"This new release from L.A. Johnson is hilarious. I'm really digging the resurgence inScience Fiction comedy, and Johnson hits this one out of the park."-Pieter Lars, Author of the Everyday Apocalypse Series Enter a galaxy of snarky comebacks, inappropriate use of tentacles, and a mythical warrior girl on the edge in this fast-paced, Douglas Adams style space romp. Kirian, the self-styled Destroyer of Planets has issues with authority. That's a problem since she's currently in the Neon Octopus Overlord's secret Celestial force against her will. In a desperate attempt to regain her freedom, Kirian defies her tentacled boss and secretly saves Ari, the human she is sent to kill. Ari is an underappreciated civil servant targeted for her intelligence. She turns out to be one of the few beings left in the galaxy capable of thwarting the Overlord's corrupt plans. She just wants to go back to a normal life, but when the Overlord finds out that she's not dead, all bets are off. **Review"This new release from L.A. Johnson is hilarious. I'm really digging the resurgence in Science Fiction comedy, and Johnson hits this one out of the park. It's perfect for readers who enjoyed my books, or Barry Hutchison's Space Team series."  -Pieter Lars, Author of the Everyday Apocalypse Series About the Author L.A. Johnson has a degree in Journalism from the University of Florida. Look for book 3 in the Neon Octopus Overlord Trilogy, Ruler of Galaxies, in December 2017. 

From the creators of Ice Age and Epic, Rio 2 flies into theaters in April 2014. Join Blu, Jewel, and all your favorite Rio characters for a wild adventure perfect for young fans!When Linda and Tulio spot a blue Spix's Macaw deep in the Amazon jungle, Blu and Jewel pack up their family and fly off to help locate more of their species. Jewel is eager for the kids to know more about life in the wild, but Blu is a little overwhelmed. The jungle is full of surprises. There are new friends to meet, new places to explore, and some cool, new jungle grooves!Rio 2: The Junior Novel retells the whole exciting story and features eight pages of full-color images from the film!

Magic & Fire burn... The Serenity of the Land of Faerie is threatened as the Unseelie Queen Aveta rages war against the three remaining Seelie Realms of Faerie. As Shade's powers grow, she finds she is running out of time to keep the war from spilling into the human world.

Cadence is in a race against time and space to save her family and friends from the Unmakers, who are tracking the last vestiges of humanity across the cosmos. As the epic battle begins, Cade learns that letting people in also means letting them go. The universe spins out of control and Cade alone must face the music in the page-turning conclusion to Entangled.

The Dolls are perfect lovers, perfect companions, perfect killers.Investigative reporter Lana Wallace has covered many crimes of passion in 10 years. But nothing will prepare her for the dark secrets of...The Dolls. BookShots LIGHTNING-FAST STORIES BY JAMES PATTERSON Novels you can devour in a few hours Impossible to stop reading All original content from James Patterson **About the AuthorJames Patterson has written more bestsellers and created more enduring fictional characters than any other novelist writing today. He lives in Florida with his family. Kecia Bal is a print journalist and the winner of the James Patterson MasterClass Co-Author Competition. She and her family live in Pennsylvania.

In the last book of Melody Carlson's On the Runway series, Paige and Erin Forrester are off to the Italian fashion city of Milan, where Paige's prima donna behavior is sure to come out.

Journey to an amusement park on a moon! Funfair Moon, the outer space amusement park where Emily lives, has the highest roller coasters, the most dizzying Tilt-A-Whirls, and the scariest ghost train in the galaxy. Normally, Emily's heroes Jinks and O'Hare keep it in tip-top shape. But the day the funfair inspector comes, everything goes wrong. Peeploid's Merry-Go-Round and Fudge Shoppe is spinning out of control, gravity has reversed on the biggest slide, and there are strange little spiny black balls all over the place! Can Emily help fix the carnival before the inspector closes it for good? For early chapter book readers who are ready for something longer, the Not-So-Impossible Tales are packed with humor, action, and illustrations on almost every page.

When quiet, shy Addie is lured into the woods, she is convinced she is going to die. She quickly finds out that there are worse things than terror—things like betrayal at the hands of her best friend and public humiliation in front of the entire school. Neely, Addie's ex-best friend, is tired of the same old life and the same old friends. She is ready to take some chances to re-invent herself. Is she also ready to win new friends at the expense of old ones? There are two sides to every story, and it's impossible to know the truth until you've heard them both. But sometimes you don't ever learn the other side of the story. What drives these two friends apart? Who is right and who is wrong? You'll only know if you read both sides.

The Sharp sisters are bold, bright, sassy, stylin', and fierce. As the daughters of mayoral candidate Stanley Sharp, all eyes are on them as they attend high school. Every choice they make can make or break their father's campaign—and make or break their own chances for success.Desperate to measure up to her talented older sisters, Yuri Sharp wants to become a top pastry chef. But while learning the ropes at a local bake shop, Yuri discovers that corners are being cut, and people are getting sick. Speaking up has already landed her on the wrong side of a violent school gang. Will Yuri keep her silence this time, or will she be forced to speak up and accept whatever consequences may come?