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Author
Series
B.E.S.T. world volume 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Ace Wells's dream has finally come true: he is a new cadet in the B.E.S.T. (Biological Enhancement Systems Technology) Program. Until now, he's been living in the shadow of his superstar brother, Finn--but not for long. This is new Ace! He knows he can make his mark on the world with SuperSoar wings, but on day one, nothing goes as planned. The antagonistic elevator AI Otis wants to eat his belongings, the physical feats set by his...
Author
Language
English
Description
Looks at the relationship between a female robot and her human owner, exploring questions of intimacy, power, autonomy and control.
Annie Bot was created to be the perfect girlfriend for her human owner Doug. Designed to satisfy his emotional and physical needs, she has dinner ready for him every night, wears the pert outfits he orders for her, and adjusts her libido to suit his moods. True, she's not the greatest at keeping Doug's place spotless,...
3) Jumpnauts
Author
Series
Folding universe volume 1
Publisher
Saga Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In a future where the world is roughly divided into two factions, the Pacific League of Nations and the Atlantic Division of Nations, tensions are high as each side waits for the other to make a move. But neither side is prepared for a powerful third party that has apparently been an influential presence on Earth for thousands of years, and just might be making a reappearance very soon. With the realization that a highly intelligent alien race has...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In twelve-year-old Reyna Cheng's world, gaming is everything. Professional esports teams are the mainstream celebrities. Kids begin training from a young age, aspiring for the big leagues. Reyna is the up-and-coming junior amateur Dayhold gamer, competing in a VR battle royale against AI monsters and human players. But despite Reyna's rising popularity and skills, no one knows who she is. Gaming is still a boys' club and to protect herself against...
Author
Publisher
Tor Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"A towering epic to rank with Douglas Preston's Blasphemy and Michael Crichton's Prey ... Pandemic drought, skyrocketing oil prices, dwindling energy supplies and wars of water scarcity threaten the planet. Only four people can prevent global chaos. Gary Morgan--a brilliant, renegade scientist is pilloried by the scientific community for his belief in a space elevator: a pillar to the sky, which he believes will make space flight fast, simple and...
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In classic stories remixed, Latinx characters take center stage. Pride and Prejudice is launched into outer space, Frankenstein is plunged into the depths of the ocean, and The Great Gatsby floats to an island off the coast of Costa Rica. A shape-shifter gives up her life to save the boy she loves from an evil bruja. La Ciguapa covets a little mermaid’s heart of gold. Two star-crossed teens fall in love while the planet burns around them. Whether...
Author
Series
Icarus saga volume 3
Publisher
Baen Publishing Enterprises
Pub. Date
[2024].
Language
English
Description
"For years Gregory Roarke and his Kadolian partner Selene worked as crocketts, combing through the atmospheres of uninhabited worlds for places that might be colonized or hold valuable resources. Now, they work for the Icarus Group, a top-secret government organization hunting for portals created by a long-vanished alien race, portals that can teleport a person hundreds or thousands of light-years in the blink of an eye. Usually, those hunts are long...
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Big Audrey, who has cat-like whiskers, and her telephathic friend Molly set out on a journey to find out why flying saucers are landing behind the old stone barn in Poughkeepsie, New York, and, more importantly, to determine whether another cat-whiskered girl really exists.
10) Beggar's sky
Author
Series
Rich man's sky volume 3
Publisher
Baen Publishing Enterprises
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Trillionaire Igbal Renz has constructed a starship capable of making the twenty-year journey to Alpha Centauri. So why is he stopping at barely one-tenth that distance, with a cargo of a hundred frozen scientists and diplomats? Rumors abound that Renz Ventures, Inc., has made contact with . . . something. And yet, as deadly stealth ships prowl the space lanes and as the corporate space race threatens to devolve into outright warfare, the Four Horsemen...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A queer sci-fi novel about a marriage of convenience between a Mars politician and an Earth refugee. In the wake of an environmental catastrophe, January, once a principal in London's Royal Ballet, has become a refugee in Tharsis, the terraformed colony on Mars. There, January's life is dictated by his status as an Earthstronger-a person whose body is not adjusted to lower gravity and so poses a danger to those born on, or naturalized to, Mars. January's...
12) The cure
Author
Series
The cure chronicles volume 1
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"On her seventeenth birthday, Ashen Spencer is blindfolded and escorted to the massive, mysterious building known as the Arc to begin her year of training and testing in hopes that she can earn the Cure--a powerful drug given only to those deemed worthy to survive beyond their eighteenth birthday. Ashen has a chance to rise up from her former life of squalor and be granted a place in society, if the Panel--the mysterious group of powerful men and...
Author
Series
Epic zero volume 5
Publisher
Spotlight, a division of Abdo
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Elliott Harkness still has lots to learn. After all, not everyone loves superheroes. And when Elliott damages Keystone City's subway system while stopping a pair of dangerous villains, he's suddenly identified as a menace to society! Elliott is scheduled to explain his actions on national television, but before he can defend himself, he's captured by Intergalactic Paladins and brought before a council of aliens who believe Elliott is responsible...
14) The ability
Author
Series
The ability volume 1
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
©2013
Language
English
Description
While Chris and five other twelve-year-olds learn to make the most of their mental abilities in a secret, government-run school last used in 1977, twins Ernest and Mort are studying under someone with much more sinister motives.
15) Awaken
Author
Series
The cure chronicles volume 2
Publisher
[K.A. Riley]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Leaving behind the people she loves most in the world, Ashen sets off into the wilderness in hopes of finding the elusive group of rebels know as the Consortium. But when she finds herself among strangers in the former ski town locals have named the 'Bastille, ' secrets begin to reveal themselves, friendships prove as fragile as glass, and Ashen begins to understand just how powerful her enemy really is. When her brother, Kel, goes missing, Ashen...
16) Ghost station
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
While part of a small space exploration crew on an abandoned planet, a psychologist confronts a gruesome murder and twisted secrets as she races to prevent history from repeating itself in the form of space-borne madness.
Author
Series
Epic zero volume 3
Publisher
Spotlight, a division of Abdo
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Elliott Harkness is finally legit. He's learned the superhero ropes and even saved the world a few times. But when Elliot makes a major mistake during a do-or-die mission, his confidence is shattered and he decides to hang up his tights ... for good!"--back cover.
Author
Series
Epic zero volume 6
Publisher
Spotlight, a division of Abdo
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Elliott Harkness is always (kind of) ready to answer the call for justice. That is, until a new law is passed where all Meta heroes are required to surrender themselves to the government. But when the Freedom Force resists and gets captured by the military, Elliott is the Metas' only hope. Elliott visits the White House to get the law reversed and discovers a sinister secret that changes everything"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Epic zero volume 4
Publisher
Spotlight, a division of Abdo
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Elliott Harkness thinks he's got it all figured out. He's (sort of) in control of his powers and is finally getting to live the superhero life. But after thwarting the plans of a time-traveling crook, Elliott wakes up one morning to find everyone in his life is gone ... and he might be next."--back cover.
Author
Series
Epic zero volume 2
Publisher
Spotlight, a division of Abdo
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Elliot Harkness finally has powers and is a full-fledged member of the Freedom Force, the greatest superhero team on Earth. Elliott should be over the moon, but he quickly realizes that having powers is one thing, controlling them is quite another! So, after yet another botched mission, Elliott finds himself totally grounded."--back cover.
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