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Synopsis:
Barely one day after fulfilling his second mission for King Vandemere as Royal Reporter of the land of Serendair, young Charles Magnus Ven Polypheme—known as Ven—is off on another adventure. To keep them safe from the wrath of the Thief Queen, whose rage at their escape from the Gated City knows no bounds, the king sends Ven and his friends on an important mission.
Their journey takes them across a wondrous land filled with marvels—and danger. For the mission the king entrusts to Ven is a delicate one: to discover the cause of a dispute between two warring kingdoms—and the answer leads Ven straight into the lair of a very angry dragon….
Fans of The Floating Island and The Thief Queen’s Daughter—both chosen as Book Sense Children’s Picks—will love this third enchanting adventure in The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme series by bestselling author Elizabeth Haydon.
Publication Date: 07/08/08
Age Level: 8 - 12
Genre: Series
Synopsis: A book both educational and entertaining! Jared Millhouse and his dad plan to spend an uneventful summer on his grandfather s farm in Lone Jack, Missouri. Then Jared runs into the ghost of a Civil War innkeeper and wonders if he s lost his mind. With the help of his grandfather--and some local characters--Jared and the Crossroads Gang uncover the truth about the Civil War battle that trapped so many bloodthirsty ghosts in Lone Jack. They even recruit a pair of eccentric ghost hunters to help. When it comes to facing down the local bully, dodging the power-crazy sheriff, or escaping convicts, Jared can count on his friends. Together, they face haunted baseball diamonds, embattled cornfields and abandoned mines. But when Confederate and Union ghouls line up on the battlefield, the entire town relives the gruesome Battle of Lone Jack, as it was fought in 1862. Then only Jared can save the town from its ghosts.
Publication Date: 07/07/08
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Historical Fiction
Synopsis: Mirror twins born on either side of midnight on New Year's Eve, Meredith and Mallory Bryn have always shared a close bond, until a mysterious, near-fatal fire on their thirteenth birthday gives rise to visions and dreams--Mallory of the past, and Meredith of the future--that reveal the deep and dangerous secrets of the people around them. All ages.
Publication Date: 07/03/08
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Series
Synopsis: Merlin makes a great investigator—and it only looks like magic.
Merlin is no magician, merely a scholar and advisor to King Arthur. But after the supposedly magical Stone of Bran is stolen—along with the legendary sword Excalibur—and one of ArthurÂ's squires is brutally murdered during the theft, Merlin must use the power of reason to conjure up a miracle and catch a murderer.
Merlin is no magician, merely a scholar and advisor to King Arthur. But after the supposedly magical Stone of Bran is stolen—along with the legendary sword Excalibur—and one of ArthurÂ's squires is brutally murdered during the theft, Merlin must use the power of reason to conjure up a miracle and catch a murderer.
Publication Date: 07/01/08
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fantasy
Synopsis: If you imagine that Harry Potter had been a girl who just turned fifteen and had never been to a 'special' school to discover and learn how to use her talents, you have some idea about Grace. The challenges Grace faces in this delightful book include those posed by grief, scapegoating, family feuds, peer pressures, mob psychology, and being different. Redemption rules!
Publication Date: 07/01/08
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Humor
Synopsis: Do you want to be a creative genius? You may be only five minutes away! In How to Be a Creative Genius (in five minutes or less), author and advertising consultant Gary Unger exposes common misconceptions about creativity with his unique blend of clever humor and dead-on insight.Creative Genius is a hilarious take on the creative process that is sure to challenge the way its readers approach their own creativity. His message is clear: Be yourself and having fun doing it. Creative Genius is a straight-to-the-point, easy read that inspires deep thought one minute and riotous laughter the next.Joey Reiman, founder and CEO of BrightHouse, LLC says about Creative Genius, 'Can you ignite creative genius in five minutes or less? Absolutely, if you strike a match. This book is a box of matches.' Like an open flame, How to Be a Creative Genius (in five minutes or less) should be handled carefully. Only those who seek to be ablaze with creative genius should dare to read it!
Publication Date: 07/01/08
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Educational
Synopsis: Spring has officially arrived at Manderley Prep??and lust is in the air?
Ethan Andrews is the one guy that Maggie has always wanted but never had the courage to go for. With her shortage of funds and Ugly Betty looks, she?s not even a blip on his radar. That?s all about to change when Maggie gets the makeover of a lifetime?and a little help from her friends. The perfect opportunity to get noticed by Ethan comes on the class trip to Hawaii. Could there be a more ideal setting for a little romance? Now Maggie just has to figure out if she has the guts to make her move?
Ethan Andrews is the one guy that Maggie has always wanted but never had the courage to go for. With her shortage of funds and Ugly Betty looks, she?s not even a blip on his radar. That?s all about to change when Maggie gets the makeover of a lifetime?and a little help from her friends. The perfect opportunity to get noticed by Ethan comes on the class trip to Hawaii. Could there be a more ideal setting for a little romance? Now Maggie just has to figure out if she has the guts to make her move?
Publication Date: 07/01/08
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Romance
Synopsis: Sherwood Smith is ?a writer who is making her bid to be a major fantasist.?( Orson Scott Card)
Inda, on the verge of adulthood, is at last coming home. At age eleven he?d been exiled from his kingdom, but when he learns that his homeland is about to be invaded, he ends his exile to report the imminent attack. Pressed into service as the king?s ?royal shield arm,? Inda must now defend the kingdom?for his reputation as the captain who defeated the most dangerous pirate fleet in history makes him the only man who stands a chance to defeat his country?s ancient enemy.
Inda, on the verge of adulthood, is at last coming home. At age eleven he?d been exiled from his kingdom, but when he learns that his homeland is about to be invaded, he ends his exile to report the imminent attack. Pressed into service as the king?s ?royal shield arm,? Inda must now defend the kingdom?for his reputation as the captain who defeated the most dangerous pirate fleet in history makes him the only man who stands a chance to defeat his country?s ancient enemy.
Publication Date: 07/01/08
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Adventure
Synopsis: In Brad Thor's highest-voltage thriller to date, Scot Harvath must race to locate an ancient secret that has the power to stop militant Islam dead in its tracks.
June 632 A.D.: Deep within the Uranah Valley of Mount Arafat in Mecca, the prophet Mohammed shares with his closest companions a final and startling revelation. Within days, he is assassinated.
September 1789: U.S. minister to France Thomas Jefferson, charged with forging a truce with the violent Muslim pirates of the Barbary Coast, makes a shocking discovery - one that could forever impact the world's relationship with Islam.
Present day: When a car bomb explodes outside a Parisian cafŽ, Navy Seal turned covert Homeland Security Operative Scot Harvath is thrust back into the life he has tried so desperately to leave behind.
Saving the intended victim of the attack, Harvath becomes party to an amazing and perilous race to uncover a secret so powerful that militant Islam could be defeated once and for all without firing another shot, dropping another bomb, or launching another covert action. But there are powerful men who are determined that Mohammed's mysterious final revelation continue to remain hidden forever.
Hailed by the Chicago Tribune as "quite possibly the next coming of Robert Ludlum," Brad Thor takes listeners across the globe on a heart-pounding chase where the stakes are higher than they have ever been before.
June 632 A.D.: Deep within the Uranah Valley of Mount Arafat in Mecca, the prophet Mohammed shares with his closest companions a final and startling revelation. Within days, he is assassinated.
September 1789: U.S. minister to France Thomas Jefferson, charged with forging a truce with the violent Muslim pirates of the Barbary Coast, makes a shocking discovery - one that could forever impact the world's relationship with Islam.
Present day: When a car bomb explodes outside a Parisian cafŽ, Navy Seal turned covert Homeland Security Operative Scot Harvath is thrust back into the life he has tried so desperately to leave behind.
Saving the intended victim of the attack, Harvath becomes party to an amazing and perilous race to uncover a secret so powerful that militant Islam could be defeated once and for all without firing another shot, dropping another bomb, or launching another covert action. But there are powerful men who are determined that Mohammed's mysterious final revelation continue to remain hidden forever.
Hailed by the Chicago Tribune as "quite possibly the next coming of Robert Ludlum," Brad Thor takes listeners across the globe on a heart-pounding chase where the stakes are higher than they have ever been before.
Publication Date: 07/01/08
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Adventure
Synopsis: When the woodland surrounding Peter's house goes silent one night, troubled thoughts and dreams take hold. No more chirping. No croaking. No buzzing. Not even a cricket. Can there be anything more upsetting than a misplaced sound? Some say the entire growing season may be brought to an equally sudden end. Peter Phye and his only friend, Dillon Hopper, strike out on a mission for the Queen of the Night. Together they begin a quest to restore the music, across the Sea of Queen Anne's Lace to the Deepest Forest, filled with ogres and bugaboos and all the foulest imaginable things, so that when they're done they might set things right again. And when it is done, Peter finds that adventures, just like seasons of green grass and blue skies, are only fleeting. But what he never imagined was he'd find an eternity within that passing moment . . .
Publication Date: 07/01/08
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Synopsis: 13 original stories about the realities just around the corner...
Movements glimpsed out of the corner of your eye, inexplicable sounds, knowledge for which there is no rational explanation, dreams that seem as real as our own everyday life?products of overactive imaginations, or unexpected glimpses into dimensions beyond our own? Join thirteen intrepid writers as they explore those unknown territories that may be found in any of countless Dimensions Next Door.
From a Celtic knot maze that could trap an unwary archaeologist; to an Internet site that offers to bring karmic balance into one man?s life; to a man bespelled to walk the future in the service of his queen?here are tales of the strange, challenging, and often wondrous worlds just waiting to be discovered by those with the ability to perceive them.
Movements glimpsed out of the corner of your eye, inexplicable sounds, knowledge for which there is no rational explanation, dreams that seem as real as our own everyday life?products of overactive imaginations, or unexpected glimpses into dimensions beyond our own? Join thirteen intrepid writers as they explore those unknown territories that may be found in any of countless Dimensions Next Door.
From a Celtic knot maze that could trap an unwary archaeologist; to an Internet site that offers to bring karmic balance into one man?s life; to a man bespelled to walk the future in the service of his queen?here are tales of the strange, challenging, and often wondrous worlds just waiting to be discovered by those with the ability to perceive them.
Publication Date: 07/01/08
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Anthology
Synopsis: Set in western Pennsylvania in the 1840's, "Baby Grape and Huskey" tells the story of an unlikely pair who are in a race for their lives to complete a delivery over the roughest terrain this side of the Mississippi. Toby's one-hundred mile mission turns into a life-threatening journey as he and an indentured servant girl, Gina, find themselves running from the men who wish to kill them and steal their precious cargo. As the journey continues, Toby becomes a man of honor and is determined to deliver the cargo to its rightful owner, all the while dodging the murderous pursuers. Toby and Gina encountered surprising allies, heart-wrenching hardship, near-death experiences, and unexpected feelings of loyalty to their duty, and each other. The first in a captivating series of books, "Baby Grape and Huskey" is an adventure you'll never forget.
Publication Date: 07/01/08
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fiction
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Recent Awards
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Winner of the National Indie Excellence Award for Children’s Fiction
Gold Medal at the Young Voices Awards for Best Juvenile Fiction
Gold Medal at the Young Voices Awards for Best Juvenile Mystery
Silver Medal at the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards for Best First Book
Top Choice Award from the popular kid’s review site, Flamingnet
Gold Medal at the Young Voices Awards for Best Youth Fiction- NE Region
Benjamin Franklin Award Finalist for Best Cover Design-Children’s Books
A DANGEROUS ESCAPED HITMAN
AN ART TEACHER WHO HAS LOST HER MIND
A NAKED MAN COVERED IN SEAWEED AND TALKING IN RHYMES
BUT WHAT DOES IT ALL HAVE TO DO WITH THE CRIMINAL MASTERMIND MR. WHO?
It's up to Anna Smudge to find out. But Anna's no ordinary eleven-year-old. She's the top shrink in Manhattan, holding therapy sessions in a cramped storage closet in the lobby of her apartment building. And hordes of nutty New Yorkers are nearly kicking down her door, desperate to schedule an appointment. But Anna's got major issues of her own: a mysterious blackmailer, a violent new patient, and more homework than a tenth grader. Oh, and she has to catch Mr. Who, the most horrendous criminal mastermind the world has ever known. Her father's life depends on it.
Teaming up with a motley crew of friends, Anna embarks on an adventure that spans the landmarks of New York City. But how do you find a man when no one has ever seen his face? Does Mr. Who even exist? And if so, who is he?
Publication Date: 06/29/08
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fiction
Synopsis: GODDESS OF LOVE!
Karin is your lovable girl-next-door type–if the girl next door also happens to be a goddess! Karin has a magic ring that gives her the power to do anything she’d like. What she’d like most, though, is to live happily ever after with Kazune, the boy of her dreams. Magic brought Kazune to her, but it also has a way of complicating things. It’s not easy to be a goddess and a girl in love!
Karin is your lovable girl-next-door type–if the girl next door also happens to be a goddess! Karin has a magic ring that gives her the power to do anything she’d like. What she’d like most, though, is to live happily ever after with Kazune, the boy of her dreams. Magic brought Kazune to her, but it also has a way of complicating things. It’s not easy to be a goddess and a girl in love!
Publication Date: 06/24/08
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Romance
Synopsis: CATI, THE BOLD Watcher readers met in The Navigator, returns from the shadows of time to summon Owen and Dr. Diamond, for time is literally running out. The moon is coming closer to the earth, causing havoc with weather, tides, and other natural cycles; people fear the world will end. To discover what’s gone wrong, Cati, Owen, and the Doctor must take an astonishing journey to the City of Time, where time is bought and sold. There, Owen begins to understand his great responsibility and power as the Navigator.
Publication Date: 06/24/08
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Series
Synopsis: IN Catwalk, DEBORAH GREGORY creates a new YA series that takes her famously upbeat urban voice and combines it with the appeal of Project Runway and America’s Next Top Model. Catwalk follows Pashmina, Felinez, Angora, and Aphro, four best friends at Manhattan’s Fashion International High School who are about to enter the contest of their lives. Each year, students split up into Fashion Houses and compete to design, produce, and show fully original fashion lines. The winner gets a scholarship, a professional show, and a real shot at a career in fashion. Bouncy, smart, and nearly irresistible, Catwalk is a fierce introduction to a fashion world where fabulosity trumps waist size, and there truly is room for everyone.
Publication Date: 06/24/08
Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fiction