Books with title The Shogun's Daughter

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“Filled with political intrigue and emotional tension, Carleson’s riveting novel features a teenage refugee caught in a web of deceit and conspiracy.” —PW, starred review When her father is killed in a coup, Laila and her mother and brother leave their war-torn homeland for a fresh start in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. At her new high school, Laila makes mistakes, makes friends, and even meets a boy who catches her eye. But this new life brings unsettling facts to light. The American newspapers call her father a brutal dictator and suggest that her family’s privilege came at the expense of innocent lives. Meanwhile, her mother would like nothing more than to avenge his death, and she’ll go to great lengths to regain their position of power. As an international crisis takes shape around her, Laila is pulled in one direction, then another, but there’s no time to sort out her feelings. She has to pick a side now, and her decision will affect not just her own life, but countless others. . . .Praise for The Tyrant’s Daughter: “Carleson, a former undercover CIA officer, infuses her story with compelling details and gripping authenticity.” —The Boston Globe “Every American should read this book. It’s an eye-opener.” —Suzanne Fisher Staples, Newbery Honor–winning author of Shabanu

A secret lies in Mystic Bay California and only two people know it. First there's Hannah O'Ryan, a tender, curly-headed half-angel. Then there's her father, Gabe an effervescent, teddy bear of a full-blooded angel. And it's up to Hannah to keep the secret safe. But she's mad a colossal mistake telling her ex-boyfriend and writing Professor, Sam Blakley. Now he's written a book exposing the secret to the world.What will happen to her angel father? What can Hannah really do to stop this? With her special tears, animal ESP and a surprising gift she doesn't know she has, will Hannah be able to thwart Sam's efforts? With her new love Josh and her beloved Mystic Bay behind her, Hannah finds her very angelness can make all the difference. Maybe she'll get to fly again like she does in all her dreams.

Underneath her Ku Klux Klan robe and hood, Mariah Baxter is a normal 16-year-old girl. She plays volleyball. She shares everything with her best friend, Chloe (who is also in the Klan). She fights with her older brother, Jeremy. She rebels against her dad—the grand dragon of the KKK.See, Mariah doesn’t believe in the KKK. She hates it, in fact. She hates what they stand for. She hates their prejudiced beliefs and the things they do because of those beliefs. But she’s trapped in that robe and hood because of who her dad is. At least she thinks she is.Then she meets Wendy, a new African American girl who moves to town and becomes her lab partner in chemistry. Wendy is crazy smart and comes from a loving, supportive family—a family that, despite Mariah’s connection to the Klan, opens their hearts to her. And when they do, Mariah starts to see a new future for herself, a future free of the KKK.She knows that it’s possible—to break away—but she also knows it will be incredibly dangerous for her and anyone who helps her. With love and determination, people around Mariah come to her aid. They fight for her. They sacrifice. She knew it would be hard, but she never would have guessed how much her freedom would cost.

My first cruise as a midshipman in the navy of the United States began a short month too late for me to share in the honors of the Mexican War. In other words, I came in at the foot of the service, with all the grades above me fresh-stocked with comparatively young and vigorous officers. As a consequence, the rate of promotion was so slow that the Summer of 1851 found me, at the age of twenty-four, still a middie, with my lieutenancy ever receding, like a will-o’-the-wisp, into the future. Had I chosen a naval career through necessity, I might have continued to endure. But to the equal though younger heir of one of the largest plantations in South Carolina, the pay of even a post captain would have been of small concern. It is, therefore, hardly necessary to add that I had been lured into the service by the hope of winning fame and glory.

Princess Gabriella of Astadia enjoys nothing more than talking to the stars. They have voices but they do not use words, or at least not in any conventional sense. She never understood how or why this was possible, until one day she receives a visit from Ja-Ded, an unusual wizard from the Distant East. His only possessions are a dirty old cloak and a crooked staff with an unremarkable brown rock dangling at its end. He begins to teach her of Magic she never knew existed, and he hints that the secret to her abilities may have to do with a past life she lived four thousand years earlier. But before he can explain any further, he vanishes in a flash of light. Gabriella must search for Ja-Ded in a town no one seems to have heard of. Along the way she must confront a witch who would offer her great power, a circle of faery who would trap her in their music for all of time, and an eerie red-eyed shadow creature who whispers creepy chants into her ear late at night. Worst of all, she will have to defeat the Asura, a horrific, six-armed, winged beast who aims to enslave all of human kind by turning their own hatred and lust for violence against them. But in order to succeed against the Asura, Gabriella must first find herself, her true self, before it is too late…..

As if being a teenager isn't hard enough. . .Can you imagine how it feels to wake up one day and find out that you are not who you thought you were?If you're anything like me, you know it's hard enough trying to fit in—in high school—without having to deal with the knowledge that your dad is an alien part of the time. I don't even get how you can be an alien part of the time. . .Not to mention all of the crazy new alien gifts you really wish you could return.Oh well, at least I have an explanation for the blue hair.So, not only do I get to deal with school bullies this fall, who I'm apparently not allowed to use my new abilities on, I have to keep anyone from finding out my secret. . . and keep my grades up.Could life get any crazier!Book one of the Tales of a Teenage Alien Human Hybrid series

Cecily may have occasional visions, but that doesn't make her a witch! Fatherless and without friends, Cess knows she's lucky to be employed by a grand estate like Montacute House, even if it is as a poultry girl. On her thirteenth birthday, Cess finds a precious locket in one of her chicken coops, a strange discovery that's quickly overshadowed by her best friend William's disappearance two days later.

In the rodeo town of Pendleton, Oregon 17-year-old Maura lives with her 8-year-old sister and single father Mike. When Mike’s diabetes threatens to take his foot he decides to spend his final steps hunting in the Blue Mountains; leaving his children to fend for themselves. Meanwhile, back at home, Maura’s elderly alcoholic neighbor takes in his teenage grandson Alex. Before long Maura finds herself falling in love while navigating nearly 30 days entirely unsupervised. Though nothing about Maura’s summer has been easy it becomes far more challenging when Mike’s return date comes and goes with no sign of her father. Determined to bring Mike home she and Alex venture into the wilderness in search of the only real parent she has ever known. Maura has never doubted her father’s love but the deteriorating state of his health and the mental conflict that accompanies it has her wondering what she’ll do if it turns out she’s looking for a man who doesn’t want to be found. The Hunter’s Daughter is intended for readers ages 12 and up and will appeal to those who enjoy teen realistic fiction in the vein of Sarah Dessen, Huntley Fitzpatrick, and Simone Elkeles.

In ancient Japan, villagers struggled to survive as their lords battled for dominance. One boy, his family better off than many, finds himself drawn to an outcast girl as the heralds of war spread through the land. Will he claim his family's land, or will war wash away his future? Find out in this exciting new entry to the world of Samurai Awakening.