The White Bicycle
Beverley Brenna
Fiction B7506
The White Bicycle follows the story of Taylor Jane Simon, a fictional
teen with Asperger's syndrome who travels to the south of France for
summer work. Striking images of the French countryside frame a journey
toward independence in which Taylor draws on memories of her past to
make sense of the present. An impossible mother, a confusing job, the
worry of potentially acquiring two new siblings, and a meeting with a
surprising new mentor are among the themes woven into this coming-of-age
story. Readers will find Taylor's search for identity personal as well
as universal.
HaRoun and the Sea of Stories
Salman Rushdie
Fiction R895h
Set in an exotic Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and
fantastic talking animals, Salman Rushdie's classic children's novel Haroun and the Sea of Stories inhabits the same imaginative space as The Lord of the Rings, The Alchemist, and The Wizard of Oz. In this captivating work of fantasy from the author of Midnight’s Children and The Enchantress of Florence,
Haroun sets out on an adventure to restore the poisoned source of the
sea of stories. On the way, he encounters many foes, all intent on
draining the sea of all its storytelling powers.
Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin, #2)
Robin LaFevers
Fiction L131d
Sybella arrives at the
convent’s doorstep half mad with grief and despair. Those that serve
Death are only too happy to offer her refuge—but at a price. The convent
views Sybella, naturally skilled in the arts of both death and
seduction, as one of their most dangerous weapons.
But those assassin's
skills are little comfort when the convent returns her to a life that
nearly drove her mad. And while Sybella is a weapon of justice wrought
by the god of Death himself, He must give her a reason to live. When she
discovers an unexpected ally imprisoned in the dungeons, will a
daughter of Death find something other than vengeance to live for?
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs
Fiction R448m
A mysterious island.
An
abandoned orphanage.
And a strange collection of very curious
photographs.
It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for
Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and
photography in a thrilling reading experience.
As our story
opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying
to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the
crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob
explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the
children who once lived here - one of whom was his own grandfather -
were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may
have been quarantined on a desolate island for good reason. And somehow - impossible though it seems - they may still be alive.
