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Masha remembers her childhood in the former USSR but found her life and heart in Israel. Anna was just an infant when her family fled but yearns to find her roots. When Anna is contacted by a stranger from their homeland and then disappears, Masha is called home to Milwaukee to find her.

Christmas is approaching, and Lena Markham finds herself penniless, friendless, and nearly hopeless. She is trying to restart her life after false accusations landed her in prison, but job opportunities are practically nonexistent. When a secondhand red coat unexpectedly lands her a job as Mrs. Santa at a department store, Lena finally thinks her luck is changing. But can she keep her past a secret?

The four Elementals are united behind Maggie Parker and Bernie the Gnome. They stand at the gateway into the heart of the ship. The ship’s maze of passages has been dormant for centuries, and it will take a leap of faith to complete the trials. Puzzles have never been this dangerous. One wrong move too many, and there will be no more chances. Giant boulders chasing after them. Neon dinosaurs. Apelike creatures. Goblins. Would you be brave enough to keep going? What happens if they fail? Maggie learns the truth of just how powerful her Elemental magic can be.

Maggie’s still searching for answers. What happened to her missing childhood friend? Who’s been behind all the strange robberies? Why can’t Bernie change back from being a talking raccoon? It doesn’t help that the Earth is trying to kill her and swallow her into its depths. Can the Austin detective find the other Elementals and fix the great machine to continue the quest? They’re only a few steps ahead of Simon Wesley and his dark magic. Can Maggie stay alive and complete the quest to bring the five Elementals together and decide of the fate of the Earth?

Austin detective Maggie Parker has seen some weird things in her day, but finding a surly gnome rooting through her garage beats all. Her world is about to be turned upside down in a frantic search for four Elementals. Not three, not five...but four. Why is it always four? Each one has an artifact that can keep the Earth humming along, but they need her to unite them. But the forces against her might get there first. A compass, a telescope, and untapped magic are her only tools.

With Thanksgiving on the horizon, Lacey Luzzi is all set to cuddle her adorable baby and sexy husband after a giant feast. However, her plans turn belly-up when a dead body appears during the largest bake-off event in St. Paul history. Amelia Rapport, the front runner to win the state-wide bake-off, has landed face-down in a pool of royal icing, and, somehow, it's Lacey's job to save the event. If she doesn't, not only will millions of cookies go to waste, but her life - and the lives of those she loves - will be in danger.

The little old woman who lives in a book has lost her children! But instead of sitting around and waiting for them to show up, in a refreshingly empowering, feminist take on the classic tale, she departs on a mission to find her kids herself - even if it means popping into every other fairy tale and nursery rhyme in town!

Twelve-year-old Addie should stay away from Maple Lake. After all, her twin brother, Amos, drowned there only a few months ago. But its crisp, clear water runs in Addie's veins, and the notebook Amos left behind - filled with clues about a mysterious creature that lives in the lake's inky-blue depths - keeps calling her back.

Zuhra and Inara have grown up in the Citadel of the Paladins, an abandoned fortress where legendary, magical warriors once lived before disappearing from the world - including their Paladin father the night Inara was born. On that same night, a massive, magical hedge grew and imprisoned them within the citadel. Inara inherited their father’s Paladin power; her eyes glow blue and she is able to make plants grow at unbelievable rates, but she has been trapped in her own mind because of a "roar" that drowns everything else out.

Uh-oh! Molly’s parents have a secret. They want to move to a new house - maybe even a new town. But Molly can’t leave her best friends Rosie and Simon behind! Now the trio from Table 5 only have three days to come up with a scavenger hunt that will remind Molly’s parents of all the things they love about their house and neighborhood...before the moving vans come and Molly has to go.

From the author of Stick Dog comes the third book in an early chapter book series about three best friends whose plans, missions, and schemes are sure to shake up their school. Molly, Simon, and Rosie are determined to build the best science fair project in school history. To do that, they’ll need to attract tons of fireflies. Will their bright idea get them a glowing grade or will it flicker out before the fair even starts? HarperChapters build confident readers one chapter at a time!

When Nicole Cassidy moved to a new town, she discovered that she was a witch descended from gods. But that was nothing compared to learning that it was up to her and four others with mysterious elemental powers to help save the world from the Titans, who would soon return to Earth. Her relationship with Blake - the fire Elemental - is finally heating up. But she must remain focused, because Typhon, one of the deadliest creatures in history, has escaped from the weakening prison world. Only one object can destroy him - the head of Medusa herself.

She thinks she can do anything because she's the Evil Queen. And my stepmother. The only thing she truly loves is her Demon Mirror. But the more she gazes into that thing, the crazier she becomes. But I am no longer a child. I won't allow the Evil Queen to poison my heart and my home. Although my skin is white as snow, my soul is far from pure. I will make Cinderella suffer for her sins.

Protector of Light, Fiona Farrow, has just survived a near blood sacrifice, and now another of the Sacred Scrolls has been stolen. This time from the head of the Ancient Order of Vampires. But her target isn't just borderline invincible - he's incredibly alluring, too. Her investigation leads her to New York City, where she teams up with two other Protectors to hunt down the vampire faction. Soon, however, Fiona discovers she isn't the only one looking for the Scroll, and she needs to get to it first...before someone dangerous unlocks its magical powers.

Fiona Farrow is ignoring her destiny. She has no interest in guarding the Sacred Scrolls from the evil Shadow Order; not after the same job took her parents away. But when a powerful demon mage from the Shadow Order steals one of the Sacred Scrolls and starts hunting down Protectors of Light, Fiona will have to put on her magical suit of armor and face her fears. If she doesn't, the Shadow Order will destroy humanity and banish Fiona to an obscure dimension for the rest of her nightmarish eternity.

Twelve-year-old Emma is excited to spend a weekend away at best friend Samantha's house for an epic sleepover with Sam and her out-of-town cousins. But things take a turn for the spooky when Emma's peculiar new book, Tales from the Scaremaster, shows it has a mind of its own - and weaves a story starring Emma and some cousins hiding a very creepy secret!

Anna's psychic abilities were a well-kept secret until she was outed on the front page of the New York Times. Since then, she's been using her gifts at every turn, and when her close friend Briana is arrested for murder during their vacation in Santorini, Anna jumps at the chance to exonerate her. But it doesn't take long before she unearths a disturbing mystery that almost leads to her own demise, making her question whether taking the case was such a good idea after all.

A young boy lives his life mapping the stars on paper until one day, something out of the ordinary appears in the night sky.

Assignment Numero Dos for Lacey comes straight from the Godfather himself. When one of the Luzzi Family's low-ranking associates turns up dead, Carlos believes it may be the doing of the rival Russian mob, and he orders Lacey to find the killer. But every detail about the assignment is a little too neat, a little too tidy, and a little too good to be true. Could this really be an open and shut case, complete with a confession from the murderer?

Lacey Luzzi's roller coaster of a life has been filled with the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. She just never expected the lows to be so...sparkly. After falling on her face during an attempt to follow in her recently deceased mother's stripper boots, Lacey realizes she is not cut out for life on stage. She sets out on a yearlong investigation to find her true family, never expecting she'll find it with a capital F.