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  • Jason Aaron

    Collects Wolverine & The X-Men #25-29. Wolverine and the students go to the Savage Land! But Wolverine's half-brother Dog Logan is back - and Wolverine is in for a world of hurt. Which means that the students are on their own in the Savage Land w...



  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Raymond Obstfeld

    Theo Rollins is starting eighth grade six inches taller, and his new height is making everyone expect more from him. Coach Mandrake wants to transform him from invisible science geek into star basketball player, even though Theo has little experience...



  • Traci Hunter Abramson

    After years of hiding from her criminal family and recently taking over care for her two younger sisters, Carina Channing is ready to start a new life in Virginia Beach. But cutting ties with the past proves impossible thanks to a mysterious key she ...



  • Chinua Achebe

    From the legendary author of Things Fall Apart -- a long-awaited memoir of coming of age in a fragile new nation, and its destruction in a tragic civil war For more than forty years, Chinua Achebe has maintained a considered silence on the events ...



  • Neal Adams

    Collects First X-Men #1-5. The secret history of the X-Men…BEFORE Xavier's team! What terrifying threat led the solitary secret agent nicknamed Wolverine to form a mutant strike force, decades in the past? As the government solidifies its plan for ...



  • David A. Adler

    Detective Jeffrey Bones and Grandpa visit Grandpa's friend Sally--the best apple pie baker around. Today, she's practicing for the Best Pie Contest held at the county fair. But when it's finally time to eat the pies, they are nowhere to be found--not...



  • David A. Adler

    Here's a fact: My new friend Calvin Waffle is 100% Weird Danny Cohen and Calvin Waffle are two very different kids. Danny likes playing baseball; Calvin enjoys strange experiments. Danny follows the rules at school; Calvin tries to drive his teach...



  • Ayad Akhtar

    From the Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama and author of Homeland Elegies, a "sparkling and combustible" play about identity in America after September 11 (Bloomberg). "Everyone has been told that politics and religion are two subjects that should be o...



  • Isabella Alan

    When Angela Braddock inherits her late aunt’s beautiful Amish quilt shop, she leaves behind her career and broken engagement for a fresh start in Holmes County, Ohio. With her snazzy cowboy boots and her ornithophobic French bulldog, Angie does...



  • Susan Wittig Albert

    National bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert returns to the small town of Darling, Alabama, in the 1930s--where the Darling Dahlias, the colorful ladies of a garden club, are anything but shrinking violets when it comes to rooting out criminals......



  • Beth Albright

    Join the Sassy Belles this holiday season -- it's Christmas, Southern-style! With her hair perfectly coiffed, nails freshly manicured and a heavy trail of perfume wafting behind her, local news reporter Dallas Dubois is sure she's about to kick h...



  • Katie Alender

    THE CITY OF LIGHT JUST GOT A LITTLE DARKER... Colette Iselin is excited to go to Paris on a class trip. She'll get to soak up the beauty and culture, and maybe even learn something about her family's French roots. But a series of gruesome murde...



  • Hannah Alexander

    A Woman on a Mission The wagon train ride from Missouri to Kansas territory is rife with perils. But there are bigger obstacles for Dr. Victoria Fenway than cholera or creek floods. Years ago, she and wagon-train captain Joseph Rickard were deepl...



  • Barbara Allan

    Ho Ho Homicide The Christmas rush is on as Brandy Borne and her quaintly quirky mother, Vivian, sniff out plum collectibles for resale, only to find the owner of a Santa's workshop worth of treasures has received some deadly tidings. It’s beginn...



  • Jennifer AlLee
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    Spend a heartfelt Christmas on Schooley’s Mountain as four generations make a house a home. Carpenter Stephan Yost vows to build a precocious spinster a home by Christmas. Civil War widow Mary Ann Plum learns the greatest peace on earth comes fr...



  • Jennifer Allison

    A hilarious new illustrated science fiction series for elementary school readers! For fans of Captain Underpants, here comes Iggy Loomis -- already a huge pain in his older brother Daniel’s you-know-what. But when a science experiment gone wron...



  • Laura Marie Altom

    HE NEEDS HER Fatherhood is the last thing on navy SEAL Calder Remington's mind. On the job, he's a hardworking hero; in civilian life, he's a carefree bachelor. When he finds a baby -- his baby -- on his doorstep, he's got no choice but to be a da...



  • Ameet Studio

    As the battle for CHI rages on, the Wolves have sworn to help the Crocodiles defeat the Lions. But will the Crocs get more than they bargained for with their sneaky new allies? Read about the two most dangerous tribes in Chima(TM), and learn cool fac...



  • Julie Anderson; Cornelia Spelman

    Exuberant redhead Erik always tries his best, but he just can't understand why he's missing homework questions at school and messing up at soccer practice. Then one day in art class everyone notices that Erik's painted a picture of himself with green...



  • Sarah M. Anderson

    In this Bolton Brothers novel, Sarah M. Anderson shows how one single mom at a bachelor auction can bring home the wildest ride of her life! Jenny Wawasuck knows that "Wild" Billy Bolton is all wrong for a good girl like her. But then she sees th...



  • Bella Andre

    The Sullivan siblings have captivated the hearts of readers worldwide, and this Christmas, New York Times bestselling author Bella Andre shares the love story that started it all… For Mary Sullivan Christmas is, and always has been, about fami...



  • Giles Andreae

    I love you doggies, with your funny waggy tails. I love you beetles and bugs and snails. I love you, Moon and stars up above. Oh, the world is full Of love, love, love! This title provides a warm and joyful look at a child's day, from the food they l...



  • V.C. Andrews

    I was like some dark shadow haunting my own parents and little sister. This was my chance to be reborn. . . . Roxy Wilcox has always been rebellious and defiant -- the exact opposite of her sweet, obedient younger sister, Emmie. After sixteen year...



  • Tom Angleberger

    First they were given AutoLaces, then NanoGyroWheels, then FissionSoles and TurboBrains…and then they took over the world. But can they keep it? ...



  • Laurence Anholt

    A lively collection of favorite fairy tales that's guaranteed to give little ones the giggles....



  • Anna J.

    It has been said that in a marriage you only get eighty percent of what you need. When the other twenty percent is too tempting to turn down, do you decide to go with your family life, or do you take advantage of a once in a lifetime opportunity? ...



  • Anna J.

    From the bestselling author of 'Essence' comes a novel about the highs and lows of drug addiction and the effects it has on the family when a child is forced to make an adult decision. Southwest Philly is dominated by cocaine, and it seems that every...



  • Vivi Anna

    Forced together, the two battle demons…and each other All that's left of infamous demon hunter Ivy Strom's family is the brother who vanished three years ago. Now that she's finally close to finding him, the last distraction she needs is sexy h...



  • Alex Archer

    A local superstition or one of history's monsters come to life? Deep in the Bavarian forest, archaeologists unearth a medieval human skull with a brick stuffed in its mouth. When Annja Creed catches wind of the strange discovery, the TV host and ...



  • Alex Archer

    In this electrifying new novella, heroine Annja Creed uncovers yet another one of history's monsters. From the Old Testament comes a new danger… Fighting skeletons in Addis Ababa isn't in Annja's contract. Especially when they're "entertainme...



  • Dosh Archer

    A choking wolf is rushed to City Hospital, and a lost little girl in a red coat has been found, looking for her missing granny. What on earth did the wolf eat? Early readers have never been such fun! With bright color illustrations on every page, min...



  • Dosh Archer

    A spider arrives at City Hospital with some strange head injuries. How did this happen? And does it have anything to do with all the water rushing down the water spout? Early readers have never been such fun! With bright color illustrations on every ...



  • Mandy Archer

    With 365 puzzles, this 400-page book will keep you guessing all year round! Featuring the trickiest activities from the Puzzle Palace plus crosswords, word searches, and more, you'll be Furi-flummoxed. ...



  • Vivian Arend

    LIFELINE: an elite search-and-rescue squad based out of Banff, Alberta. Specializing in high-risk rescue missions, this team goes wherever the job takes them... Alisha Bailey left a life of privilege for the dangerous but thrilling world of searc...



  • Chloe Aridjis

    Marie's job as a guard at the National Gallery in London offers her the life she always wanted, one of invisibility and quiet contemplation. But amid the hushed corridors of the Gallery surge currents of history and violence, paintings whose power be...



  • Kelley Armstrong
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    What if the dead could be summoned from their graves for a price? What if a quartet of distinctive storytellers took a stab at this deceptively simple idea on a dare? It s all in the execution. . . A preacher and his adopted daughter must solve t...



  • Jim Arnosky

    In the vein of his popular picture books Grandfather Buffalo and Raccoon on His Own, Jim Arnosky’s Little Burro features a lovable new character who finds out that trying new things does not have to be scary. Little Burro’s canyon has everythi...



  • Boni Ashburn

    In this imaginative interpretation of the nursery rhyme "The House That Jack Built," young Jack builds an amazing fort in the middle of the living room, using the chairs, blankets, and other objects on hand. Unfortunately, those objects belong to his...



  • Jennifer Ashley

    A WOMAN OF BREEDING MEETS A MAN OF NO STANDING… To redeem her family’s disgraced name, Lady Louisa Scranton has decided to acquire a proper husband. He needs to be a man of fortune and highly respectable in order to restore both her family...



  • Margaret Atwood

    Bringing together Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood, this thrilling conclusion to Margaret Atwood's speculative fiction trilogy points toward the ultimate endurance of community, and love. Months after the Waterless Flood pandemic has wiped...



  • Annie Auerbach

    Meet BOULDER! He turns into a bulldozer and works with his team, the RESCUE BOTS. After rescuing a pet cat from a tree, BOULDER wants a pet of his own-so he decides to adopt the lion from the zoo! But "Whiskers" is hard to keep track of! BOULDER's hu...



  • Swati Avasthi

    Chasing Shadows is a searing look at the impact of one random act of violence. Before: Corey, Holly, and Savitri are one unit -- fast, strong, inseparable. Together they turn Chicago concrete and asphalt into a freerunner’s jungle gym, ricocheti...



  • Rev. W. Awdry

    It's Christmas on the Island of Sodor, and Thomas wants to decorate his shed with a bright holiday star! Boys and girls 3-7 will love coloring the holiday scenes featuring Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends. Includes card stock ornaments to punch...



  • Rev. W. Awdry

    On a snowy Christmas Eve at the Town Square, Thomas the Tank Engine volunteers to let the children of Sodor decorate him while his friends search for the missing Christmas tree. Train-obsessed little boys from ages 1-4 will giggle at the humor in thi...



  • James Axler

    DANGER ZONE No place on Earth escaped the nuclear Armageddon that spawned the hellscape known as Deathlands. In a ravaged world where violence and lawlessness rule, a rare breed of hero has emerged. Ryan Cawdor is a lethal fighter who lives by a c...



  • Sarah Ayoub

    'Finally a book that tackles the big issues - and the ones all girls face (frizzy hair, formal dates, and what to do about that boy).'- Sarah Tarca, Editor of Girlfriend

    Seventeen-year-old Sophie hates Monday mornings, socks worn with sandals, and...



  • Stefan Bachmann

    The Whatnot is the companion to the international bestseller The Peculiar, a debut fantasy novel by teenage author and classical musician Stefan Bachmann that was hailed by best-selling author Christopher Paolini as "swift, strong, and entertaining. ...



  • Paolo Bacigalupi

    In this inventive, fast-paced novel, New York Times bestselling and Printz Award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi takes on hard-hitting themes--from food safety to racism and immigration--and creates a zany, grand-slam adventure that will get kids thi...



  • Lee Bacon

    The second book in the JOSHUA DREAD series by Lee Bacon! From the moment Joshua Dread receives an invitation to Gyfted & Talented, the mysterious program for kids with superpowers, his plans for a normal summer turn upside down. Evil maniac Phineas V...



  • Dale Bailey

    A Rumor of Angels, by Dale Bailey, is a fantasy novelette that takes place during the period of the dust bowl in the American Midwest. A teenage boy walks away from his father's wasted farm to follow the other travelers heading west where there is a ...



  • Frankie Y. Bailey

    Frankie Bailey introduces readers to a fabulous new protagonist and an Alice in Wonderland-infused crime in this stunning mystery, which kicks off an exciting new series set in the near future. The year is 2019, and a drug used to treat soldiers f...



  • Keith Baker

    Eight arms make for a lot of lovable activity in this cheerful picture book from the creator of the New York Times bestselling LMNO Peas. Octopus has eight arms! What can they do? So many things -- let him show you! Join a friendly octopus ...



  • Kevin Baker

    A novel of two Irish brothers who travel from the gangland waterfront to the halls of power Based on one of the great unsolved murders in mob history, and the rise-and-fall of a real-life hero, The Big Crowd tells the sweeping story of Charlie O...



  • Nicholson Baker

    Nicholson Baker reintroduces feckless but hopeful hero Paul Chowder, whose struggle to get his life together is reflected in his steadfast desire to write a pop song or a protest song. or both at once. Paul Chowder, the poet protagonist of Nichols...



  • Rosie Banks

    Ellie, Summer and Jasmine have such a great time splashing around with the water nymphs at Lily Pad Lake. But when Queen Malice and her awful Storm Sprites arrive and put a spell on Clearsplash Waterfall, their fun is soon over. Can the girls break Q...



  • Rosie Banks

    When mean Queen Malice puts a spell on King Merry, Ellie, Summer and Jasmine must find six magical ingredients to make a cure. They're soon off to Bubble Volcano to find the first ingredient. Can they find the hidden bubblebee hive and get the magic ...



  • Rosie Banks

    When Ellie, Summer and Jasmine learn that the dragons at Dream Dale have stopped making their magic dream dust, they know that nasty Queen Malice must be to blame. Can the girls find a way to help the dragons make the dream dust they need to break th...



  • Rosie Banks

    Ellie, Summer and Jasmine are all ready for some storytime fun with the book brownies at Fairytale Forest. But Queen Malice is up to no good again, and she casts a spell to wither all the books buds growing on the trees. Can the girls find a way to b...



  • Rosie Banks

    Ellie, Summer and Jasmine still have to find one more ingredient to save King Merry from getting stuck as a stink toad for ever. But mean Queen Malice is also about, and she's determined to keep the girls from curing him. Can the girls defeat Queen M...



  • Rosie Banks

    Ellie, Summer and Jasmine are so excited to visit Sugarsweet Bakery to watch the annual baking contest. But soon evil Queen Malice and her horrible Storm Sprites arrive to spoil the fun. Can the girls find a way to save the competition and get the si...



  • Tom Barbash

    The stories in Tom Barbash's wondrous and evocative collection explore the myriad ways we try to connect with one another and with the sometimes cruel world around us. The newly single mother in "The Break" interferes in her son's love life over his ...



  • Callie Barkley

    my is excited to meet her new stepsister Chloe…but it turns out Chloe doesn’t feel the same way! Can Amy and Chloe get along? Amy’s mom and dad have been divorced for as long as Amy can remember, but nothing prepares Amy for the news she get...



  • John Barnes

    John Barnes delivered a fascinating and frightening scenario about the collapse of America’s political and social infrastructure following the destruction of modern technology. Now, the author of Directive 51 and Daybreak Zero continues his story o...



  • Rory Barnes

    In Horsehead Boy Spud was a brain in a vat, until he stole someone else's body. In Horsehead Man he took a human horse to the racetrack and caused total chaos. But when Spud and the horse fell into a tank of liquid nitrogen they were frozen solid...



  • Rory Barnes

    Human brain - horse's body. When a bunch of crims meet on the cutting edge of science, anything goes! The totally hilarious sequel to Horsehead Boy. Spud Wilson is now a 16 year old brain in Bluey Doig's adult body. He's got a bike shop and shares...



  • Sylvia Barnes
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    ’Tis the season for romance as four hearts are rekindled with love. Everything a widow felt she knew about her life changes when she meets her daughter’s future father-in-law. A successful novelist seeking peace with her past finds it in a man...



  • David Barnett

    Nineteenth century London is the center of a vast British Empire. Airships ply the skies and Queen Victoria presides over three-quarters of the known world -- including the East Coast of America, following the failed revolution of 1775. London mi...



  • David Barnett

    Spring, 1890, and England needs a hero. Gideon Smith is yet to step up to the role as public protector of the Empire, but in the background and the shadows, Mr Walsingham pulls strings to keep the often outlandish threats to Britain and her interests...



  • Lauren Barnholdt

    Kendall has a crush -- and the ghost of his mother has something to say about it. The second book in a hilariously haunting tween series. Kendall Williams talks to dead people all the time. Like it or not, it’s kind of her thing -- the ghosts ne...



  • Annie Barrows

    Meet Ivy and Sean, two friends who never meant to like each other. Have your jewels gone missing? Is a cloaked stranger hiding in the shadows? Bean, Private Investigator, and her assistant, Ivy, are ready to solve any mystery you can throw at them...



  • Holly M. Barry

    Many know the story of Helen Keller's journey to learn to communicate. And many have heard of Anne Sullivan, the brilliant teacher who helped Helen understand. But have you ever heard about Belle the dog? In this new picture book biography of Helen K...



  • Janet Lee Barton

    A Hero from Her Past If Kathleen O'Bryan were capable of trusting any man, it might be someone like Luke Patterson. She never expected to be reunited with the man that rescued her last summer. But when she arrives at Mrs. Heaton's boardinghouse, ...



  • Jefferson Bass

    In this long-awaited prequel to his New York Times bestselling series, Jefferson Bass turns the clock back to reveal the Body Farm's creation--and Dr. Bill Brockton's deadly duel with a serial killer In the summer of 1992, Arkansas governor Bill C...



  • Jefferson Bass

    In the summer of 1990, Dr. Bill Brockton--a bright, ambitious young forensic scientist--is hired by the University of Tennessee to head, and to raise the profile of, the school's small Anthropology Department. Six months later, the ink on his contrac...



  • Teresa Bateman

    Turkeys around Squawk Valley just don't jump into pots anymore -- they are way too smart for that. So the townspeople hatch a clever plan. They host a turkey-themed arts and crafts fair and lure a vain bird into town by advertising for an artist's mo...



  • Jonathan Bean

    While "helping" his mother with holiday housecleaning, a boy keeps a watchful eye on the progress of a winter storm. He's hoping for a big snow. A "really" big snow. Inside, he is underfoot, turning sheet-changing and tub-scrubbing into imaginary whi...



  • M.C. Beaton

    Gloria French was a jolly widow with dyed blonde hair, a raucous laugh and rosy cheeks. When she first moved from London to the charming Cotswolds hills, she was heartily welcomed. She seemed a do-gooder par excellence, raising funds for the church ...



  • Lorraine Beatty
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    ’Tis the season for romance as four hearts are rekindled with love. Everything a widow felt she knew about her life changes when she meets her daughter’s future father-in-law. A successful novelist seeking peace with her past finds it in a man...



  • Andrea Beaty

    Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she's a brilliant inventor of gizmos and gadgets who dreams of becoming a great engineer. When her great-great-aunt Rose (Rosie the Riveter) comes for a visit and mentions her one unfinished goal--to ...



  • Brian Michael Bendis

    Collects Avengers (2010) #12.1 and Age of Ultron #1-10. Humanity’s time is over. Submit or perish, because the Age of Ultron has arrived! The artificial intelligence known as Ultron has fought for years to eradicate mankind -- and now, it has all...



  • Brian Michael Bendis

    There's a new rule in the galaxy: No one touches Earth! No one! But why has Earth suddenly become the most important planet in the galaxy? That's what the Guardians of the Galaxy are going to find out! Join Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket Raccoon, Gr...



  • James R. Benn

    March, 1944: US Army Lieutenant Billy Boyle, back in England after a dangerous mission in Italy, is due for a little R&R, and also a promotion. But the now-Captain Boyle doesn't get to kick back and enjoy his leisure time because two upsetting cases ...



  • Sue Bentley

    Maisie and her parents have moved to a seaside home, and she's worried she's going to be lonely. But her new life becomes a real splash when she rescues frightened brown tabby kitten Flame and the two become instant friends!...



  • Sue Bentley

    Zoe is not happy that her mom has sent her away to spend the summer at her grandma's house--she wanted to spend it horseback-riding at home. But when magic calico-colored kitten Flame appears in the orchard behind the house, Zoe's summer begins to ga...



  • Sue Bentley

    After Tyra's house is flooded, she and her family have to stay with friends. Things start to look up when fluffy Akita puppy, Storm, floats by. But Dale, the son of the friends they're staying with, doesn't like Storm. What will Tyra do?...



  • Sue Bentley

    Kelsey is feeling very frustrated. Her dad's girlfriend's twin daughters are very loud and are always taking over everything. If only it was just Kelsey and her dad again! But when cute King Charles spaniel puppy Storm appears, suddenly things don't ...



  • Stan Berenstain; Jan Berenstain

    Mama, Papa, Sister, Brother, and Honey Bear are back in this heartwarming retelling of Clement Clarke Moore's classic Christmas tale. It is the night before Christmas, and all through the tree house . . . the Berenstain Bears are ready to celebrate ...



  • Stan Berenstain; Jan Berenstain

    Sparked by their young sons' love of reading, Stan and Jan Berenstain published the first story starring the bear family in 1962 Welcome to the Berenstain Bears Family Tree. Let Brother and Sister Bear show you around the house. Come with me. Come wi...



  • Sheryl Berk; Carrie Berk

    Meet Jenna. She's the cupcake club's official taste tester, but the past few weeks have not been so sweet. Her mom just got engaged to Leo-who Jenna is sure is not "The One"-and Peace, Love, and Cupcakes has to bake the wedding cake. Jenna is read...



  • Jennifer Bernard

    The Bachelor Firemen of San Gabriel have a rebel among them, and there's only one woman who can put his flames out. Firefighter Patrick "Psycho" Callahan earns his nickname every day. Fast, fit, and a furious worker, he thrives on the danger which...



  • Romily Bernard

    Fans of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy will just love this creepy and alluring teen thriller. Complete with action, techie intrigue, a horrifying mystery, and a blossoming romance full of sparks, Find Me is an exhilarating debut. When tee...



  • Kate Bernheimer

    Young fans of the Disney movie Tangled will especially love this hair-raising story. What happens when one little girl refuses to brush her long, beautiful hair? Well, one day a mouse comes to live in a particularly tangled lock. Soon after, more mic...



  • Kate Bernheimer

    Fifty leading writers retell myths from around the world in this dazzling follow-up to the bestselling "My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me." Icarus flies once more. Aztec jaguar gods again stalk the earth. An American soldier designs a ...



  • Beth Bernobich

    Arbija will do anything to stop the Erythandran Empire from conquering her homeland. She will take on a new name, a new past, even a new face, all so she can infiltrate the palace and steal the Empire's more powerful magical artifacts. With these wea...



  • Ilsa J. Bick

    The Changed are on the move. The Spared are out of time. The End...is now. When her parents died, Alex thought things couldn't get much worse--until the doctors found the monster in her head. She headed into the wilderness as a good-bye, to lea...



  • Laura Bickle

    After a plague of vampires was unleashed in the world, Katie was kicked out of the safe haven of her Amish community for her refusal to adhere to the new rules of survival. She enters an outside world of unspeakable violence with only her two friends...



  • Brian Biggs

    Everything Goes: Santa Goes Everywhere! is a delightful Christmas-themed board-book addition to the Everything Goes series of picture books, board books, and I Can Reads. It's Christmas Eve, and Santa's doing something a little different this year...



  • John Billheimer

    Blaze Stender, a retired pitching superstar, asks his old friend Lloyd Keaton to write his biography, hoping that the book will help ensure his election to baseball's Hall of Fame. Keaton starts work on the biography and continues even after Stender ...



  • ReShonda Tate Billingsley

    She dishes celebrity dirt no one else dares. But now, Maya Morgan is about to get a taste of her own medicine. . . Gossip show "Rumor Central" has gone beyond Miami to national syndication. So now's the time for Maya Morgan to really make her bran...



  • Cristin Bishara

    If Ruby Wright could have her way, her dad would never have met and married her stepmother Willow, her best friend George would be more than a friend, and her mom would still be alive. Ruby knows wishes can't come true; some things just can't be undo...



  • Maggie K. Black

    FRONT PAGE NEWS: MURDER! Journalist Katie Todd wanted her name as a byline on the front page, not in the obituaries. When an assignment goes very wrong, she finds herself pursued by ruthless kidnappers. Her only hope is the enigmatic and handsome...



  • Adam Blade

    A brand new Sea Quest begins here!

    When Max meets the mysterious Sea Ghosts, they ask for his help. An evil genius is threatening to wreck their city! Max ventures beneath the seabed, where he must battle Shredder the Spider Droid...

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  • Adam Blade

    Spectron, the Sea Ghost City, is in danger! The wicked Professor has unleashed another of his menacing Robobeasts. Can Max and his friends defeat Stinger the Sea Phantom and protect the Sea Ghosts?

    Don't miss the other books in this series: ...



  • Adam Blade

    A new Sea Quest continues!

    Far beneath the waves, Max's Quest grows ever more challenging as he encounters mythical sea creatures. Max must tackle Crusher the Creeping Terror, or the evil Professor and his Robobeast will ruin the precious Cr...



  • Adam Blade

    Max and his friends have already fought off three terrible Robobeasts. Now they face the ultimate battle, as the evil Professor tries to use Mangler the Dark Menace to destroy the ocean worlds!

    Don't miss the other books in this series: Shre...



  • Jamie Blair

    Can true love be built on lies? A teen on the run seeks relief and redemption in this gripping, romantic read. Leah Kurtz has finally found a place to call home, a town where she and baby Addy can live in peace, far from the drug-infested place sh...



  • Kendare Blake

    "Old Gods never die..." Or so Athena thought. But then the feathers started sprouting beneath her skin, invading her lungs like a strange cancer, and Hermes showed up with a fever eating away his flesh. So much for living a quiet eternity in perpe...



  • Mary Blayney
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    Once upon a time... ...in a world far removed from the days when fairy tales were new, five bestselling authors spin versions that take the classic stories into a new dimension. You’ll recognize Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, a...



  • Georgia Bockoven

    From the author of Things Remembered and The Year Everything Changed comes a moving novel about love that lasts forever What's in the past is over and done with . . . or is it? Sixteen years ago Carly Hargrove made a decision that would irrevo...



  • Marlen Suyapa Bodden

    When Cornelius Allen gives his daughter Clarissa's hand in marriage, he presents her with a wedding gift: the young slave she grew up with, Sarah. Sarah is also Allen's daughter and Clarissa's sister, a product of his longtime relationship with his h...



  • S.A. Bodeen

    Eli and his family lived in an underground shelter they called the Compound for six years. They thought they were the only survivors of a nuclear attack, but when Eli learned that it was all a twisted experiment orchestrated by his tech-visionary fat...



  • V.A. Boeholt

    The fourth title in V.A. Boeholt's delightful Friendship Tales from the Farm series, Burton and the Christmas Tree shares an endearing message of caring that captures the true feeling of holiday giving. When Firry, a proud Douglas fir, is damaged and...



  • Chris Bolton

    Whap! Thud! Crash! An action-packed graphic novel simultaneously spoofs and pays tribute to superhero lore while inspiring a new generation of crimefighters. Ka-boom! Clobbered by fallout from a blast that kills the local superhero, Defender, Andr...



  • Celia Bonaduce

    Erinn Wolf needs to reinvent herself. A once celebrated playwright turned photographer, she's almost broke, a little lonely, and tired of her sister's constant worry. When a job on a reality TV show falls into her lap, she's thrilled to be making a p...



  • Sheila Webster Boneham

    Murder Takes Flight For Janet MacPhail, photographing retrievers in training is the perfect way to spend an evening. But a photo session at Twisted Lake takes a peculiar turn as Drake, her friend Tom’s Labrador, fetches a blood-soaked bag holdin...



  • Baen Books

    <b>Trade Paperback Halloween-themed science fiction anthology.</b> Featuring a mix of classic science fiction reprints where the scary stuff happens in space.<br><br>THE UNIVERSE MAY NOT BE A <i>NICE</i> NEIGHBORHO...



  • Philip Booth

    Vivid images in both poem and paintings create a close-up view of a freight train traveling through a crossing -- a dramatic experience for young readers. With the rhythm of its words recalling the cadence of a moving freight train, a poem by Phil...



  • Ray Bradbury

    Born into a world with only seven days to live, Sim faces the same choice everyone does: how will he spend them? Is there something greater to hope for? ...



  • Jacklyn Brady

    Can a pastry chef be too sweet? Rita Lucero, owner of New Orleans cake shop Zydeco Cakes, can't seem to stop saying "yes." Even though things at the bakery are busy, Rita finds herself accepting a seat on the local small business alliance--a gro...



  • Sita Brahmachari

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  • Vitaliano Brancati

    Baron Paolo Castorini, a man of the lower nobility, is enslaved by an uncontrollable sex drive. His adventures, sometimes tragic and often grotesque, constitute a veritable descent into hell as Paolo’s prolonged and predatory encounters become an a...



  • Michael Brandman

    Police Chief Jesse Stone returns in another outstanding entry in the New York Times-bestselling series. The woman on the bed was barely out of her teens. She wasn’t exactly beautiful, but she’d tried to make the most of her looks. And now, alo...



  • Anna Branford

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  • Carol Brendler

    Can a girl from a middle-class Irish Catholic family living in Newark, New Jersey, in 1938 find fame and fortune (or even a job) as a radio star? Tune in to this unforgettable historical novel to find out. Poignant, often hilarious, it's the story...



  • Sarah Rees Brennan

    A modern, magical twist on the Gothic Romance and Girl Detective genres, the Lynburn Legacy books will appeal to fans of both Beautiful Creatures and the Mortal Instruments series. Reviewers have praised the take-charge heroine and the spellbinding r...



  • Katharine Britton

    Grace Flowers By the water Have fun These are Joy's grandmother's last words--left behind on a note. A note that Joy's mother, Grace, has interpreted as instructions for her memorial service. And so, the far-flung clan will gather at their...



  • Rhidian Brook

    946, post-World War II Hamburg. While thousands wander the rubble, lost and homeless, Colonel Lewis Morgan, charged with overseeing the rebuilding of this devastated city and the denazification of its defeated people, is stationed in a grand house on...



  • Carolyn Brown

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  • Carrie Brown

    Ruth and Peter have been married more than fifty years. He is the headmaster of the Derry School, a boys’ boarding school in Maine; she has spent the four decades of her husband's tenure helping out wherever she is needed. But Peter’s retirement ...



  • Jo Ann Brown

    She Must Marry for Duty Sophia Meriweather will -- if all goes as it should -- marry the heir to her father's estate. If she's to secure her family's future, Sophia must put her would-be groom's best friend from her mind. But keeping the darkly h...



  • Melissa Brown

    Hadley Foster has been through a lot in her twenty-two years: the death of her beloved father, her mother’s descent into mental illness, and the loss of her soulmate, Jason Kelly, from whom she walked away years ago. Despite all this, Hadley has...



  • Sandra Brown

    Dawson Scott is a well-respected journalist recently returned from Afghanistan. Haunted by everything he experienced, he's privately suffering from battle fatigue which is a threat to every aspect of his life. But then he gets a call from a source wi...



  • Margaret Brownley
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    Journey along with American settlers who learn that despite where the trail takes them or how primitive their lodgings may be Christmas is all about the heart. Determined to honor Christ's birth, these pioneers find a way to make Christmas happen in ...



  • Joseph Bruchac

    In 1838, settlers moving west forced the great Cherokee Nation, and their chief John Ross, to leave their home land and travel 1,200 miles to Oklahoma. An epic story of friendship, war, hope, and betrayal. ...



  • Steven Brust; Skyler White

    The Incrementalists -- a secret society of two hundred people with an unbroken lineage reaching back forty thousand years. They cheat death, share lives and memories, and communicate with one another across nations, races, and time. They have an epic...



  • Steven Brust; Skyler White

    A tale from the world of Steven Brust and Skyler White's novel The Incrementalists, a September 2013 release. The Incrementalists are an ancient conspiracy to make the world better -- just a little bit at a time. "Fireworks in the Rain" tells a story...



  • Ashley Bryan

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  • Michael Buckley

    The grand finale to the New York Times bestselling series, Attack of the BULLIES stars Ruby Peet, aka Agent Pufferfish, the team captain with super nanobyte-enhanced allergies. Pufferfish leads the team in their latest case: the kidnapping of the pre...



  • Cullen Bunn

    Collects Fearless Defenders #1-6. New team! New villains! New creators! Valkyrie and Misty Knight are the Fearless Defenders, and not since Power Man and Iron Fist has an unlikely duo kicked this much - well, you know....



  • Cullen Bunn

    Collects Venom (2011) #31-35. Moving day! Flash Thompson bids farewell to New York City and heads to his new home, Philadelphia! But even as he says goodbye to Peter Parker, Betty Brant and all his friends, is something toxic on the horizon?! Venom g...



  • T. Davis Bunn / Davis Bunn

    Simon Orwell is a brilliant student whose life has taken a series of wrong turns. At the point of giving up on his dreams, he gets a call from an old professor who has discovered a breakthrough in a device that would create unlimited energy, and he n...



  • Eve Bunting

    Big Bear outgrew his little boat, so he is building himself a big boat and can't wait till he's rowing, fishing, and relaxing in it. When his friends start suggesting improvements, Big Bear obligingly follows their advice. To his dismay, his big boat...



  • Ann E. Burg

    A luminous novel in verse from the author of the Jefferson Cup award winner ALL THE BROKEN PIECES. Serafina has a secret dream. She wants to go to school and become a doctor with her best friend, Julie Marie. But in their rural village o...



  • Amy Lee Burgess

    Solving problems is her job...even when it may cost her life. When Councilor Allerton sends Stanzie to investigate a territory dispute between tiny pack Stony Fell and the British branch of much larger Mac Tire, it seems routine until someone sets...



  • Grace Burrowes

    A freshly wrapped Regency Christmas romance from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Grace Burrowes. What Lady Jenny wants for Christmas... For Christmas, soft-spoken Lady Jenny Windham craves the freedom to pursue her artistic am...



  • Grace Burrowes

    After years in hiding, when Gabriel Wendover leaves behind the woman he loves to resume his place as Marquis of Hesketh, he finds the lady herself already ensconced his household, and the mysterious danger still stalking him. Gabriel loves Polonaise ...



  • Isabel Cabot

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  • Meg Cabot

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  • Sharon Cameron

    When Katharine Tulman wakes in the middle of the night and accidentally foils a kidnapping attempt on her uncle, she realizes Stranwyne Keep is no longer safe for Uncle Tully and his genius inventions. She flees to Paris, where she hopes to remain un...



  • Andrea Camilleri

    The sixteenth Sicilian mystery in the irresistible New York Times -- bestselling Inspector Montalbano series In Treasure Hunt, Montalbano is hailed as a hero after news cameras film him scaling a building -- gun in hand -- to capture a pair of unl...



  • Jillian Cantor

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  • Isabel Capeto

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  • Isabel Capeto

    Janice Carlisle had come back to New England and Bomfort because she couldn't forget Dr. Adam McBain. As a nurse with the Bomfort Visiting Nurse Association, she would see him often. It was fun living in an apartment of the old carriage house that...



  • Isabel Capeto

    When John Hayes took over his father's practice after old Dr. John's death, he leaned heavily on his father's office nurse. Then, unexpectedly, Eloise Young was called to California. Joanne Michael happened to be in Twinsdale for a brief vacation bef...



  • Isabel Capeto

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  • Isabel Capeto

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  • Natalee Caple

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  • Courtney Carbone

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  • Caroline Carlson

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  • Melody Carlson

    Grace Trey is an eighteen-year-old singer as passionate about her Christian faith as she is her phenomenal, God-given musical talent. Both traits come from her father, one-hit wonder Johnny Tray who found Jesus after losing his chart success two deca...



  • Kat Carlton

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  • Patrick Carman

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  • Ally Carter

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  • Mary Casanova

    I hitched up my pony to my little red sleigh. My dog pranced and danced. “I want to play!” “You bet,” I said, “just me and you in a one-dog sleigh.” Harness bells jing-jing-jingle under branches frosted white, but is there enough room...



  • Seth Casteel

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  • Richard Castle

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  • Lauren Cecil

    The Lalaloopsy doll series now includes Lala-Oopsies--the most whimsical dolls yet! Welcome to Lala-Oopsies Land, a magical place where princess ballerinas, mermaids, and fairies live. When the Strawberry Milk River suddenly stops flowing, all th...



  • Elizabeth Chadwick

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  • Diane Chamberlain

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  • Vannetta Chapman

    This free short story e-romance is a prequel to The Pebble Creek Amish Series by Vannetta Chapman. Fans of the series will enjoy this chance to briefly revisit Pebble Creek, and new readers will be introduced to an Amish community that is more deeply...



  • Ashlyn Chase

    Let the Sparks Fly Bliss Russo thought nothing exciting ever happened in her life. Until her building caught on fire and she had to be carried out of the flames in the arms of a gorgeous fireman. Sure, her apartment is now in shambles and she'll h...



  • Benjamin Chaud

    "Sweet" has new meaning in this richly illustrated, immersive picture book about two bears on a big-city adventure. Papa Bear is searching for Little Bear, who has escaped the den. Little Bear is following a bee, because where there are bees, there i...



  • Felicia Sanzari Chernesky

    Fall is here, with all its wonderful visual delights--not just colors, but shapes! This clever concept book follows a family on a trip to a pumpkin patch and invites children to pick out shapes from the seasonal scenery--apple bushel circles, square ...



  • Bryan Chick

    The fifth book in the action-packed mystery adventure series The Secret Zoo, about a group of middle school friends who discover a hidden zoo in their very own neighborhood In book five, Noah and his friends must venture into the forbidden sector of ...



  • Lee Child

    Never go back -- but Jack Reacher does, and the past finally catches up with him. . . . Never Go Back is Lee Child’s new novel of action-charged suspense starring “one of the best thriller characters at work today” (Newsweek). Former milit...



  • Children's Press

    Colorful photos of familiar objects make it easy for your toddler to learn about what's big and what's little. ...



  • Children's Press

    Clear photos and simple text help your toddler learn about how a plant grows. ...



  • Children's Press

    Colorful photos of familiar objects make it easy for your toddler to learn about rhyming sounds. ...



  • Children's Press

    Colorful photos of yummy fruits make it easy for your toddler to learn about colors. ...



  • Tera Lynn Childs

    The stunning conclusion of Tera Lynn Childs's Greek mythology-based Sweet Venom trilogy is perfect for teen fans of Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series. The girls cannot hesitate as they seek the location of the lost door between the realms, even ...



  • Agatha Christie

    Visiting the country, retired Inspector Evans meets Mrs. Marrowdene. Could she be the same woman he once suspected of murdering her husband? And what are her plans for her new spouse?...



  • Agatha Christie

    Previously published in the print anthology The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories.Alicia Coombe manages her very smart dressmaking business with the help of her young assistant, Sybil. One day, a doll appears in the shop -- a floppy, long...



  • Agatha Christie

    Dickie Carpenter has a phobia of gipsies stemming from a terrifying childhood encounter. When his fears come back to haunt him, should he be frightened, or could a gipsy prove to be his salvation?...



  • Judy Christie

    What happens when a unique Southern town collides with the "outside world" and Big Oil? In Sweet Olive, author Judy Christie introduces a charming cast of characters in small town Louisiana. A talented business woman in the oil and gas business, C...



  • Matt Christopher

    Charlie Abbott is the new kid in town--again. He hates everything about moving, especially trying to make new friends. Then he meets a kid called X who shares his love of skateboarding. Together, they rip some moves at the town skatepark. But then Ch...



  • Chronicle Books

    This Star Wars game in a book provides hours of fun for thumb-wrestling masters or their apprentices. Opponents Velcro on the lightsabers included (one blue, one red); open the book to one of seven durable "game board" pages depicting classic Star Wa...



  • Chronicle Books

    With charming baby animals in the wild, this board book set is sure to engage curious toddlers. Plus, the tiny books are the perfect size for a toddler's small hands. Each set includes 9 booksa great value for $8.95!...



  • Chronicle Books

    With adorable little farm animals, this board book set is sure to engage curious toddlers. Plus, the tiny books are the perfect size for a toddler's small hands. Each set includes 9 books—a great value for $8.95!...



  • Donato Cinicolo

    Around the world it is estimated that 130 million bicycles are sold every year, making the trusty bike our favourite mode of transport whether we are commuting to work or cycling for pleasure. Bikes come in all shapes and sizes, from the most bas...



  • Ben Clanton

    Izzy is thrilled to finally help set the table, learning all the proper places for her friends Fork, Spoon, Dish, Napkin, Cup, and Knife. But once they get into a nightly groove, Izzy and her friends grow tired of their same old spots. Shaking things...



  • Cassandra Clare; Sarah Rees Brennan

    A Manhattan teen -- Raphael Santiago -- is missing, and Magnus Bane must track him down before it’s too late. One of ten adventures in The Bane Chronicles. In 1950s New York City, a distraught mother hires Magnus Bane to find her missing son, Ra...



  • Chris Claremont

    Colossus' seven-year-old sister Illyana Rasputin has been snatched away by Belasco, demon lord of Limbo! Though the X-Men rescue her what seems like seconds later, those seconds represent a years-long ordeal for Illyana...one that starts with losing ...




  • Carlyle Clark

    Atticus Wynn and Rosemary Sanchez, newly engaged private investigators, have seen the dark and violent side of life. Nothing, though, has prepared them for an explosive murder investigation that threatens to tear their relationship apart as they stru...



  • Dorothy Clark

    Love Is Never Where You Expect…. Though she once fled from Pinewood, Sadie Spencer can't stay away when her ailing grandparents need her. But she never expected to come face-to-face with the brother of the man who caused her to leave town. Sadi...



  • Paul Cleave

    Sometimes reality can really get in the way of a good story. Joe Middleton’s story is this: He doesn’t remember killing anyone, so there’ s no way a jury can convict him of serial murder. He calls himself Joe Victim, trying, as he awaits tri...



  • Anita Clenney

    A relics expert with a nose for mystery is torn between her sexy billionaire boss and her hot bodyguard. Each would die to save her...and win her heart. Kendall Morgan puts her sixth sense back to work in the second book of the Relic Seekers serie...



  • Maryann Cocca-Leffler

    It's Mood Monday and Miss Cady's class is sharing how they feel after the weekend. But Theo doesn't know whether he's in a good mood or a bad mood. He has a new baby sister and he isn't just happy like Eric who got a new bike or sad like April who lo...



  • Margaret Coel

    In her pulse-pounding mysteries, New York Times bestselling author Margaret Coel interweaves authentic Native American culture and history with modern-day suspense. In the latest Wind River novel, Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden and Father John O'Malle...



  • J.M. Coetzee

    Nobel laureate and two-time Booker Prize winner J. M. Coetzee returns with a haunting and surprising novel about childhood and destiny that is sure to rank with his classic novels. Separated from his mother as a passenger on a boat bound for a ne...