A field leader with a wolf under his skin. A rebel who doesn't trust badges. A city that learned how to turn fear into obedience.When an Aegis raid exposes "wellness" facilities running illegal cognition drills, Alejandro Herrera—a were-human trained to control both his instincts and his conscience—uncovers proof that the city's peace is enforced through quiet coercion. Shutting it down should be simple. It isn't.To save lives before the evidence disappears, Alejandro makes an uneasy allia...

Something smells like trouble! Can five princess heroes and one Goat Avenger pool their talents to vanquish a monstrous stink?The Princess in Black is in a very stinky situation. A foul cloud is plaguing the goat pasture, and it smells worse than a pile of dirty diapers or a trash can on a hot summer day. But every time the Princess in Black and her friend the Goat Avenger manage to get rid of the odor, they accidentally blow it to another kingdom! Other m...

With a noisy giant crashing around the kingdom, the Princess in Black uses the Sparkle Signal to call ALL her heroic friends together—for the biggest adventure yet.The Princess in Black is ready for her snowy playdate with the Goat Avenger and the Princess in Blankets. It’s a perfect day to build snow monsters and battle them for practice. But just when they’re about to wage battle, a huge foot smashes their snow monster. “SQUASHY!”It’s a giant, and it’s sm...

The long-awaited new novel in the New York Times best-selling Darkest Minds series, now a major motion picture. Five years after the destruction of the so-called rehabilitation camps that imprisoned her and countless other Psi kids, seventeen-year-old Suzume "Zu" Kimura has assumed the role of spokesperson for the interim government, fighting for the rights of Psi kids against a growing tide of misinformation and prejudice. But when she is accused of committing a horrifying act, she is for...

LIFE SUCKS AND THEN YOU DIE: A wildly inventive cyberpunk family drama set in a dystopian world run by the afterlife, from a Nebula Award finalist.“A brilliant, original world . . . a wild ride from start to finish.” —Sarah Gailey, author of Magic for LiarsIn the near future, the minds of the deceased are uploaded into the computer network, where they control the world from the afterlife. For those still on Earth, living is just wa...

In New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry's thrilling Relentless, Rogue Team International joins Joe Ledger in a new hunt that spans the globe and journeys deep into the terrifying landscape of the human heart.JOE LEDGER’s world has been torn apart. The people closest to him have been savagely murdered and Ledger is on the hunt for the killers. His already fragile psyche has cracked apart, allowing a dangerous darkness to overwhelm him...

When snow covers the ground, Mouse is out for adventure while Mole stays warm in "another winning installment" of this Geisel Honor Award-winning series ( Booklist).The snow has made the world outside into a winter wonderland. What better day for Mouse and Mole to go sledding, whirl around on ice skates, and build snowmen together?But Mole does not want to go outside. Too cold! Too windy! He prefers to stay as snug as a bug in a rug inside...

A jaded homicide detective working a serial murder case is teamed up with a new partner—a law enforcer from an alien raceBig-city life in the near future is full of violence and tension for Saigo City homicide detective David Silver. His latest assignment is to track down a serial killer dubbed "Machete Man" because he hacks his victims to pieces. But Silver and his partner Mel Burnett just caught a break: One of Machete Man's intended victims—an elderly woman who w...

Peteyboo was just a hungry bug with 18 legs and 37 eyes, but he was very sad, because while he had a lot of legs, he had no friends. But then one day, when he finds a strawberry to eat, he also finds a hungry worm. And before you know it, both of their lives are changed forever! Peteyboo and the Worm is a heartwarming story of sharing and friendship for 5- to 8-year-olds. Bram Stoker Award-winning novelist John Everson wrote this short fantasy tale to read to his s...

Picture-book maven Jarvis brings his subtle wit and charm to the chapter-book realm with this set of stories about a most endearing pair.Bear didn’t really like the painting. I mean, look at it.But he liked Bird a lot, and it would remind him of her . . .Bear and Bird are best friends, and they spend a lot of time together. They don’t always understand each other, but both agree that all they want is for their friend to be happy. So...

The electrifying second book in Lynn Hightower's futuristic crime series plunges big-city cop David Silver into a nasty interstellar warSaigo City police detective David Silver and his partner Mel Burnett have been called to an unusual crime scene: a bed where four Elaki pouchlings have been smothered. The killer appears to be the babies' alien mother, who just shot herself and is in critical condition. But there are rumors the murders were politically motivated and...

“Another pulse-pounding read!”“The worldbuilding over this series has been incredible. Action, adventure, mystery, subterfuge, double (triple) dealing and more.”“A hard futuristic vision, realistic and vivid.”In the neon-drenched city of New Pacific, Dawn Moriti is hired by Damien Blackwell to find his missing wife, Elara.A routine investigation quickly spirals out of control as Elara's disa...