We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (2014)

A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends -- the Liars -- whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution. An accident. A secret. Lies upon lies. True love. The truth. Spending the summers on her family's private island off the coast of Massachusetts with her cousins and a special boy named Gat, teenaged Cadence struggles to remember what happened during her fifteenth summer. We Were Liars is a modern, sophisticated suspense novel from New York Times bestselling author, National Book Award finalist, and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart. Read it. And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE. - Publisher.

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (2012)

November, 1920. Jack and Mabel have staked everything on making a fresh start in a homestead 'at the world's edge' in the Alaskan wilderness. But as the days grow shorter, Jack is losing his battle to clear the land, and Mabel can no longer contain her grief for the baby she lost years before. The evening the first snow falls, their mood unaccountably changes. In a moment of tenderness, the two build a snowman - or rather a snow girl - together. Next morning, all trace of her has disappeared ... yet there, in dawn's light, running through the spruce trees - Jack can't shake the notion that he glimpsed - a child? And how to explain the little but very human tracks Mabel finds at the edge of their property?

Beetle Blast by Ali Sparkes (2011)

The snow queen by Michael Cunningham (2014)

A heartbroken man turns to religion after seeing a vision in the sky above Central Park while his musician brother takes drugs he thinks will help him compose a ballad for his seriously ill wife.

How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel by Cressida Cowell (2009)

In exile, and hunted by dragons and humans alike, can Hiccup the Viking find the dragon's jewel and save the world from destruction? The Dragon Rebellion has begun, bringing the Vikings' darkest hour upon them. Hiccup has become an outcast, but that won't stop him from going on the most harrowing and important quest of his life. He must find the Dragon's Jewel. Book #10

Half Bad by Sally Green (2014)

Now a major new Netflix series entitled The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself. In a world divided between good and evil, what happens when you're both? Nathan Byrn is the illegitimate son of the world's most dangerous witch. Kept in a cage by the Council of Fairborn witches, who believe he is destined to follow the same destructive path as his father, Nathan must find a way to unlock his full powers before his seventeenth birthday, or face madness and death. His one hope lies with the sinister Blood witch Mercury. But Mercury's help always comes at a price - one Nathan may not be able to pay . . .

Beast Quest by Adam Blade (2007)

After successfully protecting his village from Soltra, Tom leaves his family to embark on a dangerous quest through the desert to battle Vipero the Snake Man. Tom successfully defended his village, but an even more sinister Beast waits on the horizon: Vipero. Tom has no choice but to leave his family once again, bound for the desert and its untold dangers. Book #10 German-language description Actionreiche Fantasy, spannende Missionen und gefährliche Biester! Die erfolgreiche Kinderbuch-Reihe mit zahlreichen Illustrationen ist besonders für Jungs ab 8 Jahren geeignet. Tom ist auf einer neuen Mission. Der böse Magier Malvel hat die goldene Rüstung gestohlen! Sechs schreckliche Biester bewachen sie. Tom muss mit ihnen kämpfen, um die Rüstung zurückzuerobern. In der Wüste blitzen die Beinschützer auf. Doch dann hört Tom auf einmal ein böses Zischen: Der Schlangenmann Vipero schlängelt sich blitzschnell durch den Sand und bohrt seine Giftzähne plötzlich in Elennas Arm …

Dirty Bertie by Alan MacDonald (2006)

Hunted by Kevin Hearne (2011)

Two-thousand-year-old druid Atticus O'Sullivan, Granuaile and the wolfhound Oberon race across modern-day Europe to try to escape the clutches of Olympian goddesses Artemis and Diana and the Norse god of mischief, Loki.

The Toy Taker by Luke Delaney (2014)

DI Sean Corrigan has always relied on his unique insight into dark minds to catch bad guys. But now, when he needs it most, his gift seems to have deserted him. Sean and his team have been moved to New Scotland Yard, precisely so his particular brand of policing can be put to best use. Now four-year-old George Bridgeman has disappeared from leafy H.

When Chocolate Is Not Enough by Nina Harrington (2012)

A shared passion for…chocolate! One taste of Daisy Flynn’s delicious confectionery and Max Trevelyan is hooked! This quirky chocolatier is just the person to showcase the cocoa from his plantation. Daisy jumps on the idea – she’s always dreamed of having her own chocolate shop, and with Max’s offer that dream can become a reality! But Daisy finds Max very distracting: the sexy single dad should come with a health warning! Keeping her eyes on the prize (and off Max’s chiselled features) isn’t easy. But Daisy has learned the hard way that she’s safer indulging in chocolate than in relationships – and her dream is too important to mess up! She mustn’t be tempted by something even sweeter…

LaRose by Louise Erdrich (2016)

Landreaux Iron stalks a deer along the edge of the property bordering his own. He shoots with easy confidence -- but when the buck springs away, Landreaux realizes he's hit something else. When he staggers closer, he realizes he has killed his neighbor's five-year-old son, Dusty. The youngest child of his friend and neighbor, Peter Ravich, Dusty was best friends with Landreaux's five-year-old son, LaRose. The two families have always been close, sharing food, clothing, and rides into town; their children played together despite going to different schools; and Landreaux's wife, Emmaline, is half sister to Dusty's mother, Nola. Horrified at what he's done, the recovered alcoholic turns to an Ojibwe tribe tradition -- the sweat lodge -- for guidance, and finds a way forward. Following an ancient means of retribution, he and Emmaline will give LaRose to the grieving Peter and Nola. "Our son will be your son now," they tell them.

Darkness Falls by Erin Hunter (2013)

The Wild Pack’s ruthless Alpha has reluctantly agreed to allow the Leashed Dogs to join his Pack—but not before learning of Lucky’s role as a spy, and casting him out of the Pack forever. Lucky tries to be happy to have his freedom again, but this new world is treacherous for a Lone Dog. For the first time since the Big Growl, Lucky is desperate to have other dogs by his side . . . but it might be too late. ---------- **Books in this series** 1. [The Empty City][1] 2. [A Hidden Enemy][2] 3. Darkness Falls 4. [The Broken Path][4] 5. [The Endless Lake][5] 6. [Storm of Dogs][6] [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16726511W [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19663114W [4]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17615698W [5]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17826137W [6]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19994721W

Ghoulfriends Forever by Gitty Daneshvari (2012)

Ghoulfriends Forever is a brand-new Monster High series, introducing three new monster characters. As new students, the trio must navigate the bewildering array of cute monster boys, established cliques, and monster-rific subjects like Mad Science, G-ogre-phy, and Physical Deaducation. As if that weren't hard enough, something strange and sinister seems to be happening at the school. Popular girls like Frankie Stein and Cleo de Nile are acting weird-and all signs point to everyone's new favorite teacher, Miss Sylphia Flapper. Can the new GFFs expose the fave as a fraud, or will they succumb to peer pressure? (less)

Eighty Days Blue by Vina Jackson (2012)

Against the Tide by Tui T. Sutherland (2014)

The sun is shining in the Hundred Isles, and yet the path forward seems crowded with shadows. Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan have traveled across the world, seeking a set of powerful talismans in order to keep them from enemy hands. Throughout their journey the young heroes have been hounded by pursuers, who always seem to know just where to find them. Now they know why. One of them is a traitor. ---------- **Books in this series** 1. [Wild Born][1] 2. [Hunted][2] 3. [Blood Ties][3] 4. [Fire and Ice][4] 5. Against the Tide 6. [Rise and Fall][6] 7. [The Evertree][7] [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17069311W [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17465497W [3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19341927W [4]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17520603W [6]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19354756W [7]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19996584W

Saints Of The Shadow Bible by Ian Rankin (2013)

Rebus and Malcolm Fox go head-to-head when a 30-year-old murder investigation resurfaces, forcing Rebus to confront crimes of the past. Allegiances are being formed, enemies made, and huge questions asked. Who are the saints and who the sinners? And can the one ever become the other?

Wednesdays in the Tower by Jessica Day George (2013)

Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Ascendancy by Eric Van Lustbader (2014)

Jason Bourne is faced with an impossible mission. He has been hired to impersonate a high-level government minister at a political summit meeting in Qatar, shielding the minister from any assassination attempts. Suddenly, armed gunmen storm the room, killing everyone but Bourne. Their target, however, isn't the minister Bourne impersonates ... it is Bourne himself. Kidnapped and transported to an underground bunker, Bourne finds himself face-to-face with an infamous terrorist named El Ghadan ("Tomorrow"). El Ghadan holds as his captive Soraya Moore, former co-director of Treadstone, and a close friend to Bourne, along with her two year old daughter. Meanwhile, the President of the United States is in the midst of brokering a historic peace treaty between the Israelis and the Palestinians -- an event that El Ghadan is desperate to prevent. He demands that Bourne carry out a special mission: kill the President. If Bourne refuses, Soraya and her daughter will die. Bourne must make a monstrous choice: save Soraya and her daughter, or save the President.

My dear I wanted to tell you by Louisa Young (2011)

A story that intertwines the lives of two very different couples during World War I follows army soldier Riley as he fights for the love of Nadine despite a terrible injury, and Riley's commanding officer Peter Locke, who returns home from the war a bitter and scarred man.