The best part of summer in the little town of Winston is the Fourth of July festival. The townspeople this year, however, are hoping the festival will end better than the previous two years, without the murder of one of their children. Despite the people of Winston's insistence to keep everything as normal as possible, the media is all over town, talking about a serial killer and predicting a third murder.
Cora expects to enjoy a welcome reprieve when she arrives at an ideal vacation spot: a secluded castle on a warm, sunny island. She has recently suffered the loss of her father, and now needs a little rest and time to be with her family. Instead of losing herself in sun and sand, though, she discovers that her heritage is unique and extraordinary. To make matters even more complicated, Cora finds herself being pursued by guys straight out of legends who won't give up.
Many years have passed since the last king ascended to the throne of Adarlan. Since then, he has outlawed magic, conquered nearly the entire continent of Erilrea, and ruled with an iron fist. It's been one year since assassin Celaena Sardothien was sent to the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes. Now, Celaena is brought before the Crown Prince of Adarlan and offered freedom...if she can defeat twenty-three other thieves and assassins in a competition to find a Champion.
It's 1985, and Freya Kallas has just moved back to Canada after her diplomat father was killed in an accident. Even though she's back in her native country, she can't shake the feeling that something isn't right. Freya has been having vivid dreams about another life, and her memories don't feel real. When she sees a boy on the street, Freya is positive that she knows him - even though they have never met. Freya will do anything to uncover the truth, but there are people out there who don't want her to know, and are intent on stopping her.
Alban used to be a peaceful land where magic was a regular part of life; magically gifted people, called "canny," protected the villages and took care of Alban's citizens. Now, the evil King Keldec has abolished the use of magic and forced the people to forget everything about old Alban, with its fairies and happy songs. Everyone lives in fear of King Keldec and his horrible army of "canny," which he has convinced to do bad instead of good.
In Alenna Shawcross's world, the United States of America is a thing of the past. Instead, the entire continent of North America is now the UNA, a country formed from the remains of the USA, Canada, and Mexico, a country that dragged Alenna's parents away from her when she was ten. Now, six years later, Alenna fails a test that all sixteen-year-olds have to take--the test says she has criminal tendencies. As a result, Alenna is sent to a brutal, isolated prison island where two groups of teenagers are waging a violent war against each other.
UnEarthed, written by Rebecca Bloomer, is the story of sixteen-year-old Jodi Scarfield's relocation to the Martian colony of Anphobos. Although she is initially unenthusiastic about the move, the self-described "techno-geek" soon realizes that Martian technology is amazing, and she uses her hacking skills to skirt around Martian regulations. Life on Mars is not perfect, however, and Jodi soon becomes aware of the movement to liberate Mars from the control of Earth.
Jack and Annie are off on another adventure. They have to find the fourth thing to save Merlin's penguin in the book, A Perfect Time for Pandas, by Mary Pope Osborne. I read the book and loved it as I have many books from the rest of the series. In this book ,Jack and Annie have to find the fourth thing to save Merlin's penguin from being a stone figure for the rest of her life. Jack and Annie travel all the way to China to solve the problem.
Jacinda has ancient Draki blood running deep in her veins, so when Cassian’s sister Miram, daughter of the Draki Pride leader, is taken by the enemy to a facility where Drakis never return from, she feels obligated to save her, especially since her love for hunter Will is the reason Miram was captured in the first place. To get Miram back and repair her dream of riding off into the sunset with Will, Jacinda takes the ultimate risk and gets herself captured. However, when she arrives and a seemingly ancient Draki threatens her escape all appears to be lost.
Thirteen years before Thomas and Theresa entered the Glade, teenagers Mark and Trina are struggling to survive in a world ravaged by sun flares. They have found a simple, yet peaceful, life in a settlement with other survivors, and spend their time foraging for food and trying to be happy again. Their lives are shattered yet again when a dart-spewing aircraft brings an incredibly contagious, deadly disease to the survivors. The virus, which earns the nickname "The Flare," seems to infect the brain, and those affected soon go crazy.
