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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter. #3.)
By J. K Rowling. 1999
Harry is relieved to be back at Hogwarts for his third year with his friends Ron and Hermione, even though…
he isn't completely safe. The escaped convict Sirius Black, a staunch supporter of Voldemort, is after Harry. Sequel to "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Prequel to "Harry Potter and the goblet of fire." Grades 4-7. Bestseller. 1999. (Harry Potter ; 3)Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter. #2.)
By J. K Rowling. 1999
Despite a warning not to return to Hogwarts for his second year of wizardry studies, Harry shows up. But Harry…
is in danger from the opened Chamber of Secrets as well as from his would-be protector. Sequel to "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". Followed by "Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban". Bestseller. Grades 4-7. 1999. (Harry Potter ; 2)Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone (Harry Potter. #1.)
By J. K Rowling. 1997
On Harry Potter's eleventh birthday, he learns that he is more than an unwanted orphan. The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft…
and Wizardry recruits him because he has inherent magical abilities. As he purchases his school supplies--robes, wand, and messenger owl--Harry looks forward to attending his new boarding school. Grades 4-7. Bestseller. Followed by "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". 1997. (Harry Potter ; 1)Quidditch through the ages (Harry Potter's Schoolbooks Ser.)
By J. K Rowling. 2001
A fictitious text from Harry Potter's School, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Did you know that there are 700…
ways of committing a foul in Quidditch? Have you ever wondered how the Bludgers came into existence or why Wigtown Wanderers have pictures of meat cleavers on their robes? This copy of a volume in Hogwarts School Library contains everything you need to know. Grades 4-7. 2001.The fault in our stars
By John Green. 2012
Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis, until a chance meeting with a boy…
at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life. For senior high readers. Bestseller. 2012.The marrow thieves
By Cherie Dimaline. 2017
In a future world ravaged by global warming, people have lost the ability to dream, and the dreamlessness has led…
to widespread madness. The only people still able to dream are North America's indigenous population - and it is their marrow that holds the cure for the rest of the world. But getting the marrow - and dreams - means death for the unwilling donors. Driven to flight, a 15-year-old and his companions struggle for survival, attempt to reunite with loved ones, and take refuge from the "recruiters" who seek them out to bring them to the marrow-stealing 'factories.' For senior high readers. Bestseller. Canada Reads 2018. Winner of the 2017 Governor General’s Award for Young People's Literature and the 2018 Amy Mathers Teen Book Award. Winner of the 2018 Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Young Adult Literature. 2017.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter. #7.)
By J. K Rowling. 2014
As he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid's motorbike and takes to the skies, leaving Privet Drive for the last…
time, Harry Potter knows that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters are not far behind. The protective charm that has kept Harry safe until now is now broken, but he cannot keep hiding. The Dark Lord is breathing fear into everything Harry loves, and to stop him Harry will have to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes. The final battle must begin - Harry must stand and face his enemy. Sequel to "Harry Potter and the half-blood prince". For junior and senior high readers. 2014.Bleachers
By John Grisham. 2004
After fifteen years former high school quarterback Neely Crenshaw returns to his hometown, where he learns that legendary football coach…
Eddie Rake lies dying. With other Spartans he reminisces about the "glory days" of their youth while contemplating his own lost potential. Bestseller. 2004.Divergent (Divergent trilogy. #1)
By Veronica Roth. 2012
In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest…
of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all. Followed by "Insurgent". For junior and senior high readers. Bestseller. 2012.Castaways of the Flying Dutchman
By Brian Jacques. 2001
In 1620, a boy and his dog are rescued from the doomed ship, Flying Dutchman, by an angel who guides…
them in travelling the world, eternally helping those in great need.Albatross: a novel /
By Terry Fallis. 2019
Adam Coryell is your average high-school student--well, except for that obsession with fountain pens--when his life changes forever. Based on…
a study by a quirky Swedish professor that claims that every human being, regardless of athletic inclination, has a body that is suited to excel in at least one sport, it turns out that Adam is good--very good, in fact--at golf. Even though he'd never even picked up a golf club. Almost instantly, and with his coach, hard-nosed Bobbie Davenport by his side, Adam and his new-found talent skyrocket to a prodigy-level stardom that includes tournament titles, sponsorship deals, throngs of fans following his every move, and fodder for tabloids. But here's the catch: Adam doesn't really like golf. And as the life he once knew slips away--including the love of his life, the dream of being a writer, and everyday normalcy--he can't help but wonder if all this success and fame is worth it, or if it's enough for him. Bestseller. 2019.The namesake: A Novel
By Jhumpa Lahiri. 2003
Thirty years in the life of Gogol Ganguli, born to Calcutta immigrants shortly after their 1960s arrival in Boston. Gogol's…
name is a constant burden to him, so he legally changes it to Nikhil. Yet as a first-generation American stumbling along the path to maturity, he remains defined by the name Gogol. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2003Red queen (Red Queen #1)
By Victoria Aveyard. 2015
Seventeen-year-old Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood--those with common, Red blood serve the Silver-blooded elite, who are gifted with…
superhuman abilities. Mare, a Red, scrapes by until she publicly discovers she has a deadly ability of her own. For senior high and older readers. 2015September girls
By Bennett Madison. 2013
After seventeen-year-old Sam's mother leaves, his dad drags Sam and his brother to a seaside town for the summer. The…
beautiful blond girls there are inexplicably attracted to Sam, who is determined to uncover their mystery. Strong language and descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2013Hourglass (Hourglass)
By Myra McEntire. 2011
When her boarding school scholarship is cancelled, seventeen-year-old Emerson returns to Tennessee to live with her brother Thomas and his…
wife Dru. Em has frequent visions of people from the past, and Thomas hires a handsome consultant to help Em control her apparitions. For senior high and older readers. 2011Timepiece: an hourglass novel
By Myra McEntire. 2012
When Jack Landers steals vital research about the time gene, Kaleb, Emerson, and other talented teens from the Hourglass Institute…
must find him--but the time-traveling criminal could be anywhere. Sequel to Hourglass (BR 19795). Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2012The short second life of Bree Tanner: an Eclipse novella (The Twilight Saga)
By Stephenie Meyer. 2010
Seattle. Fifteen-year old Bree Tanner doesn't know whom to trust as Riley's army of newborn vampires attacks the Cullens and…
Bella. Bree struggles to learn the truth before time runs out. Companion to Eclipse (DB 65812). Some violence. For senior high readers. 2010Fragile eternity (Wicked Lovely Ser. #3)
By Melissa Marr. 2009
Summer Queen Aislinn and her mortal boyfriend Seth, from Wicked Lovely (BR 17597), struggle with their relationship since she's immortal--and…
the Summer King's partner. Seth must find a way to keep Aislinn for himself. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2009Breaking dawn (The Twilight Saga #4)
By Stephenie Meyer. 2008
Eighteen-year-old Bella Swan marries vampire Edward Cullen after she graduates from high school and must decide whether to become immortal.…
But her pregnancy threatens both her life and peace between her werewolf friend Jacob and the vampire Volturi coven. Sequel to Eclipse (RC 65812, BR 18180). For senior high readers. 2008Ink exchange (Wicked Lovely Ser. #2)
By Melissa Marr. 2008
Mortal teenager Leslie, Aislinn's friend from Wicked Lovely (BR 17597), endures an abusive home life. But when Leslie gets a…
tattoo, its image draws her into the Dark Court of evil faeries, where King Irial falls in love with her. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2008