Ghoulfriends Forever is a brand-new Monster High series, introducing three new monster characters. As new students, the trio must navigate the bewildering array of cute monster boys, established cliques, and monster-rific subjects like Mad Science, G-ogre-phy, and Physical Deaducation. As if that weren't hard enough, something strange and sinister seems to be happening at the school. Popular girls like Frankie Stein and Cleo de Nile are acting weird-and all signs point to everyone's new favorite teacher, Miss Sylphia Flapper. Can the new GFFs expose the fave as a fraud, or will they succumb to peer pressure? Views: 76
Adam Levin’s debut novel The Instructions was one of the most buzzed-about books of 2010, a sprawling universe of “death-defying sentences, manic wit, exciting provocations and simple human warmth” (Rolling Stone).Now, in the stories of Hot Pink, Levin delivers ten smaller worlds, shaken snow-globes of overweight romantics, legless prodigies, quixotic dollmakers, Chicagoland thugs, dirty old men, protective fathers, balloon-laden dumptrucks, and walls that ooze gels. Told with lust and affection, karate and tenderness, slapstickery, ferocity, and heart, Hot Pink is the work of a major talent in his sharpest form.Hot Pink* comes in three resplendent colors (pink, gray and blue).ReviewThe Millions' and Flavorwire's most anticipated books of 2012."Adam Levin's stories mine the pathos and humor of everyday life."—The New York Times Book Review"Hot Pink leaves readers wondering what might be lurking nearby, on the verge of uprooting their own lives."—Chicago Magazine"Each story in this anticipated follow-up to Levin's megalithic debut The Instructions, has its own cracks-fissures in otherwise recognizable realities that expose the hidden aspects of everyday experience."—Nylon"From walls that ooze unnameable, unidentifiable gel, through makers of children's dolls designed to mimic the stages of digestive health, to old widowers in retirement looking back over their marriages, Levin manages to find the pathos and humor in living an 'ordinary' existence. Enter his world if you dare!"—The Jewish Times"Levin has a gift for voice, for creating enticing narrators. Whether it's the elderly, dirty-minded Jewish men of 'The Extra Mile' or the adolescent Italian-American toughs of 'Finch' and the white working-class boys of 'Hot Pink,' these are stories that grab the ear first.”—The LA Times“Extraordinary and bizarre.”—Chicago Sun-Times“Levin's writing isn't just clever but smart…it isn't just strange but insightful.”—The Chicago Reader“Each story is so singular and entirely different that it becomes a joy delving into each strange new world.”—Grantland.com“Levin is a genius wordsmith, constructing unorthodox, language-bending paragraphs steeped in a biting facetiousness.”—Hey, Small Press!“[Levin] writes tough, funny characters who have honest voices and who see beautiful, awful things happen. He’s also good at writing stories that make you lose track of whether they’re deeply sad or very funny.”—On The Media Blog“Levin is a writer poised to join the ranks of the best young short-story crafters”—The Daily Beast“Hot Pink is gritty. It’s sharp and it’s flashy—and most importantly, it packs one helluva literary punch.”—Pank“Levin goes places where most of us wouldn't dare let our mind wander.”—Jewish Book Council“Impossible to put down.”–The Chicagoist“Beautiful writing that is simultaneously fast, gritty, and brutal.”—InDigest"In Levin’s hands, fiction explodes again and again into something endlessly enchanting and delightfully unexpected."—San Francisco Magazine"[Adam Levin] can enter the mind of a character and write exactly what they are thinking."—Portland Book Review"Levin’s got game."—Chico News & Review"Entirely unique."—NewCity Lit“Hot Pink really shines, showcasing the work of an author who understands the heartbreaking potential of our desire to be liked.”—BOMBLOG“Levin experiments with form, digresses within his digressions, mixes registers beautifully, and never lets realism get in the way of a good time.”—Star TribuneAbout the AuthorAdam Levin is the author of The Instructions, the winner of the New York Public Library's Young Lions Award. His stories have appeared in Tin House, McSweeney's, and Esquire. Winner of the 2003 Summer Literary Seminars Fiction Contest and the 2004 Joyce Carol Oates Fiction Prize, he lives in Chicago, where he teaches Creative Writing at the School of the Art Institute. Views: 76
Young Anthony Moore is desperate to discover the truth about his father's death. In Keaton Woods, the truth is waiting for him, held by vengeful demons. "The All-American Travelling Troubadours" have a dark story to perform – all they need is an audience of four young souls. Anthony is about to discover just what he is willing to sacrifice in order to seek answers. Vaudeville is a coming-of-age horror tale, touching on themes of grief, loneliness and the darkest days of the American Civil War, from one of dark fiction's rising stars, Greg Chapman. Views: 76
In the Darkness of this Theater, Anything Can Happen The family's broken-down theater has always been a safe place for Chloe. There, no one can see the scars that line her face ---scars her inventor father accidentally caused, leaving even deeper wounds between them. In the darkness she meets Nick, a boy with his own hurts. While Nick isn't the most pleasant companion, a rocky friendship is formed over their love of films. Soon the two are working on a movie script about a fantastical world ---one that suddenly comes alive on the screen. Chloe and Nick are transported into an adventure beyond what they ever imagined, filled with dragons, magical pools, and a sinister vapor that threatens to destroy everyone. But when tragedy strikes, Chloe must find the courage to step out of the shadows and find what she's always longed for. Views: 76
This set includes the complete Saving Angels Series:Meant
to Be (book 1)Forgotten Souls (book 2)The Ascended (book 3)Also
included is the short story prequel of The Saving Angels Series:The Dark
OneMeant to BeKrista Miller feels like she has lived her entire
life in a glass box with her every emotion on display. She can’t help feeling
like a defect as her sensitivities have made her socially inept and without any
real friends; the one exception being the boy that visits her each night in her
dreams. Krista’s emotions are put to the test when a move to California
triggers a devastating change to her fantasy world. The nightly comfort that the
boy provides has now become a recurring nightmare as he is taken from her by an
unseen force.Struggling to appear normal, Krista enrolls in a new school
and finds it to be nothing like she thought. Her new life is sent spiraling out
of control from a strange connection with a boy, Mark, who claims to know all
her secrets. As Krista begins to explore the emotions that Mark evokes
in her, secrets about their mysterious past and their predestined purpose
threatens to separate them just when they have found each
other.Forgotten SoulsAny chance Krista Miller had at a normal
teenage life is now gone. Less than a year ago she lived under the radar,
avoiding any relationships that would send her emotional sensitivities out of
control. Little did she know that her life was destined for something more.
Something that will test her very soul.After facing certain death at the
hands of the man responsible for their mysterious past, Krista and her friends
learn the truth behind their origins and the purpose for their newly discovered
abilities. Now, they must band together to fulfill their inherited, sacred duty.
As Guides and Protectors, they must save Mankind's Forgotten Souls before they
are lost forever.The AscendedThe Ascended is the final
installment of The Saving Angels Trilogy. With Krista's life in turmoil, she is
now struggling with the responsibilities that have been passed down to her. With
the help of Haniel and her friends, Krista risks everything, including her soul,
to march into the den of the Dark Angel. Their only chance for survival is for
Krista to find the courage to accept the new role that fate has bestowed upon
her, even if it means losing her loved ones forever. Views: 76
In the small, western town of Thundercreek, Emma Marchant leads a simple life, her days spent by picking wildflowers, dodging the unwanted advances of the town drunk, and running her family-owned inn with her brother and his wife. Though ever-cheerful on the outside, Emma can’t help but long for something more.Finally, a promise of change comes when cowboy Thatcher Deakon rides into town in search of a room at the Marchant Inn. After an awkward first encounter with the handsome man teasing a blushing Emma, their lives become intertwined with horse rides, barn raisings, and peach cobbler.When others threaten their budding relationship, including a banker’s daughter with golden hair, the two must come together for their love to survive. Will Emma fall prey to her timid nature, or will Thatcher manage to surmount his own fears in order for them both to overcome the uncertainty surrounding their love? Views: 76
Kaleb Ballard was never supposed to be able to see ripples—cracks in time. Are Kaleb’s powers expanding, or is something very wrong? Before Kaleb can find out, Jonathan Landers, the man who tried to murder his father, reappears. Why is he back, and what, or whom, does he want? In the wake of Landers’s return, the Hourglass organization is offered an ultimatum by a mysterious man. Either they find Landers and the research he has stolen on people who might carry the time gene, or time will be altered—with devastating results for the people Kaleb loves most. Now Kaleb, Emerson, Michael, and the other Hourglass recruits have no choice but to use their extraordinary powers to find Landers. But where do they even start? And when? Even if they succeed, just finding him may not be enough. . . . The follow-up to Hourglass, Timepiece blends the paranormal, science-fiction, mystery, and suspense genres into a nonstop thrill ride where every second counts. Views: 76
