Welcome to the Ark
10 best books like Welcome to the Ark (Stephanie S. Tolan): Benighted, The Dark Garden, Neptune's Children, Twin Sisters, Archangel Protocol, Return to the Secret Garden, Enclave, Galax-Arena, The Reluctant God, River Rats
| Author | Kit Whitfield |
| ISBN | 0345491637 |
It is a world much like our own, with one deadly difference: ninety-nine percent of the population is lycanthropic. When the full moon rises, humans transform into lunes, bloodthirsty beasts who cannot be reasoned with or tamed. Those few born unable to change are disparagingly known as barebacks,...
| Author | Margaret Buffie |
| ISBN | 1553370910 |
In this Gothic novel by award-winner Margaret Buffie, 16-year-old Thea is suffering from traumatic amnesia. As she returns home and begins to rediscover who she is, the empty places of her mind fill up with shadowy memories. When she begins to hear voices from the past, she must find out what these ghosts...
| Author | Bonnie Dobkin |
| ISBN | 0802797342 |
A day at the fabled amusement park Isles of Wonder turns deadly when a world-wide biological attack kills every adult, leaving behind only the kids to fend for themselves. Isolated from the world, unsure of what lies ahead, the young survivors assemble under the statue of King Neptune, the mythical...
| Author | Janice Harrell |
| ISBN | 0816737932 |
Elizabeth and Isabel hadn't seen each other since thier parents divorced when they were three. Isabel stayed with her father, a brilliant and reclusive author. Elizabeth ended up with her mother, a jet-setting socialite who hopscotched her young daughter all over the world. Then Isabel is murdered--and...
| Author | Lyda Morehouse |
| ISBN | 0451458273 |
I’ve had this book for ages and just never got around to reading it (I’m really behind on reading my ebooks, because I need to give my tablet a root canal). I figured with an American presidential election around the corner, and with the pseudo-eschatological tones of certain candidates’ campaigns,...
Return to the Secret Garden
| Author | Susan Moody |
| ISBN | 0451192281 |
Millions of readers have experienced the magic of, and the memorable characters of Colin, Mary, and Dickon. Return to the Secret Garden is the marvelous continuation of that tale, following the lives of these same characters as adults. Together, as their lives irrevocably change through two world...
| Author | Kit Reed |
| ISBN | 0765321610 |
The world is in chaos: war, plague, global ecological collapse. Parents everywhere seek sanctuary for their precious children, the future of mankind. For those who are rich and powerful enough, safety can be found—for a price—at the Clothos Academy. Run by a mysterious man known only as Sarge,...
| Author | Gillian Rubinstein |
| ISBN | 0689812353 |
Another Australian book, this time, what was one of my first forays into science fiction, and also perhaps one of the darker books I encountered. Not dark just because of the theme of its plot – children kidnapped into space to perform high-risk gymnastics so their adrenalin rush would be transmuted...
| Author | Pamela F. Service |
| ISBN | 0449703398 |
Lorna Padgett, an archeologist's daughter, has inherited her father's love for ancient Egypt. Ameni lived over four thousand years ago. The son of a Pharoah, he loved adventure but had no idea what destiny the gods were holding for him. These two should never have met. But a walk in the hills near her father's...
| Author | Caroline Stevermer |
| ISBN | 0152055541 |
A paddle wheeler cruises up the Mississippi, delivering mail and hosting an occasional concert. A scene straight out of the nineteenth century? Not quite. This Mississippi is a toxic brown river. And the paddle wheeler is run by the River Rats, a troop of orphans who survived the Flash, a nuclear holocaust....
| Author | Norton Juster |
| ISBN | 0887082432 |
This story tells of Alberic and his search for wisdom. At first he is a simple man, and he only known enough to keep him alive. One day an old man comes to him and tells him of all that the world has to offer. Alberic ventures into the world and takes many jobs, but he fails in every attempt at becoming skilled...
Friday Night Cocktails stars Gemma who is trying (maybe) to get over a broken relationship, but is clearly very stuck in the bitter resentment phase. Her fiance broke off their engagement. Her friend Sarah and she go out every Friday for cocktails. Back in college they started The List, in which they...
| Author | Rocki St. Claire |
| ISBN | 0743486242 |
What's worse than spam, more dangerous than cyber sex, and scarier than getting a computer virus? An Instant Message from the guy who got away ten years ago... grayscale: amber fleece? is that you? foreveramber: OMG. Am I dreaming? grayscale: it's me, toots. amazing how many people this classreunion.com...
The year is 2057. Endless wars have torn the USA apart and enslaved Americans to the CCR, the Confederation of Consolidated Republics. Growing up in the wasteland of war has made 14-year-old Cody Pierce wise in survival skills, and now he's the White Fox, rebel leader of the children's barracks in a CCR...
| Author | Kimberly Willis Holt |
| ISBN | 0553494414 |
Isabel's mother died peacefully. At least that's what Isabel likes to think since no one in her family will talk about the truth. But in spite of their avoidance, in spite of their brave faces, the truth has a way of revealing itself at night, in her family's behavior. Her father sleeps curled up on the floor...
| Author | Jane Yolen |
| ISBN | 0152163654 |
When Jennifer, her twin brother Peter, and their family go to Scotland to visit their grandparents they know they’re in for sightseeing and adventure, but magic? They never would have guessed at that. Magic, it seems, is wrapped up in the very fabric of the Scottish town they visit, and Jennifer has...
| Author | Ann Rinaldi |
| ISBN | 0590460544 |
I think this one's going in the next cull.
I don't like the "me Indian, me speak funny" trope that Rinaldi employs. Walking Breeze learned English alongside Shawnee, much as I learned German alongside English. Both her English and my German should therefore have the accents of our teachers,...
16-year-old Henrietta Goodness - Hank to all that know her - has heard all the stories about how the Dust made the dead rise. She’s heard about how life changed.
But that was a long time ago, and Hank is ready for another normal dry and dusty Florida summer. She knows the thunder doesn’t really...
| Author | Kevin Henkes |
| ISBN | 0060782307 |
Blaze Werla is having a routine summer. He spends his days alone, wandering around the hill next door, and his nights awake, avoiding the dreams that haunt him. Then a message appears on the side of the hill and Blaze's predictable summer suddenly takes a turn toward the mysterious. By the time he meets...
Jason wants to punish himself for all the horrible things he's done, and so he's been lying low and wallowing in his guilt. When he discovers that Kieran and Eve are threatening his son, Chance, he finds Azazel so that the two of them can stop Kieran and Eve.
Kieran and Eve, now in possession of Jason...
| Author | Holly Lisle |
| ISBN | 0380818396 |
The spellbinding conclusion to the magnificent epicof fantastic adventure and worlds within worlds.
Live magic has returned to the Earth -- as the demons of every universe gather to destroy it ...
The World Gates offer passage into countless realms, dimensions, and nightmares,...
