The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
Friday 31st July, 2009
Main Characters: Clary, Jace, Simon, Alex, Isabelle, Valentine
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1)
When Clary and her best friend, Simon, go out to the teen club Pandemonium, Clary sees something suspicious, something she shouldn’t be able to see if she was a normal teenage girl. Turns out, Clary is anything but normal, and the people she saw were Shadowhunters, a special race of humans who track down and kill demons. Not only is Clary not normal, but neither is her family. Shortly after witnessing the Shadowhunters killing another teen, Clary’s mother Jocelyn is found missing, and their apartment is completely ransacked. From there, Clary is on a race against time to find The Mortal Cup – something only her mother knows the location of – before an evil group of Shadowhunters get their hands on it.The descriptions of the other two books are under a ’spoiler protection’ just in case you want to read them, wouldn’t want to ruin it for you :) Just select the text if you’d like to view the text!
Eyes Like Stars (Theatre Illuminata, Act I) by Lisa Mantchev
Sunday 26th July, 2009
Main Characters: Beatrice Shakespeare Smith, Cobweb, Moth, Musterseed, Peaseblossom, Nate, Ariel, Ophelia, Stage Manager, Theater Manager, Mrs. Edith, Mr Hastings, Mr Tibbs
Summary:
Beatrice Shakespeare Smith is not an actress, yet she lives in a theater.She’s not an orphan, but she has no parents.
She knows every part, but she has no lines of her own.
Until now.
Welcome to the Théâtre Illuminata, where the characters of every play ever written can be found behind the curtain. They were born to play their parts, and are bound to the Théâtre by The Book–an ancient and magical tome of scripts. Bertie is not one of them, but they are her family–and she is about to lose them all and the only home she has ever known.
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The Awakening (Darkest Powers #2) by Kelley Armstrong
Summary:
If you had met me a few weeks ago, you probably would have described me as an average teenage girl—someone normal. Now my life has changed forever and I’m as far away from normal as it gets. I’m a living science experiment—not only can I see ghosts, but I can raise the dead without even trying. Trust me, that is not a power you want to have. Ever. I’m running for my life with three of my supernatural friends and we have to find someone who can help us gain our freedom back before the Edison Group finds us first. Or die trying.Anna’s Thoughts:
The Summoning (Darkest Powers #1) by Kelley Armstrong
Wednesday 22nd July, 2009
Main Characters: Chloe, Rae, Liz, Simon, Derek, & Tori
Summary :
Chloe Saunders sees dead people. Yes, like in the films. The problem is, in real life saying you see ghosts gets you a one-way ticket to the psych ward. And at 15, all Chloe wants to do is fit in at school and maybe get a boy to notice her. But when a particularly violent ghost haunts her, she gets noticed for all the wrong reasons. Her seemingly crazed behaviour earns her a trip to Lyle House, a centre for ‘disturbed teens’. At first Chloe is determined to keep her head down. But then her room mate disappears after confessing she has a poltergeist, and some of the other patients also seem to be manifesting paranormal behaviour. Could that be a coincidence? Or is Lyle House not quite what it seems…?Anna’s Thoughts :
Need by Carrie Jones
Summary :
Zara White suspects there’s a freaky guy semi-stalking her. She’s also obsessed with phobias. And it’s true, she hasn’t exactly been herself since her stepfather died. But exiling her to shivery Main to live with her grandmother? That seems a bit extreme. The move is supposed to help her stay sane… but Zara’s pretty sure her mom just can’t deal with her right now.She couldn’t be more wrong. Turns out the semi-stalker is not a figment of Zara’s overactive imagination. In fact, he’s still following her, leaving behind an eerie trail of gold dust. There’s something not right – and not human – in this sleepy Main down, and all signs point to Zara.
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Airman by Eoin Colfer
Summary :
One dark night on the island of Great Saltee, fourteen-year-old Conor is framed for a terrible crime he didn’t commit. Thrown into prison by the dastardly Hugo Bonvilain, Conor is trapped in a sea swept dungeon and branded a traitor. He must escape and clear his name; he wants his old life back – his family, his friends . . . and his princess.Conor knows there is only one way out. It’s an impossible task, which has never been done before. But Conor is determined to do it. He’ll have to fly.
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