(Gr. 9+) Arthur Dent barely escapes the destruction of earth to make way for an intergalactic highway. Soon, Arthur and his friend Ford are traversing the galaxy causing mayhem and havoc in this hilarious story.
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- (Gr. 9+) Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction--if they don't kill each other first. This epic adventure pulls together a team of unlikely allies with…
- (Gr. 9+) Seventeen-year-old Evie O'Neill is thrilled when she is exiled from small-town Ohio to New York City in 1926, even when a rash of occult-based murders thrusts Evie and her uncle, curator of The Museum of American Folklore,…
- (Gr. 9+) Jane's epic journey from unwanted orphan raised by a cruel aunt to a governess for the wealthy Mr. Rochester never fails to enchant and transport me to another place and time.
- (Gr. 8+) When Katarina Bishop was three, her parents took her on a trip to the Louvre -- to case it. When Kat turned 15, she planned a con of her own: scamming her way into the best boarding school in the country, determined to leave the…
- (Gr. 8+) When it comes to family, Annie is in the losers bracket. While her foster parents are great (mostly), her birth family would not have been her first pick. And no matter how many times Annie tries to write them out of her life, she…
- (Gr. 8+) When Thomas wakes up, he's surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade. Just like Thomas, the Gladers don't know why or how they got there. Their goal? Find a way out.
- (Gr. 9+) Despite his overwhelming fear of interacting with people, Christopher, a mathematically-gifted, autistic fifteen-year-old boy, decides to investigate the murder of a neighbor's dog and uncovers secret information about his mother.
- (Gr. 8+) Elena, the first scientifically confirmed virgin birth, acquires the ability to heal by touch at age sixteen, the same year that people start disappearing in beams of light, causing her to wonder if she is bringing about the…
- (Gr. 8+) Rory, of Benouville, Louisiana, is spending a year studying abroad at a London boarding school. She then witnesses a murder by a Jack the Ripper copycat, and becomes involved with the very unusual investigation.
- (Gr. 7+) Tyler Jones is the top graduate in the Aurora Academy, but a daring, last-minute rescue results in him assuming command of a misfit squad of school losers. Joined by a girl from the past, they are immediately enmeshed in space…
- (Gr. 8+) High Schooler Kane doesn't remember the car crash he was in, or much of anything else. As he meets people who claim to be his friends, and sees his normal high school transform into something otherworldly, he comes to understand…
- (Gr. 9+) Some children find their way into other worlds, places full of magic and adventure. What happens to those children when they go home? Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children is where baffled parents send their newly returned…
- (Gr. 9+) Five students walk into Bayview High detection. Only four walk out.... Simon was the creator of a high school gossip app. He planned to post juicy reveals about his four high-profile classmates. When he dies before detention is…
- (Gr. 9+) Jude and her brother Noah are incredibly close twins. At thirteen, isolated Noah draws constantly, and falls in love with the charismatic boy next door. Meanwhile, daredevil Jude surfs, cliff-dives, wears red-red lipstick, and…
- (Gr. 9+) What if you aren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you're like Mikey? Who just wants to…
- (Gr. 6-8) Teenager Dave Mitchell explores New York City occasionally with his adopted stray cat named, Cat. New York City of the early sixties is a vivid delight as Dave travels from Coney Island to Broadway to other more obscure…
- (Gr. 9+) Lena has always looked forward to the government mandated treatment to delirium, aka love. She knows it will lead her to a safe, measured, and predictable life. But then, with only 95 days left until her treatment, Lena meets…
- (Gr. 9+) Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen. That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right. It's their last year at the Watford School of…
- (Gr. 7+) A strong-willed high school girl and a young scion of a business empire try to outwit one another every chance they get, but sparks could fly from these opposites.
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