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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 Eden Robinson. 2000
The Haisla community on the north west coast of British Columbia is devastated when the pride of their village, young…
Jimmy Hill, disappears at sea in a boating accident. Jimmy's sister Lisamarie reflects on the effect his death has on their community and on their family. She also reflects on their family, their culture, and Jimmy's life. Some strong language. 2000.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 Tomson Highway. 1998
Abraham Okimasis' native family lives happily in northern Manitoba until his two sons, Champion and Ooneemeetoo, are taken from them…
and sent to a Catholic residential school. There their names are changed, their culture and language are forbidden, and they are abused by the priests who run the school. Once the boys graduate from the school and attempt to live peacefully in Winnipeg they are constantly confronted by racism, and by the fact that they are no longer accepted by their own people. Through it all the shape-shifting spirit of the Fur Queen watches over the brothers to ensure that they fulfill their destinies. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language, descriptions of sex. 1998.By Janette Oke. 1996
A young Blackfoot girl comes of age in 19th century Alberta in this tortured love story. She is chosen along…
with the chief's son, Silver Fox, to attend a Catholic boarding school in Calgary, and runs up against loneliness and despair when Silver Fox shows more interest in white man's God than her. Sequel to "A gown of Spanish lace". 1996. (Women of the West ; 12)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 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.By Giles Blunt. 2005
A young woman wanders out of the bush with no memory, due to a small-calibre bullet lodged in her brain.…
When the body of a biker/drug dealer turns up in a cave, Detectives Cardinal and Delorme treat it as a separate incident, but subsequent clues and another brutal murder seem to connect both crimes to a gang under the leadership of Ojibwa shaman Red Deer. Are the woman's returning memories the whole truth, and is Red Deer a native shaman or a monster with an appetite for murder? Sequel to "The delicate storm", followed by "By the time you read this". 2005.By Ronald Wright. 1997
London, England, 1999. David Lambert is a museum curator and specialist in Victorian machinery. He receives startling information that H.G.…
Wells' time machine has returned from the 19th century. Intrigued by the possibilities, he finds himself hurled into the next millennium. Some strong language. 1997.By Karl Schroeder. 2002
Rue Cassels of the Cycler Compact - a civilization based around remote brown stars - is running from her bullying…
brother when she comes across a rare Cycler starship. Her discovery unleashes a fury of action, greed, and interstellar intrigue as many factions attempt to take advantage of the last great opportunity to revitalize and perhaps control the Compact. Her story is set against a background of warring empires, strange alien artefacts, and a compelling religion, Permanence. 2002.By M. T Anderson. 2002
In the future, most people have computer implants in their heads streaming information. Titus has had his since birth, while…
home-schooled Violet received hers later. When the "feed" is attacked by a hacker, Titus's system shortly recovers but Violet's continues to malfunction. Strong language. For senior high readers. 2002.By Michael Morpurgo. 2002
Blinded in an accident, Bun Bendle stumbles one day into an underground tomb containing a shield and a beautiful ancient…
sword. As he touches the hilt, his whole body is gripped by an incredible, centuries-old power. It is a power that will change Bun's life forever. Grades 2-4. 2002.By Anthony Burgess. 1994
Fifteen-year-old Alex and his three friends start an evening's mayhem by hitting an old man, tearing up his books and…
stripping him of money and clothes. Because of his delinquent excesses, Alex is jailed and made subject to "Ludovico's Technique", a chilling experiment in reclamation treatment. .By Lois Lowry. 2002
When Kira is suddenly orphaned, the neighbours try to expel her because of her lame leg. Kira's talent for embroidery…
saves her life, but places her under the Council of Guardians, which also controls Thomas, a young woodcarver, and Jo, a little tyke with a wondrous voice. Grades 5-8. 2000.By Herbie Brennan. 2000
Rachel pointed the remote control and pressed the button to change channel - and the television turned into a teddy…
bear! It all started with Zartog, an alien with enormous eyes and no nose. Rachel is a girl also with enormous eyes, but she has got a nose and she is being bullied at school. Between them Zartog and Rachel muddle up their remote controls; Zartog gets the TV remote while Rachel gets the power to change things around. Grades 2-4.