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Defy the Stars Claudia Gray · 2017 · ★ 3.9 · 528p · ≈ 17h · Moderate She's a soldier. Noemi Vidal is seventeen years old and sworn to protect her planet, Genesis. She's willing to risk anything--including her own life. To their enemies on Earth, she's a rebel. He's a machine. Abandoned in space for years, utterly alone, Abel has advanced programming that's begun to evolve. He wants only to protect his creator, and to be free. To the people of Genesis, he's an… Shares: Orphans -- Fiction, Orphans, Children's fiction

Fade Robert Cormier · 1988 · ★ 3.8 · 293p · ≈ 9h · Moderate IT IS THE summer of 1938 when young Paul Moreaux discovers he can "fade." First bewildered, then thrilled with the power of invisibility, Paul experiments. But his "gift" soon shows him shocking secrets and drives him toward a chilling act."Imagine what might happen if Holden Caufield stepped into H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man, and you'll have an idea how good Fade is. . . . I was absolutely… Shares: Adolescence, Children's fiction

Siege and Storm Leigh Bardugo · 2013 · ★ 3.8 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Hunted across the True Sea and haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret. Shares: Orphans -- Fiction, Orphans, Children's fiction

The Luck of Troy Roger Lancelyn Green · 1961 · ★ 3.9 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate 12 year old Nicostratus, carried off from Greece as a child with Helen, his mother, by Paris of Troy, helps Odysseus to conquer Troy for Greece. Shares: Adolescence, Children's fiction

Never Bite a Boy on the First Date Tamara Summers · 2009 · ★ 3.8 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate I've got a few issues: I'm a vampire now. One of my classmates was found dead, with telltale fang marks. I didn't do it! (really!) Nobody believes me, so . . . I'm going to have to find the real killer. I've already got three suspects. (three very cute suspects.) One more problem: I am seriously falling for one of them . . . but what if he's the killer? Shares: Adolescence, Children's fiction

Breaktime Aidan Chambers · 1978 · ★ 3.5 · 139p · ≈ 4h · Moderate A classmate's challenge to prove that literature is ever related to real life spurs Ditto to chronicle his amazing life-changing adventures during spring break, but he leaves it up to his friend to decide if it is true, or just a story. Shares: Adolescence, Children's fiction

The lamplighter Maria S. Cummins · 1854 · ★ 4.1 · 516p · ≈ 17h · Challenging A novel of female development, The Lamplighter is a woman's version of the quest story. Its heroine, Gerty, comes on the scene as a child abandoned in the slums of Boston. Rescued by the kindly lamplighter Trueman Flint, she learns to meet life with courage and honesty. The novel ... remained continuously in print until the 1920s ... [and was] second in mid-century popularity only to Uncle Tom's… Shares: Orphans, Bildungsromans, Children's fiction

Let's get lost Adi Alsaid · 2014 · ★ 3.8 · 338p · ≈ 11h · Moderate During her cross-country adventures following the tragic death of her family, Leila touches the lives of four strangers -- Hudson, Bree, Elliot, and Sonia. While forever changing the lives of these four, Leila also discovers an important truth about herself. A love-seeking mechanic, a dramatic petty thief, a disappointed planner, and a broken-hearted teen all find their lives transformed as each… Shares: Adolescence, Bildungsromans, Children's fiction

Seed Lisa Heathfield · 2015 · 342p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Pearl has grown up in a commune with several women and two men. She has no idea which ones are her real parents. When she gets her period for the first time it means she will be old enough to be chosen and bear a child with one of the two adult males. They worship Nature and depend on it to provide for them. When a new family arrives, Pearl grows close to the new boy, Ellis, who fills her with… Shares: Adolescence, Bildungsromans, Children's fiction

Breakfast Served Anytime Sarah Combs · 2014 · ★ 3.6 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Spending the summer before her senior year at a camp for gifted and talented students, Gloria struggles with the recent loss of her grandmother while trying to meet new friends and make the best of her new circumstances. Shares: Adolescence, Bildungsromans, Children's fiction

Parvana's Journey Deborah Ellis · 2002 · 199p · ≈ 6h · Moderate The second book in the internationally-bestselling series that includes The Breadwinner, Mud City and My Name Is ParvanaIn 2001, a war is raging in Afghanistan as a coalition of Western forces tries to oust the Taliban by bombing the country. Parvana’s father has died, and her mother, sister and brother have gone to a faraway wedding, not knowing what has happened to the father. Parvana… Shares: Adolescence, Children's fiction

Catwoman Sarah J. Maas · 2018 · ★ 4.1 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate When the Bat's away, the Cat will play. It's time to see how many lives this cat really has. Two years after escaping Gotham City's slums, Selina Kyle returns as the mysterious and wealthy Holly Vanderhees. She quickly discovers that with Batman off on a vital mission, the city looks ripe for the taking. Meanwhile, Luke Fox wants to prove that as Batwing he has what it takes to help people. He… Shares: Bildungsromans, Children's fiction

Gift Andrea J. Buchanan · 2012 · 218p · ≈ 7h · Moderate While attempting to fit in at a new school and keep her gift a secret, Daisy and her friends must deal with chilling dreams and a manipulative ghost. Shares: Adolescence, Children's fiction

A mad zombie party Gena Showalter, · 2015 · ★ 4.9 · 408p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Ali Bell and Cole Holland's crew of zombie slayers thought they'd won the war against Anima Industries, the evil company responsible for capturing and experimenting on zombies in an effort to discover the secret to immortality. In the last epic clash, the slayers lost many of their crew and closest friends. But Frosty, the ice man himself, has not recovered from one casualty in particularthe love… Shares: Orphans, Children's fiction

Through the Zombie Glass Gena Showalter, · 2013 · ★ 4.4 · 476p · ≈ 15h · Moderate After a strange new zombie attack, a terrible darkness blooms inside Alice urging her to do wicked things. She's never needed her team of zombie slayers more--including her boyfriend, Cole--than she does now. But as Cole strangely withdraws and the zombies gain new strength, Ali knows one false step may doom them all. Shares: Orphans, Children's fiction

The princess in the opal mask Jenny Lundquist · 2013 · 351p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "Orphaned as a child in the crumbling village of Tulan, Elara is determined to learn her true identity, even if it means wielding a dagger. Meanwhile, in Galandria's royal capital, Princess Wilha stands out as someone to either worship or fear. Though no one knows why the king has always made her conceal her face--including Wilha herself. When an assassination attempt threatens the peace of… Shares: Orphans, Children's fiction

A long way from Verona Jane Gardam · 1971 · ★ 3.8 · 191p · ≈ 6h · Moderate A young girl aspiring to be a writer recounts her experiences growing up in England during the Second World War. Shares: Adolescence, Children's fiction

The storyteller Traci Chee · 2018 · ★ 4.1 · 534p · ≈ 17h · Moderate 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: Orphans, Children's fiction

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