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1984

Orwell, George, 1903-1950.


Wilson's Senior High School, November 1997. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). The world is divided into three great powers, Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia, each perpetually at war with the other. Throughout Oceania "The Party" rules by the agency of four ministries whose power is absolute - the Ministry of Peace which deals with war, the Ministry of Love (headquarters of the dreaded Thought Police) which deals with law and order, and the Ministry of Plenty which deals in scarcities, and Ministry of Truth which deals with propaganda. The authorities keep a check on every action, word, gesture, or thought.
Date Published:1984

Wilson's Senior High School, November 1997. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). The world is divided into three great powers, Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia, each perpetually at war with the other. Throughout Oceania "The Party" rules by the agency of four ministries whose power is absolute - the Ministry of Peace which deals with war, the Ministry of Love (headquarters of the dreaded Thought Police) which deals with law and order, and the Ministry of Plenty which deals in scarcities, and Ministry of Truth which deals with propaganda. The authorities keep a check on every action, word, gesture, or thought.

Date Published:1984

The book thief

Zusak, Markus.


Originally published: Australia : Pan Macmillan Australia, 2005. Wilson's Senior High School. Wilson's Junior High School. School Library Journal starred. Review: Wilson's Senior High School, November 2006. Wilson's Junior High School, August 2007. School Library Journal starred, March 2006. Five Owls, April 2007. Horn Book Starred, October 2006. Library Media Connection starred, March 2006. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, May 2006. Pub Weekly, January 2006. Kirkus Starred, January 2006. New York Times, May 2006. Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
Date Published:2007

Originally published: Australia : Pan Macmillan Australia, 2005. Wilson's Senior High School. Wilson's Junior High School. School Library Journal starred. Review: Wilson's Senior High School, November 2006. Wilson's Junior High School, August 2007. School Library Journal starred, March 2006. Five Owls, April 2007. Horn Book Starred, October 2006. Library Media Connection starred, March 2006. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, May 2006. Pub Weekly, January 2006. Kirkus Starred, January 2006. New York Times, May 2006. Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.

Date Published:2007

Moon of the crusted snow ; #1 : a novel

Rice, Waubgeshig, 1979-,


With winter looming, a small northern Anishinaabe community goes dark. Cut off, people become passive and confused. Panic builds as the food supply dwindles. While the band council and a pocket of community members struggle to maintain order, an unexpected visitor arrives, escaping the crumbling society to the south. Soon after, others follow. The community leadearship loses its grip on power as the visitors manipulate the tired and hungry to take control of the reserve. Tensions rise and, as the months pass, so does the death toll due to sickness and despair. Frustrated by the building chaos, a group of young friends and their families turn to the land and Anishinaabe tradition in hopes of helping their community thrive again. Guided through the chaos by an unlikely leader named Evan Whitesky, they endeavor to restore order while grappling with a grave decision. Blending action and allegory, Moon of the Crusted Snow upends our expectations. Out of catastrophe comes resilience. And as one society collapses, another is reborn.
Date Published:2018

With winter looming, a small northern Anishinaabe community goes dark. Cut off, people become passive and confused. Panic builds as the food supply dwindles. While the band council and a pocket of community members struggle to maintain order, an unexpected visitor arrives, escaping the crumbling society to the south. Soon after, others follow. The community leadearship loses its grip on power as the visitors manipulate the tired and hungry to take control of the reserve. Tensions rise and, as the months pass, so does the death toll due to sickness and despair. Frustrated by the building chaos, a group of young friends and their families turn to the land and Anishinaabe tradition in hopes of helping their community thrive again. Guided through the chaos by an unlikely leader named Evan Whitesky, they endeavor to restore order while grappling with a grave decision. Blending action and allegory, Moon of the Crusted Snow upends our expectations. Out of catastrophe comes resilience. And as one society collapses, another is reborn.

Date Published:2018

Fake dates and mooncakes

Lee, Sher,


Dylan Tang wants to win a Mid-Autumn Festival mooncake-making competition for teen chefs--in memory of his mom, and to bring much-needed publicity to his aunt's struggling Chinese takeout in Brooklyn. Enter Theo Somers: charming, wealthy, with a smile that makes Dylan's stomach do backflips. AKA a distraction. Their worlds are sun-and-moon apart, but Theo keeps showing up. He even convinces Dylan to be his fake date at a family wedding in the Hamptons. In Theo's glittering world of pomp, privilege, and crazy rich drama, their romance is supposed to be just pretend . . . but Dylan finds himself falling for Theo. For real. Then Theo's relatives reveal their true colors--but with the mooncake contest looming, Dylan can't risk being sidetracked by rich-people problems. Can Dylan save his family's business and follow his heart--or will he fail to do both?
Date Published:2023

Dylan Tang wants to win a Mid-Autumn Festival mooncake-making competition for teen chefs--in memory of his mom, and to bring much-needed publicity to his aunt's struggling Chinese takeout in Brooklyn. Enter Theo Somers: charming, wealthy, with a smile that makes Dylan's stomach do backflips. AKA a distraction. Their worlds are sun-and-moon apart, but Theo keeps showing up. He even convinces Dylan to be his fake date at a family wedding in the Hamptons. In Theo's glittering world of pomp, privilege, and crazy rich drama, their romance is supposed to be just pretend . . . but Dylan finds himself falling for Theo. For real. Then Theo's relatives reveal their true colors--but with the mooncake contest looming, Dylan can't risk being sidetracked by rich-people problems. Can Dylan save his family's business and follow his heart--or will he fail to do both?

Date Published:2023

Last ride

Langston, Laura, 1958-


Booklist, February 2011. Booklist. Tom struggles to give up street racing after killing his best friend in a race.
Date Published:2011

One piece ; #9 : east blue

Oda, Eiichirō, 1975-


Translated from the Japanese. "First published by in Japan in 1997 by Shueisha Inc, Tokyo"--Page facing t.p. "East Blue" refers to the story arc covered in v. 1 through 12 of the One Piece series. "This v. contains material that was originally published in English in Shonen Jump #32-35"--Page facing t.p. "This book reads from right to left"--Back cover. "Parental advisory. One Piece is rated T for teen and is recommended for ages 13 and up. This v. contains fantasy violence and tobacco usage"--Page facing t.p. When sous-chef Sanji's ocean-going restaurant is attacked by an evil pirate armada, Sanji must put aside his differences with the cooks to save the ship.
Date Published:2005

Translated from the Japanese. "First published by in Japan in 1997 by Shueisha Inc, Tokyo"--Page facing t.p. "East Blue" refers to the story arc covered in v. 1 through 12 of the One Piece series. "This v. contains material that was originally published in English in Shonen Jump #32-35"--Page facing t.p. "This book reads from right to left"--Back cover. "Parental advisory. One Piece is rated T for teen and is recommended for ages 13 and up. This v. contains fantasy violence and tobacco usage"--Page facing t.p. When sous-chef Sanji's ocean-going restaurant is attacked by an evil pirate armada, Sanji must put aside his differences with the cooks to save the ship.

Date Published:2005

The Young Elites

Lu, Marie, 1984-,


"Adelina Amouteru survived the blood fever, a deadly illness that killed many, but left others with strange markings and supernatural powers. Cast out by her family, Adelina joins the secret society of the Young Elites and discovers her own dangerous abilities"--
Date Published:2014

Smile ; #1

Telgemeier, Raina.,


Publisher's Weekly, December 2009. Booklist, December 2009. Kirkus Review, January 2010. School Library Journal, March 2010. New York Times, May 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 2010. The author relates, in graphic form, her experiences after she injured her two front teeth and had to have surgeries and wear embarrassing braces and headgear, all the while also dealing with the trials and tribulations of middle school.
Date Published:2010

Publisher's Weekly, December 2009. Booklist, December 2009. Kirkus Review, January 2010. School Library Journal, March 2010. New York Times, May 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 2010. The author relates, in graphic form, her experiences after she injured her two front teeth and had to have surgeries and wear embarrassing braces and headgear, all the while also dealing with the trials and tribulations of middle school.

Date Published:2010

Moon of the crusted snow : a novel

Rice, Waubgeshig, 1979-,


Chilling in the best way possible. Publisher's Weekly. Booklist. Publisher's Weekly, September 2018. Booklist, August 2018. After a winter storm cuts off all contact and supplies from a small community, people begin to panic when the death toll starts rising. A group of friends turn to the Anishinaabe traditions in hopes of helping their community.
Date Published:2018

The atlas six ; #1

Blake, Olivie,


"A Tom Doherty Associates book." The Alexandrian Society, caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity, are the foremost secret society of magical academicians in the world. Those who earn a place among the Alexandrians will secure a life of wealth, power, and prestige beyond their wildest dreams, and each decade, only the six most uniquely talented magicians are selected to be considered for initiation. When the candidates are recruited by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they are told they will have one year to qualify for initiation, during which time they will be permitted preliminary access to the Society's archives and judged based on their contributions to various subjects of impossibility: time and space, luck and thought, life and death. Five, they are told, will be initiated. One will be eliminated. The six potential initiates will fight to survive the next year of their lives, and if they can prove themselves to be the best among their rivals, most of them will.
Date Published:2022

"A Tom Doherty Associates book." The Alexandrian Society, caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity, are the foremost secret society of magical academicians in the world. Those who earn a place among the Alexandrians will secure a life of wealth, power, and prestige beyond their wildest dreams, and each decade, only the six most uniquely talented magicians are selected to be considered for initiation. When the candidates are recruited by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they are told they will have one year to qualify for initiation, during which time they will be permitted preliminary access to the Society's archives and judged based on their contributions to various subjects of impossibility: time and space, luck and thought, life and death. Five, they are told, will be initiated. One will be eliminated. The six potential initiates will fight to survive the next year of their lives, and if they can prove themselves to be the best among their rivals, most of them will.

Date Published:2022

Bone ; #5 : Rock Jaw, master of the Eastern border

Smith, Jeff, 1960-,


"The chapters in this book were originally published in the comic book Bone ... copyright 1995, 1996 and 1997"--Title page verso. Fone Bone and Smiley return a lost rat creature cub to the mountains and discover Rock Jaw, a giant mountain lion whose big ambitions bring him face-to-face with monstrous competition.
Date Published:2007

Brownstone

Teer, Samuel,


In the summer of 1995, almost-fifteen-year-old Almudena is sent to live with her estranged Spanish-speaking father, and together they renovate a brownstone and build a relationship while Almudena navigates the Latin American side of her heritage for the first time.
Date Published:2024

The glass castle : a memoir

Walls, Jeannette.


"New York Times bestseller"--cover. The author recalls her life growing up in a dysfunctional family with an alcohol father and distant mother and describes how she and her siblings had to fend for themselves until they finally found the resources and will to leave home.
Date Published:2005

Ace of spades

Àbíké-Íyímídé, Faridah,


When two Niveus Private Academy students, Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo, are selected to be part of the elite school's senior class prefects, it looks like their year is off to an amazing start. After all, not only does it look great on college applications, but it officially puts each of them in the running for valedictorian, too. Shortly after the announcement is made, though, someone who goes by Aces begins using anonymous text messages to reveal secrets about the two of them that turn their lives upside down and threaten every aspect of their carefully planned futures. As Aces shows no sign of stopping, what seemed like a sick prank quickly turns into a dangerous game, with all the cards stacked against them. Can Devon and Chiamaka stop Aces before things become incredibly deadly?
Date Published:2021

When two Niveus Private Academy students, Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo, are selected to be part of the elite school's senior class prefects, it looks like their year is off to an amazing start. After all, not only does it look great on college applications, but it officially puts each of them in the running for valedictorian, too. Shortly after the announcement is made, though, someone who goes by Aces begins using anonymous text messages to reveal secrets about the two of them that turn their lives upside down and threaten every aspect of their carefully planned futures. As Aces shows no sign of stopping, what seemed like a sick prank quickly turns into a dangerous game, with all the cards stacked against them. Can Devon and Chiamaka stop Aces before things become incredibly deadly?

Date Published:2021

Wonder ; #1

Palacio, R. J.,


Langley Book of the Year, 2014-2015. School Library Journal starred, February 2012. Booklist starred, February 2012. Kirkus Starred, December 2011. Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunts and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
Date Published:2012

Langley Book of the Year, 2014-2015. School Library Journal starred, February 2012. Booklist starred, February 2012. Kirkus Starred, December 2011. Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunts and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.

Date Published:2012

The glass castle : a memoir

Walls, Jeannette.


Unabridged. Compact discs. Journalist Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary and their four children lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children's imagination, teaching them how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary painted and wrote and couldn't stand the responsibility of providing for her family. When the money ran out, the Walls retreated to the dismal West Virginia mining town Rex had tried to escape. As the dysfunction escalated, the children had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they found the resources and will to leave home. Yet Walls describes her parents with deep affection in this tale of unconditional love in a family that, despite its profound flaws, gave her the fiery determination to carve out a successful life.
Date Published:2010

Unabridged. Compact discs. Journalist Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary and their four children lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children's imagination, teaching them how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary painted and wrote and couldn't stand the responsibility of providing for her family. When the money ran out, the Walls retreated to the dismal West Virginia mining town Rex had tried to escape. As the dysfunction escalated, the children had to fend for themselves, supporting one another as they found the resources and will to leave home. Yet Walls describes her parents with deep affection in this tale of unconditional love in a family that, despite its profound flaws, gave her the fiery determination to carve out a successful life.

Date Published:2010

Divine rivals : a novel

Ross, Rebecca (Rebecca J.),


When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever.
Date Published:2023

Dragon Ball super. 3, Zero mortal project!

Toriyama, Akira, 1955-,


Translated from the Japanese. Book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format. "Rated T Teen"--Back cover. After the monster Goku Black, a mysterious warrior who looks like Goku, wipes out most of Earth and all of the Gods of Destruction and Lords of Lords from all twelve universes, Goku and his friends must find a way to stop him.
Date Published:2018

Bone ; #2 : the great cow race

Smith, Jeff, 1960-,


Review: School Library Journal. Review: Horn Book. School Library Journal. Horn Book. Kliatt Starred. Phoney Bone rigs the Spring Fair's annual Great Cow Race by putting Smiley in a bovine disguise and convincing everyone to bet their livestock on the mystery cow, and Fone Bone finds himself in a one-cousin battle with the rat creatures.
Date Published:2005

Bone ; #3 : eyes of the storm

Smith, Jeff, 1960-,


Review: School Library Journal. Review: Horn Book. School Library Journal. Horn Book. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. Lucius, Smiley and Phoney are attacked by rat creatures in the forest, barely making it to Lucius' tavern, while, at the farm, Fone Bone and Thorn are having strange dreams and Gran'ma Ben suddenly begins revealing secrets and new dangers.
Date Published:2006