Double
Helix by Nancy Werlin
Rich and suspenseful, with a hair-raising conclusion,
this is Nancy Werlin's most dynamic novel yet--one that
explores the ethics and amazements of genetic engineering.
Firestorm
by David Klass
His mother is not his mother; his father is not his father.
If Jack hadn't broken the high school rushing record that
night, he never would have known and nothing would have
changed. Jack plunges into a space-time-bending game of
survival with no way out. The rules are shrouded in secrets.
But one thing he learns fast: Trust no one.
Fixed
by Beth Goobie
Nellie Joanne Kinnan is an Advanced Cadet in the Black
Core Program at the Detta training center. Weapons and
violence are second nature to this twelve-year-old, but
she is never exactly sure what it is she is being trained
for. Nellie is a dedicated and skilled cadet. She knows
she wants to serve the Goddess and the Empire. But there
is so much that she doesn't understand. When a weapons
training session brings her face-to-face with her twin,
Nellie's world is thrown into turmoil. Suddenly she questions
her commitment to the violence that has dominated her
young life. As she slowly learns to trust her rebellious
twin, she comes to realize that much of what she has been
taught about life in both the Interior and the Outbacks
is not true. Faced with this reality, Nellie must find
new weapons and new strength in her struggle to continue
to serve the Goddess.
The
Last Universe by William Sleator
Two siblings venture daily into the tangled, sprawling
garden planted by their late uncle, which holds at its
heart a hedge maze that hides a quantum secret.
Maximum
Ride : The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
After the mutant Erasers abduct the youngest member of
their group, the "bird kids," who are the result
of genetic experimentation, take off in pursuit and find
themselves struggling to understand their own origins
and purpose.
The
Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld
For one secret hour each night, the town belongs to the
dark creatures that haunt the shadows. Only a small group
of teenagers know about the secret hour -- only they are
free to move about the midnight time. They call themselves
Midnighters. Then Jessica Day moves to town ... and everything
changes.
Sign
of the Raven by Julie Hearn
A gap has formed in time, and 12-year-old Tom is torn
between both worlds. Lured by a mysterious voice, he leaps
into the early 18th century where circus "freaks"
convince him he is the only one who can save them from
medical experimentation.
