ValleyReads

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Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
A retelling of the Celtic “Swans” myth, in which Sorcha, the only daughter in a family of seven children, is forced to leave the only safe place she has ever known in order to save her brothers from a spell that only she can lift.

Truckers by Terry Pratchett
Reluctant to believe that there’s a world outside the department store in which they live, Torrit, Dorcas, and the other nomes look to Masklin, a newly arrived “outsider,” to lead them to a safe haven when the store goes out of business.

Witch Child by Celia Rees
In 1659, fourteen-year-old Mary Newbury keeps a journal of her voyage from England to the New World and her experiences living as a witch in a community of Puritans near Salem, Massachusetts.

Ice Hunt by James Rollins (a Sacramento author, by-the-way)
Deep in the earth’s polar ice cap lies the Ice Station Grendel, developed by the Soviets more than seventy years earlier, and now threatening to destroy humanity.

Cool Stuff They Should Teach in School by Kent Healy and Kyle Healy
Presents a practical guide written by teens who provide suggestions on what should be taught in school such as surviving in the real world, controlling attitude, conquering peer pressure, setting proper goals, and handling money.