Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Earthseed


   










Earthseed
Sargent, Pamela
Fiction SA733E
Before Zoheret and her companions can populate a new planet, they must learn to conquer those same instincts that almost destroyed their ancestors on Earth over one hundred years ago.

Mortal Engines


   









Mortal Engines: A Novel
Reeve, Philip
Fiction R295m2004
In the distant future, when cities move about and consume smaller towns, a fifteen-year-old apprentice is pushed out of London by the man he most admires and must seek answers in the perilous Out-Country, aided by one girl and the memory of another.

Evil Genius


   









Evil Genius
Jinks, Catherine
Fiction J564e
Child prodigy Cadel Piggot, an antisocial computer hacker, discovers his true identity when he enrolls as a first-year student at an advanced crime academy.

Never Let Me Go


   










Never Let Me Go
Ishiguro, Kazuo
Fiction Is32n 2000
Within the grounds of Hailsham, Kathy grows from schoolgirl to young woman, but it’s only when she and her friends Ruth and Tommy leave the safe grounds of the school (as they always knew they would) that they realize the full truth of what Hailsham is.

The House of the Scorpion


   










The House of the Scorpion
Farmer, Nancy
Fiction F229h
In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patrón, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States.

The City of Ember


   








The City of Ember
DuPrau, Jeanne
Fiction D928c
In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.

Jurassic Park


   









Jurassic Park
Crichton, Michael
Fiction C866ju 1990
Jurassic Park is a tourist trap with a new theme: on a small Pacific island, enterprising scientists create living, breathing replicas of every species of dinosaur that walked the earth. One can expect their efforts to go horribly awry.

Sequel:
The Lost World [Fiction C866L 1996]