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How do you find happiness when you've lost everything you've ever known? After a harrowing ordeal of being lost in the hills and stalked by predatory creatures, Katie McCabe must deal with her anger toward Denton, the town bully, who left her in the middle of nowhere for days to survive alone. With her world falling apart, things appear to take a turn for the better when Katie's best friend visits, until she learns he's running from the law. To make matters worse, her friendship with Logan causes tension and she might have to take sides between them. Katie has bigger problems though as Denton wants nothing more than to pay her back for having him arrested, but she's not backing down. When he catches Katie alone, the only question is- who will be left standing.

The happiest time of the year is also the creepiest. Winter has an even darker and richer lore than Halloween. For centuries, people have feared creatures from ancient legends born of this time of year. Tales such as giant hairy monsters who live in the mountains and will snatch you up and eat you were used to ensure children didn't wander off in the snow and become lost. These were indeed just stories ... or were they? This festive feast of fear contains original hand-drawn and inked illustrations from a variety of traditional beliefs and legends from around the world-- ready for you to bring to colorful life with fearsome festive cheer.

How do you survive the worst thing that can ever happen? When thirteen-year-old Katie McCabe's dad gets sick and is hospitalized, she's sent to live with her uncle in a strange town. But within days of arriving, her dad unexpectedly dies. Struggling with her new reality, Katie is lost. She doesn't fit in at her new home and never will. It only gets worse when Katie starts her freshman year of high school and begins to have run-ins with the son of the man who owns the town-- a powerful man with ties to her family's past. Then one day, she is attacked from behind. Blindfolded and slung across the back of a horse, Katie is taken up into the hills. Dumped in the middle of the wilderness in an oncoming storm, she is left to find her way home. But how will she survive?

When Hannah Green's dog comes out of the woods carrying a sneaker that contains a partially decomposed foot, she thinks it's the worst thing that could ever happen to her. She is wrong. Hannah and her best friend, Ashley, decide to play detective but find themselves in the middle of a decades-old mystery. What is the strange old woman Mama Bayole hiding in her decrepit farmhouse? Why is the local librarian so determined to prevent them from researching town history? Who is following them around Hopedale, New Hampshire? The girls make a shocking discovery about what has been happening in the woods behind Hannah's house. As they get closer to the truth, things take a dangerous turn, and they play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse that may end up costing them their lives.

After another body is discovered in the Bogue Falaya River, the list of suspects gets longer. It's only a matter of time before the authorities descend on the sleepy Louisiana town, asking questions Gage Devereaux doesn't want answered. Leslie's determination to unearth more about the Devereaux family takes her on a strange journey to a remote, troubling place. Derek is by her side, but things aren't the same between them-- another has gotten under her skin. With whispers of a serial killer plaguing the town, the people of St. Benedict demand action. Soon, they will have more than they bargained for as an excavation of the haunted land around The Abbey reveals a sinister secret no one sees coming. Secrets can't stay buried in a river that always gives up its dead.

The final installment of the Benjamin Franklin Gold-Award-Winning series is here. The days of hiding are over. The battle for supremacy is here. The fate of the rebels is at hand. Ava heads to South Korea to bring down the facility that manufactures the CODE army. But she can't do it alone. She'll have to trust fellow conspirators and put her life on the line. When the South rebel leader searches for missing team members, she's captured and taken to the Korean ISAN base. There, she discovers a secret that could change the course of the war in their favor. After the rebel mountain base is threatened, Ava has no choice but to comply with Korean ISAN demands--or end up killing everyone she loves.

THE WORLD HAS CHANGED. SCIENTISTS WARNED IT WOULD HAPPEN. Meteors devastated the Earth. World governments developed plans to help surviving citizens. The United States disbanded and salvageable land was divided into four quadrants--North, South, East, and West--governed by The Remnant Council. Struggling to survive, seventeen-year-old Ava ends up in juvenile detention, until she is selected for a new life--with a catch. She must be injected with an experimental serum. The results will be life changing. The serum will make her better. To receive the serum, Ava agrees to join a program controlled by ISAN: the International Sensory Assassin Network. While on a mission, she is abducted by a rebel group led by Rhett and told that not only does she have a history with him, but her entire past is a lie perpetuated by ISAN to ensure her compliance. Unsure of who to trust, Ava must decide if her strangely familiar and handsome captor is her enemy or her savior--and time is running out. "Captivating from the very beginning ... this thrilling dystopian drama has a splash of romance and tons of action." School Library Journal "Addictive and impossible to put it down!" Addison Moore, New York Times Bestselling Author AwardsGold Medal Winner: IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards - Fiction: Science Fiction & FantasyFinalist: Silver Falchion Award - Action AdventureSilver Medal: Moonbeam Children's Book Awards - Young Adult Fiction--Fantasy / Sci-FiGold Medal Winner - Readers' Favorite Awards - Young Adult ThrillerGold Medal Winner American Fiction Awards - Science Fiction: Post-ApocalypticGold Medal Winner - International Book Awards - Science FictionGold Medal Winner - Readers' Favorite Awards - Young Adult Action

How do you survive the worst thing that can ever happen? When thirteen-year-old Katie McCabe's dad gets sick and is hospitalized, she's sent to live with her uncle in a strange town. But within days of arriving, her dad unexpectedly dies. Struggling with her new reality, Katie is lost. She doesn't fit in at her new home and never will. It only gets worse when Katie starts her freshman year of high school and begins to have run-ins with the son of the man who owns the town-- a powerful man with ties to her family's past. Then one day, she is attacked from behind. Blindfolded and slung across the back of a horse, Katie is taken up into the hills. Dumped in the middle of the wilderness in an oncoming storm, she is left to find her way home. But how will she survive?

From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Dorothy Dreyer, comes a beautiful story about the magic of Christmas, the strength of family and friends, and falling in love when you least expect it--all with the help of a team of Alaskan Malamutes. This gorgeous, feel-good Christmas treat is perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber, Jenny Hale, and Sheila Roberts. Romance readers who enjoy Hallmark-style stories of unexpected love will relish the down-home feel and evolving tale of Holly and Nick. Midwest Book Review Holly St. Ives is in a rut. Once a celebrated artist making waves in New York City, she finds herself uninspired and unmotivated. Her recent break-up is the last push she needs to spend Christmas alone in the small mountain cabin her father left her in his will--a family getaway she hasn't visited in years. After a near accident in Silverwood, she meets Nick Mason, whom she learns is responsible for everything in the small town running like clockwork--including the upcoming Christmas festival and the town's entry in the state-wide tree decorating contest. Holly doesn't have time for Nick's beguiling charm or mouth-watering holiday cupcakes, but after meeting his father, she discovers there's more to the town's obsession with the contest than meets the eye. Touched by the prospect that the whole town is willing to pitch in for a good cause, Holly feels her Christmas spirit making a comeback. As Nick and his team of Alaskan Malamutes work their way into her heart, Holly may just remember the meaning of the season after all.

"How does one save a nation when the erstwhile gods are against the idea? In the finale of Terribly Serious Darkness, it's up to Sloot Peril--the world's greatest accountant and poorest everything else--to figure it out unately, he'll have help. A philosopher who'd sooner die (again) than do any real work, a bard who can't play his non-instrument, and a spooky wizard who's often mistaken for a vampire may not be ideal allies, but with any luck--which Sloot's never had--they'll occasionally get out of his way. Does Sloot stand a chance against serpent cults, demons, dragons, and the most sinister financial report every written? Doubtful. If he's even going to survive the dance contest, he'll have to think of something now, before the Dark swallows everything up."--Publisher's description.