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"A dynamic, gripping collection of short stories from "America's best novelist" (Denver Post), the New York Times-bestselling James Lee Burke. Harbor Lights is a story collection from one of the most popular and widely acclaimed icons of American fiction, featuring a never-before-published novella. These eight stories move from the marshlands on the Gulf of Mexico to the sweeping plains of Colorado to prisons, saloons, and trailer parks across the...

High school sophomore Matt Pine always thought he'd grow up to be a superhero--after all, not everyone can move things with their mind. But he can only move small stuff, nothing big enough to matter; it wasn't big enough to save his mom from dying in a fire five years ago. Ever since he failed that night, he's been hiding from his Ability, and he's come to grips with the fact that superheroes aren't real. Now he just wants to get through high school...

Goku, Earth's ultimate warrior, and his son, Gohan, must face new deadly enemies who wish to obtain the Dragon Balls to destroy the Earth.

From the Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time, this third and final novel in an extraordinary space opera trilogy depicts humanity on the brink of extinction--and reveals how one man's discovery will save or destroy us all. Lords of Uncreation is the final high-octane installment in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Final Architecture space opera trilogy. Idris Telemmier has uncovered the Architects' greatest weakness. A shadowy cartel scrambles...

"Magazine spreads and Hollywood hits showcase stars with perfect skin, perfect faces, perfect hair, perfect lives, perfect... everything. But what if the absence of scars is really a lie? And what if, underneath all that perfection, something far more powerful and authentic is waiting to be seen, shown, and heard? In Braver Than I Thought, kids meet the true stories of remarkable people whose scars have been a part of their journey, who have helped...

Mickey Matson and his friend Sully must fight the evil Admiral Ironsides, who is intent on destroying the world with a new weapon of mass destruction.

The adventurer Aladdin and his band of treasure seekers accidentally unleash a soul-sucking, bloodthirsty jinn from its lamp imprisonment. It's up to Aladdin and his intrepid gang to recapture the demon. If they fail their mission, an army of murderous jinns will be let loose and destroy the world.

Irrepressible friends George and Harold create a new comic book superhero, Super Diaper Baby.

The pack is back! The Motorcycle Stunt Show comes to town, bringing famed stunt cyclist Wildcat, and the trouble-making Ruff-Ruff Pack. Wildcat joins the PAW Patrol to help stop the baddies from trashing the town! Then the Moto Pups use their tastiest tricks to wrangle giant runaway donuts, rescue Mayor Goodway, and gear up to rescue one of their own, CHASE!