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Water in Her Veins
by Shannon SchurenA girl unravels a townwide conspiracy when she moves to her late father&’s family estate in this dark small-town fireside mystery.Sixteen-year-old Lola Boyd suffers from a mysterious disease. Her doctors have no explanation for the chronic lethargy, migraines, and lightheadedness that plague her. But when Lola and her mom and stepdad move to Claret Creek, a small rural Colorado town, to live in her late father&’s family home, it&’s a chance at a new start. Until her condition becomes even more complicated.Lola begins having memories that aren&’t her own—visions from another time that suggest a conspiracy of lies stretching back over one hundred years. The more Lola researches the town&’s history, the local creek known for its ancient healing powers, and its revered Dr. Clarett, the more her suspicions begin to rise. Could these visions have something to do with her illness? And why does it seem that her new friends—and the entire town—are so keen to keep her from digging into their past and questioning their superstitions about the infamous Claret creek?The more Lola discovers, the more she doubts who can be trusted—including her own mother. Now it&’s up to Lola to untangle the web and get to the bottom of a multigenerational mystery. For her family, for the town, and for her future.
Waterfall (River of Time #1)
by Lisa Tawn BergrenGabriella has never spent a summer in Italy like this one. Remaining means giving up all she's known and loved . . . and leaving means forfeiting what she's come to know--and love itself. Most American teenagers want a vacation in Italy, but the Bentarrini sisters have spent every summer of their lives with their parents, famed Etruscan scholars, among the romantic hills. In Book One of the River of Time series, Gabi and Lia are stuck among the rubble of medieval castles in rural Tuscany on yet another hot, boring, and dusty archeological site . . . until Gabi places her hand atop a handprint in an ancient tomb and finds herself in fourteenth-century Italy. And worse yet, in the middle of a fierce battle between knights of two opposing forces. And thus she comes to be rescued by the knight-prince Marcello Falassi, who takes her back to his father's castle--a castle Gabi has seen in ruins in another life. Suddenly Gabi's summer in Italy is much, much more interesting. But what do you do when your knight in shining armor lives, literally, in a different world?
Waterfalls, Glaciers, and Avalanches (Rigby PM Plus Non Fiction Ruby (Levels 27-28), Fountas & Pinnell Select Collections Grade 3 Level Q)
by Jan AndersonThis text focuses upon the movement and flow of water, ice and snow, and how this affects the environment and the lifestyles of the people who live there. Text forms include a labelled diagram, a diary excerpt and a newspaper report.
Waterfire Saga Book Three: Dark Tide
by Jennifer DonnellyOnce a lost and confused princess, Serafina is now a confident leader of the Black Fin Resistance (BFR). While she works on sabotaging her enemy and enlisting allies for battle, her friends face challenges of their own. Ling is in the hold of Rafe Mfeme's giant trawler, on her way to a prison camp. Becca meets up with Astrid and learns why the Ondalinian mermaid is always so angry: she is hiding a shameful secret. Ava can't return home, because death riders await her arrival. And it is getting more and more difficult for Mahdi, Serafina's betrothed, to keep up the ruse that he is in love with Lucia Volerno. If Lucia's parents become suspicious, his life--and all of Sera's hopes--will be extinguished. Political intrigue, dangerous liaisons, and spine-tingling suspense swirl like a maelstrom in this penultimate book in the WaterFire saga.
Wave Good-Bye (Luna Bay Roxy Girl Series Book #2)
by Francess LantzWhen Rae's parents decide to separate, Rae is torn between staying in southern California with her overbearing mother and moving with her father to Chicago. Will Luna be able to convince Rae to stick around, or will she lose her best friend forever?
Wave Warrior (Orca Soundings)
by Lesley ChoyceBen is determined to learn to surf. In the rough North Atlantic waters near his home, only the tough can make it on the water. His first attempt is a disaster. Then he meets Ray, a surfing veteran from California. Ray promises to teach him to surf—and to face his inner demons. As Ben becomes more comfortable on his board he learns to face his fears and prove that he has what it takes to become a Wave Warrior.
Waves of life
by Lina MoacaWhen she was nine, Irina Albu had lost her parents in a stupid car accident. Nine years later, she falls in love. But not anyway, and not with anyone. The young girl’s unpredictable paths are particular. The more she wants to live her life, the more the life stubbornly lives her, according to its implacable rules. Will a heart be able to survive in a hopeless realm?
Way Down Dark (The\australia Trilogy Ser. #1)
by J. P. SmytheSeventeen-year-old Chan's ancestors left a dying Earth hundreds of years ago, in search of a new home. Generations later, they are still searching . . .Every day aboard the interstellar transport ship Australia is a kind of hell, where no one is safe, no one can hide. Indeed, the only life Chan's ever known is one of endless violence. A life of survival. Fiercely independent and entirely self-sufficient, she has learned to keep her head down as much as possible, careful not to draw attention to herself amidst the mayhem. For the Australia is a ship of death, filled with murderous gangs and twisted cults, vying for supremacy in a closed environment with limited resources and no hope. And then one day Chan makes an extraordinary discovery--there may be a way to return the Australia to Earth. But doing so will only bring her to the attention of the fanatics and murderers who control life aboard the ship, putting her and everyone she loves in terrible danger. Is it worth endangering her life and the lives of her few friends and loved ones for an uncertain return to a home world that may be uninhabitable? Especially since to do so she must descend into the deep dark in the bowels of the ship, which is piled high with the bodies and the secrets of the dead . . .
Way Past Cool
by Jess MowrySet in the brutal gangland of Oakland, California, a rag-tag band of boys struggle to survive.
Waylon! One Awesome Thing (Waylon Series #1)
by Sara Pennypacker Marla FrazeeWaylon has lots of ideas for making life more awesome through science, like teleportation, human gills, and attracting cupcakes by controlling gravity. But it's impossible for him to concentrate on his inventions when he's experiencing his own personal Big Bang. Arlo Brody is dividing the fourth grade boys into two groups. Waylon would rather be friends with everyone. Well, everyone except the scary new kid, Baxter Boylen. Waylon's older sister, Neon, is shooting away from the family. He wishes everything would go back to the way it was before she started wearing all black and saying "What's the point?" all the time. Just when it looks as though Waylon's universe is exploding, something happens to bring it all together again, and it is, without a doubt, One Awesome Thing.
Wayward (The Hightower Trilogy #3)
by Jadie JonesTanzy’s journey races toward an explosive end in Wayward, the third book of the Hightower Trilogy. Tanzy Hightower has crossed the veil between the Seen and Unseen worlds. She is now the only mortal in a land teeming with creatures who want her dead. To stay alive long enough to stop Asher and seal the door between worlds, she is forced to accept his marriage proposal and seek refuge inside his fortress. Tanzy is certain she can withstand any offers he makes to tempt her into opening the door, but he possesses a bargaining chip she could never have imagined. On the Seen side of the veil, Tanzy’s allies are fragmented, lost, and leaderless. They must learn to work together as they gather more candidates and begin training to defend their world against unfathomable predators poised to strike should the veil holding them at bay dissolve. While Tanzy has accepted her own inevitable death in fulfilling her destiny, her closest friends refuse to stop searching for the impossible: a way to save Tanzy’s life. A choice will be made. The veil will change. The worlds as Tanzy knows them will never be the same.Read all three books in The Hightower TrilogyBook 1: Clouded By EnvyBook 2: Veiled by DesireBook 3: Shadowed By Despair
Wayward Son (Simon Snow Trilogy #2)
by Rainbow RowellTHE HOTLY ANTICIPATED SEQUELTO THE NO. 1 BESTSELLER CARRY ONSimon Snow is back and he's coming to America!The story is supposed to be over.Simon Snow did everything he was supposed to do. He beat the villain. He won the war. He even fell in love. Now comes the good part, right? Now comes the happily ever after…So why can’t Simon Snow get off the couch?What he needs, according to his best friend, is a change of scenery. He just needs to see himself in a new light.That’s how Simon and Penny and Baz end up in a vintage convertible, tearing across the American West. They find trouble, of course. (Dragons, vampires, skunk-headed things with shotguns.) And they get lost. They get so lost, they start to wonder whether they ever knew where they were headed in the first place.With Wayward Son, Rainbow Rowell has written a book for everyone who ever wondered what happened to the Chosen One after he saved the day. And a book for everyone who was ever more curious about the second kiss than the first. It’s another helping of sour cherry scones with an absolutely decadent amount of butter.Come on, Simon Snow. Your hero’s journey might be over – but your life has just begun.
Wayward Witch (Brooklyn Brujas #3)
by Zoraida CórdovaInfused with Latin American tradition—the Brooklyn Brujas series follows three sisters—and witches—as they develop their powers and battle magic in their hometown and worlds beyond.Rose Mortiz has always been a fixer, but lately she's been feeling lost. She has brand new powers that she doesn't understand, and her family is still trying to figure out how to function in the wake of her amnesiac father's return home. Then, on the night of her Death Day party, Rose discovers her father's memory loss has been a lie.As she rushes to his side, the two are ambushed and pulled through a portal to the land of Adas, a fairy realm hidden in the Caribbean Sea. There Rose is forced to work with a group of others to save Adas. Soon, she begins to discover the scope of her powers, the troubling truth about her father's past, and the sacrifices he made to save her sisters. But if Rose wants to return home so that she can repair her broken family, she must figure out how to heal Adas first.Brooklyn Brujas Series:Labyrinth Lost (Book 1): Alex's story—set in the mythical fantasy world of Los LagosBruja Born (Book 2): Lula's story—urban fantasy set on the streets of BrooklynWayward Witch (Book 3): Rose's story—set in the magical fairy realm of Adas
Wayward son (Simon Snow #Volumen 2)
by Rainbow RowellVamos, Simon Snow. Tu camino como héroe podrá haber terminado... Pero tu vida apenas comienza. EL BESTSELLER #1 INSTANTÁNEO DEL NEW YORK TIMES Y LA ANSIOSAMENTE ESPERADA SECUELA DE CARRY ON. Se suponía que la historia había terminado. Simon Snow hizo todo lo que se suponía que tenía que hacer. Venció al villano. Ganó la guerra. Incluso se enamoró. Ahora sigue la mejor parte, ¿cierto? Ahora sigue el felices para siempre# Entonces, ¿por qué Simon Snow es incapaz de levantarse del sillón? Lo que necesita, según sus amigos, es un cambio de panorama. Sólo necesita verse a sí mismo bajo una nueva luz... Esa es la razón por la que Simon, Penny y Baz terminan en un convertible vintage, atravesando el oeste de Estados Unidos. Encuentran aventuras, por supuesto (dragones, vampiros, seres con cabeza de zorrillo que cargan escopetas). Y se pierden. Se pierden tanto que comienzan a preguntarse si, para empezar, alguna vez supieron hacia dónde se dirigían...
We All Fall Down
by Natalie D. RichardsA new romantic thriller—with a dash of horror—from the author of One Was Lost and Six Months Later Theo's always been impulsive. But telling Paige how he feels? He's obsessed over that decision. And it's time. Tonight. At the party on the riverbank, under the old walking bridge, site of so many tales of love and death. Paige has had a crush on Theo since they first met, but she knows her feelings are one-sided. She's trying to move on, to flirt. A party at the river is just what she needs. Except a fight breaks out, and when Paige tries to intervene—Theo's fist lands in her face. All Theo and Paige want to do is forget that fateful night. But strange events keep drawing them back to the bridge. Someone, something is determined to make them remember...and pay for what they each did.
We All Fall Down (The River City Duology #1)
by Rose SzaboThe first book in a dark fantasy YA duology by Rose Szabo, the author of What Big Teeth, about the power and danger of stories and the untold costs of keeping magic alive, perfect for fans of Rory Power and Marie Rutkoski.In River City, where magic used to thrive and is now fading, the witches who once ruled the city along with their powerful King have become all but obsolete. The city's crumbling government is now controlled primarily by the new university and teaching hospital, which has grown to take over half of the city. Moving between the decaying Old City and the ruthless New, four young queer people struggle with the daily hazards of life—work, school, dodging ruthless cops and unscrupulous scientists—not realizing that they have been selected to play in an age-old drama that revives the flow of magic through their world. When a mysterious death rocks their fragile peace, the four are brought into each other's orbits as they uncover a deeper magical conspiracy.Devastating, gorgeous, and utterly unique, We All Fall Down examines the complex network of pain created by power differentials, even between people who love each other—and how it is possible to be queer and turn out just fine.
We All Look Different
by Melissa HigginsBlue eyes Brown eyes Freckles Braces What features make you unique? Let's share and celebrate what makes us special
We Are All Constellations
by Amy BeashelA heartbreaking but hope-filled tale about the stories we tell ourselves to survive... You are strong. You are brave. You are not alone. Seventeen-year-old Iris is happy. She's fearless, she's strong. She is everything but a girl who lost her mum. But Iris's dad and step-mum have been keeping a secret. One big enough to unravel her. Only the magnetic Órla can provide an escape, until things get...complicated. As Iris questions who she is, it becomes clear she can't run away from grief. What happens when someone who has never faced up to the darkness lets it in?
We Are All Greta: Be Inspired By Greta Thunberg To Save The World
by Valentina Giannella"Humans are very adaptable: We can still fix this. But the opportunity to do so will not last for long. We must start today. We have no more excuses" GRETA THUNBERGFollow in the footsteps of the Swedish teenage activist and Nobel Peace Prize candidate in We Are All Greta and join the global mission to save our planet from climate change. Greta Thunberg, author of No One is too Small to Make a Difference, has directed the attention of adults and her peers alike to issues crucial to the future of the planet, and the heads of even the youngest children have been filled with questions. GLOBAL WARMING, THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT, FOSSIL FUELS - what do they all mean? What are biodiversity and sustainable development? Who is studying the changes that are taking place here on Earth? Which sources are reliable? What action can I take?We Are All Greta sets out the basic ideas required to understand climate change, explained in a scientific and accessible way and drawn from the most authoritative sources. With a chapter on key words and sites to help you understand the climate challenge and a list of websites to visit for further information, this is a book for young people, for parents, for grandparents and anyone having to answer direct and urgent questions about what must be done to protect our world.WHAT EARLY READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT WE ARE ALL GRETA"Very good for young & older readers. This applies to every one of us on this planet!""Since we have only about 12 years before climate change is irreversible, this is a very timely book. Highly recommended.""It is suitable for children and adults alike and I would recommend it to anyone wanting to learn more about global warming.""Definitely a good place to start when teaching kids about the environment."
We Are All Greta: Be Inspired to Save the World
by Valentina GiannellaHumans are very adaptable: We can still fix this. But the opportunity to do so will not last for long. We must start today. We have no more excuses'GRETA THUNBERGFollow in the footsteps of the Swedish teenage activist and Nobel Peace Prize candidate in We Are All Greta and join the global mission to save our planet from climate change.Greta Thunberg, author of No One is too Small to Make a Difference, has directed the attention of adults and her peers alike to issues crucial to the future of the planet, and the heads of even the youngest children have been filled with questions. GLOBAL WARMING, THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT, FOSSIL FUELS - what do they all mean? What are biodiversity and sustainable development? Who is studying the changes that are taking place here on Earth? Which sources are reliable? What action can I take?We Are All Greta sets out the basic ideas required to understand climate change, explained in a scientific and accessible way and drawn from the most authoritative sources. With a chapter on key words and sites to help you understand the climate challenge and a list of websites to visit for further information, this is a book for young people, for parents, for grandparents and anyone having to answer direct and urgent questions about what must be done to protect our world.WHAT EARLY READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT WE ARE ALL GRETA'Will enable readers to understand the climate emergency and learn what can be done to help. Highly illustrated, and with clear, in-depth text and data, it will answer young readers' questions on what climate change means, what its consequences will be, and what must be done to protect our world'LOVEREADING4KIDS BOOK OF THE MONTH'A must-read book for all the citizens of Earth! You want to save Earth and all in it, stop complaining and start saving''A really informative and helpful book that is suitable for both adults and older kids. It was the perfect length and took the time it needed to get the message across without bogging us down''Managed to explore a lot of issues in an accessible way, with a great glossary at the end, and also managed to make points without being too scary, preachy or didactic - no mean feat in this field'
We Are All So Good at Smiling
by Amber McBrideThey Both Die at the End meets The Bell Jar in this haunting, beautiful young adult novel-in-verse about clinical depression and healing from trauma, from National Book Award Finalist Amber McBride. <P><P> Whimsy is back in the hospital for treatment of clinical depression. When she meets a boy named Faerry, she recognizes they both have magic in the marrow of their bones. And when Faerry and his family move to the same street, the two start to realize that their lifelines may have twined and untwined many times before. <P><P> They are both terrified of the forest at the end of Marsh Creek Lane. <P><P> The Forest whispers to Whimsy. The Forest might hold the answers to the part of Faerry he feels is missing. They discover the Forest holds monsters, fairy tales, and pain that they have both been running from for 11 years.
We Are All That's Left
by Carrie Arcos<p>Two lives. Two worlds apart. One deeply compelling story set in both Bosnia and the United States, spanning decades and generations, about the brutality of war and the trauma of everyday life after war, about hope and the ties that bind us together. <p>Zara and her mother, Nadja, have a strained relationship. Nadja just doesn't understand Zara's creative passion for, and self-expression through, photography. And Zara doesn't know how to reach beyond their differences and connect to a closed-off mother who refuses to speak about her past in Bosnia. But when a bomb explodes as they're shopping in their local farmers' market in Rhode Island, Zara is left with PTSD--and her mother is left in a coma. Without the opportunity to get to know her mother, Zara is left with questions--not just about her mother, but about faith, religion, history, and her own path forward. <p>As Zara tries to sort through her confusion, she meets Joseph, whose grandmother is also in the hospital, and whose exploration of religion and philosophy offer comfort and insight into Zara's own line of thinking. <p>Told in chapters that alternate between Zara's present-day Providence, RI, and Nadja's own childhood in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian War of the 1990s, We Are All That's Left shows the ways in which, no matter the time and place, struggle and tragedy can give way to connection, healing and love.</p>
We Are All We Have
by Marina BudhosWhen a teenage girl&’s single mom is taken by ICE, everything changes—all of her hopes and dreams for the future have turned into survival.Seventeen-year-old Rania is shaken awake in her family's apartment in Brooklyn. ICE is at the door, taking her mother away. But Ammi has done everything right, hasn&’t she? Their asylum case is fine. This was supposed to be Rania&’s greatest summer: hanging out with her best friend, Fatima, and getting ready for college in the fall. But it&’s 2019, and nothing is certain. Now, along with her younger brother, Kamal, and a new friend, Carlos, Rania must figure out how to survive. A road trip leads to searching for answers to questions she didn&’t even think to ask. In this vivid exploration of what happens when the country you have put your hopes into is fast shutting down, award-winning author Marina Budhos shows us how one girl bursting with dreams navigates secrets, love, and the lure of the open road.
We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World
by Malala YousafzaiAfter her father was murdered, María escaped in the middle of the night with her mother. <P><P>Zaynab was out of school for two years as she fled war before landing in America. Her sister, Sabreen, survived a harrowing journey to Italy. <P><P>Ajida escaped horrific violence, but then found herself battling the elements to keep her family safe in their new makeshift home. <P><P>***Nobel Peace Prize winner and New York Times-bestselling author Malala Yousafzai introduces some of the people behind the statistics and news stories we read or hear every day about the millions of people displaced worldwide. Malala's experiences visiting refugee camps caused her to reconsider her own displacement - first as an Internally Displaced Person when she was a young child in Pakistan, and then as an international activist who could travel anywhere in the world except to the home she loved. <P><P>In We Are Displaced, which is part memoir, part communal storytelling, Malala not only explores her own story, but she also shares the personal stories of some of the incredible girls she has met on her journeys - girls who have lost their community, relatives, and often the only world they've ever known. In a time of immigration crises, war, and border conflicts, We Are Displaced is an important reminder from one of the world's most prominent young activists that every single one of the 68.5 million currently displaced is a person - often a young person - with hopes and dreams. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
We Are Hunted
by Tomi OyemakindeA boy, his family, and other resort guests must fight for their lives after the island's unusual animals turn feral, in this horrifying fast-paced survival story from the author of The Changing Man!Experience paradise, reimagined.When 17-year-old Femi Fatona and his older brother are forced to accompany their dad to an island resort, Femi is not looking forward to it. After all, he hasn't exactly been getting along with either of them lately. At least the resort promises to be full of all the extravagant luxuries they're used to. Yet not much is actually known about it, as it’s on a recently-discovered island and shrouded in nondisclosure agreements.Once they arrive, Femi is thrilled to find that the island is bursting with new and spectacular species of plants and animals. But he soon realizes that sometimes pretty exteriors hide ugly truths—truths that are begging to come to light.When the animals suddenly become feral and the island is thrown into chaos , what was meant to be a peaceful bonding experience quickly becomes the stuff of nightmares. Femi will have to put aside tension with his family and work with other guests in order to escape the animals, the island. . .and his own guilt at the part he may have played in all of it.