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  • Amanda Arista

    Violet Jordan`s Rule #3 of being a superhero: Family first, fur second. Dear Diary, With new supernatural creatures popping up at every turn (Ghouls? Really?), the city divided, and my long-lost cousin blazing into town, I've got a lot on my mi...



  • Katharine Ashe

    Gentleman’s Rule #1: If a lady is virtuous, he should deny her nothing. Beautiful Diantha Lucas understands society’s rules: a young lady must find a man to marry. But Diantha has a bigger goal, and she’s not afraid of plunging into adventu...



  • Stefan Bachmann

    Don't get yourself noticed and you won't get yourself hanged. In the faery slums of Bath, Bartholomew Kettle and his sister Hettie live by these words. Bartholomew and Hettie are changelings -- Peculiars -- and neither faeries nor humans want any...



  • Stan Berenstain; Jan Berenstain

    Christmastime is here! The Bear family is visiting Grizzly Gramps and Gran for the special holiday. This year they're going to celebrate the old-fashioned way! With no TV to watch or video games to play, the cubs enjoy learning all about Gran's Chris...



  • Stan Berenstain; Jan Berenstain

    Farmer Ben's family farm is in trouble, but luckily, he has some great friends in the Berenstain Bear cubs. Sister, Brother, and their friends decide to hold a Halloween Festival to raise money for Farmer Ben, so Farmer Ben doesn't have to sell his f...



  • Stan Berenstain; Jan Berenstain

    When the carnival comes to town to raise money for Bear Country Hospital, everyone is excited to ride the rides and play some games. But when the rides don't work and the game prizes aren't good, Brother and Sister Bear suspect something fishy is in ...



  • Brian Biggs

    Jets and blimps and helicopters and gliders! Balloons and biplanes too! everything goes! Zoom along with Henry and his parents as they take off on an airborne journey and learn about all kinds of flying vehicles. With clever mini-story li...



  • Dale Brown

    The fight for the Pacific begins When China increases its naval presence in the Pacific and develops advanced weapon technology that targets American ships with lethal accuracy, it imperils American military superiority. Can the United States, in ...



  • Rae Carson

    She does not know what awaits her at the enemy's gate. Elisa is a hero. She led her people to victory over a terrifying, sorcerous army. Her place as the country's ruler should be secure. But it isn't. Her enemies come at her like ghosts in a d...



  • Michael Chabon

    New York Times bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon has transported readers to wonderful places: to New York City during the Golden Age of comic books (The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay); to an imaginary Jewish homeland...



  • Kylie Chan

    Author Kylie Chan has a boldly, brazenly unique take on urban fantasy--she combines it with Kung Fu. In Earth to Hell, Chan launches the characters from her Dark Heavens trilogy (White Tiger, Red Phoenix, Blue Dragon) on a new adventure that will tak...



  • Bryan Chick

    "He's coming for us," Mr. Darby said at last. "For the first time since we drove him out of the Secret Zoo -- the Shadowist is coming." Noah, his sister Megan, and their best friends, Ella and Richie, have spent more than a year protecting the Se...



  • Tera Lynn Childs

    WITH THE FACTIONS OF OLYMPUS COMING FOR THEM AND MORE CREATURES ESCAPING FROM THE ABYSS. THE GIRLS MUST ENCOUNTER THE DARKEST SHADOWS OF THEIR LEGACY. GRETCHEN may have known she was a descendant of Medusa long before her sisters -- she's spent he...



  • Karina Cooper

    Parker Adams has always done what’s expected of her . . . until a double agent with nothing to lose ignites a passion she doesn’t dare give in to. Mission Agent Simon Wells is everything Parker Adams has been trained to fight: manipulator, mu...



  • Suzy Cox

    Pop quiz: What would you do if you had to solve your own murder to get anywhere in death? Maybe if I hadn't slept through my alarm, slammed into Kristin -- my high school's reigning mean girl -- or stepped in a puddle, destroying my mom's new sue...



  • Sharon Creech

    CELEBRATE THE UNEXPECTED I had big thoughts to match the big wind. I wondered if we find the people we need when we need them. I wondered if we attract our future by some sort of invisible force, or if we are drawn to it by a similar force. I felt...



  • Jamie Lee Curtis

    The first time I rode a two-wheeler alone, I crashed and my mom filmed it on her iPhone.... The tenth children's book by the #1 New York Times bestselling team of Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell celebrates the extraordinary, everyday bravery of...



  • Jocelyn Davies

    When she wakes up in unfamiliar surroundings, Skye knows something terrible has happened to her. It's not until she hears Asher, the dark, rebellious angel she fell in love with, that the memories come flooding back. She tries to put the past behind ...



  • Jocelynn Drake

    The second of two prequel stories to Jocelynn Drake's Angel's Ink--the first novel in her new Asylum Tales series about a magical tattoo artist, Gage, and his friends: Trixie, a gorgeous elf who hides her true identity, and a hulking troll named Bron...



  • Ree Drummond

    Why is there a great big tree in the house?!? And why are all these boxes underneath it? Hey -- what is that?!? Where did it come from? Uh-oh. This isn't good. . . . This isn't good at all! In this hilarious follow-up to the New York Times ...



  • Adam Jay Epstein; Andrew Jacobson

    Can the familiars bring magic back to the queendom? Vastia is in a state of war. Led by the evil Paksahara, whose command of the Shifting Fortress gives her nearly unstoppable power, an army of undead animals is wreaking havoc on the queendom. Wi...



  • Emily Fairlie

    Tips for solving the treasure challenge created by your crazy school founder over eighty years ago By Laurie Madison and Bud Wallace, Grade 6 1.Be suspicious of student journalists. And maybe janitors, too. 2.Make friends with your ancient sc...



  • Gaelen Foley

    Meet the courageous men of the Inferno Club as they face their greatest challenge yet: marriage! Sebastian, Viscount Beauchamp, lives by a code of honor, and now honor dictates he must marry Miss Carissa Portland. He has no regrets over stealing ...



  • Amy Garvey

    FAMILY SECRETS, DARK MAGIC, AND FRAGILE HOPE COLLIDE IN THE INCANDESCENT SEQUEL TO COLD KISS Wren can do things that other people can only dream of. Make snow fall. Fly. Bring the dead back to life. Her abilities are tinged with danger . . . but s...



  • Grace Gilman

    It's the day of Emma's big relay race, and Dixie's come to watch. Emma tells Dixie that her job is to "sit, stay, and cheer." Dixie is disappointed that she can't race, too, but she's determined to be good. But when Emma trips and falls before the fi...



  • Shelley Shepard Gray

    A murder is solved and a quiet Amish community must deal with the repercussions. Amid the surprising revelations, can a newfound love survive? As the search for Perry Borntrager's killer continues, Jacob Schrock feels like his world is about to cr...



  • Tim Green

    On the field or off, it takes all you've got to be a winner. If anyone understands the phrase "tough luck," it's Harrison. As a foster kid in a cruel home, he knows his dream of one day playing for the NFL is a long shot. Then Harrison's luck...



  • Bruce Hale

    Santa's sleigh is ready to go -- except for one thing: The presents are nowhere to be found! Santa needs your help to find out who took the toys! Is the culprit an unhappy elf or a disgruntled reindeer or even -- yikes! -- a hungry polar bear? With s...



  • T.I. Harris; David Ritz

    Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist, music producer, and actor T.I. and his bestselling celebrity collaborator, David Ritz, continue the explosive story of Power and Beauty that began in the street-lit epic Power & Beauty. When his mother, Charlot...



  • T.I. Harris; David Ritz

    Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist, producer, and actor T.I. proved himself a powerful storyteller as well with the publication of his debut novel Power & Beauty. Now he follows up with his second riveting street-lit epic, Trouble & Triumph. T.I....



  • Kim Harrison

    From bestselling author Kim Harrison comes this original short story (to be featured in her anthology Into the Woods, October 2012) where things are most definitely not as they seem. A pet shop employee’s innocent date with a customer quickly turns...



  • Lorraine Heath

    Three young heirs, imprisoned by an unscrupulous uncle, escaped -- to the sea, to the streets, to faraway battle -- awaiting the day when they would return to reclaim their birthright. Once upon a time, he was Lord Tristan Easton -- now he is Cri...



  • Erin Hunter

    A devastating challenge for the new leader of RiverClan... In this original Warriors novella, when Leopardstar loses her ninth life, her longtime deputy, Mistyfoot, steps up to receive her new name -- Mistystar -- and lead her Clan through a troub...



  • Diana Wynne Jones

    This collection of more than twenty-five critical essays, speeches, and biographical pieces chosen by Diana Wynne Jones before her death in 2011 is essential reading for the author's many fans and for students and teachers of the fantasy genre and cr...



  • Diana Wynne Jones

    Believing is seeing, as the title of this outstanding collection of fantasies proclaims. And "reading is seeing more than you've ever imagined when in the masterful hands of acclaimed author Diana Wynne Jones. Here are seven tales--seven doorways to ...



  • Sophie Jordan

    A DANGEROUS JOURNEY. SHATTERED BONDS. UNDYING PASSION. Jacinda was supposed to bond with Cassian, the "prince" of their pride. But she resisted her fate long before she fell in love with Will -- a human and, worse, a hunter. When she ran away with...



  • Helen Keeble

    Sure, the idea of vampires is sexy, but who actually dreams of spending eternity as a pasty, bloodthirsty fifteen-year-old? Not me. Unfortunately, the somewhat psychotic vampire who turned me into a bloodsucker didn't bother to ask first. Now...



  • Christopher Krovatin

    Ian was the one who chased the majestic buck into the forest. (His motto: Act first, think later.) Kendra didn't want to become separated from the other sixth graders, but she followed Ian anyway, despite what her analytical mind told her. PJ followe...



  • Stephanie Laurens

    See what happens when The Lady Risks All Neville Roscoe, notorious and enigmatic, lives resolutely outside society, bound only by his own code of honor -- until challenged by his desire for the one woman he cannot have. Miranda Clifford is a ...



  • Sarah Lean

    When Cally Fisher says she sees her dead mother, no one believes her. The only other living soul who sees Cally's mom is a mysterious wolfhound who always seems to be there when her mom appears. And when Cally stops talking -- what's the point if no ...



  • Eric Litwin

    'Twas the day before Christmas and Santa was ill. In the cold winter wind he had caught a bad chill. Will Christmas be canceled? Will it come to that? "Never!" cried Santa. "Let's call Pete the Cat!" In this rockin' new spin on the tradit...



  • Attica Locke

    The American South in the twenty-first century. A plantation owned for generations by a rich family. So much history. And a dead body. Just after dawn, Caren walks the grounds of Belle Vie, the historic plantation house in Louisiana that she has m...



  • Melissa Marr

    In a city of daimons, rigid class lines separate the powerful from the power-hungry. And at the heart of The City is the Carnival of Souls, where both murder and pleasure are offered up for sale. Once in a generation, the carnival hosts a deadly comp...



  • Gretchen McNeil

    Shhhh! Don't spread the word! Three-day weekend. House party. White Rock House on Henry Island. You do not want to miss it. It was supposed to be the weekend of their lives -- three days on Henry Island at an exclusive house party. Best frie...



  • Colin Meloy

    Ever since Prue McKeel returned home from the Impassable Wilderness after rescuing her brother from the malevolent Dowager Governess, life has been pretty dull. School holds no interest for her, and her new science teacher keeps getting on her case a...



  • Kristin Miller

    True love is put to the test in the third book in Kristin Miller's Vampires of Crimson Bay series. Tortured by demonic voices, Dante's soul is as black as they come. But when he meets Ariana -- an innocent vampire fighting demons of her own -- he ...



  • Joyce Carol Oates

    A wildly inventive new collection of stories by Joyce Carol Oates that charts the surprising ways in which the world we think we know can unexpectedly reveal its darker contours The New York Times has hailed Joyce Carol Oates as "a dangerous writ...



  • Christine Peymani

    Based on the inspirational true story of surfing icon Jay Moriarity, Chasing Mavericks tells the story of a young man's quest to surf Northern California's most dangerous waves, and the local legend who takes him under his wing. What begins as a ment...



  • Terry Pratchett

    A storm. Rain-lashed city streets. A flash of lightning. A scruffy lad sees a girl leap desperately from a horse-drawn carriage in a vain attempt to escape her captors. Can the lad stand by and let her be caught again? Of course not, because he's . ....



  • Francine Prose

    A dark house. An isolated island. Strange dreams and even stranger visions . . . Jack is spending the summer on a private island far from modern conveniences. No Wi-Fi, no cell service, no one else on the island but a housekeeper and the ...



  • John Sazaklis

    Toyman wants to play with Superman! In order to get the Man of Steel's attention, he attaches explosives to remote control cars and sends them across town. But instead of scorching Superman, Toyman gets Lois and Jimmy! Can Superman put Toyman in time...



  • L.J. Smith

    There's no turning back. . . . For Cassie and her Circle of witches, it's hard to imagine life in New Salem getting any worse. A band of powerful witch hunters is targeting the group, determined to destroy them one by one. And Cassie's half siste...



  • Michael P. Spradlin

    The Western Territories, 1880. For four years, Civil War veteran and former U.S. Cavalry Captain Jonas P. Hollister has been rotting in a prison cell at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. His crime: lying about the loss of eleven soldiers under his command . ...



  • Wendy Corsi Staub

    Ten years after the catastrophe, a great fallen city has risen again. Ten years after, a horror begins anew...or never truly ended. The nightmare of 9/11 is a distant but still painful memory for Allison Taylor MacKenna -- now married to Mack and...



  • Joyce Carol Thomas

    I ease myself back in the window seat and breathe in as the train breathes out We're on our way! On our way to the Land of Milk and Honey Lemons as big as oranges, the cool Pacific Ocean, mountains that rise up beyond the outstretched b...



  • Ned Vizzini

    Given the chance, fifteen-year-old Peregrine "Perry" Eckert would dedicate every waking moment to Creatures & Caverns, an epic role-playing game rich with magical creatures, spell casting, and deadly weapons. The world of C&C is where he feels most c...



  • Mo Willems

    Once upon a time, there were three hungry Dinosaurs: Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur . . . and a Dinosaur who happened to be visiting from Norway. One day -- for no particular reason -- they decided to tidy up their house, make the beds, and prepare...



  • Kat Zhang

    Eva and Addie started out the same way as everyone else--two souls woven together in one body, taking turns controlling their movements as they learned how to walk, how to sing, how to dance. But as they grew, so did the worried whispers. Why aren't ...



  • Jason Aaron

    Collects Wolverine & The X-Men #5-8. Wolverine's only option to fund the school is to bet everything at an intergalactic casino. Meanwhile, Kitty Pryde's pregnant - but has no idea how. And a Brood-hunting monster has come from space to take out ...



  • Dan Abnett

    Collects Thanos Imperative #1-6, Ignition, & Devastation one-shots. Dark forces of a rival universe where there is no death are pouring through to claim ours! Nova, the Silver Surfer, and more of the greatest cosmic champions line up to stop them...



  • Jill Abramson

    Scout, the lovable puppy of Puppy Diaries fame, stars in her own picture book Poor Scout. She wants so much to make friends with the other dogs at the dog park. She tries all her best puppy tricks--splashing, playing keepaway--but the older dogs i...



  • Jane A. Adams

    Life is looking up for Rina Martin, with the expected revival of her television career, but as her happy summer ends, storm clouds are on the horizon . . . Summer in Frantham has been long and lazy. In the Martin Household, change is afoot. Tim is no...



  • David A. Adler

    Can Cam catch a jewel thief? Cam Jansen and her best friend, Eric Shelton, are at a charity function with their mothers to raise money for local firefighters. When the host's pearl necklace goes missing, the luncheon turns into a whodunit, and all...



  • David A. Adler

    Detective Jeffrey Bones is at a football game with Grandpa and his friend Sally. With Grandpa's lucky shirt and hat, their favorite team is sure to win. But when Grandpa throws his hat in the air after a touchdown, it disappears, and it could be anyw...



  • Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

    Who are the Hardcases? Like the rest of the one percent who outlived the worldwide sweep of death known as Captain Trips, they are survivors. But as followers and acolytes of the Dark Man, Randall Flagg, they are enforcers of a nihilistic plan that w...



  • Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

    The Stand is a classic tale of good vs. evil, loss weighed against redemption and despair pitted against hope. It is an apocalyptic vision of man's battle to save life against a worldwide plague of death. When the viral strain dubbed "Captain Trips" ...



  • Ann Aguirre

    SALVATION ISN’T AS SAFE AS IT SEEMS. Deuce’s whole world has changed. Now living topside in a community called Salvation, she has a whole new set of problems. Down below, she was considered an adult, and she contributed to the whole. Now, tops...



  • G.A. Aiken

    Some things never go away, like vile enemies, bad ale, and annoying kin. But I thought I was finished with the one dragon I’d have done anything for: Éibhear the Blue, a big, gorgeous, blue-haired beast who thinks the world belongs to him. The wor...



  • James Aitcheson

    The brilliant second novel in James Aitcheson's trilogy of the Norman Conquest of England. Summer, 1070. Renowned for his valor in the battle for York, Tancred a Dinant is now a lord in his own right, with knights of his own to command and a manor...



  • Susan Wittig Albert

    National bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert returns to the small town of Darling, Alabama, in the 1930s -- and the Darling Dahlias, the ladies of a garden club who aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty solving mysteries… Just in time for ...



  • Gennifer Albin

    In a world woven of secrets, a woman seeks a back-alley tailor for a sinister procedure, but she can't escape from her own tangled web of lies. The women of Arras are expected to fall into assigned roles, serve as loving wives, and provide healthy...



  • Mitch Albom

    From the author who's inspired millions worldwide with books like Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven comes his most imaginative novel yet, The Time Keeper--a compelling fable about the first man on earth to count the hours. ...



  • Malin Alegria

    In Dos Rios, Texas, things aren't always as they seem. Alexis Garza has music in her blood. She's certain that one day, she'll be leaving the border town of Dos Rios, Texas behind for a glamorous life of singing stardom. Until then, however, she'l...



  • Selina Alko

    I am a mix of two traditions. From Daddy Christmas and Hanukkah Mama. How lucky am I? Holiday time at Sadie's house means golden gelt sparkling under the Christmas tree, candy canes hanging on eight menorah branches, voices uniting to sing ca...



  • Jeffrey Allen

    For stay-at-home dad Deuce Winters, the cutthroat world of suburban kiddie sports leagues is unavoidable. In his small town of Rose Petal, Texas, Moises Huber is known as the King of Soccer. But it seems the king may have fallen from his throne when ...



  • Gigi Amateau

    Born a slave in 1776, Gabriel grows up capable and literate only to be taken from his mother and sent to the capital city as a blacksmith's apprentice. There in the forge, a meeting point for many travelers and news bearers, his work awakens him to t...



  • Susan Amerikaner

    Disney's Wreck-It Ralph is a computer-animated feature film about a video game villain who wants nothing more than to be the good guy for a change. But when Ralph finally gets his chance, he discovers that being the hero isn't as easy as it looks. So...



  • Amour

    Follows the story of Angel Jacob, mentally ill and called a serial killer, who believes that no matter what, she will come out on top and get what she deserves....



  • Caroline Anderson

    Will the ultimate wedding planner ever walk up the aisle? Wedding planner Anita della Rossa is an expert in arranging happy-ever-afters -- except her own, that is. Five years ago her childhood sweetheart Giovanni Valtieri ended their relationship ...



  • Karl Ricks Anderson

    Karl Anderson is an expert on the Kirtland period of Church history. In this book, Anderson powerfully demonstrates that the Savior personally and visibly directed His Church and taught His Saints by showing Himself or speaking to at least twenty-fiv...



  • Sarah M. Anderson

    He'd said goodbye to his life on the reservation without regrets. He'd asked Tanya Rattling Blanket to come with him too many times, and Nick Longhair never begs. But when business brings him back to his ancestors' land, he finally understands what h...



  • Ilona Andrews
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    What could be scarier than the first day of school? How about a crash course in the paranormal from Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner, editors of Home Improvement: Undead Edition?...



  • Evan Angler

    In a future United States under the power of a charismatic leader, everyone gets the Mark at age thirteen. The Mark lets citizen shop, go to school, and even get medical care -- but without it, you are on your own. Few refuse to get the Mark. Those w...



  • Anonymous

    In the tradition of "Go Ask Alice," a harrowing account of a teen boy’s descent into drugs, Satanism, and death. Jay was a sweet, bright high school student who cared about his grades and his friends. He had ambitions. He was happy. And he thoug...



  • Steven Appleby

    The Doomsday clock is ticking… could this really be the end of the world?

    Remember the good old days, when all we had to worry about were those Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse from the Bible: Pestilence, War, Famine and Death? Well, n...



  • Alex Archer

    An invitation too irresistible to refuse from the Museum of Cadiz leads archaeologist Annja Creed to the sun-drenched southern coast of Andalucia, Spain. In a region rich in Moorish and Roman ruins, she leaps at the chance to join a dig across the Ba...



  • Jill Archer

    Armageddon is over. The demons won. And yet somehow…the world has continued. Survivors worship patron demons under a draconian system of tributes and rules. These laws keep the demons from warring among themselves, and the world from slipping back ...



  • Tedd Arnold

    At a fancy hotel dinner, Fly Guy gets into some trouble--and the restaurant's soup! When Buzz and his family have dinner in a fancy hotel's restaurant, Fly Guy isn't allowed in. After searching through the hotel's trash, Fly Guy smells a wonderful...



  • A.C. Arthur

    They hide their true nature from the world -- part man and part animal -- sworn to defend the human race against the untamed beasts among them… She was his first love, his only love. But trying to rescue his beautiful Ary from captivity is one w...



  • Jade Ashe

    Batman and Green Arrow go back in time with Merlin to defeat the evil Morgaine le Fey and retreive the sword Excalibur. But can the two heroes overcome their egos to save the day?

    Batman Brave and the Bold: Day of the Dark Knight is a chapt...



  • Claire Ashgrove

    Farran de Clare, loyal member of the cursed Knights Templar, wants nothing to do with predestined mates. Even the Almighty won't turn him into a fool again - he'd rather sacrifice his soul. Yet in the scientist Noelle Keane, a devout atheist, Farran ...



  • Author Unknown

    From an award-winning singer-songwriter, this book and CD package delivers a gentle lullaby that celebrates the limitless love between mother and child. There’s no stronger bond than the love a mother has for her child. Morning, afternoon, and n...



  • Lara Avery

    Bryce remembers it like it was yesterday. The scent of chlorine. The blinding crack and flash of pain. Blood in the water. When she wakes up in the hospital, all Bryce can think of is her disastrous Olympic diving trial. But everything is differen...



  • Avi

    Lives hang in the balance in this gripping Revolutionary War adventure from a beloved Newbery medalist. In 1776, young Sophia Calderwood witnesses the execution of Nathan Hale in New York City, which is newly occupied by the British army. Sophia i...



  • James Axler

    NUKE SPAWN Everyone who lives in Deathlands must endure the hellscape of a world mutilated by nukes and madness. Survival is a grim pursuit, achieved only by the most ruthless means. Yet Ryan Cawdor and his companions remain determined to persevere...



  • P.C. Baccalario

    In the fourth installment of the Century Quartet, Italian author P. D. Baccalario concludes the mystery that took four cities and four extraordinary kids to solve. SHANGHAI, SEPTEMBER 19 As the equinox approaches, Sheng, Elettra, Harvey, and Mis...



  • Lee Bacon

    When your parents are supervillains, it's hard to have a normal life. Joshua Dread tries to keep a low profile. Not even his best friend, Milton, knows his secret. Luckily Joshua's not on anyone's radar--not like Sophie, a new girl with a mysterious ...



  • Bob Balaban

    From award-winning actor-writer-producer-director Bob Balaban comes a hilarious new series, perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid If popularity were a score between one and ten, Charlie Drinkwater would be a zero. He's nerdy and unathletic, and...



  • Sandra Balzo

    The second title in the ‘Main Street’ series -- a blast from the past has deadly consequences for the small town of Sutherton . . . - Fall arrives early in the High Country of North Carolina, but journalist AnnaLise Griggs is more concerned about...



  • Daisy Banks

    Their love will be eternal, the legend says...if they survive. Lonely and forced into a life of secrecy, four hundred-year-old Magnus finds Sian--the sexy music film producer who’s working in his house--tough to ignore. As she resists his alter...



  • Linwood Barclay

    Thomas Kilbride is a map-obsessed schizophrenic so affected that he rarely leaves the self-imposed bastion of his bedroom. But with a computer program called Whirl360.com, he travels the world while never so much as stepping out the door. He pores ov...



  • Elisabeth Barrett

    Winter heats up in this hot new Star Harbor romance, as another sexy Grayson brother, a wickedly handsome writer, plots his happily ever after with a sweet stranger. Frustrated with her job in Boston, social worker Avery Newbridge welcomes the op...



  • Christy Barritt

    When Molly Hamilton returns to her beloved summer camp, she finds nothing but trouble. First she hits a dead body in the road before arriving. Then she discovers the camp director is missing. If that isn't stressful enough, Molly's new boss is none o...



  • Annie Barrows

    Bean's older sister, Nancy, is going to Girl Power 4-Ever Camp, where she will do Crafts and Music and First Aid and other secret things that Bean will never know about because girls have to be eleven to go to Girl Power 4-Ever Camp. Bean doesn't car...



  • Graeme Base

    One little boy living on a farm in rural Texas gets a big surprise when he discovers tiny flying elephants under his bed. But his mom doesn’t like critters in the house, so he tries to keep them a secret. Until one day they escape from his bedroom ...



  • Erin Bates

    FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE A touching novel set in the heart of the beautiful Amish country. . . . HER AMISH MAN Because Leah McKenzie’s mother was “shunned” for marrying an outsider, Leah has never known her Amish relatives. Then she is frame...



  • Marni Bates

    Holly Dayton is about to go way out of her comfort zone... Spending Christmas vacation on a cruise with her two cousins from hell isn't Holly's idea of a good time. And when in a moment of seasick-fueled desperation she lurches into an open suite ...



  • Joan Bauer

    Newbery Honor winner Joan Bauer's new novel will touch your heart When twelve-year-old Sugar's grandfather dies and her gambling father takes off yet again, Sugar and her mother lose their home in Missouri. They head to Chicago for a fresh start, ...



  • M.C. Beaton

    If only the bossy, beloved Agatha Raisin were as lucky at finding the right man as she is at catching killers in M. C. Beaton's New York Times bestselling mystery series Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of everyone's favorite sleuth, M. C. Be...



  • Sean Beaudoin

    Zombrule #4: Survival is for the ruthless. Everyone else is a hippie poet. Stuck in the wilderness with a bunch of other juvenile delinquents on an "Inward Trek," it doesn't seem that things could get worse for seventeen-year-old Nick "Nero" Sole....



  • Karen Beaumont

    A dab of blue here, a splash of red there, a goopy smear of green . . . everywhere. To the tune of "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More," one creative kid floods his world with color, painting first the walls, then the ceiling, then himself! Before this feis...



  • W.H. Beck

    When Malcolm (a smaller than average rat) arrives as the fifth grade pet at McKenna School, he revels in the attention, the Pop-Tart crumbs, and his new Comf-E-Cube. He also meets the Midnight Academy, a secret society of classroom pets that keeps th...



  • Steve Behling

    When the Crimson Dynamo knocks on Tony Stark's door, he challenges Iron Man to his most fiercest battle yet. Will Iron Man survive against Crimson Dynamo's destructive attacks? Or will the Armored Avenger end up in pieces like everything else the Cri...



  • Steve Bein

    The author of "Daughter of the Sword "takes readers to feudal Japan, where men and empires rise and fall by the sword... The Tiger on the Mountain is a legendary blade, crafted by the master sword smith Inazuma, and reputed to possess magical pow...



  • Cece Bell

    Rabbit’s carefully planned visit with Robot doesn’t work out exactly as he imagined in this offbeat tale about two comically mismatched friends. Rabbit is excited: his friend Robot is coming to spend the night! Rabbit has left nothing to chanc...



  • L.K. Below

    The Order, #3 With murders cropping up all around, who should she trust? After months of searching, Lori finally scrounges up a clue as to the whereabouts of the missing leader of her secret organization. But her vision isn't encouraging--it points...



  • Brian Michael Bendis

    The first half of Brian Michael Bendis' radical Avengers revamp is collected in one massive volume! When the Avengers are disassembled by an insane Scarlet Witch, a new and decidedly different team rises to take their place - including Spider-Man, Wo...



  • Brian Michael Bendis

    The deluxe hardcover collections continue! This volume combines POWERS VOL. 11: SECRET IDENTITY and POWERS VOL. 12: THE 25 COOLEST DEAD SUPERHEROES OF ALL TIME, plus all the extras you expect to see in a beautiful oversized collection! Walker and Pil...



  • James R. Benn

    In this seventh installment of James R. Benn’s hit WWII-era mystery series, Lieutenant Billy Boyle goes undercover in the Vatican. Lieutenant Billy Boyle could have used a rest after his last case, but when his girlfriend, Diana Seaton, a Briti...



  • Jules Bennett

    Baby makes three? As Hollywood's hottest director, Anthony Price is used to getting what he wants. But life hands him a brand-new script when he gains custody of his orphaned niece. Now he needs his wife more than ever -- only, Charlotte moved out...



  • Nic Bennett

    One boy must stop the world's greatest financial conspiracy . . . . Sixteen-year-old Jonah Lightbody is shocked when the world erupts in the greatest financial crisis it has ever seen . . . and the bank where he and his father work has blood on i...



  • Amber Benson
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    Includes a never-before-published Sookie Stackhouse story!

    What could be scarier than the first day of school? How about a crash course in the paranormal from Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner, editors of Home Improvement: Undead Edition?...



  • Jennie Bentley

    Avery Baker never thought she’d leave Manhattan, until she inherited her aunt’s old Maine cottage and found her true calling -- home renovation. But when Avery goes to work restoring a condominium, she discovers it’s another condo owner who’s...



  • Stan Berenstain; Jan Berenstain

    A storm hits Bear Country, and Bear Country might flood! It's up to the Bear family and the rest of the rescue team at the Chapel in the Woods to come together and save their community....



  • Ari Berk

    A breathtaking picture book by award-winning author Ari Berk, illustrated by mega-bestseller Loren Long, about a young bat setting off into the world using only his good sense! Sense is the song you sing out into the world, and the song the worl...



  • Ilsa J. Bick

    The Apocalypse does not end. The Changed will grow in numbers. The Spared may not survive. Even before the EMPs brought down the world, Alex was on the run from the demons of her past and the monster living in her head. After the world was gon...



  • Laura Bickle

    Katie is on the verge of her Rumspringa, the time in Amish life when teenagers can get a taste of the real world. But the real world comes to her in this dystopian tale with a philosophical bent. Rumors of massive unrest on the “Outside” abound. ...



  • Harry Bingham

    A mesmerizing and thrilling novel -- perfect for fans of Tana French and Stieg Larsson -- that introduces a modern, unforgettable rookie cop whose past is as fascinating and as deadly as the crimes she investigates. SHE KNOWS WHAT IT’S LIKE. . ...



  • Michael Ian Black

    There is NOTHING boring about being a kid, but one little girl is going to have to prove it in this anything-but-boring picture book from comedian Michael Ian Black. Just when a little girl thinks she couldn’t possibly be more bored, she stumble...



  • Jeanne Blackmore

    In her picture book debut, Jeanne Blackmore continues her grandfather Roger Duvoisin's tradition of creating beautiful books for children. Through her poetic and deceptively simple text, Blackmore has created an ideal sleepy time tale: "How does ...



  • Adam Blade

    Deadly Beasts. Brutal Combat. Welcome to Avantia. Avantia burns in the fires of war. Derthsin's evil armies swarm the land, and Tanner and the Chosen Riders are all that stand in their way. Will they encounter more Beasts on their treacherous j...



  • Nicholas Blake

    When John Waterson and his young wife chose Netherplash Cantorum, Dorset, for their retirement years, they could not have predicted that this idyllic spot had one severe but unforeseeable drawback: among its inhabitants was a practical joker whose fe...



  • Wiley Blevins

    Max loves his pet fish--it can swim, eat, and even blow bubbles. But Max is incredibly disappointed to learn that his fish can't dance. Is there another animal that can dance with Max? Find out at the end of this fun and fast-paced Level 1 story!...



  • Harry Bliss

    Bailey is very excited about the school trip to the Museum of Natural History. After all, he loves to dig up bones even more than an archeologist! And besides bones, there's lots of fun to be had with tepees, totem poles, and dinosaur skeletons. B...



  • Elizabeth Bluemle

    Say "HEY!" to your neighbors and get your dance on! Jazzy rhythms, silly rhymes, and welcoming images are guaranteed to entice little readers. Some days you wake up and you just gotta wokka. Wokka what? Wokka-wokka! It’s about movement. It’s a...



  • Shani Boianjiu

    Yael, Avishag, and Lea grow up together in a tiny, dusty Israeli village, attending a high school made up of caravan classrooms, passing notes to each other to alleviate the universal boredom of teenage life. When they are conscripted into the army, ...



  • Bridget Boland

    When you come from a family of funeral directors, the telephone rings ominously in the middle of the night. For a doula, it resonates with eager anticipation. Either way, it always means lives are about to change. . . . It might seem like birth an...



  • Matt Bondurant

    Based on the true story of Matt Bondurant's grandfather and two granduncles, The Wettest County in the World is a gripping tale of brotherhood, greed, and murder. The Bondurant Boys were a notorious gang of roughnecks and moonshiners who ran liquor t...



  • Matt Bondurant

    Based on the true story of Matt Bondurant's grandfather and two granduncles, The Wettest County in the World is a gripping tale of brotherhood, greed, and murder. The Bondurant Boys were a notorious gang of roughnecks and moonshiners who ran liquor t...



  • William Boniface

    This interactive board book with sixty play pieces allows young readers to spell out surprises of all sorts! There’s a dinosaur, and it’s floating in my soup. If you look even closer, you’ll find a whole group. Spell it D-I-N, followed by...



  • Phillipa Bornikova

    What happens when The Firm meets Anita Blake? You get the Halls of Power -- our modern world, but twisted. Law, finance, the military, and politics are under the sway of long-lived vampires, werewolves, and the elven Alfar. Humans make the best of ru...




  • Rhys Bowen
    in

    Includes a never-before-published Sookie Stackhouse story!

    What could be scarier than the first day of school? How about a crash course in the paranormal from Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner, editors of Home Improvement: Undead Edition?...



  • Valerie Bowman

    First comes love, then comes scandal... HOW TO STOP A WEDDING Young, widowed, and penniless, Lily Andrews, the Countess of Merrill,has strong opinions on marriage. When she spots a certain engagement announcement in The Times, she decides to ta...



  • Randy Boyagoda

    Sam Kandy, born to low prospects in a Ceylon village in 1899, dies a hundred years later as the wealthy headman of the same village -- a self-made shipping magnate and the father of sixteen who’s been married three times and widowed twice. Told ...



  • T.C. Boyle / T. Coraghessan Boyle

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Women, a historical novel about three women’s lives on a California island On a tiny, desolate, windswept island off the coast of Southern California, two families, one in the 1880s and one in th...



  • Isabella Bradford

    The romantic escapades of the irrepressible Wylder sisters continue in Isabella Bradford’s fun, charming, and breathtakingly passionate series -- as the wildest of the Wylders turns an arranged marriage into a game of desire to tame a wayward duke....



  • Michael Brandman

    Summer in Paradise, Massachusetts, is usually an idyllic season--but not this time. A Hollywood movie company has come to town, and brought with it a huge cast, crew, and a troubled star. Marisol Hinton is very beautiful, reasonably talented, and sca...



  • Audrey Braun

    Seven years ago, novelist Celia Hagen nearly lost everything. She's managed to put the nightmare behind her and begin a new life in Switzerland with her beloved Benicio and their adopted son, Benny. But now a new terror is beginning. On a train ride ...



  • Jackie Braun

    Practical Rachel Palmer's aversion to risk-taking led to a marriage that just didn't fit. Now single again, she's embracing her newfound independence -- and the first step is taking her jewelry business worldwide! For that she needs expert help from ...



  • Libba Bray

    DO YOU BELIEVE THERE ARE GHOSTS AND DEMONS AND DIVINERS AMONG US? Evie O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City -- and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. Its 1926, and New York is th...





  • Sarah Rees Brennan

    Kami Glass is in love with someone she's never met -- a boy she's talked to in her head since she was born. This has made her an outsider in the sleepy English town of Sorry-in-the-Vale, but she has learned ways to turn that to her advantage. Her lif...



  • Jan Brett

    Who will help Mossy return home to Lilypad Pond? Mossy, an amazing turtle with a gorgeous garden growing on her shell, loses her freedom when Dr. Carolina, a biologist, takes her to live in her Edwardian museum. Visitors flock to see Mossy, but ...



  • Phoebe Bright

    There's a big festival in town -- and Cassie's favorite singer, Jacey Day, is coming to perform. Cassie can't wait to see her! But Jacey's backup singers are sick. Without them, the performance could be ruined. . . . Luckily, Cassie has a plan! Ca...



  • Meljean Brook

    The New York Times bestselling author of The Iron Duke and Heart of Steel returns to the Iron Seas with a riveting new adventure of steamy romance. A century after a devastating volcanic eruption forced Iceland's inhabitants to abandon its shores...



  • Sandra Brown

    Bellamy Lyston was only 12 years old when her older sister Susan was killed on a stormy Memorial Day. Bellamy's fear of storms is a legacy of the tornado that destroyed the crime scene along with her memory of what really happened during the day's mo...



  • Ed Brubaker

    Collects Captain America #49-50 & #600-601. For the many friends and foes of Steve Rogers, this is the last stop before Captain America is reborn. The journey starts here for Sharon Carter, Bucky, Norman Osborn and the Red Skull as Captain Americ...



  • Ed Brubaker

    From the best-selling award-winning creators of FATALE and CRIMINAL comes the classy deluxe hardback edition of their brutal "Super-Villain in Witness Protection" saga ... INCOGNITO! Collecting both INCOGNITO and its sequel BAD INFLUENCES along with ...



  • Megan E. Bryant

    In this new series of concept-based, shaped dinosaur board books, little ones will learn dinosaur names for every letter of the alphabet, identify bold shapes, practice counting skills, and discover the bright colors in the dinosaur world. Both kid-f...



  • Niobia Bryant

    Is a real man too hot for a pampered diva to handle?... For Kaitlyn Strong, life has been a fun-filled free ride, all expenses paid by her wealthy father. As for relationships, why would Kaitlyn want to give up the fabulous single life? But after ...



  • Michael Buckley

    From Michael Buckley, the bestselling author of the Sisters Grimm and NERDS series, and Dan Santat, author-illustrator of Sidekicks, comes this hilarious picture book starring Kel Gilligan (a.k.a. “The Boy Without Fear”) that encourages kids to l...



  • Michael Buckley

    YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING A BIT SICKLY LATELY. HOPE YOU'RE FEELING BETTER THAN THE NERDS, BECAUSE SOMETHING NASTY'S GOING AROUND . . . ACCESS GRANTED. BEGIN TRANSMISSION: NERDS CASE FILE #4 THE BACKGROUND Supervillain (and former NERD) Heathcliff ...



  • Gerald Bullet

    The Peacocks are five in family: father, mother, and three daughters. The year is 1870 or thereabouts. But though the opening chapter has the cool detachment of a 'period piece', it is not long before we are caught up in a passionate concern with the...




  • T. Davis Bunn / Davis Bunn

    While visiting the Holy Land, Amanda answers the prayers of a stranger . . . and begins an amazing Christmas journey. Amanda Vance is ambivalent about her husband’s idea for a big family holiday up north. Last year she planned a special Christma...



  • Lucy Burdette

    As the new food critic for Key Zest magazine, Hayley Snow went from being a culinary groupie to one of Florida's cutting-edge tastemakers. But as always, when life serves Hayley a dream come true, it comes paired with a most exquisite murder.... T...



  • Jessica Burkhart

    Canterwood Crest Academy cordially invites you to a costume party -- with a special sweetheart surprise. Canterwood is known for its fabulous parties, and Halloween is no exception. Lauren Towers is especially excited for the big day. Not only is ...



  • Robert Burleigh

    In this delightful picture book, loosely inspired by Jack Kerouac's "On the Road," a scat-singing, bebopping jackrabbit travels across the United States and marvels at all the wonders that the country reveals--from hopping on the subway in New York C...



  • Cylin Busby

    West is a high school senior who has everything going for him until an accident leaves him paralyzed. Strapped down in his hospital bed, slipping in and out of consciousness, West is terrified and alone. Until he meets Olivia. She’s the girl ne...



  • Kurt Busiek

    The Thunderbolts have returned to Earth after an interdimensional journey to Kosmos, but there's no rest for the weary as they are immediately pursued by S.H.I.E.L.D. - as well as a recovering Baron Zemo, who is out for their blood! Also, what happen...



  • Steven Butler

    In this fourth delightfully disgusting adventure, can Neville help Rubella, his troll sister, shine in the spotlight? Rubella, grotsome and moodsie troll big sister, wants to be on the stage. Can Neville help his disgustingly rambunkin troll famil...



  • John Byrne

    Continue the saga of the Sub-Mariner with this second volume chronicling the adventures of Atlantis' Avenging Son, as presented by superstar writer/artist John Byrne! Marvel as Namor reforges alliances with his fellow Invaders, battles long-forgotten...



  • Don Calame

    And . . . action! As the uproarious trio returns, sensitive Sean takes the spotlight -- scripting a low-low-budget film while fielding unexpected female fans. Coop is cooking up another sure-misfire scheme (big surprise), and this time the comed...



  • Sean Callery

    Danny's been having a tough time at school. But now his best friend Ash has made it even worse by telling everyone about his ballroom dancing classes. Will Danny and Ash manage to show everyone how good they really are at sports? Or will their ri...



  • Sharon Cameron

    A spine-tingling tale of steampunk and spies, intrigue and heart-racing romance! When Katharine Tulman's inheritance is called into question by the rumor that her eccentric uncle is squandering away the family fortune, she is sent to his estate to...



  • Anna Campbell

    WILL A WEEK OF SEDUCTION... Desperate to save her sister's life, Sidonie Forsythe has agreed to submit herself to a terrible fate: Beyond the foreboding walls of Castle Craven, a notorious, hideously scarred scoundrel will take her virtue over t...



  • Candlewick Press

    Welcome the U.K.’s muddy-puddle-jumping sensation! The beloved, award-winning Peppa Pig hops from screen to page in her first book with Candlewick. It’s almost Christmas, and Peppa Pig and her little brother, George, are mailing their letters ...



  • Mike Carey
    in

    Includes a never-before-published Sookie Stackhouse story!

    What could be scarier than the first day of school? How about a crash course in the paranormal from Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner, editors of Home Improvement: Undead Edition?...



  • Jamie Carie

    Award-winning writer Jamie Caries concludes her most epic storyline with a wonderful twist in A Duke’s Promise, the final Forgotten Castles novel. From the Land of Fire and Ice back to England’s shores, Alexandria Featherstone finds herself th...



  • Amanda Carlson

    It's not easy being a girl. It's even harder when you're the only girl in a family of werewolves. But it's next to impossible when your very existence spells out the doom of your race... Meet Jessica McClain -- she just became part of the...



  • Melody Carlson

    Bestselling author Melody Carlson begins an inspiring new series of adventure and romance on the Oregon Trail. Kentucky, 1854--Elizabeth Martin has mourned her husband's death for three years, but now she feels ready to fulfill the dream they had...



  • Patrick Carman

    There's mystery and adventure on every floor. Now that Leo has uncovered a few secrets behind the wacky Whippet Hotel, he'll have to save it! Leo has explored the zany, wonderful Whippet Hotel from basement to top floor, with trains, flying goa...



  • Robin Caroll

    In Angola State Penitentiary, a man is serving time for a crime he didn’t commit. Riley Baxter is an eager reporter desperate for a story to make a name for herself. When she stumbles upon the daughter of the incarcerated man, Riley sees a little t...



  • Tad Carpenter

    Explore the world of opposites with 8 lift-the-flaps. With I Say, You Say, your little ones can: --Say new words --Recognize opposites --Learn and play ...



  • Tad Carpenter

    I say, "Reading?" You say, "Fun!" Explore the noisy barnyard with 8 lift-the flaps. With I Say, You Say, your little ones can: . Call out animal names and noises . Practice new words . Learn and play ...



  • Tori Carrington

    The latest Sofie Metropolis mystery . . . Christmas. A kidnapping, Jake Porter and a stray reindeer, oh my! - Sofie’s mother tells her it is the season for miracles, but Sofie’s convinced it’s more of a season for whackos and flashing Santas. A...



  • Grace Carroll

    April in San Francisco may be all about layers, but it also marks one year since the stylish Rita Jewell began working at Dolce’s, an upscale boutique catering to the city’s trendy socialites. And while it may seem like a glamorous world, someone...



  • Joe Casey

    Collects Vengeance #1-6. When Magneto of the X-Men tries to rescue a young mutant on the run, he accidentally kicks off a series of events that will shake the Marvel Universe to its core! Who are the new Teen Brigade?! Who are the Brotherhood, and wh...



  • Carla Cassidy

    BANG, BANG BRIDE AND GROOM Baiting a serial killer is risky enough. But FBI Special Agent Mick McCane knows he's in real trouble when he and by-the-book Cassie Miller have to pose as loving newlyweds to do it. Ever since their one sizzling night t...



  • Jayne Castle

    Even the mysterious world of Harmony has people who don't quite fit in. They're drawn to places like Rainshadow Island, a beautiful sanctuary where anyone can feel safe -- and where secrets are closely guarded... Schooled in an exotic form...



  • Richard Castle

    Hot on the heels of Richard Castle's #1 "New York Times" bestseller "Heat Rises" comes the fourth novel in the Nikki Heat series, "Frozen Heat." Nikki Heat and Jameson Rook are together again, facing an unsolved murder mystery that has haunted Nikki ...




  • Adam-Troy Castro

    Collects Spider-Man (1990) #15, 18-23. The Six have never been more sinister than in this star-studded saga! They've looted and slaughtered their way across an alien world, and Earth is next! If even Spider-Man's strength, wit and new web cannons can...



  • Lauren Cecil

    Celebrate the magic of Christmas with Lalaloopsy! This storybook includes stickers! This holiday season, Holly Sleighbells comes up with an overly ambitious plan to celebrate Christmas in Lalaloopsy Land. But soon, Holly gets in over her head and ...



  • Vannetta Chapman

    Tragedy strikes on the opening night of the Fall Crafters Fair when a woman is killed in the parking lot of Daisy's Quilt Shop, and the only material witness is one of Melinda Byer's boys. The investigation takes a more bizarre turn when detective Sh...



  • Jerome Charyn

    When a friend’s crime spree threatens his legal empire, a powerful New York attorney must race to stop it -- before at least one of them winds up dead Edward Parkchester, or Parky, “the black eagle,” is the most successful criminal lawyer in...



  • Robbie Cheuvront; Erik Reed

    Join CIA operative Jonathan Keene in a battle against America’s greatest enemy. Although initially investigating the disappearance of border agents along the US/Mexico border, Keene soon discovers another enemy waiting right at America’s doorstep...



  • Lauren Child

    A sweet, funny lesson in economics as only Lola can teach it Lola has lots of pocket money and is very excited to buy a new toy in the gift shop on a trip to the zoo. But she spends a little here and there, and before she knows it, she doesn't hav...