"Lucy, a spirited French-Ojibwe orphan, is sent to the stormy waters of Lake Superior to live with a mysterious family of lighthouse-keepers-and, she hopes, to find the legendary necklace her father spent his life seeking."--

Based on the author's family history, a young Armenian boy is forced to leave his home and parents to trek across the desert until he finds refuge in Lebanon--and only years later does he find the words to tell his own children the story.

"On the streets of White Roaring, Arthie Casimir is a criminal mastermind and collector of secrets. Her prestigious tearoom transforms into an illegal bloodhouse by dark, catering to the vampires feared by society. But when her establishment is threatened, Arthie is forced to strike an unlikely deal with an alluring adversary to save it--and she can't do the job alone. Calling on some of the city's most skilled outcasts, Arthie hatches a plan to infiltrate...

Devastada cuando sus padres mueren en un accidente automovilístico, Jackie, de dieciséis años, se muda de la ciudad de Nueva York a Colorado para vivir con la mejor amiga de su madre, quien tiene doce hijos, incluidos dos niños que comienzan a mostrar un interés en Jackie que va más allá de lo fraternal. Devastated when her parents are killed in a car accident, sixteen-year old Jackie moves from New York City to Colorado to live with her mother's...

When Nardeen's home is stormed by angry men frantically in search of something - or someone - she is the only one who manages to escape. And after the rest of her family is left behind and murdered, Nardeen sets out on an unyielding mission to bring her family's killers to justice, regardless of the cost...

In 1880s Colorado, young Henry is trying to keep his brothers together now that their parents are dead by writing stories about The Kid, and after he stops, his editor, Herbert, arrives at the same time as Snake Eye Sam, who is determined to take down The Kid.

Stitch Head and Ivo set out to rescue Arabella from the orphanage where she was take--but they'll have to get past the creepy spider monster first!

Sefia is determined to keep Archer out of the Guard's clutches and their plans for war between the Five Kingdoms. The Book, the ancient, infinite codex of the past, present and future, tells of a prophecy that will plunge Kelanna in that bloody war, but it requires a boy--Archer--and Sefia will stop at nothing to ensure his safety. The Guard has already stolen her mother, her father, and her Aunt Nin. Sefia would sooner die than let them take anymore...

"Odnazhdy malʹchik-sirota Piter Di︠u︡shen uznaët ot gadalki, chto ego sestrënka, kotorui︠u︡ on schital umersheĭ, zhiva. I chto privedët ego k neĭ slonikha. Malʹchik ne mozhet v ėto poveritʹ, potomu chto slonov v ikh mestakh otrodi︠a︡sʹ ne bylo. Odnako vskore nachinai︠u︡t proiskhoditʹ neveroi︠a︡tnye sobytii︠a︡..."--Back cover. When ten-year-old orphan Peter Augustus Duchene encounters a fortune teller in the marketplace...