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#1 The Blood of Olympus
by Rick Riordan (October 7th 2014,
Disney-Hyperion)
Though the Greek and Roman crew members of the Argo II have
made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the
earth mother, Gaea. Her giants have risen—all of them—and they're stronger than
ever. They must be stopped before the Feast of Spes, when Gaea plans to have
two demigods sacrificed in Athens. She needs their blood—the blood of
Olympus—in order to wake.
The demigods are having more frequent visions of a terrible
battle at Camp Half-Blood. The Roman legion from Camp Jupiter, led by Octavian,
is almost within striking distance. Though it is tempting to take the Athena
Parthenos to Athens to use as a secret weapon, the friends know that the huge
statue belongs back on Long Island, where it "might" be able to stop
a war between the two camps.
The Athena Parthenos will go west; the Argo II will go east.
The gods, still suffering from multiple personality disorder, are useless. How
can a handful of young demigods hope to persevere against Gaea's army of
powerful giants? As dangerous as it is to head to Athens, they have no other
option. They have sacrificed too much already. And if Gaea wakes, it is game
over.
#2 The Hangman's Revolution (W.A.R.P. #2)
by Eoin Colfer (June 24th 2014, Disney Press)
Young FBI agent Chevie Savano arrives back in modern-day
London after a time-trip to the Victorian age, to find the present very
different from the one she left. Europe is being run by a Facsist movement
known as the Boxites, who control their territory through intimidation and
terror. Chevie's memories come back to her in fragments, and just as she is
learning about the WARP program from Professor Charles Smart, inventor of the
time machine, he is killed by secret service police.
Now they are after Chevie, too, but she escapes--into the
past. She finds Riley, who is being pursued by futuristic soldiers, and saves
him. Working together again, it is up to Chevie and Riley to find the enigmatic
Colonel Clayton Box, who is intent on escalating his power, and stop him before
he can launch missiles at the capitals of Europe.
#3 Sleepover Girls: Maren Loves Luke Lewis
by Jen Jones and Paula Franco (July 1st 2014, Stone Arch
Books)
The Sleepover Girls just found out some MAJOR news. Teen pop
star Luke Lewis is returning to his hometown of Valley View (which just happens
to be their hometown as well) to hold a special benefit concert! Maren is his
biggest fan, and she’s dead set on winning tickets from the local radio
station's contest. The challenge?
Create a love letter to Valley View showing your hometown
pride. Maren wastes no time enlisting the Sleepover Girls help to make the most
awesome scrapbook ever. Will her project hit the right note? Grab the companion
craft book and review the pillow talk questions to be ready for your next
sleepover!"
#4 The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes Mysteries
#1)
by Nancy Springer (February 16th 2006, Philomel)
When Enola Holmes, the much younger sister of detective
Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared—on her 14th birthday
nonetheless—she knows she alone can find her. Disguising herself as a grieving
widow, Enola sets out to the heart of London to uncover her mother’s
whereabouts—but not even the last name Holmes can prepare her for what awaits.
Suddenly involved in the kidnapping of the young Marquess of Basilwether, Enola
must escape murderous villains, free the spoiled Marquess, and perhaps hardest
of all, elude her shrewd older brother—all while collecting clues to her
mother’s disappearance!
#5 Sisters (Smile #2)
by Raina Telgemeier (August 26th 2014, Scholastic)
The companion to Raina Telgemeier's #1 NEW YORK TIMES
bestselling and Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir, SMILE.
Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born,
things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also
a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers to play by herself. Their
relationship doesn't improve much over the years, but when a baby brother
enters the picture and later, something doesn't seem right between their
parents, they realize they must figure out how to get along. They are sisters,
after all.
Raina uses her signature humor and charm in both present-day
narrative and perfectly placed flashbacks to tell the story of her relationship
with her sister, which unfolds during the course of a road trip from their home
in San Francisco to a family reunion in Colorado.
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