After the tragic death of their father, Emily and Navin move with their mother to the home of her deceased great-grandfather, but the strange house proves to be dangerous. Before long, a sinister creature lures the kids' mom through a door in the basement. Em and Navin, desperate not to lose her, follow her into an underground world inhabited by demons, robots, and talking animals.

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The Barnaby Grimes series is written by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, and follows the titular character of Grimes the "Tic-tock lad", (a young courier messenger specialising in very fast deliveries, as he takes the most direct route over the rooftops) and his various adventures - mostly with a supernatural spin to them.

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Circle of Magic is a quartet of fantasy novels by Tamora Pierce, set in Emelan, a fictional realm in a pseudo-medieval and renaissance era. It revolves around four young mages, each specializing in a different kind of magic, as they learn to control their extraordinary and strong powers and put them to use. It is followed by another quartet, The Circle Opens, which takes place four years later, and the standalone book The Will of the Empress, which takes place several years after that.

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Fifteen-year-old Daniel is following in his parents' footsteps as the Alien Hunter, exterminating beings on The List of Alien Outlaws on Terra Firma.

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China was now in the hands of foreigners - the Qing Dynasty had begun. Who knew what was in store for the people? The new dynasty imposed their Manchu customs on their newly acquired lands. For example, all males were required to braid their hair into a pigtail - or be beheaded! The Qing outlawed Confucianism and martial arts and, in 1647, destroyed the Shaolin temple and killed almost all the Shaolin monks! Almost all, which leaves us just about where our story begins. . . .

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Gossip Girl is a series of novels for teenagers created by Cecily von Ziegesar and written by herself as well as by an unknown ghost writer. The name of the first novel in the series, Gossip Girl, is also the nom de plume of the narrator. It has also been adapted into a TV series airing on The CW and CTV. It spawned two spin-off book series, The It Girl and Gossip Girl: The Carlyles.

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When she is marked by a vampyre tracker and begins to change into a vampyre, 16-year-old Zoey Redbird must leave her family and move in the House of Night, a boarding school for fledgling vampyres. At her new school, Zoey experiences all the joys and angst of being a teenager, all the while coming to terms with her new powers and altered life. This series is sure to be popular with fans of Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series.

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New series, The Immortals, will thrill many teen fantasy-suspense readers, especially fans of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series. Seventeen-year-old Ever survived the car crash that killed her parents, younger sister, and their dog. Now she lives with an aunt in Southern California, plagued not only by survivor guilt but also by a new ability to hear the thoughts of all around her. She tries to tune out all these distractions by keeping her hoodie up and her iPod cranked loud, until Damen, the cute new boy at school, convinces her to come out of her shell. Damen, however, is frighteningly clever-and has the strange ability to produce tulips from nowhere and disappear himself at critical moments. Noel (Saving Zoe, 2007) creates a cast of recognizably diverse teens in a realistic high-school setting, along with just the right tension to make Ever's discovery of her own immortality-should she choose it-exciting and credible.

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New York Times best-seller! In this fantasy world, certain readers have the power to bring characters out of and into books.

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With the publication of Millicent Min, Girl Genius, Lisa has realized her lifelong dream of becoming an author. The winner of the prestigious Sid Fleischman Humor Award, there are over 300,000 copies of MILLIE in print. Lisa's second novel, Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time won the Chinese American Librarian Association Best Book of the Year award, and was named an American Library Association Notable Book. Lisa was also named the 2007 Thurber House Children's Author-in-Residence. Her third novel, So Totally Emily Ebers came out in 2007 and so did Good Luck, Ivy, an American Girl historical novel.

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Dumas' brilliant historic epic tale of political intrigue and revenge is adapted into a gripping graphic novel. Deep inside the Bastille resides a prisoner, who is really the twin brother of King Louis XIV, who had been separated at birth from his brother to prevent "confusion" in the royalty line. This young would-be king becomes the historic mysterious metal-helmeted figure which inspired the characters of Dr. Doom and Darth Vader. The former Three Musketeers (really four) engage in this titanic struggle for the throne of a burgeoning empire.

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NY Times Bestseller! Your readers will "test their wits" as they follow along with four specially chosen kids on secret missions who piece together clues to stop evil forces.

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Vampires, werewolves, witches, shapeshifters-they live among us without our knowledge. Night World is their secret society, a secret society with very strict rules. And falling in love breaks all the laws of the Night World.

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Make sure your students get their eager hands on these red-hot titles before they sell out! Each with their own unique blend of easy-to-read text, even your most reluctant readers will be interested in this series variety of titles.

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Trouble at the castle! This series follows the young magician apprentice, Septimus Heap and his sister Jenna - the rightful princess of the kingdom. This series is SURE to cast a spell over your fantasy fans.

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The first comic strips based on The Simpsons appeared in 1991 in the magazine Simpsons Illustrated, which was a companion magazine to the show. The comic strips were popular and a one-shot comic book entitled Simpsons Comics and Stories, containing four different stories, was released in 1993 for the fans. The book was a success and due to this, the creator of The Simpsons, Matt Groening, and his companions Bill Morrison, Mike Rote, Steve Vance and Cindy Vance created the publishing company Bongo Comics. By the end of 1993, Bongo was publishing four titles: Simpsons Comics, Bartman, Radioactive Man and Itchy & Scratchy Comics. Since then, 11 more titles have been published. Out of the 11, Simpsons Comics, Bart Simpson, Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror, Radioactive Man and Simpsons Super Spectacular are only ones still being printed. Aside from the yearly, Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror, there is another yearly issue called Simpsons' Summer Shindig.

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When Claire Lyons moves to an exclusive Westchester, New York neighborhood, she finds herself forced into fitting in with "The Clique," a cruel fashionable group of seventh-grade "A-list" girls. Filled with lavish style, mortifying pranks, and pretenious friendships, this series will have your tween girls insisting for MORE!

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Ancient Myths and Legends Come to Life! Teen twins Sophie and Josh are ordinary kids enjoying their summer vacation in San Francisco That is BEFORE they meet The Immortal Nicholas Flamel--the famous and powerful 14th-century alchemist. Nicholas believes these ordinary twins fulfill an ancient prophecy and pulls them into a supernatural pursuit against werewolves, ogres, witches, and warlocks--WHEW! Perfect for your older Secrets of Droon and Harry Potter Fans.

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A Collection Of Titles From Award Winners Author Jordan Sonnenblick

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Playing on every teens passionate desire to look as good as everybody else, Scott Westerfeld projects a future world in which a compulsory operation at 16 wipes out physical differences and makes everyone pretty by conforming to an ideal standard of beauty.

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The Vampire Diaries, the tale of two vampire brothers and the beautiful girl torn between them.

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National bestselling feline fantasy series! What other world do cats live in? A combination of mythology, the natural world, and cats, this award-winning series has taken the fantasy genre to a whole new level. The cats in these books live in a world full of clans, good and evil, and mystical power. The stories are true page-turners with characters your students will be rooting for-and against. Besides Harry Potter and the inheritance, these are the books your students are wild to get their paws on!

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