Valarie Oglesby's Library
Northwest High
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
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| 9781591941774 | Schooled (Bluford High Series #15) (Bluford Series) | Paul Langan | There's no backing down for Lionel Shephard. With a dream of joining the NBA, all he wants to do at Bluford High is play basketball. But everyone's trying to stop him. His father thinks basketball is a waste of time; his teachers don't know he can barely read and threaten to fail him; and his dropout friend Jamar wants him to quit school. Unsure where to turn, Lionel must make a choice. Will he pursue his dream or get caught in a nightmare? | Townsend Press |
| 9780440419846 | Shackleton's Stowaway | Victoria McKernan | On October 26, 1914, Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance set sail from Buenos Aires in pursuit of the last unclaimed prize in exploration: the crossing of the Antarctic continent. The crew stood on deck to watch the city fade away. All but one.Eighteen-year-old Perce Blackborow hid below in a locker. But the thrill of stowing away with the legendary explorer would soon turn to fear. Within months, the Endurance, trapped and crushed by ice, sank. And even Perce, the youngest member of the stranded crew, knew there was no hope of rescue. If the men were to survive in the most hostile place on earth, they would have to do it on their own.Victoria McKernan deftly weaves the hard-to-fathom facts of this famous voyage into an epic, edge-of-your-seat survival novel. | Laurel Leaf |
| 9780545436502 | Sharpshooter | Chris Lynch | This is a great book for kids in middle school and up | Scholastic Press |
| 9780312674762 | Solitary: Escape From Furnace 2 | Alexander Gordon Smith | “Fresh and ferocious, Lockdown will hook boys with its gritty, unrelenting surprises.” ―James Patterson, for Lockdown (Escape from Furnace Book 1)Alex tried to escape.He had a perfect plan.He was almost free. Even felt the cool, clean air on his face.Then the dogs came.Now he's locked in a place so gruesome―so hellish―that escape doesn't even matter.He just wants to survive.Alex Sawyer and his mates should have known there was no way out of Furnace Penitentiary.Their escape attempt only lands them deeper in the guts of this prison for young offenders, and then into solitary confinement. And that's where a whole new struggle begins--a struggle not to let the hellish conditions overwhelm them.Because before another escape attempt is even possible, they must first survive the nightmare that now haunts their endless nights.Praise for Solitary:“Fast paced and packed with nail-biting scenarios . . . This is a dark story with a dark ending, but the gritty action and compelling characters will have reluctant readers enthralled.” ―School Library Journal“Once again, Smith has created a thrill ride that will leave the audience wanting more. Smith's prose is fast paced, witty, and sometimes downright terrifying. Some of the images he creates could manifest into a nightmare or two. Teens who are looking for a great thriller/horror story will definitely want to pick up these novels.” ―VOYA“Adrenaline-fueled action infuses the narrative as it did in Lockdown (2009), keeping the pages turning. . . . The author knows what keeps his readers locked to the page and delivers it soundly.” ―Kirkus Reviews"Breathlessly paced." --BooklistPraise for Lockdown:“Fresh and ferocious, Lockdown will hook boys with its gritty, unrelenting surprises.” ―James Patterson“Furnace is hotter than hell and twice as much fun! Sign me up for a life sentence of Alexander Gordon Smith!” ―Darren Shan, author of the Demonata seriesAlso by Alexander Gordon Smith:The Devil's Engine seriesThe Devil's Engine: Hellraisers (Book 1)The Devil's Engine: Hellfighters (Book 2)The Devil's Engine: Hellwalkers (Book 3)The FuryThe Escape from Furnace seriesLockdown (Book 1)Solitary (Book 2)Death Sentence (Book 3)Fugitives (Book 4)Execution (Book 5) | Square Fish |
| 9780944210062 | Someone to Love Me (Bluford High Series #4) | Anne E. Schraff | Townsend Press | |
| 9781411400511 | Spark Notes: The Merchant Of Venice (No Fear Shakespeare) | SparkNotes | From his book, Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human, comes Harold Bloom's commentary on the equivocal nature of Shakespeare's most troubling play, from the perspective of the early twenty-first century. We never will know Shakespeare's intentions, and yet few among us are able to see Shylock as a comic villain. | SparkNotes |
| 9780545438582 | Stolen Into Slavery: The True Story Of Solomon Northup, Free Black Man | Judith and Dennis Fradin | nonfiction story of slavery | n/a |
| 9780684844770 | Stones From The River | Ursula Hegi | From the acclaimed author of Floating in My Mother’s Palm and Children and Fire, a stunning story about ordinary people living in extraordinary times—“epic, daring, magnificent, the product of a defining and mesmerizing vision” (Los Angeles Times).Trudi Montag is a Zwerg—a dwarf—short, undesirable, different, the voice of anyone who has ever tried to fit in. Eventually she learns that being different is a secret that all humans share—from her mother who flees into madness, to her friend Georg whose parents pretend he’s a girl, to the Jews Trudi harbors in her cellar.Ursula Hegi brings us a timeless and unforgettable story in Trudi and a small town, weaving together a profound tapestry of emotional power, humanity, and truth. | Simon & Schuster |
| 9780545103800 | Sunrise Over Fallujah | Walter Dean Myers | Novel about young soldiers caught in war and torn between whether the goal is winning or surviving. 290 pages. | Scholastic Press |
| 9781095048467 | Taming Of The Shrew | William Shakespeare | Complete and unabridged edition.The main plot depicts the courtship of Petruchio and Katherina, the headstrong, obdurate shrew. | Independently published |
| 9781411400412 | Taming Of The Shrew (Barnes & Noble Shakespeare) | William Shakespeare | &&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&R&&LI&&RTaming of the Shrew&&L/I&&R, by &&LB&&RWilliam Shakespeare&&L/B&&R, is part of the &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Shakespeare&&L/I&&R series. This unique series features newly edited texts prepared by leading scholars from America and Great Britain, in collaboration with one of the world’s foremost Shakespeare authorities, &&LB&&RDavid Scott Kastan&&L/B&&R of Columbia University. Together they have produced texts as faithful as possible to those that Shakespeare wrote.&&L/P&&R&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&R &&L/P&&R&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&REach volume in the &&LI&&RBarnes & Noble Shakespeare&&L/I&&R includes:&&L/P&&R &&LB&&RNew Scholarship&&L/B&&R – Premiere scholars introduce each play with contemporary scholarship. An essay on editing the text provides an in-depth look at the quartos and folios used in the edition. &&LB&&RContextualizing Essays&&L/B&&R – Essays on Shakespeare’s England, language, and life, along with essays on performing Shakespeare and significant performances frame the play in both historical and theatrical context for readers. A look at the lasting influence of the play on music, art, film, and dance creates an interdisciplinary framework with which to approach the play. &&LB&&RBetter Notes&&L/B&&R – Through one-word margin definitions, facing-page glosses, and longer end notes after the play, our innovative approach to notes pulls readers away from the text fewer times while providing them with more information and comprehensive analysis. &&LB&&RFurther Reading&&L/B&&R – An annotated bibliography of titles, hand-selected by the introduction author, takes readers beyond the edition for further reading. &&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&R &&L/P&&R&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&R&&LI&&RThe Taming of the Shrew&&L/I&&R, Shakespeare’s classic take on the battle of the sexes, continues to shock and delight audiences. The editor, &&LSTRONG&&RNicholas F. Radel&&L/B&&R, provides a rich and illuminating set of notes explaining the many classical and historical references within the play’s fast-paced banter. &&L/P&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&L/DIV&&R | Barnes & Noble Shakespeare |
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| 9780140366693 | The Call Of The Wild (Puffin Classics) | Jack London | A young dog abused by man escapes to the Klondike wilderness where he joins a wolf pack | Puffin |
| 9780312965334 | The Climb: Tragic Ambitions On Everest | Anatoli Boukreev, G. Weston DeWalt | As the climbers of the 1996 Mt. Everest disaster vanished into thin air, one man had the courage to bring them down alive...On May 10, 1996, two commercial expeditions headed by expert leaders attempted to scale the world's largest peak. But things went terribly wrong. Crowded conditions, bad judgement, and a bitter storm stopped many climbers in their tracks. Others were left for dead, or stranded on the frigid mountain. Anatoli Boukreev, head climbing guide for the Mountain Madness expedition, stepped into the heart of the storm and brought three of his clients down alive. Here is his amazing story-of an expedition fated for disaster, of the blind ambition that drives people to attempt such dangerous ventures, and of a modern-day hero, who risked his own life to save others.. | St. Martin's Paperbacks |
| 9780440419327 | The Convicts: The Curse Of The Jolly Stone Trilogy, Book I | Iain Lawrence | After seeing his father hauled off to debtor’s prison, Tom Tin sets out to take revenge on Mr. Goodfellow, the man responsible for his family’s misfortunes. But the fog-filled London streets are teeming with sinister characters. Tom encounters a blind man who scavenges the riverbed for treasure—and wants what Tom digs up; Worms, a body snatcher who reveals a shocking surprise; and a nasty gang of young pickpockets who mistake Tom for someone ominously known as the Smasher. And ultimately, Tom comes up against the cruel hand of the law.Accused of murder, Tom is given a seven-year sentence. He is to be transported to Van Diemen’s Land with other juvenile convicts. But Tom can’t abide life on the Hulk, the old ship where the boys are temporarily held. He decides to escape. But if he’s to succeed, his luck needs to turn. . . .From the Hardcover edition. | Laurel Leaf |
| 9780385738781 | The Death Cure | James Dashner | As the third Trial draws to a close, Thomas and some of his cohorts manage to escape from WICKED, their memories having been restored, only to face new dangers as WICKED claims to be trying to protect the human race from the deadly FLARE virus. | Random House Digital, Inc. |
| 9780553577129 | The Diary Of A Young Girl: The Definitive Edition | Anne Frank | Updated with enlightening new material, this is the complete, definitive edition of Anne Frank’s diary, “the single most compelling personal account of the Holocaust” (The New York Times Book Review)Discovered in the attic where she spnt the last years of her life, Anne Frank’s remarkable diary has become a world classic—a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit.In 1942, as Nazis occupied Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed to the Gestapo, they and another family lived cloistered in the secret upstairs rooms of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death.In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of her experiences during this period. By turns thoughtful, moving, and amusing, Anne’s account offers a fascinating commentary on human courage and frailty and a compelling self-portrait of a sensitive and spirited young woman whose promise was tragically cut short.Praise for The Diary of a Young Girl“One of the most moving personal documents to come out of World War II.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer“There may be no better way to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the end of World War II than to reread The Diary of a Young Girl, a testament to an indestructible nobility of spirit in the face of pure evil.”—Chicago Tribune“The single most compelling personal account of the Holocaust . . . remains astonishing and excruciating.”—The New York Times Book Review“How brilliantly Anne Frank captures the self-conscious alienation and naïve self-absorption of adolescence.”—Newsday | Bantam |
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| 9781423162278 | The First Book Of Ore: The Foundry's Edge (The Books Of Ore, 1) | Cam Baity, Benny Zelkowicz | For Phoebe Plumm, life in affluent Meridian revolves around trading pranks with irksome servant Micah Tanner and waiting for her world-renowned father, Dr. Jules Plumm, to return home. Chief Surveyor for The Foundry, a global corporation with an absolute monopoly on technology, Phoebe's father is often absent for months at a time. But when a sudden and unexpected reunion leads to father and daughter being abducted, Phoebe and would-be rescuer Micah find themselves stranded in a stunning yet volatile world of living metal, one that has been ruthlessly plundered by The Foundry for centuries and is the secret source of every comfort and innovation the two refugees have ever known. | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| 9781568651293 | The Hiding Place | Ten Boom,Corrie with John & Elizabeth Sherrill | Corrie Ten Boom's The Hiding Place -This 228-page hardcover was published by Crossing's Classics (1995?). | Chosen Books |