The Dark Hills Divide introduces readers to Alexa Daley, who annually visits the town of Bridewell. Alexa is curious about what lies beyond the massive ramparts that surround the city and the walled roads that link Bridewell to nearby towns; soon after town leader Thomas Warvold passes away, Alexa finds herself outside the walls, acquires a stone with remarkable powers, and discovers that she's meant to stop a potential war from occurring.[Author notes in a video blog at http://www.patrickcarman.com/wp-conte..., about the series reading order that the books in the original trilogy (The Dark Divide #1, Beyond The Valley of Thorns #2 and The Tenth City #3) should be read in that order and that Stargazer #4 read after the original trilogy. Otherwise is up to reader preference. Into The Mist, is a chronological prequel to the trilogy, but the story is told by characters on the boat where The Tenth City left off; it can be read before or after the original trilogy.]

It starts when Alexandria, a poor, plain goose girl, offers her own bread and water to a hungry old woman — who just happens to be a witch in disguise. Poof! Alexandria is suddenly heartstoppingly beautiful. Her hair rains down gold dust, and the tears she sheds turn to diamonds. Soon a prince and a king are fighting for her hand, and they've locked her in a tower to keep her "safe." How Alexandria wishes she was a goose girl again! Clearly the only thing to do is escape — which is when her problems really begin! Patrice Kindl's inimitable voice and craft make this take on the classic fairy tale extraordinary-and extraordinarily hilarious.  "A delightful, witty fairy-tale spoof.. . . Kindl's humor, the strong characterizations, and vibrant action give the story wings." (Booklist, starred review)

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    Avalon Needs a Hero! It started with a quest to find the home of all magic: Avalon.It may end in darkness. Three girls, Emily, Adriane, and Kara, their fates set long ago, were to become mages. They were to discover the secrets of Avalon and save their animal friends.They failed. Now, the Gates of Avalon are locked, beloved friends are doomed, and the Dark Sorceress reigns supreme. There may be one final chance to fulfill their destiny. But it will take the strength of a warrior, the fire of a blazing star, and the heart of a healer.The mages must put everything they love on the line—and be prepared to sacrifice all—as the final battle for Avalon begins!\
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Three years ago, Alison disappeared after a slumber party, not to be seen since. Her friends at the elite Pennsylvania school mourned her, but they also breathed secret sighs of relief. Each of them guarded a secret that only Alison had known. Now they have other dirty little secrets, secrets that could sink them in their gossip-hungry world. When each of them begins receiving anonymous emails and text messages, panic sets in. Are they being betrayed by some one in their circle? Worse yet: Is Alison back? A strong launch for a suspenseful series.

Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step.Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss. She may have a degree, but it is 1962, Mississippi, and her mother will not be happy till Skeeter has a ring on her finger. Skeeter would normally find solace with her beloved maid Constantine, the woman who raised her, but Constantine has disappeared and no one will tell Skeeter where she has gone.Aibileen is a black maid, a wise, regal woman raising her seventeenth white child. Something has shifted inside her after the loss of her own son, who died while his bosses looked the other way. She is devoted to the little girl she looks after, though she knows both their hearts may be broken.Minny, Aibileen's best friend, is short, fat, and perhaps the sassiest woman in Mississippi. She can cook like nobody's business, but she can't mind her tongue, so she's lost yet another job. Minny finally finds a position working for someone too new to town to know her reputation. But her new boss has secrets of her own.Seemingly as different from one another as can be, these women will nonetheless come together for a clandestine project that will put them all at risk. And why? Because they are suffocating within the lines that define their town and their times. And sometimes lines are made to be crossed.In pitch-perfect voices, Kathryn Stockett creates three extraordinary women whose determination to start a movement of their own forever changes a town, and the way women, mothers, daughters, caregivers, friends, view one another. A deeply moving novel filled with poignancy, humor, and hope, The Help is a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don't. (jacket flap)

A masterful tale of ambition, jealousy, desire, and superpowers.Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong.Ten years later, Victor breaks out of prison, determined to catch up to his old friend (now foe), aided by a young girl whose reserved nature obscures a stunning ability. Meanwhile, Eli is on a mission to eradicate every other super-powered person that he can find—aside from his sidekick, an enigmatic woman with an unbreakable will. Armed with terrible power on both sides, driven by the memory of betrayal and loss, the archnemeses have set a course for revenge—but who will be left alive at the end?In Vicious, V. E. Schwab brings to life a gritty comic-book-style world in vivid prose: a world where gaining superpowers doesn't automatically lead to heroism, and a time when allegiances are called into question.Listening Length: 9 hours and 55 minutes

Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found herePercy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse - Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he'll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends—one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena - Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.

In a magical realm, three teenage girls--Jade, Opal, and Amber--are chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy. On the day of their fourteenth birthdays, they set out on a quest that will require them to leave their homes and families face fierce enemies in a land called Fairytale, where magic reigns and evil is unknown. Although they meet as strangers, they must learn to trust one another with their lives as they embark on this epic journey, armed only with magical stones.At the same time, in a parallel world, a young girl named Joa fights for her life in a hospital in Paris. While she is dreaming, she is transported to the magical realm where the three young heroines fight a spectacular battle. Their success or failure will determine the fate of Fairytale ...

In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are--and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.

WINNING MEANS FAME AND FORTUNE.LOSING MEANS CERTAIN DEATH.THE HUNGER GAMES HAVE BEGUN. . . .In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and once girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before—and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weight survival against humanity and life against love.

The Dark Sorceress and her companions in the Otherworlds have decided to get rid of the mages once and for all. She targets Kara, who is particularly vulnerable to evil fairy magic since she is related to the Dark Sorceress. To save herself, Kara and her fellow mages, Emily and Adriane, must embark on a dangerous mission. They must go to the Otherworlds and retrieve the stolen power crystals of Avalon before it's too late.Dark Mage is the eleventh book in Avalon: Web of Magic, a twelve-book fantasy series by Rachel Roberts for middle grade readers. During their magical journeys, the teenage heroines discover who they really are... and run into plenty of good guys, bad guys, and cute guys. Never completed before, Seven Seas is proud to present the beginning of the never seen before conclusion to Avalon: Web of Magic.

Kara and Adrian are both level two mages with bonded animals, Adrian has Dreamer and Drake, and her first bonded and now her paladin, Stormbringer. Kara has Lyra, the dragonflies and Starfire her firemental paladin. Emily has been the odd mage out all this time, she hasn’t bonded with any magical animals. But all that changes when her and her friends learn that all the animals in the ocean are sick with a devastating water sickness. This is in the magical realm of course, I’m not sure where exactly, it’s not Aldenmore. Emily meets a strange purple and pink baby sea dragon, who pretty much eats anything magical in sight. Including Emily's healing gem stone. This cute little guy is eventually named Indigo, Indi for short. Indi is a strange little creature that is very attached to Emily, turns out he’s a power crystal that wanted to be in animal form to be with Emily. Indi says “I am for Emilee” several times throughout the book. Cute little guy. He takes the shape of a unicorn knowing Emilys deep love for the creatures. He proudly states “I pretty unicorn!” Several times too, which is too funny and adorable and cute. So Emily goes on an adventure with Indi, and Marlin, prince of the mer folk, in order to save the ocean life from the dreadful water sickness. This book has a lot of adventure in it, and Emily sees a darker and much stronger side to her magic that terrifies her. Apparently out of the three mages one is destined to betray them all and turn dark. I’m actually surprised the last two books haven’t mentioned it yet. One of them turns dark at the end of book eleven, I won’t spoil who it is in this review, I’ll tell you after I read book eleven. It certainly adds a nice twist to the series. On to the dark mage.

Emily and Adriane each have one thing Kara lacks—a magic gem. But when Kara finally finds a magic stone of her own—a diamond unicorn horn—it brings more trouble than the girls can handle. Pesky dragonflies start showing up everywhere and new Fairimentals appear, warning of danger. Worst of all, a band of terrifying monsters is stalking Kara. Overcoming these perils may bring the teens one step closer to Avalon, the source of all magic. But it may also cost one of them her life.All That Glitters is the second book in Avalon: Web of Magic, a twelve-book fantasy series for middle grade readers. Through their magical journey, the teenage heroines discover who they really are . . . and run into plenty of good guys, bad guys, and cute guys.

This is my favourite book in the Avalon series by far. In this book Emily, Adrian and Kara fly out to New Mexico to meet Emilys dad and her new stepmom. While on a trail ride Emily senses that an animal is in danger, With the help of Adrian and Dreamer, they discover that a group of thirty baby unicorns are in danger. They were on their way to their academy when a dark creature, the Golem at the end of the book I presume, tries to attack the baby unicorns and the centaurs entrusted with the babies safety. Apparently they fell off a bridge and fell into a portal in New Mexico, what are the chances? The unicorns are still babies haven’t grown their horns yet. The baby unicorns are beautiful, even before their horns grow and their true colours come to life. There’s supposed to a be a princess and prince born in every generation, very interesting, you don’t know who until their horns are tuned. I loved reading about the girls giving them baths and cutting their hair, that was fun to read. I also loved the colour descriptions in this book, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, nothing makes a good book like good colour descriptions. Some of the unicorns are mint green, sunburst orange, lavender, aqua blue, some even sparkle like diamonds. This series is a very colourful read to say the least, and I love it! I’m not a fan of the whole desert scene, but the unicorns definitely made up for it. In this book you also find out that there are nine power crystals missing from Avalon, apparently they were lost when Kara opened the portals and released the magic onto the web. I’m not sure exactly what’s these power crystals do, I think it has something to do with harnessing the magic of Avalon. I’ll find out more in the next books. As it turns out the dark sorceress has some allies in the other world, and she intends in finding the power crystals too. She desperately needs a new hobby. I don’t understand how she could want to destroy such a beautiful world and such wonderful magical creatures. But that’s what a villain does, she’ll get hers in the end. Onto book eight.

In trial by fire Emily Adrian and Kara have to go to Aldenmor, which is in desperate need of magical help. They travel along the magic web together but obviously they get separated. You meet new creatures in this book like mer folk and even elves, Ozzie’s kind. The dark sorceress has an evil plan, she’s built three gigantic power crystals to hold a lot of magic, she’s trapped the mist wolves inside the crystals! Because as everyone knows, magic attracts magic. I loved seeing a Drake again, apparently he’s grown a substantial amount since Adrian last saw him. I also loved how Kara tricked the skultum into revealing his true name out loud. Kara Meets B*tween in this book which is apparently a fairy band, they tell her that if she tricks the skultum into saying his name out loud, all his powers will be hers to control. She uses the adorable little dragonflies in a word game to get him to reveal it, very clever. I love those adorable dragonflies, I’d love to have them as pets. You think the dark sorceress would just give up, evil always loses, especially against such good people and animals with powerful bonds. They was definitely more adventure in this book as opposed to the fifth book. And it’s the first time all three girls are in Aldenmor at the same time. Unfortunately a beloved character does die in this book, so very sad. I absolutely loved little Dreamer, a mist wolf pup, he’s too funny when he tries to act tough. Time to read book seven. This one has baby unicorns in it.

In the fifth book of the series the girls learn the art of spell singing, casting spells through songs. The Ravenswood Wildlife Preserve is holding a benefit concert with a very popular band arriving. Kara gets star struck by Johnny Conrad, the lead singer who’d not all he appears to be. This book was never my favourite even when I read the series years ago. It focuses too much on singing, and I just feel as though there wasn’t a whole lot of action magic wise. At least the third book you get to see the magical world of Aldenmor and learn about Zach and the Ruby dragon. But this book isn’t just about spell singing, according to the Fairimentals, the three mages must “Spell sing as three” obviously the girls have no idea what this means at first. Fairimentals are made of fairy magic, very pure and good magic. They take shapes on earth in forms like wind, earth, water, fire. They always seem to give the mages mysterious messages that they don’t end up figuring out until it’s almost too late, sometimes anyways. Anyways, the dark sorceress is trying to find the home of all magic, Avalon, and she very nearly succeeds in this book. She’s built four giant power crystals, I’m guessing to drain Avalon dry of all it’s magic. I don’t remember Avalon even though I read the series years ago. It seems like a very mysterious place that everyone has heard of, but no one seems to know where it is, figures right? Apparently the unicorns do though as Avalon is their home. Time to read book six.

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