In this inventive Cinderella retelling, there's a ball and a prince, sure. But this heroine wants to earn her freedom – and create her own fairy-tale ending. Nicolette's awful stepsisters call her "Mechanica" to demean her, but the nickname fits: she learned to be an inventor at he... read more
| Author: | Karen Wood |
| Category: |
8-12+ Years |
| Series: | Diamond Spirit |
| Reading Level: | 11-14 |
The first in a warm-hearted and adventurous series about friendship, courage, a spirited girl, and the love of horses
After a horrific accident, Jess loses Diamond, her beloved pony. Her best friend, Shara, the only witness to the accident, won't tell Jess what happened.... read more
| Author: | Hannah Barnaby |
| Category: |
13+ Years |
A striking historical fiction YA debut about a wayward girl amid the freaks and sideshows of a late-1930s traveling circus.
| Author: | Lisa Bullard |
| Category: |
13+ Years |
Thirteen-year-old Trav has always wondered about his dead-before-he-was-born dad. But when he heads from California to his grandmother's house in rural Minnesota, hoping to learn about his past, he gets more than he bargained for. It turns out his dad was involved in a bank robbe... read more
| Author: | Cheryl Blackford |
| Category: |
13+ Years |
Cheryl Blackford's debut novel is set in England during World War II and told from the dual perspectives of ten-year-old Lizzie, a homesick girl evacuated from bomb-blitzed Hull to the remote Yorkshire valley, and Elijah, a local gypsy boy. When Lizzie discovers an abandoned ... read more
| Author: | Betsy Cornwell |
| Category: |
13+ Years |
In this smart, unconventional, and action-packed YA novelthat's perfect for fans of The Lunar Chronicles and The Red Queen series, an indomitable inventor and her loyal (and royal) friends cross the ocean to the lush world of Faerie, where they join a rising rebellion. * "Cle... read more
In this smart, unconventional, and action-packed YA novelthat's perfect for fans of The Lunar Chronicles and The Red Queen series, an indomitable inventor and her loyal (and royal) friends cross the ocean to the lush world of Faerie, where they join a rising rebellion. * "Clever . . . and] ... read more
| Author: | Kate Milford; Jaime Zollars (Illustrator) |
| Category: |
13+ Years |
| Series: | Greenglass House Ser. |
New York Times Bestseller National Book Award Nominee Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery It's wintertime at Greenglass House. The creaky smuggler's inn is always quiet during this season, and twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers' adopted son, plans to spend... read more
At the age of 14, Jenny Swift is torn from her home deep in the forest to become apprenticed to the master alchemist Richard Antrobus. Jenny's mother was a healer from the East who has taught her well and from whom she inherits her exotic looks. But this difference means that she faces susp... read more
| Author: | Alfie Deyes |
| Category: |
13+ Years |
Alfie Deyes is back with another instalment of his unique brand of nothingness. Bigger, better and even more pointless, The Pointless Book 2 is once again full of hilarious challenges and crazy activities, and the ultimate accessory to Alfie's popular PointlessBlog. With all the ... read more
| Author: | Jenna Burtenshaw |
| Category: |
13+ Years |
| Reading Level: | 13+ |
Kate has escaped the clutches of teh High Council and Silas has left Albion for the continent. But their lives are forever linked and as the veil weakens, causing Albion's skilled to fear for everyone's safety, Silas and Kate find themselves drawn together by the mysterious and corrupt Dalliah Grey.
