When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruritania. What they find there is a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, surrounding a dark, pulsing lake. Madeline sleepwalks and speaks in strange voices at night, and her brother Roderick is consumed with a mysterious malady of the nerves. Aided by a redoubtable...

Though they look like any other family, they aren't one--not quite. They are three sets of parents who find themselves intertwined after adopting four biological siblings, having committed to keeping the children as connected as possible. At the heart of the family, the mothers grapple to define themselves and their new roles. Tabitha, who adopted the twins, crowns herself planner of the group, responsible for endless playdates and holidays, determined...

Every year on St. Walpurga's Eve, Caldella's Witch Queen lures a boy back to her palace. An innocent life to be sacrificed on the full moon to keep the island city from sinking. Lina Kirk is convinced her brother is going to be taken this year. To save him, she enlists the help of the mysterious Thomas Lin, the boy she secretly loves, and the only person to ever escape from the palace. Working together they save her brother, but they draw the queen's...

The triplets of the Bamboo Kingdom are ready to step into their roles as Dragon Speakers. But in order to fulfill their destiny, they first need to find each other. With Ghost stuck performing as wicked Sunset’s right-hand man and Rain and Leaf separated across far-flung corners of the land, a reunion feels impossible.

When estranged siblings seventeen-year-old Niko and fifteen-year-old Aili meet at a selective camp for art students, they embark on a quest to uncover their shared history and grapple with their personal identities and perceptions.

Encaprichamiento: m. Enamoramiento fuerte y, a menudo, de corta duracion, especialmente de alguien que esta fuera de tu alcance... Darcy Barrett ha hecho un sondeo global de hombres. Ha viajado por el mundo y puede afirmar catego-ricamente que nadie esta a la altura de Tom Valeska, cuyo unico defecto es que el hermano gemelo de Darcy, Jamie, lo vio primero y lo reclamo para siempre como su mejor amigo. A pesar de los esfuerzos de Darcy, Tom esta fuera...

"Elise and her younger sister, Rosemont, get along well—most of the time. But there's one thing about her sister that drives Elise bananas . . . Rosemont copies everything her sister does! Relatable to anyone who's ever been frustrated by a copycat—er, copydog—this... [book] shows how no one can annoy you—or be there for you—quite like a sibling." --publisher's website

Love is in the air-and Ava thinks she's allergic Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and Ava couldn't care less. That is, until a new girl, Kelli, asks out Ava's friend Chuck...and he says yes! What?!? Ava is NOT okay with this. But since when does she think about boys? For the first time ever, words fail Ava. She isn't sure what she's feeling (Like? Love? Friendship? Frustration?), or what "going out" even means. After all, fifth graders aren't...

"Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden are orphans looking for a place to live together as a family. Could a boxcar in the woods be their new home?"-- Provided by publisher.

1980, PASS CHRISTIAN, MISSISSIPPI: It is three in the morning when Bobby Western zips the jacket of his wet suit and plunges from the Coast Guard tender into darkness. His dive light illuminates the sunken jet, nine bodies still buckled in their seats, hair floating, eyes devoid of speculation. Missing from the crash site are the pilot’s flight bag, the plane’s black box, and the tenth passenger. But how? A collateral witness to machinations that...