I Walk in Dread
Title | I Walk in Dread PDF eBook |
Author | Lisa Rowe Fraustino |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 2011-09 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0545311659 |
History comes alive! Deliverance Trembley lives in Salem Village where she must take care of her sickly sister, Mem, and her daily chores for fear of her cruel uncle's angry temper. But after four young girls from the village accuse some of the local women of being witches, the town becomes increasingly caught up in a witch hunt. When the villagers begin to realize that Deliverance is a clever girl who possesses the skills to read and write, the whispered accusations begin. Within the pages of her diary, Deliverance captures the panic, terror, suspicion, and hysteria that swept through Salem Village during one of the most infamous eras in American history.
Dread Nation
Title | Dread Nation PDF eBook |
Author | Justina Ireland |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Pages | 363 |
Release | 2018-04-03 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 0062570625 |
New York Times bestseller; 6 starred reviews! At once provocative, terrifying, and darkly subversive, Dread Nation is Justina Ireland's stunning vision of an America both foreign and familiar—a country on the brink, at the explosive crossroads where race, humanity, and survival meet. Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania—derailing the War Between the States and changing the nation forever. In this new America, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Education Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead. But there are also opportunities—and Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained in both weaponry and etiquette to protect the well-to-do. It's a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane. After all, not even being the daughter of a wealthy white Southern woman could save her from society’s expectations. But that’s not a life Jane wants. Almost finished with her education at Miss Preston's School of Combat in Baltimore, Jane is set on returning to her Kentucky home and doesn’t pay much mind to the politics of the eastern cities, with their talk of returning America to the glory of its days before the dead rose. But when families around Baltimore County begin to go missing, Jane is caught in the middle of a conspiracy, one that finds her in a desperate fight for her life against some powerful enemies. And the restless dead, it would seem, are the least of her problems. "Abundant action, thoughtful worldbuilding, and a brave, smart, and skillfully drawn cast entertain as Ireland illustrates the ignorance and immorality of racial discrimination and examines the relationship between equality and freedom." (Publishers Weekly, "An Anti-Racist Children's and YA Reading List")
Frozen
Title | Frozen PDF eBook |
Author | Melissa de la Cruz |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 338 |
Release | 2013-09-17 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 1101607874 |
“As fearless as a futuristic Game of Thrones.”— MARGARET STOHL, New York Times bestselling co-author of the Beautiful Creatures trilogy From Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston, the New York Times bestselling authors of the Blue Bloods and Witches of East End series. Welcome to New Vegas, a city once covered in bling, now blanketed in ice. Like much of the destroyed planet, the place knows only one temperature—freezing. But some things never change. The diamond in the ice desert is still a 24-hour hedonistic playground and nothing keeps the crowds away from the casino floors, never mind the rumors about sinister sorcery in its shadows. At the heart of this city is Natasha Kestal, a young blackjack dealer looking for a way out. Like many, she's heard of a mythical land simply called “the Blue.” They say it’s a paradise, where the sun still shines and the waters are turquoise. More importantly, it’s a place where Nat won’t be persecuted, even if her darkest secret comes to light. But passage to the Blue is treacherous, if not impossible, and her only shot is to bet on a ragtag crew of mercenaries led by a cocky runner named Ryan Wesson there. Danger and deceit await on every corner, even as Nat and Wes find themselves inexorably drawn to each other. But can true love survive the lies? Fiery hearts collide in this fantastic tale of the evil men do and the awesome power within us all. This is a remarkable first book in a spellbinding new series about the dawn of a new kind of magic.
Hear My Sorrow
Title | Hear My Sorrow PDF eBook |
Author | Deborah Hopkinson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780439221610 |
Forced to drop out of school at the age of fourteen to help support her family, Angela, an Italian immigrant, works long hours for low wages in a garment factory, and becomes a participant in the shirtwaist worker strikes of 1909.
Love Thy Neighbor
Title | Love Thy Neighbor PDF eBook |
Author | Ann Warren Turner |
Publisher | Dear America |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780439153089 |
In Greenmarsh, Massachusetts, in 1774, thirteen-year-old Prudence Emerson keeps a diary of the troubles she and her family face as Tories surrounded by American patriots at the start of the American Revolution.
Down the Rabbit Hole
Title | Down the Rabbit Hole PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Campbell Bartoletti |
Publisher | Scholastic Incorporated |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Chicago (Ill.) |
ISBN | 9780545297011 |
It is 1871 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and 14-year-old Pringle Rose, still grieving from the death of her parents, takes her brother Gideon, who has Down syndrome, escapes from her uncle and aunt and catches a train to ChicagoNbut disaster seems to follow her there.
It's Only a Game
Title | It's Only a Game PDF eBook |
Author | Kelsea Yu |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 2024-07-09 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 154761336X |
In this twisty, fast-paced YA thriller, a dangerous game becomes all too real when Marina and her friends are framed for murder. When Marina Chan ran from her old life, she brought nothing with her-not even her real name. Now she lives in fear of her past being discovered. But when her online gaming team is offered a tour of their favorite game company, Marina can't resist accepting, even though she knows it might put her fake identity at risk. Then the creator of the game is murdered during their tour. The killer plans to frame Marina and her friends for the murder unless they win four rounds of a dangerous game. A game that requires them to lie, trespass, and steal. A game that could destroy everything Marina's worked so hard to build.... A game that she might not survive. This pulse-pounding YA thriller is perfect for fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and Slay.