Urban For Children

Warriors Kaleb and Aya will stop at nothing to destroy their competition. But when Kaleb finds his fate entwined with that of Mallory, a seventeen-year-old human girl, he can't seem to separate the vicious Carnival contest he's entered from his sudden devotion to her. He and Aya may be prizefighters from the otherworldly Untamed City, but his strange, obsessive connection makes staying away from the witch-ruled human world, and Mallory, harder every day.

Akila uses her wits and her shape-changing abilities to save her brother, Briam, when their home is besieged. But that leaves them both on the run, with Akila trying to keep them safe while Briam finds more trouble to get into. When he is chosen as year-king in the city of Diadem, Akila struggles to save his life, finding help in the most unexpected places.

December Thorne's life had never been better. Oberon Academy was her home, its students and faculty, her family. With her best friend Shaela and her boyfriend Easton by her side, she felt like nothing could bring her down. Except for one thing - the loss of her mentor. Crispin Jonas took over that role, pushing December to practice things beyond the standard Oberon Academy lessons on being a good Sylphid. His lessons revolved around her other half - her dark side. Devastated after taking a life, December had a choice to make.

Battling a wolf to save a little girl’s life makes Argus Brock a local hero. But what the small town of Redstone doesn’t know is that the tough teenager is a secretly a werewolf, which means the wolf Argus bit during the fight is now a werewolf, too. But unlike Argus and his wolf pack siblings, this wolf man is far from tame.

Who could've known one pair of shoes could cause so much trouble. Dee's lost the sparkly red heels, and when she befriends a witch to help her find a way home, she finds herself down the rabbit hole. With the veil between Wonderland and Oz torn wide open, things go awry. The flying monkeys are loose in the Kingdom, Hatter is lost on the sun-colored brick road, and betwixt a battle of the worlds, the Red Queen seeks power. But all Dee wants is to go home.

Jonathan Kozol traveled from the most blighted neighborhoods of Chicago to the urban wreckage of Camden, New Jersey; from the ghetto suburbs of Detroit to inner-city San Antonio; East St. Louis, and Washington, D.C. Everywhere, he discovered separate systems of public schools, with the children of America's poor condemned to schools that are underfunded, understaffed, physically crumbling, and imbued with despair.

The Seventh Door is the third book in Children of the Bard, a sequel series to the best-selling Dragons in Our Midst and Oracles of Fire series. This book follows the adventures of Matt and Lauren, twin siblings born to Billy and Bonnie Bannister. Endowed with mysterious dragon traits, they must stop the demon Tamiel from disrupting the song of the ovulum. If the song is squelched, Tamiel will be able to bring about the destruction of the human race.

Ever felt like someone was trying to keep you away from something that was rightfully yours? They played you for a fool and thought they would get the last laugh? Well, not in Angel’s world. Meet Angel Jacobs, a chick who will get what’s hers at all costs, even if it might cost someone else’s life. The state of Illinois is trying to label her as a serial killer, but will her previous diagnosis of mental illness save Angel from living the remainder of her life in a six-by-six jail cell? In Angel’s eyes, whether she wins or loses the case, she’s still going to come out on top.

As the residents of Red Manor come into a possible conflict with the Perpetual Council, an outcome must be decided as something completely unexpected looms just on the horizon that may end the future for all. Betrayal of Cernunnos is the sequel to Children of Cernunnos and Children of the Pomme.

Ellie Richmond has never been a particularly happy person. When her first vision of death happened at the age of four it was hard not to be jaded. After Ellie’s mom dies and her out of the picture dad shows up at her funeral claiming she’s in grave danger, things are going to go to a whole other level of weird. Even for for someone with Ellie’s abilities. Thrust into the world of angels and demons, Ellie will find herself in the midst the war to end all other wars and she’s the meat the dogs are fighting over.

My name is Gemma Lucas, and my life's a mess. Alex is gone, my dad's trapped in his own mind, and my mom's working for the dark side. Not to mention that Nicholas refuses to quit haunting me. The world has also entered apocalyptic mode. Every day more vampires, witches, and fey run the streets. Innocent people are dying, the Mark of Malefiscus is showing up everywhere, and I'm the only one who can stop it.

Every state has an urban legend that evokes fear and curiosity in equal parts, and we've chronicled all of these logic-defying horrors here in the Haunted States of America anthology. From the Jersey Devil to La Llorona, each story included introduces a new chill inducing, stomach churning monster, specter, or poltergeist certain to keep you up at night. A broad ranging collection of authors, including seasoned veterans and some first timers making a fright-tastic debut, have all united to unearth the scariest lore from each state in the US, as well as D.C. and Puerto Rico.

Moira and Carl Morgan have saved the city from the horror of Michael and his wives, but victory has come at terrible cost. And there are consequences to every choice, every victory. Word has spread that someone has broken Lilith’s power, that someone has defied the ancient queen. And she’s not happy.

Kupe, a 10-year-old, is devastated when he hears the grim news about Cecelia, his little sister. The Maori boy heads to the countryside to seek comfort and advice from Tipuna, his grandfather. Tipuna still believes in many of the old ways of the indigenous Maori people of New Zealand and tells Kupe that Cecelia may be cured of her cancer. However, the boy must find the Ghost Tribe, a group of ancient Maoris, who are rumored to have magical powers which let them live without the threat of disease or death. But nobody has seen the Ghost Tribe for over 150 years, no one except....

Lyric Stokes lives, by most standards, a charmed life. Married to Michael Stokes, a prominent heart surgeon, she has financial security and lives in the lap of luxury. All is not perfect, though. Lyric feels inadequate because she gave birth to a daughter rather than the son her husband so desperately wanted. After an unexpected turn of events, Lyric discovers that she’s pregnant again, but now she has to decide whether she even wants to keep the child she has longed for.

In all the 6,000 years that the Children of Lilith have walked among us, there has never been an unwilling vampire...until now. Carl Morgan has lost everything. His wife and children were killed in a senseless accident. Then he witnesses the murder of his sister at the hands of a beautiful and mysterious woman named Rebecca. When the police cannot locate the killer, Carl takes matters into his own hands. But his search for justice costs him everything he holds dear.Carl is unknowingly transformed into the world's first and only unwilling vampire.

Tea es una joven productora de música trap que intenta hacerse un hueco en la escena indie barcelonesa. A pesar de la paridad que existe en el movimiento, la figura del productor se sigue relacionando mucho con el género masculino y ella, desde su barrio del extrarradio, produce bases por las que ningún cantante ha apostado fuerte todavía.

Tea es una joven productora de música trap que intenta hacerse un hueco en la escena indie barcelonesa. A pesar de la paridad que existe en el movimiento, la figura del productor se sigue relacionando mucho con el género masculino y ella, desde su barrio del extrarradio, produce bases por las que ningún cantante ha apostado fuerte todavía.

Tea es una joven productora de música trap que intenta hacerse un hueco en la escena indie barcelonesa. A pesar de la paridad que existe en el movimiento, la figura del productor se sigue relacionando mucho con el género masculino y ella, desde su barrio del extrarradio, produce bases por las que ningún cantante ha apostado fuerte todavía.

Tea es una joven productora de música trap que intenta hacerse un hueco en la escena indie barcelonesa. A pesar de la paridad que existe en el movimiento, la figura del productor se sigue relacionando mucho con el género masculino y ella, desde su barrio del extrarradio, produce bases por las que ningún cantante ha apostado fuerte todavía.