NBS recommends perilous quests
GUARDIAN
By Alex London
P399
MANILA, Philippines - Once a proxy, now the figurehead of the Revolution, Syd is a savior to some and a target for others. His bodyguard Liam must protect Syd with his life but armed Machinists aren’t the only danger in the post-Jubilee world. A horrible disease is infecting people and since Guardians are hit first the government does nothing to help. Syd decides it’s up to him to find a cure. . . And what he discovers leaves him stunned.
DANGEROUS DECEPTION
By Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
P425
After a disastrous car crash outside New York City, Ridley Duchannes—Dark Caster, Siren, and bona fide bad girl—has gone missing. Her wannabe rocker and quarter Incubus boyfriend, Wesley “Link” Lincoln, is determined to find her. He reunites with old friends John Breed and Liv Durand, his New York bandmates, and the mysterious Lennox Gates—who has his own reasons for tracking down Ridley. By the time Link and his friends reach Ridley, she is no longer the Siren they know and love. She’s something new. This time, love might not be enough to save them.
THE 13th REALITY BOOKS 1 & 2: THE JOURNAL OF
CURIOUS LETTERS; THE HUNT OF DARK INFINITY
By James Dashner
P469
Atticus Higginbottom, a.k.a. Tick, is living a regular life until the day a strange letter arrives in his mailbox. Postmarked from Alaska and cryptically signed with the initials “M.G.,” the letter informs Tick that dangerous—perhaps even deadly—events have been set in motion that could result in the destruction of reality itself.
THE 13th REALITY BOOKS 3 & 4: THE BLADE OF THE SHATTERED HOPE; THE VOID OF MIST AND THUNDER
By James Dashner
P469
Atticus Higginbottom, a.k.a. Tick, was living a regular life until he learned about the 13 Realities. After the near catastrophe in the Fourth Reality, things have changed even more. Tick’s being homeschooled in the fields of science, trying to master the mysterious Chi’karda. Just as he begins to make progress, Mistress Jane reappears. She has tapped into the universe’s darkest secret to create the Blade of Shattered Hope, and in her quest to attain a Utopian Reality for the future of mankind, she’s ready to risk billions of lives. Tick and his friends are faced with their most dangerous task yet. And they must not fail; for if they do, the entire universe could cease to exist.
PERCY JACKSON’S GREEK HEROES
By Rick Riordan and John Rocco
P629
Who cut off Medusa’s head? Who was raised by a she-bear? Who tamed Pegasus? It takes a demigod to know, and Percy Jackson can fill you in on the all the daring deeds of Perseus, Atalanta, Bellerophon, and the rest of the major Greek heroes. Told in the funny, irreverent style readers have come to expect from Percy and enhanced with an insert of vibrant artwork by Caldecott Honore John Rocco, this story collection will become the new must-have classic for Rick Riordan’s legions of devoted fans—and anyone who needs a hero.
