Helen Plum Library

When Tommy is sent to a special camp to make him into a "winner," he discovers that his fellow campers are competitive to the point of obsession, and that a particular teacher, Mrs. Maargh, takes winning very seriously

Sasha Silver has got it all--a hot boyfriend, a place on the YENT, and the perfect BFF. But Sasha gets a surprise blast from the past when Lauren Towers, a superstar rider from Sasha's hometown, enrolls at Canterwood. Will Lauren become Sasha's friend or her stylish, gorgeous, boy-magnet foe?

In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place

"When a local fireman's trained fire safety Dalmatian accidentally gets switched with a naughty look-a-like belonging to the daughter of the local police chief, chaos ensues. The two Dalmatian owners constantly butt heads, but sometimes love is more than black and white"-- Turtle Beach, North Carolina. Violet Marsh, daughter of the local police chief, feels justified in accusing the strange man of dognapping-- everyone knows she owns the only Dalmatian...

In the province of Caldon, women are trained in wifely duties and men are encouraged into collegiate education. Every year the residents of Pinsbury Port receive a letter inviting all eligible-aged boys to compete for an esteemed scholarship to the all-male Stemwick University. Every year Rhen Tellur opens it to see if she can derive which substances the ink and parchment are created from. When Pinsbury Port falls prey to a deadly disease, Rhen and...

"In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ('gleaned') by professional reapers ('scythes'). Two teens must compete with each other to become a scythe--a position neither of them wants. The one who becomes a scythe must kill the one who doesn't"--

Every generation, seven families select a champion to compete in a tournament to the death for control of high magick--the most powerful resource in the world--but this year, a salacious tell-all book draws reporters, tourists, and government agents to Ilvernath to watch the bloody curse unfold and some of the champions are determined to thwart their destinies and rewrite their stories

Idealistic good girl Madelyn Grayson believes in doing what's right. Even as a high-powered executive in the mad world of advertising, she doesn't cut corners, making her ad campaigns sizzle without having to burn anyone along the way. Rival exec Zack Douglas never wastes an opportunity to land the next big deal--especially when it benefits him. A bad boy with a reputation to match, he has no qualms about doing whatever it takes to get ahead, no...