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 * MICE ** by Gordon Reece

It's an intense psychological thriller about 16-year-old Shelley and her mother Elizabeth. Both have been victims of intense bullying. Shelley describes themselves as 'mice' - Meek, obliging and non-assertive. However, one night their world changes upside down as both mother and daughter reach breaking point. The story is provocative and chilling. It is suitable for ages 15+ and the suspense keeps adult readers engaged.



=Lies [|(Gone #3)] = by [|Michael Grant] (Goodreads Author)  It happens in one night: a girl who died now walks among the living, Zil and the Human Crew set fire to Perdido Beach, and amid the flames and smoke, Sam sees the figure of the boy he fears the most - Drake. But Sam and Caine defeated him along with the Darkness - or so they thought. As Perdido Beach burns, battles rage: Astrid against the Town Council; the Human Crew vers [|...more] **[|VAMPIRATES by Justin Somper]**

Emily is. . .  1. A mad scientist  2. A cat lover  3. A mural painter  4. A golem builder  5. A virtuo-spastic guitarist  6. A wicked skater  7. A wily troublemaker  8. A poltergeist tamer  9. A mystery solver <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"> 10. A master prankster <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"> 11. An eXtreme procrastinator <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"> 12. A happy loner <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"> 13. A unique individual <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">. . . and now there are two of her. = Emily the strange: Stranger and Stranger = (video here) [|**The Looking Glass Wars**] New series at OLMC Library - Mercy Thompson Series
 * The Looking Glass Wars** by Frank Beddor: Novel Trilogy, Comic Book Series,

==By day, Mercy is a car mechanic in the sprawling Tri-Cities of Eastern Washington. By night, she explores her preternatural side. As a shapeshifter with some unique talents, Mercy has often found herself having to maintain a tenuous harmony between the human and the not so human.

Brooklyn: Colm Tóibín's quiet intensity brings the past to life - read the [|review from Guardian here]

**When We Were Romans** by Matthew Kneale - Matthew Kneale's nine-year-old hero Lawrence is affecting in his very ordinariness. A devotee of Tintin, Lego and Hotwheels, he is infatuated with Roman history and space, and is selfish and painfully courageous in turn. The entire novel consists of Lawrence's misspelt, erratically punctuated chronicle of a trip to Rome with a pest of a younger sister and a mother who is convinced that the children's absent father is in pursuit. This is a daring, artistically satisfying and at times wearying experiment. read more of the [|review from the Guardian here]

REVIEW: Carbon Diaries 2017 by Saci Lloyd]] How do you pack a whole year into a book, add in the fact that the world isn't as we know it now, that the human race is in a battle against the elements, and that governments can no longer provide their citizens' basic needs without pretty much resorting to oppression?

[|THE CARBON DIARIES 2015 by Saci Lloyd – REVIEW]It’s 2015 and climate change has taken hold. First to introduce carbon dioxide rationing is the UK. This means big changes to how Laura’s family view everything - from taking a shower to switching on the lights. [|Loving Richard Feynman by Penny Tangey] This novel explores life, the world and everything through the letters of an angst-ridden teen. Catherine unloads her anxieties, fears, hatreds and loves into scores of letters addressed to the now dead Richard Feynman;

[|Before I fall by Lauren Oliver] //What if you had only one day to live? What would you do? Who would you kiss? And how far would you go to save your own life?// //Samantha Kingston has it all: the world’s most crush-worthy boyfriend, three amazing best friends, and first pick of everything at Thomas Jefferson High—from the best table in the cafeteria to the choicest parking spot. Friday, February 12, should be just another day in her charmed life.// //Instead, it turns out to be her last.//

Winds of Heaven by Judith Clarke An unforgettable and deeply moving story of two young women, and how their childhood experiences and the choices they make as teenagers determine their fates.

==Within New York City’s most elite families, there lurks a secret society of celebrated Americans whose ancestors sailed on the Mayflower. They are the powerful and the wealthy—and in fact, they are not human. They are the Blue Bloods, an ancient group of vampires.==

[|Blue Bloods]
[|Masquerade]

[|The Van Alen Legacy]
Booktrailers for the 'Blue Bloods' novels here

[|Precious by Sapphire]

Manga versions of 'Cirque de Freak' by Darren Shan now in

New Series in The Sisters Grimm

We have bought a wide selection of Nicholas Sparks titles
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Lord Sunday
(The seventh book in the Keys to the Kingdom series) [|Garth Nix] Seven days. Seven keys. Seven virtues. Seven sins.

In this thrilling conclusion to Garth Nix's Keys to the Kingdom series, Arthur Penhaligon must complete his quest to save the Kingdom he is heir to...and Arthur's world.

[|Diving in by Kate Cann] =James Patterson's Maximum Ride Manga= Devoured by Amanda Marrone

It isn't just men that war makes heroes. These three exciting stories feature the Second World War from the perspective of three young women: Sophie, a messenger for a Resistance group in France; Kitty, a VAD nurse, and Edie, a young evacuee, forced to leave her London home and move to Wales. My Tudor Queen is the diary of Eva De Puebla who comes to England as lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon. Anne Boleyn and Me is the story of Elinor Valjean, Eva's daughter, who serves in Henry VIII's court
 * The secret diaries of Charlotte Bronte by Syrie James**
 * Daphne by Justine Picardie**
 * War stories for girls: Stories from the Second World War**
 * Tudor stories for girls by Alison Prince**
 * Lady Macbeth's daughter by Lisa Klein**

**The Gourmet by Muriel Barbery** A sensual and amusing meditation on food and memory.

**Liar by Justine Larbalestier**

This is a fast paced thriller narrated by a self confessed Liar, Micha, whose boyfriend, Zach, has gone missing from school and been found dead. As Micah tells us the story of her relationship with Zach and about her own life we become increasingly confused. What is the truth and what really happened to Zach. This is fast paced with short chapters shifting between 'before' and 'after'. Find out more here []

===[|olmclibrary] Liar by Justine Larbalestier - new @olmclibrary Reserve your copy now === Liar | Justine Larbalestierjustinelarbalestier.comLiar is a psychological thriller set in New York City told from the point of a compulsive liar. Liar will be published in Australia by Allen & Unwin and in the USA by Bloomsbury in October 2009. It will be trade paperback (C format) in Australia and hardcover in the USA. ... [|**olmclibrary**]DO NOT SPOIL THIS BOOK Please don’t give away any of the twists and turns of Liar. Read an excerpt here http://justinelarbalestier .com/books/liar/excerpt/