Experience the action-packed first book in #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson's laugh-out-loud middle-grade fantasy series like never before—now in paperback with all new covers!AN ANCIENT RIVALRY REAWAKENS.Everything I'd known about the world was a lie.On my thirteenth birthday, I, Alcatraz Smedry (yes, I got named after a prison, don’t ask) received m...

A Different Kind of Love StoryThe story of Ruth is usually viewed through a Hallmark-tinted lens: girl suffers hardship, girl overcomes hardship, boy meets girl, they fall in love, and then everyone lives happily ever after.But there's so much more to Ruth's story!Bible teacher and retreat leader Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young invites us to view the book of Ruth through a different lens—one that helps us recognize how this story proclaims God's ...

Ex-soldier Jonathan Vera is having a tough year—his girlfriend dumped him in a particularly cruel way and, due to his own stupidity, he finds himself saddled with debt. Instead of despairing he chooses to barter his military experience for quick money and accepts what is advertised as a very dangerous job. When his new potential employers tell him that the job involves hunting vampires, he, of course, suspects that perhaps they are not quite sane. However, their check cleared, solving all ...

This monograph is the first comprehensive study of Italian artist Mariuccia Secol (*1929), who redefined the boundaries of feminist art through powerful textile and sculptural works. Her practice evolved from abstract painting in the 1950s and 1960s to innovative fabric assemblages, installations with everyday materials, ceramics, and collages. Thematically, her works revolve around issues such as the subordinate role of women, domestic violence, and social exclusion. Using embroidery, fab...

"Where is My Melody? A Music Education Storybook" is a heartwarming tale of music, friendship, and rediscovery. When Manuel’s beloved dog, Bay, goes missing, so does the melody that once filled his world with joy. Lost in sadness, he embarks on a journey to find both his best friend and the song that connects them. Through the power of music, memory, and love, Manuel learns that some melodies are never truly lost—they just need to be found again.

#1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mistborn series Brandon Sanderson continues the epic adventure he began in Alcatraz vs. the Evil LibrariansSo now you’ve read all about me, Alcatraz Smedry, and how I was swept out of my life in your normal world and into the fight against the Librarians (jerks!). After being all heroic and stuff in that tale, I didn’t expect to charge headlong into enemy territory: the Library of Alexandria, where I—and...

This discounted ebundle includes: Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians, The Scrivener's Bones, The Knights of Crystallia, The Shattered Lens, The Dark TalentAn action-packed fantasy adventure series by the #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson.Alcatraz Smedry and his family and friends must battle a cult of evil Librarians bent on taking over the world through misinformation and suppressing the truth.

Buro Durkierna set in motion the destruction of the world, opening a gateway between the Mortal World and the Demon World. Consumed by rage over injustices suffered, he was deceived by the Witch of the Defiled and her minions, who promised him revenge, into placing a mystical stone from the Before Times into a golden gargoyle's claw, which instead of granting him the vengeance he so desired opened a portal into the Demon World, which allowed the Witch to bring her terrible Possessed Realm ...

A house is more than four walls and a roof. From its design and production to the way it is sold, used, resold, and eventually demolished, it is crisscrossed by conflict.The Housing Monster is a scathing illustrated essay that takes one seemingly simple, everyday thing—a house—and looks at the social relations that surround it. Moving from intensely personal thoughts and interactions to large-scale political and economic forces, it reads alternately like a...

Isabella Moreau appears to be the perfect student, charming, intelligent, and seemingly kind. But beneath her flawless facade, she's a master manipulator, bending friends and foes alike to her will. When three students, Noah, Ava, and Mia, begin to notice strange coincidences, subtle manipulations, and whispers of dark rituals, they realize something far more sinister is at play. A secret cult, black magic, and Isabella's thirst for total control threaten to consume everything they know.

Now a USA TODAY Bestseller! Now a New York Times Bestseller!From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians, the thrilling conclusion to the Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians saga.As a Knight of Crystallia, I, Bastille, swore to protect the Smedry clan from the Evil Librarians. (And believe me, screwups like them constantly need pro...

Five magical, mystical tales on the wonders and wisdom of the natural world. In her fiction debut, Liz Lazo presents five separate fantasy stories that bring the magic of nature to life.Includes:“Growing Pains”“Menagerie for Sale”“In the Opinion of an Amateur Gardener”“The Horses of Cangough”“Fungi Eternal”For readers in search of a light-hearted way to reflect on their lives and the world around them, Liz provides it in this entertai...