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After his last adventure, Urchin of the Riding Stars has taken his place as a trusted member of the Circle in King Crispin's court. Life on the island is back to normal, with little Princess Catkin growing up and testing everyone's patience in the process. But daily life is disrupted when Lord Arcneck and other inhabitants of Swan Isle come to Mistmantle asking for help. Their home has been taken over by bloodthirsty ravens that are attacking them and ravaging everything in sight.

Christopher finally uncovers the Raven’s identity in this sixth novel of the award-winning Blackthorn Key series. The stakes are higher than ever when the Raven sets Christopher up for a horrible crime, leading him to be locked away in London’s most notorious prison. This terrible act is the...

This is where it begins. The showdown for Halla. At stake is nothing less than all that ever was and all that will be. There's only one thing missing - Bobby Pendragon.

A stand-alone addition to the New York Times and Indie bestselling Voice of the Wilderness novels by Rosanne Parry. Westerly the raven fears she won’t survive the prophecy she was born to fulfill in this enthralling animal survival story about destiny, leadership, and bravery. Includes a map...

A New York Times bestseller A young pickpocket gets recruited into an elite group of thieves in this “page-turning, edge-of-the-seat” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) upper middle grade boarding school adventure full of heists, danger, and secret plots perfect for fans of Spy School and...

Being brutal isn’t easy if you’re a pacifist. On Brutalia violence is a way of life. Ravenous ravens circle overhead, monstrous grot bears cause chaos and the streets are bulging with brawls. But Mort isn’t like the other islanders - he’s determined to live peacefully. Then the cruel queen appoints Mort as royal executioner. No one has ever challenged her and lived to tell the tale. Can Mort keep his head and outwit the queen?

Ojalá todo hubiese sucedido de otra manera. No sé si me venció el orgullo o el mal humor por mi discusión con Eric y Esme. Lo que sí sé es que todo se ha liado. ¡Pero bien! El director Lennon, el líder de una misteriosa organización secreta, se presentó hace unos días con una tentadora misión para mí: recuperar una vara vikinga que permite ver el futuro de las manos de Molrovia, un país liderado por una banda de criminales. Por primera vez, iba a trabajar para alguien que no éramos nosotros mismos. Y sin la ayuda de mi mejor amigo. Esperaba no estar cometiendo el mayor error de mi vida.

Now that Cordelia sits on the Raven Throne, things in Corvenne must change. When their triplet sister became the Raven Queen, Giles and Rosalind knew they would have to learn to behave at court. For Rosalind, no more fighting. For Giles, no more loud singing. But what they didn’t foresee was having to foil a wicked plot against their sister. When Cordelia falls into an enchanted sleep and cannot be woken, Rosalind and Giles must quest across the kingdom to seek help from the ancient spirits of the land.

“A first-rate fantasy for middle-grade readers,” declares Booklist in a starred review, comparing Gabriel Finley to Harry Potter, Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series, and The Mysterious Benedict Society. A tangle of ingenious riddles, a malevolent necklace called a torc, and...

Aleks Mickelsen is a changeling with diminishing magical powers and a complete nuisance for a new a pet. For the first time in his life, he's lost. He led his friends to the wrong place. They might joke about there being worse things to face than disorientation, but comparing what Aleks did to the Wild Hunt breathing down their necks (even if the comparison is somewhat favorable) isn't all that comforting. Hopefully, Aleks can get his head on straight and get them all back on track to fighting Fritjof, otherwise chaos is going to win.

In book 11, Honeybear and Gerumph travel across Raven’s Marsh. It is a confusing place where everywhere looks the same as everywhere else. Hopelessly lost, they meet a familiar character who offers to show them the way.

Me'ma and the Great Mountain is about a little girl named Me'ma who lives in an oppressed village called Sunken Creek. Faced with removal, Me'ma brings to focus her extraordinary ability to see ghoulish characters who try to help her in overcoming the nightmare she and her people are facing from an evil tyrant.