So many secrets for such a small island. From the moment Anne Merchant arrives at Cania Christy, a boarding school for the world’s wealthiest teens, the hushed truths of this strange, unfamiliar land begin calling to her—sometimes as lulling drumbeats in the night, sometimes as piercing shrieks.One by one, unanswered questions rise. No one will tell her why a line is painted across the island or why she is forbidden to cross it. Her every move—even her performance...
The second book in William Nicholson’s award-winning epic fantasy series, Wind on Fire.Gloriously cinematic and completely enthralling’ Independent «I hate school! I hate ratings! I won't reach higher! I won't strive harder! I won't make tomorrow better than today!» In the walled city state of Aramanth, rules are everything. When Kestrel Hath dares to rebel, the Chief Examiner humiliates her father and sentences the whole family to the harshest punishment. Desperate to save them,...
Whether you are new to the Land of Oz or a returning friend, this volume offers hours of reading pleasure. Collected in The Wizard of Oz Megapack are no less than 17 complete Oz books – 15 by Oz creator Frank L. Baum, plus two bonus novels by Ruth Plumly Thompson continuing the series.<P>Included are:<P>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz<BR>The Marvelous Land of Oz<BR>Ozma of Oz<BR>Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz<BR>The Road to Oz<BR>The Emerald City of...
The third in the latest film version of C.S. Lewis’ beloved Chronicles of Narnia, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, will be released in December 2010. In a crowded market of predictable tie-ins, Through the Wardrobe—a collection of always thoughtful, frequently clever explorations of the series by sixteen popular YA authors that proves the series is more than its religious underpinnings—stands out.Step through the wardrobe and into the imaginations of these friends of...
A Dwarf, a Dragon, and a Valkyrie walk onto a battlefield. The question is, who will get to walk off? Finn and Penny have been here before and it wasn't pretty. The Dark Star has a trick or two left up her sleeve. Can they risk it all to find out what's next? Well, yeah. These guys are heroes.When the enemy is against the ropes you bring your friends and you strike hard and fast. With no clue of the enemy's location, Finn grasps onto any lead he can find. The clues lead him to...
Ulsa is different from all other ponies in her community, even her mother. For some strange reason she was born with a great long horn in the middle of her forehead. Not knowing about unicorns, everyone assumes Ulsa is simply and oddball pony, including her. No one play with her. One day the community is threatened by Terry the Terrible, a troll took up residence at the edge of the ponies' precious land. They have until sunrise to be gone or Terry the Terrible will use his magic and turn...
The boarding school known as Archangel Academy possesses a legacy of secrets known only to a privileged few. For in this peaceful, charming part of England lives a population of vampires at war with one another–and Michael Howard is caught in the middle of it all. . .When Michael left his small Nebraska hometown to enroll at Archangel Academy, he couldn't have imagined how much the experience would change him. Once mortal, Michael is now a vampire with a destiny that was foretold long ago,...
The dark unknown beckons. Rune Jenkins has a long-standing infatuation with anything from the supernatural world, and she's trying to hide it. If she doesn't, she angers her reckless twin brother Ryker, and starts feeling like her own sanity is slipping. But the closer she gets to Grey Malteer – an old friend who waves his fascination with fantasy like a flag – the harder it becomes to stifle her own interest. The supernatural suddenly invades their reality when other-worldly...
It has been mere days in the world of Eon, where Rune Jenkins, her twin brother Ryker, and their friend Grey have been trapped, fighting for their lives. After discovering the truth of their ancestry, the three are far from home, and far from anything resembling their mundane lives of the past.While Ryker is still held captive by the eerily beautiful Zio and her goblins, Grey fall into the clutches of Feena, the Fae queen. She begins to drain his soul bit by bit to feed her dark underground...