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Spirits, ghosts, curses, and charms!The school festival may be over, but a series of mysterious happenings around the academy promises to keep Monica and the rest of the student council busy. As winter break approaches, food begins to disappear, a lost girl turns up...

A prodigy with a wicked streakAfter memorizing his first magecraft textbook in a single week, Louis is accepted as a scholarship student at Minerva's Mage Training Institution. But surrounded by nobles, the rough and rowdy boy from a poor, remote village is treated as...

Take an illuminating journey into the life of the octopus, one of nature's most intelligent and complex animals. Come closer than ever to these elusive creatures, thanks to insights from an international bestselling author--working with the founder of OctoNation and the world's top octopus...

Once upon a time on Deep Creek Lake...Maryland has no natural lakes, but during the 1920s, a Pennsylvania electric company constructed Maryland's largest lake. Visitors have boated, swum, and fished the lake for decades, but it wasn't created as a natural resource, it was...

Crime doesn't stop for the holidays, as this anthology of gripping Christmas mysteries shows with its baffling robberies, mysterious deaths and family gatherings that go terribly wrong. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library: a series of stunning, cloth-bound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges...

Time is running out for Rosanhi and the world she's sworn to protect. As war looms on the horizon, she and Theo must confront their most dangerous adversary yet-the ruthless Ruvyn, whose dark ambitions threaten to unravel not just their future, but time itself.Deeper...

Author: Jennifer Hillman,William McKeeverPublisher: Reedy PressPublished: 04/01/2022Pages: 192Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.80h x 5.80w x 0.50dISBN: 9781681063683About the AuthorBruce Kershner (4/17/50-2/16/07) was a naturalist, ecologist, educator, and author. He authored dozens of books, most notably Secret Places: Scenic Treasures of Western New York and...

Author: Matt KirouacPublisher: Reedy PressPublished: 08/15/2025Pages: 192Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 8.98h x 5.91w x 0.47dISBN: 9781681066158About the AuthorA transplant to Oklahoma City after growing up in New Hampshire and Chicago, Matt Kirouac is a travel and food writer with bylines in Travel + Leisure,...

A few nights in nature take a nasty turn for Nancy and her friends in this sixth book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to a classic series.To celebrate her birthday, George is taking Nancy and Bess on a three-day bike tour...

Discover the centuries-old art of pressure point fighting in this step-by-step guide to the most powerful techniques throughout pressure points martial arts. Target your opponent's vital points to disable anyone using minimal force. -Over 300 step-by-step photos show each point and strike -Written by...

Award-winning author Margot Singer's memoir-in-essays, Secret Agent Man, is a powerful exploration of family history, memory, and the meaning of home. The daughter and granddaughter of European Jews displaced by the Holocaust, Singer probes the nature of time and history, obscurity and clarity, displacement...

Winner of the 23rd annual Poulin Prize, Chaun Ballard's gripping debut collection weaves childhood experiences, historical events, and family stories into a living tapestry of memory that celebrates the landscape of Black America, both rural and urban. Riddled with the ghostly voices of family...

Winner of the 23rd annualA. Poulin, Jr. Poetry PrizeChaun Ballard's gripping debut collection weaves childhood experiences, historical events, and family stories into a living tapestry of memory thatcelebrates the landscape of Black America, both rural and urban. Riddled with the ghostly voices of family...

There is hope in Alzheimer's disease, but it isn't where most people look for it...Any form of dementia is terrifying and lonely for both the one suffering it and for those close to them. How do our relationships with those we love change with...

From the Flying Start author of Amy & Roger's Epic Detour comes a powerful novel about hope in the face of heartbreak. Taylor Edwards's family might not be the closest-knit--everyone is a little too busy and overscheduled--but for the most part, they get along...

A trans man returns to his Florida hometown for Christmas after his career goes up in flames, only to cross paths with his high school ex in this charming rom-com about family and second chances from the author of the "delectable" (Time) Chef's Kiss....

Old flames are reunited with the burden of their past and a love that still lingers in this heartfelt holiday romance by Jahquel J. Being known as the daughter of the Sageport's town drunk always left Faith Stone defending her mother and herself. Her...

The creation of Seattle and the displacement of those who built itFrom the origins of the city in the mid-nineteenth century to the beginning of World War II, Seattle's urban workforce consisted overwhelmingly of migrant laborers who powered the seasonal, extractive economy of the...

A queen, an educator, a missionary, a pastor's wife. Some of them single, some married, some widowed, some mothers. All of them, like women today, knew the joys and heartaches of life. But the bond that drew this generation of women together--and connects them...

A FRESH TEMPEST It's been five years since Mio and Shun came to stay with Shun's parents. By all accounts, their life is great. Shun has taken a temporary break from writing novels, and Mio is working as a mechanic. But with stability comes...