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Fable meets The Magicians in New York Times bestselling author Jen Calonita’s second Enchanters novel with the untold story of fan favorite fairy, Tinker Bell. Before the Lost Boys, Tinker Bell ran with a different crowd—an anxious pirate, an apathetic mermaid, an enthusiastic shapeshifter...

Teen drama written for adults! This LGBT series celebrates authentic intimacy, realistic relationships, and the beautiful chaos of growing up queer. Rewind to the nineties and join a group of teenagers as they try to figure out who they are and who they want to love.

Nobody said that growing up would be easy! After the brutal attack on Anthony, his friends gather around him protectively, but he’s more interested in exploring his newly discovered self. Cameron struggles with anger and a broken home, finding an unexpected ally in Diego… and an unwilling rival in Omar. Keisha feels the strain of dating the enemy, Mindy is determined to land her first boyfriend, and Ricky wants more romance from his man. All is fair in love and war, but can you truly have one without the other?

Ricky returns from a summer of exile, only to realize how difficult it will be to win Diego’s heart again. Anthony discovers the joy of wearing makeup, making him an even bigger target at school as he continues to challenge gender stereotypes. Cameron, desperate to protect his boyfriend, runs for student council president to prevent a narcissistic jerk from winning.

My name is Connor Williams, and people say I’m crazy. But that’s not who I am. They also think I’m straight, mean, and dangerous. But that’s not who I am either. The stories people tell—all those legends they whisper at school—they don’t mean a thing. Only my mother and younger brother matter to me.

"Something Like Stars" playfully explores what would happen if someone made a movie about Ben, Tim, and Jace. Harold attempts to befriend Noah and Felix in "Something like Us", unrequited feelings challenging their relationship. Marcello prepares for the inevitable while revealing secrets from his past in "Something like Goodbye". And in "Something like Heaven", Ben must decide once and for all who his heart - and his future - belongs to.

Yatero Rey never expected to wake up in the middle of a vast desert alone, battered, and confused. With no memory of how he got there, he stumbles upon an unseen force—an entity that speaks in riddles and grants him mysterious powers. But before he can make sense of it all, he's thrust back into the unforgiving city of Kolmeron, a place where his name is synonymous with trouble. Labeled a delinquent and hunted by those who wish to control him, Yatero finds himself caught between a corrupt system, supernatural forces, and a prophecy too great to ignore.

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As a Reaper, it is Mary’s duty to guide the dead to the afterlife. For the past 50 years, her assignment has been to retrieve souls in terrifying war zones. When a simple mission pushes Mary to her breaking point, she is banished to the mortal world. When everything she’s ever known about humanity is turned upside-down, Mary is forced to leave her past behind and open her heart. She realizes that all Humans aren’t as terrible as she believed, but some are much worse than she ever imagined.

The Girl in the Red Hood has been looking for her mother for six months, searching from the depths of New York's subways to the heights of its skyscrapers.... The Prince looks like he's from another time entirely, or maybe he's just too good at his job at Ye Old Renaissance Faire.... Fifteen-year-old Crescenzo never would have believed his father's carvings were anything more than "stupid toys." All he knows is a boring life in an ordinary Virginia suburb, from which his mother and his best friend have been missing for years. Then his father disappears too.

Lucas wants to be a firefighter, just like his hero from second grade, Firefighter Andy Garrett. But Lucas’s teenage years are a battleground, making his future far from certain. Orphaned at a young age, he endures the relentless upheaval of being shuffled from one foster home to another, each new school a fresh reminder of his isolation.

In the wake of September 11, 2001, Sammy attempts to use her powers to turn back time and change the course of history in search of her lost father, whom she affectionately calls Rhubarb Pie. However, in her botched attempt to manipulate fate, she falls down a rabbit hole and becomes lost in a virtual wonderland. As she wanders the fantastical City of @, she meets a variety of zany characters with questionable motives. In order to break free of this wacky world and find her way back home, she must restore her faith and connect with her powers before she disappears forever.

Zwei Welten, zehn Widerstandskämpfer, ein Ziel! Larandia, eine Parallelwelt zur unseren, in der das wieder erstarkende Böse versucht, sich erneut zu erheben. Diesem stellt sich allerdings eine Gruppe von Widerstandskämpfern entgegen, allen voran der weise Magier Gollnow. Die Suche nach dem zweiten Thronfolger führt die Gemeinschaft quer durch Larandia und immer wieder stellen sich ihnen Feinde in den Weg... Zur selben Zeit zieht die siebzehnjährige Kimberly Berry aus dem sonnigen Kalifornien in die schottische Kleinstadt Wick.

Tharun the hero belongs to Ambady. A greedy minister of Ambady and the king of enemy country Bengala plans to kidnap Tharun on a particular day. Kidnapping takes place, but not by them. Then who?