Archive for the ‘2009’ Category
The Sorceress
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2009
Fantasy Fiction
ISBN: 0385735294
512 pages
Synopsis
As the day of reckoning approaches where the Dark Elders are planning to bring their banished brethren into the world and end the world as we know it, Nicholas Flamel and the two recently awakened twins, Sophie and Josh Newman are in a race against time and all of the dark forces against them. The first book takes place in California and the second in Paris. This book, the third edition to the series so far, takes place in London and a new cast of characters is added to the mix including William Shakespearre, Billy the Kid, and Gilgamesh. …
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The Last Olympian
Disney Hyperion Book for Children, 2009
Fantasy
ISBN: 1423101472
400 pages
Synopsis
Percy Jackson, now 15, is just about to turn 16. Unlike normal kids, he’s a demigod, the son of one human and one Greek god or goddess. As such, his life is not the norm. There’s a prophecy about his 16th birthday, which says that the end of the world will depend on the choices that he makes. Fiercely adamant about defeating the Titan Kronos, Percy must defend Manhattan Island and from the onslaught of evil forces that threaten to destroy Mount Olympus, situated directly above the Empire State Building, and with it, all of civilization as they know it. In the end, it will be up to him to determine the fate of the world. …
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Deeper
The Chicken House, 2009
Fantasy Fiction
ISBN: 0439871786
656 pages
Synopsis
Now on a quest to the deeps with his best friend Chester and his brother Cal, Will Burrows and the boys begin to discover that things are more than they seem to be. Initially in search of his father, Dr. Burrows, Will is rescued by a pair of rebels who have been tracking them across the Great Plain. These two insurgents reveal that the Styx have been plotting to unleash deadly diseases on the surface in order to wipe out the Topsoilers and reclaim what they believe to be rightfully theirs. …
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Starclimber
HarperTeen, 2009
Fantasy Fiction
ISBN: 0060850574
400 pages
Synopsis
Working as a pilot for an airship that transports building materials from the ground to the upper regions of the tower that the French are building to reach into space, some Babelites attempt to use Matt Cruse’s ship to bomb the tower. Narrowly escaping both death and rescuing the city from major impending doom, Cruse becomes a hero yet again. However, the French government cover up the whole thing in order to keep its citizens from becoming frightened. …
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
Amulet Books, 2008
Fiction, Graphic Novel
ISBN: 0810994739
224 pages
Synopsis
Greg’s school year is winding down and so is his journal; however, he seems to live the same way and make the same sorts of self-centered choices that have a tendency to get him in trouble throughout the previous three books. This graphic-novel style story chronicles the life of middle-schooler Greg Heffley as told by Greg through hand-written words and pictures in his diary. …
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