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Everyone knows their role in the kingdom of Haulstatt, from the lowest chamber maid to the queen herself. Even the mages magic in approved ways. But Portia steals for a living, taking from society rather than living within its rules. And unknown to Portia, her differences matter more than she could possibly realize. Red Jack focuses on Portia’s discovery of her unique abilities and exotic heritage.

Everyone loves senior Carson Toliver, the captain and quarterback of the football team, heartthrob of South Burlington County Regional High - especially the girls. Even Jack's best friend, Weezy, has a crush on him. But Jack is surprised when Weezy tells him that Carson took her on a date and attacked her. Jack tries to convince her to report Carson, but Weezy would rather just forget it ever happened. But then Carson starts telling his own version of what happened that night, and suddenly everyone is calling her "Easy Weezy". Jack's concern turns to rage.

Ever come across a situation that simply wasn't right - where someone was getting the dirty end of the stick and you wished you could make things right but didn't know how? Fourteen-year-old Jack knows how. Or rather he's learning how. He's discovering that he has a knack for fixing things. Not bikes or toys or appliances - situations...It all starts when Jack and his best friends, Weezy and Eddie, discover a rotting corpse - the victim of ritual murder - in the fabled New Jersey Pine Barrens. Beside the body is an ancient artifact carved with strange designs.

After a global virus in the distant future, society divides into the Elite and Non-Elite. Hoping to start fresh after losing almost everyone she loves, Non-Elite Jailyn Martin, moves from Detroit to D.C. where she meets the enchanting future president, Dominic Devereux. Almost immediately, Dominic befriends Jailyn and she is thrown into his world of intrigue and secrets. But when Jailyn finds herself in a deadly game of cat and mouse with a government official Dominic can’t—or won’t—save her from, she has to decide just how far she’s willing to go to protect herself.

Four Jack Tales from the Appalachian oral tradition, recorded by a nationally accalimed storyteller. In this collection, Jack has a little trouble adjusting to the workaday world and to personal financial management. Eventually he works hard enough, but his fortunes do not seem to parallel his productivity. Jack finally has to go a bit out of his way to prove himself, meanwhile dealing with a prospective father-in-law who plays hard to get.

Jay is having a pretty bad day at school. His popular cheerleader girlfriend just dumped him and a jock spilled soda all over his brand new Nikes. So when the God of Rabbits recruits him to save the world from an invasion of interstellar cockroaches, it seems like it might be a pretty cool gig. Unfortunately, in the spectrum of god-like abilities, rabbits rank pretty low, and Jay receives the ability to make snarky wisecracks, jump real high, and...that’s about all.

Fourteen-year-old Aiden Dyer just wants to call a place home. But his father’s engineering job keeps them moving around. When they relocate to England on short notice, Aiden knows it’s only a matter of time before they move again. But Aiden never anticipated how his life was going to change.