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OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE #1 BESTSELLING SERIES! Fall in love with the series everyone is talking about with this hardcover boxed set of the #1 New York Times bestselling Inheritance Games trilogy! The Inheritance Games, The Hawthorne Legacy, and The Final Gambit are together for the first time. Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery virtually his entire fortune. The catch? Avery has no idea why -- or even who Tobias Hawthorne is. To receive her inheritance, Avery must move into sprawling, secret passage-filled Hawthorne House, where every room bears the old man's touch -- and his love of puzzles, riddles, and codes. Unfortunately for Avery, Hawthorne House is also occupied by the family that Tobias Hawthorne just dispossessed. This includes the four Hawthorne grandsons: dangerous, magnetic, brilliant boys who grew up with every expectation that one day, they would inherit billions. Heir apparent Grayson Hawthorne is convinced that Avery must be a conwoman, and he's determined to take her down. His brother, Jameson, views her as their grandfather's last hurrah: a twisted riddle, a puzzle to be solved. Caught in a world of wealth and privilege, with danger around every turn, Avery will have to play the game herself just to survive. With deadly stakes, thrilling twists, juicy secrets, swoonworthy romance, and billions of dollars hanging in the balance, this "impossible to put down" (Buzzfeed) series is perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying and Knives Out.

Gripping mysteries, killer friendships, and to-die-for romance—don’t miss a minute of the USA Today bestselling The Naturals series, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inheritance Games.  The Naturals, Killer Instinct, All In, Bad Blood, and the novella Twelve (printed in the back of Bad Blood), are available together for the first time!   Seventeen-year-old Cassie is a natural at reading people. Piecing together the tiniest details, she can tell you who you are and what you want. But, it's not a skill that she's ever taken seriously. That is, until the FBI come knocking: they've begun a classified program that uses exceptional teenagers to crack infamous cold cases, and they need Cassie.   What Cassie doesn't realize is that there's more at risk than a few unsolved homicides -- especially when she's sent to live with a group of teens whose gifts are as unusual as her own. Soon, it becomes clear that no one in the Naturals program is what they seem, and that their work won’t be limited to cold cases. Caught in increasingly lethal games of cat and mouse and facing impossible mysteries, the Naturals have to use all of their gifts just to survive.   Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Naturals series combines gripping mysteries, killer friendships, and to-die-for romance, and is sure to appeal to fans of The Inheritance Games series, One of Us is Lying, and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.

Discover Holly Black's blood thirsty bestselling The Folk of the Air series in this complete paperback boxed set, which includes The Cruel Prince, The Wicked King, and The Queen of Nothing- plus the gorgeously illustrated full-color novella, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories! Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King. To win a place at the Court, she must defy him--and face the consequences. In doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. But as civil war threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black comes the stunning The Folk of the Air trilogy (plus a bonus book!) filled with twists and enchantment, as one girl learns the meaning of true power when she finds herself caught in a web of royal faerie intrigue. This collection includes: - The Cruel Price - The Wicked King - The Queen of Nothing - How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories (illustrated in full color!)

Nore Roberts didn't ask for a new life, but now that her mom is gone and her dad is newly married, she has to settle in at Shadow Grove, the old Civil War mansion her stepfamily calls home. When she meets her stepmother, Lisette, Nore is shocked by her youth and beauty that gives her chills- and a hint of something sinister. There's hope of becoming friends with her stepbrother and sister, until Nore realizes they're hiding something. When she begins to feel like the target of a deadly plan, Nore starts digging into her stepfamily's past. The skeletons in their closet are more real than she ever imagined. Can Nore expose her stepmother's dark secret before an old and evil magic swallows her up?

Give kids hours of immersive puzzle- and mystery-solving fun with the voice and format that made Murdle an international bestseller! Packed with pictures, codes, maps, and mazes, join four junior detectives on their escalating journeys--and earn your own Murdle, Jr. badge, perfect for fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society and Clue. Go all the way to the top of the elementary school to solve the Mystery of the Missing Pencil. Explore the secret passageways beneath the mysterious Investigation Institute. And uncover the secrets of the spy organization that links them all. And more! With over thirty mysteries featuring key suspects, locations, clues, and more to enter into a helpful grid, Murdle, Jr. is an introduction to a nefarious world kids will love to dive into, using logic and the power of deduction to figure out each whodunnit.

In this timely primer from the creator of Consent (for Kids!), readers will learn how to be smart about using their tablet, phone, and/or computer and how to interact online in safe, healthy, and productive ways. The on-screen world is super exciting--there are games, and new friends, and funny videos! But too much of a good thing isn't always healthy. Luckily, this book is here to help you find the right balance! Learn how to use your devices responsibly, find content that's right for you, and be a good friend on and offline. Ultimately technology should ENHANCE your life, NOT overtake it. Through hilarious comics and vibrant illustrations, readers of all ages will discover how to make the best choices when it comes to screen time.

The inspiring story of engineer Raye Montague, a hidden figure who created the first comprehensive computer program to design ships for the US Navy. Girls like Raye Montague weren't supposed to like math or science, or go to engineering school. But tenacious Raye had a plan, one that eventually took her all the way to the US Navy. There, she was assigned an impossible task: to come up with a single computer program that could design every part of a ship. It had never been done before--but Raye's groundbreaking program revolutionized the way ships and submarines were built, and set her on a path to become a pioneering figure in naval engineering and the navy's first female program manager of ships. Award-winning author Jennifer Swanson and acclaimed illustrator Veronica Miller Jamison celebrate a self-made engineer who worked around anyone and anything that stood in her way in this illuminating biography about never giving up on your dreams.

A celebration of empathy and community, this vibrant and heartwarming book by Rachel Más Davidson encourages spreading joy through random acts of kindness. It's finally cold enough for Maya to wear her favorite sweater! But when her cat pulls a thread loose, her beloved sweater quickly begins to unravel. Maya is heartbroken, but she doesn't have time to fix it before school. She starts to realize that maybe her sweater can help other people--and that's when the magic begins! Maya uses her sweater to help folks in her community throughout the day. But of course, what goes around, comes around and when Maya needs help, someone comes to her rescue. The Helping Sweater is an accessible, uplifting picture book with an engaging heroine and an empathetic message.

A powerful and imaginative story about a girl fighting to find her way back home from a mind-bending land of the lost. When Henry's father goes missing in the forest on her tenth birthday, her entire world shatters. The last thing she expects is for him to emerge from the trees exactly one year later, unharmed and bearing a gift for her--a strange necklace. Everyone says her father's reappearance is a miracle, but Henry wants real answers to her questions. Where did her father go? How did he get back? And what's the truth behind his gift? Wearing the necklace and carrying only a simple map, Henry enters the same forest that swallowed her father. But beyond the trees, she finds a world more incredible and dangerous than she ever imagined. It's a place for all who are lost, and there's no clear method of escape. As Henry follows in her father's footsteps and searches for a way home, she discovers that the truth she's seeking isn't as simple as she hoped, and if she wants to leave this world, she'll have to be braver than she's ever been.

A 12-year-old girl makes a reckless bargain with a desperate water nymph in this charming middle-grade debut perfect for fans of classics like The NeverEnding Story. Poppy Woodlock believes in magic, but so far, she hasn't found any. It's been two weeks since her parents moved their family to Oregon to undertake their biggest project yet: revitalizing the once-grand Lark-Hayes Manor. Her older brother instantly found his place, but after being thrown into middle school midyear, Poppy is feeling...invisible. So she retreats to where she's always felt most at home: books and magic. And if the fantastic and supernatural exist, certainly they can be found in this mysterious old estate. A late-night prowl leads Poppy to a desperate water nymph, with whom she strikes a dangerous bargain. In exchange for the thing she loves most--her favorite book-- Poppy now has the secret of a lifetime: her very own flying lion. Sampson is exactly what she needs to prove magic does exist and, more importantly, that she is not to be so easily dismissed. But the cost of ancient magic is astronomic. With every night Sampson grows, another book disappears, and Poppy soon faces the harrowing reality that without their favorite stories, the lives of everyone around her begin to unravel. Fixing the chaos will require Poppy to be clever and bold, and even at her smartest and loudest, she's not sure it will be enough. But she has to try.

Step into your witchy power or be swallowed by the curse- the choice is yours.A queer, feminist spin on Stephen King's The Mist, this ode to female-rage is a perfect pick for fans of She Is a Haunting, and a reminder that if "boys will be boys", girls will fight back. For high school senior Nell and her friends, a vacation house on a private Florida island sounds like the makings of a dream spring break. But Nell brings secrets with her--secrets that fuse with the island's tragic history, trapping them all with a curse that surrounds the island in a toxic, vengeful mist and the surrounding waters with an unseen, devouring beast. Getting out alive means risking her friendships, her sanity, and even her own life. In order to save herself and her friends, Nell will have to face memories she'd rather leave behind, reveal the horrific truth behind the encounter that changed her life one year ago, and face the shadow that's haunted her since childhood. Easier said than done. But when Nell's friends reveal that they each brought secrets of their own, a solution even more dangerous than the curse begins to take shape. Reading like a YA feminist spin on Stephen King's The Mist, So Witches We Became is a diverse, queer horror about female friendship, the emotional aftermath of surviving assault, and how to find power in the shadows of your past.

"A Jewish girl journeys to the enchanted flying forest of Bei Ilai to find and rescue her long-lost twin brother, recovering pieces of his broken heart along the way"--

"A middle school diva's hunt for the spotlight speaks to the importance of friendship, family, and mental fitness--even in the midst of fame"--

Parallel text and illustrations depict the importance of roti in both India and America and what it symbolizes.

Thirteen-year-old Alice's efforts to reunite her parents uncovers a generational family curse where the women never fall in love, but her and fellow enchanter Ronan's attempt to break the jinx accidentally puts their town at risk.

A mouse family decides to make a lonely Christmas extra-special for an elderly man whose house they share.

Fifteen-year-old Haitian American Fancy navigates high school, friendship, and crushes.

"A celebration of the winter season, from tasty treats and snowball fights to holidays and spending time with family."--

This shocking, suspenseful novel about a group of teenage girls living in a cult reveals the terrifying paranoia and suspicion that emerges when one of them goes missing- perfect for fans of We Were Liars.Nine girls bound togetherin beautiful, virtuous Havenwood,a refuge from an unsafe world.Then there are eightone of them gone - departed with no warning.Did this member of their packstray willingly,or did something more sinister occur?The girls seek answersnot knowing if they should be angryor frightenedor perhaps,they should be both.

This "razor-sharp sequel" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) to the New York Times bestselling thriller None Shall Sleep focuses on junior FBI consultants Travis Bell and Emma Lewis with a new case that may unravel everything they've been working for.After a harrowing encounter with juvenile sociopath Simon Gutmunsson, junior FBI consultants Emma Lewis and Travis Bell went their separate ways: Emma rejected her Quantico offer, and Travis stayed to train within a new unit of the Behavioral Science division. But the unit's latest case is feeling eerily familiar, and Kristin Gutmunsson-Simon's eccentric twin-reaches out to Travis to send a warning: Emma is in peril.When new evidence points to a copycat of Daniel Huxton, the serial killer that she escaped, Emma returns to Quantico and is thrown back into her past traumas. Compelled to prevent more tragedy-even if it means putting herself in danger-she looks to Simon once again. But can he be trusted to help stop the killer before time runs out for his next victims?

"Gratitude, togetherness, and tradition are shared and celebrated at the dining tables of a diverse range of families and communities"--

A child becomes frustrated in their pursuit to create the perfect regalia for the upcoming ceremony, until their grandmother reminds them of the Pomo tradition of purposefully incorporating a small imperfection in every creation.

Branwen, Gwydion, and Pryderi, a huntress, a trickster, and a prince, band together in the dangerous tournament, the Wild Hunt, to win a magical wish granted by the Otherking, but unbeknownst to them, winning may cost them more than losing.

Following her survival of a shooting during her hometown's Kickoff to Summer, thirteen-year-old Stevie grapples with PTSD but finds comfort through the stories of resilience shared by friends and strangers.

Piper, a book-hoarding chipmunk, does not want to share, until she discovers the magic of the library.