Archive for the ‘2009’ Category
Marcelo in the Real World
Marcelo in the Real World
Arthur A. Levine Books, 2009
Fiction
ISBN: 0545054745
320 pages
Synopsis
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Fire
Fire (Book 2, Graceling series)
Dial, 2009
Fantasy Fiction
ISBN: 0803734611
480 pages
Synopsis
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The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner’s Dilemma
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2009
Fantasy Fiction
ISBN: 0316045527
400 pages
Synopsis
Join the Mysterious Benedict Society as Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance embark on a daring new adventure that threatens to force them apart from their families, friends, and even each other. When an unexplained blackout engulfs Stonetown, the foursome must unravel clues relating to a nefarious new plot, while their search for answers brings them closer to danger than ever before. …
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The Magician’s Elephant
Candlewick, 2009
Fantasy
ISBN: 0763644102
208 Pages
Synopsis
What if? Why not? Could it be?
When a fortuneteller’s tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortuneteller’s mysterious answer (an elephant! An elephant will lead him there!) sets off a chain of events so remarkable, so impossible, that you will hardly dare to believe it’s true. …
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Leviathan
Simon Pulse, 2009
Fantasy
ISBN: 1416971734
448 pages
Synopsis
It is the cusp of World War I, and all the European powers are arming up. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The British Darwinists employ fabricated animals as their weaponry. Their Leviathan is a whale airship, and the most masterful beast in the British fleet. …
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The Maze Runner
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2009
Fantasy
ISBN: 0385737947
384 Pages
Synopsis
When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he’s not alone. When the lift’s doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade—a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls. …
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A Brief History of Montmaray
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2009
Historical Fiction
ISBN: 0375858644
304 pages
Synopsis
“There’s a fine line between gossip and history, when one is talking about kings.”
Sophie Fitzosborne lives in a crumbling castle in the tiny island kingdom of Montmaray with her eccentric and impoverished royal family. When she receives a journal for her sixteenth birthday, Sophie decides to chronicle day-to-day life on the island. But this is 1936, and the news that trickles in from the mainland reveals a world on the brink of war. The politics of Europe seem far away from their remote island—until two German officers land a boat on Montmaray. And then suddenly politics become very personal indeed. …
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