The Witches by Roald DahlFrom Goodreads: A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches' plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice....
Black Star, Bright Dawn by Scott O'DellFrom Goodreads: Bright Dawn was a teenaged Eskimo girl. Black Star was her part-husky, mostly wolf, pet. Together they were about to begin the famous Iditarod dogsled race through the bitter cold of Alaska. Bright Dawn knew they would win,...
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineFrom Goodreads: In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade's devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden...
The Last Dragon Chronicles series by Chris d'LaceyFrom Book #1, The Fire Within, on Goodreads: A magical adventure about the power of dragons...
The False Prince (Ascendance Trilogy) by Jennifer A. NielsenFrom Goodreads: The False Prince is the thrilling first book in a brand-new trilogy filled with danger and deceit and hidden identities that will have readers rushing breathlessly to the end.In a discontent kingdom, civil war is...
Calamity (Reckoners ; #3) by Brandon SandersonFrom Goodreads: When Calamity lit up the sky, the Epics were born. David’s fate has been tied to their villainy ever since that historic night. Steelheart killed his father. Firefight stole his heart. And now Regalia has turned his...
The Bees by Laline PaullFrom Goodreads: Born into the lowest class of her society, Flora 717 is a sanitation bee, only fit to clean her orchard hive. Living to accept, obey and serve, she is prepared to sacrifice everything for her beloved holy mother, the...
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben FountainFrom Goodreads: Billy Lynn's Long Half-Time Walk is a razor-sharp satire set in Texas during America's war in Iraq. It explores the gaping national disconnect between the war at home and the war abroad.Ben Fountain’s remarkable debut novel...
Native Son by Richard WrightFrom Goodreads: Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught...
Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormickFrom Goodreads: This National Book Award nominee from two-time finalist Patricia McCormick is the unforgettable story of Arn Chorn-Pond, who defied the odds to survive the Cambodian genocide of 1975-1979 and the labor camps of the Khmer Rouge.Based on the...
