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Khalid has survived alone in a ghost-riddled world for as long as he can remember. He knows how to lay a limestone circle, when to run, and how to stay alive when most people don't. What he doesn't know is how to fight the things that salt bombs can't stop — the bigger, darker ghosts that are showing up more and more.When a mysterious recruiter named Fenn leaves a letter on his fire escape, Khalid follows the coordinates east to the Bastion: a fortress school where hunters are trai...

Step into the paws of Zaid and his extraordinary feline friends! When their friends are captured by a menacing force, these fearless cats must use their unique powers – from invisibility to sonic screeches – to rescue them from the clutches of danger. Uncover the secrets of the ancient Nine Lives Necklace, navigate treacherous tunnels, and face off against menacing foes as the Whisker Warriors prove that even the smallest heroes can make a mighty impact. Join the action, unleash your inner...

**Alex Award-winning author P. Djèlí Clark, A Dead Djinn in Cairo is a Tor.com original historcal fantasy set in an alternate early twentieth century infused with the otherworldly.Egypt, 1912.** In Cairo, the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities investigate disturbances between the mortal and the (possibly) divine.What starts off as an odd suicide case for Special Investigator Fatma el-Sha’arawi leads her through the city’s underbelly as she ...

"All girls [should read] The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis." — Malala Yousafzai, New York TimesThe first book in Deborah Ellis’s riveting Breadwinner series is an award-winning novel about loyalty, survival, families and friendship under extraordinary circumstances during the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan in the late 1990s.Eleven-year-old Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan’s ca...

This standalone companion novel returns to Bradley P. Beaulieu's Song of Shattered Sands epic fantasy universeÇeda is the youngest pit fighter in the history of Sharakhai. She’s made her name in the arena as the fearsome White Wolf. None but her closest friends and allies know her true identity. But this all changes when she crosses the path of Rümayesh, an ehrekh, a sadistic creature forged aeons ago by the god of chaos.The ehrekh are desert dwell...

From the lost Journals of the New York Times bestselling Seven Wonders series comes the story of how Atlantis came to rest at the bottom of the sea.Follow the threads of history back to ancient times. Two Atlantean princes, Karai and Massarym, obsessed with power and terrified of the mysterious Loculi, turned against it each other in a bitter rivalry. With the future of the world at stake and nowhere to turn for guidance, the fourteen-year-old brothers chose fear over trust, decept...

From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps____________________Menes is training as a scribe in the local temple, and to earn extra money to help his poor family, he agrees to assist rich old Maiarch. Menes must write a prayer to rid Maiarch of an old family ghost. But what if the ghost is actually more human than supernatural? It will...

Based closely on real life, this is the exciting and inspiring story of Parvana, a young girl growing up in Afghanistan, as she struggles to make a life for herself and her family under the harsh rule of the Taliban.There are many types of battle in Afghanistan.Imagine living in a country where women and girls are not allowed to leave the house without a man. Imagine having to wear clothes that cover every part of your body, including your face, whenever yo...

Set in the same lush world as The Wrath & The Dawn, comes a gripping tale of love, betrayal, and the destructive power of choice.The city of Rey is burning.With smoke billowing, fires blazing, and people fleeing, Khalid races back to defend his city and protect his queen. But Khalid is met with devastation, nothing left but a maze of destruction and his beloved Shahrzad missing. As he unravels the mystery behind the fire, Khalid suspects a...

For all lovers of horses and history, it's the next book in the popular Horse Diaries series. Born in the Arabian Desert in the ninth century, Yatimah is a black Arabian filly whose name means "orphan." She enjoys her life at the oasis, with sheep to tease, other foals to race, and the daughter of her Bedouin owner to take care of her. But when the colt who is her foster brother is stolen in a raid, Yatimah realizes her true birthright. Like Black Beauty, this moving novel is told...

Enter a time and place in history and the ancient past - full of intrigue, passion, betrayal and adventure. Follow a young woman as she becomes the first female mummy maker in all of Egypt.Author Rory Liam Elliott will take you on a journey deep into the lives of Ancient Egyptians, and the journey will be one that cannot soon be forgotten.

Secret adventures from the world of Infinity Ring. Only in e-book! Only 99 cents!Akil is the most talented young thief in Cairo. But picking pockets is easy compared to his new assignment: breaking into the Great Pyramid in a race to uncover a long-buried secret of ancient Egypt.INFINITY RING SECRETS is a series of stand-alone short stories blending real history with the action and suspense of the INFINITY RING series. History is broken, and only the secret society of Hystorians kn...