Amy Ritchart's Library
Northeast High
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Aeneid | ||||
| The Age Of Innocence | ||||
| The Audition | ||||
| The Bacchae And Other Plays | ||||
| 9780375842207 | The Book Thief | Markus Zusak | DON'T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK'S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF. The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller that is now a major motion picture, Markus Zusak's unforgettable story is about the ability of books to feed the soul. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. When Death has a story to tell, you listen. It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist-books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement. In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time. "The kind of book that can be life-changing." --The New York Times "Deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank." --USA Today | Knopf Books for Young Readers |
| The Boy On The Wooden Box | ||||
| 9781338609806 | The Callback | Maddie Ziegler, Julia DeVillers | Harper McCoy, twelve, joins the school musical hoping to get past "dancer's block," but her Dance Starz teammates are not pleased, especially since they will soon compete against their biggest rivals, The Belles, in Regionals. | Scholastic Incorporated |
| The Collected Stories Of Eudora Welty | ||||
| 9780544935204 | The Crossover | Kwame Alexander | Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health. | HMH Books For Young Readers |
| 9780316452601 | The Fresh New Face Of Griselda | Jennifer Torres | A moving coming-of-age novel about one girl's struggles after her parents lose their home, and her journey to find hope in family and friendship, from Jennifer Torres, the author of Stef Soto, Taco Queen. Griselda "Geez" Zaragoza has a love for beautiful things, like her collection of vintage teacups and the flower garden she and her dad planted in the front yard. But when his business fails, Griselda loses not just her home, but also her confidence and her trust in her unflappable parents. Tagging along with big sister Maribel, who postponed college for a job selling Alma Cosmetics, Geez dreams up a way to reclaim the life she thinks she lost. If she can sell enough tubes of glistening, glittery Alma lip gloss, she'll win a cash prize that could help jump start her dad's business. With ups and downs along the way, Geez will discover that beauty isn't just lost or found, but made and re-made. | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| The Fresh New Face Of Griselda | ||||
| 9781416928065 | The Gateway (1) (Leven Thumps) | Obert Skye | WELCOME TO FOO.Fourteen-year-old Leven Thumps (a.k.a. "Lev") lives a wretched life in Burnt Culvert, Oklahoma. But his life is about to change and his destiny be fulfilled as he learns about a secret gateway that bridges two worlds -- the real world and Foo, a place created at the at the beginning of time in the folds of the mind that makes it possible for mankind to dream and hope, aspire and imagine. But Foo is in chaos, and three transplants from that dreamworld have been sent to retrieve Lev, who alone has the power to save Foo.Enter Clover, a wisecracking, foot-high sidekick; Winter, a girl with a special power of her own; and Geth, the rightful heir to Foo. Their mission: to convince Lev that he has the power to save Foo. Can this unique band of travelers help Lev overcome his doubt? Will Lev find the gateway in time? Or will Sabine and his dark shadows find the gateway first and destroy mankind? | Aladdin |
| 9781728225210 | The Girl In The Headlines | Hannah Jayne | The headlines say she killed her family. The truth? She doesn't remember. Andrea McNulty goes to sleep on her eighteenth birthday with a near-perfect life. The next morning, she wakes up covered in blood. Her parents were killed in the middle of the night...and she's the prime suspect. Andrea McNulty has a wonderful life: she's a high school field hockey star, a doted-upon big sister, the beloved daughter of two happy parents. But when she wakes up in a motel room the morning after her eighteenth birthday, she's covered in blood and can't remember what happened the previous night. According to the news, Andi's parents were brutally attacked in the middle of the night. Her father is dead, her mother is in a coma, her little brother Josh is missing--and Andi is the prime suspect. Terrified and on the run from the police, Andi teams up with Nate, the sympathetic boy working the motel's front desk, to find the real murderer. But while the police are getting further from the killer, the killer is getting closer to Andi--closer than she could ever have imagined. Pick up The Girl in the Headlines if you're looking for: A psychological, fast-paced thriller A suspenseful, shocking read Fiction examining death and grief A coming of age story with a twist Also by Hannah Jayne: Truly, Madly, Deadly Twisted See Jane Run The Dare The Revenge The Escape Copycat | Sourcebooks, Incorporated |
| 9780544336261 | The Giver | Lois Lowry | "Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives."-- | |
| 9780316481113 | The Grandest Game | Jennifer Lynn Barnes | Get ready for a new series that brings readers deeper into the lush, romantic, and puzzle-filled world of the #1 bestselling Inheritance Games series (over 6 million copies sold!), set a year after we last saw Avery and the Hawthornes. Seven tickets. An island of dreams. The chance of a lifetime. Welcome to the Grandest Game, an annual competition run by billionaire Avery Grambs and the four infamous Hawthorne brothers, whose family fortune she inherited. Designed to give anyone a shot at fame and fortune, this year's game requires one of seven golden tickets to enter. With millions on the line, those seven players will do whatever it takes to win. Some of the players are in it for the money. Some for power. Some for reasons all their own. Every single one of them has secrets. Amidst it all is Grayson Hawthorne, tasked with a vital role in this year's game. But as tensions rise and the mind-bending challenges push the players to their limits--physically, mentally, and emotionally--it soon becomes clear that not everyone is playing by the rules. #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Lynn Barnes delivers a new series in the world of The Inheritance Games, where fan-favorite and new characters collide in a game you'll never forget. Do you have what it takes to play? ***Don't miss a moment of The Inheritance Games Saga, including the Grandest Game, the thrilling new series set in the world of the Inheritance Games. Reading them all? The ideal reading order is: The Inheritance Games, The Hawthorne Legacy, The Final Gambit, The Brothers Hawthorne, The Grandest Game, Games Untold, Glorious Rivals, and The Same Backward as Forward. Looking for more unputdownable reads from Jennifer Lynn Barnes? Check out The Naturals series (The Naturals, Killer Instinct, All In, Bad Blood, and the enovella, Twelve), The Debutantes duet (Little White Lies, Deadly Little Scandals), and The Lovely and the Lost. | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| 9781400346578 | The Great Gatsby (Painted Editions) | Frances Scott Fitzgerald | One of literature's most renowned stories of decadence and betrayal is now available in an affordable softcover edition, featuring striking hand-painted cover art from Laci Fowler and distinctive interior design elements, making it ideal for classic fiction lovers, readers in high-school or college literature courses, and fans of annual reading challenges and "Required Reading" lists. Beloved by fans across the globe, Fitzgerald's third novel The Great Gatsby exposes the dark side of the American Dream. This time-honored classic is now available as an affordable softcover edition. Whether you're buying it as a gift or for yourself, this softcover edition includes: A beautiful cover featuring Laci Fowler's distinctive hand-painted art. Decorative interior pages with pull quotes throughout. Part of a 4-volume collection including Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, and Little Women. The Great Gatsby has been casting its hypnotic spell on readers since 1925, unveiling every decadence and overindulgence the "Roaring Twenties" label implies. Nick Carraway, Daisy and Tom Buchanan, Jordan Baker, and, of course, Jay Gatsby himself weave a sordid tale of love and betrayal.Exploring the themes of social division, wealth and materialism, and opulent excess, this unique softcover edition presents Fitzgerald's classic tale in a giftable new way. | Thomas Nelson Incorporated |
| 9780439861366 | The Horse and His Boy | Clive Staples Lewis | A boy and a talking horse share an adventurous and dangerous journey to Narnia to warn of invading barbarians. | |
| 9780064405010 | The Horse And His Boy (The Chronicles Of Narnia, Book 3) (Chronicles Of Narnia, 3) | C. S. Lewis | A beautiful paperback edition of The Horse and His Boy, book three in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia, featuring cover art by three-time Caldecott-winning artist David Wiesner and black-and-white illustrations by the series' original illustrator, Pauline Baynes.On a desperate journey, two runaways meet and join forces. Though they are only looking to escape their harsh and narrow lives, they soon find themselves at the center of a terrible battle. It is a battle that will decide their fate and the fate of Narnia itself.Join a wild gallop for freedom in The Horse and His Boy, the third book in C. S. Lewis's classic fantasy series, which has captivated readers of all ages for over sixty years. This is a stand-alone novel, but if you would like to return to Narnia, read Prince Caspian, the fourth book in The Chronicles of Narnia. | HarperCollins |
| The House Of Mirth | ||||
| 9780553273915 | The House Of The Spirits | Isabel Allende | The Trueba Family Embodies Strong Feelings From The Beginning Of The 2 Through The Assassination Of Allende In 1973. Isabel Allende ; Translated From The Spanish By Magda Bogin. A Bantam Book. Reprint. Originally Published: New York : Knopf, 1985. | Bantam |