*Have you ever tried to keep a secret for 11 years?I have.*But apparently, the United Government of Earth has one-upped me by keeping an even bigger secret for three centuries.My name is Abigail Beckett, and this is 2415; the human race is no longer the only intellectual species on this planet. After 9 bio-nuclear bombs that destroyed half the globe in 2092, the world has experienced changes not only in its environment, but in its inhabitants.

I never wanted a war. All I wanted to do was get things back to the way they were, and to keep those I love safe. But it turns out that everything was just an illusion, that the reality I lived in was all a lie. The world is no place to live, and in order to make a better future, a future that so many had sacrificed so much to try and archive before me, I have to fight. And to do that I need to find out the truth, no matter what horrors lie beneath it. The web of lies, of secrecy,...

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!"I wish I'd had these books as a kid. Hilarious!" -- Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants and Dog Manhey may look like Bad Guys, but these wannabe heroes are doing good deeds... whether you like it or not in this New York Times bestselling illustrated series.OK. A lot of the stuff we said on the back of the last book was NOT TRUE. We now admit that The Bad Guys is WEIRD. We a...

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!"I wish I'd had these books as a kid. Hilarious!" -- Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants and Dog ManThey may look like Bad Guys, but these wannabe heroes are doing good deeds...whether you like it or not! This New York Times bestselling illustrated series is perfect for fans of Dog Man and Captain Underpants.The bad news? The world is ending. The good news? The Bad Guys are back to save it! Sure, they might have to "borrow"...

A heartwarming story about the new girl in school, and how she learns to appreciate her Korean name.Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what happens when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious about fitting in. So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she decides to choose an American name from a glass jar. But while Unhei thinks of being a Suzy, Laura, or Amanda, nothing feels right. With the...

Rick Riordan Presents, a new imprint headed by the author of Percy Jackson and four other New York Times #1 best-selling series, is dedicated to publishing highly entertaining middle grade fiction based on world cultures and mythologies. Authors from underrepresented backgrounds tell their own stories inspired by the mythology and folklore of their heritage, transporting readers to realms they may not have visited before. In this sampler readers will discover these six exciting novels from...

Book one in the hit series that's soon to be a major motion picture starring Amandla Stenberg and Mandy Moore--now with a stunning new look and an exclusive bonus short story featuring Liam and his brother, Cole.When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that got her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government "rehabilitation camp." She might have survived the...

Tales from Obscurity are four, fun, mystical-fantastical, flash-fiction, stories for young adults. "My Country" is a symbolic tale using a car has the protagonist. The car actually has feelings and rises from despair to exhilaration. "Destiny" is a tale of a young girl caught up in a job that is dangerous to herself and others. With the help of the nuns and the flutterbies, Destiny finds her way out. "The Arrangement" is a mystical story with a surprising outcome. It is a tale that illustr...

Death by design.Evie doesn’t have a choice. One day she’s an ordinary seventeen year old, grieving for her mother. The next, she’s a Shield, the result of a decades-old experiment gone wrong, bound by DNA to defend her best friend from an unknown killer. The threat could come at home, at school, anywhere. All Evie knows is that it will be a fight to the death. And then there’s Jamie. Irresistible. Off-limits.Spark is the first novel in a gripping y...

From the tiniest insects to talking houses, from trips of imagination that can have happy or not-so-happy endings, and making new friends or special memories with loved ones, this year's writers have created fun adventures for kids that they'll want to read again and again.Check out some familiar favourites, and a couple of new authors that might just become favourites too!With stories from: Diane Finlay, Kristoff Verdun, Sam Blake, Jo Williams, Elizabeth Klein, Jill Barlow, ...

"The build of the story is a slow burn, like a fuse curling through an empty storehouse ONLY to find out that the fuse is attached to ten tons of fireworks. Holy Climax, Batman!" ~ Shannon Mayer, author of Priceless and The Nevermore TrilogyThink high school sucks? Try being an empath who has to experience everyone else's suckage on top of your own. (Literally.)In the months since her family life imploded and her psychic gifts began to arise, Cady has struggled to figure ou...

This series is based on the best-selling adult Left Behind series. Readers will see the Rapture and Tribulation through the eyes of four kids who have been left behind.