy secret.

Griffin's investigating a criminal called The Machinist, the mastermind behind several recent crimes by automatons. Finley thinks she can help and finally be a part of something, finally fit in.

But The Machinist wants to tear Griff's little company of strays apart, and it isn't long before trust is tested on all sides. At least Finley knows whose side she's on even if it seems no one believes her.]]> 473 Kady Cross 0373210337 Julie 5 3.81 2011 The Girl in the Steel Corset (Steampunk Chronicles, #1)
author: Kady Cross
name: Julie
average rating: 3.81
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]]> <![CDATA[The Girl with the Iron Touch (Steampunk Chronicles, #3)]]> 15822336
When mechanical genius Emily is kidnapped by rogue automatons, Finley Jayne and her fellow misfits fear the worst. What's left of their archenemy, The Machinist, hungers to be resurrected, and Emily must transplant his consciousness into one of his automatons—or forfeit her friends' lives.

With Griffin being mysteriously tormented by the Aether, Finley turns to Jack Dandy, but trusting the master criminal is as dangerous as controlling her dark side. Meanwhile, Sam is searching everywhere for Emily. He would walk into hell for her, but the choice she must make will test them more than they could imagine.

To save those she cares about, Emily must confront The Machinist's ultimate creation—an automaton more human than machine. And if she's to have any chance at triumphing, she must summon a strength even she doesn't know she has...]]> 384 Kady Cross 037321085X Julie 0 to-read 3.95 2013 The Girl with the Iron Touch (Steampunk Chronicles, #3)
author: Kady Cross
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]]> <![CDATA[The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, #3)]]> 12127750 Annabeth is terrified. Just when she's about to be reunited with Percy—after six months of being apart, thanks to Hera—it looks like Camp Jupiter is preparing for war. As Annabeth and her friends Jason, Piper, and Leo fly in on the Argo II, she can't blame the Roman demigods for thinking the ship is a Greek weapon. With its steaming bronze dragon figurehead, Leo's fantastical creation doesn't appear friendly. Annabeth hopes that the sight of their praetor Jason on deck will reassure the Romans that the visitors from Camp Half-Blood are coming in peace.

And that's only one of her worries. In her pocket, Annabeth carries a gift from her mother that came with an unnerving command: Follow the Mark of Athena. Avenge me. Annabeth already feels weighed down by the prophecy that will send seven demigods on a quest to find—and close—the Doors of Death. What more does Athena want from her?

Annabeth's biggest fear, though, is that Percy might have changed. What if he's now attached to Roman ways? Does he still need his old friends? As the daughter of the goddess of war and wisdom, Annabeth knows she was born to be a leader—but never again does she want to be without Seaweed Brain by her side

Narrated by four different demigods, The Mark of Athena is an unforgettable journey across land and sea to Rome, where important discoveries, surprising sacrifices, and unspeakable horrors await. Climb aboard the Argo II, if you dare. . . .]]> 586 Rick Riordan 1423140605 Julie 5 4.47 2012 The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, #3)
author: Rick Riordan
name: Julie
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]]> Between the Sea and Sky 9583173 229 Jaclyn Dolamore 1599904349 Julie 4 3.52 2011 Between the Sea and Sky
author: Jaclyn Dolamore
name: Julie
average rating: 3.52
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Search for Sam (Lorien Legacies: The Lost Files, #4)]]> 15752308
In I Am Number Four: The Lost Files #4, discover what has happened to one of the people with information crucial to the Garde coming together to fight to save Lorien—and Earth.]]> 144 Pittacus Lore 0062218778 Julie 0 to-read 4.24 2012 The Search for Sam (Lorien Legacies: The Lost Files, #4)
author: Pittacus Lore
name: Julie
average rating: 4.24
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]]> The Night Circus 9361589
But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway—a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into love—a deep, magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands.

True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus performers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead.

Written in rich, seductive prose, this spell-casting novel is a feast for the senses and the heart.]]> 506 Erin Morgenstern Julie 0 to-read 4.00 2011 The Night Circus
author: Erin Morgenstern
name: Julie
average rating: 4.00
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]]> <![CDATA[Of Poseidon (The Syrena Legacy, #1)]]> 12425532 ouch!—both teens sense a connection. But it will take several encounters, including a deadly one with a shark, for Galen to be convinced of Emma's gifts. Now, if he can only convince Emma that she holds the key to his kingdom...

Told from both Emma and Galen's points of view, here is a fish-out-of-water story that sparkles with intrigue, humor, and waves of romance.]]> 324 Anna Banks 1250003326 Julie 5 4.00 2012 Of Poseidon (The Syrena Legacy, #1)
author: Anna Banks
name: Julie
average rating: 4.00
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)]]> 7896527 Meet Celaena Sardothien.

Beautiful. Deadly. Destined for greatness.

In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, Celaena, an assassin, is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king’s champion.

The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. But something evil dwells in the castle of glass—and it’s there to kill. When her competitors start dying one by one, Celaena’s fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world.]]> 406 Sarah J. Maas Julie 0 to-read 4.19 2012 Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: Julie
average rating: 4.19
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]]> <![CDATA[The Rise of Nine (Lorien Legacies, #3)]]> 12971616
'Number Four is a hero for this generation' Michael Bay, director of Transformers

***
Until I met John Smith, Number Four, I'd been on the run alone, hiding and fighting to stay alive. Together we are much more powerful. But it could only last so long before we had to separate to find the others . . .

I went to Spain to find Seven, and I found even more, including a tenth member of the Garde who escaped from Lorien alive. Ella is younger than the rest of us, but just as brave. Now we're looking for the others - including John.

But so are they.

I am Number Six. To finish what they started, they'll have to fight us first.]]> 372 Pittacus Lore 0061974587 Julie 5 4.17 2012 The Rise of Nine (Lorien Legacies, #3)
author: Pittacus Lore
name: Julie
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)]]> 256683
This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know...]]> 485 Cassandra Clare 1416914285 Julie 5 4.08 2007 City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
author: Cassandra Clare
name: Julie
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2007
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Goddess Inheritance (Goddess Test, #3)]]> 10838776 Love or life.
Henry or their child.
The end of her family or the end of the world.
Kate must choose.

During nine months of captivity, Kate Winters has survived a jealous goddess, a vengeful Titan and a pregnancy she never asked for. Now the Queen of the Gods wants her unborn child, and Kate can't stop her--until Cronus offers a deal.

In exchange for her loyalty and devotion, the King of the Titans will spare humanity and let Kate keep her child. Yet even if Kate agrees, he'll destroy Henry, her mother and the rest of the council. And if she refuses, Cronus will tear the world apart until every last god and mortal is dead.

With the fate of everyone she loves resting on her shoulders, Kate must do the impossible: find a way to defeat the most powerful being in existence, even if it costs her everything.

Even if it costs her eternity.]]> 304 Aimee Carter 0373210671 Julie 0 to-read 3.94 2013 The Goddess Inheritance (Goddess Test, #3)
author: Aimee Carter
name: Julie
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2013
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]]> Fallen (Fallen, #1) 6487308
Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price’s attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah, Georgia. He’s the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, and security cameras watch every move.

Even though Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce—and goes out of his way to make that very clear—she can’t let it go. Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, she has to find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret� even if it kills her.]]> 464 Lauren Kate 0385738935 Julie 5 Love!! &lt;3 3.73 2009 Fallen (Fallen, #1)
author: Lauren Kate
name: Julie
average rating: 3.73
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Love!! <3
]]> Entwined 8428195
Every night, Azalea and her eleven sisters may step through the enchanted passage in their room to dance in his silver forest, but there is a cost. The Keeper likes to keep things. Azalea may not realize how tangled she is in his web until it is too late.]]> 472 Heather Dixon Wallwork 0062001035 Julie 5 Love it!! 3.87 2011 Entwined
author: Heather Dixon Wallwork
name: Julie
average rating: 3.87
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Love it!!
]]> <![CDATA[The Power of Six (Lorien Legacies, #2)]]> 8659601
Nine of us came here, but sometimes I wonder if time has changed us—if we all still believe in our mission. How can I know? There are six of us left. We're hiding, blending in, avoiding contact with one another . . . but our Legacies are developing, and soon we'll be equipped to fight. Is John Number Four, and is his appearance the sign I've been waiting for? And what about Number Five and Six? Could one of them be the raven-haired girl with the stormy eyes from my dreams. The girl with powers that are beyond anything I could ever imagine. The girl who may be strong enough to bring the six of us together?

They caught Number One in Malaysia.
Number Two in England.
And Number Three in Kenya.
They tried to catch Number Four in Ohio—and failed.

I am Number Seven. One of six still alive.

And I'm ready to fight.]]> 406 Pittacus Lore 0061974552 Julie 5 Love it!! 4.15 2011 The Power of Six (Lorien Legacies, #2)
author: Pittacus Lore
name: Julie
average rating: 4.15
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rating: 5
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Love it!!
]]> <![CDATA[The Hunger Games: Official Illustrated Movie Companion]]> 11742691 160 Kate Egan 0545422906 Julie 0 4.52 2012 The Hunger Games: Official Illustrated Movie Companion
author: Kate Egan
name: Julie
average rating: 4.52
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]]> The Hunger Games Companion 11245507 The ultimate companion guide to the blockbuster Hunger Games trilogy.

For all those who adore Katniss and Peeta, and can't get enough of The Hunger Games, this companion guide to the wildly popular Hunger Games series is a must-read and a terrific gift.

Go deeper into the post-apocalyptic world created by Suzanne Collins than you ever thought possible: an alternative future where boys and girls are chosen from twelve districts to compete in The Hunger Games, a televised fight-to-the-death. When sixteen-year-old Katniss learns that her little sister has been chosen, she steps up to fight in her place and the games begin.

The Hunger Games Companion takes readers behind the scenes and includes fascinating background facts about the action in all three books, a revealing biography of the author, and amazing insights into the series' main themes and features - from the nature of evil, to weaponry and rebellions, to surviving the end of the world. It's everything fans have been hungering for since the very first book!

This book is not authorized by Suzanne Collins, Scholastic Press or anyone involved in the Hunger Games movie.]]> 256 Lois H. Gresh 0312617933 Julie 0 4.14 2011 The Hunger Games Companion
author: Lois H. Gresh
name: Julie
average rating: 4.14
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]]> <![CDATA[The Girl Who Was on Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy]]> 8046680
In The Girl Who Was on Fire, thirteen YA authors take you back to Panem with moving, dark, and funny pieces on Katniss, the Games, Gale and Peeta, reality TV, survival, and more. From the trilogy's darker themes of violence and social control to fashion and weaponry, the collection's exploration of the Hunger Games reveals exactly how rich, and how perilous, protagonist Katniss' world really is.

� How does the way the Games affect the brain explain Haymitch's drinking, Annie's distraction, and Wiress' speech problems?
� What does the rebellion have in common with the War on Terror?
� Why isn't the answer to "Peeta or Gale?" as interesting as the question itself?
� What should Panem have learned from the fates of other hedonistic societies throughout history and what can we?

The Girl Who Was On Fire covers all three books in the Hunger Games trilogy.]]> 210 Leah Wilson 1935618040 Julie 0 4.32 2011 The Girl Who Was on Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy
author: Leah Wilson
name: Julie
average rating: 4.32
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hunger Games Tribute Guide]]> 13027304
Here is the ultimate guide to the twenty-fourth annual Hunger Games. Follow the tributes' journey from the reaping to the Games, with an exclusive look at all the highlights along the way—the trip to the Capitol, the Tribute Parade, the stations of the Training Center, and the interviews with Caesar Flickerman. Plus you'll find profiles of President Snow and Seneca Crane, portraits of each tribute, and detailed information on each district's industry. This unique guide to the tributes contains never-before-seen photos and quotes from the film, and is a must-have for any Hunger Games fan.]]> 128 Emily Seife 0545457823 Julie 0 4.42 2012 The Hunger Games Tribute Guide
author: Emily Seife
name: Julie
average rating: 4.42
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]]> Inkdeath (Inkworld, #3) 2325825
The Adderhead--his immortality bound in a book by Meggie's father, Mo--has ordered his henchmen to plunder the villages. The peasants' only defense is a band of outlaws led by the Bluejay--Mo's fictitious double, whose identity he has reluctantly adopted. But the Book of Immortality is unraveling, and the Adderhead again fears the White Women of Death. To bring the renegade Bluejay back to repair the book, the Adderhead kidnaps all the children in the kingdom, dooming them to slavery in his silver mines unless Mo surrends. First Dustfinger, now Mo: Can anyone save this cursed story?]]> 699 Cornelia Funke 1905294719 Julie 5 3.96 2007 Inkdeath (Inkworld, #3)
author: Cornelia Funke
name: Julie
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2007
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Iron King (The Iron Fey, #1)]]> 6644117 Meghan Chase has a secret destiny; one she could never have imagined.

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

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

But she could never have guessed the truth - that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil, no faery creature dare face; and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.]]> 363 Julie Kagawa 0373210086 Julie 0 to-read 3.88 2010 The Iron King (The Iron Fey, #1)
author: Julie Kagawa
name: Julie
average rating: 3.88
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]]> <![CDATA[Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1-3)]]> 3165162
The Lightning Thief
Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. When his mom tells him the truth about where he came from, she takes him to the one place he'll be safe—Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island). There, Percy learns that the father he never knew is actually Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon Percy finds himself caught up in a mystery that could lead to disastrous consequences. Together with his friends—a satyr and another the demigod daughter of Athena—Percy sets out on a quest to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.

The Sea of Monsters
After a summer spent trying to prevent a catastrophic war among the Greek gods, Percy Jackson finds his seventh-grade school year unnervingly calm. But things don't stay quiet for long. Percy soon discovers there is trouble at Camp Half-Blood: the magical borders which protect Half-Blood Hill have been poisoned by a mysterious enemy, and the only safe haven for demigods is on the verge of being overrun by mythological monsters. To save the camp, Percy needs the help of his best friend, Grover, who has been taken prisoner by the Cyclops Polyphemus on an island somewhere in the Sea of Monsters—the dangerous waters Greek heroes have sailed for millennia—only today, the Sea of Monsters goes by a new name: the Bermuda Triangle. Now Percy and his friends must retrieve the Golden Fleece from the Island of the Cyclops by the end of the summer or Camp Half-Blood will be destroyed. But first, Percy will learn a stunning new secret about his family—one that makes him question whether being claimed as Poseidon's son is an honor or simply a cruel joke�

The Titan's Curse
When Percy Jackson receives a distress call from his friend Grover, he immediately prepares for battle. He knows he'll need his powerful demigod allies, Annabeth and Thalia, at his side; his trusty bronze sword Riptide; and…a ride from his mom. The demigods race to the rescue, to find that Grover has made an important discovery: two new powerful half-bloods whose parentage is unknown. But that's not all that awaits them. The Titan lord, Kronos, has set up his most devious trap yet, and the young heroes have unwittingly fallen prey. Hilarious and action-packed, this third adventure in the series finds Percy faced with his most dangerous challenge so far: the chilling prophecy of the Titan's curse.]]> 1032 Rick Riordan 1423113497 Julie 5 4.54 2008 Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1-3)
author: Rick Riordan
name: Julie
average rating: 4.54
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]]> <![CDATA[Pretty Little Liars (Pretty Little Liars, #1)]]> 162085
Spencer covets her sister's boyfriend. Aria's fantasizing about her English teacher. Emily's crushing on the new girl at school. Hanna uses some ugly tricks to stay beautiful. But they've all kept an even bigger secret since their friend Alison vanished.

How do I know? Because I know everything about the bad girls they were, the naughty girls they are, and the dirty secrets they've kept. And guess what? I'm telling.]]> 286 Sara Shepard 0060887303 Julie 0 to-read 3.86 2006 Pretty Little Liars (Pretty Little Liars, #1)
author: Sara Shepard
name: Julie
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2006
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]]> Wings (Wings, #1) 5056084
Laurel turned to the mirror again, her eyes on the hovering petals that floated beside her head. They looked almost like wings.

In this extraordinary tale of magic and intrigue, romance and danger, everything you thought you knew about faeries will be changed forever.]]> 290 Aprilynne Pike 0061668036 Julie 5 3.77 2009 Wings (Wings, #1)
author: Aprilynne Pike
name: Julie
average rating: 3.77
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]]> Fairest 183660
Ages 8 - 14]]> 326 Gail Carson Levine 0060734086 Julie 5 3.89 2006 Fairest
author: Gail Carson Levine
name: Julie
average rating: 3.89
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]]> Gone (Gone, #1) 2536134
There are teens, but not one single adult. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. No way to get help. And no way to figure out what's happened.

Hunger threatens. Bullies rule. A sinister creature lurks. Animals are mutating. And the teens themselves are changing, developing new talents—unimaginable, dangerous, deadly powers—that grow stronger by the day. It's a terrifying new world. Sides are being chosen, a fight is shaping up. Townies against rich kids. Bullies against the weak. Powerful against powerless. And time is running out: On your 15th birthday, you disappear just like everyone else...]]> 560 Michael Grant 0061448761 Julie 0 to-read 3.87 2008 Gone (Gone, #1)
author: Michael Grant
name: Julie
average rating: 3.87
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]]> Matched (Matched, #1) 7735333
Cassia has always trusted their choices. It’s hardly any price to pay for a long life, the perfect job, the ideal mate. So when her best friend appears on the Matching screen, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is the one…until she sees another face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. Now Cassia is faced with impossible choices: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she’s known and a path no one else has ever dared follow—between perfection and passion.

Matched is a story for right now and storytelling with the resonance of a classic.]]> 369 Ally Condie 0525423648 Julie 1 3.62 2010 Matched (Matched, #1)
author: Ally Condie
name: Julie
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2010
rating: 1
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]]> The Invention of Hugo Cabret 9673436 534 Brian Selznick Julie 3 4.22 2007 The Invention of Hugo Cabret
author: Brian Selznick
name: Julie
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2007
rating: 3
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]]> Beastly (Beastly, #1) 544891
A beast. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright—a creature with fangs and claws and hair springing from every pore. I am a monster.

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

Yes, the spell, the one the witch in my English class cast on me. Why did she turn me into a beast who hides by day and prowls by night? I'll tell you. I'll tell you how I used to be Kyle Kingsbury, the guy you wished you were, with money, perfect looks, and the perfect life. And then, I'll tell you how I became perfectly . . . beastly.]]> 336 Alex Flinn 0060874163 Julie 0 to-read 3.83 2007 Beastly (Beastly, #1)
author: Alex Flinn
name: Julie
average rating: 3.83
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]]> The Thief Lord 113304
Befriended by a gang of street children and their mysterious leader, the Thief Lord, they shelter in an old, disused cinema. On their trail is a bungling detective, obsessed with disguises and the health of his pet tortoises. But a greater threat to the boys' new-found freedom is something from a forgotten past � a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself.]]> 350 Cornelia Funke 1903434777 Julie 5 3.99 2000 The Thief Lord
author: Cornelia Funke
name: Julie
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2000
rating: 5
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]]> James and the Giant Peach 6689 176 Roald Dahl 0375814248 Julie 5 4.04 1961 James and the Giant Peach
author: Roald Dahl
name: Julie
average rating: 4.04
book published: 1961
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1)]]> 6304335
Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them.

In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything.]]> 563 Kami Garcia 0316042676 Julie 0 to-read 3.78 2009 Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1)
author: Kami Garcia
name: Julie
average rating: 3.78
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]]> Evermore (The Immortals, #1) 3975774 The first book in Alyson Noël's extraordinary new Immortals series. Enter an enchanting new world, where true love never dies...

After a horrible accident claims the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever Bloom can see people's auras, hear their thoughts, and know someone's entire life story by touching them. Going out of her way to avoid human contact to suppress her abilities, she has been branded a freak at her new high school—but everything changes when she meets Damen Auguste.

Damen is gorgeous, exotic and wealthy. He's the only one who can silence the noise and random energy in her head—wielding a magic so intense, it's as though he can peer straight into her soul. As Ever is drawn deeper into his enticing world of secrets and mystery, she's left with more questions than answers. And she has no idea just who he really is—or what he is. The only thing she knows to be true is that she's falling deeply and helplessly in love with him.]]> 301 Alyson Noel 031253275X Julie 0 to-read 3.60 2009 Evermore (The Immortals, #1)
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average rating: 3.60
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]]> <![CDATA[Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)]]> 6068551
Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human� until the cold makes him shift back again.

Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her breath away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human—or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever.]]> 392 Maggie Stiefvater 0545123267 Julie 0 to-read 3.77 2009 Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)
author: Maggie Stiefvater
name: Julie
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2009
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]]> <![CDATA[Among the Hidden (Shadow Children, #1)]]> 227651
Luke has never been to school. He's never had a birthday party, or gone to a friend's house for an overnight. In fact, Luke has never had a friend.

Luke is one of the shadow children, a third child forbidden by the Population Police. He's lived his entire life in hiding, and now, with a new housing development replacing the woods next to his family's farm, he is no longer even allowed to go outside.

Then, one day Luke sees a girl's face in the window of a house where he knows two other children already live. Finally, he's met a shadow child like himself. Jen is willing to risk everything to come out of the shadows - does Luke dare to become involved in her dangerous plan? Can he afford not to?]]> 153 Margaret Peterson Haddix 1416924981 Julie 2 3.99 1998 Among the Hidden (Shadow Children, #1)
author: Margaret Peterson Haddix
name: Julie
average rating: 3.99
book published: 1998
rating: 2
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]]> Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1) 6339664 A SACRED OATH
A FALLEN ANGEL
A FORBIDDEN LOVE

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

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

For she is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen - and, when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost Nora her life.]]> 391 Becca Fitzpatrick 1416989412 Julie 0 to-read 3.93 2009 Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1)
author: Becca Fitzpatrick
name: Julie
average rating: 3.93
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]]> <![CDATA[Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)]]> 3236307
She never expects to fall in love with beautiful Prince Po.

She never expects to learn the truth behind her Grace—or the terrible secret that lies hidden far away . . . a secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms with words alone.

With elegant, evocative prose and a cast of unforgettable characters, debut author Kristin Cashore creates a mesmerizing world, a death-defying adventure, and a heart-racing romance that will consume you, hold you captive, and leave you wanting more.]]> 471 Kristin Cashore 015206396X Julie 0 to-read 4.07 2008 Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
author: Kristin Cashore
name: Julie
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2008
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]]> <![CDATA[Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1)]]> 249747 Artemis Fowl is a riveting, magical adventure.]]> 396 Eoin Colfer Julie 0 to-read 3.86 2001 Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1)
author: Eoin Colfer
name: Julie
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2001
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]]> <![CDATA[The Perks of Being a Wallflower]]> 22628 offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see
what it looks like from the dance floor.

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

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

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

(back cover)]]> 213 Stephen Chbosky Julie 0 to-read 4.24 1999 The Perks of Being a Wallflower
author: Stephen Chbosky
name: Julie
average rating: 4.24
book published: 1999
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]]> Tuck Everlasting 84981 148 Natalie Babbitt 0374480095 Julie 4 3.90 1975 Tuck Everlasting
author: Natalie Babbitt
name: Julie
average rating: 3.90
book published: 1975
rating: 4
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]]> Stargirl (Stargirl, #1) 22232
Leo Borlock follows the unspoken rule at Mica Area High School: don't stand out--under any circumstances! Then Stargirl arrives at Mica High and everything changes--for Leo and for the entire school. After 15 years of home schooling, Stargirl bursts into tenth grade in an explosion of color and a clatter of ukulele music, enchanting the Mica student body.

But the delicate scales of popularity suddenly shift, and Stargirl is shunned for everything that makes her different. Somewhere in the midst of Stargirl's arrival and rise and fall, normal Leo Borlock has tumbled into love with her.

In a celebration of nonconformity, Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense, emotional tale about the fleeting, cruel nature of popularity--and the thrill and inspiration of first love.]]> 186 Jerry Spinelli 0439488400 Julie 4 3.76 2000 Stargirl (Stargirl, #1)
author: Jerry Spinelli
name: Julie
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2000
rating: 4
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]]> Number the Stars 47281 137 Lois Lowry 0440227534 Julie 2 4.19 1989 Number the Stars
author: Lois Lowry
name: Julie
average rating: 4.19
book published: 1989
rating: 2
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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 Julie 0 to-read 3.69 2012 Lies Beneath (Lies Beneath, #1)
author: Anne Greenwood Brown
name: Julie
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2012
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]]> The Lost Hero Sneak Peek 8535099 "Seven half-bloods shall answer the call,/ To storm or fire the world must fall./ An oath to keep with a final breath,/ And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death." A terse quatrain casts a teasing challenge at a new combine of demigods in this series launch by Rick Riordan. A tantalizing new adventure epic from the author of Percy Jackson & The Olympians. Bound to be a bestseller (Reader tip: Peruse the first chapter and try to stop. We dare you.)

]]> 23 Rick Riordan 1423145364 Julie 5 4.58 2010 The Lost Hero Sneak Peek
author: Rick Riordan
name: Julie
average rating: 4.58
book published: 2010
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Goddess Interrupted (Goddess Test, #2)]]> 12637490
Becoming immortal wasn't supposed to be the easy part. Though Kate is about to be crowned Queen of the Underworld, she's as isolated as ever. And despite her growing love for Henry, ruler of the Underworld, he's becoming ever more distant and secretive. Then, in the midst of Kate's coronation, Henry is abducted by the only being powerful enough to kill him: the King of the Titans.

As the other gods prepare for a war that could end them all, it is up to Kate to save Henry from the depths of Tartarus. But in order to navigate the endless caverns of the Underworld, Kate must enlist the help of the one person who is the greatest threat to her future.

Henry's first wife, Persephone.

]]> 304 Aimee Carter 0373210450 Julie 5 3.99 2012 Goddess Interrupted (Goddess Test, #2)
author: Aimee Carter
name: Julie
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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]]> The World of the Hunger Games 11873368
Welcome to Panem, the world of The Hunger Games. This is the definitive, richly illustrated, full-color guide to all the districts of Panem, all the participants in The Hunger Games, and the life and home of Katniss Everdeen. A must-have for fans of both the Hunger Games novels and the new Hunger Games film.]]> 192 Kate Egan 0545425123 Julie 0 to-read 4.50 2012 The World of the Hunger Games
author: Kate Egan
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average rating: 4.50
book published: 2012
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]]> <![CDATA[The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2)]]> 9520360 PERCY IS CONFUSED. When he awoke from his long sleep, he didn't know much more than his name. His brain fuzz is lingering, even after the wolf Lupa told him he is a demigod and trained him to fight with the pen/sword in his pocket. Somehow Percy manages to make it to a camp for half-bloods, despite the fact that he has to keep killing monsters along the way. But the camp doesn't ring any bells with him. The only thing he can recall from his past is another name: Annabeth.

HAZEL IS SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD. When she lived before, she didn't do a very good job of it. Sure, she was an obedient daughter, even when her mother was possessed by greed. But that was the problem—when the Voice took over her mother and commanded Hazel to use her "gift" for an evil purpose, Hazel couldn't say no. Now because of her mistake, the future of the world is at risk. Hazel wishes she could ride away from it all on the stallion that appears in her dreams.

FRANK IS A KLUTZ. His grandmother says he is descended from heroes and can be anything he wants to be, but he doesn't see it. He doesn't even know who his father is. He keeps hoping Apollo will claim him, because the only thing he is good at is archery—although not good enough to win camp war games. His bulky physique makes him feel like an ox, especially in front of Hazel, his closest friend at camp. He trusts her completely—enough to share the secret he holds close to his heart.

Beginning at the "other" camp for half-bloods and extending as far as the land beyond the gods, this breathtaking second installment of the Heroes of Olympus series introduces new demigods, revives fearsome monsters, and features other remarkable creatures, all destined to play a part in the Prophesy of Seven.]]> 521 Rick Riordan 1423140591 Julie 5 4.41 2011 The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2)
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average rating: 4.41
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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]]> Crossed (Matched, #2) 9794437 The long-awaited second book in the dystopian Matched trilogy.
In search of a future that may not exist and faced with the decision of who to share it with, Cassia journeys to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky - taken by the Society to his certain death - only to find that he has escaped, leaving a series of clues in his wake. Cassia's quest leads her to question much of what she holds dear, even as she finds glimmers of a different life across the border. But as Cassia nears resolve and certainty about her future with Ky, an invitation for rebellion, an unexpected betrayal, and a surprise visit from Xander - who may hold the key to the uprising and, still, to Cassia's heart - change the game once again. Nothing is as expected on the edge of Society, where crosses and double crosses make the path more twisted than ever.]]> 367 Ally Condie 0525423656 Julie 1 3.50 2011 Crossed (Matched, #2)
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name: Julie
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2011
rating: 1
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)]]> 2767052
Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun. . . .

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.]]> 374 Suzanne Collins 0439023483 Julie 5 4.34 2008 The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
author: Suzanne Collins
name: Julie
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2008
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset (The Hunger Games, #1-3)]]> 7938275 1155 Suzanne Collins 0545265355 Julie 5 4.49 2010 The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset (The Hunger Games, #1-3)
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average rating: 4.49
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]]> <![CDATA[Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)]]> 6148028 Sparks are igniting.
Flames are spreading.
And the Capitol wants revenge.

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and her longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds her at an icy distance. Peeta has turned his back on her completely. And there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol—a rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create.

Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest that she's afraid she cannot stop. And what scares her even more is that she's not entirely convinced she should try. As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. If they can't prove, without a shadow of a doubt, that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying.

In Catching Fire, the second novel of the Hunger Games trilogy, Suzanne Collins continues the story of Katniss Everdeen, testing her more than ever before . . . and surprising readers at every turn.]]> 391 Suzanne Collins 0439023491 Julie 5 4.34 2009 Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
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average rating: 4.34
book published: 2009
rating: 5
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