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Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they can hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that the town is hiding something from him -- something so awful that Todd is forced to flee with only his dog, whose simple, loyal voice he hears too. With hostile men from the...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
NOW A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! An unflinching, darkly funny, and deeply moving story of a boy, his seriously ill mother, and an unexpected monstrous visitor, featuring stunning artwork by Jim Kay.
At seven minutes past midnight, thirteen-year-old Conor wakes to find a monster outside his bedroom window. But it isn't the monster Conor's been expecting— he's been expecting the one from his nightmare, the nightmare he's had nearly
Author
Lexile measure
HL 700L
Language
English
Formats
Description
What if you aren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you're like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again. Because sometimes there are problems bigger than this week's end of the world, and sometimes...
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
The award-winning Chaos Walking trilogy—consisting of The Knife of Never Letting Go, The Ask and the Answer, and Monsters of Men—is now available in its entirety in this e-book collection! Find out why The Sunday Times called Chaos Walking "remarkable" and why Publishers Weekly described the series as "one of the most important works of young adult science fiction in recent years."
6) Burn
Author
Lexile measure
HL 730L
Language
English
Formats
Description
On a cold Sunday evening in early 1957, Sarah Dewhurst waited with her father in the parking lot of the Chevron gas station for the dragon he'd hired to help on the farm... Sarah Dewhurst and her father, outcasts in their little town of Frome, Washington, are forced to hire a dragon to work their farm, something only the poorest of the poor ever have to resort to. The dragon, Kazimir, has more to him than meets the eye, though. Sarah can't help but...
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Lexile measure
HL 800L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A boy named Seth drowns, losing his life as the pounding sea claims him. But then he wakes. He is naked, thirsty, starving. But alive. How is that possible? He remembers dying. So how is he here? And where is this place? It looks like the suburban English town where he lived as a child, before an unthinkable tragedy happened and his family moved to America. But the neighborhood around his old house is overgrown, covered in dust, and completely abandoned....
10) Release
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First US edition.
Lexile measure
HL 750L
Physical Desc
277 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Adam Thorn doesn't know it yet, but today will change his life. Between his religious family, a deeply unpleasant ultimatum from his boss, and his own unrequited love for his sort-of ex, Enzo, it seems as though Adam's life is falling apart. At least he has two people to keep him sane: his new boyfriend (he does love Linus, doesn't he?) and his best friend, Angela. But all day long, old memories and new heartaches come crashing together, throwing...
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
760L
Physical Desc
158 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Presents a twist on themes from Moby Dick in the story of a proud warrior whale pod that attacks a ship before pursuing a near-mythical adversary on a vengeful hunt that risks the worlds of both whales and humans." --
12) Chaos walking
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the not too distant future, Todd Hewitt discovers Viola, a mysterious girl who crash lands on his planet, where all the women have disappeared and the men are afflicted by 'the Noise,' a force that puts all their thoughts on display. In this dangerous landscape, Viola's life is threatened, and as Todd vows to protect her, he will have to discover his own inner power and unlock the planet's dark secrets.
13) A monster calls
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Conor, dealing with his mother's illness, a less-than-sympathetic grandmother, and bullying classmates, finds a most unlikely ally when a monster appears at his bedroom window. Ancient, wild, and relentless, the monster guides Conor on a journey of courage, faith, and truth.
Author
Description
"Patrick Ness, autor deUn monstruo viene a verme, nos recuerda en esta novela descarada, valiente y desternillante que a veces hay problemas m©Łs importantes que el fin del mundo, porque todos tenemos algo extraordinario en nuestras vidas."--Casadellibro.
The best friend of a boy with superhuman qualities endeavors to have a life of his own that is both normal and extraordinary in the face of constant world-shaking challenges, threats against his...
Author
Publisher
Walker Books US a division of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
97 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Anthony "Ant" Stevenson isn't sure when he stopped being a virgin. Or even if he has. The rules aren't always very clear when it comes to boys who like boys. In fact, relationships of all kinds feel complicated, even with Ant's oldest friends. There's Charlie, who's both virulently homophobic and in a secret physical relationship with Ant. Then there's drama kid Jack, who may be gay and has become the target of Charlie's rage. And, of course, there's...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"One night, George Duncan - decent man, a good man - is woken by a noise in his garden. Impossibly, a great white crane has tumbled to earth, shot through its wing by an arrow. Unexpectedly moved, George helps the bird, and from the moment he watches it fly off, his life is transformed. The next day, a kind but enigmatic woman walks into George's shop. Suddenly a new world opens up for George, and one night she starts to tell him the most extraordinary...
Author
Publisher
Nube de Tinta
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Primera edición.
Physical Desc
249 pages ; 22 cm
Language
Español
Description
"Patrick Ness, autor deUn monstruo viene a verme, nos recuerda en esta novela descarada, valiente y desternillante que a veces hay problemas más importantes que el fin del mundo, porque todos tenemos algo extraordinario en nuestras vidas."--Casadellibro.
The best friend of a boy with superhuman qualities endeavors to have a life of his own that is both normal and extraordinary in the face of constant world-shaking challenges, threats against his...