Arriving in late 19th-century China with her missionary parents, Pearl Buck is soon fascinated by her new home and strikes up a friendship with a young Chinese girl named Willow. The two become...
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Author: Min, AncheeSummary:Genre: Biographical fiction -
Author: Gudenkauf, HeatherSummary:
Once the golden child of tiny Linden Falls, Iowa, Allison Glenn watches her reputation crumble as she is sent to prison for five years--convicted of a terrible crime. But what really happened that...
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Author: DeStefano, LaurenSummary:After modern science turns every human into a genetic time bomb with men dying at age twenty-five and women dying at age twenty, girls are kidnapped and married off in order to repopulate the...
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Author: Lin, GraceSummary:Ling and Ting are identical twins that people think are exactly the same, but time and again they prove to be different.
Genre: Juvenile fiction -
Author: DeStefano, LaurenSummary:In a future where genetic engineering has cured humanity of all diseases and defects but has also produced a virus that kills all females by age twenty and all males by the age twenty-five,...
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Author: DeStefano, LaurenSummary:After modern science turns every human into a genetic time bomb with men dying at age twenty-five and women dying at age twenty, teenaged Rhine finds hope for a brighter future from a surprising...
Genre: Young adult fiction, Science fiction -
Author: Min, AncheeSummary:
Traces the author's journey from the painful deprivations of her homeland to the sudden bounty of the United States, where she endured five jobs, crime, and a painful marriage before the birth of...
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Author: Spooner, MeaganSummary:Lark Ainsley has yearned to become an adult by having her magical energy harvested, but when she is finally chosen a special talent is revealed and, rather than become a human battery powering the...
Genre: Young adult fiction, Fantasy fiction -
Author: Sanderson, BrandonSummary:
A Forger named Shai can copy and re-create any item by using magic to rewrite its history. After being condemned to death for attempting to steal the emperor's scepter, Shai is given one final...
Genre: Fantasy fiction -
Author: Ray, Deborah KoganSummary:Documents the life and achievements of the nineteenth-century Northern Paiute leader, examining how her aptitude for languages and diplomacy enabled her to advocate on behalf of her tribe.
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Author: Turtschaninoff, MariaSummary:This thrilling prequel to the award-winning Maresi explores the founding of the Red Abbey Booklist called Maresi "utterly satisfying and completely different from standard YA fantasy." Now,...
Genre: Fantasy fiction, Young adult fiction -
Author: Blackburne, LiviaSummary:
The mission was a failure. Even though Zivah and Dineas discovered a secret that could bring down the empire, their information is useless without proof. Now, with their cover blown and their...
Genre: Fantasy fiction, Young adult fiction -
Author: Hardy, MinaSummary:
Five months ago, an accident left Diana Sparrow badly injured and missing a few months of her memory. As if that's not enough, she's started having recurring nightmares about the night of the...