young adult fiction

"Offers a kaleidoscopic view of a sexual assault on a college campus that will leave readers thinking about how memory and identity, what's at stake, and who sits in judgment shape what we all decide to believe about the truth"--.

The science of Titanworld. Tokyo University dropout Rikao Yanagita, head of the Sci-Fi / Fantasy Science Research Institute and author of dozens of bestselling books on the science of sci-fi, manga, and anime, finally tackles the mysteries of Attack on Titan! Why do Titans come from the South? Is the maneuvering gear dangerous? How ere the wall built? The unexpectedly scientific answers to these questions will blow your human minds! Read it along-side the Attack on Titan manga for even more fun surprises!.

"In this first of two parts, Wall Maria, humanity's outermost defense, has just been breached, and Titans roam what had once been the interior. Situated along the Wall like the fallen Shiganshina District, the town of Quinta finds itself surrounded on all sides by the monstrosities and severed from the rest of humankind's last bastion. A stand-alone side story to the mega-hit comics franchise, this novel tells of the increasingly harrowing travails of Rita Iglehaut, a Garrison soldier trapped in Quinta, and her well-to-do childhood friend Mathias Kramer, who managed to flee the district in time only to face challenges for which he seems ill-suited." -- back cover.

Emma Rose is SO not a diva. She doesn't want her turn on the catwalk-she'd rather be behind the scenes creating fabulous outfits! So when a famous fashionista discovers Emma's designs and offers her the opportunity of a lifetime-a feature in Madison magazine (squeal!)-Emma sort of, well, panics. She has only one option: to create a secret identity. And so Allegra Biscotti is born. Allegra is worldly, sophisticated, and bold-everything Emma is not. But the pressure is on and Emma quickly discovers juggling school, a new crush, friends, and a secret identity might not be as glamorous as she thought.

"Cal, Winter, Ryan and Boges have had enough adventures for a lifetime. Now all their enemies are locked up or have disappeared. Still, winter can't shake the feeling that she is being watched. When she's mailed a note say, The Drowner ... 30 days, her worst fears are realized. Who could be after her and her friends this time? With Cal away at flight school and a dangerous mystery to solve, will Winter be able to survive the 30-day countdown? Or will the Drowner live up to his name? The clock is ticking. Any second could be her last"--Publisher.

Cal Ormond is living back at home with his mum and Gabbi, but the paparazzi still follow him everywhere. One night, Cal hosts a midnight movie marathon with his friends, which turns into a nightmare when they receive a mysterious message: "You have 30 days." The hunt is on again!.

Things are going great for Zoey on the fashion front: She meets a real designer who tells her she should enter a big sewing contest, and she finds out that her idol, Daphne Shaw, is a fan of her blog! But off the runway, Zoey's having friend trouble times two.

Not long after Zitally and her family illegally arrived in the United States, her father was caught and sent back to Mexico. Now her father has been kidnapped and held for ransom. While exploring the forest near their trailer park, Zitally and her friend find a dog. Convinced that it is her father's spirit animal, Zitally begins to believe that caring for the animal is the only way to bring her father home.

The reader must decide what is the best thing to do to help some runaway slaves who have made it as far as Randolph, Vermont, but have been captured by bounty hunters.