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The Cruel Prince
08 $“The Cruel Prince,” a fantasy novel written by Holly Black, follows Jude Duarte, a human living in Elfhame, a world with faerie’s. Jude longs to be a knight, but her father forbids her. It is a story about overcoming discrimination, as Jude is often bullied by the King’s children, and especially Prince Cardan.
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The Do Over
08 $In this riotous young adult romp for fans of Recommended for You and A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, a teen girl has the worst Valentine’s Day ever—only to relive it over and over again.
After living through a dumpster fire of a Valentine’s Day, Emilie Hornby escapes to her grandmother’s house for some comfort and a consolation pint of Ben & Jerry’s. She passes out on the couch, but when she wakes up, she’s back home in her own bed—and it’s Valentine’s Day all over again. And the next day? Another nightmare V-Day.
Emilie is stuck in some sort of time loop nightmare that she can’t wake up from as she re-watches her boyfriend, Josh, cheat on her day after day. In addition to Josh’s recurring infidelity, Emilie can’t get away from the enigmatic Nick, who she keeps running into—sometimes literally—in unfortunate ways.
How many days can one girl passively watch her life go up in flames? And when something good starts to come out of these terrible days, what happens when the universe stops doling out do-overs?
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The Fall
08 $His crisis, and his ultimate “fall” from grace, was meant to invoke, in secular terms, the fall of man from the Garden of Eden. The Fall explores themes of innocence, imprisonment, non-existence, and truth. -
The Fall
08 $A philosophical novel told through the dramatic monologues of Jean-Baptiste Clamence, a former Parisian lawyer, now living in Amsterdam and calling himself a “judge-penitent.”
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The Fever Code
08 $This is the story of that boy, Thomas, and how he built a maze that only he could tear down. All will be revealed. A prequel to the worldwide Maze Runner phenomenon, The Fever Code is the book that holds all the answers. How did WICKED find the Gladers?
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The Gambler
08 $The rags-to-riches story of one of America’s wealthiest and least-known financial giants, self-made billionaire Kirk Kerkorian.
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The Gilded Cage
08 $Kiva trades one cage for another when she leaves behind a deadly prison for a deceptive palace. Kiva Meridan is a survivor. She survived not only Zalindov prison, but also the deadly Trial by Ordeal. Now Kiva’s purpose goes beyond survival to vengeance.
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The Glass Girl
08 $The heartbreaking and hopeful story of protagonist Bella as she goes through rehab for alcoholism. The writing explains her addiction, interior thoughts, and how these factors affect both her and the world around her.
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The Human Side of Innovation
08 $Emphasizes a human-centered approach to innovation, advocating for putting people first – both those who are innovating and those for whom the innovation is intended.
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The Idiot
010 $The world of The Idiot is structured by strict social hierarchies that bestow authority based on factors such as rank, wealth, and gender, rather than on one’s actual character as an individual. This creates an unjust and unsustainable social system, which the novel takes a critical stance against.