Withering Tights
Self-conscious about her knobby knees but confident in her acting ability, fourteen-year-old Tallulah spends the summer at a Yorkshire performing arts camp that, she is surprised to learn, is for girls only.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 620
subjects: interpersonal relations, camps, performing arts, self-confidence, yorkshire (england), england [X]
Where I Belong
Thirteen-year-old Khadija, a Somali refugee, becomes a model for a famous fashion designer to help her family back home, while the designer's daughter Freya and fourteen-year-old Abdi, whose family Khadija lives with in London, try to protect her.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650
subjects: somalis, refugees, models (persons), fashion design, kidnapping, london (england), england [X], somalia
A Christmas Carol
A graphic novel adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel in which a miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Human.4
Twenty-first century fourteen-year-old Kyle was hypnotized when humanity was upgraded to 1.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 20
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 770
subjects: computer programs, technological innovations, families, england [X], computer software, family life, science fiction
Tall Story
Sixteen-year-old Bernardo, who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism, leaves the Philippines to live with his mother's family in London, much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi, a passionate basketball player.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 31
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
subjects: giants, basketball, culture conflict, brothers and sisters, london (england), england [X], philippines, stature, size, basketball stories
The Unforgotten Coat
Julie's life becomes more complicated after the two Mongolian brothers in her Year Six class declare her to be their "Good Guide," which means she is responsible for welcoming the brothers to their new home, helping them with school uniforms, and explaining British slang; meanwhile, Julie tries to win the attention of a boy and gain an invitation to Mimi's house.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 20
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
The Dragon Turn
Young Sherlock Holmes helps his friend, Irene, celebrate her sixteenth birthday in the summer of 1869 by taking her to see the latest sensation to hit London--the magician, Alistair Hemsworth, promises to make a real dragon appear on stage--but before the act, Hemsworth is arrested for the murder of his rival, and though he has motive, Sherlock is not convinced he is guilty.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 19
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 820
subjects: holmes, sherlock (fictitious character), magicians, mystery and detective stories, england [X], holmes, sherlock (fictional character), mystery fiction, historical fiction
Vanishing Girl
Desperate to prove himself as a master detective, young Sherlock Holmes searches the countryside, coast, and other haunted locals of Victorian England to recover the young socialite who vanished from Hyde Park.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 16
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 810
subjects: holmes, sherlock (fictitious character), missing persons, mystery and detective stories, england [X], holmes, sherlock (fictional character), mystery fiction
Double
When sixteen-year-old misfit Chap is mistaken for a missing boy, he leaves the home where he has been living temporarily and takes on this new identity, gaining the friends and family he's always wanted.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 25
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: impersonation, identity (psychology), missing children, england [X], impostors and imposture
The Twilight Circus
After a summer spent dodging mutant werewolves and mad scientists, Nat Carver and shape-shifter Woody join the Twilight Circus of Illusion and are caught up in a struggle against a black widow vampire and her terrifying hive.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 950
The Unseen Guest
After returning from London, the three Incorrigible children and their governess, Miss Penelope Lumley, resume their normal routine while Penelope continues to uncover information about her past.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 37
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 980
subjects: children's secrets, feral children, governesses, orphans, england [X], london (england), secrecy, secrets, wild children, humorous fiction
The Last Princess
Tired of the royal family's relative comfort while they suffer in the wake of worldwide catastrophes in 2090, rebels kill the British king and abduct two of his children, but Princess Eliza escapes, disguises herself, and joins the rebels to seek revenge and the safe return of her siblings.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Eternal
When Sarah, Evie, and Helen see that the horrors surrounding Wyldcliffe Abbey School are not over, Sarah tries to continue working in the background, being strong and good for the others, but finds herself thrust into prominence as evil surfaces again.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 780
subjects: boarding schools, supernatural, friendship, witches, schools, england [X], private schools, love stories
Spiral
The outer crust is under attack by the subterranean Styx who are turning ordinary humans into walking bombs and incubators for their eggs, and only Will Burrows and his band of retired commandos stand in their way--but the Styx also have problems of their own.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 27
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 900
Cordially Uninvited
When eleven-year-old Claire is invited to serve as a junior bridesmaid at the wedding of her cousin, a commoner, to the Prince of England, she learns that another, social-climbing junior bridesmaid is trying to keep the wedding from happening and it is up to Claire to stop her from spoiling the big day.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 570
subjects: weddings, bridesmaids, kings and rulers, social classes, secrecy, london (england), england [X]