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Queen of Water (The) (Laura Resau and Maria Virginia Farinango, 2011) Born in an Andean village in Ecuador, Virginia lives with her large family in a small, earthen-walled dwelling. In her village of indígenas, it is not uncommon to work in the fields all day, even as a child, or to be called a longa tonta—stupid Indian— by members of the ruling class of mestizos, or Spanish descendants. When sevenyear-old Virginia is taken from her village to be a servant to a mestizo couple, she has no idea what the future holds.* This novel is based on a true story. Reached (Ally Condie, 2012) The emotionally gripping conclusion to the international–bestselling Matched trilogy returns Cassia, Ky, and Xander to the Society to save the one thing they have been denied for so long, the power to choose.* Look for the first two books in the series as well: Matched (2010) and Crossed (2011). Ready Player One (Ernest Cline, 2011) It’s the year 2044, and the real world is an ugly place. Like most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes his grim surroundings by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS, a sprawling virtual utopia that lets you be anything you want to be, a place where you can live and play and fall in love on any of ten thousand planets. And like most of humanity, Wade dreams of being the one to discover the ultimate lottery ticket that lies concealed within this virtual world.* Ruin (Orson Scott Card, 2012) When Rigg and his friends crossed the Wall between the only world they knew and a world they could not imagine, he hoped he was leading them to safety. But the dangers in this new wallfold are more difficult to see.* Second installation in the Pathfinder series (Pathfinder, 2010). Seraphina (Rachel Hartman, 2012) Four decades of peace have done little to ease the mistrust between humans and dragons in the kingdom of Goredd... Seraphina Dombegh has reason to fear both sides….* Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (The) (Jennifer E. Smith, 2012) Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan’s life. Having missed her flight, she’s stuck at JFK airport and late to her father’s second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon-to-be stepmother Hadley’s never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport’s cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he’s British, and he’s sitting in her row.*
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