Frank Carlson Library

In this gripping sequel to All Rights Reserved, Speth Jime has freed her home of Portland from the oppressive system that forced everyone to pay for every word they spoke. Now she will discover the cost of that freedom, and the devastating secrets of the world beyond her dome. On the day she went silent, Speth never meant for anyone to follow her lead-or to start a rebellion of Silents. But after taking down the tyrant Silas Rog and freeing the...

Funny, thoughtful, and deeply moving-with a unique blend of fantasy and actual science-this novel explores both personal grief in the face of family loss and collective grief in the face of climate crisis, and how the only way to move forward is through friendship of all kinds. In Shajarpur, everyone is always happy. The weather is always perfect. But newcomer Savi, a lonely teenager, doesn't know what happiness means anymore. If she were to make...

Carla, journaliste de guerre en Afghanistan, est en quête. Elle cherche quelque chose de signifiant, à ramener à son fils Théo. De son cté, Tom, un jeune Américain de dix-neuf ans, essaie de trouver un sens à cette guerre pour laquelle il s'est engagé sans savoir pourquoi. Sa mère se ronge les sangs en pensant à son fils. Laïla et Amir, habitants d'une Kaboul en poussière, ont été séparés par les conflits. Ces mères et ces jeunes...

They call him Suicide, Smoke or simply Sudden Death. His name is Kit Gordon, and from the banks of the Mississippi to the shores of the Pacific, he is King of the Gunmen. As tall and lean and tough as a young John Wayne, Kit's about to discover that sometimes it takes more than a quick draw and a sure aim to stand up like a man. Falsely accused of murder and one step ahead of a lynch mob, Kit escapes to the next county over-and a whole new...

Christmas thought her ADHD was a liability. Turns out, it is a superpower. Seventeen-year-old Christmas Miller is looking forward to a summer of sunbathing and waterskiing at her home in Sweet Lake with Lexi, the one friend who gets her completely, ADHD and all. But the day of Lexi's arrival, the girls have an almost-argument and worse, that night, they discover another friend, Lemy, floating face down in the lake. Though reeling from her rift with...

Never trust a bear. In a stroke of bad luck, Hollie gets stuck with the biggest, most annoying man of all. Andrei might think he's the most amazing thing since catnip popsicles, but she's not impressed. She's got a mystery to solve, and he insists on helping, which involves a lot of glowering. And sleeping in her bed. Andrei had never thought he'd enjoy snuggling a cat, but then he meets one with a wrench and an attitude. A kitty who lightens his...

Rapunzel learned her prophecy by heart years ago, and now, she plays with fate over the details. When she meets a handsome Lord at Grimm Academy, she goes one step further and starts a chain of events which will lead to a bigger betrayal than she ever saw coming. Welcome to Grimm Academy, where fairy tale characters go to avoid their fate.-Tower Of Thorns is an academy retelling of Rapunzel and part of the Once Upon An Academy mini-series, set at...

It goes without saying: love makes no sense. In fact, neither does flirting, dating, or breaking up. Anyone who says relationships are all cake, kisses, and cloud nine has yet to stumble into that vast and bewildering nebula called "romance." Lucky for us, the Savage Chickens have blundered practically every sentimental moment in their adventures in courtship. Perhaps its time we learn-and laugh-at their hilarious mistakes before making our own....

You can't always believe what you see in this hilarious coming of age novel from the author of The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever and I Have a Bad Feeling about This. Harry Houdini. Penn and Teller. David Copperfield. Marcus Millian the Third. Okay, so Marcus isn't a famous magician. He may not even be a great magician. But his great-grandfather, the once-legendary and long-retired Zachary the Stupendous, insists Marcus has true talent. And when Grandpa...

Time is running out for Hannah. With her life hanging by a thread and Tate trying to kidnap her, she finds help in an unusual quarter - the man who put the narcoleptic memory block on her as a child. Yet the powerful hypnotist may not be all that he seems. It's difficult to trust a man who regularly hypnotizes his wife against her wishes, and who is much too interested in Jack's unnatural abilities. With so much at stake, the last thing Hannah and...