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Just when Michael and Angelica think they can be together the supernatural world threatens to tear them apart and turn their perfect world upside down. Angelica is abruptly assigned a new guardian angel that she instantly dislikes. The relentless bounty hunter returns to collect his bounty, wreaking so much havoc that Angelica is torn away from school and her friends, eventually becoming a prisoner in her home.When she thinks things can't get any...

A wonderful debut novel that captures the essence of real, messy teenage lives: of action and consequence, of poor choices and fragile friendships, of standing up for what is right, and the attempt to make sense of a world when everything feels like it's falling apart. People are so naturally strange, it's hard to tell if they're broken or not-but I'm pretty sure that by the time I finish high school, I'll be a pile of shards, beyond repair. At 15,...

An emergency landing, wrong flight, delays, lost luggage, what else could possibly go wrong? All Jake wants to do is return home to be with his girlfriend. But getting there becomes a problem when he is face with so many airport delays. Worst of all he has gotten onto the wrong plane and ends up somewhere in Paris with a mysterious girl name Tally. With his luggage lost and no money, Jake must find a way to get home. But getting there might be a...

The end of Inez's mission is in sight, but the most difficult part is still to come. Archie is determined to help save an entire realm from falling under the rule of the vicious SubMerged. But old foes stand in his way, and the greatest challenge of his life awaits... Book three of the Archibald Lox series, by Darren Shan, the New York Times bestselling YA author of Cirque Du Freak and Lord Loss. "I read quite a lot during the seemingly endless lockdown...

The year is 1977 and in the small town of Key Valley, teenager Jeff Walker is spinning his wheels. Since the death of his Dad, things have been tough for Jeff and his mother, who get by on a daily routine of suburban life. Yet he wants so much more out of life. School's a waste of his time. It's time he'd rather spend dirt biking, listening to rock 'n' roll, or in the arms of his girlfriend, Jennifer. Then one day, 16-year-old Jeff uncovers a hidden...

Who has the energy to care about a new year of AP classes or even the prestigious Northeastern Computing Competition when life constantly spins you sideways? Not Kat Morgan. Lately, everything feels like a catastrophe... school isn't working, her parents are a mess, and Joey-summer mistake and Chem Lab partner-taunts her constantly. Not even her best friends can help. Kat remembers what things were like before: before she learned about Dad's girlthing...

There once was a disillusioned country after a failed revolution... This is how the story of Salem, a young postman, waking from sleep with a strange nightmare, could begin. The Kingdom of Freedom tells of the initiatory quest of a young Tunisian destined to find his identity in an overturned society.

Gods, monsters, and magic make and break the rules in the young adult fantasy Dreams of Chaos series. Inspired by the comedic fantasy worlds of Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, and Tom Holt, the adventure begins with teen demi-goddess Trotter taking on dark gods and chatty demons while being blamed for the very apocalypse she's fighting to stop.Fourteen-year-old Trotter was still just trying to get the hang of the demi-godding business when the apocalypse...

Have you ever had the feeling you weren't loved by the momma God gave you? Lucky for Gracie, she has two mommas. One cares for her every day while the other goes off to work. One is happy, strong and free while the other is sad, dark and depressed. One is black. The other is white. One Gracie must leave. Grace Callaway lives down deep in Alabama during a turbulent time of protests, boycotts, and sit-ins. It is a segregated world where black and white...

The Legion has been defeated. Yet Trip remains restless. In the back of his mind, a nagging thought keeps creeping up and festering in his brain. What happened to the other surviving members of Algoma — his beloved homeland? When he left the decimated land, he couldn't have been the only one, could he? After finally mustering his will and energy to make the journey, he steps foot in Algoma. But is he ready for what the truth will reveal?