Synopsis: When a ragtag circus shows up in the town of Buchanan, Kansas, fourteen-year-old Randy Carmichael faces a deep mystery. Why is his alcoholic mother so troubled by the troupe s arrival? What does Circus Olympus mean to her past and to Randy s future? Voices summon him, a godlike figure appears in his dreams, and supernatural adversaries lay in wait for him as he embarks on a dangerous quest that will take him beyond mortal reality.

Juggler in the Wind has already been recognized for strong writing and a haunting story. It's the fascinating first novel in The Wand Bearer Trilogy by award-winning authors Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin. The Wand Bearer Trilogy is at once an intimate coming-of-age story and a sweeping epic that is guaranteed to keep readers enthralled from beginning to end.

Synopsis: Lu Zimmer's best friend moved away last summer. Salman Page is the new kid in school. Blos Pease takes everything literally. Three kids who are on the fringe of the middle school social order find each other and warily begin to bond, but suddenly things start going wrong. Salman becomes the object of the school bully's torment, and Lu's pregnant mother has some unexpected complications. Is something conspiring against them?

In fact, through no fault of their own, Salman and Lu have become pawns in a game of jealous one-upmanship between Oberon and Titania, the king and queen of Faery, with the mischievous Puck trying to keep the peace.

Taken from Titania's mention of a foundling in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, A. C. E. Bauer spins an original tale about magical intervention in the least magical of settings: a public middle school.

Synopsis: Eron DeMarchelle isn't supposed to feel this connection. He is a Sandman, a supernatural being whose purpose is to seduce his human charges to sleep. Though he can communicate with his charges in their dreams, he isn't encouraged to do so. After all, becoming too involved in one human's life could prevent him from helping others get their needed rest.
 
But he can't deny that he feels something for Julia, a lonely girl with fiery red hair and sad dreams. Just weeks ago, her boyfriend died in a car accident, and Eron can tell that she feels more alone than ever. Eron was human once too, many years ago, and he remembers how it felt to lose the one he loved. In the past, Eron has broken rules to protect Julia, but now, when she seems to need him more than ever, he can't reach her. Eron's time as a Sandman is coming to a close, and his replacement doesn't seem to care about his charges. Worse, Julia is facing dangers she doesn't recognize, and Eron, as he transitions back to being human, may be the only one who can save her. . . .
 
Even once they've become human again, Sandmen are forbidden to communicate with their charges. But Eron knows he won't be able to forget Julia. Will he risk everything for a chance to be with the girl he loves?
 
Cyn Balog's follow-up to Fairy Tale has more wit, more supernatural delights, and more star-crossed romance! Teen girls will love this story of a Sandman who falls in love with his human charge.
 

Synopsis: Rocket scientist and martial arts master Dr. Shawn Phillips launches the first novel of his amazing epic adventure. Dillon was a soon-to-be high school graduate living in California's modern day Antelope Valley until one afternoon his carefree life was torn apart by a near fatal car accident. The driver of the 1998 Honda Accord rushed him back to the Mulshin observation post on the Moon; starting the tailspin of events that thrusts him and his friends into a new reality where futuristic nanotechnology and chi-based magic are the ultimate chess pieces for the domination of two coalescing worlds. Can Dillon and his friends escape a treacherous planet and save Earth from a tug-of-war battle between highly advanced aliens and magical creatures of lore?

Synopsis: The Society Volumes, Book I: The Dream Maker in the Desert is a book certain to catch the focus of all who crack its pages. Though its fantastical adventures are targeted at the young adult population, it is sure to become a crossover hit for a wide age range. The author, Marie Krushing, does an amazing job at capturing the teenage angst of a reluctant budding hero. Move over Harry Potter; take a seat, Percy Jackson! Even the captivating Twilight series is no match for Emmet Watts, the loveable protagonist who is bound to capture the hearts of those who lose themselves in the chronicles of his amazing journeys. The Society consists of an elite group of men and women who fight the powers of darkness in order to restore balance between good and evil. Emmet Watts, an awkward 15 year old, does not know it yet, but he is destined to join the next generation of the Society's elite. One fateful night, he is attacked by the Dark Ones - enemies of the Society who use their malevolent powers to tip the scales of Light and Dark. The Society rescues Emmet and he soon joins their crusade. He is all too eager to pursue his new career as a budding superhero. The feat, however, turns out to be harder than he ever imagined when he finds himself pitted against Braeden, a powerful Dark One who has the ability to lock a person within their worst nightmares. And the insane man will stop at nothing to destroy the Society and end Emmet's life. The entrancing tale of Emmet Watts and his battle with Darkness is the stress relief every mind searches for during the hardships of real life. Take a break from everyday problems and let The Dream Maker in the Desert whisk you off into a world of superheroes and villains. You will surely be on the edge of your seat until the outcome of a teenager's war with evil comes to a close. Marie Krushing's debut novel proves her worthy among the plethora of young adult literature now abundant on bookstore shelves everywhere. With a unique understanding of a younger generation, and the ability to make a plotline relatable even to those who are past such a difficult age, The Dream Maker in the Desert is a piece of fantasy fiction you just cannot let pass you by.

Synopsis: Destiny has big plans for 16-year-old Jenny Martinson. Or maybe it's all a mythtake. Like any typical teen, Jenny has questions about life, fate and destiny. Such as: Why are hideous creatures trying to kill her? Is her father actually a c-list god? Is she really the ruler of a mythical realm - and the prophesied destroyer of its enemies? And finally, how will all of this impact her love life? From the honky tonk shores of Lake George, NY to a fortress at the edge of an alternate universe, Jenny and her two best friends will face the terrors of fantastic creatures, dark magyks, hovering mothers and a clueless guidance counselor. Humor. Adventure. Fantasy. Sarcasm. Welcome to the The War On Destiny: Book One. A young adult novel recommended for ages 13 and up, and fans of humor and fantasy.

Synopsis:    “Whaddya say you boys and me take five and poke around a bit?” 
   “Poke around where?” I asked.
   “Around our new house. I’ll bet if we look in every nook and cranny, we’ll uncover a secret or two.”
   “A secret?” asked Aaron. “What kind of secret?”
   “I don’t know.” Dad grinned as he struggled to get up from the tilting couch. “A house built with tilting floors has got to have secrets.”
 
Talking rats
Growth potions
Buried treasure
Brothers Josh and Aaron Peshik are about to discover that their new home with the tilting floors hides many mysteries. When the boys and their neighbor Lola discover the hidden diary of F.T. Tilton, the brilliant but deranged inventor who built the house, they learn a dark secret that may mean disaster for the Peshik family. Can the kids solve the riddles of the tilting house before time runs out?

Mad science, mischief, and mishaps combine in the suspenseful and imaginative tale of The Tilting House.