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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
By Adams, Douglas
1995/09 - Ballantine Books
0345391802 Find in the Library
"IRRESISTIBLE!"
--The Boston Globe
Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.
Together this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker's Guide ("A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have") and a galaxy-full of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox--the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian, Zaphod's girlfriend (formally Tricia McMillan), whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically d
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Speak
By Anderson, Laurie Halse
2002/01 - Speak
014131088X Find in the Library
Winner - 1999 Golden Kite Award - Fiction
Melinda Sordino busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops. Now her old friends won't talk to her, and people she doesn't even know hate her from a distance. But there's something she's trying not to think about, something about the night of the party that, if she let it in, would blow her carefully constructed disguise to smithereens.
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I, Robot
By Asimov, Isaac
1991/11 - Spectra Books
0553294385 Find in the Library
The three laws of Robotics:
1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm
2) A robot must obey orders givein to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
With this, Asimov changed our perception of robots forever when he formulated the laws governing their behavior. In I, Robot, Asimov chronicles the development of the robot through a series of interlinked stories: from its primitive origins in the present to its ultimate perfection in the not-so-distant future--a future in which humanity itself may be rendered obsolete.
Here are stories of robots gone mad, of mind-read robots, and robots with a sense of humor. Of robo
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Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
By Brashares, Ann
2005/04 - Dell Publishing Company
0553494791 Find in the Library
Carmen got the jeans at a thrift shop. They didn't look all that great; they were worn, dirty, and speckled with bleach. On the night before she and her friends part for the summer, Carmen decides to toss them. But Lena decides they should all try them on. Whoever they fit best will get them.
Nobody knows why, but the pants fit everyone perfectly. . .
Take the "New York Times bestselling book and pair it with a perfect cast, a screenplay from one of Hollywood's most respected writers, and gorgeous locales like Vancouver, Baja, and Santorini, and you have "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, the teen girl movie of summer 2005 from Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros. Pictures!
- Ken Kwapis directs a dream cast: Alexis Bledel ("Gilmore Girls) as Lena, 2004 Emmy nominee Amber Tamblyn ("Joan of Arcadia) as Tibby, America Ferrar
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I Know What You Did Last Summer
By Duncan, Lois
1999/01 - Laurel-Leaf Books
0440228441 Find in the Library
It was only an accident -- but it would change their lives forever. Last summer, four terrified friends made a desperate pact to conceal a shocking secret. But some secrets don't stay buried, and someone has learned the truth. Someone bent on revenge. This summer, the horror is only beginning....
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The Outsiders
By Hinton, S. E.
1997/11 - Puffin Books
014038572X Find in the Library
When it was first published in 1967, "The Outsiders" defied convention with its immediate, deeply sympathetic portrayal of Ponyboy and his struggle to find a place for himself in a difficult world.
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Aquamarine
By Hoffman, Alice
2002/03 - Scholastic Paperbacks
0439098645 Find in the Library
Twelve-year-old best friends Hailey and Claire discover a mermaid at the bottom of a murky pool at the Capri Beach Club and learn that magic can be found in the most unexpected places.
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Blood and Chocolate
By Klause, Annette Curtis
1999/09 - Laurel-Leaf Books
0440226686 Find in the Library
Vivian Gandillon relishes the change, the sweet, fierce ache that carries her from girl to wolf. At sixteen, she is beautiful and strong, and all the young wolves are on her tail. But Vivian still grieves for her dead father; her pack remains leaderless and in disarray, and she feels lost in the suburbs of Maryland. She longs for a normal life. But what is normal for a werewolf?
Then Vivian falls in love with a human, a meatboy. Aiden is kind and gentle, a welcome relief from the squabbling pack. He's fascinated by magic, and Vivian longs to reveal herself to him. Surely he would understand her and delight in the wonder of her dual nature, not fear her as an ordinary human would.
Vivian's divided loyalties are strained further when a brutal murder threatens to expose the pack. Moving between two worlds, she does not seem to belong in
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Spirited Away
By Miyazaki, Hayao
Oniki, Yuji
Miyazaki, Hayao
2002/08 - Viz Media
1569317917 Find in the Library
In this graphic novel, ten-year-old Chihiro finds herself abandoned when her parents are turned into pigs. To survive, she goes to work in a bathhouse catering to bizarre beings. Full color.
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The Golden Compass
By Pullman, Philip
2003/09 - Laurel-Leaf Books
0440238137 Find in the Library
Lyra Belaqua is content to run wild among the scholars of Jordan College, with her daemon familiar Pantalaimon always by her side. But the arrival of her fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel, draws her to the heart of a terrible struggle--a struggle born of Gobblers and stolen children, witch clans and armored bears. And as she hurtles toward danger in the cold, far North, young Lyra never suspects the shocking truth: She alone is destined to win, or to lose, this more-than-mortal battle.
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Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
By Sheldon, Dyan
2004/04 - Candlewick Press (MA)
0763624160 Find in the Library
The official tie-in to Touchstone Pictures' and Walt Disney's adaptation of Sheldon's novel, scheduled for nationwide release in 2004 and starring Lindsay Lohan ("The Parent Trap, Freaky Friday"). Includes a full-color insert of stills from the film.
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The Lord of the Rings
By Tolkien, J. R. R.
2002/09 - Houghton Mifflin Company
0618260293 Find in the Library
This boxed set of Tolkien's epic includes "The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers" and "The Return of the King," all with special movie tie-in covers.
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