Chuck Wendig
1) Wanderers
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Series
Wanderers volume 1
Description
A decadent rock star. A deeply religious radio host. A disgraced scientist. And a teenage girl who may be the world's last hope. Shana wakes up one morning to discover her little sister in the grip of a strange malady. She appears to be sleepwalking. She cannot talk and cannot be woken up. And she is heading with inexorable determination to a destination that only she knows. But Shana and her sister are not alone. Soon they are joined by a flock of...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"It's autumn in the town of Harrow, but something besides the season is changing there. Because in that town there is an orchard, and in that orchard, seven most unusual trees. And from those trees grows a new sort of apple: strange, beautiful, with skin so red it's nearly black. Take a bite of one of these apples, and you will desire only to devour another. And another. You will become stronger. More vital. More yourself, you will believe. But then...
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Series
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 15
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens
“Star Wars: Aftermath [reveals] what happened after the events of 1983’s Return of the Jedi. It turns out, there’s more than just the Empire for the good guys to worry about.”—The Hollywood Reporter
As the Empire reels from its critical defeats at the...
“Star Wars: Aftermath [reveals] what happened after the events of 1983’s Return of the Jedi. It turns out, there’s more than just the Empire for the good guys to worry about.”—The Hollywood Reporter
As the Empire reels from its critical defeats at the...
4) Invasive
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
On the isolated Kolohe Atoll in the middle of the Pacific ocean, a charismatic billionaire employs a team of scientists to conduct cutting-edge research that he hopes will change the world. In a cabin on a remote lake in the Adirondacks, FBI futurist Hannah Stander finds a barely recognizable human body, which appears to have been skinned alive by thousands of genetically engineered ants. Hannah's investigation leads to Kolohe, where the scientists...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"A new ... literary horror ... about a family returning to their hometown--and to the dark past that haunts them still. Long ago, Nathan Graves lived in a house in the country with his abusive father--and has never told his family what happened in that house. Long ago, Maddie Graves was a little girl making dolls in her bedroom when she saw something she shouldn't--and is trying to remember that lost trauma by making haunting sculptures. Long ago,...
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Series
Wanderers volume 2
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"The sequel to the national bestseller Wanderers, the instant classic that "takes science, politics, horror, and science fiction and blends them into an outstanding story about the human spirit in times of turmoil, claiming a spot on the list of must-read apocalyptic novels" (NPR) Five years ago, ordinary Americans fell under the grip of a strange new malady that caused them to sleepwalk across the country to a destination only they knew. And they...
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"You don't mess with Atlanta Burns. Everyone knows that. And that's kinda how she likes it--until the day Atlanta is drawn into a battle against two groups of bullies and saves a pair of new, unexpected friends. But actions have consequences, and when another teen turns up dead--by an apparent suicide--Atlanta knows foul play is involved. And worse: she knows it's her fault. You go poking rattlesnakes, maybe you get bit. Afraid of stirring up the...
Author
Series
Force Awakens volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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"It's been three decades since the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Death Star and toppled the Galactic Empire. But now, on the remote planet of Jakku...there is a stirring in The Force. A young scavenger named Rey, a deserting Stormtrooper named Finn, an ace pilot name Poe, and a dark apprentice named Kylo Ren--their lives are about to collide as the awakening begins"--Back cover of Volume 1.
9) Aftermath
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 15
Description
A story bridging the period between "Return of the Jedi" and "The Force Awakens" follows the efforts of the Rebel Alliance to defeat the fracturing forces of a desperate Empire.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
In the aftermath of the destruction of the second Death Star and the defeat of the Emperor and Darth Vader, Han Solo and Chewbacca set out to liberate the Wookiee's homeworld of Kashyyyk. Meanwhile, Norra Wexley and her band of Imperial hunters pursue the Empire's remaining leadership across the galaxy, bringing them to justice. Wexley abandons her official mission when she receives news that Chewie has been captured and Han has disappeared. Norra...
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Series
Force Awakens volume 4
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"It's been three decades since the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Death Star and toppled the Galactic Empire. But now, on the remote planet of Jakku...there is a stirring in The Force. A young scavenger named Rey, a deserting Stormtrooper named Finn, an ace pilot name Poe, and a dark apprentice named Kylo Ren--their lives are about to collide as the awakening begins"--Back cover of Volume 1.
13) Dust & Grim
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Soon after meeting her eighteen-year-old brother, Dustin, for the first time, thirteen-year-old Molly learns their shared inheritance, a mortuary business, serves monsters.
Author
Series
Force Awakens volume 5
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"It's been three decades since the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Death Star and toppled the Galactic Empire. But now, on the remote planet of Jakku...there is a stirring in The Force. A young scavenger named Rey, a deserting Stormtrooper named Finn, an ace pilot name Poe, and a dark apprentice named Kylo Ren--their lives are about to collide as the awakening begins"--Back cover of Volume 1.
Author
Series
Force Awakens volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"It's been three decades since the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Death Star and toppled the Galactic Empire. But now, on the remote planet of Jakku...there is a stirring in The Force. A young scavenger named Rey, a deserting Stormtrooper named Finn, an ace pilot name Poe, and a dark apprentice named Kylo Ren--their lives are about to collide as the awakening begins"--Back cover of Volume 1.
16) Blackbirds
Author
Series
Miriam Black novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
The first book in the Miriam Black series: "A sassy, hard-boiled thriller with a paranormal slant" (The Guardian) about a young woman who can see the darkest corners of the future. Miriam Black knows how you're going to die. This makes her daily life a living hell, especially when you can't do anything about it, or stop trying to. She's foreseen hundreds of car crashes, heart attacks, strokes, and suicides. She merely needs to touch you -skin to...
17) Thunderbird
Author
Series
Miriam Black novels volume 4
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"In the fourth installment of the Miriam Black series, Miriam heads to the southwest in search of another psychic who may be able to help her understand her curse, but instead finds a cult of domestic terrorists and the worst vision of death she's had yet. Miriam is becoming addicted to seeing her death visions, but she is also trying out something new: Hope. She is in search of another psychic who can help her with her curse, but instead finds a...
20) Zer0es: a novel
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Five iconoclastic hackers are recruited against their will to serve the U.S. government by working as cyberspies before discovering an NSA artificial intelligence program that is rapidly growing out of control.