A fast-paced, madcap adventure—with a fresh new cover treatment—from the always surprising raconteur, Avi!It's the spring of 1945 in Brooklyn, and while WWII rages in Europe, sixth grader Frankie Wattleson—inspired by the heroics of The Lone Ranger and other radio show idols—sets out to right the wrongs of the world. Frankie is so caught up in his superhero stories that he becomes convinced the tenant renting his brother's room is a mad scientist. Can Frankie and his trusty sidekick, Mario, save the world from an evil genius? Or will Frankie's mother pull the plug on their schemes before they can save the day?Told exclusively through dialogue and radio excerpts, this fast-paced story shows off Avi's versatility and incomparable storytelling skills. Views: 67
HE is trying to piece together his broken life. SHE is running away from her wedding day. TOGETHER, their world is a beautiful lie. APART, their world is a perfect mess. He + She is a free-spirited romance about soul-awakening second chances, heartbreak, and hopeful beginnings. Views: 67
In Solitaire, Alice Oseman has brought to life a vivid, clever, and heartfelt portrayal of what it's like to be a teenager today. This stunning debut novel—which the Times (London) called "The Catcher in the Rye for the digital age"—is perfect for fans of Melina Marchetta, Stephen Chbosky, and Rainbow Rowell.My name is Tori Spring. I like to sleep and I like to blog. Last year—before all that stuff with Charlie and before I had to face the harsh realities of exams and university applications and the fact that one day I really will have to start talking to people—I had friends. Things were very different, I guess, but that's all over now.Now there's Solitaire. And Michael Holden. I don't know what Solitaire is trying to do, and I don't care about Michael Holden. I really don't. Views: 67
Ace James is the definition of a bad boy. Kynlee Adams is the definition of an attention whore.Ace James loves three things in this world aside from his brothers, tattoos, cars, and music. He swore he’d never fall in love after losing his mom to cancer while he was still a kid. He dates, he hooks up but nothing else crosses his mind. No serious relationships and no love until Kynlee Adams shows up and turns his world upside down.Kynlee is no girl next door. She’s returning to L.A. fresh out of high school to live with her best friend and pursue her goal of becoming a playmate. Kynlee lives for the attention she gets from guys, she needs that attention to feel confident in her own skin. Before her family moved during high school she had wanted on guy…Ace James. Now, that she’s back she still wants the one guy she never got.Ace and Kynlee find themselves in uncharted territory as their relationship begins to bloom but notwithout obstacles. Kynlee is in love with Ace but Ace can’t say the words leaving her to question theirentire relationship. Add in a co-worker hell-bent on making Kynlee his who also happens to be an enemy of Ace’s.Ace can’t understand why Kynlee needs the attention of prancing around in lingerie. Ace is jealous bynature but with Enzo pursuing Kynlee whom Ace loves even if he can’t admit it. Enzo goes out of his way to remind Ace just how unworthy he is of Kynlee.After a near death experience, Ace is more determined than ever to make things work with Kynlee but Kynlee has secrets of her own. Secrets that involve Enzo and it could end her relationship and future with Ace if they get out. Views: 67
Love can play tricks on your heart…After serving several years in the United States Marine Corps, Sergeant Tucker Patton decides to hang up his uniform and go to work at a private investigative firm owned by his buddy. His boxes are packed and he’s got one foot out the door when a phone call changes everything. Instead of going to North Carolina, he heads to New York City to literally step into the life of his twin brother, who died under suspicious circumstances. But pretending to be someone else isn’t easy. Especially when the person you’re supposed to be is wanted dead. Not only that, but he’s going from being blissfully single to living with his brother’s woman. An uptight, no-nonsense lawyer. Charlotte Rose Carter doesn’t have time for fun and games. She graduated with honors and made all the right moves fresh out of college to jumpstart her career as a successful young lawyer. She even snagged the most eligible bachelor in New York City’s corporate world. So what if her and Max’s relationship isn’t burning up the sheets? So what if their life doesn’t read like a chapter from a sizzling romance novel? This is the real world, and in the real world that stuff is just fantasy.Until it isn’t.Suddenly, just the slightest touch or a single glance from Max has her heart doing somersaults. Suddenly, the lackluster relationship begins to spark, and Charlotte finds herself tied in a knot of desire.But she has no idea about the tricks being played right under her perky little nose. Views: 67
For fans of Conversion and Mean Girls, comes a debut novel where the trials of high school start to feel like a modern day witch hunt for a teen with all the wrong connections to Salem's past.Salem, Massachusetts is the site of the infamous witch trials and the new home of Samantha Mather. Recently transplanted from New York City, Sam and her stepmother are not exactly welcomed with open arms. Sam is the descendant of Cotton Mather, one of the men responsible for those trials and almost immediately, she becomes the enemy of a group of girls who call themselves The Descendants. And guess who their ancestors were? If dealing with that weren't enough, Sam also comes face to face with a real live (well technically dead) ghost. A handsome, angry ghost who wants Sam to stop touching his stuff. But soon Sam discovers she is at the center of a centuries old curse affecting anyone with ties to the trials. Sam must come to terms with the ghost and find a way to... Views: 67
"Folks say Old Auntie takes a girl and keeps her fifty years—then lets her go and takes another one." Thirteen-year-old Daniel Anderson doesn't believe Brody Mason's crazy stories about the ghost witch who lives up on Brewster's Hill with Bloody Bones, her man-eating razorback hog. He figures Brody's probably just trying to scare him since he's the new kid . . . a "stuck-up snot" from Connecticut. But Daniel's seven-year-old sister Erica has become more and more withdrawn, talking to her lookalike doll. When she disappears into the woods one day, he knows something is terribly wrong. Did the witch strike? Has Erica been "took"? Views: 67
