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Gr 4—6—In this sequel to Chosen Ones (Zondervan, 2010), Peter, Julia, and their bratty stepsister, Louisa, are whisked back to Aedyn to rescue its residents, all of whom have been captured by evil, power-hungry Captain Ceres and forced to work in the volcanic mines of Khemia...

Gr 5—8—This second novel in the series starts off with the theft of a priceless artifact in Kabul by a mysterious ninjalike thief and then quickly switches back to Oxford, England, where 14-year-old Joshua Garcia continues on an adventure involving his father's death in Mexico, a hidden Mayan civilization called Ek Naab in which the citizens are brilliant and highly advanced, a lost codex, and danger at every turn...

Gr 10 Up—At a posh Swiss summer boarding school in 1971, three very different girls share their problems and dreams: Ingrid, a wild, sexually liberated Midwesterner; Vivian, a Jewish Cuban-American aspiring chef; and Shirrin, an Iranian noblewoman and mathematical genius...

Gr 8 Up—Years into the next century, the human population is dwindling because of a virus that has resulted in no new births for a generation...

PreS-Gr 2—It's time for bed but Paul is not tired...

Gr 2—5—Each lesson starts as a "butt"-that is, a line with a double scallop...

Gr 7—10—Through a series of vignettes, Carlile offers advice on to how to cope with loss...