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Author
Publisher
Golden Books
Language
English
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Tells the story of a princess and a pauper who were worlds apart in lifestyles, yet identical in looks. When chance brings them together, it becomes the beginning of a great adventure and a friendship that will last a lifetieme. When Anneliese is captured, Erika must pretend to be the princess to help find out what has happened and to save the real princess. In the end, the magic of love and friendship triumphs and the kingdom is saved.
Author
Series
Gold seer trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Language
English
Description
Having arrived in California, Lee Westfall's magical power is growing and changing every day and may be enough, with help from her true friends, to stop her villainous Uncle Hiram when he kidnaps her and sends her deep into his gold mine.
Author
Series
Truly devious volume 1
Language
English
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When Stevie Bell, an amateur detective, begins her first year at a famous private school in Vermont, she sets a plan to solve the cold case involving the kidnapping of the founder's wife and daughter shortly after the school opened.
4) Hold fast
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
On a cold winter day in Chicago, Early's father disappeared, and now she, her mother and her brother have been forced to flee their apartment and join the ranks of the homeless--and it is up to Early to hold her family together and solve the mystery surrounding her father.
5) Mirage
Author
Series
Mirage volume 1
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In a world dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, eighteen-year-old Amani is a dreamer. She dreams of what life was like before the occupation; she dreams of writing poetry; she dreams of having adventures, and travelling beyond her isolated home. But when adventure comes for Amani, it is not what she expects: she is kidnapped and brought to the royal palace, where she discovers that she is to become a body double for the hated princess Maram"--
6) Bella's gift
Author
Series
Bella Sara volume 1
Publisher
HarperFestival
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The majestic mare Bella must enlist the help of Fiona, Thunder, Jewel, and Nike to save an imprisoned girl and her animal friends from an evil presence in North of North"--P. [4] of cover.
7) Afterward
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When eleven-year-old Dylan Anderson is kidnapped, his subsequent rescue leads to the discovery of Ethan Jorgensen, who had disappeared four years earlier, and now Dylan's sister Caroline befriends Ethan and wants to learn the truth about her autistic brother's captivity.
8) Hideout
Author
Series
Demon slayer volume 1
Publisher
Spellbound, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Language
English
Description
When his mother disappears one night, her room awash in blood, and marked by footprints that do not belong to any human or animal, Max is determined to find and rescue her, even if it means killing every demon on Earth.
9) Bad blood
Author
Series
Publisher
Hyperion
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Cassie Hobbes and the rest of the Naturals are back in this conclusion to Jennifer Lynn Barnes's FBI thriller series"--
Everything Cassie Hobbes thought she knew about the night of her mother's murder has been called into question. Her mother is alive, and the people holding her captive are more powerful-- and dangerous-- than anything the Naturals have faced so far. As Cassie and the team work to uncover the secrets of a group that has been killing...
12) Missing
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Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
There's nothing in Reeve's End abandoned mines and empty futures. Winter Crane looks forward to leaving it like all the other teens have; the only thing she'll miss is the woods. They're her only refuge. Until the day she found Lennon left for dead, bleeding in a tree. Now Lennon is gone too ... and Winter is questioning what she once thought was true. What if nobody left at all? What if they're all missing?
13) The Special Ones
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English
Description
"When four young people are taken against their will to become part of a cult, they are worshiped by their followers and become lost in their new reality--but what happens if they rebel against the one holding them captive?"--
Author
Language
English
Description
A new pair of shoes, a university degree, a husband -- these are the things that a girl dreams of in a Nigerian village. And with a government scholarship right around the corner, everyone can see that these dreams aren't too far out of reach. But the girl's dreams turn to nightmares when her village is attacked by Boko Haram, a terrorist group, in the middle of the night. Kidnapped, she is taken with other girls and women into the forest where she...
Author
Series
Alex Rider adventures volume 14
Publisher
Philomel
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: When Alex Rider thwarted the plans of the criminal organization Nightshade, he knew he'd made a new, blatantly evil enemy. But he hadn't expected to get sucked back into the spy game so quickly--that is, until the Nightshade masterminds kidnap his best friend, forcing Alex to do their bidding if he ever wants to see his pal alive again. As Alex dives deep into this latest mission, his friend isn't the only one whose life is on...
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Sixteen-year-old Sayers Wayte has everything. Popularity, good looks, perfect grades-there's nothing Sayers' family money can't buy. Until he's kidnapped by a man who tells him the privileged life he's been living is based on a lie. Trapped in a windowless room, without knowing why he's been taken or how long the man plans to keep him shut away, Sayers faces a terrifying new reality. To survive, he must forget the world he once...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire
Language
English
Description
"Willow is alone, confined to a bed with restraints. She can't remember how she got there . . . or how long she's been there. An old lady appears in her room to feed her twice a day. Granny doesn't talk, but Willow can hear thumping from somewhere beyond her door. It's not Granny's shuffling steps. It's too loud to be Granny's cat. Is it someone? Something? Then Granny's cat dies in Willow's room. And Granny follows a few days later. Willow will do...
18) Show me a sign
Author
Series
Show me a sign volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Mary Lambert has always felt safe and protected on her beloved island of Martha's Vineyard. Her great-great-grandfather was an early English settler and the first deaf islander. Now, in 1805, over a hundred years later, many people there -- including Mary -- are deaf, and nearly everyone can communicate in sign language. Mary has never felt isolated. She is proud of her lineage. But recent events have delivered winds of change. Mary's brother died,...
19) Stolen children
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Hugh's anger boiled as he hurried down the gravel road. He was angry at Darielle for breaking up with Smokey; he was angry at Smokey for not telling him, and for not having the sense to adjust their plans when his girlfriend backed out. Most of all, he was angry at Amy for making a fool of him by running away. Smokey intended to use his gun on Amy, and Hugh would not stop him. When it was time to collect the money and go, they would leave Amy behind--but...
Author
Series
Dark artifices volume 1
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
It|s been five years since the events of City of Heavenly Fire that brought the Shadowhunters to the brink of oblivion. Emma Carstairs is no longer a child in mourning, but a young woman bent on discovering what killed her parents and avenging her losses. Together with her parabatai Julian Blackthorn, Emma must learn to trust her head and her heart as she investigates a demonic plot that stretches across Los Angeles, from the Sunset Strip to the enchanted...
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