When the doorbell rings at three in the morning, it's never good news. Alex Rider lives with his uncle. His parents are dead, and now his uncle has been killed. The police said it was a car crash, but things just don't add up to Alex. He digs a little deeper and uncovers the truth. Now Alex has been forced to take his uncle's place in a dangerous, impossible situation. Can he save his country? Goodreads.com To check out this read at NOLS, click HERE!
I heard only my labored breathing and the crunch of my crampons biting into snow as I traversed a nearly vertical slop on the north face of Mount Everest. When he was only 9-years old, Jordan Romero was inspired to hike the Seven Summits - the tallest summit on each continent, plus one. With the help and support of his family, Jordan went in search of his dreams. Goodreads.com Not available at NOLS...yet!
Welcome to the beautiful Sinclair family. No one is a criminal. No one is an addict. No one is a failure. The Sinclairs are athletic, tall, and handsome. We are old-money Democrats. Our smiles are wide, our chins square, and our tennis serves aggressive. Cadence narrates the story of her wealthy family's summers on their private island. Three cousins and a friend, fifteen glorious summers. Until something happens. Well written, mysterious. * language, sexual inferences, alcohol Goodreads.com To check this read out at NOLS, click HERE!
It's the dream I always have: I'm on a plane, high above the clouds. The plan starts to descend, and I have this sudden panic because I just know that I'm on the wrong plane, am traveling to the wrong place. This companion to Just One Day is narrated from Willem's point of view. After he was attacked on the streets of Paris, all he can think about is Lulu and their day together. He doesn't even know her real name, so how can he find her? How can he find himself? *Language, sexual inferences, alcohol Goodreads.com To check this read out at NOLS, click HERE!
We rowed through the harbor, past bobbing boats weeping rust from their seams, past juries of silent seabirds roosting atop the barnacled remains of sunken docks, past fishermen who lowered their nets to stare frozenly as we slipped by, uncertain whether we were real or imagined; a procession of waterborne ghosts, or ghosts soon to be. Hollow City begins where Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children left off. Jacob Portman and his friends make the treacherous journey from Wales to London to find a cure for their beloved Miss Peregrine. But it's 1940s England, and wights and hollows lurk everywhere. This is a page-turner! Goodreads.com To check this read out at NOLS, click HERE!
It was nighttime when the three children entered the city of Jewel. Ragged and filthy, they clung to the shadows, their feet making no sound on the cobbled paths. The Fugleman has returned and his is ruthless. War is imminent, and the Fugleman seeks to defeat and destroy Goldie and her friends. There is only one way all can be saved, but is Goldie strong enough? Goodreads.com To check this read out at NOLS, click HERE!
The scream woke Goldie Roth from a deep sleep. Goldie feels torn between her family and the Museum of Dunt. Both need her, and she isn't sure what she should do. When Bonnie is kidnapped, Goldie and Toadspit spring into action and follow child-stealers to the city of Spoke. Not only is this city totally different form Jewel, it's the Festival of Lies where no one tells the truth. Can Goldie save her friends? Goodreads.com To check this book out at NOLS, click HERE!
Goldie Roth hated the punishment chains. She hated them more than anything - except perhaps for the Blessed Guardians. In the city of Jewel, children must be attached to an adult at all times. Children are also forced to obey the Blessed Guardians. But once children are 16 years old, they will be unchained on Separation Day. Unfortunately the Separation Day is cancelled, but Goldie decides to take the opportunity to run away - risking her life as well as the lives of everyone she loves. She finds herself in the unusual and mysterious Museum of Dunt, where Goldie's life forever changes. Goodreads.com To check this read out at NOLS, click HERE!
