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Superstition Mountain looms over Apache Junction. So does its legendary curse! When Lillia Pameroy arrives in Arizona, she's not expecting to encounter legends or curses. She just wants to have fun in the sun! Soon she learns that someone or something is sabotaging the Bender Stables. Is it the Superstition Curse causing all the trouble?

Is Lizzie the Happy Spider actually happy? Can Piyu and her friends escape from Grimemouth, the terrifying menace? Will Zalkor, the night sorcerer, succeed in bringing night forever? Step into the magical world 'Of Spiders, Monsters and Fireflies'.Three wonderfully compelling stories that will take the young, and the not so young, on an exciting journey full of adventure. These fantastical tales will give the reader something to think about and values to be cherished for life. An enchanting and magical tale that promotes the importance of kindness, acceptance and friendship.

What Sarah doesn't know……could doom us all.It's 1988 in the middle of nowhere, Texas, and 13-year-old Sarah is about to be swept out of her boring life and into a world of danger.Spies are coming for her. The people next door are not what they seem. And Sarah's family has been hiding something. Something BIG. Something not even Sarah knows.The fate of the world hangs in the balance. But for Sarah, all that matters is rescuing her family. What's left of it, anyway. If she fails, the Memory Thieves will learn their secrets, and as a result, millions around the world will die. But to save the people she loves, Sarah will have to team up with strangers she isn't sure she can trust. Strangers who aren't even human.This story is not what you think.A captivating blend of rural sci-fi, fantasy, mystery, and thriller, the first book of this genre smashing series will have you begging for more.

"Secrets are meant to be kept. Some are good; some evil. And then there are those that mean life or death-the kind that leave you breathless, but not in a good way. I have many secrets, but I dare not speak them, because if I do, my life will be forfeit."Fifteen-year old Paige Carson is the focus of a deadly terrorist organization, but she doesn't know why. She can't recall much of her life from before a year ago, other than that her parents were killed and she chose not to say a word to anyone since that fateful day eight years before.One day, a mysterious family with a secret shows up in town, and Paige begins to remember things from her forgotten past; things that link together who she really is and why everyone seems to be after her.Paige knows that her foster parents are not who they say they are and she distrusts everyone she comes across because of them. As her dreams and nightmares unfold, she begins to put together the puzzle that is her life. She knows that eventually, she will need to find her voice and use it to protect not only herself, but those she loves as well.Paige is in a battle to the death and will fight for her life against those who will try to take everything from her.

A dog named Chewy and his wife, Lucy, have a newborn puppy named Pew. When a scorpion stings Pew one night, Chewy and Lucy know they need to take him to see a doctor right away.But the doctor won't treat Pew because his family has no money. What will Chewy do? Because he is a bone digger, he goes to the graveyard and digs, hoping to find a bone to sell. When he finds a large shiny bone, he believes his troubles are over-but they have only just begun. The discovery seems to bring Chewy and Lucy nothing but bad luck. Can these two parents find a way to heal their son and restore their family? Only time will tell!In this children's story, two poor canine parents search for a way to save their son, who has been stung by a scorpion.

Can an uptown teen solve a murder mystery in down-home Oklahoma?Bella Kirkwood loves her glam life in New York City. But her faith is tested when her mom falls for a blue-collar country bumpkin and relocates them both to rural Oklahoma. After her brutally honest blog rant goes viral, the former trendsetter turns into a social reject.Relegated to the school paper, Bella jumps at the chance to win over classmates she burned-and maybe even impress the hot editor. But when she overhears a cryptic conversation about a football player's fatal so-called accident, she sets her sights on the scoop of a lifetime… one someone would kill to keep hidden.Can Bella expose a small town's shocking secret before she's dead on arrival?So Not Happening is the first book in The Charmed Life series of YA mysteries. If you like charismatic teen characters, witty humor, and a sprinkling of romantic intrigue, then you'll love Jenny B. Jones' captivating tale. Buy So Not Happening to enjoy a riches-to-rags story today!

A brilliant young woman, shut off from the world, determines to seek her revenge by stealing the energy of children and selling it to the infirm. However, a young girl's friendship miraculously transforms her life and lives of the inhabitants of her historic village forever.

The Award-winning Intrigue in Istanbul: An Agnes Kelly Mystery Adventure is set in 1961, a time of the cold war and space race. But that isn't on Agnes' radar. Her dad has died and during a trip with her grandmother to Istanbul, she accidentally finds out it was under suspicious circumstances, but that's just the beginning!Agnes Kelly is the 1960s American version of Alan Bradley's Flavia de Luce. Agnes has a propensity for books and words, and she entertains middle grade readers and adults alike."She is a Scout Finch from the Upper Midwest, a little older, but with the same qualities of curiosity, courage, and boldness of heart."

Book 11 Wolf Has Gone will be the last book in the Margie and Wolf series for now! This book is about realising that letting go, sometimes can be scary? But with true friendship, letting go is not forever.I hope you have enjoyed spending four beautiful seasons from the year 1906 with Margie, Wolf and all their friends...

The Cave of Mystery is a mid-twentieth-century story filled with the exciting adventure of two twelve-year-old friends who live in the small mid-western town of Hickory Creek.All school year, Andy and Wes overheard the older kids talk about a cave, near the old abandoned farm, that none had ever been able to find.Fascinated that no one had found a simple cave, Andy wakes early on the first day of summer vacation, quickly does his chores and rushes over to Wes''s house to see if he could go swimming and possibly do some exploring.On the way to the abandoned farm, Andy and Wes must walk through the woods, which just happen to be next to an old lady''s house. The old lady is known and feared by all the kids in the county as the "Old Witch." None of the children dare to get too close for fear they will never be heard from again.During their first day of searching, the two friends stumbled upon the cave. It looks normal. However, it isn''t until Andy and Wes invited their siblings to come along with them that it all changed.Summer will never be the same...With this, her first book, L.A. Williams gives us a story for the child in all of us.

"Supernatural meets Mean Girls" in this dark, YA paranormal mystery for older teens.Sixteen-year-old Anna sees things from another world, the spiritual world, a skill that isn't exactly useful in high school. It's bad enough that her mother, possessed by a demon, took her own life when Anna was a child, a loss she remains tortured by. Now her father makes his living "clearing" haunted objects, and Anna's job as his assistant makes her a social misfit. Most kids in her suburban New Jersey town refer to her just as "Goblin Girl."Only Freddy and Dor remain loyal friends. But Anna's so focused on her own problems, she's missed that her connection with Freddy is moving beyond the friend zone and that Dor is in crisis.As junior year approaches, a rare solar storm lights up the night skies and the citizens of Bloomtown begin to act strangely: Anna's teachers lash out, her best friends withdraw, and the school bullies go from mean to murderous. When Anna realizes she can harness this evil power, she sets out to save Bloomtown and the only family she has left.But to do so, she must keep her own increasingly dark urges at bay.

Après une vie d'aventures, Nanuktalva, un vieil Inuit, se retire à Timmins, dans le nord de l'Ontario. Il s'y lie d'amitié avec une petite fille de cinq ans, à qui il apprend tout ce qu'il sait sur la vie nordique, ses défis, ses mystères et ses loups. Au passage, il l'initie aux coutumes de son peuple, à sa langue et à ses légendes. Il va même l'entraîner à des formes de combat nordique. Mais ce bonheur ne durera pas. À l'aube de ses 17 ans, la vie de Gaïa connaît un tournant inattendu. Elle est recueillie à Vancouver par une tante qui nourrit des projets crapuleux à son endroit. Le vieux Nanuktalva ne la laissera pas faire et se battra de toutes ses forces pour protéger Gaïa, cette enfant qu'il aime comme sa propre fille. Ardent défenseur des animaux et passionné du Grand Nord, Gilles Dubois puise dans sa vaste expérience de la vie pour nous offrir une histoire inspirante, remplie d'actions et d'enseignements.

Après leur rencontre improbable à Paris en 1767, à l'aube de la Révolution française, Sophie et François, comte de Besanceau, sont téléportés au 21e siècle dans un laboratoire en Californie. Retenus prisonniers par des scientifiques soucieux d'étudier ces deux étranges phénomènes, ils parviennent à se libérer. S'engage alors une course-poursuite qui les ramènera à Paris, chez les descendants de François, afin d'échapper aux agents de la CIA qui les talonnent… Si Sophie retrouve avec plaisir les avantages de la vie moderne, ce voyage dans le futur causera tout un choc à François : ascenseur, automobile, avion, ordinateur, téléphone cellulaire… autant d'inventions vertigineuses pour cet aristocrate parisien né au siècle des Lumières ! Poursuivant l'aventure de iPod et minijupe au 18e siècle, Louise Royer révèle ici les dessous d'une opération scientifique secrète, dont sont accidentellement victimes deux jeunes amoureux que deux cents ans séparent.

En 1608, Étienne Brûlé, âgé d'à peine 15 ans, embarque à Honfleur, en France, sur un navire, le Don de Dieu, avec à son bord nul autre que Samuel de Champlain. Destination : la Nouvelle-France. Très tôt, il deviendra le « fils spirituel » du célèbre explorateur. Étienne livrera bataille à ses côtés et l'impressionnera au point où Champlain lui confiera la délicate mission de rester tout un hiver auprès des Montagnais. Le jeune aventurier se liera d'amitié avec eux, apprendra leur langue, rencontrera la belle Shaîna, sera témoin de tortures et combattra les « Yroquois ».

Who is behind the mysterious disappearance of all the animals and what can Jackson do about it?Jackson is just a regular 14 year old who lives with a fretful mum, an annoying brother and their two dogs in a small and quiet village outside of Derby. With best friend Danny and the rest of their gang, they spend their days just like all kids their age.But everything changes for the friends and their small community when animals start disappearing.And what's going on with Boris, the mysterious boyfriend of Jackson's mum?The only ones brave enough to uncover the truth and bring back the stolen animals are Jackson and the rest of the gang!The first volume of the Jackson's Diary series is sure to keep kids, teens and even adults on edge and absolutely captivated.Written by DM Burdett, a software engineer, in a fun and simple way, this book will introduce the joy of reading to middle schoolers so they can develop their critical thinking, intelligence and mystery solving skills, all while enjoying the humorous and interesting adventures of Jackson and her friends.

Hailey returns to Poseidon's Academy for her second year of high school. She hopes this year will be less eventful than the last, but with the nereids still intent on resurrecting the gods, she doubts it. They become the least of her worries, though, when a special ops team known as PET infiltrates the school, taking everyone hostage. Their mission is to explore the palace and procure anything of value before reporting the palace's location to their superiors. Hailey doesn't think things can get any worse, but then students start falling sick with a deadly disease that not even an Asclepius can heal. So now Hailey must keep the nereids from resurrecting the gods, stop PET from shutting down the school, and find a cure to an incurable disease.

Atteinte de dystrophie musculaire, Myriam décide, après avoir fini son secondaire, de déployer ses ailes et de prendre son envol. Bousculée par son pneumologue qui lui demande abruptement «Veux-tu vivre?», elle se dit qu'elle ne peut plus attendre pour réaliser le voyage dont elle rêve depuis si longtemps. Avec son vieux chauffeur d'autobus, Mike, son amie Élizabeth et un copain, Scott, elle quitte pour la première fois le nid familial en direction de Québec pour enfin savourer sa liberté et repousser ses limites. Entre un bris mécanique et un saut en parapente, Myriam apprendra à composer avec sa vie différente des autres, certes parsemée d'embûches, mais combien savoureuse. Parce que personne n'est condamné tant et aussi longtemps qu'il ne se condamne pas lui-même, mais surtout parce que rien n'est impossible si on y croit, Mylène Viens, tout comme son personnage Myriam, ose crier haut et fort : «Pourquoi pas?» dans cette autofiction à la fois drôle et émouvante.

Nous sommes en 2023. François et Sophie ont maintenant trois grands enfants, Olivier (8 ans) et les jumeaux Natalie et Gabriel (6 ans), qui commencent à s'interroger sérieusement sur la véritable identité de leur père… Jake Stanford, qui avait aidé François à s'échapper de la Bastille dans le tome précédent, se voit confier la tâche d'étudier les déplacements des terroristes responsables de la destruction du World Trade Centre au cours du mois précédant l'attaque. Mike Simpson, le directeur du projet Philo, réussit à téléporter Jake en août 2001, à New York, où il fera des rencontres surprenantes. Cette nouvelle mission viendra à nouveau bouleverser la paisible vie de François et de Sophie. Poursuivant les aventures rocambolesques de ce comte du 18e siècle tombé amoureux d'une jeune femme de notre époque, Louise Royer évoque, dans ce récit haletant, une tragédie qui aura marqué à jamais notre imaginaire.

Le célèbre trio de jeunes enquêteurs, Élise, Sophie et Grégoire, qui s'était illustré dans Élise et Beethoven, se retrouve cette fois au Pérou dans le cadre de la sortie scolaire la plus cool de l'année. Ils sont cependant loin de se douter que le docteur Blunier, qu'ils avaient contribué à faire arrêter en Allemagne, a réussi à s'échapper de sa prison et les traque sur les réseaux sociaux. Ce mégalomane souffre toujours de la folie des grandeurs. Cette fois, il est à la recherche du trésor mirifique du dernier prince des Incas. Élise et ses amis réussiront-ils à échapper aux griffes de Blunier et de sa complice, Dragana, et à sauver la rançon d'Atahualpa ? Elle-même grande aventurière, Karen Olsen fait découvrir, à travers les palpitantes aventures d'Élise et de ses amis, l'histoire fabuleuse du Pérou, ce magnifique pays qu'elle a sillonné à pied au début des années 2000.

A lonely warthog is on a quest to find a friend. Will they find one before the day's end?When a lonely warthog can't find anyone to play with, he soon discovers that the real meaning of friendship was under his nose all along.Beautifully illustrated with bold and bright characters, these fun animals will captivate your child again and again.

Quest for the One Perfect Diamond:Many centuries ago, King Arthur sent forth his knights to find the one perfect diamond as a gift for his queen. Sir Grenvell succeeded. He found the diamond embedded as the eye of a stone idol called Orac. Drumgargs, evil, black-robed priests who worshipped Orac, attacked Sir Grenvell. He killed them and took the diamond. A dying priest whispered a curse: "She who wears the idol's eye will surely wither, age and die." King Arthur ordered a golden necklace crafted to display the diamond. When the queen first wore the necklace, the curse proved true. She quickly grew old and collapsed, overturning a lamp and starting a raging fire. Alfie, the court jester, rescued the necklace and escaped through a concealed door into the Underworld.Fast-forward 1000 years: While on a tour of King Arthur's castle, three children - Lucas, Claira and Andy - find a hidden door and unwisely enter. The door closes behind them and they are trapped in the Underworld. Following the sound of chanting, they stumble upon Drumgargs worshipping Orac. The priests almost capture the children but Alfie rescues them and hides them in his secret cave. The little jester can never leave the Underworld. He can, however, guide the children to the hidden door where they can escape. On the journey, Claira is captured by Drumgargs who plan to sacrifice her to Orac. Using the diamond necklace as a lure, Alfie draws the priests away from the idol, hoping the children can escape.Do they escape?

At eighteen, Moreina di Bianco is a young healer who believes in medicine, not magic, even while possessing a second sight she can't fully explain. So when the Faranzine Talisman chooses Reina to reawaken an ancient magic and end a war, she must reconcile her beliefs, unlock the talisman's secrets, and harness the magic within.Reluctant to accept help, Reina agrees to allow two determined escorts to accompany her on her journey for truth, but each comes with a mysterious past of his own. Her estranged childhood friend, Quinn D'Arturio, left their village years ago and only recently returned, harboring dark secrets behind a solemn exterior. And despite his status as a perfect stranger, a dashing captain by the name of Niles Ingram is quick to fight by Reina's side at whatever the cost. That someone she's only just met would give his life for hers is a sobering realization of the ever-present danger Reina has jumped into.There's just one problem with Reina's two companions. They, too, are featured in the talisman's prophecy-as potential suitors. But what woman wants a suitor, let alone two, when she's tasked with defeating a usurping general, ending a war, finding the true king, and rightfully seating him on the throne?

my little sailboat is about a sailboat that goes through the waters of life all while keeping God the compass for the sailboat. Everybody has struggles and triumphs in their day-to-day life and this children's book lets the readers know that life always has a way of working out for the good if you keep God the center of your life. Some days are filled with joy, others sadness, some with loneliness, and more with excitement. No matter where the sailboat may go just trust in the Lord and He will not leave you adrift.

It was a long day. A day Jack thought would last indefinitely. The young detective continues to struggle with the reality of it all, but lately his anger is getting the best of him after making the decision to return. His tag along partner Sonny does her best to aid and console him, but her own problems and fears are just beginning to manifest. Reentering the Holiday Hotel will open a whole new destination for the two where a new who-done-it style mystery will begin, and the search for his father will continue.Their next investigation begins just where it left off, leading Jack and Sonny to Cloud City. This broad new world will expose even more holiday spirits, legendary beings, and fabled monsters than they knew existed. The truth behind Jack's flashlight and the origin of several childhood stories will be revealed. Dark secrets of a few spirits will be brought to light, his flashlight will awaken new abilities, and a dangerous essence will blend the lines between fantasy and dreams to find Jack on the wrong side of justice. In Jack's second case, when the clouds grow dark in the city, there's much more than a storm brewing.This sequel to the young adult detective novel by Christian Wynn promises even more thrills and adventures to come in Jack Taylor's quest to reunite with his father. This second case of five in the series about grief will take him even further into this new realm that thinly separates fantasy from reality. Cloud City may be the next stop of Jack's journey but certainly won't be his last.

The world of Henry Roach-Dairier continues, but the torch of chronicling the events has past to his grandson and namesake. Some twenty to twenty-five thousand years after the extinction of human beings, the earth is quite different. It is dominated by highly-evolved, large and intelligent ants and cockroaches, and other "wild" insects. Ants live comunal lives, dedicated to each other, while roaches are materialistic and self-centered. Both species are chemically dependent on plastic--mined from the land fills of the long extinct duo pods--the most valuable resource of the ant/roach world. Plastic is vital to the mental development of ant larvae and roach nymps. Without it, they reach adulthood physically and mentally impaired.After the death of his grandfather, young Henry Roach-Dairier II promises to research and complete the story of how the ant colonies formed the Combined Colonies of Insectia. In this setting, one roach official, whose plastic mine has run dry, forcibly takes over a nearby ant colony. A second roach does the same thing to another colony but takes it to the extreme, slaughtering the entire colony and then taking over his rival's interests and depriving his ant slaves of the plastic their young need. Young Henry Roach-Dairier finds there is much more to the story than is taught in either culture. In revealing the entire story, he places his own life in danger.

Melbourne high school student Tom finds himself thrown into a world of adventure and intrigue as he escapes to the Snowy Mountains with illegal Irish immigrant, Sean. The pair settle on a friend's farm at Dalgety near the Snowy River and begin a journey of recovery from their pasts. Tom meets Cassandra who is passionate about the health of the Snowy River and the mountains. Together they break in the wild brumby Brindabella and Tom rides his horse to fame at the local bush races. When Cassandra becomes the target of a deeper plot to privatise Australia's water, Tom springs into action to find the assassin. The main characters bond through their shared passion for the mountains and loyalty to one another.

Michael Desmond is "That Office Boy" to Father Carney, president of St. Xavier's School in Cincinnati. When the Young Ladies' Sodality decides to enter a popularity contest with the local paper to win a piano, chaos ensues, and it is up to Michael and his friends to use their wits and creativity to carefully steer the boat off the shoals. Find out who wins and how!