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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Missing You by Meg Cabot

Missing You by Meg Cabot  268 pages

Ever since a walk home on a particularly stormy day, Jessica Mastriani has had an ability like no other. She became known worldwide as Lightning Girl—a psychic who could find the location of anyone, dead or alive. Jess finally had no choice but to embrace her new-found talent, and ended up lending her skills to the U.S. government.

But her work for them has taken a terrible toll, and Jess resurfaces months later a shadow of her former self, her powers gone, Lightning Girl no more. Her only hope is starting over in a new place, a big city where nobody knows her. It's only when Rob Wilkins unexpectedly shows up on her doorstep that she's forced to face her past. Rob, all the way from back home, needs her help. But how can Jess, her powers gone, find anyone, let alone the sister of a man she once loved . . . when she can't even find herself?

Sanctuary by Jenny Carroll (Meg Cabot)

Sanctuary by Jenny Carroll (Meg Cabot)  245 pages

Jessica Mastriana knew she wasn't going to be able to hide her psychic powers from the US government forever - but she never thought that she'd actually have something in common with one of their agents! - especially if that agent is Dr Cyrus Krantz who had previously been brought in to 'convince' Jess to join his elite team of 'specially gifted' crime-solvers - after all they were only interested in utilizing her special skills for their own devices weren't they? But when a local boy's disappearance and untimely death is attributed to a backwoods militia group, Jess' goal - to find another missing local child - and Dr Krantz's - to stop a group of madmen before they kill again - turn out to be one and the same...

Safe House by Jenny Carroll (Meg Cabot)

Safe House by Jenny Carroll (Meg Cabot)  262 pages

When cheerleader Amber Mackey goes missing and is later found dead many blame Lightning Girl, Jess Mastriani, for not stopping the brutal killing. But when Amber went missing Jess was on holiday. It wasn't her fault! How could Jess have found her when she didn't know that she was missing in the first place? But when another cheerleader goes missing, Jess has a chance to redeem herself. But just how is she supposed to keep her psychic powers secret from the feds, while at the same time tracking down a murderer - especially when the number one suspect turns out to be living in Jess's own house?

Monday, May 19, 2014

Code Name Cassandra by Jenny Carroll (Meg Cabot)

Code Name Cassandra by Jenny Carroll (Meg Cabot)  264 pages

The 'Lightning Girl' has lost her powers! Or at least that's what Jess would like the media and the government to think. All Jess wants is to be left alone - well except by Rob, the hottest senior in detention. But it doesn't look like Jess is going to get her wish - especially not while she's stuck working at a summer camp for musically gifted kids who are more than interested in their counselor's psychic abilities. When the father of a missing girl shows up begging her to find his daughter Jess knows that she can't refuse. But now the feds are on her trail again, as well as one very angry step-dad, who'd like to see Lightning Girl... dead.

When Lightning Strikes by Jenny Carroll (Meg Cabot)

When Lightning Strikes by Jenny Carroll (Meg Cabot)  266 pages

When lightning strikes there can only be trouble - as Jessica Mastriani finds out when she and best friend Ruth get caught in a thunderstorm. Not that Jess has ever really avoided trouble before. Instead of cheerleading there are fistfights with the football team and month-long stints in detention - not that detention doesn't have its good points - like sitting next to Rob - the cutest senior around! But this is trouble with a capital T - this trouble is serious. Because somehow, on that long walk home in the thunderstorm, Jess acquired a newfound talent. An amazing power that can be used for good...or for evil.

Monday, May 5, 2014

The 100 by Kass Morgan

The 100 by Kass Morgan  323 pages

In the future, humans live in citylike spaceships orbiting far above Earth's toxic atmosphere. No one knows when, or even if, the long-abandoned planet will be habitable again. But faced with dwindling resources and a growing populace, government leaders know they must reclaim their homeland...before it's too late.

Now, one hundred juvenile delinquents are being sent on a high-stakes mission to recolonize Earth. After a brutal crash landing, the teens arrive on a savagely beautiful planet they've only seen from space. Confronting the dangers of this rugged new world, they struggle to form a tentative community. But they're haunted by their past and uncertain about the future. To survive, they must learn to trust-and even love-again.