Books with author Jennifer Hill

Death, new life, healing and madness. The flash has come and gone, but memories linger. Memories but not, thankfully, radiation. The Holloway house provides sanctuary and the people huddling there grow closer together. They are sheltered in a neighborhood where other houses provided inadequate protection and death crept in with the fallout. New survivors join them and others leave: some temporarily and some forever. They all face the uncertain future with very little idea of what happened, and even less about how to go about living their lives in this different and dangerous world. Some wonder if it is worth the effort. But they emerge from the water cave and come Into The Light in Part II of Jennifer Hilary’s top-100 novel, This Wasn't Supposed to Happen.

Anyone with a Hogwarts-shaped hole in their lives can't miss the second book in this fantasy series. Escape to Lundinor, the underground city that holds the world's greatest treasures . . . and its biggest threats."Part Tim Burton, part J.K. Rowling! A terrific series." --Soman Chainani, New York Times bestselling author of the School for Good and Evil seriesIvy and her older brother, Seb, are back in Lundinor--the underground city where enchanted objects can do incredible things, if they're uncommon. But not everyone is thrilled at their arrival. Namely, Selena Grimes, the wicked ghoul who will stop at nothing to return her guild, the Dirge, to their former glory. When Ivy and Seb learn that Selena is after the Jar of Shadows, one of the five most powerful uncommon objects, they know it's up to them to find it first. But there's more than just Selena to worry about this trading season. Jack-in-the-Green, an escaped shape-shifting convict, haunts the city; Grivens, a troubling game where players often end up horribly injured--or worse--is on the rise; and foes disguised as friends lurk in the shadows. Ivy will have to figure out who they can trust--before they meet their uncommon ends.

It wasn't supposed to happen, but it did. The flash, the noise, the silent death, and hard-won survival. The Flanders twins cope with their loss — the rest of the group look at Dr. Flanders and wonder, but they keep their thoughts to themselves. More survivors join the group, joyful reunions give everyone hope. The threat outside their little survival bubble gets closer and more real; plans are made, preparations begun. But is it too little, too late?

Anyone with a Hogwarts-shaped hole in their lives can’t miss this fantasy series opener. Dive into a secret underground city below London where ordinary objects are capable of extraordinary magic! "Part Tim Burton, part J.K. Rowling! A terrific debut." —Soman Chainani, New York Times Bestselling Author of the School for Good and Evil series Welcome to a world where nothing is quite as it seems… When their grandmother Sylvie is rushed to the hospital, Ivy Sparrow and her annoying big brother Seb cannot imagine what adventure lies in store. Soon their house is ransacked by unknown intruders, and a very strange policeman turns up on the scene, determined to apprehend them . . . with a toilet brush. Ivy and Seb make their escape only to find themselves in a completely uncommon world, a secret underground city called Lundinor where ordinary objects have amazing powers. There are belts that enable the wearer to fly, yo-yos that turn into weapons, buttons with healing properties, and other enchanted objects capable of very unusual feats. But the forces of evil are closing in fast, and when Ivy and Seb learn that their family is connected to one of the greatest uncommon treasures of all time, they must race to unearth the treasure and get to the bottom of a family secret . . . before it’s too late. Debut novelist Jennifer Bell delivers a world of wonder and whimsy in the start of a richly uncommon series."An auspicious trilogy opener." -Kirkus Reviews

Anyone with a Hogwarts-shaped hole in their lives can't miss the third book and final showdown in this fantasy series. Return to Lundinor, the underground city that holds the world's greatest treasures . . . and its biggest threats."Part Tim Burton, part J. K. Rowling! A terrific series." --Soman Chainani, New York Times bestselling author of the School for Good and Evil seriesAfter years of searching, Ivy gets word that her best friend Valian's long-missing sister Rosie may be hidden in the uncommon trading city of Nubrook, located under the populated New York City. The kids reunite to scour Nubrook for any sign of Rosie, but the hunt leads to one of the last remaining Great Uncommon Good: the Sands of Change, an enchanted necklace that turns objects--and people--into their opposites. The ever-powerful Dirge guild is no doubt also on the hunt for the pendant, so Ivy and her friends are in a race against time to find Rosie and put an end to the Dirge once and for all! Don't miss the epic conclusion in the fight to save the uncommon world.

More survivors trickle out of the neighborhood, but the emptiness left by the fallen affects everyone in different ways. Gray and Carsen look past the dreary present and find, for a while, their own hope. Gentle souls are pushed into violence and security takes precedence over other worries. But shared resources and a daily meal start to build up a community, a very changed community, but one with potential for cooperation and fellowship. Family members come home and with the joy of reunion there is the pain of loss and the agony of betrayal. Some robed people from the woods share a meal, and Ms. Cherisse ponders their appearance. All in all, another exciting whistle stop on the train that is the apocalypse.