Search in York County Library SystemIn a time of dire need, eleven-year-old Nuria tries to outwit the magical wishing well in her mysterious mountain village.
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Saturday, June 7, 2008
Well Wished- Franny Billingsley
Search in York County Library SystemIn a time of dire need, eleven-year-old Nuria tries to outwit the magical wishing well in her mysterious mountain village.
The Wee Free Men – Terry Pratchett
Search in York County Library System"A young witch-to-be named Tiffany teams up with the Wee Free Men, a clan of six-inch-high blue men, to rescue her baby brother and ward off a sinister invasion from Fairyland."
The War of the Worlds - H.G. Wells
Search in York County Library SystemLate nineteenth-century novel in which an intellectually superior race from Mars invades Earth with plans to take over the planet.
The seven songs of merlin - T.A. Barron
Search in York County Library SystemTo save his ailing mother, Merlin must master the Seven Songs of Wisdom passed down from his grandfather, a legendary wizard.
Predator's Gold -- Philip Reeve
Search in York County Library SystemIn the distant future, when cities move about and consume smaller towns, Tom and Hester hope that the ice city of Anchorage will reach the rumored haven of the Dead Continent--America--before the savage Hunstmen of Arkangel find them.
The Guns of the South – Harry Turtledove
Search in York County Library System"An exciting new novel of "alternate history" in which time travelers from the future alter the outcome of the Civil War. As the war is nearing its end, and General Lee is facing imminent defeat, he is approached with the offer of an extraordinary weapon--an assault rifle called the AK-47."
Out of the Silent Planet – C.S. Lewis
Search in York County Library System"Thus begins the adventures of the remarkable Dr. Ransom. Here, that estimable man is abducted by a megalomaniacal physicist and his accomplice and taken via spaceship to the red planet of Malacandra. The two men are in need of a human sacrifice, and Dr. Ransom would seem to fit the bill."
Next-Michael Crichton
Search in York County Library SystemIs a loved one missing some body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? Humans and chimpanzees differ in only 400 genes; is that why an adult human being resembles a chimp fetus? And should that worry us? There's a new genetic cure for drug addiction-is it worse than the disease?
Mortal Engines – Philip Reeve
"In the distant future, when cities move about and consume smaller towns, a fifteen-year-old apprentice is pushed out of London by the man he most admires and must seek answers in the perilous Out-Country, aided by one girl and the memory of another."
The Martian Chronicles – Ray Bradbury
Search in York County Library System"Bradbury's Mars is a place of hope, dreams and metaphor - of crystal pillars and fossil seas - where a fine dust settles on the great, empty cities of a silently destroyed civilization. It is here the invaders have come to despoil and commercialize, to grow and to learn - first a trickle, then a torrent, rushing from a world with no future toward a promise of tomorrow. The Earthman conquers Mars...and then is conquered by it, lulled by dangerous lies of comfort and familiarity, and enchanted by the lingering glamour of an ancient, mysterious native race."
The Last Book in the Universe – Rodman Philbrick
Search in York County Library System"In a world where most people are plugged into brain-drain entertainment systems epileptic teenager Spaz is a rare human being who can see life for what it really is. When he meets an old man called Ryter, he begins to learn about earth and its past. With Ryter as his companion, Spaz sets off on an unlikely quest to save his dying sister and in the process, perhaps the world."
The House of the Scorpion - Nancy Farmer
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In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patrâon, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States.
The Host-Stephenie Meyer
Search in York County Library SystemMelanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of the man Melanie loves-Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer yearns for a man she's never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off to search for the man they both love.
Gossamer- Lois Lowery
Search in York County Library SystemLittlest One is a tiny creature slowly learning her job of giving dreams to humans. Each night she and her teacher, Thin Elderly, visit an old woman’s home where she softly touches beloved objects, gathering happy memories, and drops of old scents and sounds. Littlest One pieces these bits together and presents them to her sleeping human in the form of pleasant dreams.
The Giver – Lois Lowry
Search in York County Library SystemTwelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind this fragile community.
Fahrenheit 451 -- Ray Bradbury
Search in York County Library SystemNowadays firemen start fires. Fireman Guy Montag loves to rush to a fire and watch books burn up. Then he met a seventeen-year old girl who told him of a past when people were not afraid, and a professor who told him of a future where people could think. And Guy Montag knew what he had to do....
Feed - M.T. Anderson
Search in York County Library SystemIn a future where most people have computer implants in their heads to control their environment, a boy meets an unusual girl who is in serious trouble.
Ender's Shadow - Orson Scott Card
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Life on the streets is tough. But if Bean has learned anything, it's how to survive. Not with his fists. Bean is way too small to fight. But with his brain. Like his colleague and rival Ender Wiggin, Bean has been chosen to enroll in Battle School. And like Ender, Bean will be called upon to perform an extraordinary service for humanity.
Ender’s Game – Orson Scott Card
Search in York County Library System"Once again, the Earth is under attack. Alien "buggers" are poised for a final assault. The survival of the human species depends on a military genius who can defeat the buggers. But who? Ender Wiggin. Brilliant. Ruthless. Cunning. A tactical and strategic master. And a child."
The Ear the Eye and the Arm – Nancy Farmer
Search in York County Library System"In 2194 in Zimbabwe, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them."
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