Robert Ransdell's Library
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| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
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| 9781416912057 | Unwind (1) (Unwind Dystology) | Shusterman, Neal | Connor, Risa, and Lev are running for their lives. The Second Civil War was fought over reproductive rights. The chilling resolution: Life is inviolable from the moment of conception until age thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, however, parents can have their child "unwound," whereby all of the child's organs are transplanted into different donors, so life doesn't technically end. Connor is too difficult for his parents to control. Risa, a ward of the state is not enough to be kept alive. And Lev is a tithe, a child conceived and raised to be unwound. Together, they may have a chance to escape and to survive. "Characters live and breathe; they are fully realized and complex, sometimes making wrenching difficult decisions. This is a thought-provoking, well-paced read that will appeal widely." School Library Journal, starred review "[A] gripping, brilliantly imagined futuristic thriller...could hardly be more engrossing or better aimed to teens." Publishers Weekly, starred review "[A] nail-biting, character-driven thriller." Horn Book magazineThe New York Times - Ned VizziniWhat keeps Unwind moving are the creative and shocking details of Shusterman's kid-mining dystopia. First, there are the Orwellian linguistic tricks. People who have been unwound are not "dead"—they are "in a divided state." Then there are the rules and rituals. Before being unwound, Lev is honored with a lavish "tithing party," which bears a strong resemblance to a bar mitzvah. The most terrifying scene is devoted to the unwinding itself. The author's decision to describe the process is a questionable one—a book's great unknown can leave the strongest impression on a reader—but he executes as precisely as the surgeons who perform the unwinding. Ultimately, though, the power of the novel lies in what it doesn't do: come down explicitly on one side or the other. | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
| 9780385486804 | Wild A Journey From Lost To Found, Into The Wild, Into Thin Air 3 Books Collection Set | Cheryl Strayed, Jon Krakauer | in April 1992 A Young Man From A Well-to-do Family Hitchhiked To Alaska And Walked Alone Into The Wilderness North Of Mt. Mckinley. His Name Was Christopher Johnson Mccandless. He Had Given $25,000 In Savings To Charity, Abandoned His Car And Most Of His Possessions, Burned All The Cash In His Wallet, And Invented A New Life For Himself. Four Months Later, His Decomposed Body Was Found By A Moose Hunter. how Mccandless Came To Die Is The Unforgettable Story Of into The Wild.immediately After Graduating From College In 1991, Mccandless Had Roamed Through The West And Southwest On A Vision Quest Like Those Made By His Heroes Jack London And John Muir. in The Mojave Desert He Abandoned His Car, Stripped It Of Its License Plates, And Burned All Of His cash. he Would Give Himself A New Name, Alexander Supertramp, And , Unencumbered By Money And Belongings, He Would Be Free To Wallow In The Raw, Unfiltered Experiences That Nature Presented. craving A Blank Spot On The Map, Mccandless Simply Threw The Maps Away. leaving Behind His Desperate Parents And Sister, He Vanished Into The Wild.jon Krakauer Constructs A Clarifying Prism Through Which He Reassembles The Disquieting Facts Of Mccandless's Short Life. admitting An Interst That Borders On Obsession, He Searches For The Clues To The Dries And Desires That Propelled Mccandless. digging Deeply, He Takes An Inherently Compelling Mystery And Unravels The Larger Riddles It Holds: The Profound Pull Of The American Wilderness On Our Imagination; The Allure Of High-risk Activities To Young Men Of A Certain Cast Of Mind; The Complex, Charged Bond Between Fathers And Sons.when Mccandless's Innocent Mistakes Turn Out To Be Irreversible And Fatal, He Becomes The Stuff Of Tabloid Headlines And Is Dismissed For His Naiveté, Pretensions, And Hubris. he Is Said to Have Had A Death Wish But Wanting To Die Is A Very Different Thing From Being Compelled To Look Over The Edge. Krakauer Brings Mccandless's Uncompromising Pilgrimage Out Of The Shadows, And The Peril, Adversity , And Renunciation Sought By This Enigmatic Young Man Are Illuminated With A Rare Understanding—and Not An Ounce Of Sentimentality. Mesmerizing, Heartbreaking, into The Wild Is A tour De Force. The Power And Luminosity Of Jon Krakauer's Stoytelling Blaze Through Every Page. | Atlantic Books/Pan |
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| 9780329698928 | Wyvernhail | Amelia Atwater-Rhodes | In Order To Protect The People And The World She Loves From The Future She Sees In Increasingly Horrific Visions, Hai Is Forced To Throw Away Her Own Happiness And Ascend The Serpiente Throne. | |
| 9780439774802 | You Be The Jury: Courtroom Collection | Marvin Miller | Order in the Court!The court is now in session, and you are the jury. You examine the evidence. You spot the clues. You decide: Guilty or Not Guilty? | Scholastic Inc. |