The Snow

The Snow

Caroline B. Cooney

Young Adult / Mystery & Thrillers / Romance

Will Christina and her friends survive the winter at the Schooner Inne with their sanity intact?The second book in the Fog, Snow, and Fire trilogy finds seventh-grader Christina back at the creepy Schooner Inne after a blissful Christmas vacation at home on Burning Fog Isle in Maine. Mr. and Mrs. Shevvington, the creepy principal and his wife, have everyone convinced that Christina's dramatic stories of last semester were just far-fetched yarns. Michael and Benjamin, Christina's fellow borders at Schooner Inne, still seem to have no idea what's going on under their own noses. Worst of all, Anya has become a sad, quiet shell of her former self. Even Dolly, Christina's best friend from the island, who is now living at Schooner Inne, can't see what the Shevvingtons are up to. The creepy couple seems to be winning whatever sick psychological game they're playing. But when a supernatural presence lures Christina down into the basement, will Mr. and Mrs. Shevvington's destructive...
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The Big Game

The Big Game

Tim Green

Young Adult / Sports / Fiction

New York Times bestselling author and former NFL defensive end Tim Green encourages readers to fight for their dreams in this heartfelt story about a young football star grappling with the stress of living up to his father's name. Perfect for fans of Mike Lupica!Danny Owens is dedicating his seventh-grade season to his Super Bowl champion father, who recently passed away. Danny promises everyone that, just like his dad, he'll dominate the big game at the end of the season and earn a spot on the high school varsity team.Then his English teacher catches him cheating on a test. Even though Danny can retake it, he knows there's no point. He can't read. And if Danny can't pass this class, he won't be eligible to play in the championship game that could unlock his future.While his resentment rises against the only person willing to help him win off the field, the pressure to succeed begins to weigh heavily on Danny's shoulders. Danny is being...
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The Legacy Chronicles

The Legacy Chronicles

Pittacus Lore

Young Adult / Science Fiction & Fantasy

The X-Files meets The X-Men in this digital original companion series that's set in the world of Pittacus Lore's #1 New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series and coincides with Generation One.This is the second 100-page novella, continuing the exhilarating story of fan favorite characters Six and Sam.After escaping from their sabotaged plane and avoiding a crash, Six, Sam, and their new charges manage to make it to the Human Garde Academy and meet up with Nine. Instead of continuing their investigation, though, the Garde decide they must take on the dangerous new foe who has abducted their friends and allies.But the trail has gone cold, and the only way to find their enemy is to infiltrate his organization. Against Six and Sam's better judgement, they send Rena and Nemo undercover. But things take a frightening turn when the two young teens are forced to play a deadly game, and Six and Sam may not be able to reach them in...
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A Part of the Sky

A Part of the Sky

Robert Newton Peck

Historical Fiction / Young Adult

In celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of Robert Newton Peck's bestselling classic, A Day No Pigs Would Die, here is the eagerly anticipated sequel. This must for schools, libraries, and summer reading lists is now available for the first time in paperback. Times are difficult during the Great Depression, and thirteen-year-old Rob Peck must struggle to keep his family together after the death of his father. Disaster after disaster strikes and the family is forced to sell their farm. Relying solely on their strong Shaker faith and close family ties, the Pecks finally prevail and young Rob learns that true wealth extends beyond money and that real values are priceless.From the Paperback edition.
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California Demon

California Demon

Julie Kenner

Romance / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Young Adult

Welcome to San Diablo. The perfect place to raise a couple of kids and a lot of Hell. Especially if you're Kate Connor, retired demon hunter. Now, after fourteen years busting her tail as a suburban housewife, raising two kids, and supporting her husband's political ambitions, she's rejoined the workforce...well, secretly, at least. Between fending off demon attacks, trying to figure out why the mysterious new teacher at the high school seems so strangely familiar, and keeping a watchful eye on her daughter's growing infatuation with a surfer dude, Kate is the busiest-and most dangerous-soccer mom on the block.
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The Darkest Passion lotu-6

The Darkest Passion lotu-6

Gena Showalter

Romance / Paranormal / Young Adult

For weeks, the immortal warrior Aeron has sensed an invisible female presence. An angel— demon-assassin— has been sent to kill him. Or has she? Olivia claims she fell from the heavens, giving up immortality because she couldn't bear to harm him. But trusting— and falling for— Olivia will endanger them all. So how has this mortal with the huge blue eyes already unleashed Aeron's darkest passion? Now, with an enemy hot on his trail and his faithful demon companion determined to remove Olivia from his life, Aeron is trapped between duty and consuming desire. Worse still, a new executioner has been sent to do the job Olivia wouldn't....
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Crossbones

Crossbones

Patrick Carman

Young Adult / Children's Books

Part text, part video, all chills and thrills — Patrick Carman's Skeleton Creek returns!Strange things happen in Skeleton Creek...and when they do, Ryan writes them down and Sarah captures them on video. Now, the spookiness is spreading, and the mystery is going to take them far beyond Skeleton Creek-into places both unexpectedly sinister and spine-chillingly haunted.Patrick Carman broke new ground for publishing with the first two Skeleton Creek stories, creating the most successful hybrid of text and web video yet. Now he ups the ante even further, taking the suspense to new places, and taking his legions of readers with him.
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