Spy series

Alex Rider's only living relative, his Uncle Ian, died in a car crash. The police said it was an accident but what kind of accident leaves a windshield riddled with bullet holes?

Alex uses his skills at sneaking around to try to uncover the real story of his uncle's death. But when he discovers that his uncle was a spy for the British M16 (similar to our CIA), his quest for the truth gets him into big trouble. The spymaster running the agency gives Alex a life or death choice—finish his uncle’s last mission—or else. Check out "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

Egg-citing New Mystery

CSI meets Mother Goose in this new series by the Jasper Fforde, author of the Tuesday Next books. As the autopsy diagram indicates, Humpty Dumpty has met an unfortunate end. It was staged as an accident but the albumen spatter clearly indicates murder. Can lead detective Jack Spratt solve the murder before more nursery rhyme citizens lose their lives? Read "The Big Over Easy" to find out!

The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks

Every time you make a call on your cell phone or use your ATM card or register for something on a computer, you are leaving an electronic footprint. People knowledgable of computer programming can gather information on you and there is the potential to use that information against you. John Twelve Hawks calls this process of leaving an electronic record "living on the grid"

In the very near future, society is monitored and controlled by a secret society called the Tabula. The only people the Tabula cannot control are Travelers, who have the ability to move into other realms and see clearly the manipulation of free will by the Tabula. Travelers are very carefull not to live on the grid. Tabula's mission is to locate and destroy all the Travelers, ensuring their ability to continue controlling society. Between them and success stand the Harlequins, trained from birth to protect the travelers. And Maya, who never wanted to be a Harlequin, finds herself in a life and death struggle to save one of the last Travelers from extinction.

1776 by David McCullough

Did you know we came very close to losing the American Revolution? Several times, the army, under George Washington, had to flee from a battlefield under cover of darkness. Supplies were few and the "rebels" were fighting a powerful and well provisioned army. Thanks to some good luck and inspiring leadership by a relatively inexperienced general named Washington, 1776 became a year of beginnings rather than endings.

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

Oskar Schell is a 9 year old genius who enjoys solving complex problems and writing letters to famous scientists. When his father dies in the World Trade Center tragedy, Oscar sets out on a quest to understand why this happened to him. His only clue? a key with the word "Black" written on it in his father's handwriting.

State of Fear by Michael Crichton

From the glaciers of Iceland to the volcanoes of Antarctica, federal agent John Kenner faces dangerous eco-terrorists intent on creating ecological disasters to buttress their theories on global warming.

Brimstone by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

Jeremy Grove, a notorious and hated art critic, has been found dead. Murdered. Burned from the inside out, with a hoof print charred into the floor and a melted crucifix in the victim's hand. The work of the devil? Or a very clever murderer?

How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff

Fifteen year old Daisy is sent from Manhattan to England to visit an aunt and cousins she has never met. Two days later, bombs go off in London and the city is attacked and occupied by an unnamed army. Can Daisy and her cousins survive without an adult at home?

Hoot by Carl Hiassen

Building a new pancake house will destroy the nesting ground of miniature owls in Florida. Can 3 teen misfits defeat a corporate giant? Will snakes in the porta-potty slow down the construction?

After by Francine Prose

In the aftermath of a nearby school shooting, a counselor takes over Central High School and enacts increasingly harsh measures to control students and their parents. Everyone agrees that this is a good thing because it will protect students and keep them safe. But students begin to notice that those who do not obey the new rules... disappear.