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Pamela S. Turner

Minamoto Yoshitsune should not have been a samurai. But his story is legend in this real-life saga. This epic warrior tale reads like a novel, but this is the true story of the greatest samurai in Japanese history. When Yoshitsune was just a baby, his father went to war with a rival samurai family—and lost. His father was killed, his mother captured, and his surviving half-brot...

Shaun Tan

Wicked stepmothers, traitorous brothers, cunning foxes, lonely princesses: There is no mistaking the world of the Brothers Grimm and the beloved fairy tales that have captured generations of readers. Now internationally acclaimed artist Shaun Tan shows us the beautiful, terrifying, amusing, and downright peculiar heart of these tales as never before seen.With a foreword by Neil...

Rowling, J. K.

Inside readers will find books treasured by users of the great library at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Newt Scamander's master work on magical creatures; Quidditch Through the Ages, a comprehensive history of the game and its rules; and The Tales of Beedle the Bard, with an introduction and illustrations by J.K. Rowling a...

Riordan, Rick

Zeus has punished his son Apollo--god of the sun, music, archery, poetry, and more--by casting him down to earth in the form of a gawky, acne-covered sixteen-year-old mortal named Lester. The only way Apollo can reclaim his rightful place on Mount Olympus is by restoring several Oracles that have gone dark. What is affecting the Oracles, and how can Apollo/Lester do anything ab...

Rowling, J. K. / Jim Kay

For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort. Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed: Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was Black's downfall as well. And the Azkaban...

Felicity Baker

This Cinematic Guide Boxed Set is the essential companion for young fans of the Harry Potter films! This hardcover boxed set features your favorite characters, scenes, and quotes from all eight movies! Featuring the Cinematic Guides for Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and Albus Dumbledore. ...

Elijah Brubaker

From up-and-coming comic artist Elijah Brubaker comes The Story of Jezebel, a thoroughly modern, and hilarious, take on the Old Testament tale of paganism, murder, and sex. King Ahab is arranged to marry the beautiful Jezebel, a hip chick with a short fuse, whose interest in the pagan god Baal doesn't sit well with the people. With a mix of satirist wit and visual verve, Brubak...

Allende, Isabel

Palacio, R. J.

A special movie tie-in edition of R.J. Palacio's #1 New York Times bestseller, now a major motion picture starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Jacob Tremblay, Daveed Diggs, and Mandy Patinkin. Over 5 million people have fallen in love with Wonder and Auggie Pullman, the ordinary boy with the extraordinary face, who inspired a movement to Choose Kind. This special movie tie-in t...

Mary Cronk Farrell / Mazzeo, Tilar J.

From New York Times bestselling author Tilar Mazzeo comes the extraordinary and long forgotten story of Irena Sendler—the "female Oskar Schindler"—who took staggering risks to save 2,500 children from death and deportation in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II—now adapted for a younger audience.Irena Sendler was a young Polish woman living in Warsaw during World War II wi...

Riordan, Rick

Gaiman, Neil

The griffin, the sunbird, manticores, unicorns - all manner of glorious creatures never captured in zoos, museums or photographs are packed vividly into this collection of stories. Neil Gaiman has included some of his own childhood favourites alongside stories classic and modern to spark the imagination of readers young and old. All contributors have given their work free to be...

Jodi Revenson

Kids can build Harry's stag Patronus with this exciting hardcover book and 3D wood model set from IncrediBuilds. Patronuses are one of the most difficult and powerful defensive charms a witch or wizard can conjure. This hardcover book gives a behind-the-scenes look at how this magic was imagined, designed, and brought to life for the Harry Potter films. Readers will get a look ...

Catherynne M. Valente

Inside a small Yorkshire parsonage, Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne Bronte have invented a game called Glass Town, where their toy soldiers fight Napoleon and no one dies. This make-believe land helps the four escape from a harsh reality: Charlotte and Emily are being sent away to a dangerous boarding school, a school they might not return from. But on this Beastliest Day,...

Insight Editions

Decorated with striking imagery from the beloved Harry Potter film series, this pocket journal is an exciting addition to Insight's best-selling line of collectible pop culture notebooks.Hufflepuff house is known for its loyalty, a tradition that hails from its founder, Helga Hufflepuff. This hardcover pocket journal celebrates the iconic house with vibrant imagery and endpaper...

Insight Editions

Decorated with striking imagery from the beloved Harry Potter film series, this pocket journal is an exciting addition to Insight's best-selling line of collectible pop culture notebooks.Members of Ravenclaw house are known for their wisdom, wit, and pursuit of learning. This hardcover pocket journal celebrates the iconic house with vibrant imagery and endpapers that display th...

Anna Akana

Internet personality Anna Akana "opens up about her own struggles with poor self-esteem and reveals both the highs and lows of coming-of-age. She offers ... advice for young women on everything from self-care to money to sex, and she is ... straightforward about the realities of dating, female friendship, and the hustle required to make your dreams come true. This is Anna's sto...

Carroll, Lewis

Twain, Mark

Jennifer Donnelly

Hay un libro misterioso escondido en la biblioteca de La Bestia. Bella está por descubrirlo y visitar un mundo nuevo y fascinante, pero ¿cómo sabrá si todo es lo que parece en ese lugar? ¿Podrá Bella encontrar el camino a casa? ¿La atrapará la historia para nunca dejarla ir? ...

Riordan, Rick

¡Prepárate para descubrir los secretos más bien guardados de los Mundos Nórdicos!Esta guía imprescindible contiene todo tipo de información exclusiva sobre el mundo de Magnus Chase: un quién es quién de las deidades nórdicas, reveladoras entrevistas, historias ingeniosas, información privilegiada, observaciones inesperadas e incluso reflexiones personales de los personajes.El p...

Riordan, Rick

Un objeto milenario ha desaparecido. Una amenaza se cierne sobre los nueve mundos.Magnus Chase no está preparado para el Ragnarok, pero ha llegado la hora de invocar la espada del tiempo y pasar a la acción.El martillo de Thor ha vuelto a desaparecer. El Dios del trueno tiene la mala costumbre de extraviar su arma (total, solo es la fuerza más poderosa de los nueve mundos), per...

Almhjell, Tone

Algo muy extraño está ocurriendo en la casa que los padres de Lin acaban de alquilar. Ella no sabe de qué se trata pero las señales son inquietantes. Cae en sus manos una misteriosa llave que abre la puerta de otro universo. Se trata del mundo Sylver. Este reino congelado es el hogar de todos los animales muertos que alguna vez amó un niño. Allí, Lin se reunirá con su querido p...

Patricia Reilly Giff

As in years past, Lily will spend the summer in Rockaway, in her family's house by the Atlantic Ocean. But this summer of 1944, World War II has changed everyone's life. Lily's best friend, Margaret, has moved to a wartime factory town and Lily's father is going overseas to the war. There's no one Lily's age in Rockaway until Albert comes, a refugee from Hungary with a secret s...

American Poetry & Literacy Project

Seventy lighthearted, much-loved poems cover everything from books and imagination to friendship and the beauty of the natural world. Includes such notable poets as Lewis Carroll, Ogden Nash, and Marianne Moore. Includes 2 selections from the Common Core State Standards Initiative. ...

Collins, Suzanne

In the irresistible first novel by the author of The Hunger Games, a boy embarks on a dangerous quest in order to fulfill his destiny and find his father When Gregor falls through a grate in the laundry room of his apartment building, he hurtles into the dark Underland, where spiders, rats, cockroaches coexist uneasily with humans. This world is on the brink of war, and Gregor'...

Collins, Suzanne

Gregor swears he will never return to the Underland, that strange world below New York City. But he is a key player in another prophecy, this one about an ominous white rat called the Bane. The Underlanders know there is only one way to lure Gregor back to their world: by kidnapping his little sister, Boots. The Bane is destined to bring a World War to the Underland. But when G...

Collins, Suzanne

With two prophecies fulfilled, Gregor is now focused on the Prophecy of Blood, which calls for Gregor and Boots to return to the Underland to help ward off a plague. But this time, his mother refuses to let him go...unless she is allowed to travel with them. When they arrive in the subterranean city, the plague is spreading, and it claims one of Gregor's closest companions. Onl...

Gaiman, Neil / Chris Riddell

When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard?Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him - after all, he is the last remaini...