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Narrated in the all-knowing matter-of-fact voice of Death, witnessing the story of the citizens of Molching. By 1943, the Allied bombs are falling, and the sirens begin to wail. Liesel shares out her books in the air-raid shelters. But one day, the wail of the sirens comes too late.
Skye is looking for an escape. Her sister died in a tragic accident and her parents think a camp for grieving teens might help her. But when she arrives, Skye starts receiving text messages from someone pretending to be her dead sister. Skye knows it's time to confront the past. But what if the danger is right in front of her?
The Trials are over. But something has happened that no one at WICKEDhas foreseen: Thomas has remembered more than they think. Andthe truth is more dangerous than anyone could have imagined …
Thomas was sure that escape from the maze meant he would get hislife back. But no one knew what sort of life they were going backto. The earth is a wasteland with people driven mad by an infectionknown as the Flare. Instead of freedom, Thomas must face anothertrial. He must cross the Scorch to once again save himself andhis friends.
When Thomas arrives in the Glade, a walled encampment at the centreof a bizarre maze, all he remembers is his first name. But he’snot alone. Like Thomas, the Gladers don’t know why they’re there,or what’s happened to the world outside. All they know is thatevery morning when the walls slide back, they will risk everythingto find out.
A story of innocence existing within the most terrible evil, this is the fictional tale of two young boys caught up in events beyond their control.
Isabel has only ever loved two boys, Conrad and Jeremiah Fisher. One broke her heart; the other made her happier than she ever thought she’d be. But each brother is keeping a secret, and this summer Isabel must choose between the Fisher boys, once and for all. Which brother will it be?
The second book in the ground-breaking HUNGER GAMES trilogy.After winning the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta return to theirdistrict. But their victory has caused rebellion to break out …and then comes the cruellest twist: the contestants for the nextHunger Games are announced, and Katniss and Peeta are forced intothe arena once more.
First in the ground-breaking HUNGER GAMES trilogy.In a vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is takingplace. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear ina live event called The Hunger Games. There is only one rule: killor be killed. But Katniss has been close to death before. Forher, survival is second nature.
The final book in the ground-breaking HUNGER GAMES trilogy.Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. The Capitolis angry and wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for theunrest? Katniss. And President Snow has made it clear that no oneelse is safe either. Not Katniss’s family, not her friends, notthe people of District 12.
Rome, 61 BC. Recruited as a gladiator, Marcus Cornelius Primus faces a new life of brutal training, but he cannot simply forget his past. His father has been murdered by soldiers and his mother has been kidnapped and forced into slavery. Marcus is determined to seek justice for his family and set his mother free.
When it comes to giving advice on divorce issues and impounded pets, 13-year-old Theodore Boone is first choice with his teachers and classmates. Theo knows more about the law than most lawyers. But he also knows he has no business getting involved in his home town’s first murder trial in years.
Every year Isabel spends a perfect summer at her family friends’ house. There’s the swimming pool at night, the private stretch of sandy beach – and the two boys. Unavailable, aloof Conrad – who she’s been in love with forever – and friendly, relaxed Jeremiah, the only one who’s ever really paid her any attention.
An astounding novel about a girls coming-of-age inter-woven with a real life murder that rocked turn-of-the-century America.
Winner of the 2004 Carnegie Medal.