Halli Sveinsson has grown up hearing the legends of the twelve great heroes whose sacrifices saved the Valley many years ago. As a descendent of Svein, Halli has been brought up to believe that his ancestor was the greatest of all the heroes. The stories of Vein have always captured the imagination of Halli, whose sharp mind and tempestuous spirit longs for adventure and greatness.

Paula has always loved books and learning, so when she is given the opportunity to travel with her father to Istanbul as his assistant, she jumps at the opportunity. In addition to conducting his normal business affairs, her father will also be participating in an extremely secretive bid for a one of a kind artifact, Cybele’s Secret. Due to the dangers associated with this bid, Paula and her

Leslie is nearly destroyed after she is sexually assaulted by one of her drugged out brothers “friends”. Determined to gain a sense of control over her life and bring about some change, Leslie decides to get a tattoo. Leslie gets more change then she bargained for, however, as she is pulled into the world of the fey. The ink used to create her tattoo was combined with the blood of Irial, the

Leslie is nearly destroyed after she is sexually assaulted by one of her drugged out brothers “friends”. Determined to gain a sense of control over her life and bring about some change, Leslie decides to get a tattoo. Leslie gets more change then she bargained for, however, as she is pulled into the world of the fey. The ink used to create her tattoo was combined with the blood of Irial, the

While the leadership of the Blue Bloods denies the return of the Silver Bloods, Schuyler knows the truth and goes in search of her grandfather in hopes that he can defeat the Silver Bloods. While Schuyler and her conduit Oliver search Venice Italy, the rest of the Blue Bloods prepare for the annual Four Hundred Ball. Masquerade continues the story that began in de la Cruz’s Blue Bloods is a

Life has not become any less complicated for Rose Hathaway. She continues to struggle with her feelings for Dimitri, her super hot tutor, and she keeps being pulled into her best friend Lissa’s head during intimate moments with her boyfriend. Things get worse when a massive Strigori attack puts St. Vladimir’s on high alert and the Guardians gather en mass at the Academy- including Rose’s mother

Alex Morales was heading places, until that fateful night when an asteroid knocked the moon out of orbit and catastrophe struck. Alex’s father was traveling in Puerto Rico and his mother was on her way to work at the time, and so Alex is left to care for his younger sisters until his parents return. As time goes on, their parents never return and the struggle to survive becomes increasingly

Kip McFarland was nine years old when he set another boy on fire, killing him. After many years in an Alaskan psych ward, Kip is being released but due to the hostility surrounding his release, Kip will have to assume a new identity and move with his father to the mainland. Now known as Wade, Kip is struggling to fit in with normal teens and keep his previous life secret. When he reveals his

Angela has never felt like a girl and so she cuts her hair, wraps her breasts to flatten them, begins to wear boys clothing and changes her name to Grady. Angela's transformation into Grady takes everyone by surprise, including his family and only friend. Grady finds unlikely allies in geeky Sebastian, Kira, the most popular and beautiful senior, and Ms. Unger, his physical education teacher.

Clay and Joey have been best friends and blood brothers since they were little kids. Now with graduation behind them, Joey is heading to Duke premed in the fall, while Clay who can't afford school will continue to work at the hospital. All that changes, however, when Clay is attacked by Joey one evening in the shed where they hang out. Clay defends himself, and in the process ends up knocking

Amal has made the decision to wear the hijab, the traditional Muslim headscarf, fulltime as a testament to her faith. Amal realizes that this is a decision that she cannot take lightly and she worries about the reactions of her parents, friends, and classmates. Amal realizes that she will face discrimination, particularly at her elite private school, but she remains determined with the support

After her older brother was killed in a car accident and her grieving parents decide to become missionaries in Africa, Ella is sent to live with her aunt in Florida for the summer. After a few weeks of being the live in nanny, Ella decides to take a job as a scab at Disney World when the character cast members go on strike. Ella, cast as Cinderella, soon discovers that the happiest place on

Quincie Morris' life is full of the supernatural. Her best friend (and long-time love) is a hybrid-werewolf and she and her uncle are about to launch a vampire-themed restaurant. Just before the launch of the restaurant, the chef is brutally murdered in what appears to be a werewolve attack. Now Quincie has to face another devastating loss and at the same time move forward with the restaurant's

Farrah went to college in Colorado to escape the constant criticism her mother gives her. Unfortunately, Farrah (who goes by Jane at school) is spending her winter vacation at an exclusive Colorado resort where she will be the "best man" at her brother's wedding to a famous socialite. Things start to look up when it turns out that the boy that Jane has been crushing on all semester works at the

The life of a thief is the only life that Dani has ever known. Even her first memory is peering into the window of a house her parents were burglarizing. Now, at eighteen, Dani is an accomplished thief and she and her mother move from town to town targeting wealthy homes. Her life style means that Dani has never attended school, never had any friends, never been on a date, things that Dani

Identical twins Persephone and Penelope Leland are the only direct female decendants of the Leland lien in three hundred years. It has been such a long time that many people have forgotten Leland women are known for their magical abilities. Luckily for Pen and Persy, their governess, Miss Allardyce, also possesses magical abilities and is able to teach the girls much more than their traditional

Eighth grader Vladimir Tod has been living with his "Aunt" Nelly since his parents mysterious death. Vlad's life is anything but normal- he is a vampire. Only Vlad's best friend Henry and Nelly know his secret and Vlad lives as any normal thirteen year old boy- aside from drinking blood Nelly brings home from the hospital. Vlad's relatively normal life is shaken up, however, when his favorite

Roxy's life changes dramatically on her sixteenth birthday when her family heritage is awakened and she is transformed from an awkward band geek to a sexy teenage siren. As her grandmother helps her explore her new powers, Roxy learns how to control the minds of men to get what she wants by simply playing a few notes on her flute. There are two rules to being a siren- you cannot tell anyone

Rachel's powers have finally bloomed and now she and Miri are off to spend the summer at camp. While Rachel is thrilled, Miri is less than excited. Things don't run as smoothly for Rachel as she would like and one of her bunkmates, Liana is determined to make her life miserable. As funny and fresh as the two previous installments in the Magic in Manhattan series. Rachel is a likeable narrator

Hilmer Eriksson goes to school Monday morning and discovers that he is invisible. When a detective arrives in his classroom asking questions about Hilmer and his disappearance, Hilmer decides that the only way he is going to figure out what happened to him is to follow the detective as he questions friends, family, and classmates and tries to piece together what really happened to Hilmer. The

Teenage demi-God, Percy Jackson is back in the fourth installment of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Percy continues to battle the evil forces who want to resurrect the Titans and overthrow the Olympian Gods. This time, Percy must navigate an underground labyrinth and find the workshops of its creator, Daedalus, and convince him not to help Luke use the maze to invade Camp

In the future, Earth has been invaded by an alien life form called Souls, parasites who require a human body in order to survive. When Melanie, one of the few remaining human resistors, is captured Wanderer, a legend among her species, is inserted into Melanie's body. Wanderer finds, however, that unlike most hosts, Melanie refuses to fade away. As Wanderer and Melanie battle for control of

Meredith's father was supposed to serve nine years in jail for raping her and several other children in their community. Unfortunately, her father is now out on parole after only serving three years. Meredith's mother is anxious to have her family be whole again, completely ignoring Meredith's desires to have nothing to do with her abusive father. Meredith knows that it is only time before her

As a child, Elizabeth was all too aware that her life hinged on the mood of her father, and following his death, the mood of those in power. The daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boylen grew up believing that one day she would be Queen, despite the fact that she was third in her father's line of succession. Rinaldi examines young Elizabeth's life from the age of nine through her coronation

Ryan began to get fat in fifth grade after her brother was diagnosed with lukemia and has been a fat girl ever since. Seven years later, 5'1" Ryan weighs in at 206 pounds and is completely obsessed with her weight. She measures everything- every relationship, every goal- by how much her fat interferes. Ryan's life is far from where she wants it to be, her BFFF (best fat friends forever) is in