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Fighters, Feared and Fallen: Third in the Boulton Quest Series
Fighters, Feared and Fallen
Thomas is swept into Robert Cain’s web of terrorHe's forced to fight in a child armyAgainst the most evil of peopleAnd learns the first casualty of war is the truth“If you can’t trust yourself, Thomas, who can you trust?”

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Campion's Choice: How to take a picture of the future. (Book One.)
Campion's Choice
Coins that have magical properties. Aliens. Scorpions. Attempted murder. Elvis alive and well and driving a moped. What more could you want? Mystery, adventure, fantasy? Look no further. Step right up and enjoy the show. This is Campion's Choice.Jack Campion was just an ordinary thirteen year old kid - well, maybe not that ordinary, not after the Dadster's accident - so ok, ordinary or not, the last thing he was expecting was all that whooshy stuff in the air raid shelter. And Tia Cole had a normal thirteen year old life - with her blind, piano playing mum and her irritating younger brother - and she was not expecting to end up, in a wood, fighting for her life against every animal that has ever wanted to eat a person.If only Clamp hadn't mentioned the Deathstalker. If only the Nomas had found the meteorite. If only Gidean St-George wasn't such a pain in the neck. Things might have been different.But they weren't different. So expect the extraordinary - expect Aliens, magic coins, sabre toothed tigers and the occasional bit of walking through walls. That way you won't be disappointed.This is Jack's story - just don't tell Tia.G.L. Wilson is a children's author and playwright. And he taught English. (But is not fussy about starting sentences with And).

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Faceless (The Anonymous Chronicles Book 2)
Faceless (The Anonymous Chronicles Book 2)
Twelve months is a lifetime. Especially when each day is a land mine of panic attacks and fear. Josie’s father, the Maj, is headed to a war zone. To combat her loneliness, Josie (a.k.a. Rooster) accepts 12 challenges left by the Maj in a yearlong geocache hunt. When one of the challenges tests Rooster, she is confronted with the issue of homelessness. Her friend Bronwyn is battling another war. Surviving life on the streets. Suddenly homelessness has a face. And sometimes fighting the enemy isn’t the only battle in war. Do Bronwyn and her sister finally escape life on the run? Will the Maj survive combat and return home?

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Fabulous Faith in Meet My Worry Monster (Volume 1)
Fabulous Faith in Meet My Worry Monster
This book is “A Mom’s Choice Awards® and We won the Distinguished Recipient award which is a prestigious award known nationwide. We are happy to award deserving books like Fabulous Faith in Meet My Worry Monster,” said Dawn Matheson, Executive Director, Mom’s Choice Awards. “Our panel of judges really felt this special book merited a place on our list of the best in family-friendly products that parents and educators can feel confident in using.” Faith has a worry monster she named Stan and he tries to keep her from having fun at school. Faith realizes she has a super power in her that can defeat Stan. Its the power to control her own thoughts and its in the form of a sparkly kitty cat. Stan is not happy about this super power and he tries to overcome but in the end Faith wins.

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Snap To Grid: Stones of Bothynus Book 1
Snap To Grid: Book One of The Stones of Bothynus Trilogy
Red is an independent and spirited tae kwon do expert coping with her own teen issues as well as a precocious fourteen year old sister. Family is paramount to Red, and her world is shaken when tragedy strikes and her uncle Alistair goes missing. After witnessing what appears to be a young and handsome Viking ghost in the window of Uncle Alistair's mansion, Red becomes consumed with solving the mystery of the eerily captivating being that may just be the link to her missing uncle.

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Search (SEEK Book 1)
Search (SEEK #1)
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"The 5th Wave" meets "The Host" in an epic new saga, SEEK.“An intriguing read that any pre-teen or teen will enjoy!”—LitPickOut of seven billion people, there’s only one thing we all have in common. We search for what eludes us. We evade what causes us sorrow. We extract what doesn’t suit our needs. And we kill to get what we want. WE SEEK. In the time it takes you to read this, two lives will be revoked and one spared. Some call it divine intervention, others say natural selection decides, but no one really knows for sure. EXCEPT ME. My name is Keira, and this is how I saved you.Keira Donavan joins a secret government agency called SEEK to get her sister, Lindy, an illegal operation (a genetically created spinal cord transplant). The surgery promises to repair Lindy’s legs after a car accident, which Keira feels responsible for, leaves her paralyzed. At SEEK, Keira is a trained huntress who tracks and kills parasitic shadows in the Daniel Boone National Forest. She's told the shadows—the "Khayal"—are evil parasites which prey on humans. But things get weird after she finds herself injured and alone in the woods. Once rescued, everything changes including her eye-color and her job. SEEK gives her a human target—a handsome nineteen-year-old millionaire—Jonathan Steed. Now she has two choices if she's going to succeed in getting Lindy that operation, seduce Jonathan and convince him to join SEEK...or kill him.But nothing goes according to plan when she finds herself staring into eyes the same radioactive green as hers. Jonathan swears SEEK's been lying to her, but it isn’t until Keira comes face-to-face with a true Khayal that her world crashes down—one lie at a time—until she's forced to see the truth. Khayal are good and SEEK wants her dead. But running isn’t that simple. SEEK has her sister and her family.Again Keira must choose, save her sister and her family or save the Khayal. And falling in love with Jonathan isn't helping.LitPick Top Choice Book Review Award **Mild Language

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The Quest for Merlin (Magimakía Book 1)
Magimakía: The Quest for Merlin (Book 1)
“The Quest for Merlin" is the first book of the Young Adult fantasy series "Magimakía", goblin word meaning "The Great Battle of Mages and Witches."Follow Oliver’s journey, a skinny, naive 15 year old boy who knows nothing about magic, let alone how to survive high school as a bullied and outcast teen, as he attempts to help save the Order of Mages from destined extinction. Kidnapped by a midget goblin and his troll cohorts, Oliver’s only hope is to learn the whereabouts of the all powerful Merlin who has been missing for over 500 years. With the help of two witches, Avery and Violet, Oliver begins his journey in a world full of potions, spells, and bubbling cauldrons, learning a lot about witchcraft and magic.You will be spellbound as you are transported into this amazing landscape where anything could happen, as tragic events unfold that could keep Oliver from saving Merlin and the entire world of Mages and Witches!

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Packing Evil (The Kylxon Chronicles) (Volume 1)
Packing Evil
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Magical shoes. Dead souls looking for a new leader. Incredible new powers. It’s enough to make any 7th grader doubt his sanity! Thirteen year old Pack's world is turned upside down when his deceased ancestors arrive to test his worthiness to be the next Kylxon. Clueless about his unique ancient family, and with only the help of his best friend, Sydney, he must endure their challenges as he discovers the amazing abilities and powers of the Kylxon. Unfortunately, there’s plenty of rotten fruit on Pack’s family tree to lead a young boy astray and down a dark path which could ultimately destroy his friend. But Sydney's a tough girl and she's not giving up her best buddy to a bunch of dead guys without a fight! Book one in the exciting new series “The Kylxon Chronicles”, a fantasy adventure about a reluctant hero.

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The Ship of Sight and The Hand of Shadow (The History Mysteries Book 2)
The Ship of Sight and The Hand of Shadow
A phone call before dawn launches Nat Sheppard into a world of intrigue that leaves her fighting for her life. Entrusted with a sacred task that must be completed within two phases of the moon, Nat and her friends race up New Zealand toward Cape Reinga. But the ruthless villain they outwitted last holidays is hunting them, and she will do anything to stop Nat completing her mission.

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The Secret of Sinbad's Cave (The History Mysteries Book 1)
The Secret of Sinbad's Cave
In the remote jungle of New Zealand, an old man waits. Some say he is a wizard. Others believe him to be cursed. Abraham lifts his head and watches the sky. It is almost time.In her lair far away, Drake pours over ancient charts. The McGuire Cache, full of the world's secrets, is close. She drums her fingers on the desk. Her teams have been dispatched to Waitomo Caves to find the cache and the Sinbad treasure. She smiles. Let the old man try and stop her now.In the high country above Waitomo, a weary farmer sits down with his three children and breaks the news that's been coming for months. The family farm is broke and going on the market. Nat, Jack and Kathleen stare at their Dad. The world of Nat Sheppard, almost 14, turns upside down. Her little sister climbs onto the roof to see the view one last time and crashes into the attic, discovering a secret room. Inside is an unopened letter to Nat's great, great grandmother, a copy of Sinbad the Sailor, and two cave maps with clues to an ancient treasure. Drake looks up suddenly. Something's different. Abraham stands. Finally, the wheels are in motion. It doesn't look good for Nat and her friends when they're pitted against Drake's gang of ruthless treasure hunters. Abraham has magic and history on his side, but will that be enough? The Secret of Sinbad's Cave is a non-stop adventure through a mythical imagining of New Zealand history.

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