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Mortal Coil by Derek Landy
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMeet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior.Oh yes. And dead.Skulduggery Pleasant is back, and reunited with his original head. But all is not well in the magical world – for one thing, foreign powers are conspiring to take over the Irish Sanctuary, and for another thing, Valkyrie has discovered she might be the sorceress set to destroy the world... -
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Death Bringer by Derek Landy
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsMeet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior.Oh yes. And dead.The Necromancers no longer need Valkyrie to be their Death Bringer, and that’s a Good Thing.There’s just one catch. There’s a reason the Necromancers don’t need her any more – because they’ve found their Death Bringer already, the person who will dissolve the doors between life and death... -
![The Faceless Ones by Derek Landy]()
The Faceless Ones by Derek Landy
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsThe third bone-breaking, belly-busting adventure in the series that puts the “funny” back in, um, funny series... -
![The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers]()
The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsIn this new Zamonian adventure, Optimus Yarnspinner, a young writer, inherits from his beloved godfather an unpublished short story by an unknown author. His search for the author’s identity takes him to Bookholm the so-called City of Dreaming Books. On entering its streets, our hero feels as if he has opened the door of a gigantic second-hand bookshop... -
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![Resurrection by Derek Landy]()
Resurrection by Derek Landy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe skeleton detective is coming back to life...again! It's the tenth, triumphant novel in the Skulduggery Pleasant series, and it will rearrange your world.Skulduggery and Valkyrie are back in the tenth instalment in the best-selling Skulduggery Pleasant series - an incredible and unexpected treat for the legions of fans around the world... -
![The End of the World by Derek Landy]()
The End of the World by Derek Landy
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSkulduggery and Valkyrie are back, in an exclusive World Book Day novelette, set after the momentous events of Death Bringer…Hey, punks! Skulduggery and Valkyrie are about to make your day…15-year-old Ryan is running away from home, looking for escape and adventure. But unfortunately, sometimes people DO get what they wish for... -
![What to Expect When Your Demon Slayer is Expecting by Angie Fox]()
What to Expect When Your Demon Slayer is Expecting by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey say you can’t go home again, but demon slayer Lizzie Brown sure is going to try. However, when she rolls into town with her friends in tow, Lizzie finds her mom in the clutches of a demonic entity they accidentally left behind all those years ago. Now, it’s up to Lizzie, her talking dog, and the Red Skull biker witches to make things right... -
![A Mind Full of Murder by Derek Landy]()
A Mind Full of Murder by Derek Landy
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA bone-shaking new trilogy begins – the latest adventure in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant seriesSIX YEARS AGO, THE UNIVERSE ENDED.When it restarted, blinking back into existence, it brought with it a darkness that remains hidden from the mortal population.A week ago – fuelled by unimaginable hatred and unstoppable rage – a masked sorcerer killed one of those mortals. Then he killed another... -
![The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud, Simon Jones]()
The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud, Simon Jones
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsIt is 950 B.C.E., and King Solomon rules Jerusalem with a steely hand; a hand on which gleams a magic ring of immense and unforgiving power. Solomon has just begun work on his marvelous temple, charging Khaba, a formidable magician in his royal court, to oversee its construction. The workforce is an ill-behaved bunch of demons, a particularly unruly djinni named Bartimaeus among them...Categorized as:
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![In a Glass Grimmly by Adam Gidwitz]()
In a Glass Grimmly by Adam Gidwitz
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsMore Grimm tales await in the harrowing, hilarious companion to a beloved new classicTake caution ahead—Oversize plant life, eerie amphibious royalty, and fear-inducing creatures abound.Lest you enter with dread.Follow Jack and Jill as they enter startling new landscapes that may (or may not) be scary, bloody, terrifying, and altogether true.Step lively, dear reader . . -
![The Witches by Roald Dahl]()
The Witches by Roald Dahl
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 73 ratingsThis is not a fairy-tale. This is about real witches. Real witches don't ride around on broomsticks. They don't even wear black cloaks and hats. They are vile, cunning, detestable creatures who disguise themselves as nice, ordinary ladies... -
![Dead in the Water by Barry J. Hutchison]()
Dead in the Water by Barry J. Hutchison
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDan Deadman's afterlife just hit an all new low. When a suspect explodes mid-interrogation and his office is taken over by an intergalactic despot, undead detective, Dan Deadman, reckons he's finally hit rock bottom. Banished to a dangerous underground hostel network, Dan becomes embroiled in a mass-murder investigation that will take him from the bowels of Down Here to the depths of the ocean... -
![Midnight by Derek Landy]()
Midnight by Derek Landy
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsSkulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are back in their most gripping story yet, as book 11, Midnight, picks up where Resurrection left off – and runs.For years, Valkyrie Cain has struggled to keep her loved ones safe from harm, plunging into battle – time and time again – by Skulduggery Pleasant’s side, and always emerging triumphant... -
![Demon Dentist by David Walliams]()
Demon Dentist by David Walliams
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThis New York Times bestseller from David Walliams, the UK’s #1 bestselling children’s author and “the heir to Roald Dahl” (The Spectator), launched his books stateside in a big way!Walliams makes going to the dentist a wacky adventure with his signature humor—this is one dentist appointment you don’t want to miss.Something strange is happening in Alfie's town... -
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![The Teacher from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler, Jared Lee]()
The Teacher from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler, Jared Lee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsOn the first day of school, a boy expects only the worst when he discovers that his new teacher is the "monstrous" Mrs. Green. Spotlight editions are printed on high-quality paper and with reinforced library bindings specifically printed for the library market. Grades PreK-4... -
![Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds]()
Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn this Caldecott Honor–winning picture book, The Twilight Zone comes to the carrot patch as a rabbit fears his favorite treats are out to get him. Includes audio!Jasper Rabbit loves carrots—especially Crackenhopper Field carrots. He eats them on the way to school.He eats them going to Little League.He eats them walking home.Until the day the carrots start following him..Categorized as:
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![GORGE by Katherine Carlson]()
GORGE by Katherine Carlson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA litany of confessions.A maze of tribulations.A test of endurance.Dangerously obese Marty Clawson persuades her cheating husband to dump her in the woods where she hopes to be scared skinny. But her fantasies about heroic outdoor survival flop as hard as her marriage... -
![Grave New World by John P. Logsdon]()
Grave New World by John P. Logsdon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Council Gods Are Brutal. The Lesser Gods Are Worse. I'm All That Stands Between Them...You won't find me in the lore of the gods, but I'm there, hidden between the lines. Whenever the lesser gods torture humanity, creating armies of supernatural beasts to rain hell down on the innocent, it's my job to stand against the tidal wave of pain and death.I like my job... -
![Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl]()
Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsA wine connoisseur with an infallible palate and a sinister taste in wagers. A decrepit old man with a masterpiece tattooed on his back. A voracious adventuress, a gentle cuckold, and a garden sculpture that becomes an instrument of sadistic vengeance. Social climbers who climb a bit too quickly. Philanderers whose deceptions are a trifle too ornate...Categorized as:
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![Somebody Stop Ivy Pocket by Caleb Krisp]()
Somebody Stop Ivy Pocket by Caleb Krisp
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAre you ready for Ivy Pocket? The wickedly funny, completely unreliable maid of no importance returns—this time as a coffin maker’s daughter—in this action-packed sequel to Anyone but Ivy Pocket. School Library Journal says, “Fans of . . . Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events will love Ivy Pocket’s zany adventures... -
![Melt by J.J. Pike, Mike Kraus]()
Melt by J.J. Pike, Mike Kraus
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA new, frighteningly realistic series from #1 best-selling post-apocalyptic author Mike Kraus. A bold scientific breakthrough? Or an end to modern society as we know it It was supposed to be a ground-breaking demonstration: "Melt" a newly created compound, promised to revolutionize waste processing... -
![Inspector Hobbes and the Gold Diggers by Wilkie Martin]()
Inspector Hobbes and the Gold Diggers by Wilkie Martin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratings9780957635142New... -
![The Doghouse by Jan Thomas]()
The Doghouse by Jan Thomas
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMouse, Pig, Cow, and Duck are playing a carefree game of ball when (horror of horrors!) their ball gets kicked into . . . the doghouse... -
![Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher]()
Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBryony and her sisters have come down in the world. Their merchant father died trying to reclaim his fortune and left them to eke out a living in a village far from their home in the city. But when Bryony is caught in a snowstorm and takes refuge in an abandoned manor, she stumbles into a house full of dark enchantments...Categorized as:
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![Minor Mage by T. Kingfisher]()
Minor Mage by T. Kingfisher
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsOliver was a very minor mage. His familiar reminded him of this several times a day.He only knew three spells, and one of them was to control his allergy to armadillo dander. His attempts to summon elementals resulted in nosebleeds, and there is nothing more embarrassing than having your elemental leave the circle to get you a tissue, pat you comfortingly, and then disappear in a puff of magic... -
![Ninth Grade Slays by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer]()
Ninth Grade Slays by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsHigh school totally bites when you’re half human, half vampire. Freshman year sucks for Vlad Tod. Bullies still harass him. The photographer from the school newspaper is tailing him. And failing his studies could be deadly... -
![The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket]()
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsDear Reader,I'm sorry to say that the book you are holding in your hands is extremely unpleasant. It tells an unhappy tale about three very unlucky children. Even though they are charming and clever, the Baudelaire siblings lead lives filled with misery and woe... -
![Witches Gone Wicked by Sarina Dorie]()
Witches Gone Wicked by Sarina Dorie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou think you know the world of magical boarding schools? Not from a teacher's perspective at a school for at risk youth. Like any twenty-two-year-old who grew up obsessed with fantasy novels, Clarissa Lawrence expects all her Harry Potter fantasies to come true when she is invited to teach at a school for witches... -
![Casket for Sale by Jeff Strand]()
Casket for Sale by Jeff Strand
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMeet the new, improved Andrew Mayhem. He has a real job. He's a better father and husband. And he's vowed to quit accepting money from strange women in coffee shops to perform tasks that go terribly, terribly wrong. This time he's just taking a relaxing camping trip with his family and best friend. No shortcuts. The gas tank is full. The sinister warning of the crazy old man is taken seriously... -
![Inspector Hobbes and the Curse by Wilkie Martin]()
Inspector Hobbes and the Curse by Wilkie Martin
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratings9780957635128New... -
![Memoirs of an Invisible Man by H.F. Saint]()
Memoirs of an Invisible Man by H.F. Saint
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA freak accident renders an ordinary stock analyst invisible, and though invisibility has its pitfalls, he is able to eavesdrop his way into amassing a fortune in this side-splitting, tear-jerking mixture of fantasy and nightmare... -
![The Thornthwaite Inheritance by Gareth P. Jones]()
The Thornthwaite Inheritance by Gareth P. Jones
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOvid and Lorelli Thornthwaite have been trying to kill each other for so long that neither twin can remember which act of attempted murder came first. But whoever struck first, trying to take each other's lives is simply what they do... -
![I Know What You Did Last Wednesday by Anthony Horowitz, Nickolas Grace]()
I Know What You Did Last Wednesday by Anthony Horowitz, Nickolas Grace
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen the Diamond Brothers receive an invitation to a school reunion on a remote Scottish island, things seem to be looking up. But Nick’s got a bad feeling, and it’s not indigestion... -
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Asher's War by Jason Brant
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAsher Benson has been living on the outskirts of society for years. After surviving a devastating terrorist attack in the mountains of West Virginia, he abandons a life of solitude to rejoin a fight he thought was long behind him... -
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![The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket]()
The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsDear Reader,If you have picked up this book with the hope of finding a simple and cheery tale, I'm afraid you have picked up the wrong book altogether. The story may seem cheery at first, when the Baudelaire children spend time in the company of some interesting reptiles and a giddy uncle, but don't be fooled... -
![The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett]()
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsMaurice and the rats have teamed up with a young lad named Keith to implement a clever moneymaking scheme. Upon entering a town, the rats make a general nuisance of themselves -- stealing food and widdling on things -- until the townsfolk become desperate to get rid of them. Then Maurice and Keith appear on the scene and offer to save the day by ridding the town of its infestation for a small fee...Categorized as:
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![The Weirdies by Michael Buckley, Kate Winslet]()
The Weirdies by Michael Buckley, Kate Winslet
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis is a very, very sad story. The characters suffer terrible tragedies. People die in unspeakable ways. Only a truly horrible person would be amused by their misfortune.Nevertheless, it is kind of funny.My advice is that you listen to this all by yourself. People can be judgy... -
![The Blurred Man by Anthony Horowitz]()
The Blurred Man by Anthony Horowitz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe man in the photo is so blurry, it's impossible to make out what he really looks like... -
![The Curse of the Campfire Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales by David Lubar, Paul Michael Garcia]()
The Curse of the Campfire Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales by David Lubar, Paul Michael Garcia
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn his third collection of warped and creepy "weenie" tales, David Lubar, critically acclaimed author and master of the macabre, travels deep into the shadowy corners of his mind to deliver thirty-five stories of laughter and terror to tickle your horror bone... -
![Once Upon a Midnight Eerie: Book #2 by Gordon McAlpine]()
Once Upon a Midnight Eerie: Book #2 by Gordon McAlpine
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey’ve just escaped almost certain death—and now they’re facing it again!In The Tell-Tale Start, Edgar and Allan Poe (great-great-great-great-grandnephews of the legendary Edgar Allan Poe) managed to outwit the nefarious Professor P. Pangborn Perry, who was (and is) determined to kill just one of them, in order to prove a mad scientific theory... -
![Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong, Jason Pargin]()
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong, Jason Pargin
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNightmarish villains with superhuman enhancements.An all-seeing social network that tracks your every move.Mysterious, smooth-talking power players who lurk behind the scenes.A young woman from the trailer park.And her very smelly cat.Together, they will decide the future of mankind... -
![The Falcon's Malteser by Anthony Horowitz]()
The Falcon's Malteser by Anthony Horowitz
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen the vertically-challenged Johnny Naples entrusts Tim Diamond with a package worth over three million pounds, he's making a big mistake. Tim Diamond is the worst detective in the world... -
![Nighty-Nightmare by James Howe]()
Nighty-Nightmare by James Howe
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn overnight camping trip! Not Harold's idea of fun. Too many mosquitoes, ticks and cockleburs. But when the Monroe family set out, their faithful dog Harold was with them, mostly because he remembered that camping could also bring s'mores and toasted marshmallows. Howie, the other family dog, and Chester the cat were also included in the trip. Only Chester thought the idea was completely insane... -
![The Creeps by John Connolly]()
The Creeps by John Connolly
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSamuel Johnson is not in a happy place. He is dating the wrong girl, demons are occupying his spare room, and the town in which he lives appears to be cursed. But there is some good news on the horizon... -
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![Anyone but Ivy Pocket by Caleb Krisp]()
Anyone but Ivy Pocket by Caleb Krisp
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIvy Pocket is a twelve-year-old maid of no importance, with a very lofty opinion of herself. Dumped in Paris by the Countess Carbunkle, who would rather run away to South America than continue in Ivy's companionship, our young heroine (of sorts) finds herself with no money and no home to go to ... until she is summoned to the bedside of the dying Duchess of Trinity... -
![Switch Bitch by Roald Dahl]()
Switch Bitch by Roald Dahl
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsIn Switch Bitch four tales of seduction and suspense are told by the grand master of the short story, Roald Dahl.Topping and tailing this collection are The Visitor and Bitch, stories featuring Dahl's notorious hedonist Oswald Hendryks Cornelius (or plain old Uncle Oswald) whose exploits are frequently as extraordinary as they are scandalous... -
![Bunnicula: The Celery Stalks at Midnight by James Howe, Victor Garber]()
Bunnicula: The Celery Stalks at Midnight by James Howe, Victor Garber
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBunnicula is missing! Chester the cat makes a chilling discovery--Bunnicula the vampire bunny has vanished from his cage in the Monroe household...Categorized as:
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![The Man From U.N.D.E.A.D. - The Curious Case Of The Kidnapped Chemist by Darren Humphries]()
The Man From U.N.D.E.A.D. - The Curious Case Of The Kidnapped Chemist by Darren Humphries
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe United Nations Department for the Enforcement and Apprehension of Demons is the first, last and only line of defence against the supernatural threats trying to break into a world where magic and technology are uneasy bedfellows.Agent Ward is an agent of U.N.D.E.A.D. and he has just been given the case of a lifetime... -
![The Hike by Drew Magary]()
The Hike by Drew Magary
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsFrom the author of The Postmortal, a fantasy saga unlike any you’ve read before, weaving elements of folk tale and video game into a riveting, unforgettable adventure of what a man will endure to return to his family When Ben, a suburban family man, takes a business trip to rural Pennsylvania, he decides to spend the afternoon before his dinner meeting on a short hike... -
![Bunnicula by Deborah Howe, James Howe]()
Bunnicula by Deborah Howe, James Howe
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsBEWARE THE HARE!Is he or isn't he a vampire? Before it's too late, Harold the dog and Chester the cat must find out the truth about the newest pet in the Monroe household -- a suspicious-looking bunny with unusual habits..Categorized as:
animals anthropomorphism children humor 20th-century action-adventure audiobook book
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