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Skinnybones: Alex Frankovitch is the smallest kid on his team. But he has a major-league sized mouth. And it gets him into major-league trouble! Alex knows he’s gone too far when he brags his way into a pitching contest with the best player - and biggest jerk - in the whole school. Can Alex talk his way out of this mess? Or is he in for the Grand Slam of all humiliations? Almost starring Skinnybones: Alex “Skinnybones” Frankovitch is about to become a huge star - in his very own TV commercial! But Alex’s big plans for stardom go terribly wrong.

In a magical kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's joke. But when he finds an old spinning wheel, his luck seems to change. Rump discovers he has a gift for spinning straw into gold. His best friend, Red Riding Hood, warns him that magic is dangerous, and she's right. With each thread he spins, he weaves himself deeper into a curse. To break the spell, Rump must go on a perilous quest, fighting off pixies, trolls, poison apples, and a wickedly foolish queen.

A long time ago, when everything was still perfect...Adam and Eve lived harmoniously with the fruits and vegetables in the Garden of Eden. Until one day, a serpent tempted them to eat the forbidden fruit, which made God angry. As a punishment for their sin, they were banished from the magnificent garden. And they brought along some seeds of the fruits and vegetables from God's paradise. That's when all the adventures began.

Tyler and his older brother Zack are back from vacation. Tyler returned with amazing mental superpowers. Zack got a sunburn. Tyler shares his powers with Eena, a girl whose past is covered by shadows and secrets. A dangerous enemy is chasing them, and the three children scramble to prepare themselves. They have too much to figure out, and not enough time. The monsters are coming.

Anything Cardiff Smith draws comes to life - at a terrible cost. Everyone who has ever had the gift disappears, including Cardiff's mother. But what good is having an amazing gift if you can never use it? Cardiff starts with a pink bicycle for his little sister, Paris, draws an electric guitar for his big brother, Zurich, and secretly leaves gifts for everyone at school. When he decides to draw a park over the old lot in town, Cardiff might be taking it a step too far. The Smith family secret is a secret, after all.

In the afterlife, Henry has remained with the same group of teenagers, and he keeps wondering why. Soon, Henry learns that his new friends all possess unique skills that allow them to be noticed by the living. Is Henry's group kept isolated because of their abilities? If so, are they considered gifted, or seen only as a potential bad influence?

Tyler Ford is a 13-year-old boy who's on a family vacation, stuck with his odd and irritating parents and his cool older brother. Tyler meets Eena, a girl who Tyler quickly realizes hides a strange mystery. After a midnight meeting that doesn't go at all the way he expected, Tyler realizes Eena's secrets are not just mysterious, but frightening. They are dangerous and supernatural, and thanks to Eena, he is involved whether he wants to be or not.

What might have been a dream come true has turned into a nightmare. Brad's twin brother T.J. has gotten himself out of the fancy prep school his father picked for him and into the public high school Brad attends. Now T.J., the bright light in his father's eyes, is a shining new star on the hockey team, where Brad once held the spotlight. And he's testing his popularity with Brad's friends, eyeing Brad's girl, and competing to be captain of the team.

Evan and Claire Jones are typical teenagers, forced to go with their parents to yet another boring museum... that is, until something extraordinary happens to make their day a little more than interesting. After following a strange little creature into a closed exhibit, Evan and his older sister, Claire, discover the Serpent's Ring, one of the magical relics formed from the shattered Mysticus Orb. Purely by accident, they have awakened its powers and opened a portal to Sagaas, land of ancient gods.

It's just another long, hot summer - until Derek Cliver and his friends join an exciting new mail-order club. The Terror Club allows Derek and his friends to create their own monsters. And it gives them the opportunity to "dispose" of those they despise most. But the game turns terrifyingly real when the monsters they create come to life - and actually murder their rivals. Now, as the body count rises, Derek and his friends must somehow undo what they've done ... before they become the next victims!

The year: 1983. The place: Ohio. The camp: Scary as heck. Camp Sweetwater is finally reopening, three decades after it mysteriously shut down. Campers Corryn Quinn and Tez Jones have each had more than enough of their regular lives - they’re so ready to take their summer at Sweetwater by storm. But before they can so much as toast one marshmallow, strange happenings start...happening. Can they survive the summer? Or will Camp Sweetwater shut down for good this time - with them inside?

It looks like it’s going to be a great year for Marvin! He’s captain of the garbageball team at school, the Monstrocity Minotaurs, and he’s happy to be back with all of his friends for another season. But when the first few practices are roaring failures, Marvin starts to wonder if he’s really cut out for the job.

First published in 1999, the groundbreaking Exile and Pride is essential to the history and future of disability politics. Eli Clare's revelatory writing about his experiences as a white disabled genderqueer activist/writer established him as one of the leading writers on the intersections of queerness and disability and permanently changed the landscape of disability politics and queer liberation.

Even Parr admits that sometimes he thinks his sister looks a bit like a guy. His mother is always trying to get Evie to change and be more feminine. Then one day beautiful Patsy Duff befriends Evie, and she does begin to change - but not the way everyone had expected. With wry and compassionate strokes M.E. Kerr explores the dilemma of expressing one's sexual identity.

Music managers and artists will learn the secrets of successful management with scenarios from a manager’s work life, along with the legal and business skills to master them. The book teaches future music managers and artists how to acquire clients, negotiate contracts, develop image, administer taxes and finances, and deal with promoters, media, attorneys, and unions. Packed with industry guidelines and sure-fire career tips from industry icons, this book is a professional springboard for music managers, recording artists, singers, and rock bands alike.

Phoebe and Marigold decide to investigate a powerful storm that is wreaking havoc with the electricity in their town. The adults think it’s just winter weather, but Phoebe and Marigold soon discover that all is not what it seems to be, and that the storm may have a magical cause. To solve the case, they team up with Max, who is desperate for the electricity to return so he can play video games, and frenemy Dakota, who is aided by her goblin minions. Together, they must get to the bottom of the mystery and save the town from the magic storm.

Lance Gedrin is back. He’s moved on from the havoc in Chicago and is taking in the sun at the Oregon Zoo. Gedrin’s comeback fight is in two days. Win and he’s the number-one contender for the heavyweight title. Lose and Sal’s gym needs its old janitor back. As Gedrin tours the zoo, he sees a crowd gathered around one of the exhibits. And they’re not taking pictures. Gedrin finds his cutman stabbed. Gedrin gets the message. Somebody is mowing down his cornermen right before the biggest fight of his career. Gedrin wants answers. But he gets in the ring in 48 hours.

Lance Gedrin is in New Mexico playing golf for the first time in years. He’s enjoying the scenery, and he’s lighting up the scorecard. Then his ball hits something on the green and everything changes. A watch. His dad’s watch. The same watch he saw buried at his mom’s funeral. Gedrin goes on a mission to find out who left the watch for him and why. But there’s some New Mexico hombres who don’t take too kindly to strangers sleuthing in their town. The more Gedrin learns, the more the legend of his old man unravels.

Metzada is an inhospitable planet of Epsilon Indi whose inhabitants - most descendants from refugees forced to leave Israel - can survive only because its men are highly skilled mercenaries, Metzada’s one export that brings in revenue. When young Ari Hanavi freezes in combat twice, he has one last chance to survive and even become a “hero”. Scenes of battle, military command, and operations are expertly portrayed in this novel about a young man who must overcome his terror while dealing with fellow soldiers.

Lance Gedrin is taking in the sights at the San Antonio Riverwalk when he spots a group of thugs trying to rob a young woman. Gedrin gets ready to dispose of the hombres, but he’s too slow. The woman hurts them in record time and Gedrin is smitten. They start chatting, but then everything changes. She gets a text with a gruesome photo of her autistic brother tied to a chair. He’s been kidnapped. Gedrin goes on a mission to find the kid. Disrespecting family in the fight game is unforgiveable. But he’s never navigated the criminal underbelly of Texas.