Dusty Library

DESCRIPTION: No one would believe me but at times I would choose wartime in Saigon over peacetime in Alabama. For all the ten years of her life, Hà has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, the warmth of her friends close by . . . and the beauty of her very own papaya tree.

But now the Vietnam War has reached her home. Hà and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hope. In America, Hà discovers the foreign world of Alabama: the coldness of its strangers, the dullness of its food, the strange shape of its landscape . . . and the strength of her very own family.

This is the moving story of one girl's year of change, dreams, grief, and healing as she journeys from one country to another, one life to the next.

Description: When Seckry Sevenstars is forced out of his village by the greedy Endrin Corporation and relocated to the daunting metropolis of Skyfall, he harbors resentment for the company and vows to get them back one day for taking his home, his school, and his friends.

Fortunately, the marvels of the city do a good job distracting Seckry from his anger and homesickness, and it isn't long before he's competing at Friction )the city's most popular multiplayer video game), slurping awe-inspiring multicolored milkshakes, and getting butterflies on his first date.

Then when a mysterious email asks Seckry to break into the headquaters of the Endrin Corporation and steal a container full of worms for a heft sum of money, his anger resurfaces. and he can't resist the revenge he promised himself.

Alone at night, Seckry creeps through the sewers while wondering what experiments Endrin might be doing on the worms, and emerges into the silent complex. The worms aren't the only thing that he finds. Staring at him through the darkness, with wide, innocent eyes, is something that make Seckry's heart almost stop.

A girl.

She's shaking, petrified, and had no recollection of who she is or what she's doing there.

Floodlights bleach the area and Seckry has no choice but to grab a hold of the girl and escape with her. 

Suddenly the question of what Endrin was doing with a few worms becomes the last thing on Seckry's mind. What was Endrin doing with a human?

THE ELITE: Thirty-five girls came to the palace to compete in the Selection. All but six have been sent home. And only one will get to marry Prince Maxon and be crowned princess of Illea.

America still isn’t sure where her heart lies. When she’s with Maxon, she’s swept up in their new and breathless romance, and can’t dream of being with anyone else. But whenever she sees Aspen standing guard around the palace, and is overcome with memories of the life they planned to share. With the group narrowed down to the Elite, the other girls are even more determined to win Maxon over—and time is running out for America to decide.

Just when America is sure she’s made her choice, a devastating loss makes her question everything again. And while she’s struggling to imagine her future, the violent rebels that are determined to overthrow the monarchy are growing stronger and their plans could destroy her chance at any kind of happy ending.