A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mot her's religion and her own relationship to the world. The Poet X is the deb ut novel of renowned slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo. Xiomara Batista feels unh eard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. View More...
After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in br inging magic back to the land of Orïsha. But the ritual was more powerful than they could've imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji, bu t of nobles with magic ancestry, too. Now, Zélie struggles to unite the maji in an Orïsha where the enemy is jus t as powerful as they are. But when the monarchy and military unite to keep control of Orïsha, Zélie must fight to secure Amari's right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy's wrath. With civil war looming on the horizon, Zélie finds herself... View More...
The Newbery-winning fantasy series now available in gorgeous new paperback editions! Since The Book of Three was first published in 1964, young readers have bee n enthralled by the adventures of Taran the Assistant Pig-Keeper and his qu est to become a hero. Taran is joined by an engaging cast of characters tha t includes Eilonwy, the strong-willed and sharp-tongued princess; Fflewddur Fflam, the hyperbole-prone bard; the ever-faithful Gurgi; and the curmudge only Doliâ??all of whom have become involved in an epic struggle between go od and evil that shapes the fate of the legendary land of Pr... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. When Gilda Joyce's mother announces her engagement to a man from St. August ine, Florida, Gilda is appalled. She hasn't even given him the "Joyce Famil y Application" yet! But as the wedding preparations get under way, Gilda re alizes she has much bigger concerns. Why does her soon-to-be stepdad keep c alling Mrs. Joyce by his ex-wife's name? And why is Mrs. Joyce acting like she's possessed? With only a few short days before her mother says "I do," G... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. When her best friend, Wendy Choy, qualifies to compete in an international piano competition in Oxford, England, irrepressible Gilda Joyce finds a way to get an invitation herself-as a page-turner. Wendy settles into an exhausting practice schedule, made worse by strange nightmares, while Gilda finds herself falling in love with a British boy. But when Wendy discovers a ghostly message written in the frost on her window, Gilda realizes her friend's li... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Discusses the life and many accomplishments of the famed inventor Thomas Edison. View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Three months. Three guys. One amazing summer. Summer Smith is in for the best summer of her life. Between the cold weathe r and her boyfriendless existence in Minnesota, Summer is ready for sun, sa nd, and boys in the Florida Keys. And by the end of the first day, she has more than enough to keep her busy: Adam, the senator's son, has looks, power, and all the money in the world. Diver, the mystery man, is mellow, intriguing, and definitely unique. An... View More...
A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: After Katherine Applegate graduated from college, she spent time waiting ta bles, typing (badly), watering plants, wandering randomly from one place to the next with her boyfriend, and just generally wasting her time. When she grew sufficiently tired of performing brain-dead minimum-wage work, she de cided it was time to become a famous writer. Anyway, a writer. Writing prov ed to be an ideal career choice, as it involved neither physical exertion n or uncomfortable clothing, and required no social skills. Ms. Applegate has written more than one... View More...
About the Author Avi has written over forty-five highly acclaimed books ranging from fantasies to sports stories, from tales of suspense and terror to historical adventure. In 2003 Avi won the Newbery Medal for Crispin. View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Sent to live with their nearest living relative, Sir Septimus Cloy, the ecc entric widower of their late mother's cousin, Mog and Nick spend a lot of t ime on their own. They explore the Cloy mansion, with its towers and turret s, staircases leading nowhere, and forbidden rooms. Two elderly manservants, Melibee and Bonefinger, guard Cloy like malevolent ravens. Sinister things begin to happen: a falling gargoyle misses them in the churchyard, a flagst... View More...
See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with Shadow and Bone, now a Netf lix original series. Enter the Grishaverse with book one of the Shadow and Bone Trilogy by numbe r one New York Times-bestselling author, Leigh Bardugo. Perfect for fans of Laini Taylor and Sarah J. Maas. Now with a stunning new cover and exclusive bonus material: The Demon in th e Wood (a Darkling prequel story) and a Q&A with Leigh Bardugo. Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Orphaned and expendable, Alina Starkov is a soldi er who knows she may not survive her first trek across the Shadow Fold - a swath of unnatural darkness ... View More...
The year is 1901--it's been twenty-three years since Peter and the Lost Boy s returned from Rundoon. Since then, nobody on the island has grown a day o lder, and the Lost Boys continue their friendship with the Mollusk tribe, a nd their rivalry with Captain Hook. Meanwhile in London, Molly has married George Darling and is raising three children: Wendy, Michael, and John. One night a visitor appears at her door; it's James, one of Peter's original L ost Boys. He is now working for Scotland Yard and suspects that the heir to England's throne, Prince Albert Edward, is under the influence of shad... View More...
Tara, Erin, and Noelle are 17-year old best friends who live in Love, Michi gan, famous for its annual Winterfest. As the celebration heats up, Noelle trains to be a figure skating star, and Tara and Erin meet two handsome, co ol athletes. The girls learn that love can be a winter sport, too! View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Read the novel New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network Kate Quinn called "easily one of the best novels I have read all year!" A critic ally acclaimed, multi-layered romance set in the perilous days of World War s I and II, where gods hold the fates--and the hearts--of four mortals in t heir hands. They are Hazel, James, Aubrey, and Colette. A classical pianist from London , a British would-be architect-turned-soldier, a Harlem-born rag... View More...
From the bestselling author of Weetzie Bat comes a fantasy adventure. Siblings Calliope and Rafe, along with Dionisio and Paul, are Ecstasia--the most popular band in Elysia, a city of jewels and feathers, of magic and music, where the only crime is growing old. Then Calliope's visions take her to Under, where the Old Ones go to die, and where her parents had vanished long ago. Rafe joins her there, in search of the Doctor, who can bring back the dead to ease their loved ones' broken hearts. And that is when rapture turns to nightmare. View More...
Ruby can't look back. Fractured by an unbearable loss, she and the kids who survived the government's attack on Los Angeles travel north to regroup. O nly Ruby can keep their highly dangerous prisoner in check. But with Clancy Gray, there's no guarantee you're fully in control, and everything comes w ith a price. When the Children's League disbands, Ruby rises up as a leader and forms an unlikely allegiance with Liam's brother, Cole, who has a volatile secret o f his own. There are still thousands of other Psi kids suffering in governm ent "rehabilitation camps" all over the country. Freeing t... View More...
A pair of jeans purchased at a thrift store is the unlikely bond that keeps four best friends emotionally connected during the first summer that they spend physically apart. This clever (if initially hokey-sounding) premise s ets the course for four intertwined, compelling coming-of-age stories. View More...
Can't wait for the next installment of the Pants? Check out the SPECIAL EDI TION of The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, in stores now! Inside you'll find an exclusive "Who's Your Soul Mate Quiz" and a sneak pea k at the third book, Girls in Pants. With a bit of last summer's sand in the pockets, the Traveling Pants and th e Sisterhood that wears them embark on their 16th summer. Bridget: Impulsively sets off for Alabama, wanting to both confront her dem ons about her family and avoid them all at once. Lena: Spends a blissful week with Kostos, making the unexplainable silence that follows his ... View More...
