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Wolf Brother (Chronicles Of Ancient Darkness Ser. #No. 1)
By Michelle Paver. 2004
Thousands of years ago the land is one dark forest. Its people are hunter-gatherers. They know every tree and herb…
and they know how to survive in a time of enchantment and powerful magic. Until an ambitious and malevolent force conjures a demon: a demon so evil that it can be contained only in the body of a ferocious bear that will slay everything it sees, a demon determined to destroy the world.Only one boy can stop it - 12 year old Torak, who has seen his father murdered by the bear. With his dying breath, Torak's father tells his son of the burden that is his. He must lead the bear to the mountain of the World Spirit and beg that spirit's help to overcome it.Torak is an unwilling hero. He is scared and trusts no one. His only companion is a wolf cub only three moons old, whom he seems to understand better than any human.Theirs is a terrifying quest in a world of wolves, tree spirits and Hidden People, a world in which trusting a friend means risking your life.Launched at the height of the Harry Potter phenomenon, the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness is the ultimate magical adventure. Audio edition also available, read by Ian McKellen.Forged in Flames: The Lakrius Chronicle
By Gaja J. Kos, Boris Kos, Desiree DeOrto, Hana Mori. 2018
This is not a tale of redemption It is not a path to inspire dreams It is the rise of…
Lakrius The man of many names The deceiver of time The king of fortune lost Working as a blacksmith for noblemen willing to kill to protect their secrets Avvyr knows his days are numbered Unless he walks a path more dangerous than death itself As he unearths the truth behind their power something far grimmer than he ever could have imagined Avvyr realizes there is a way to put an end to the nobles brutal reign But while his intentions are pure his actions thin the divide between life and darkness threatening to entrap him in the very cage he wanted the world to escapePurrmaids #3: Seasick Sea Horse
By Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen. 2018
Part kitten, part mermaid, the Purrmaids series is purrfect for chapter book readers and for fans of the Magic Kitten…
and Fairy Animals of Misty Wood series! And the purrfect class pet for the Purrmaids? A sea horse! But what happens when he goes missing?Ms. Harbor's classroom has a new pet. A sea horse! The students are excited to take care of the little guy during the week. And on weekends, someone gets to bring the sea horse home for a visit! Shelly is the first purrmaid to bring him home . . . and he gets lost! Shelly asks her friends to help her find him before they have to be back at school. Can the purrmaids find the little seahorse in time? The adorable mermaid-kittens in this chapter book series will have readers paw-sitively hooked from page one!The 11:11 Wish
By Kim Tomsic. 2018
“A pawsitively magical twist on middle school mayhem.”—Ingrid Law, Newbery Honor-winning author of SavvyMegan Meyers has a foolproof plan to…
reinvent herself at her new school. Good-bye, dorky math nerd; hello, friend magnet! But her first day at Saguaro Prep starts off weird to the tenth power.When she’s dared to “make something exciting happen,” Megan is thrown into the middle of an epic power struggle between the two seventh-grade Spirit Captains. So with nothing to lose, Megan wishes for “some magic” as her classroom’s cat clock chimes 11:11—and is granted an enchanted teen magazine promising miracle makeovers and sure-fire secrets for winning friends and crushes.But magic can have dangerous side effects, and as her social life grows exponentially worse, Megan begins to wonder if wishing was ever a purrfect idea.The Traitor Prince
By C. J. Redwine. 2018
A dark epic fantasy inspired by The Prince and the Pauper and the fairy tale The False Prince, from bestselling…
author C.J. Redwine. A thrilling companion book in the Ravenspire series, The Traitor Prince is perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses series and The Wrath and the Dawn duology. Javan Najafai, crown prince of Akram, has spent the last ten years at an elite boarding school, far away from his kingdom. But his eagerly awaited return home is cut short when a mysterious impostor takes his place—and no one believes Javan is the true prince.After barely escaping the impostor’s assassins, Javan is thrown into Maqbara, the kingdom’s most dangerous prison. The only way to gain an audience with the king—and reveal Javan’s identity—is to fight in Maqbara’s yearly tournament. But winning is much harder than facing competitions at school, and soon Javan finds himself beset not just by the terrifying creatures in the arena but also by a band of prisoners allied against him, and even by the warden herself.The only person who can help him is Sajda, who has been enslaved by Maqbara’s warden since she was a child, and whose guarded demeanor and powerful right hook keep the prisoners in check. Working with Sajda might be the only way Javan can escape alive—but she has dangerous secrets.Together, Javan and Sajda have to outwit the vicious warden, outfight deadly creatures, and outlast the murderous prisoners intent on killing Javan. If they fail, they’ll be trapped in Maqbara for good—and the secret Sajda’s been hiding will bury them both.The London Stone: The Nowhere Chronicles Book Three (Nowhere Chronicles #Bk. 3)
By Sarah Silverwood. 2012
The prophecy has come to pass.The London Stone has been stolen and the Dark King rules the Nowhere. Only Mona…
and the new Seer dare to stand against him, leading an underground rebellion in the frozen wasteland ... but what chance do they have, against both the Army of the Mad and Arnold Mather's soldiers?There is still hope: if they can recruit a banished race to their cause, maybe Fin and his friends can force a final battle against the Dark King. But that aid will be hard-won, through an almost impossible quest, and even then there are no guarantees.It will come down to three friends, standing together against all odds. And fulfilling their destinies, whatever the cost ...Iron Tide Rising (The Map to Everywhere #4)
By Carrie Ryan, John Parke Davis. 2018
Magical worlds and incredible creatures fill the pages of this epic, action-packed finale of the Map to Everywhere series, from…
John Parke Davis and New York Times bestselling author Carrie Ryan!Intrepid travelers Fin and Marrill have shared countless thrilling and treacherous adventures on the magical waters of the Pirate Stream. But neither could have expected that their final adventure would force them to team up with their oldest enemy: the evil wizard Serth! With the fate of the Stream and all their friends hanging in the balance, can they challenge the most frightening power they've ever come up against? Find out in this mind-blowing conclusion to the Map to Everywhere series!Vampire Baby (The Bailey City Monsters #7)
By Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones. 1999
Survival (Remnants Series #13)
By K. A. Applegate. 2003
Giants Don't Go Snowboarding (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #33)
By Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones. 1988
Planet Bear (Once Upon a Harem #1)
By Rebecca Royce. 2018
Jessica White never intended to stray from her intended path Her assignment was hard but simple Travel through…
the unrestricted path of space corridor that runs between Planet Bear Planet Wolf and Planet Cat to human territory to deliver the packages the Union have entrusted her with The pay day she gets when she completes her job will seriously help her family But when she gets attacked and ends up crash landing on Planet Bear her life changes immediately Finn Cole and Rylan aren t just any shifters they run the planet and if they want their human mate accepted they re going to change everything to get what they want She is their mate Everyone else can get out of their way But Jessica isn t at all sure she wants to go along with this mating Their furniture is too big their food is weird she s not a bear shifter and she can t defend herself from crazy bears shifting to threaten her life The brothers three will have to convince her they re worth all the adjustment or lose her to spaceKaiju Rising: Age of Monsters
By Jeremy Robinson, Tim Marquitz. 2014
A revised and updated 2nd edition, Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters is a collection of stories focused on strange creatures…
in the vein of Pacific Rim, Godzilla, Cloverfield, and more. Opening with a foreword by Jeremy Robinson—author of Project Nemesis, the highest selling Kaiju novel in the United States since the old Godzilla books—the collection features work from New York Times bestsellers to indie darlings. Authors include Peter Clines, Larry Correia, James Lovegrove, Gini Koch (as J.C. Koch), James Maxey, Jonathan Wood, C.L. Werner, Joshua Reynolds, David Annandale, Jaym Gates, Peter Rawlik, Shane Berryhill, Natania Barron, Mike MacLean, Timothy W. Long, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, Kane Gilmour, Peter Stenson, Erin Hoffman, Howard Andrew Jones, Edward M. Erdelac, and James Swallow.The Eternal Kiss: 12 Vampire Tales of Blood and Desire
By Trisha Telep. 2009
There's an allure to vampire tales that have seduced readers for generations. From Bram Stoker to Stephanie Meyer and beyond,…
vampire stories are here to stay. For those fresh-blooded fans of paranormal romance or for those whose hunt and hunger never dies, these stories have what readers want!This collection of original tales comes from some of the hottest, most popular, and best-selling YA writers, including: Holly Black (The Spiderwick Chronicles, Tithe) Libba Bray (A Great and Terrible Beauty) Melissa De La Cruz (Blue Blood) Cassandra Clare (City of Bones) Rachel Caine (Morganville Vampires) Nancy Holder & Debbie Viguie (Wicked) Cecil Castellucci (Boy Proof, Queen of Cool) Kelley Armstrong (Women of Otherworld) Maria V. Snyder Sarah Rees Brennan Lili St. Crow Karen Mahoney Dina JamesThey will make everyone a sucker for eternal kisses.The Tiger's Apprentice (Book One of the Tiger Trilogy)
By Laurence Yep. 2003
A tiger, a monkey, a dragon, and a twelve-year-old Chinese American boy fight to keep a magic talisman out of…
the hands of an enemy who would use its power to destroy the world.The Lady and Little Fox Fur
By Violette Leduc. 1907
Trapped in the depths of poverty, an old woman escapes into an existence where objects, streets, and entire cities have…
voices and personalities. Told with a feather-light touch and masterful compassion, this is a story for those moments when we catch ourselves talking to the furniture.Shadow City
By Diana Pharaoh Francis. 2012
The world is falling apart. The magical apocalypse has come. Now is the time to guard the covenstead against both…
raiders and refugees. But Max has been stolen by a powerful demi-god who is determined to force her to find a way to use a magical power she never knew she had--even if it kills her. Meanwhile, back in Horngate, a Fury is birthing. When the creature breaks free of the fragile bonds that enclose her, her rage will scour the covenstead from the earth. Max finds herself in the Shadow City, a place of mysteries and magic, where she must battle for her freedom or become a slave to creatures of dreadful greed and power. Back in Horngate, Alexander must swallow his anger and pride if he hopes to defeat the Fury, a creature that no one has ever successfully fought before. In the end, it will be courage, friendship, faith and loyalty that win the day. Or else so one will live to see tomorrow.Finder's Keeper (Dreamspun Beyond Ser. #4)
By Shira Anthony. 2017
A Heart's Gate StoryThe truth might ruin his dreams—or make them come true. When Zane moves into an old gothic…
brownstone, he discovers the house comes equipped with a caretaker—Kit, who lives in the basement. Zane is immediately drawn to the charming and attractive Kit. But Kit is much more than he seems. He is a two-hundred-year-old half-human, half–red-fox spirit who guards a Gate between the mortal and spirit worlds—a fact Zane should recognize, but doesn’t. Orphaned at a young age, Zane never learned he comes from a long line of mystical Keepers. Kit needs Zane’s help to protect the Gate, but how can he tell Zane of his legacy when that will crush Zane’s dreams of traveling the world? If he takes up the mantle, Zane will be bound to the Gate, unable to leave it. But when Zane realizes Kit’s true nature, and his own, he’ll have to make a choice—fight to protect Kit and the Gate, or deny his destiny and any chance of a future with Kit.Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend
By Winsor Mccay. 1973
From the creator of Little Nemo comes this pioneering cartoon strip, a world of dreams and nightmares, fraught with episodes…
of wish fulfillments and exaggerations in size and perspective. This facsimile of the rare 1905 first edition recaptures Winsor McCay's imaginative brilliance and his influence on latter-day animation with 60 cartoon sequences.Icefire (Fire Series, Book #2)
By Chris D'Lacey. 2003
Is David up for the challenge? In the exciting sequel to The Fire Within, David must uncover the truth behind…
the mysterious clay dragons. David's quest is to discover the link between the fire of the last known dragon on earth and the icy regions of the Arctic. It's a journey that will change his life forever, a journey that will bring him to the very heart of the legend of dragons and the mysterious, ancient secret of the icefire. . . .Guilty: The Lost Classic Novel
By Anna Kavan. 1957
Set in an unspecified but eerily familiar time and landscape, this is the story of Mark, a protagonist who struggles…
against the machinations of a hostile society and bureaucracy. Suffering at first from the persecution of his father as a conscientious objector, his life quickly comes under the control of the Machiavellian Mr. Spector, an influential government minister who arranges Mark's education, later employment, and even accommodation. It is when Mark tries to break free from Spector's influence that his life begins to unravel.