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By Stephenie Meyer. 2009
The earth has been invaded by a species that takes over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their…
bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed. Wanderer, the invading 'soul' who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too-vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind. Includes strong language, sex and violence. 2009.By Carrie Mac. 2009
In the future, the Chrysalis Corporation can bring people back to life, called a "recon", when they fall victim to…
an early death. Due to a premature birth and a drowning accident at the age of six, teenager Phoenix has already been brought back to life twice, leaving her with only one more recon and a jaded perspective on life, death, and the people around her. When Phoenix's beloved brother Gryphon has a suspicious accident and may not be reconned, she races to solve the mystery of Gryphon's death and save his life. For junior and senior high readers. Some strong language. c2009.By China Mieville. 2010
When the body of a murdered woman is found in the extraordinary, decaying city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge…
of Europe, it looks like a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad. But as he probes, the evidence begins to point to conspiracies far stranger, and more deadly, than anything he could have imagined. Soon his work puts him and those he cares for in danger. Borlú must travel to the only metropolis on Earth as strange as his own, across a border like no other. Strong language. 2010.By David Bergen. 2016
Íso, a young Guatemalan woman working at a fertility clinic, becomes the secret lover of the resident American doctor, Eric…
Mann. But Dr. Mann decides to return to the US, and before Íso can tell Dr. Mann that she is pregnant, he is gone. After the birth of her daughter, the baby is taken from her. The director of the clinic informs Íso that her child is in America. Determined to reclaim her stolen daughter, Íso makes her way north through Mexico, eventually crossing illegally into a United States divided into military zones. Travelling without documentation, and with little money, Íso descends into a world full of danger. In a place of shifting boundaries, Íso must determine who she can trust and how much, aware that she might lose her daughter forever. 2016.By Kenneth Oppel. 2008
Paris. Matt Cruse is looking forward to spending time with Kate de Vries over the summer, but first he is…
attacked and then Kate's parents summon her home. Things look up when the Canadian government makes an exciting offer to them both - Canada wants to reach space first, and the Canadian Minister of Air wants Kate to join the first expedition as an expert in aerial zoology. There's a place for Matt, too - if he can pass the gruelling tests to become one of the world's first astralnauts onboard the incredible ship Starclimber. For junior and senior high readers. Sequel to "Skybreaker" (DC27968). Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2008.By Scott Westerfeld. 2006
Fifteen-year-old Tally from "Pretties" (DC29400), her boyfriend Zane, and their boss Shay have been reconstructed into super-strong paramilitary "specials." When…
they are sent to capture rebels who want to return to an unaltered state of mind, part of Tally wants to resist her programming. Some descriptions of violence. For senior high readers. Followed by "Extras" (DC32654). 2006. (Uglies series ; 3)By Arthur C Clarke. 1973
In the year 2130, a mysterious and apparently unoccupied alien spaceship, Rama, enters our solar system. The first product of…
an alien civilization to be encountered by humans, it reveals a world of technological marvels and an unparalleled artificial ecology. But what is its purpose? Followed by "Rama II" (DC15105). 1973. (Rama ; 1)By Scott Westerfeld. 2005
Tally's transformation to perfect and popular including her totally hot boyfriend is everything she always wanted. But beneath the fun…
and freedom something is wrong, and now Tally has to fight for her life because what she knows has put her in danger with the authorities. For senior high readers. Some descriptions of sex and violence. Sequel to "Uglies" (DC28952); followed by "Specials" (DC28951). 2005.By M. G Vassanji. 2016
In the future, all traces of a person's past are erased and new fictions are implanted, except that cracks emerge,…
and reminders of discarded lives seep through. Those afflicted suffer from Leaked Memory Syndrome, or Nostalgia. Doctor Frank Sina specializes in sealing these memory leaks, and as he treats Presley Smith, Frank finds clues that suggest Presley's past may be located in war-torn Maskinia, an isolated territory to the south. Frank's suspicions are only intensified when the Department of Internal Security describe Presley as one of their own, meaning his new life was one they created for him, and they want him back. As Frank tries to save Presley from both internal and external threats, cracks emerge in his own fiction, and the thoughts that sneak through suggest a connection with the mysterious Presley that goes well beyond a doctor and his patient. Canada Reads 2017. Bestseller. 2016.By Suzanne Collins. 2010
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the…
bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Sequel to "Catching fire". For junior high and older readers. 2010. (Hunger games ; 3)By Clive Cussler, Paul Kemprecos. 2004
Kurt Austin leads the National Underwater and Marine Agency Special Assignments Team in investigating a series of strange occurrences, beginning…
with bizarre seaweed growth. Now scientists harvesting a life-prolonging enzyme are dying in an Atlantic Ocean area known as the Lost City. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2004.By Iain Banks. 1991
War rages across the galaxy. Billions have died and billions more are doomed. Deep within a fabled labyrinth lies a…
fugitive Mind, sought by both the Culture and the Idirans. Followed by "The player of games". 1991. (The Culture ; 1)By Robert J Sawyer. 2008
In this collection of short stories, discover the dark secret of the only priest on Mars, revisit H.G. Wells's Morlocks,…
and learn what really happens when aliens beam us the Encyclopedia Galactica. 2008.By Kenneth Oppel. 1992
This futuristic novel follows a boy's search for his missing brother into the Dead Water Zone, where a micro-organism designed…
to destroy pollution mutates into something far more dangerous. Junior high and older. 1992.By Robert J Sawyer. 2002
During a quantum-computing experiment, Ponter Boddit, a Neanderthal physicist from a parallel world, accidentally pierces the barrier between our worlds…
and is transferred to our universe, finding himself a stranger in a strange land. Meanwhile, Ponter's partner, Adikor Huld, is left with a messy lab, a missing person, and an accusation of murder. Some descriptions of violence. 2002.By Robert J Sawyer. 1993
According to the Sacred Scrolls, the first intelligent saurians emerged from the eighth and final egg of God. But Toroca,…
son of Afsan the Far-Seer and a geologist searching for rare metals needed to take his species to other stars, discovers an artifact which may reveal the true origin of the saurian race. Some descriptions of violence. Sequel to "Far-Seer". Followed by "Foreigner" (DC12737). c1993.By Cecil Castellucci. 2011
Mal lives on the fringes of high school, angry, misunderstood, quiet, but with a lot of words underneath. Several years…
ago, Mal disappeared for three days, and everyone tells him it was a breakdown, a seizure, something medical, but he thinks it was something different - an alien abduction. But there's no way for him to know for sure. Then, at an abductee support group, he meets Hooper, who has some otherworldly secrets of his own, and suddenly the truth is closer than Mal ever imagined it could be. For senior high readers. 2011.By Eric Walters. 2015
In a world gone dark, life goes on for Adam and his fortified neighbourhood of Eden Mills - even if…
the extreme steps taken by his battle-hardened mentor Herb, his police chief mom, and the other leaders in the name of security and survival are increasingly wrenching and questionable. But all that matters is that their suburban home is safe again - in a blackened world that still feels like a place worth living in. So when the next threat, more deadly and dangerous for being so unexpected, comes from within the walls, Adam isn’t ready for it. And soon the very person in whom this sixteen-year-old has placed all his hopes will pay the price, because of Adam’s mistakes, and mistaken trust. For senior high readers. Sequel to "The rule of three", followed by "Will to survive". 2015.By Suzanne Collins. 2009
After winning the brutal Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen returns to her district hoping for a peaceful future. But Katniss starts…
to hear rumours of a deadly rebellion against the Capitol - a rebellion that she and Peeta have helped to create. Sequel to "The hunger games"; followed by "Mockingjay". For junior high and older readers. 2009. (Hunger games ; 2)By Julie E Czerneda. 1998
Esen is one of six survivors of an alien race that can assume any form, useful in a universe where…
anyone perceived as different is destroyed. On her first assignment, she must seek help from a human when she falls into an unexpected trap. Together they battle the Enemy of the Web, bringer of death to all forms of life. Some violence. 1998.