Lauren Oliver
21) Annabel
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Series
Language
English
Description
Lena's mother, Annabel, has always been a mystery-a ghost in Lena's past. Until now.
Discover her secrets in Lauren Oliver's brilliant original digital story set in the world of New York Times bestsellers Delirium and Pandemonium. Lena Halloway's mother, Annabel, supposedly committed suicide when Lena was only six years old. That's the lie that Lena grew up believing, but the truth is very different. As a rebellious teenager, Annabel ran away from...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
The book is about, among other things: the strongest boy in the world, a talking cockatoo, a faulty mind reader, a beautiful bearded lady and a nervous magician, an old museum, and a shrunken head. Blessed with extraordinary abilities, orphans Philippa, Sam, and Thomas have grown up happily in Dumfrey's Dime Museum of Freaks, Oddities, and Wonders. But when a fourth child, Max, a knife-thrower, joins the group, it sets off an unforgettable chain of...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Like its ambitious companion novel, Replica, this far-reaching novel by the powerhouse author of Before I Fall and the Delirium trilogy digs deep into questions of how to be a human being in a world where humanity cannot be taken for granted. In the world outside of the Haven Institute, Lyra and Caelum are finding it hard to be human, and Lyra, infected at Haven with a terrible disease, finds her symptoms are growing worse. When Caelum leaves without...
Author
Series
Replica (Lauren Oliver) volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
236 pages, 284 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Replica is a "flip book" that contains two narratives in one, and it is the first in a duology. Turn the book one way and read Lyra's story; turn the book over and upside down and read Gemma's story ... Lyra's story begins in the Haven Institute, a building tucked away on a private island off the coast of Florida that from a distance looks serene and even beautiful. But up close the locked doors, military guards, and biohazard suits tell a different...
25) Before I fall
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 39 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After one fateful night, Sam wakes up with no future at all. Trapped reliving the same day over and over, she begins to question just how perfect her life really was. And as she begins to untangle the mystery of a life suddenly derailed, she must also unwind the secrets of the people closest to her, and discover the power of a single day to make a difference, before she runs out of time for good.
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English
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Reading and conversation with the treasured author of Number the Stars, The Giver, and many other favorite works for kids and teens. Special guest Sean Astin (The Goonies, The Lord of the Rings) will join Lowry for a celebration of The Newbery Medal-winning Number the Stars 25th anniversary. He and his wife have purchased the film rights and are proud to be adapting Number the Stars for the screen. Fellow author Lauren Oliver (Panic, Delirium) leads...