Urban For Children

So, it turns out Titan power is pretty awesome. Only I can’t control my new gift and that’s not only embarrassing but also dangerous. And I’m sure our new professor is one of the two demons I accidentally let loose in Olympus. Icarus says we should lay low for a while but every time Professor Neos flashed me those red eyes I want to challenge him. And when students start collapsing to the ground with their souls stolen, I don’t have a choice but to act.

The four mighty and drool-worthy dragons never expected to fall for the same girl. Olivia never imagined that girl would be her. Ripped from her protectors, Olivia is in more danger than ever and the countdown to breaking the curse is swiftly ticking by. Unless she can find a way to escape, she has no chance of saving the descendants she loves. Zade Hutson is hotheaded, passionate, and fiery. Determined to bring Olivia home, Zade and the other descendants scour every inch of the Veil Isles. They won’t rest until she is back in their arms. All of them.

Rain of the Ghosts is the first in Greg Weisman's series about a young girl, Rain Cacique, who discovers she has a mystery to solve, a mission to complete and, oh, yes, the ability to see ghosts. Welcome to the Prospero Keys (or as the locals call them, the Ghost Keys), a beautiful chain of tropical islands on the edge of the Bermuda Triangle. It's the last weekend before school starts, and Rain already feels trapped.

The Wild Things - based very loosely on the storybook by Maurice Sendak and the screenplay cowritten with Spike Jonze - is about the confusions of a boy, Max, making his way in a world he can't control. His father is gone, his mother is spending time with a younger boyfriend, his sister is becoming a teenager and no longer has interest in him. At the same time, Max finds himself capable of startling acts of wildness: He wears a wolf suit, bites his mom, and can't always control his outbursts.

Johnny Maxwell and his friends have to do something when they find Mrs Tachyon, the local bag lady, semi-conscious in an alley...as long as it's not the kiss of life. But there's more to Mrs Tachyon than a squeaky trolley and a bunch of dubious black bags. Somehow she holds the key to different times, different ears: including the Blackbury Blitz in 1941. Suddenly, now isn't the safe place Johnny once thought it was as he finds himself caught up more and more with then.

The city of Templar has always been a little strange. Monsters slither out of the lakes, a zombie rises up every few years, and from time to time, some of the people go missing for no reason. But the supernatural occurrences have been happening more and more frequently lately, and it may have something to do with the all-powerful demon that’s living in Mrs. Grunberg’s basement.

All Kisaki really wants is to belong somewhere, but there are few places half demons can safely call home. Raised in isolation within the celestial palace, she longs to escape and explore the strange planet below - Earth. So when an opportunity presents itself, she takes it, inadvertently stealing her mother's greatest treasure in the process - the Blade of Heaven. Exploring a whole new world is terrifying enough, but hot on her heels is her so-called guardian, the tiger-spirit Shitoro.

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.

Ein Abenteuer unterm Sternenhimmel! Tonis Freundin Cora-Lee hat nur noch für eins Augen im Kopf: die bunten Blumen auf dem abgezäunten Baugrundstück auf dem Weg zur Schule. Denn die sind voller Schmetterlinge und Bienen. Genau solche bräuchten sie für ihren Stadtgarten! Als dann die Bagger anrücken, ist das Insektenparadies in Gefahr. Toni und ihre Freund*innen müssen die Blumen retten! Doch das geht nur heimlich und in tiefster Nacht. Toni und ihre Freund*innen setzen sich für das Insektenparadies ein: Die Stadtgärtnerin.

Sam Baron is about to get the shock of his life. First, his substitute English teacher claims to have turned his old teacher into a lizard. Then, a strange dwarf named Rego arrives and claims Sam is from a magical realm called Orkney. When his friends are taken prisoner, it's up to Sam to save them. Sam embarks on a journey to Orkney through a stonefire to find his friends, but when he arrives, he discovers that an ancient curse has turned the sun a poisonous red and threatens to destroy the land.

In this short story, the Teddy Defenders return, now living with Rick's little sister, Tiffany. But when they prepare for their nightly fun, they discover that Tiffany and Rick are in trouble - a ghost has invaded their school.

Bean Bean loves bugs! And she can communicate with them, too! It's her life mission to get humans and insects talking and more importantly, to get humans to stop squashing bugs. When Bean and her buddy, Manuel, encounter a lost frog from the Amazon forest in the creek behind her house, she relies on her insect network to help reunite him with his family although they encounter a few hiccups along the way. It's a wild adventure that ends with an unimaginable surprise for Bean Bean Bug Girl!

A young mother is being framed for a crime she didn’t commit. And only I can free her. I’m Rylan Flynn. I hunt for ghosts and restless spirits, and solve the mysteries that make them haunt the living. The police found Andrea Evans with a bloody knife in her hands and her boyfriend dead at her feet. But she swears she’s innocent. And I can tell from the desperation in her eyes that she’s telling the truth. I first met Andrea at Camp Lakewood when we were just kids. That summer was meant to be one to remember, with hikes in the forest and canoeing on the lake. Instead, it’s one I try to forget.

It's time for the young Penguins of the South Pole to take their first swim. The only problem is Seals are waiting in the water to make a meal of them. The Penguins decide to pray for safety, but TC thinks he's too cool to pray. When his friends Jesse and James urge him to swim with them, he declines. As his friends jump into the water they're taken by a Seal. Now TC is left alone and finds himself choosing between being a meal for a Seal, or a Polar Bear. When trying to use his smarts failed to get him out of this dangerous situation, he realizes it's time to pray.

After turning 18, Mark Argent has been dealing with the loss of his father. After a strange home invasion by an unusual girl with talents, Mark is pulled into a world where Perpetuals, people who have the power to live extraordinary long lives, and Mortals are in conflict. Being hunted down by an unknown evil, Mark must figure out his role in this new world before it is too late.

In a bunker hidden deep beneath London live five extraordinary kids: meet world-famous hacker Jack, gadget geek Charlie, free runner Slink, comms chief Obi, and decoy diva Wren. They're not just friends; they're URBAN OUTLAWS. They outsmart London's crime gangs and hand out their dirty money through Random Acts of Kindness (R.A.K.s). Their latest mission - hacking the bank account of criminal mastermind Del Sarto - has landed them in serious trouble.

Morning finds them covered with dried blood, their clothing shredded and their memories hazy. Things soon become horrifyingly clear: the Whistler is a vampire and Natalie and Sophie are his latest victims. The young women leave their babies with Natalie's mother and hit the road, determined not to give in to their unnatural desires. Hunger and desire make a powerful couple. So do the Whistler and his Mother, who are searching for Sophie and Natalie with the help of Twitter and the musician's many fans.

For years Magiere and Leesil have sought a long-forgotten artifact, even though its purpose has been shrouded in mystery. All Magiere knows is that she must keep the orb from falling into the hands of a murdering Noble Dead, her half-brother Welstiel. And now dreams of a castle locked in ice lead her south, on a journey that has become nothing less than an obsession.

Carol Robins is vacationing in Bordeaux, France trying to recover from the tragic failure of her marriage and the possibility that she has been infected with a fatal disease. At a small sidewalk café she meets the enigmatic Andre and her life changes forever in a brutal and shocking way. Andre is not a man but a vampire, cruel, intent on making Carol his next kill, and she has to find a way to save herself. Carol's bargain with the devil leads to her being dragged further and further down into the murky world of darkness, leaving her at the mercy of the merciless blood drinker.

This novella is a prequel to the Vampire Series "The Firsts" and tells the story of the troubled childhood of that book's heroine. It is a dark tale that details some of what she went through with her mother, addicted to drugs and alcohol, and made a living providing sex for men. It is harsh at times, but true to her journey that begins, as a successful woman, in the first book of the series, Forbidden Days.