Winter Adventure

In typical fashion, sixteen-year-old Allie isn't crazy about her life, and with good reason. Over the course of a year, her life has become unrecognizable. Not only have her parents lost their jobs, and the family lost their house, she now relies on stolen Wi-Fi. But worst of all, her seventeen-year-old brother is dying of brain cancer. To her, nothing can be worse. On the morning of the event, Allie and her mother are forty miles from home getting medication her brother desperately needs. The solar event turns everything upside down and cascades Allie and her mother into a nightmare journey.

Upon the death of Sprign, goddess and creator of the Pandyr and all other beasts in Mistgard, the island has come under attack by ruthless frost and fire giants from afar. Long fragmented, every creature in the eight clans must now come together to defend their land. Hammerheart must join with Darkcloud, Mistcloak with Thundermaw, and, most important, the children of Sprign must unite with their forgotten comrades of the ninth clan: the Bearzyrk.

Join Kai, Koa, and their trusty sidekick Captain Nibbles the hamster as they dive into a thrilling mystery on the Road to Hāna. From secret lava tubes and ancient petroglyphs to the black sands of Wai’anapanapa and the legendary cliffs of Hāmoa, every step leads to new discoveries — and new clues. Blending Hawaiian history, legends, and culture with edge-of-your-seat excitement, this book is more than just a story. Kids will laugh, learn, and explore as they uncover secrets hidden in the rainforest and along Maui’s magical shoreline.

Después de Ciudad en llamas, la épica, ambiciosa y ganadora bestseller del New York Times —“El Padrino de nuestra generación” (Adrian MacKinty)—, llega la segunda novela de la legendaria trilogía de crimen de Don Wilson, el autor bestseller internacional #1 de la trilogía El cártel...

Tell and Wren flee Halfway only to face their village’s wrath in this second book in the middle grade fantasy series that’s Howl’s Moving Castle meets Christopher Paolini! Siblings Tell and Wren barely escaped the treacherous city of Halfway with their lives, two new friends, and an...

"Prepare to be spellbound" in this fast-paced and action-packed final installment of the Blood Rose Rebellion trilogy, perfect for fans of Six of Crows. The Binding is broken. Mátyás is alive. And Anna Arden is on the run. It seems, yet again, that breaking the Binding has shattered the world...

A cursed girl and a young inventor join forces to search for an ancient, forgotten song with the power to bring down a wicked Queen in this epic fantasy adventure perfect for fans of The Girl Who Drank the Moon and Furthermore. The snowy kingdom of Erkenwald was once a magical place—until an...

The next purrfect read from Rachel Wells – a true festive treat! Christmas is around the corner, and Alfie and George can’t wait. This year, the residents of Edgar road have come together to put on a festive show and raise money for a local homeless shelter. As December approaches, plans are...

Weddings should be life-changing for the bride and groom, but not for the photographer. A deadly accident at the last one I worked left me scarred physically and mentally. At least the insurance payout means I can live as I please.

In einer Ausgestoßenen erwacht unheilvolle Glyphen-Magie. Ein Prinz soll die Völker der Berge gegen einen unbarmherzigen Feind vereinen. Über dem Gebirge des Winters ziehen düstere Wolken auf. Elija soll einen erbarmungslosen Feind aufhalten, sein Weg führt ihn in die Wirren eines jahrhundertealten Konflikts, der die drei Stämme der Berge entzweit hat. Doch nicht nur äußere Feinde bedrohen ihn, sondern auch der Zweifel an seiner eigenen Bestimmung. In der jungen Frau Chenka erwacht eine uralte Magie. Sie flieht vor unheimlichen Angreifern und weiß nicht, dass ihr Schicksal über das aller Menschen entscheiden könnte.

2021 winner of the Philip K. Dick Award A 2020 The Rumpus Book Club Selection “Blends a rural thriller and speculative realism into what could be called dystopian noir…. Profoundly moving.”—Library Journal, starred review In an endless winter, she carries seeds of hope Wylodine comes...

Celebrate the magic of kindness—one snowflake at a time! In Winter’s Kindest Gift, a joyful group of snowflakes twirl and tumble through the crisp winter air on a special mission: to share kindness wherever they go! Each tiny flake is unique and wonderful, showing little readers that our differences make us beautiful—and that small acts of kindness can make the world sparkle even brighter. With gentle storytelling, this heartwarming winter tale is perfect for inspiring children to embrace their individuality and spread kindness like snowflakes on the wind.

Meet married couple Chris and Marty. At midlife, they unexpectedly find themselves weighing the responsibility of parenthood against the possibility of one more grand adventure. After securing care for their 12-year-old son, they set off to undertake one of the hardest challenges on the planet: Ski 570 miles from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole. With no guide or resupply. Riveting and inspiring, The Expedition is about the power of family and community, the adventurous spirit that dwells within us all, and breaking through to feel fully alive.

The first book in a rich, eerie middle grade fantasy duology full of magic, monsters, and miles and miles of untamed forest, from the author of The Prince of Nowhere. Motivated by desperation and brotherhood, a boy must venture deep into the Nightwood to find a cure for his mysteriously sick...

When Old Bear Le Vrette goes to town for supplies, he sees his dead wife in the face of Lilly Grace Hanson. He forces the young girl to go with him into the mountains. Now a desperate father and a U.S. Marshal must turn to the one man who knows the mountains as well as Bear Le Vrette.

Tom Locke must track a missing Saudi prince deep inside ISIS territory in this second military action thriller from the authors of Shadow War. Disillusioned after a mission in Ukraine goes tragically wrong, military contractor Tom Locke is on the run from Apollo Outcomes, a private military...

An army veteran with deep expertise in military and international affairs makes his fiction debut with this electrifying international thriller—the first volume in a blistering hot series in the tradition of Brad Thor, Tom Clancy, and Daniel Silva. In Shadow War, an elite American mercenary on...

10 Jahre sind vergangen, seit Anakin Skywalker in den Orden der Jedi aufgenommen wurde. Er ist erwachsen geworden und die Macht in ihm wird immer stärker. Seine Fähigkeiten werden auf die Probe gestellt, als Anakin und sein Jedi-Meister Obi-Wan Kenobi nach Coruscant gerufen werden, um Prinzessin Padmé Amidala nach einem Mordanschlag zu beschützen. Doch der Anschlag ist erst der Anfang, die dunkle Seite wird immer mächtiger und verschleiert den Blick der Jedi.

Lost in the woods. Trapped in an abandoned mine. Castaway on a deserted island. Avalanche. Could you survive? In this series, listeners come along as diverse characters learn important skills in adverse conditions … and survive!

Home and uncertain of his place among the Alliance, Eugene has a whole set of new challenges ahead of him. Thrown in with a group of teens who are also Vunjikas he realizes that he may be their best hope. Isiro, awake and aware, and the timeline now pushed up, Willow is on her way across the stars to return Isiro to his home planet and find out once and for all, do Isiro’s people still live, or did their ancient enemy destroy them? A battle of wills, planets, and ships is only the beginning.