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  • Megan Abbott

    In 1950s Hollywood, an actress is haunted by a bookseller’s death: A novella from the Edgar Award-winning author of Give Me Your Hand.   In 1953, Penny is just another washed-up, wannabe Hollywood actress who is past her prime. She has settled...



  • Victoria Abbott

    The national bestselling author of The Wolfe Widow presents another spine-tingling mystery featuring rare book collector Jordan Bingham and some Ngaio Marsh first editions worth killing for… Jordan works hard to improve Vera Van Alst’s collect...



  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Anna Waterhouse

    A new novel written by NBA All-Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar!Fresh out of Cambridge University, the young Mycroft Holmes is already making a name for himself in government, working for the Secretary of State for War. Yet this most British of civil servant...



  • Susan Abulhawa

    Violently pushed from their ancient farming village of Beit Daras, a Palestinian family tries to reconstitute itself in a refugee camp in Gaza. The men here, those who have escaped prison or the battlefields, worry over making ends meet, tend their t...



  • Anna Adams

    She always knew this day would come When her former boyfriend shows up at her Vermont home, Lilah Bantry is terrified that Owen Gage will take her child away. Four years ago, she sent him packing, dead certain that Owen couldn't be the father the...



  • John Joseph Adams

    Collected by the editor of the award-winning Lightspeed magazine, the first, definitive anthology of climate fiction -- a cutting-edge genre made popular by Margaret Atwood. Is it the end of the world as we know it? Climate Fiction, or Cli-Fi, is ...



  • Jussi Adler-Olsen

    In the middle of his usual hard-won morning nap in the basement of police headquarters, Carl Mørck, head of Department Q, receives a call from a colleague working on the Danish island of Bornholm. Carl is dismissive when he realizes that a new case ...



  • Higasa Akai

    Sometimes kind, sometimes strict, Heine is prepared to employ any means necessary to draw forth his princeling students' potential. But seriously, what's a royal tutor got to do to enjoy a simple, quiet day off?? With royal engagements, reluctant ...



  • Haifaa Al Mansour

    In the vein of Year of the Dog and The Higher Power of Lucky, this Middle Eastern coming-of-age story is told with warmth, spirit, and a mischievous sense of humor Spunky eleven-year-old Wadjda lives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with her parents. She ...



  • Susan Wittig Albert

    New York Times bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert transports readers to the summer of 1934, when a sensational murder shakes up the small Southern town of Darling, Alabama -- and pulls in the ladies of the Darling Dahlias’ garden club, who neve...



  • Magda Alexander

    After her parents’ murderers get off on a technicality, Madrigal Berkeley vows to become a prosecutor for truth and justice. With her new law degree in hand, her grandfather insists she work as an intern at his prestigious law firm to learn the oth...



  • Rebecca Alexander

    In the stunning follow up to "The Secrets of Life and Death," Rebecca Alexander has created a gripping supernatural thriller that bridges time, legend and the power of blood.   Following her showdown with Elizabeth Bathory, Jackdaw Hammond is runn...



  • William Alexander

    Gabe Fuentes is in a race against time -- and aliens -- in this intergalactic sequel to Ambassador, which Booklist called “an exciting sci-fi adventure, perceptively exploring what it means to be alien,” from National Book Award winner William Al...



  • Scott Allie

    When young Jedi Master QuiGon Jinn is dispatched to prevent a civil war, he has a close encounter with the Dark Side! Years later, QuiGon and his apprentice ObiWan Kenobi face an outofcontrol cloud cruiser and the lawless world of Ord Mantell, where ...



  • David Almond

    Master storyteller David Almond presents a beautiful collection of short fiction, interwoven with pieces that illuminate the inspiration behind the stories. May Malone is said to have a monster in her house, but what Norman finds there may just be...



  • John Altman

    A lone female agent finds herself abandoned in enemy territory in this riveting espionage thriller Having completed her mission to silence an agency defector, CIA operative Cassie Bradbury finds herself cut adrift in Moscow with no documents, no t...



  • R.J. Anderson

    A determined young girl joins forces with an adventure-loving street boy to solve a magical murder mystery -- and save her father’s life -- in this action-packed novel with classic mystery appeal. In the spell-powered city of Tarreton, the wealt...



  • Robert L. Anderson

    From immensely talented debut author Robert L. Anderson comes a stunning, complex, and imaginative story about the fine line between dreams and reality that will appeal to fans of Maggie Stiefvater’s The Raven Cycle. Odea Donahue has been able t...



  • Sarah M. Anderson

    Their families tore them apart. Can their baby bring them back together? For more than a year, Byron Beaumont has tried to get over Leona Harper. Not even living overseas could erase the memory of their affair…or her betrayal. Her family has be...



  • Kaare Andrews

    The incredible grand finale to Kaare Andrewsí Kung Fu epic! All of Danny Randís past and present have led to this: the worldshattering battle for the future! Danny Rand vs. The One -- with two worlds hanging in the balance! No redemption comes wit...



  • Josephine Angelini

    I'm a Witch and Witches burn. Lily is back in her own universe, and she's ready to relax with Rowan. True, she almost died in the Pyre that fueled their escape, and must hide her magic for the safety of the world, but compared to fighting the mons...



  • Tom Angleberger

    McToad likes Thursdays. Why? Because on every other day of the week, McToad mows Big Island, but on Thursdays, McToad mows Tiny Island. To do so, he puts his mower on the back of a truck, which drives to a train, which goes to a helicopter, which fli...



  • Laurence Anholt

    Meet Ruby - the rudest of all the relations! Join her for a hilarious tour of her crazy family in this delightful new spin on Laurence Anholt's much-loved series. With the original fabulous illustrations by Tony Ross, these popular books have been re...



  • Ashley Antoinette

    Bleu Montclair knew as a young girl that she would one day escape the hard, unrelenting streets of Flint, Michigan, and when her desperate prayers are answered in the form of a scholarship to UCLA, Bleu knows she's struck gold. But soon after arrivin...



  • Katherine Applegate

    In her first novel since The One and Only Ivan, winner of the Newbery Medal, Katherine Applegate delivers an unforgettable and magical story about family, friendship, and resilience. Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times. There's no mor...



  • Alex Archer

    hen legend becomes deadly reality… In Prague researching the legend of the Golem, a fantastical "living" creature made of clay, archaeologist Annja Creed is faced with an even bigger mystery on her hands when someone begins murdering th...



  • Dosh Archer

    Humpty Dumpty arrives at City Hospital with a cracked shell. All the kings' horses and all the kings' men tried to help him, but they just made him lose more yolk! Can Doctor Glenda and Nurse Percy save the day and put this egg back together again? ...



  • Stephen Aryan

    "I can command storms, summon fire and unmake stone," Balfruss growled. "It's dangerous to meddle with things you don't understand." Balfruss is a battlemage, sworn to fight and die for a country that fears and despises his kind. Vargus is a co...



  • Maureen Ash

    In the newest Templar Knight Mystery, Bascot de Marins is called to investigate when a young woman is killed and villagers suspect evil forces are to blame.   When a young woman is found murdered at a local shrine with a black adder near her cor...



  • Mike Austin

    Told almost entirely in sound words, this day-in-the-life look at firefighters and their fire truck will appeal to the youngest vehicle enthusiasts and to parents with a penchant for exuberant read-aloud sessions. With art reminiscent of Donald Crews...



  • Edward Averett
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    Powerful, riveting, and real. Sixteen celebrated authors bring us raw, insightful stories that explore guns and teens in a fiction collection that is thought provoking and emotionally gripping. For fans of Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock and Give a Bo...



  • Victoria Aveyard

    The #1 New York Times bestselling series! From #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard, this 55-page digital original prequel novella is an intriguing glimpse into the world of Red Queen before Mare and Cal and the Scarlet Guard. Queen ...



  • James Axler

    MORTAL RIFTS When Doc is taken captive by a band of marauders in what was once Nebraska, Ryan and the companions rally to get him back. But they aren't just fighting the local muties. They're also up against the area's terrifying terrain, which s...



  • D.D. Ayres

    Passion is always worth fighting for… Jori Garrison trains dogs for Warrior Wolf Pack, which provides service animals for disabled veterans. Four years ago, she was wrongly convicted of a crime―thanks to her no-good ex- fiancé. Now she just w...



  • Hilary Badger

    BY THE GRACE OF DOT, WREN LIVES IN PARADISE. The trees are laden with fruit and the water in the lagoon is as clear as crystal. Wren's world is a utopia. If only she could stop the strange visions she's started having: flashes of another world, wh...



  • Rachel Bailey

    What happens when an ambitious employee buys her boss at a bachelor auction? Find out in this story from USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Bailey! Florist Faith Crawford has a brilliant plan -- win her company's CEO at a bachelor auction and us...



  • Karin Baine

    A very French temptation… Junior doctor Lola Roberts finally has her life back on track -- and she's determined not to mess up on her first day at a Belfast hospital. Although she certainly didn't expect her sexy French boss Dr. Henri Benoit to...



  • David Baker

    A food journalist’s desperate attempt to save his career -- and possibly, his marriage -- through an epic quest that leads him from Burgundy through Russia, tracking an infamous bottle of wine. Ex-food journalist and nearly destitute wine connoi...



  • David Baldacci

    THE FIGHT OF HER LIFE VEGA JANE was always told no one could leave the town of Wormwood. She was told there was nothing outside but the Quag, a wilderness filled with danger and death. And she always accepted it -- until the night she stumbled a...



  • Nate Ball

    Ever since Amp crash-landed his spaceship through Zack McGee’s window, Zack’s life has gone in some unexpected directions. But when everything goes wrong on the McGee family camping trip, Zack’s going to need Amp’s alien scouting skills to na...



  • Kait Ballenger

    Hunters of the supernatural, THE EXECUTION UNDERGROUND are an elite group tasked with protecting humanity…but can dark temptation destroy good intentions? Occult specialist and witch hunter Dr. Shane Grey is called upon to investigate a string ...



  • Mary Balogh

    The Survivors’ Club: Six men and one woman, injured in the Napoleonic Wars, their friendships forged in steel and loyalty. But for one, her trials are not over.... Since witnessing the death of her husband during the wars, Imogen, Lady Barclay, ...



  • Ronald H. Balson

    From Ronald H. Balson, author of Once We Were Brothers, Saving Sophie is the powerful story of the lengths a father will go through to protect his daughter and an action-packed thriller that will take you on an unforgettable journey of murder and dec...



  • Rosie Banks

    Queen Malice has cast her most dangerous spell yet! The wicked queen has cursed the Magic Hourglass. When the sand runs out, all the magic will be gone from the Secret Kingdom forever! Jasmine, Ellie and Summer must find the four Enchanted Obje...



  • Rosie Banks

    Queen Malice has cast her most dangerous spell yet! The wicked queen has cursed the Magic Hourglass and when the sand runs out, all the magic will be gone from the Secret Kingdom forever! Jasmine, Ellie and Summer must find the four Enchanted O...



  • Rosie Banks

    Queen Malice has cast her most dangerous spell yet! The wicked queen has cursed the Magic Hourglass. When the sand runs out, all the magic will be gone from the Secret Kingdom forever! Jasmine, Ellie and Summer have collected almost all the fou...



  • Rosie Banks

    Queen Malice has cast her most dangerous spell yet! The wicked queen has cursed the Magic Hourglass and when the sand runs out, all the magic will be gone from the Secret Kingdom forever! Jasmine, Ellie and Summer must find the four Enchanted O...



  • A.J. Banner

    From a phenomenal new voice in suspense fiction comes a book that will forever change the way you look at the people closest to you… Shadow Cove, Washington, is the kind of town everyone dreams about -- quaint streets, lush forests, good neighbo...



  • John Banville

    A new novel -- at once trenchant, witty, and shattering -- about the intricacies of artistic creation, about theft, and about the ways in which we learn to possess one another, and to hold on to ourselves. Equally self-aggrandizing and self-deprec...



  • Callie Barkley

    Marion finally gets to babysit her little sister Gabby in the twelfth book of The Critter Club series! Marion has always wanted to babysit her sister -- but her parents have said she is too young! When they finally ask Marion to watch Gabby during...



  • Diane Barnes

    When Gina Rossi was in junior high, her best friend’s psychic grandmother got everything right -- from predicting that Gina would break her arm and travel to Italy, all the way to leading police to a missing neighborhood child. The one time Gina di...



  • Charles J. Barone

    Businessman Frank Jackson on his way to a client drives into a town that doesn't exist. What he discovers leads him on a search that, if unsuccessful could cost him his life....



  • Ron Barrett

    Three singing cats go from the back alley to super stardom in this companion to Cats Got Talent, from the bestselling illustrator of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Once upon a fence there was a trio of cats: Hal, Dora, and Geneva. And nothing ...



  • Amy A. Bartol

    Kyon Ensin finally has what he’s always wanted: possession of Kricket Hollowell, the priestess who foresees the future. Together, their combined power will be unrivaled. Kricket, however, doesn’t crave the crown of Ethar -- she has an unbreakable...



  • Christopher Barzak

    Aidan Lockwood lives in a sleepy farming town, day after unremarkable day. But when Jarrod, his former best friend, suddenly moves back home, Aidan begins to see clearly for the first time -- not only to feelings that go beyond mere friendship, but t...



  • H.E. Bates

    The Wedding Party, first published in 1965 (Michael Joseph), is a collection of short stories evoking both the dark and light, and the comedy and tragedy in human nature. Bates employs a deceptive delicateness of touch in his descriptions and charact...



  • Tamra Baumann

    Tara Carter isn’t looking for romance. She’s content seeing patients at her new practice by day, then going home and cuddling with her puppy at night. Her new life in the tiny town of Anderson Butte, Colorado -- known by celebrities as the place ...



  • Trevor Baxendale

    An original adventure tying in to the ninth season of Doctor Who, the spectacular hit series from BBC Television, featuring the new 12th Doctor as played by Peter Capaldi. "I do hope you’re all ready to be terrified!"   The Phaeron disappear...



  • M.C. Beaton

    When therapist Jill Davent moved to the village of Carsely, Agatha Raisin was not a fan. Not only was this therapist romancing Agatha's ex-husband but she dug up details of Agatha's not-too-glamorous origins. Jill also counsels a woman, Gwen Simple, ...



  • Scott Beatty

    The mad psychologist is on the loose! Now the Scarecrow has fitted the Dark Knight with a helmet that slowly gives him fear gas as part of a twisted experiment. Batman has no choice but to play along -- the mask is tamper-proof and if he tries to rem...



  • Bradley P. Beaulieu

    The first book in the Song of Shattered Sands trilogy―an epic fantasy in the vein of A Thousand and One Nights. In the city of Sharakhai, Çeda fights in the pits to scrape by a living. She, like so many in the city, pray for the downfall of the...



  • Clementine Beauvais

    Holly, Anna and Pepino are delighted when King Steve invites them to be his kitchen assistants in an international Royal Bake Off, organised by his older brother, King Sam of Americanada. The prize money could finally make their dream come true: the ...



  • William Bee

    Eggs and pancakes, coming right up! Stanley is cooking for all the hungry customers who come into his diner, while Hattie takes their orders. Then Stanley serves up a special cake -- but whose birthday are they celebrating? ...



  • Charles Belfoure

    The Debt Must Be Repaid ― or Else In 1886 New York, a respectable architect shouldn't have any connection to the notorious gang of thieves and killers that rules the underbelly of the city. But when John Cross's son racks up an unfathomable gamb...



  • Matt Bell

    For fans of The Dog Stars and Station Eleven, Scrapper traces one man’s desperate quest for redemption in a devastated Detroit. Detroit has descended into ruin. Kelly scavenges for scrap metal from the hundred thousand abandoned buildings in a p...



  • Ted Bell

    Intelligence officer Alex Hawke takes on power-hungry Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is wielding a terrifying new weapon, in the latest adrenaline-fueled thriller in Ted Bell’s New York Times bestselling series. In corrupt Russia, an erra...



  • Josie Belle

    Maggie’s impending wedding finds her more concerned with a cold case than cold feet in the latest from the author of Marked Down for Murder . . . There’s something 100% off about Maggie and her fiancé Sam’s new dream home in the historic se...



  • Brian Michael Bendis

    Collects Alias #19. Meet Jessica Jones, one-time costumed heroine turned private investigator. After realizing that her powers were unremarkable compared to those of the icons in the Marvel Universe, Jones gave up being a super hero and eventually op...



  • Ali Benjamin

    This stunning debut novel about grief and wonder was an instant New York Times bestseller and captured widespread critical acclaim, including selection as a 2015 National Book Award finalist! After her best friend dies in a drowning accident, Suzy...



  • James R. Benn

    In the Pacific during WWII, Billy Boyle must discover if skipper, and future president, Jack Kennedy is a cold-blooded killer. 1943: In the midst of the brutal, hard-fought Solomon Islands campaign between the Allies and the Japanese forces, Lieut...



  • Jules Bennett

    Now that he's shunned the princess, will he marry the maid? After narrowly escaping a royal marriage of convenience orchestrated by his meddling father, businessman Will Rowling is going after what he wants. And make no mistake, he wants Cat Iber...



  • Stan Berenstain; Jan Berenstain

    The Berenstain Bears celebrate Career Day in When I Grow Up, a brand new 8x8 storybook addition to the classic New York Times bestselling series. After an exciting presentation at school, Sister isn’t sure what she wants to be when she grows up....



  • Stan Berenstain; Jan Berenstain

    The Berenstain Bears discover the true power of lending a helping paw in this exciting addition to the classic New York Times bestselling series. When Brother, Sister, and Honey Bear pretend to be their favorite superhero characters, the whole nei...



  • Lisa Tawn Bergren

    “Little Cub!” Mama called. “Time for bed.”   Little Cub is having so much fun building an igloo with her friends that she doesn’t want to stop for bedtime! Who needs sleep when there’s fun to be had? Mama patiently answers her child...



  • Jonathan Bernstein

    She's not your average spy. She's Wilder. No one sings "Happy Birthday" to Bridget Wilder. The Cheerminators don't flip in her honor. The lunch ladies don't wheel out a giant cake. Bridget is sure no one even remembers it's her birthday. Until sh...



  • Elizabeth Bevarly

    He's a rich bachelor. She's inherited his fortune. Let the fun begin! Only from New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Bevarly! Meet Gracie Sumner, reluctant Cinderella. When the down-to-earth Midwesterner learns her deceptively humble neigh...



  • Benjamin Bird

    The World's Finest Heroes and greatest friends together in a chapter book adventure! While BATMAN is away, SUPERMAN protects Gotham City. But when BIZARRO SUPERMAN and BIZARRO KRYPTO come to help the MAN OF STEEL, they want to right all wrongs but in...



  • Benjamin Bird

    The World's Finest Heroes, SUPERMAN and SHAZAM, team up for an amazing adventure! The galaxy's greatest super heroes are unbeatable when they work together. But they may have met their match when Mister Mxyzptlk makes trouble in Metropolis. Will the ...



  • Benjamin Bird

    The World's Finest Heroes together at last! SUPERMAN and AQUAMAN defend the skies and the seas in a winning combination of teamwork and friendship. When Black Manta engineers an evil device that creates giant bubbles of ocean water capable of floodin...



  • Benjamin Bird

    The amazing super hero cousins, SUPERMAN and SUPERGIRL, together in one exciting adventure! When SUPERGIRL brings home a strange furry pet, not everything is as it seems. Soon the tiny creature becomes a massive problem and the Toymans to blame! Will...



  • Sallie Bissell

    Whispers abound at the ancient Spanish Oak. To those who know how to listen, it tells secrets of vanquished conquistadors, Cherokee witches, and the long-unsolved murder of ten-year-old Teresa Ewing. Whispers also thrive in the town of Hartsville―r...



  • Holly Black; Cassandra Clare

    THE ENEMY IS CLOSE. VERY CLOSE. Callum Hunt’s summer break isn’t like other kids’. His closest companion is a Chaos-ridden wolf, Havoc. His father suspects him of being secretly evil. And, of course, most kids aren’t heading back to the m...



  • J. Carson Black

    When homicide detective Jolie Burke awakens to intruders in the dark of night, she’s forced to flee. Jolie’s nobody’s victim, but she cannot fight this faceless enemy alone. She reaches out to Cyril Landry, the ex-Navy SEAL who is long on speci...



  • Jake Black

    Bruce Wayne is in the rainforests of Brazil, but there's trouble in the local villages -- people are disappearing! Corporate developers are tearing down the forest, and a legend tells of giant bat creature that will defend the plant life from those w...



  • Odessa Gillespie Black

    In order to fully inherit a millionaire’s fortune, Allie Knowles must survive a month on her property -- easier said than done when the enormous house is haunted by a violent ghost who claims to know Allie. But the true mystery lies with Cole Kinsl...



  • Saul Black

    In their isolated country house, a mother and her two children prepare to wait out a blinding snowstorm. Two violent predators walk through the door. Nothing will ever be the same. When the two strangers turn up at Rowena Cooper's isolated Colorad...



  • Stephanie Black

    Three years ago, the small town of Britteridge was rocked by the senseless murder of Gail Ludlum. Now the people most affected by the tragedy have returned to the place where it all began, and the scene is set for the perfect revenge . . . Megan O...



  • Juliet Blackwell

    An American in Paris navigates her family’s secret past and unlocks her own future, in this emotionally evocative novel by New York Times bestselling author Juliet Blackwell. As a girl, Genevieve Martin spent the happiest summer of her life in P...



  • Adam Blade

    This full-color book is packed with details, statistics and information about all the amazing Beasts from the bestselling series - over 100 Beasts, from A to Z! Amazing value and the perfect gift for any Beast Quest fan, as well as a great introducti...



  • Adam Blade

    The city of Aquora has been infested with a plague of tiny robots that are controlling people's minds. Can Max and Lia find out who's responsible and stop them, or will the people be doomed forever?

    The first thrilling adventure in Sea Quest...



  • Adam Blade

    The wicked young inventor Siborg continues his battle for power over the oceans of Nemos. Now Max and Lia must fight his latest creation - a terrifying shark with robotic teeth!


    The second thrilling adventure in Sea Quest Series 6: Maste...



  • Adam Blade

    Deep below the seas of Planet Nemos, a monstrous creature has come back to life with terrifying new robotic additions. Could the evil Siborg be responsible for this Robobeast? Max and Lia must stop him!


    The third thrilling adventure in S...



  • Adam Blade

    Max and Lia face a mighty combined enemy, as Siborg's latest Robobeast joins forces with his slave army! Can our heroes defeat this force of evil and rescue the people of Aquora?


    The final thrilling adventure in Sea Quest Series 6: Mast...



  • Kendare Blake

    As ancient immortals are left reeling, a modern Athena and Hermes search the world for answers in Ungodly, the final Goddess War novel by Kendare Blake, the acclaimed author of Anna Dressed in Blood. For the Goddess of Wisdom, what Athena didn't k...



  • Kendare Blake

    "The Dogs of Athens" by Kendare Blake is a dark story set before the events of the Goddess Wars series for young adults during the twilight of the gods. Greek goddess Artemis and her immortal companions have returned to modern-day Athens where a chan...



  • Stephanie J. Blake

    Penelope is a little different. She might also be a little...undead. After biting some teachers, Penelope gets sent home from school. And that's when things go from bad to worse! What would you do if your best friend turned out to be a zombie? This h...



  • Andrew Bleiman

    Cozy up with this cuddly Level 1 Ready-to-Read about baby zoo animals that’s perfect for emerging readers! What do koala bears, panda bears, sea otters, snow leopards, and people have in common? They all love to snuggle! Nestle up with your litt...



  • Francesca Lia Block
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    Powerful, riveting, and real. Sixteen celebrated authors bring us raw, insightful stories that explore guns and teens in a fiction collection that is thought provoking and emotionally gripping. For fans of Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock and Give a Boy a...



  • Sandra Block

    In what passes for an ordinary day in a psych ward, Dr. Zoe Goldman is stumped when a highly unusual case arrives. A young African American girl, found wandering the streets of Buffalo in a catatonic state, is brought in by police. No one has come fo...



  • Stephen Booth

    Welcome to the picturesque English village of Shawhead, where there's one road in and one road out. And on that road this morning is an abandoned vehicle...with an ominous bloodstain inside. It's a mystery. It could be a murder. Where and who is t...



  • Erin Bow

    GRETA IS A DUCHESS AND CROWN PRINCESS -- AND A HOSTAGE TO PEACE. This is how the game is played: if you want to rule, you must give one of your children as a hostage. And you must keep the peace; start a war and your hostage dies. Greta will be fr...



  • Erin Bow

    The children of world leaders are held hostage in an attempt to keep the peace in this slyly humorous, starkly thought-provoking novel. Greta is a Duchess and a Crown Princess. She is also a Child of Peace, a hostage held by the de facto ruler of...



  • Erin Bowman

    REVENGE IS WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD. When her father is murdered for a Journal that reveals the secret location of a gold mine, eighteen-year-old Kate Thompson disguises herself as a boy and takes to the gritty plains looking for answers -- and ju...



  • William Boyd

    Amory's first memory is of her father standing on his head. She has memories of him returning on leave during the First World War. But his absences, both actual and emotional, are what she chiefly remembers. It is her photographer uncle, Greville, wh...



  • Diana Lesire Brandmeyer

    Katie Tucker must overcome her fear of the bees her father left as her inheritance to run the family farm and her fear of those like Pete Dent who offer to help her. He’ll rebuild her barn, but is his friendship genuine?...



  • Sarah S. Brannen

    Madame Martine's friend Louis works at the Louvre Museum. When he suggests Madame Martine and her dog Max come visit him and see the works of art, Madame declines his invitation--she knows dogs are not allowed at the museum. But Max has a different p...



  • Liz Braswell

    What if Aladdin had never found the lamp? This first book in the A Twisted Tale line will explore a dark and daring version of Disney's Aladdin. When Jafar steals the Genie's lamp, he uses his first two wishes to become sultan and the most powerfu...



  • Rachel Brimble

    She's back to right her wrongs When Tanya Todd returns to Templeton Cove, she knows better than to expect a warm welcome. She burned a few bridges on her way out of town, and making amends won't be easy. First on her list is the man whose heart s...



  • Connie Brockway

    While recovering at his uncle’s estate from wounds sustained in the Sudan, Jack Cameron -- a loyal Scottish captain in the British army -- is haunted by the words of a dying officer: one of Her Majesty’s Black Dragoons is aiding the slavers they ...



  • Matt Brolly

    Gritty, complex and effortlessly chilling, Brolly’s Dead Eyed is a grisly crime thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. DCI Michael Lambert thought he’d closed his last case… Yet when he’s passed a file detailing a particu...



  • Renae Brumbaugh

    For spiritual “quality time” with your five- to eight-year-old kids this holiday season, check out Prayers & Stories for Christmas -- going a step beyond the traditional storybook! Readings are presented, in fun, easy-to-understand stories tha...



  • Alex Brunkhorst

    The story begins with a dinner party invitation… When young journalist Thomas Cleary is sent to dig up quotes for the obituary of a legendary film producer, the man's eccentric daughter offers him entrée into the exclusive upper echelons of Ho...



  • Wanda E. Brunstetter; Jean Brunstetter

    Join the Hochstetler twin sisters on stage as they bumble their way through baking a cake for a charity auction in front of a live audience. The take-charge Elma and the klutzy optimist Thelma manage to entertain their audience -- and attract the adm...



  • James Buckley

    Home is a long way from home! There are no refrigerators in space -- think about it! Life on the International Space Station is well, another, way of life: you wake up in a sleeping bag tied to the wall; open a food package which keeps your meals ...



  • Emily Butler

    A slyly humorous mystery perfect for fans of THE INCORRIGIBLE CHILDREN OF ASHTON PLACE about a ghost who tries to solve the mystery of her family's murder while dodging two ghost hunters among other obstacles in Boston in the early 1800s. Josephin...



  • Toni Buzzeo

    This nonfiction follow-up to Whose Tools? features six kinds of trucks -- a utility truck, a fire truck, a snowplow, an ambulance, a crane, and a broadcasting truck -- with five different parts of each truck properly labeled. The answer to each inqui...



  • Kerrigan Byrne

    They're rebels, scoundrels, and blackguards -- dark, dashing men on the wrong side of the law. But for the women who love them, a hint of danger only makes the heart beat faster, in the stunning debut historical romance The Highwayman by Kerrigan...



  • Andrea Camilleri

    When Inspector Montalbano falls under the charms of beautiful gallery owner Marian, his longtime relationship with Livia comes under threat. Meanwhile, he is also troubled by a strange dream as three crimes demand his attention: the assault and robbe...



  • Marissa Campbell

    This dazzling debut brings the Dark Ages to light and illuminates one Saxon noblewoman's romance with a Viking warrior and her struggle to find her path in a changing and dangerous world 869. For eighteen years, Avelynn, the beautiful and secretly...



  • Alyssa Satin Capucilli

    In Tulip and Rex Write a Story, the dance-loving duo from Tulip Loves Rex finds a new passion -- collecting words and using them to tell a story. Tulip and Rex's "word walk" and their subsequent imaginative play convey the subtle message that you...



  • Joe Caramagna

    Featuring screen-capture images from MARVELíS ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: WEB WARRIORS. Spider-Man teams up with the Marvel Universeís greatest heroes in stories straight from the smash hit DISNEY XD animated series! Spider-Man journeys to the fabled city...



  • Joe Caramagna

    Twice the action, twice the danger! THE AVENGERS return for an allnew volume of evil smashing! When RED SKULL seeks refuge on earth from an even greater villain, the Avengers must face their most dangerous foe yet: THANOS OF TITAN! A new chapter in t...



  • Christy Carlyle

    When a scheming marquess's daughter offers her one hundred pounds to publicly kiss a nobleman, a desperate Jessamin Wright agrees. She believes the money will save her failing bookstore and finally free her from her father's debts. But when Jess burs...



  • Howie Carr

    Whitey Bulger is gone from Boston, but Bench McCarthy is here to take his place. Bench McCarthy is a thug's thug, a hitman, an underworld jack-of-all-trades running his own mob out of Winter Hill in Somerville while simultaneously handling "wet wo...



  • Rae Carson

    Gold is in my blood, in my breath, even in the flecks in my eyes. Lee Westfall has a strong, loving family. She has a home she loves and a loyal steed. She has a best friend--who might want to be something more. She also has a secret. Lee ca...



  • Raymond Carver

    Here is the original manuscript of Raymond Carver’s seminal 1981 collection, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. Carver is one of the most celebrated short-story writers in American literature -- his style is both instantly recognizable and...



  • Elle Casey

    When a mysterious text message summons May Wexler to a biker bar in downtown New Orleans, she knows something is very wrong. Her sister has sent out an SOS, but when May gets there, she’s nowhere to be found and May is the one in trouble -- she’s...



  • Cecil Castellucci

    A LONG TIME AGO IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY... Reeling from their disastrous defeat on Hoth, the heroic freedom fighters of the REBEL ALLIANCE have scattered throughout space, pursued by the agents of the sinister GALACTIC EMPIRE. One rebel task...



  • Kendra Leigh Castle

    From the author of Every Little Kiss, a heartwarming novel that proves sometimes the only way to let people in is to let go.... Moving to Harvest Cove has been like a dream come true for Zoe Watson, providing her with a job she loves and close fri...



  • Richard Castle

    Richard Castle, New York Times mega-bestselling mystery writer and star of ABC's hit primetime show Castle is back. In the seventh novel of his popular Nikki Heat series, the NYPD's top homicide detective has been promoted to captain just in time to ...



  • Ray Celestin

    The Axeman stalks the streets of New Orleans... In a town jammed with voodoo and gangsters, a sense of intoxicating mystery often beckons from the back alleys. But when a real serial killer roams the sultry nights, even the corrupt cops can't see ...



  • Elizabeth Chadwick

    As Queen of England, Eleanor has a new cast of enemies―including the king. Eleanor has more than fulfilled her duty as Queen of England-she has given her husband, Henry II, heirs to the throne and has proven herself as a mother and ruler. But El...



  • Maia Chance

    31-year-old society matron Lola Woodby has survived her loveless marriage with an unholy mixture of highballs, detective novels, and chocolate layer cake, until, her husband dies suddenly, leaving her his fortune...or so Lola thought. As it turns out...



  • Maia Chance

    This Cinderella goes from ashes to ashes in the new Victorian-era Fairy Tale Fatal Mystery by the author of Snow White Red-Handed . . . Variety hall actress Ophelia Flax’s plan to reunite her friend Prue with her estranged -- and allegedly wealt...



  • Megan Chance

    A crumbling palazzo in nineteenth-century Venice holds a buried secret. After she nearly ruins her family with a terrible misstep, Elena Spira is sent to Venice to escape disgrace and to atone by caring for the ailing Samuel Farber. But the crumbl...



  • Jared Chapman

    A wild little boy learns how to fit in--and how to stand out! "Be yourself!" Steve's mom tells him on the first day of school, and he knows just what to do. After all, wolves are great at HOWLING in class, SHREDDING homework, and POUNCING on new f...



  • Erika Chase

    The author of Book Fair and Foul reconvenes the Ashton Corners book club to solve a murder in their own backyard . . . Bob Miller, retired police chief and member of the Ashton Corners Mystery Readers and Cheese Straws Society, is stunned by the a...



  • Benjamin Chaud

    Hibernation is over and Little Bear is ready for another adventure! But where is Papa Bear? Never fear, Little Bear will find him! Follow the curious cub through interactive cutouts on every page of this detail-rich extravaganza: into a bustling fore...



  • Benjamin Chaud

    Two scenes from Benjamin Chaud's beloved books "The Bear's Song" and "The Bear's Sea Escape" are ready to be assembled and then displayed for all to see! Kids will delight in re-creating moments from the beautifully illustrated books with 24 sturdy d...




  • Felicia Sanzari Chernesky

    Grab the wagon, it's a bright autumn day and the trees are full of ripe, red apples! There's an apple festival underway at the farm and lots of work to do making cider. This visit finishes with a cider doughnut and a cup of freshly pressed ci...



  • C.J. Cherryh

    Together for the first time in one volume -- all four novels in the dark science fiction epic, the Morgaine Cycle. The gates were relics of a lost era, a linked network of portals that the ruthless Qual empire used to span Time and Space. The Sci...



  • Hiroki Chiba

    The cadets of Akademeia's Class Zero are legends, with strength and magic unrivaled, and crimson capes symbolizing the great Vermilion Bird of the Dominion. But will their elite training be enough to keep them alive when a war breaks out and the Clas...



  • Lee Child

    "Why is this town called Mother's Rest?" That's all Reacher wants to know. But no one will tell him. It's a tiny place hidden in a thousand square miles of wheat fields, with a railroad stop, and sullen and watchful people, and a worried woman named ...



  • Children's Press

    "A lamb''s ear? A puppy''s paws? Beautiful photos of adorable animals help toddlers identify ""what is pink"" on each captivating creature.

    Rookie Toddler books offer fun ways to engage with little ones during story time and play time. Each boo...





  • Children's Press

    A bird's beak? A giraffe's tongue? Beautiful photos of adorable animals help toddlers identify what is blue on each captivating creature.Rookie Toddler books offer fun ways to engage with little ones during story time and play time. Each book include...



  • Zen Cho

    Magic and mayhem clash with the British elite in this whimsical and sparkling debut. The Royal Society of Unnatural Philosophers maintains the magic within His Majesty’s lands. But lately, the once proper institute has fallen into disgrace, na...



  • Sally Christie

    A sumptuous and sensual tale of power, romance, family, and betrayal centered around four sisters and one King. Carefully researched and ornately detailed, The Sisters of Versailles is the first book in an exciting new historical fiction trilogy abou...



  • Chronicle Books

    Maple leaves, pumpkins, owls, apples. . . autumn is in the air! Mix and match 20 seasonal stencils to create a dazzling array of scenes. Simple step-by-step instructions show children of all ages how to spruce up windows or decorate wrapping paper wi...




  • John Chu

    Ellie is on her way to visit her comatose mother when her sister sends her to repair physics. Each universe has skunkworks that generate the universe within it, making this multiverse a set of matryoshka dolls. The skunkworks that generate this unive...



  • Cassandra Clare; Sarah Rees Brennan

    Simon and Clary reunite as they witness a Parabatai ceremony…and discuss their own plans to be bonded. One of ten adventures in Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy. Simon and Clary act as witnesses to the parabatai ceremony of Emma Carstairs and...



  • Dorothy Clark

    The Baby Surprise After an adorable toddler arrives on her boss's doorstep, Clarice Gordon's job offer transforms from full-time journalist to part-time nanny. Clarice agrees to care for Charles Thornberg's little brother as long as she can conti...



  • Shelley Ann Clark

    In Shelley Ann Clark’s steamy new romance, a woman faces down her troubled past with a little help from a man who wants to give her a scorching-hot future.   Kate McKinney’s life is divided into two parts: before she got clean . . . and after. B...



  • Annie Claydon

    Making new memories… Neurologist Drew Taylor never expected to find himself working on a glitzy film set -- but stunning star Sophie Warner is far from the spoiled diva he imagined…she's lost her memory! Drew can only help Sophie if he wi...



  • Chanel Cleeton

    The author of Flirting with Scandal presents her third book in a sexy contemporary romance series about three sisters in a powerful political family, the scandals that threaten to destroy them, and the passion that drives them…   Kate Reynold...



  • Bill Clegg

    The stunning debut novel from bestselling author Bill Clegg is a magnificently powerful story about a circle of people who find solace in the least likely of places as they cope with a horrific tragedy. On the eve of her daughter’s wedding, June...



  • Lucy Coats

    Demon’s abilities are put to the test! Beasts of Olympus is a series of illustrated chapter books set in a magical Ancient Greece where strange things still walk the Earth. In the fourth book, Demon must heal Ares’s smelly dragon in time for b...



  • Margaret Coel

    New York Times bestselling author Margaret Coel returns to Wind River with Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden and Father John O’Malley investigating a lethal link between legendary outlaw Butch Cassidy and a present-day murder… When Robert Walking ...



  • Frank L. Cole

    ONE CREEPY BOOK. TWO TWELVE-YEAR-OLD BOYS. A HORDE OF ANGRY DEMONS. WHAT COULD GO WRONG?   When Walter Prairie is struck dead by a bolt of lightning, he’s fast-tracked through the Afterlife Academy and assigned as a Guardian Agent to protect a H...



  • Reed Farrel Coleman

    A Nor’easter blows into Paradise and churns up the past -- in the stunning new addition to Robert B. Parker’s New York Times"bestselling series featuring Police Chief Jesse Stone. In the wake of a huge storm, three bodies are discovered in ...



  • Eoin Colfer

    Riley, an orphan boy living in Victorian London, has achieved his dream of becoming a renowned magician, the Great Savano. He owes much of his success to Chevie, a seventeen-year-old FBI agent who traveled from the future in a time pod and helped him...




  • Robert Conroy

    Best-selling alternate history master Robert Conroy returns to World War II, this time for a dangerous last stand of the Nazis in the heart of the Alps. GERMANICA, ÜBER ALLES! Deep in the heart of Europe's Alps in the redoubt called Germanica,...



  • Gerry Conway

    Teamed with the Black Widow, Daredevil continues his adventures in the latest and greatest Marvel Masterworks yet! DD must make his decision between Karen Page and Black Widow - and when he does, it means it's time to head West -- where he and the ...



  • Elizabeth Cooke

    Return to the statley environs of Rutherford Park and the embattled Cavendish family -- from the author of The Wild Dark Flowers. The rain fell softly on the day that she was to be married…Sometimes the longing for the old untouched days at Ruth...



  • Ilene Cooper

    Adopted twin girls, a precocious pup, and a busy holiday season make Christmas at the Quinns’ house a bit crazy!   Bobby is excited to have two adopted baby sisters, but he’s also excited for Christmas. While his parents take care of the babi...



  • Carey Corp; Lorie Langdon

    With her best friend Mackenna Reid now a permanent citizen of Doon, and her relationship with her prince and true love Jaime back on track, Veronica is certain things are finally right with her kingdom. Until she suddenly becomes ill, collapsing as t...



  • Catherine Coulter; J.T. Ellison

    From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Catherine Coulter, the explosive new addition to the remarkable thriller series featuring Nicholas Drummond and Mike Caine. FBI agent Nicholas Drummond and his partner, Mike Caine, are deep into an invest...



  • Lucy Cousins

    Maisy and her friends set sail for a swashbuckling adventure in this delightful pop-up-and-play book featuring a 3-D pirate ship. Ahoy, me hearties! Hoist the sails and put out to sea with Maisy and her pirate crew. Join the favorite mouse and her...



  • Katie Coyle

    “GET ANGRY. We should all be so pissed at the Church of America that we’re willing to break our hands in the metaphorical punching of its metaphorical face.”  -- Harpreet Janda, fugitive     The predicted Rapture by Pastor Frick’s Chur...



  • Carol M. Cram

    Virtuoso pianist Isabette Grüber captivates audiences in the salons and concert halls of early nineteenth-century Vienna. Yet in a profession dominated by men, Isabette longs to compose and play her own music -- a secret she keeps from both her lasc...



  • Tracy Leininger Craven

    A miraculous survival. An extraordinary faith. Autumn 1755. Settled in the Blue Mountains of Pennsylvania, deep within America’s new frontier, the Leininger family celebrates the blessings of a beautiful homestead and bountiful harvest. Until t...



  • Ana Crespo

    JP is playing on the playground. But when his twin cousins want to take over the playhouse he's made into a spaceship, JP gets angry. He soon realizes it's more fun to befriend the enemy and laugh together than to play alone. This common playground o...



  • Ana Crespo

    JP's dad decides the car needs a wash. But to JP, the carwash is scary, especially when it starts to look like a giant octopus! But JP soon realizes that the octopus is friendly and that he can be brave. With an innocent yet fun plotline, young reade...



  • Andy Croft

    As the Black Death devastates England, wiping out whole villages, Adam and his older brother Will try to survive the new, terrifying world around them. They must face gangs of soldiers, religious mania, starvation and the ever-present threat of disea...



  • Doreen Cronin

    Santa comes to the barnyard in this holiday addition to the award-winning Click, Clack series from the New York Times bestselling and Caldecott winning team who brought you Click, Clack, Moo and Click, Clack, Peep! It’s the night before Christma...



  • H.S. Cross

    ENGLAND. 1926. AT ST. STEPHEN'S ACADEMY, THE STUDENTS ARE ON THE VERGE OF REVOLT. While the younger boys plot an insurrection, the older ones are preoccupied with sneaking out-of-bounds, thrashing one another, tearing each other's.clothes off -- or s...



  • Juliette Cross

    The love between a human and a Morgon, the dragon-hybrid race, tempts fate once more…   All her life, Ella Barrow has allowed others to make her decisions. Forced to stifle her artistic talents and stay in a loveless relationship with Clayton Ker...



  • Sarah Crossan

    Tippi and Grace share everything -- clothes, friends . . . even their body. Writing in free verse, Sarah Crossan tells the sensitive and moving story of conjoined twin sisters, which will find fans in readers of Gayle Forman, Jodi Picoult, and Jandy ...



  • Kristyn Crow

    In another rhyming read-aloud tale full of delightful macabre humor Zombelina once again steals the show! This time Zombelina and her friend Lizzie are dancing in The Nutcracker. On the night of the big show, Zombelina is ready, but Grandpa Phantom h...



  • Melanie Crowder

    In a small river village where the water is cursed, a girl’s bravery could mean the difference between life and death in this lilting, luminous tale from the author of Parched and Audacity. Along a lively river, in a village raised on stilts, li...



  • M. Tara Crowl

    All twelve years of Eden's life have been spent in an antique oil lamp. She lives like a princess inside her tiny, luxurious home, but to Eden, the lamp is nothing but a prison. She hates being a genie. All she wants, more than anything, is freedom. ...



  • Michelle Cuevas

    The whimsical "autobiography" of an imaginary friend who doesn't know he's imaginary--perfect for fans of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and Toy Story Jaques Papier has the sneaking suspicion that everyone except his sister Fleur hates h...



  • Lindsay Cummings

    This second book in Lindsay Cummings’s Balance Keepers series explodes with just as much magic, mystery, friendship, and humor as Book One. Fans of books like Brandon Mull's The Candy Shop War or the Unwanteds series by Lisa McMann will love the ac...



  • Evan Currie

    The Scourwind family legacy brought the empire to the height of its power and prosperity and defended it against all enemies. Now one man’s machinations aim to shift the balance of power -- with violent and devastating consequences. When the tru...



  • Alexandra Curry

    A timeless novel of one woman who bridged two worlds in a tumultuous era of East meets West THE COURTESAN is an astonishing tale inspired by the real life of a woman who lived and loved in the extraordinary twilight decades of the Qing dynasty. ...



  • Marci Curtis

    Maggie Sanders might be blind, but she won't invite anyone to her pity party. Ever since losing her sight six months ago,Maggie's rebellious streak has taken on a life of its own, culminating with an elaborate school prank. Maggie called it genius. T...



  • Clive Cussler; Russell Blake

    There are many rumors about the bay off Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Some say it was the site of the lost empire of the Solomon king and that great treasure lies beneath the waters. Others say terrible things happened here, atrocities and disa...



  • Debbie Dadey

    Pearl is excited to make a splash on stage -- but she’s in for some drama in this Mermaid Tales adventure. Pearl has always dreamed of being famous: the star-studded stage, the sea flowers, the applause! So when she finds out that her third grad...



  • Margaret Daley

    DEADLY EXPLOSION Lydia McKenzie is the only living witness to a serial bomber's latest threat. Surviving the explosion at the café, Lydia is rescued by police sergeant Jesse Hunt and his K-9 partner, a Rottweiler named Brutus. She's struggling t...



  • Kathleen N. Daly

    Back in print -- a classic Little Golden Book about jingly jangly Christmas fun! A bear family takes some of the village animals out for a spin in the sleigh -- and ends up helping Santa deliver his toys! This merry Little Golden Book from 1964 is re...



  • Edwidge Danticat

    After Saya's mother is sent to an immigration detention center, Saya finds comfort in listening to her mother's warm greeting on their answering machine. To ease the distance between them while she’s in jail, Mama begins sending Saya bedtime storie...



  • Erica David

    Princess Anna, Queen Elsa, Olaf the snowman, and all the stars from Disney Frozen are back in an all-new magical chapter book series perfect for girls and boys ages 6 to 9. It's time for the Arendelle Cup--an annual 150-mile sleigh race. People come ...



  • Peter David

    The final installment in a brand-new three-part digital-first Star Trek: New Frontier e-novel from New York Times bestselling author Peter David!Captain Mackenzie Calhoun and the crew of the U.S.S. Excalibur are back, picking up three months after th...



  • Nicola Davies

    They’re slithery and scaly, and they have icky, flicking tongues and creepy, unblinking eyes. What’s to like about a snake? You’d be surprised!

    This little girl has a problem. Her family doesn’t have dogs, or cats, or birds -- they hav...



  • Hank Davis

    Featuring a mix of classic science fiction reprints and original stories by Baen regulars. Includes stories by David Drake, Frederik Pohl, Howard F. Waldrop, Christopher Anvil and more. CATCH-22 IN OUTER SPACE? War, as the general said, is hell, ...