Lost in the Amazon
Price – 239
Author – Tod Olson
Publisher – Scholastic US
Peru, Christmas Eve, 1970. It was supposed to be a routine flight, carrying 86 passengers across the Andes mountains and home for the holiday. But high above the Amazon rainforest, a roiling storm engulfs the plane. Lightning strikes. A deafening whoosh sweeps through the cabin. And suddenly, 17-year-old Julian koepcke is alone. The plane has vanished. She is strapped to her seat and plunging 3, 500 feet to the forest floor. On Christmas day, she wakes. She is injured, covered in mud, but strangely-miraculouslyyalivev. And now, in a remote corner of the largest rainforest on Earth, the real battle for survival begins.
Two Degrees
Price – 306
Author – Alan Gratz
Publisher – SCHOLASTIC INC
1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz (Refugee; Ground Zero) is back, tackling the urgent topic of climate change in this breathtaking, action-packed novel that will keep readers turning pages while making their own plans to better the world. Fire. Ice. Flood.Three climate disasters. Four kids fighting for their lives.
Akira is riding her horse in the California woods when a wildfire sparks and grows scarily fast. How can she make it to safety when there are flames everywhere? Owen and his best friend, George, like spotting polar bears on the snowy Canadian tundra.
Allies
Price – 289
Author – Alan Gratz
Publisher – SCHOLASTIC INC
A new York Times bestseller! Alan gratz, bestselling author of refugee, weaves a stunning array of voices and stories into an epic tale of teamwork in the face of tyranny — and how just one day can change the world. June 6, 1944: the Nazis are terrorizing Europe, on their evil quest to conquer the world. The only way to stop them? The biggest, most top-secret operation ever, with the allied nations coming together to storm german-occupied France. Welcome to D-Day. Dee, a young U.S. Soldier, is on a boat racing toward the French Coast. And Dee — along with his brothers-in-arms — is terrified. He feels the weight of world war second on his shoulders.
The Compound Effect
Price – 215
Author – Darren Hardy
Publisher – Manjul Publishing House
In The Compound Effect, Darren Hardy, reveals the core principles that drive success. and presents a distillation of the fundamental principles that have guided the most phenomenal successes in business, relationships, and beyond. This is an easy-to-use, step-by-step, no gimmicks, no hyperbole, no magic bullet operating system that allows you to multiply your success, chart your progress, and achieve anything you desire.
It is based on the principle that decisions shape your destiny and how little, everyday decisions will, by default, either take you to the life you desire or to disaster.