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Charlie West went to bed one night an ordinary high school student. He woke up a hunted man. Terrorists are trying to kill him. The police want to arrest him for the stabbing death of his best friend. He doesn't know whose side he's one or who he can trust. With his pursuers closing in on every side, Charlie makes his way back to his hometown to find some answers.

Some rules were meant to be shattered. Riley Dawson isn't your typical Virginia Beach social worker—she's an empath with a rare psychic gift that hasn't been seen since the time of the Atlanteans. The ocean calls to her with a fierce, aching pull...and something—someone—is calling back.

In a dark future America where violence, terror, and grief touch everyone, young refugees Mahlia and Mouse have managed to leave behind the war-torn lands of the Drowned Cities by escaping into the jungle outskirts. But when they discover a wounded half-man - a bioengineered war beast named Tool - who is being hunted by a vengeful band of soldiers, their fragile existence quickly collapses.

In America's Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts, Nailer, a teenage boy, works the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota - and hopefully live to see another day. But when, by luck or chance, he discovers an exquisite clipper ship beached during a recent hurricane, Nailer faces the most important decision of his life: Strip the ship for all it's worth or rescue its lone survivor, a beautiful and wealthy girl who could lead him to a better life.

Charlie West was an ordinary high school kid who went to bed one night and woke up in the clutches of terrorists and wanted by the police for murder. He also woke up with no memory of the events of the last year. His memory is returning now and has brought the terrible realization that he knows when the terrorists are going to strike next.

Kevin has a big talent. Some might call it compulsive lying. He calls it common sense. Kev doesn’t mean to cause trouble by lying all the time; he’s just trying to make everything easier for everyone (and himself). And, of course, a few harmless, um, falsehoods are crucial to his plan to convince Tina that he’s the perfect boyfriend for her. In Gary Paulsen’s irresistible and chaotic comedy, Kevin’s lies spiral out of control until he’s faced with the need to do the unthinkable: tell the truth.

Tom hates having to spend the summer on a farm . . . until he discovers the midnight fox. No one asked Tom how he felt about spending two months on his Aunt Millie’s farm. For a city boy, the farm holds countless terrors—stampeding baby lambs, boy-chasing chickens, and worst of all...

A year ago, Cal Thompson was a college freshman more interested in meeting girls and partying than in attending biology class. Now, after a fateful encounter with a mysterious woman named Morgan, biology has become, literally, Cal's life. Cal was infected by a parasite that has a truly...

The first time Tucker saw the disk, his father disappeared into thin air. The Reverend Adrian Feye had climbed onto the roof to fix a loose shingle - and suddenly he was gone. An hour later, the Reverend came walking up the road, tattered and sunburned, bringing with him an unspeaking, yellow-haired, dark-eyed girl. He refused to say where he had been, instead declaring that there would be no more prayer in the Feye house: He had lost his faith. Now Tucker’s family is unraveling.

Lord Justice gave everything to protect his brother—and paid with his sanity. Now rescued from the brink, he must find the mythical Star of Artemis before darkness rises again. His only ally? A mortal woman who stirs memories he shouldn't have...and desires he can't resist.

To stop a rising evil threatening both the human world and Atlantis, Prince Ven, the King's Vengeance, is sent to retrieve a legendary ruby of immense power. Battle-hardened and fearless, Ven is more comfortable wielding a sword than forging alliances. But fate has a twisted sense of humor—because his new partner is a beautiful, infuriating witch who tests his control like no enemy ever has.

Alaric, Poseidon's High Priest, has made a vow to Quinn, the woman he loves and the leader of the Resistance: to save her friend Jack before his last bit of humanity has been drained. Should Alaric succeed, there's one intimate danger: he may lose Quinn to the love of the man whose life he saved. But damn Atlantis to the nine hells, he's willing to put Quinn's wishes first, regardless of the consequences. The final jewel of Poseidon's trident has turned up in the hands of mysterious Ptolemy Reborn, who claims to be descended from Atlantean royalty.

Daniel, a vampire mage and reluctant hero, has spent millennia fighting for humanity—never belonging, never loved, always alone. Ready to surrender to the sun and end his endless exile, he takes one final step into the light...and stumbles into Atlantis.

Fiona Campbell lives a double life—fairytale illustrator by day, legendary thief known as the Scarlet Ninja by night. Her next target: the Siren, a priceless gem housed in the Tower of London. But she's not the only one after it.

After two years of torment at the hands of a vampire goddess, Atlantean warrior Alexios is a shadow of the man he was. His latest mission—to retrieve the legendary Vampire's Bane—could be his redemption. But working with a fiery mortal warrior stirs a desire he thought long buried.

Brennan was doomed by Poseidon to feel nothing. No desire. No rage. No love. Until Tiernan. The human journalist with the Gift of Truth can see through every lie—but nothing prepares her for the dangerous allure of an Atlantean warrior who awakens her heart...even if loving her steals his memories.

Follow the humorous mishaps of a second grader who is learning to read. Nothing's going right for Ronald—he drops his pencils, inadvertently squirts water on Joy’s dress, mistakenly eats Jimmy’s sandwich, misses the ball during recess, loses his ice cream money, and drops Miss Tyler’s...

Tao is an outcast. Unlike the great hunters of his clan, Tao does not want to kill the wild bears or woolly mammoths of the hunt. Instead he wants only to paint them. But only Chosen Ones can be cave painters. What's more, Volt, the clan leader, violently despises Tao. And when the other clan...

Horrible Harry has always loved insects, especially digging in the dirt for them. And, recently, he's discovered a new favorite: earwigs! But when he tries to tell his friends about these critters, only Song Lee listens. So when Miss Mackle assigns groups in Room 3B to act out different fairy...

"I cannot tell a lie," said General George Washington. "The Time Warp Trio helped me cross the Delaware River and surprise the enemy troops." So how did Christmas Eve in the Twenty-First century turn into Christmas Day in 1776? Well, it was sort of an accident. And for once, it wasn't Joe's...