18 books like Banner in the Sky
Point Blanc
Investigations into the "accidental" deaths of two of the world's most powerful men have revealed just one link: both had a son attending Point Blanc Academy – an exclusive school for rebellious rich kids, run by the sinister Dr Grief and set high on an isolated mountain peak in the French Alps. Armed only with a false ID and a new collection of brilliantly disguised gadgets, Alex must infiltrate…
Shares: Alps, Young Adult, Adventure, Children's fiction
Ci tengo alla pelliccia, io!
Geronimo follows clues in a diary all the way to Mouse Everest in search of his old friend Professor von Volt who has mysteriously disappeared.
Shares: Mountaineering, Adventure, Children's fiction
I Was Born for This
From the bestselling creator of HEARTSTOPPER and LOVELESS, a deeply funny and deeply moving exploration of identity, friendship, and fame. For Angel Rahimi life is about one thing: The Ark -- a boy band that's taking the world by storm. Being part of The Ark's fandom has given her everything she loves -- her friend Juliet, her dreams, her place in the world. Her Muslim family doesn't understand…
Shares: Music, Young Adult, Children's fiction
The Complication
Tatum and Weston seek revenge against The Program in this heart-pounding final installment in Suzanne Young’s New York Times bestselling Program series—now with a reimagined look.Every cure has a cost.Tatum Masterson learned this after years of being monitored by The Program. She witnessed it when her boyfriend, Weston, came back changed, erased. The Adjustment came into Tatum’s life just when…
Shares: Love, Young Adult, Children's fiction
Petar's Song
Book Band: Dark Blue (Ideal for ages 9+)
The story of a family of fishermen doing their best to make ends meet in a small Indian village
Hari's family make their living from fishing, but with no fish left in the bay, times are really hard. To catch the fish further away they need a better boat, but to get a better boat they need to sell fish… Despite family feuds and village superstitions…
Shares: Music, Children's fiction
On The Come Up
Insightful, unflinching, and full of heart, On the Come Up is an ode to hip hop from one of the most influential literary voices of a generation. It is the story of fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you; and about how, especially for young black people, freedom of speech isn't always free.
Shares: Music, Young Adult, Children's fiction
Aunt Jane's nieces abroad
The book and the series were designed to appeal to the same audience as Louisa May Alcott's Little Women and Little Men. This was expressly stipulated in Baum's contract with Reilly & Britton, which stated: Baum shall deliver to the Reilly and Britton Co. on or before March 1, 1906 the manuscript of a book for young girls on the style of the Louisa M. Alcott stories, but not so good, the…
Shares: Music, Children's fiction
The Reappearance of Rachel Price
18-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mom’s mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished and young Bel was the only witness. Rachel is gone, presumed dead.
The case is dragged up from the past when the Price family agree to a true crime documentary. Bel can’t wait for filming to end, for life to go back to normal. But then Rachel Price reappears, and…
Shares: Young Adult, Children's fiction
The Siren
"You must never do anything that might expose our secret. This means that, in general, you cannot form close bonds with humans. You can speak to us, and you can always commune with the Ocean, but you are deadly to humans. You are, essentially, a weapon. A very beautiful weapon. I won't lie to you, it can be a lonely existence, but once you are done, you get to live. All you have to give, for now,…
Shares: Love, Young Adult, Children's fiction
My Darling, My Hamburger
From Goodreads: “ Four friends,
Two couples,
One year that will change their lives.
Liz and Sean, both beautiful and popular, are madly in love and completely misunderstood by their parents. Their best friends, Maggie and Dennis, are shy and awkward, but willing to take the first tentative steps toward a romance of their own. Yet before either couple can enjoy true happiness, life conspires…
Shares: Love, Young Adult, Children's fiction
Le petit prince
Le Petit Prince est une œuvre de langue française, la plus connue d'Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Publié en 1943 à New York simultanément à sa traduction anglaise, c'est une œuvre poétique et philosophique sous l'apparence d'un conte pour enfants.
Traduit en quatre cent cinquante-sept langues et dialectes, Le Petit Prince est le deuxième ouvrage le plus traduit au monde après la Bible.
Le langage,…
Shares: Love, Friendship, Adventure, Children's fiction
The red sun
"Sam Baron is about to get the shock of his life. First his substitute English teacher claims to have turned his old teacher into a lizard; then a strange dwarf named Rego arrives and claims Sam is from a magical realm called Orkney. When his friends are taken prisoner, it's up to Sam to save them. Sam embarks on a journey to Orkney through a stonefire to find his friends, but when he arrives, he…
Shares: Friendship, Adventure, Children's fiction
The storyteller
Sefia is determined to keep Archer out of the Guard s clutches and their plans for war between the Five Kingdoms. The Book, the ancient, infinite codex of the past, present and future, tells of a prophecy that will plunge Kelanna in that bloody war, but it requires a boy Archer and Sefia will stop at nothing to ensure his safety.
Shares: Love, Adventure, Children's fiction
The Music of Zombies
When planning for Cockenzie Rood Day, Prince Albion gets kidnapped because a zombie wants to play his fiddle in the talent contest. Trueheart, a prince and Gubble the troll must stop the zombie before real damage is done to the Five Kingdoms.
Shares: Music, Children's fiction
Alice In Zombieland
Had anyone told Alice Bell that her entire life would change course between one heartbeat and the next, she would have laughed. From blissful to tragic, innocent to ruined? Please. But that's all it took. One heartbeat. A blink, a breath, a second, and everything she knew and loved was gone.
Her father was right. The monsters are real.
To avenge her family, Ali must learn to fight the undead.…
Shares: Love, Young Adult, Children's fiction
Dragonsong
Menolly, a young fisher's daughter, had dreamed all her life of learning the Harper's craft. Her musical talent is not valued in her fishing hold, especially by her parents the holders, as women in general tend to be less valued and have fewer choices than men in Pernese society. When her father denies her what she regards to be her destiny, she flees Half Circle Hold just as Pern is struck by…
Shares: Music, Adventure, Children's fiction
I Am Number Four : the Lost Files
Number Nine—when John frees him from his cell in the Power of Xix, he's ferocious, reckless, and ready to fight back. But being held captive changes a person—even a Lorien. See what Nine was like before his capture, and read about his dramatic escape from his point of view.In I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Nine's Legacy: Nine's legacy, discover the story behind Nine. Before meeting John Smith,…
Shares: Love, Friendship, Adventure, Children's fiction
Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel
When Leila develops a crush on a new female student she has to decide if her sexuality is something she wants to share with everyone else.
Shares: Love, Friendship, Young Adult, Children's fiction