Daniels, April.
DREADNOUGHT
New York : Diversion Books, 2017
IL YA
ISBN 1682300684
One minute Danny is hiding behind the mall applying polish to her toes
and wishing she could tell people that she is really a girl but in a
boy's body. The next minute, a flash of light and a dying superhero
make her wish come true. Sort of. Danny can't believe when she looks
down and sees that she is now a beautiful girl. A picture perfect girl.
But Dreadnought has also given his mantle to her. She now has
superpowers! She is only 15 and new to her girl body, how can she be
expected to be the new Dreadnougt superhero? She has her doubts as do
others in the Legion. These are the white cape superheroes that protect
the world from the black capes. When she is told that she cannot be
trained as a superhero until she turns 18, she is disappointed and
relieved at the same time. After all, she doesn't feel very heroic and
can't imagine fighting crime. This is not going to go well for our
hero.
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/eqneLLYDtT36U
Cumyn, Alan.
HOT PTERODACTYL BOYFRIEND
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2016
IL YA
ISBN 1481439804
Imagine that you are the student body president and everyone looks up to you. You have your whole life organized and everything is where it should be. Now imagine you are outside and see a black dot coming closer and closer in the sky. And then your realize that the black dot is actually a pterodactyl! What?? How is that even possible? Well, Pyke is the first interspecies exchange student at the school. And as student body president, it is up to you to be sure he feels welcomed and fits in. Did I mention that Pyke is a pterodactyl? Who speaks English but not so well. And all the girls think he's hot and want to date him. Did I mention that he is a pterodactyl?
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/6BGpOc0vzIh5k
Charbonneau, Joelle.
NEED
New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015
IL YA
ISBN 0544416694
Do you know the difference between a "want" and a "need"? A "want" is a desire to possess or do something. A wish. A "need" is something required because it is essential. Something very important that you cannot live without. When the students of a small school in Wisconsin are invited to join a new social media site, the question is "What do you need?" Some students ask for new phones or new exercise equipment or good grades. The site, NEED, grants the requests with a demand that the students invite others at the school to join the network. Easy enough. When Kaylee joins, she asks for a new kidney for her brother who will die without one. NEED tells her it will be granted. She isn't required to invite any students. But once all the students are members, NEED requests the students perform certain tasks in order to be granted their need . They seem like pranks. Putting a box on a door step or delivering notes to people. But are these harmless pranks what they seem to be? Just who is behind NEED? And why is it limited to students of Nottawa High School?
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/TlbdkNwxS4UnF
Walters, Eric.
WILL
TO SURVIV3
New York : Farrar, Straus Giroux, 2016
IL YA
ISBN 0374301816
It has been a few
months since the world went dark. All devices that were
controlled by computers have failed. The residents of
Eden Mills have been doing better than most. They have
banded together and fortified their neighborhood. Life
isn't perfect, but they are doing OK. Now it is time to
look outward for more allies. Some neighborhoods have
things to trade and Herb, Adam and the rest of the community
is out to find out what. It is not always safe to approach new
people. But maybe the biggest threat they will face comes from
within.
Podcast:
https://spark.adobe.com/video/vElNxihSzlTHF
Walters, Eric.
FIGHT FOR POW3R
New York : Farrar, Straus Giroux, 2016
IL YA
ISBN 0374301794
It's been 66 days since the power went out and things are changing for those in the the Eden Mills neighborhood. They have barricaded the neighborhood behind a wall and they are probably doing better than most. But when you have a good thing, others are always trying to take it away. They have been able to eliminate one major threat but they know that there are others out there who want to destroy them. The neighborhood is being lead by Herb, an ex-spy, and they are lucky to have him. Teenager Adam has proven his worth by piloting the ultralight that allows him to monitor the surrounding areas and look for danger. A tent city has grown up around the walls that may mean danger as well. Although Adam and his girlfriend Lori have befriended some of the people in the city, there isn't enough food in Eden Mills to welcome any more residents. Tensions are mounting. What will our survivors face as the blackout continues and the food runs out?
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/1lDvhMf4xwfR0
IL YA
