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1) Redhanded
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A teenage boxer learns how to fight dirty-in and out of the ring As soon as the bell chimes, Steven knows he's in trouble. Del Toro is stronger, faster, and in better shape; he's by far the better boxer. But Steven has been learning to fight dirty. He steps on Del Toro's toes, whips his head into the bigger man's chin, and throws a straight right just wide enough to send his elbow crashing into his nose. It isn't pretty, and it isn't honest, but it...
2) Ship of Fire
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A young Englishman embarks on history's most daring naval assault Thomas Spyre wields his rapier like an expert, but his blade has never drawn blood. A surgeon's apprentice in Elizabethan London, young Thomas spends his days learning the most modern medical techniques-from amputation to bloodletting-and by night he tries to keep his master from gambling away their earnings at bear fights. When a bad bet leaves their purse emptier than ever before,...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
An Edgar Award Finalist: A lost teen allows a friend to draw him into a suicidal game Stanley chose the house carefully. It has 3 chimneys and a perfect lawn. Stanley knows it's nicer than any place he will ever live-and tonight, he's breaking in. His friend Jared calls it a game. Sneak in, steal something, and get out. You'll be invisible in the darkness, Jared promises. You'll get high on fear. But when the homeowner awakes during the break-in,...
4) Calling Home
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
An Edgar Award Finalist: A troubled teen accidentally kills his best friend and tries to cover up his crime When the muggers come for Peter, he runs as fast as he can, cradling the 6 pack under his arm like it's the most valuable thing in the world. He looks over his shoulder for his friend Mead and sees he isn't running away. He's dancing with the muggers, dodging their attacks until all the thugs can do is laugh. Mead has a spark of life in him...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A poet journeys into the underworld to rescue his bride His name is Orpheus, and he is the greatest poet on Earth. With his lyre, he can make music so beautiful it causes the gods to weep, but they are not who he wants to impress. Orpheus has been in love with Eurydice ever since the first time he heard her voice, and to win her love he sings the most beautiful songs in history. On the day of their wedding, when Orpheus feels happiness just within...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Distribution
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
San Francisco Bay Area archaeologist Davis Lowry has everything-success, a fascinating profession-but he is troubled by a bout of sleepwalking. For a change of scenery, he travels to York, England, where a bog man has been unearthed. A series of macabre accidents plague the site, and Davis finds himself enmeshed in a modern-day horror with roots in the bloody past.
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Little John lives a lifetime of adventure-from humble ferryman to legendary outlaw John Little is strong enough to be a knight, but he knows he is destined to life as a thief. He spends his days on the river, poling nobles back and forth on a wooden ferry, the master of which robs the passengers blind. When an arrogant knight draws his sword to protect his purse, John defends his unscrupulous boss. The struggle leaves the knight dead, and John becomes...
8) Blood Gold
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
From the jungles of Panama to the gold fields of California, a young man searches for justice In 1849, there are 2 ways to reach California: overland or by sea. Traveling by land is safer-a long, slow journey across the American plains-but the water is faster. Would-be prospectors in a hurry to reach California and strike it rich, sail down the Atlantic, cross the deadly jungles of Panama on foot, and proceed north by boat to find their fortune. Willie...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
His sister's disappearance threatens to tear a boy's family apart Cray is the first to smell smoke. It's his 1st week on the job, working alongside his father at the family plant, and he's afraid of making a fool of himself. So he waits on the factory floor, the machines screaming and wood chips flying. But he's finally certain: The roof is on fire, and if the blaze isn't put out, the factory could explode. Cray calls the fire department and races...
10) Edge
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A teenage boy searches for revenge on the streets of Oakland The battle is nearly over. The outsiders-who came to Oakland looking for excitement-are about to get back on the highway and go home. But they hurt 1 of Zach's friends, and he can't let that stand. He hurls a chunk of concrete at their car, starting a fight that turns into a riot. The police flood the streets with teargas, and Zach gets lost in the chaos. In the melee, he finds something...
11) Rundown
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Driven by something she cannot understand, a teenager tells a dangerous lie In the last 16 days, 7 women have been assaulted by the South Bay rapist, and the students of UC Berkeley walk to class in fear. To the campus, he's a terror. To Jennifer, he's an opportunity. An overindulged high school student who feels unable to escape her older sister's shadow, Jennifer is desperate for attention-no matter how she gets it. To steal the spotlight from her...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Distribution
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Hamilton Speke is a successful playwright and composer-an extraordinary creative force. He lives and works on an estate south of San Francisco, secure in a woodland sanctuary where, to his surprise, he receives a visitor from his past, an old friend and former partner. Then everything changed. Speke's life of celebrity and vision is ruptured by bloodshed and insanity, in a world where it's revealed that no one, and no career, is far from danger.
13) Heat
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A champion diver fights to conquer her fears and get back on the board Bonnie is doing a reverse 2-and-a-half somersault when her forehead hits the diving board. She sinks into the pool, unconscious, sucking water into her lungs. When her teammates pull her up, they think she's dead. Bonnie's coach pumps her chest, breathing air into her lungs until Bonnie's eyes open, and she can breathe by herself. Her head is bloody, her face a bruised mess. She's...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Distribution
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Richard Stirling is a successful lawyer who specializes in defending the rights of the underprivileged. He falls in love with the pianist Rebecca Pennant, and as their romance develops, a tragic event takes Rebecca out of his life. In the wake of this dramatic misfortune, Richard re-encounters an heirloom, an astonishing mirror. This is a vampire story unlike any other, a tale of this contemporary world reflected from that other land where the...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Distribution
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
San Francisco architect Stratton Fields has just discovered that a contest was rigged against him and that the man who engineered the cheat, Ty DeVere, is determined to keep Stratton from success. But when Stratton's enemies, including Ty, start dying mysteriously-and Stratton encounters several apparitions-he wonders if he unknowingly made a deal with a supernatural force. Or maybe he murdered these people himself and has no memory of his deeds....
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A 17-year-old Viking learns the horrible nature of warfare during his first raid The warriors of Lidsmod's village live for war. When the waters thaw, they set their ships upon the waves, ranging up and down the coasts of Scandinavia in search of loot and throats to cut. In this culture built on violence, songs are sung of bloody battles and fallen warriors are rewarded with a lifetime in Valhalla. Today, Lidsmod will join the fray. In the newly built Raven,...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Distribution
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Red Patterson is a TV psychiatrist, a video force, and a famous healer. His newest patient, Curtis Newns, is an artist with a damaged soul. Red is so intrigued by Curtis that he seeks to separate the artist and his wife and claim Curtis's creative talent as his own. He decides to hold troubled, talented Curtis in his desert estate, where the macabre secrets of Red's life are waiting to be unearthed. Set in the San Francisco Bay Area and the California...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Distribution
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Collector Benjamin Byrd has added a new and eerie item to his archives: a set of fangs embedded in silver. As he grows more and more obsessed with his new treasure, he finds himself experiencing dreams and visionary adventures. Soon, Benjamin's normal, successful routine is transformed beyond anything he ever imagined; he has to confront the truth that he is no longer simply human. This powerful and lyrical story brings into our own day-to-day lives...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A young warrior sets out to rescue a Viking princess On the frosty coast of Scandinavia, the greatest warriors are the berserkers-men chosen by the god Odin to perform superhuman feats of strength, obliterating their enemies with the frenzied passion of a wild bear. More than anything, Gauk wishes to join their ranks. On a hunting trip in the blighted North, his best friend is slain by a bear, and Gauk is forced to kill the great animal. As he dons...
20) Taking It
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A make-believe shoplifter is shocked to find herself actually stealing. Anna loves everything about department stores: the smell, the clothes, the crowds. But her favorite things to watch are the detectives. She can spot a store detective a mile away, whether dressed as a tourist or pretending to be a cashier, and she knows just how to fool them: She lingers over an expensive sweater until she catches the detective's eye. When she leaves the store,...
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