Tuesday, December 1, 2015

My Gift to You ~ New Books for December (part 3)

A Frozen Heart by Elizabeth Rudnick
Fantasy 
Prince Hans of the Southern Isles, the youngest of twelve bullying brothers, takes advantage of his chance to have his own kingdom when he learns that Elsa will be crowned queen of Arendelle, but he inadvertantly woos her sister Anna instead.

Hacks for Minecrafters: The Unofficial Guide to Tips and Tricks That Other Guides Won't Teach You by Megan Miller
Nonfiction 
With more than 100 million registered players, Minecraft has taken control of gamers all over the world. With Hacks for Minecrafters, you'll be able to take back that control! Only with the help found in Hacks for Minecrafters will you be able to craft your world exactly how you want it to look, all while discovering the hidden gems of the game.
In this hacker's guide, you'll find expertise on:
Mining—including diamonds and rare minerals!
Farming—growing tricks, seed hacks, and the best tree-replanting techniques!
Battle—for the best weapons and armor!
Magic—top crafting hacks and book modifiers!
You will never be stuck again! With more than one hundred full-color screenshots of in-game footage, you’ll be able to carefully follow every tip with precision. It doesn’t matter if you’re playing on a PC, mobile device, or home console; with Hacks for Minecrafters, you’ll be beating the game in no time. Every block has been accounted for, all living entities have been taken into consideration, and all modes of game-play are covered!

Hardwired by Trisha Leaver & Lindsay Currie
Action/Adventure 
When seventeen-year-old Lucas Marshall tests positive for the M0A1 gene—a genetic abnormality believed to predispose humans toward violence—he is shipped off to an impregnable government facility to undergo a battery of psychological tests aimed at making him crack. Now, having survived their tests and proven his mental stability, Lucas is labeled safe to return home. 
But any hope Lucas has of returning to a normal life is shattered when the van transporting him to the reintegration facility is forced off the road by a group of radicals intent on accessing the facility and exposing it's dehumanizing practices. And Lucas is their ticket through the front door.
Spurred by rumors that the facility is secretly holding one of his old friends captive, Lucas and his bunk mate, Chris, agree to infiltrate the testing facility’s inner sanctum. But once inside, Lucas’s carefully laid plans begin to unravel, and he's forced to seek help from a group of kids he neither knows nor trusts. And when every genetic test claims your only allies are hardwired to become the next Charles Manson, it’s impossible to know who has your back.

Hawkeye: Rio Bravo volume 4 by Matt Fraction
Graphic Novel (Comic) 
Reeling from recent events, even Hawkeye wants to know his new status quo. Who's with him? Who's against him? Who's trying to kill him, and why? And just when Clint's rock bottom couldn't arrive fast enough, his brother shows up. After a lifetime of bad decisions, Clint and Barney Barton have to realize that they are brothers - and, ultimately, they're the only ones who can save one another. If they don't kill each other first. Now, the brothers Barton double down as the Clown and the Tracksuit Draculas lay siege to their building. Can Hawkguy keep everyone safe? Deafened and bloodied, will the Bartons make easy pickings for the Tracksuits?

Heartbreakers by Ali Novak
Contemporary Fiction 
When her triplet sister Cara is diagnosed with leukemia, eighteen-year-old Stella puts her dreams on hold to move home and be with her family, but when she starts spending time with the lead singer of Cara's favorite band, will Stella resent him for taking her attention away from her sister--or will he help Stella find the courage to live her own life?


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