Melody Dawkins' Library
New Providence Middle
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
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| 9780439023511 | Mockingjay | Suzanne Collins | Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. And what's worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss's family, not her friends, not the people of District 12. Powerful and haunting, this thrilling final installment of Suzanne Collins's groundbreaking The Hunger Games trilogy promises to be one of the most talked about books of the year. | Scholastic Press |
| 9781442407190 | Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys Secret Files Book 3) | Franklin W. Dixon | In Mystery Map, nine-year-old Frank and eight-year-old Joe Hardy get their hands on a piece of a treasure map. But they’ll need to work with their friends and hunt down the rest of the map in order to have a chance at finding the treasure. Let the sleuthing begin! | Aladdin |
| 9781416990741 | NANCY DREW DIARIES ONCE UPON A THRILLER NO 4 | Carolyn Keene | Nancy and her friends need more than book smarts to get to the bottom of a literary mystery in this fourth book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a new take on the classic series.A rash of crimes in a neighboring town—a blazing fire at a bookstore, a boat that sinks in the harbor, and a valuable dog’s dognapping—are eerily similar to the plots from famous mystery writer Lacey O’Brien’s popular books. So who’s behind the crimes? Could it be Lacey looking for publicity? One of Lacey’s superfans? Or maybe it’s Paige Samuels, owner of the bookstore that burned. Nancy, Bess, and George will have to read between the lines as they dig deep into a dangerous mystery. | ALADDIN PAPERBACKS |
| 9780063040496 | Sabriel 25Th Anniversary Classic Edition | Garth Nix | Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the globally bestselling Old Kingdom series with a special edition of Sabriel, featuring exclusive content from master of fantasy Garth Nix and original cover artwork by Leo and Diane Dillon.Enter the Old Kingdom, a world of dark secrets and dangerous magic.As a child, Sabriel was sent across the Wall to Ancelstierre to safety. Now eighteen years old, she receives a cryptic and desperate message from her father, the Abhorsen—the magical protector whose task it is to bind and send back to Death those who won’t stay Dead.Fiercely determined to help her father, who is perilously trapped in Death, and save him from the sinister Free Magic entity that has somehow ensnared him, Sabriel must prepare to enter Death herself—and find her destiny.To preserve life, the Abhorsen must enter death.Exclusive content, including an original short story featuring Sabriel, an essay from Garth Nix about his writing process, and photographs of the author's handwritten manuscript, complete this special edition.“There is no joy like returning to the Old Kingdom. Nix sets the standard for fantasy.” —Leigh Bardugo“One of the greatest living fantasy writers. I will never get enough of the Old Kingdom.” —Sarah J. Maas“Sabriel is a winner, a fantasy that reads like realism, created with invention, clarity and intelligence.” —Philip Pullman | HarperCollins |
| 9781481400121 | Secret At Mystic Lake (6) (Nancy Drew Diaries) | Carolyn Keene | A few nights in nature take a nasty turn for Nancy and her friends in this sixth book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to a classic series.To celebrate her birthday, George is taking Nancy and Bess on a three-day bike tour around the scenic Mystic Lake. They can’t wait to spend time exploring the gorgeous landscape by day and camping under the stars at night. What they didn’t count on was sabotage!First someone steals food and supplies from their packs. Then tour guide Caitlin vanishes overnight, and the entire group finds their tires slashed to bits. Now Nancy is cycling for clues instead of soaking up the scenery. Can Nancy track down the culprit before she and her friends are lost in the woods forever? | Aladdin |
| 9780593306772 | Small Favors | Erin A. Craig | THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the critically-acclaimed author of House of Salt and Sorrows comes a mesmerizing and chilling fairy-talesque novel about Ellerie Downing, a young woman in a small town with monsters lurking in the trees and dark desires hidden in the shadows—in Amity Falls, nothing is more dangerous than a wish come true."Unique, enchanting, and haunting."—Brigid Kemmerer, New York Times bestselling author of the Cursebreaker series“Sweet, dark, and complex as wildflower honey.”—Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf“Small Favors is an eerie fairytale that I couldn’t put down.”—Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the WitchingEllerie Downing is waiting for something to happen. Life in isolated Amity Falls, surrounded by an impenetrable forest, has a predictable sameness. Her days are filled with tending to her family's beehives, chasing after her sisters, and dreaming of bigger things while her twin, Samuel, is free to roam as he wishes.Early town settlers fought off monstrous creatures in the woods, and whispers that the creatures still exist keep the Downings and their neighbors from venturing too far. When some townsfolk go missing on a trip to fetch supplies, a heavy unease settles over the Falls.Strange activities begin to plague the town, and as the seasons change, it's clear that something is terribly wrong. The creatures are real, and they're offering to fulfill the residents' deepest desires, however grand, for just a small favor. These seemingly trifling demands, however, hide sinister intentions. Soon Ellerie finds herself in a race against time to stop Amity Falls, her family, and the boy she loves from going up in flames. | Ember |
| 9781335080288 | The Glass Queen (The Forest Of Good And Evil, 2) | Gena Showalter | IN THE FOREST OF GOOD AND EVIL,STRENGTH IS WEAKNESS ANDWEAKNESS IS STRENGH.IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHO THE SLIPPER FITS.Princess Ashleigh Charmaine-Anskelisa is the Glass Princess, ready to shatter with a whisper of wind. Born with a weak heart, the vulnerable beauty has no magical ability…or does she?Something strange is happening to Ashleigh. Blackouts. Evil whispers. Immunity to fire. Turns out, she’s fated to play the part of Cinderella—but this time, the tale is twisted. The royal she’s supposed to enchant is the ruthless Saxon, a reincarnation of the realm’s most savage ruler…and he thinks Ashleigh is a reincarnation of his greatest enemy. He’s even fighting in a tournament to wed her stepsister.As the stroke of midnight looms, will Ashleigh become the queen she’s prophesied to be, or lose everything she's come to love?Praise for Gena Showalter:“Utterly unique and absolutely riveting—I couldn’t put it down! What a marvelously cool world.” —#1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas on Firstlife“Firstlife is a nonstop thrill ride that will stop your heart…and shock it back to life. This book is #1 on my keeper shelf!” —#1 New York Times bestselling author P.C. Cast“Firstlife illuminates the depths of human resilience and the power of love, even in the darkest hours.” —#1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole | Inkyard Press |
| 9780743273565 | The Great Gatsby | Fitzgerald, F. Scott | The mysterious Jay Gatsby embodies the American notion that it is possible to redefine oneself and persuade the world to accept that definition. Gatsby's youthful neighbor, Nick Carraway, fascinated with the display of enormous wealth in which Gatsby revels, finds himself swept up in the lavish lifestyle of Long Island society during the Jazz Age. Considered Fitzgerald's best work, The Great Gatsby is a mystical, timeless story of integrity and cruelty, vision and despair. The timeless story of Jay Gatsby and his love for Daisy Buchanan is widely acknowledged to be the closest thing to the Great American Novel ever written. | Scribner |
| 9781665930833 | The Hardy Boys - Hopping Mad, Mystery Map, My Missing Mitt, Trouble At The Arcade - Secret Files Vol.1-4 - Children's Book (Set Of 4 Books) | Franklin Widixon | Fouth Wall | |
| 9781481485463 | The Haunting On Heliotrope Lane (16) (Nancy Drew Diaries) | Carolyn Keene | Nancy and her friends must try to figure out why a girl is acting strangely after visiting a haunted house in this sixteenth book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to the classic mystery series.Nancy’s classmate, Willa, needs her help. Willa is convinced something is terribly wrong with her friend Izzy, but everyone has dismissed Willa’s concerns, saying it’s just teen angst. But Willa thinks it’s more than that; she thinks Izzy is possessed.It all started when Willa and Izzy snuck into an abandoned house with some of their friends. After running around and exploring, Willa went in to the basement and found Izzy staring into space. Izzy was conscious, but she was acting weird—she wouldn’t speak and she didn’t seem to recognize Willa. And when Izzy finally woke up from her trance, she had no memory of the previous few hours. Since then, Izzy’s continued to act strangely. She’s usually funny and easygoing, but now she’s high strung and has intense fits. Once she even threatened to hurt Willa.Nancy is sure there’s a rational explanation for all of this and has a feeling she’ll find it at the “haunted” house. But what she finds has her questioning her resolve. Could Willa be right? Is Izzy possessed by the ghost of Heliotrope Lane? | Aladdin |
| 9780495797562 | The Hodges Harbrace Handbook, 2009 MLA Update Edition (2009 MLA Update Editions) | Cheryl Glenn, Loretta Gray | Continuously evolving to address the needs of today's students, the HODGES' HARBRACE HANDBOOK, 17th Edition, guides student writers in developing their understanding of the rhetorical situation. This understanding enables even students with minimal experience or confidence in their writing to learn to write more effectively--to choose the most pertinent information, arrange it well, and use the most appropriate language when writing for any audience. This grammar-first handbook provides comprehensive coverage of grammar, style, punctuation, mechanics, writing, and research--all presented in the context of rhetorical concerns including the writer, reader, message, context, and exigence (reason for writing). This edition has been updated to reflect guidelines from the 2009 MLA HANDBOOK FOR WRITERS OF RESEARCH PAPERS, SEVENTH EDITION. | Cengage Learning |
| 9780689852237 | The House Of The Scorpion | Farmer, Nancy | Matteo Alacran Was Not Born; He Was Harvested. His Dna Came From El Patron, Lord Of A Country Called Opium -- A Strip Of Poppy Fields Lying Between The United States And What Was Once Called Mexico. Matt's First Cell Split And Divided Inside A Petri Dish. Then He Was Placed In The Womb Of A Cow, Where He Continued The Miraculous Journey From Embryo To Fetus To Baby. He Is A Boy Now, But Most Consider Him A Monster -- Except For El Patron. El Patron Loves Matt As He Loves Himself, Because Matt Is Himself. As Matt Struggles To Understand His Existence, He Is Threatened By A Sinister Cast Of Characters, Including El Patron's Power-hungry Family, And He Is Surrounded By A Dangerous Army Of Bodyguards. Escape Is The Only Chance Matt Has To Survive. But Escape From The Alacran Estate Is No Guarantee Of Freedom, Because Matt Is Marked By His Difference In Ways He Doesn't Even Suspect. in A Future Where Humans Despise Clones, Matt Enjoys Special Status As The Young Clone Of El Patrâon, The 142-year-old Leader Of A Corrupt Drug Empire Nestled Between Mexico And The United States. | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| 9780439023528 | The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins | In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place. | Scholastic Inc. |
| 9781496731494 | The King Falls (A Bridge To Death Mystery) | R.J. Lee | In R.J. Lee’s fourth Mississippi-set Bridge to Death Mystery, it’s up to newly-married reporter and bridge player Wendy Winchester Rierson to finesse a homicide investigation where the killer holds a master hand…King Kohl, scion of the Kohl and Son real estate firm, has a reputation for loving three things: the ladies, closing on properties, and playing bridge. Still, when he invites Wendy, the president of the Rosalie, Mississippi, Country Club Bridge Bunch, to a small, exclusive bridge party, her investigative instincts as a reporter for the Rosalie Citizen are on the alert. In fact, King means to use the occasion to make a surprising announcement to his selected guests. But before he can lay his cards on the table, tragedy strikes.After receiving a mysterious message to hurry to King’s home, Wendy almost collides with the man’s real-estate rival, running out the front door insisting he found King dead when he arrived. Not just dead, it turns out, but murdered—crowned with one of his own award plaques.Is the rival as guilty as he looks? Was it a crime of passion by one of Kohl’s scorned lovers? With her detective husband Ross and her father Bax Winchester, the chief of police, Wendy is determined to find the offender who dropped the unguarded King… | Kensington |
| 9780062976581 | The Little Big Things, The Power In You, The Boy The Mole The Fox And The Horse 3 Books Collection Set | Charlie Mackesy, Margery Williams | Charlie Mackesy’s beloved The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse has been adapted into an Academy Award® winning animated short film, now available to stream on Apple TV+#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER · USA TODAY BESTSELLER“The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is not only a thought-provoking, discussion-worthy story, the book itself is an object of art.”- Elizabeth Egan, The New York TimesFrom British illustrator, artist, and author Charlie Mackesy comes a journey for all ages that explores life’s universal lessons, featuring 100 color and black-and-white drawings.“What do you want to be when you grow up?” asked the mole.“Kind,” said the boy.Charlie Mackesy offers inspiration and hope in uncertain times in this beautiful book, following the tale of a curious boy, a greedy mole, a wary fox and a wise horse who find themselves together in sometimes difficult terrain, sharing their greatest fears and biggest discoveries about vulnerability, kindness, hope, friendship and love. The shared adventures and important conversations between the four friends are full of life lessons that have connected with readers of all ages. | Seven Dials |
| 9781416999249 | The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys Secret Files Book 2) | Franklin W. Dixon | In The Missing Mitt, the boys must help their teammate find his lucky mitt before the last game, or their Little League season is doomed! | Aladdin |
| 9780142407332 | The Outsiders | S. E. Hinton | The Outsiders is a book that delves deeply into the hearts, minds, and stories of a group that had no voice before S. E. Hinton gave them one. She began writing the book at age 15, spurred on by the disturbing trend she saw growing in her high school towards division between groups. I was worried and angered by the social situation, Hinton writes. I saw two groups at the extreme ends of the social scale behaving in an idiotic fashion -- one group was being condemned and one wasn't.... When a friend of mine was beaten up for no other reason than that some people didn't like the way he combed his hair, I took my anger out by writing about it. Thirty years after it was first published, The Outsiders still carries the same frightening and unifying messages for teens (and readers of all ages). The ruthlessly realistic and violent story of the Greasers and the Socs, rival gangs from very different sides of the railroad tracks, is narrated by Ponyboy Curtis, a smart, sensitive kid who has grown to become one of the most recognizable figures in the history of young adult literature. Any teen who has ever felt isolated or different can identify with Ponyboy, a kid forced to be tough on the outside, but who underneath is just as scared and needy as anyone. Hinton herself has said that she has never written a character as close to her own self as Ponyboy is. Young Adult fiction was shaped and defined by Susan Eloise Hinton, and the realism she attached to the genre became the norm, enabling later writers like Robert Cormier and Judy Blume to find characters and voices that actually spoke to adolescents. Since 1967, Ponyboy has become the hero for countless teenagers nationwide as The Outsiders stands to influence an entire new legion of adolescents who need Ponyboy as much as ever. | Viking Books for Young Readers |
| 9780007420278 | The Phantom Of The Opera (Collins Classics) | Gaston Leroux | HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.'Look! You want to see! See! Feast your eyes, glut your soul on my cursed ugliness! Look at Erik's face! Now you know the face of the voice!’Living secretly beneath the Paris Opera House, 'The Phantom of the Opera', Erik has haunted those who work there with his demands and shrouded the opera house in fear with the legend of his disfigured face. When Christine joins the company, a young woman with a beautiful voice, Erik is instantly smitten and secretly teaches her to become a great singer. He soon develops an obsessive love for his beautiful protégé, even though she has fallen for her childhood friend, resulting in her disappearance during a performance and sparking a tragic and terrifying chain of events.One of the most well-known and well-loved gothic horror stories, Leroux's suspenseful tale of unrequited love, passion and tragedy is both dark and moving in its portrayal of Erik, the anti-hero in his yearning for Christine. | HarperCollins Publishers |
| 9780547237602 | The Wednesday Wars | Gary D. Schmidt | During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns muchof value about the world he lives in. | Sandpiper |
| 9780061120060 | Their Eyes Were Watching God | Zora Neale Hurston, Ruby Dee | One Of The Most Important Works Of Twentieth-century American Literature, Zora Neale Hurston's Beloved 1937 Classic, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Is An Enduring Southern Love Story Sparkling With Wit, Beauty, And Heartfelt Wisdom. Told In The Captivating Voice Of A Woman Who Refuses To Live In Sorrow, Bitterness, Fear, Or Foolish Romantic Dreams, It Is The Story Of Fair-skinned, Fiercely Independent Janie Crawford, And Her Evolving Selfhood Through Three Marriages And A Life Marked By Poverty, Trials, And Purpose. A True Literary Wonder, Hurston's Masterwork Remains As Relevant And Affecting Today As When It Was First Published -- Perhaps The Most Widely Read And Highly Regarded Novel In The Entire Canon Of African American Literature. | Harper Perennial Modern Classics |