NBS recommends holiday reads
ELEANOR & PARK AND FANGIRL BOXED SET
By Rainbow Rowell
P799
MANILA, Philippines - The boxed set includes Eleanor & Park and Fangirl.
ENDGAME: THE CALLING
By James Frey
P499
Twelve ancient cultures were chosen millennia ago to represent humanity in Endgame, a global game that will decide the fate of humankind. Endgame has always been a possibility, but never a reality…until now. Twelve meteorites have just struck Earth, each meteorite containing a message for a Player who has been trained for this moment. At stake for the Players: saving their bloodline, as well as the fate of the world. And only one can win.
THEA STILTON SPECIAL EDITION: THE SECRET OF THE SNOW
By Thea Stilton
P599
Join Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters in their third magical special edition adventure! There’s a mystery in the land of the lotus flowers! Thea Stilton and Thea Sisters are called to help to an enchanted land! It’s a world linked to the legends of Japan, and it is in danger. The mouselets set off on a quest to solve this mystery. They must discover the secret of the lotus flowers -- but can they trust the strange magical creatures that they meet on their way? It’s a fabumouse adventure!
ATLANTIA
By Ally Condie
P545
For as long as she can remember, Rio has dreamed of the sand and sky Above—of life beyond her underwater city of Atlantia. But in a single moment, all Rio’s hopes for the future are shattered when her twin sister, Bay, makes an unexpected choice, stranding Rio Below. Guided by a dangerous and unlikely mentor, Rio formulates a plan that leads to increasingly treacherous questions about her mother’s death, her own destiny, and the corrupted system constructed to govern the Divide between land and sea.
MINECRAFT HACKS COMBAT EDITION
By Megan Miller
P625
With more than 100 million registered Minecraft accounts and rights picked up by Warner Brothers for an action-adventure film in the style of The Lego Movie, Minecraft is on its way to becoming the next big children’s brand. While there are several successful game guides on the market already, this book will be the first unofficial “hacker’s” guide dedicated to combat and geared toward seven- to twelve-year-old Minecrafters. With Hacks for Minecrafters: Combat Edition, kids will learn how to defend their property and fight off hostile mobs and monsters like zombies, spiders, and skeletons!