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Inhuman

Beyond the Titan wall lies the Feral Zone, and the only people who break quarantine and venture there are the "fetches", who are paid exorbitant sums to bring back items that were left behind when the wall went up--but Delaney McEvoy's father is there and she is being forced to find him and bring him back.

The darkest path

Since he was captured by the Glorious Path, a militant religion based on the teachings of a former soldier, fifteen-year-old Cal has served the Path in its brutal war with the remains of the United States government, and tried to survive and protect his younger brother , but when he kills an officer to protect a stray dog, Cal is forced take his brother and the dog and run.

Mockingjay

Katniss Everdeen, having survived the Hunger Games twice, learns she and her family and friends are in danger because the Capitol holds her responsible for the unrest and races against time to protect those she cares about and the people of District 12.

The Bear House

"In a medieval world where the ruling houses are based on the constellations, betrayal, intrigue, and a king's murder force the royal sisters of the Bear House on the run"--Provided by publisher.

Refugee

Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy livng in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together.

Brian's winter

A thirteen-year-old boy stranded in the Canadian wilderness after a plane crash must find a way to survive the winter with only a hatchet for aid.

One by one

A team of coworkers are invited by the cofounder of Snoop--a popular, trending, London-based tech start up--to spend a week at a ski chalet in the French Alps. The corporate retreat starts out like any other, but then one shareholder decides to upend everything with a contentious buying offer, an avalanche traps some of the team inside while one was caught outside skiing, and one by one the team loses access to the outside world.

Escape from the wildfire

"Jack loves mountain biking, and when his dad forbids him to ride in the forest surrounding Lytton because of the risk of wildfire, the reality of BC's heat dome sets in. Days later, the village of Lytton burns down, forcing Jack to evacuate to Merritt . . . a fictional account based on the real-life facts of the disastrous wildfire of 2021 that destroyed the town of Lytton after days of scorching heat."--Provided by publisher.

The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe

During one of his several adventurous voyages in the seventeenth century, an Englishman becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck and lives for nearly thirty years on a desert island.

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