The Emperor of Any Place

The ghosts of war reverberate across the generations in a riveting, time-shifting story within a story from acclaimed thriller writer Tim Wynne-Jones.

When Evan’s father dies suddenly, Evan finds a hand-bound yellow book on his desk—a book his dad had been reading when he passed away. The book is the diary of a Japanese soldier stranded on a small Pacific island in WWII. Why was his father reading it? What is in this account that Evan’s grandfather, whom Evan has never met before, fears so much that he will do anything to prevent its being seen? And what could this possibly mean for Evan? In a pulse-quickening mystery evoking the elusiveness of truth and the endurance of wars passed from father to son, this engrossing novel is a suspenseful, at times terrifying read from award-winning author Tim Wynne-Jones.

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Six of Crows

Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price--and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone...
A convict with a thirst for revenge.
A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager.
A runaway with a privileged past.
A spy known as the Wraith.
A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums.
A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes.
Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction--if they don't kill each other first.

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Cut Off

Braden Murphy has been a techno-superstar ever since he went to a high-tech computer camp on summer vacation. And now the virtual world has become his entire universe. Braden doesn’t do alcohol or drugs. In spite of living close to a beautiful natural world, Braden doesn’t do outdoors. His world revolves around devices – his smartphone, laptop, iPad, and Xbox are on the go every waking hour. He can’t live without his gadgets.Braden doesn’t think he has an addiction – but his parents and teachers are seeing things much differently. His grades are on a downward spiral; his health is suffering and he has been suspended six times for texting during class. When everything starts getting even more out of control his parents give him no choice but to attend a teen rehab program run by a Dene elder. Project Lifeboat is designed to treat all sorts of addictions through wilderness activities and native culture. Now Braden is learning about white-water paddling, outdoor survival and Dene lore.Then the team is trapped after a severe storm and resulting flood and separated from their group leaders. Braden is now marooned in a completely non-digital world; cut off from everything he clung to for support – the virtual world that defined his identity. He and the other team members will have to connect with a new network of mountains, rivers and eagles and the skills they have managed to pick up to survive the journey back home to their families.

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