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Hades: Number 2 in series (Halo #2)
by Alexandra AdornettoIs love a great enough power against evil?Bethany Church believes so - after all, the love of her angel siblings and her boyfriend Xavier saved her from the clutches of Hell itself. But when Jake Thorn returns to town determined to take Beth away with him, it seems he may be able to destroy everything she cares about. Will Jake's actions shatter Beth's faith in love? Or can she overcome heartache and betrayal to fulfil her role on Earth?
Hail to the Chump (Misadventures of Willie Plummett #9)
by Paul Buchanan Rod RandallWhen 13-year-old Willie runs for class president, he thinks he's got the race sewn up. Surely everyone would vote for him over Harriet Bink and Leonard Grubb, the town bully. When Willie takes steps to ensure his victory, he learns the value of integrity. Join Willie for the tightest election Glenfield Middle School has ever seen! Willie Plummet, who has a talent for misadventure, discovers how his Christian values apply to politics when he becomes entangled in the election for president of his eighth-grade class. Willie gets in hilarious and embarrassing situations. Don't miss more books in this series in Bookshare's library for all of you who like reading about life in middle school.
Half Bad: Nuit Rouge (The Half Bad Trilogy #1)
by Sally GreenThe inspiration for the Netflix series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself &“An enthralling fantasy in the Harry Potter tradition.&”—Time magazine &“A bewitching new thriller.&”—The Wall Street Journal In a modern-day England where two warring factions of witches live alongside humans, one sixteen-year-old boy is trapped between the two sides. Nathan's father is the world&’s most powerful and cruel witch, and his mother is dead. Both groups of witches see Nathan as their greatest threat—or their greatest weapon. Trapped in a cage, beaten and handcuffed, he must escape before his seventeenth birthday, at which point he will receive three gifts from his father and come into his own as a witch—or else he will die. But how can Nathan find his father when his every action is tracked, when there is no one safe to trust, not even family, not even the girl he loves? In the tradition of Patrick Ness and Markus Zusak, Half Bad is a gripping tale of alienation and the indomitable will to survive, a story that will grab hold of you and not let go until the very last page. Now streaming on Netflix as The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself.
Half Brother
by Kenneth OppelFrom the Printz-Honor-winning author of Airborn comes an absorbing YA novel about a teen boy whose scientist parents take in a chimpanzee to be part of the family.For thirteen years, Ben Tomlin was an only child. But all that changes when his mother brings home Zan -- an eight-day-old chimpanzee. Ben's father, a renowned behavioral scientist, has uprooted the family to pursue his latest research project: a high-profile experiment to determine whether chimpanzees can acquire advanced language skills. Ben's parents tell him to treat Zan like a little brother. Ben reluctantly agrees. At least now he's not the only one his father's going to scrutinize.It isn't long before Ben is Zan's favorite, and Ben starts to see Zan as more
Half In Love With Death
by Emily RossIt's the era of peace and love in the 1960s, but nothing is peaceful in Caroline's life. Since her beautiful older sister disappeared, fifteen-year-old Caroline might as well have disappeared too. She's invisible to her parents, who can't stop blaming each other. The police keep following up on leads even Caroline knows are foolish. The only one who seems to care about her is Tony, her sister's older boyfriend, who soothes Caroline's desperate heart every time he turns his magical blue eyes on her. Tony is convinced that the answer to Jess's disappearance is in California, the land of endless summer, among the street culture of runaways and flower children. Come with me, Tony says to Caroline, and we'll find her together. Tony is so loving, and all he cares about is bringing Jess home. And so Caroline follows, and closes a door behind her that may never open again, in a heartfelt thriller that never lets up.
Half Life
by Lillian ClarkAn overachiever enrolls in an experimental clone study to prove that two (of her own) heads are better than one in this fast-paced, near-future adventure that's Black Mirror meets Becky Albertalli.There aren't enough hours in the day for Lucille--perfectionist, overachiever--to do everything she has to do, and there certainly aren't enough hours to hang out with friends, fall in love, get in trouble--all the teenage things she knows she should want to be doing instead of preparing for a flawless future. So when she sees an ad for Life2: Do more. Be more, she's intrigued. The company is looking for beta testers to enroll in an experimental clone program, and in the aftermath of a series of disappointments, Lucille is feeling reckless enough to jump in. At first, it's perfect: her clone, Lucy, is exactly what she needed to make her life manageable and have time for a social life. But it doesn't take long for Lucy to become more Lucy and less Lucille, and Lucille is forced to stop looking at Lucy as a reflection and start seeing her as a window--a glimpse at someone else living her own life, but better. Lucy does what she really wants to, not what she thinks she should want to, and Lucille is left wondering how much she was even a part of the perfect life she'd constructed for herself. Lucille wanted Lucy to help her relationships with everyone else, but how can she do that without first rectifying her relationship with herself?"Like a PG-13 mash-up of Booksmart and Black Mirror, Clark&’s sophomore novel delivers both twisty sci-fi suspense and a highly relatable account of the search for self-determination and self-worth."--Booklist"Clark makes this territory fresh, and teens questioning their own self-worth will be drawn to this novel. A novel that is near-future enough to appeal to sci-fi fans as well as general audiences who like to ask, 'What if?'"--SLJ
Half Lost (The Half Bad Trilogy #3)
by Sally GreenThe magical, stunning conclusion to the internationally acclaimed Half Bad trilogy. The Alliance is losing. Their most critical weapon, seventeen-year-old witch Nathan Brynn, has killed fifty-two people, and yet he's no closer to ending the tyrannical, abusive rule of the Council of White Witches in England. Nor is Nathan any closer to his personal goal: getting revenge on Annalise, the girl he once loved, before she committed an unthinkable crime. There is an amulet, protected by the extremely powerful witch Ledger, which could be the tool Nathan needs to save himself and the Alliance. But the amulet is not so easily acquired. And lately Nathan has started to suffer from visions: a vision of a golden moment when he dies, and of an endless line of Hunters, impossible to overcome. Gabriel, his closest companion, encourages Nathan to run away with him, to start a peaceful life together. But even Gabriel's love may not be enough to save Nathan from this war, or from the person he has become. Set in modern-day Europe, the final book in the Half Bad trilogy is more than a story about witches. It's a heart-poundingly visceral look at survival and exploitation, the nature of good and evil, and the risks we take for love.From the Hardcover edition.
Half Way Home
by Hugh HoweyFive hundred of us were sent to colonize this planet. Only fifty or so survived. We woke up fifteen years too early, we had only half our training, and they expected us to not only survive . . . they expected us to conquer this place. The problem is: it isn't safe here. We aren't even safe from each other.
Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales #1)
by Olivia Atwater'A hugely enjoyable take on the Regency. . . I wolfed this down with great pleasure.' KJ CharlesIt's difficult to find a husband in Regency England when you're a young lady with only half a soul.Ever since a faerie cursed her, Theodora Ettings has had no sense of fear, embarrassment, or even happiness - a condition which makes her sadly prone to accidental scandal. Dora's only goal for the London Season this year is to stay quiet and avoid upsetting her cousin's chances at a husband. But when the Lord Sorcier of England learns of her condition, she finds herself drawn ever more deeply into the tumultuous concerns of magicians and faeries.Bridgerton meets Howl's Moving Castle in this enchanting historical fantasy romance, where the only thing more meddlesome than faeries is a marriage-minded mother.Praise for Olivia Atwater:'I've read these books more times than I can count. Atwater's stubborn, quietly radical characters defy the expectations of both society and fairy tales as they blaze new paths towards love and decency. Smart and subversive, these charming romances will ignite your heart-and your hope' Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the Sun'Whimsical, witty, and brimming over with charm. . . Dora and the Lord Sorcier have a place amongst my favourite fantasy romance couples ever' India Holton, author of The Wisteria Society of Lady ScoundrelsThis audiobook includes a bonus short story
Halfpenny Linda
by Jean Nielsen"You can't run away from yourself," Linda Duncan's father tells her one warm September night in Los Angeles as he puts her on a jet for London. Spoiled, stubborn Linda refuses to admit that it was her own carelessness and laziness that landed her on the "flunk" list at South Palms High the spring before. She's sure that in a different environment people will appreciate her more, and Aunt Iris, her mother's twin sister, has often invited her to spend a year with them in the London suburb of Upper Hinchley. So, with the help of her mother, who had never before let them see how homesick she was for England, Linda overcomes her father's objections to the plan. Even before she is off the plane the next day, Linda begins to have uneasy suspicions that while London is as different as can be from Los Angeles, she still hasn't solved her problems. Her aunt and uncle and two cousins, Icy, a year older, and Roger, two years younger than herself, are kind and welcoming, but their quiet reserve makes them strange to her. She soon finds that the Lady Phillipa Grammar School for Girls is just that--there are no boys. Furthermore, the students wear unbecoming uniforms and take their lessons most seriously. During her first difficult days, her main comforts are Mrs. Maxwell, her aunt's housekeeper, and Kath Hollister, a fellow schoolmate. Like Linda, Kath prefers to look on the lighter side of life, but still she is level-headed. In spite of Kath's good-natured guidance, Linda makes one mistake after another until finally a row with her unsympathetic Maths teacher sends her storming to the American Embassy, determined to borrow money to fly home. An understanding embassy aide encourages her to stay and be an ambassador for her country, and after that things become somewhat easier for Linda. The old monuments of London cause her to take a real interest in the study of history. At a Christmas reception at the Embassy, she finally meets some boys--Andy and Jack, American students at Cambridge. She meets them again in Scotland where she is enjoying vacation with her newly met grandparents, and in Cornwall where she goes for the spring holidays. The high point comes when the boys extend invitations to Linda, Kath, and Icy, too, for May Week at Cambridge. There are many more surprises and discoveries in store for Linda before her year in the British Isles is over--among them the realization that hard work results in very satisfying rewards.
Halloween Magic and Mayhem
by Stella Wilkinson[from the back cover] "How on earth did I end up here? I was supposed to be at a party kissing the boy of my dreams, instead I'm dancing naked on the town common, on Halloween, with a Coven of strange women who might be witches, a bunch of zombies that I have to return to their graves, a talking crow, and my house ghost thrown in for good measure. Just yesterday I was an ordinary teenager... On her sixteenth birthday Emily Rand discovers that she is a witch. Unable to control her spells she unwittingly raises zombies, and corporealizes the ghost haunting her house. She finds herself in a race against time to put everything right if she has any hope of getting to a certain Halloween party and seeing a certain boy again." This is the first in a trilogy about sixteen-year-old Emily, a witch who is struggling to learn to control her powers and navigate the world of a teenage girl interested in friends, clothes, make up and boys.
Halloween Party (Fear Street #Bk. 18)
by R.L. StineThe invitation arrived in a black-bordered envelope and was delivered by the beautiful and mysterious transfer student. The inside showed a coffin with the inscription “Reserved for You”—perfect for an all-night Halloween party in an old house on Fear Street. The party is well under way when the lights go out. That’s to be expected at the Halloween party. But when the lights come back on, a boy is on the floor with a knife in his back. Just a Halloween prank? Maybe. Maybe not. Now the guests’ trick-or-treating has turned to terror. And it looks like someone’s idea of a party game is murder!
Halloween Rain: Halloween Rain; Bad Bargain; Afterimage (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
by Christopher Golden Nancy HolderAs long as there have been vampires, there has been the Slayer. One girl in the all the world, to find them where they gather and to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their numbers. Around Sunnydale, they say a scarecrow saturated with Halloween rain will come alive and slaughter anyone in sight. (Lovely place, Sunnydale.) Buffy's best friends, Xander and Willow, used to think the tale was nonsense -- but after a few adventures with Buffy, they're not so sure. Even without a maniacal scarecrow, a Sunnydale Halloween is a truly horrific happening. There are enough zombies and vampires about, ready to party hearty and eat some brains, to keep the Slayer and her friends up all night. And then rain starts to fall....
Halloween Waffle Murder (Wicked Waffle Paranormal Cozy #10)
by Carolyn Q. HunterWhat hides behind the mask? Diner owner Sonja Reed is hard at work planning her very first big Halloween Bash--a masquerade ball. She’s looking forward to holding the party at the elegant and mysterious Smith Manor. Half the town has been invited, and Sonja has whipped up quite an array of tasty treats for the occasion. When an accident occurs at the manor, before the party, Sonja is warned that it might be a bad omen, and is urged to cancel the event. Ignoring the warning, Sonja holds her party anyway, and a gruesome discovery of a body casts a funereal pall on the evening's festivities. Realizing that there might be some truth to the omen, Sonja sets out to solve the murder and also piece together some odd paranormal clues…which seem to point directly to her. This Halloween will prove to be Sonja’s spookiest yet…and it may well be her last.
Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
by Eric NylundThe Spartan-II program has gone public. Tales of super-soldiers fending off thousands of Covenant attacks have become the stuff of legend. But just how many Spartans are left? While the Master Chief defends a besieged Earth, and the myriad factions of the Covenant continue their crusade to eliminate humanity, an ultrasecret cell of the Office of Naval Intelligence known as ,"Section Three ," devises a plan to buy the UNSC vital time. They're going to need hundreds of willing soldiers, though . . . and one more Spartan to get the job done. The planet Onyx is virtually abandoned and the perfect place to set this new plan in motion. But when the Master Chief destroys Halo, something is triggered deep within Onyx: Ancient Forerunner technology stirs, and fleets of UNSC and Covenant race to claim it to change the course of the Human-Covenant War. But this reawakened and ancient force may have plans of its own . . .
Halo: The Fall of Reach
by Eric NylundThis definitive edition of the first and bestselling Halo novel, newly edited and updated, tells the story of the planet Reach. Within the pages of The Fall of Reach lies the origin of the Spartan II program and its greatest champion, the Spartan known as John-117, aka Master Chief. It's the epic story of how he, along with a very select group of candidates, was chosen to begin training at just the age of six to become part of the elite group of super soldiers known as the Spartans. Follow the Spartans as they embark on an epic battle for humanity's survival against the vast alien juggernaut known as the Covenant.
Hambre (Saga Olvidados #Volumen 2)
by Michael GrantLos superpoderes no siempre te convierten en superhéroe. «Una historia emocionante y llena de tensión, narrada con un estilo trepidante que no te deja descansar... Adoro este libro». Stephen King Ya han pasado tres meses atrapados en la ERA. Tres meses desde que los adultos desaparecieron. La comida se acabó hace semanas. Todo el mundo se muere de hambre, pero nadie encuentra una solución. Y cada día, más y más niños están empezando a cambiar, a desarrollar extrañas habilidades sobrenaturales. Aumenta la tensión y el caos se cierne sobre la ciudad. Pero se acerca un problema mayor: una criatura siniestra que vive enterrada en las montañas comienza a llamar a algunos adolescentes de la ERA. La Oscuridad quiere reclutarlos, guiarlos y manipularlos. La Oscuridad ha despertado. Y tiene hambre.
Hamilton and Peggy!: A Revolutionary Friendship
by L. M. ElliottDrawing from historical journals and letters, New York Times bestselling author Laura Elliot weaves a richly detailed tale about the extraordinary Peggy Schuyler and her revolutionary friendship with Alexander Hamilton. Perfect for fans of the smash Broadway musical sensation Hamilton!Peggy Schuyler has always felt like she’s existed in the shadows of her beloved sisters: the fiery, intelligent Angelica and beautiful, sweet Eliza. But it’s in the throes of a chaotic war that Peggy finds herself a central figure amid Loyalists and Patriots, spies and traitors, friends and family. When a flirtatious aide-de-camp, Alexander Hamilton, writes to Peggy asking for her help in wooing the earnest Eliza, Peggy finds herself unable to deny such an impassioned plea. A fast friendship forms between the two, but Alexander is caught in the same war as her father, and the danger to all their lives is real. Everything is a battlefield—from the frontlines to their carefully coded letters—but will Peggy’s bravery’s and intelligence be enough to keep them all safe?
Hamlet (Picture This! Shakespeare)
by Christina LacieNewest in Barron's growing Picture This! Shakespeare Series is the immortal tragedy of the Prince of Denmark, who seeks to avenge the death of his father. Each title in this series introduces a Shakespeare play to beginning students in a highly original graphic-novel format, which is supplemented with substantial excerpts from Shakespeare's original dialogue. Also presented are thumbnail sketches of the play's main characters and a succinct plot summary that explains the play's main themes and meanings. Students who feel overwhelmed by the original Shakespeare texts can use titles in this series as an important first step in understanding these literary masterpieces. Supplementing every Picture This! Shakespeare student edition is a teacher's resource guide that suggests topics for classroom discussion and presents enlightening activities intended to fulfill the needs of a multi-skill-level classroom environment. <P><P> <i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>
Hamlet: Staged: the origins of YA’s greatest tropes
by William ShakespeareWith a foreword by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, author of Ace of Spades‘Something is rotten in the state of Denmark’The King of Denmark is dead. When Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, meets the King’s ghost and discovers he was murdered, he swears vengeance against the killer: his father’s brother, Claudius, who has married Hamlet’s mother and taken the throne. Furious at this betrayal, Hamlet devises a complex plot to reveal the truth and enact his revenge. But Claudius has a devious plan of his own. Together, they will bring devastation to the entire court.Hamlet is Shakespeare’s timeless story of grief and a revenge so unrelenting that by curtain’s close, all the major players are dead.Discover STAGED, a limited collection of Shakespeare’s unabridged plays that celebrates the genius of the Bard and the tropes that continue to delight YA readers to this day.Explore the rest of the STAGED collection:As You Like It – With a foreword by Talia HibbertMacbeth – With a foreword by Kat DelacorteA Midsummer Night’s Dream – With a foreword by Becky AlbertalliMuch Ado About Nothing – With a foreword by Holly BourneRomeo and Juliet – With a foreword by Jennifer Niven
Hammer of Witches
by Seth MlawskiIn this YA historical fantasy, a teen from Spain finds himself aboard a ship sailing to the "New World" with Christopher Columbus.Baltasar Infante, a bookmaker's apprentice living in 1492 Spain, can weasel out of any problem with a good story. But when he awakes one night to find a monster straight out of the stories peering at him through his window, he's in trouble that even he can't talk his way out of. Soon Baltasar is captured by a mysterious arm of the Spanish Inquisition, the Malleus Maleficarum, that demands he reveal the whereabouts of Amir al-Katib, a legendary Moorish sorcerer who can bring myths and the creatures within them to life. Baltasar doesn't know where the man is-or that he himself has the power to summon genies and golems. Baltasar must escape, find al-Katib, and defeat a dreadful power that may destroy the world. As Baltasar's journey takes him into uncharted lands on Columbus's voyage westward, he learns that stories are more powerful than he once believed them to be-and much more dangerous.
Hammer of the Witch (Repeating History Ser. #2)
by Dakota ChaseRepeating History: Book TwoHistory isn’t dead when you’re living it. Ash and Grant are about to learn why it was called the Dark Ages, when Merlin, in the guise of their teacher, once again sends them time traveling to reclaim one of the antiquities their prank destroyed: a book called the Malleus Maleficarum, or Hammer of the Witches, which was used to persecute and kill innocent people throughout medieval Europe. They’ll need to keep their heads down and their wits about them in a Germany ruled by the iron fist of the Inquisition, where anyone who is different is dragged off to horrifying prisons, tortured to confession, and ultimately killed in the worst way imaginable. But it won’t be easy to navigate a frightening and brutal time, secure Merlin’s book, and make it home without attracting attention.
Hana
by Tam MacneilJao is looking forward to a winter spent in Masahiro's comfortable house, warm and well-fed for once. Then he discovers Masahiro has gone to meet Takeshi, the old Kazematsuri, Jao's number one enemy.Takeshi has called in the one favour Masahiro owes him. It's odd though: the favour is that Masahiro has to go to Doshu, the capital city, and stay there for two weeks. And he has to take Hana along.It's all very suspicious, and Jao follows them. It's a three day journey on a fishing boat, in freezing weather, and he has to deal with a very angry, frightened, and above all, tight-lipped Hyan, Hana's brother, who seems to know something dire about his little sister.When Jao and Hyan arrive in Doshu, the situation worsens rapidly. Masahiro is drugged by Jao's old enemy Gosuke, Hana is abducted, and Jao has to team up with Takeshi to save her. Can he avert a political crisis in the process?
Hana: A Delirium Short Story
by Lauren OliverIn the world of Delirium, love is a disease. And like all eighteen-year-olds, Lena and Hana must take the cure.At the start of their last summer of freedom, they were the closest of friends. Until Hana made a decision that tore them apart . . . In Delirium, we heard from Lena. Now, Hana gets to tell her side of the story. And nothing is what we first thought. Hana is a powerful, moving and beautifully told original eBook short story, with a shocking twist that will leave you with your heart in your mouth.
Handbuch Märchen
by Stefan Neuhaus Lothar BluhmMärchen stellen eine der bekanntesten Literatur- und Erzählformen dar. Ihre Typologie, Geschichte und ihre vielfältigen literarischen und weiteren medialen Erscheinungsformen sind Gegenstand einer oft schon unüberschaubaren Forschung. Das Handbuch bietet einen Überblick über das weite Feld der Märchen und ihre literarischen Repräsentationen. Näher vorgestellt werden deutschsprachige Autor*innen von Christoph Martin Wieland bis Karen Duve, dazu kommen Überblicksdarstellungen zu einzelnen Themen und Forschungsdiskursen. Das Handbuch will die Vielgestaltigkeit der Gattung offenlegen sowie in die wissenschaftlichen Diskussionen um das Märchen einführen.