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Meet Penrod Schofield—eleven years old, endlessly curious, and a magnet for scrapes. Set in a Midwestern town at the turn of the twentieth century, Penrod follows a boy whose imagination routinely collides with adult rules: backyard “shows” that spiral into chaos, school pageants gone spectacularly wrong, neighborhood rivalries, and the fierce loyalty between a boy and his dog, Duke. Booth Tarkington’s classic is laugh-out-loud funny and surprisingly tender, a snapshot of American childhood that still feels true.

Nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter wird Ruby vom ruhigen Landleben in die glitzernde Welt der Londoner Oberschicht katapultiert. In ihrer neuen Schule Clairmont Hall werden die Flure von der Elite beherrscht, einer Gruppe, die nicht nur aus den Reichsten Londons besteht, sondern auch aus echten Royals – darunter Prinzessin Caroline, die Gerüchten zufolge dem schillernden Herzog Xavier versprochen sein soll. Aber Ruby fragt sich, ob es das ist, was er wirklich will … Doch während Ruby noch versucht, ihr neues Leben und ihren neuen Schwarm unter einen Hut zu bringen, kommt das Geheimnis ihres Lebens ans Licht.

Blair might be a little type-A, but she never thought of herself as completely overbearing … that is, until her two best friends drop her from their housing arrangement a week before her pre-college summer coding program is about to start. Blair knows if she switches to an on-campus dorm, her parents will make her give up her expensive sculpture class with her dream mentor in order to pay for it. Desperate, she agrees to be the fifth roommate to four off-campus sophomores who are also in a last-minute bind.

For many generations, Fin's family has been growing potatoes with a "secret" ingredient. That secret was discovered long ago when a farmer found a dragon's favorite place to produce what was discovered to be the best thing to make potatoes grow. Years later, Fin finds out that these potatoes come with side effects, but not until after he leaves home and realizes that he could really use a little dragon magic to get him out of his predicament.

When 16-year-old busboy Jack sees his dreams of becoming a dockporter crash and burn, he ends up taking a job as the youngest guide at Fort Mackinac. But this isn't just any guide gig. Jack finds himself in a ragtag team of misfits who turn the fort into their own Monty Python's Flying Circus. Their plan? It's bold, half-baked, and just might save the fort—or make them the laughingstock of history. They’re on a mission to uncover buried secrets, stop the Pizza King in 22 minutes or less, invade Beaver Island, uncover the truth behind “One-Shot” Shively, and most importantly, not get fired.

This is what happens when you put a pair of unemployed teenagers in charge of a sudden death investigation. What we lack in investigative skills we make up for in free time. Heidi's meant to be having the time of her life on exchange in Switzerland, but instead she's cold, alone and on an involuntary dairy-free diet. So when she hears the news of her brother Felix's death, she jumps on the first plane home to Perth. To be completely honest, Felix wasn't that much of a brother, so Heidi's not crying buckets–but she's not exactly happy either.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2002. Seventeen-year-old Cheeto-stained Asher is at his breaking point. A locker room brawl and a sick black eye push him over the edge. Luke, Palm Reef Prep's Abercrombie-clad frat boy fascist, needs to go. And Sam, Asher's vicious lust bunny, deserves better. So Asher does something totally deranged: he comes out as gay to get Luke expelled. Somehow, it works.

A fraudulent teen quester must team up with a brooding, royal rival on a perilous adventure to save her brother’s life in this “witty…lively, heartfelt” (School Library Journal, starred review) young adult romantasy full of mythical creatures by the New York Times bestselling author of...

Cozy up to this enchanting debut fantasy about a young woman who is determined to break all the rules and learn to perform magic. She'll just need to hide her activities from her nosy mother, a string of unwelcome suitors, and the young enchanter she manages to butt heads with whenever they see...

When Agatha Harkness finds herself yanked out of her mysterious past and plopped in a modern-day high school, the race is on to find the key to saving her coven while discovering first love and battling an ancient foe. Agatha Harkness is a powerful witch stuck living amongst an untalented group...

Scarlett Dunmore presents Book 1 in the How to Survive a Teen Horror Movie series.

THE EPIC NEW THRILLER BEGINS. The creator of the number one bestselling SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT series returns with the story of a girl on the run from everything she loves… and the monsters that await her. For anyone who ever thought their parents were monsters… Amber Lamont is a normal...

The tremendous climax of the Bartimaeus sequence. Three years on from the events in The Golem's Eye, the magicians' rule in London is teetering on a knife-edge, with strikes, riots and general unrest. The Prime Minister is largely controlled by two advisers, one of whom is 17-year-old Nathaniel...

Life was tragic enough before this spring started. With a distinct lack of boobage and an arse so big that birds of prey could nest within its shadows, Jess Jordan is saddled with the Goddess Flora for a best friend, a Britney Spears look-alike so gorgeous that one grain of her divine dandruff...

Josh Lieb's hilarious, New York Times bestselling debut, now in paperback! When a provocation from his dad irks twelve-year-old evil genius Oliver Watson, he'll have to put his plans for world domination on hold in order to beat the pants off the competition and win the middle school election...

After his run-in with The Handyman, Paul is in search for the simple life: simple job, simple food, simple place to stay. But the town of Deliverance is anything but simple in their attempts to be simply charming. Behind all their fancy niceties, the town harbors hate and disgust for grimy Wasteland people. They’ll do anything to protect their odd interpretation of what was once a normal life thirty years ago, before The Wasteland Star wreaked havoc upon the world. But now their way of life is challenged by a string of fires. Has The Handyman come into town? Is Evil rebelling?

Queen Bees and Wannabees: Outsmarting the School's Royalty" dives into the lives of Jefferson High's most formidable students through the lens of Ellie, an insightful photographer. This captivating journey unveils the complexities behind the facades of the school's notorious mean girls. From the Drama Diva to the Study Group Czar, Ellie's narratives transform her subjects from caricatures to fully fleshed-out characters, revealing their vulnerabilities and capacities for change.

I've lived in this world killing slimes for 300 years...so when did I turn into a little kid?! I bet it was those mushrooms Halkara cooked... And now everyone in my family is trying to coddle me! Please, cut it out!...

SPY, MY PRETTIES!Y’know…understanding the reason for your existence, learning the ultimate truth of the world, and attaining godhood would give most people a lot to think about. But me? I’ve got better things to do, like making mini–spider clones! Look at this one—isn’t she precious?!...

Red Solo cups? Check. Snacks? Check. Abandoned mansion full of countless horrors that won’t let you leave? Check. The Deinhart Manor has been a looming shadow over town for as long as anyone can remember, and it's been abandoned for even longer. When the final Deinhart descendent passes, the huge gothic manor is up for sale for the first time ever. Which means Arden can steal the keys from her mom’s real estate office...It’s time for a graduation party that no one will ever forget.