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Trapped Wishes: A Genie and Her Goon by B. Love
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGenevieve “Genie” Yates has been trapped inside of her lamp for two-hundred years because a previous master, Quenton, was in love with her and she didn’t feel the same way. Anger, hurt, shame, and embarrassment caused Quenton to trap Genie and toss her out into the sea. Genie has been cursed to have every man that she encounters to fall in love with her, but she is never able to return that love... -
![Kissed by Dragon Fire by LeeSha McCoy]()
Kissed by Dragon Fire by LeeSha McCoy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHave you ever been touched by fire? I have. And it kissed me. Twenty-five-year-old Shula has spent years studying dragons, and now she’s secured a place on her first expedition to track down jadeclaw eggs. But emerald-coloured eggs aren’t all she finds... -
![Liza Lou and the Yeller Belly Swamp by Mercer Mayer]()
Liza Lou and the Yeller Belly Swamp by Mercer Mayer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith quick thinking and determination, a little girl manages to outwit all the dangerous residents in the Yeller Belly Swamp in this quirky, spooky picture book.Gruesome creatures galore lurk in Yeller Belly Swamp, but they aren’t going to stop plucky Liza Lou from getting her mother’s sweet potatoes over to Gramma’s place... -
![Jackie & Me by Dan Gutman]()
Jackie & Me by Dan Gutman
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLike every other kid in his class, Joe Stoscack has to write a report on an African American who's made an important contribution to society. Unlike every other kid in his class, Joe has a special talent: with the help of old baseball cards, he can travel through time... -
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![Chasing Ebony by Tessa Stone]()
Chasing Ebony by Tessa Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA young teacher's life is turned upside down when Fate brings her face-to-face with the massive bear shifter she's destined to be with forever. TristianAs a bear shifter, I never expected to find my fated mate in a radical human bar, but one whiff of her sweet vanilla scent and I knew she was mine... -
![The Super Olympian: Bloodhound (Shapechanger Tales) by Laer Carroll]()
The Super Olympian: Bloodhound (Shapechanger Tales) by Laer Carroll
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOlympic-bound 17-year-old Sasha Canaro wakes up from death a superhumanly strong, fast, agile, and tough shapechanger. And she has strange powers. What can feed her challenge-addiction now? Fighting crime? There is plenty of it... -
![Willie Me by Dan Gutman]()
Willie Me by Dan Gutman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith more than 1.5 million books sold, the Baseball Card Adventures series brings the greatest players in history to life.Featuring black-and-white photographs and stats throughout, plus back matter separating fact from fiction, Willie & Me is the perfect mix of history and action for every young baseball fan.Stosh thought he was finished traveling back in time...Categorized as:
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![The Naga Brute's Warrior Mate by Robin O'Connor]()
The Naga Brute's Warrior Mate by Robin O'Connor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSecrets, monsters, and one brutish Naga who just won’t give up. This is sure to be one twisted start to the afterlife.KalaniWhen I disobey a direct order my courtmarshal and execution are swift. My death? Not so much. When I find myself crash-landed on an alien planet with a real Naga, I know my government screwed me over one final time... -
![Ashes of Gold by J. Elle]()
Ashes of Gold by J. Elle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHalf god and half human, Rue has made a vow to restore the magic that the Chancellor and the Grays have stolen from the Ghizoni and take back their land; she has more fully embraced her identity among the people of Yiyo Peak, but she is also from East Row in Houston, and girls from East Row do not give in to oppressors... -
![Apocalypse Moon by M.G. Harris]()
Apocalypse Moon by M.G. Harris
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomething is very wrong with the 2012 Plan. Is it really on course to save the planet from the gigantic Electro-Magnetic Pulse that's due to shatter civilisation at the end of the year? After a narrow escape from US government agents Josh decides to risk his own life on a daring mission - a leap forward in time to discover the truth about 2012... -
![Sam & Eva by Debbie Ridpath Ohi]()
Sam & Eva by Debbie Ridpath Ohi
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHarold and the Purple Crayon meets Tom and Jerry in this sweet and funny picture book about a boy and girl who must balance their creativity and figure out how to cooperate after their drawings come to life.When Sam starts drawing a super cool velociraptor, Eva decides to join in. But Sam isn’t too happy about the collaboration... -
![Zero Moment by M.G. Harris]()
Zero Moment by M.G. Harris
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the next installment of the action-packed series The Joshua Files, Josh thinks that he has solved the puzzle of time travel-but now he faces an even bigger dilemma...Categorized as:
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![Dark Parallel by M.G. Harris]()
Dark Parallel by M.G. Harris
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne Boy.One Deadly Prophecy.One heart-stopping adventure.This is how the world will end: on 22nd December, an electomagnetic pulse will blast through the atmosphere. technology will fail. Civilization will fall apart.The key to survival lies in a secret Mayan book, protected by Josh and an ancient society. But someone has altered time... -
![Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks by 'Nathan Burgoine]()
Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks by 'Nathan Burgoine
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeing the kid abducted by old Ms. Easton when he was four permanently set Cole’s status to freak. At seventeen, his exit plan is simple: make it through the last few weeks of high school with his grades up and his head down...Categorized as:
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![Jim & Me by Dan Gutman]()
Jim & Me by Dan Gutman
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe was the world's greatest athlete, and a hero—until his medals were taken away.Stosh is shocked when his enemy, Bobby Fuller, begs him for a favor. He wants Stosh to take him back in time to meet Native American Jim Thorpe—an Olympic champion who lost his medals in a scandal. Thorpe went on to play professional baseball and football, but he could never again achieve such fame... -
![Catalyst by Elisabeth]()
Catalyst by Elisabeth
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlana When he faced his death, I was left with nothing but heartache. I prayed to the gods for his survival, but grains of dirt sifting through my fingers was the only answer I got from the gods. Achilles Her fingers sunk into the earth, and I felt them on me. But I had become one with the earth, dead to the world, snatched away from Alana. E Alana This changed everything... -
![All Superheroes Need Photo Ops by Elizabeth Stephens]()
All Superheroes Need Photo Ops by Elizabeth Stephens
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA swooning photographer and a double-crossing superhero come together with electrifying chemistry in an out-of-this-world romantic comedy by the author of All Superheroes Need PR.From the moment forty-eight alien superheroes crash-landed on Earth, photographer Monika Neumann had a favorite... -
![Land of Nod, The Prophet by Gary Hoover]()
Land of Nod, The Prophet by Gary Hoover
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJeff Browning continues his quest to find his father in the strange new world he has discovered. His journey takes him across a savage wilderness in which danger is inescapable...Categorized as:
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![The Entropy of Bones by Ayize Jama-Everett]()
The Entropy of Bones by Ayize Jama-Everett
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChabi doesn’t realize her martial arts master may not be on the side of the gods. She does know he’s changed her from being an almost invisible kid to one that anyone — or at least anyone smart — should pay attention to. But attention from the wrong people can mean more trouble than even she can handle. Chabi might be emotionally stunted. She might have no physical voice... -
![Ink by Jobie Baldwin]()
Ink by Jobie Baldwin
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA powerful god, a magical tattoo and a rebellious teenager. What could possibly go wrong?Christian, an unruly English teenager, stumbles onto a mysterious tattoo parlor. Possessed by the Rune God, Hagalaz, he becomes immortal, gifted with magical powers which allow him to harness the forces of nature.Only problem? Hagalaz God of Disruption, is intent on making Christian's life a living hell...Categorized as:
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![The Dissent by Leah Vernon]()
The Dissent by Leah Vernon
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom author Leah Vernon comes the action-packed second installment in the Union series about a young woman’s battle for power in a racially divided futuristic world.A thousand years into the future, a Black elite class reigns while the underclass toils at their feet. With her society’s future hanging in the balance, young Avi Jore enters into an arranged marriage... -
![King of the Rising by Kacen Callender]()
King of the Rising by Kacen Callender
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Caribbean-inspired fantasy about "power, privilege and survival," King of the Rising is the searing conclusion to the Islands of Blood and Storm series which began with Queen of the Conquered. (K. S. Villoso) A revolution has swept through the islands of Hans Lollik and former slave Loren Jannik has been chosen to lead the survivors in a bid to free the islands forever... -
![The Union by Leah Vernon]()
The Union by Leah Vernon
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsUnder the rule of a tyrant, Americans were divided by race and class. Hate and inequality reigned. Hispanics and Blacks had no choice but to overthrow the government and exterminate the Caucasian “Europe” race. The few Europes who managed to survive are now classified as Lower Residents and are used as slaves to rebuild the New America—The Southern Region... -
![The Time Traveler's Wife by C. Sean McGee]()
The Time Traveler's Wife by C. Sean McGee
Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA cautionary tale of love, mathematics and the innocuous... -
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![文豪ストレイドッグス 22 by Kafka Asagiri]()
文豪ストレイドッグス 22 by Kafka Asagiri
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratings探偵社VS.猟犬、太宰VS...Categorized as:
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![My Hero Academia, vol. 33 by Kohei Horikoshi]()
My Hero Academia, vol. 33 by Kohei Horikoshi
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEdición argentina, tomo 33... -
![My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Vol. 9 by Hideyuki Furuhashi, Kohei Horikoshi]()
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Vol. 9 by Hideyuki Furuhashi, Kohei Horikoshi
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn a superpowered society, there is nothing ordinary about evil anymore. Heroes, trained and licensed to protect and defend the public against supervillains, stand above all the rest. Not everyone can be a hero, however, and there are those who would use their powers to serve the people without legal sanction... -
![My Hero Academia, Vol. 36 by Kohei Horikoshi, 堀越耕平]()
My Hero Academia, Vol. 36 by Kohei Horikoshi, 堀越耕平
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMidoriya inherits the superpower of the world’s greatest hero, but greatness won’t come easy... -
![Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man Ultimate Collection Vol. 1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Chris Samnee]()
Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man Ultimate Collection Vol. 1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Chris Samnee
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCollects Ultimate Fallout #4, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (2011) #1-12, Spider-Men #1-5. Miles Morales takes up the mantle of Spider-Man! Before Peter Parker died, young Miles was poised to start the next chapter in his life in a new school. Then, a spider's bite granted the teenager incredible arachnid-like powers... -
![All-Star Superman, Vol. 2 by Grant Morrison]()
All-Star Superman, Vol. 2 by Grant Morrison
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIn this follow-up to the award-winning All-Star Superman, the Man of Steel goes toe-to-toe with Bizarro, his oddball twin, and the new character Zibarro, also from the Bizarro planet...
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