The Orta, one of the founding member species of the League, may not be what they seem. Gabe Adon and his family must stop a mad scientist from destroying one of the League’s founding planets. Whether they’re fuzzy Orta or Fire Demons, can Gabe survive long enough to save them? If you like tech-heavy sci-fi, relatable characters, and stories of family and redemption, you’ll love Frank Carey’s Engine of Creation series. Buy Orta to see how Gabe solves the mystery of the Orta! **From the Author Welcome to the League of Planetary Systems! The League of Planetary System was founded in the not too distant future. Several planets in the Milky Way Galaxy joined together for trade and mutual protection. The League continues to grow and new planets petition for admittance. The citizens of the League represent many species including the ogre-like Goranthi, the insectoid Martok, and the felinoid Katalan. As advanced and diverse as the League is, it's problems are frighteningly familiar--corruption, murder, genocide. Frank and Jo Carey created the League as the setting for many of their science fictions tales which span genres from Frank's military science fiction and space opera to Jo's sci-fi adventure and sci-fi romance. The outer fringes of League space are still being explored and new planets continue to petition for membership. The League is part of a larger multiverse providing an endless supply of tales to be told. Each book and series set in the LPS can be read as a standalone, but each League book is given a League Tale Number which appears on the copyright page of the book. The League Tale Number indicates the order in which the book was published and, should anyone ever want to, the order in which the overall League Tales should be read.

It’s her last summer before going away to college and Fiona finds herself facing more than she bargained for: A boyfriend she doesn’t want who has a strange hold over her, a friend pushing her to expand her boundaries, and a new guy named Ted whose presence is more than a distraction.It’s her last summer before going away to college and Fiona finds herself facing more than she bargained for: A boyfriend she doesn’t want who has a strange hold over her, a friend pushing her to expand her boundaries, and a new guy named Ted whose presence is more than a distraction.If that isn’t enough, Fiona is being haunted with horrifying nightmares of burning at the stake—nightmares so real, she feels as though she’s losing her mid.Are they only dreams, or are they trying to warn her about this new guy she can’t help but want?

Little 7-year-old Lucian Gallager has to face reality when his mother goes missing. All he can do is hope that his friends and family will support him with whatever decides to happen...Account #2 of my Tales of Terrara Vikos story sagaA prequel to my Trials of Terrara Vikos series (hopefully coming soon)At seven years of age, Lucian Gallager is very mature for his age. Among the struggles with his budding crush on his tomboyish friend and his mother's disappearance, he must learn what it means to be strong for others, but also learn how to let others be strong for him.Account #2 of my Tales of Terrara Vikos story sagaCheck out the rest of the Tales of Terrara Vikos stories:Cross of Faith (#1)Blood on a Broken Hand (#3)Warped Destinies (#4)The Protektor's Reality: A Trials of Terrara Vikos prequel novel - Now available!A prequel to my Trials of Terrara Vikos series (hopefully coming soon)

Kipp Kindle and his two friends, Tobias Treachery and Cymphany Chan, are back defending their weird and wonderful town, Huggabie Falls. Something indescribable is making everyone worry that life might be more exciting if they lived in the neighbouring town of Near Huggabie Falls. Illustrated throughout by acclaimed Melbourne cartoonist Andrew Weldon, this is the hilarious conclusion to a beloved series.'Wonderfully weird and lots of fun!' Andy Griffiths on The Extremely Weird Thing that Happened in Huggabie Falls 'An inventive, engagingly offbeat tale.' Adelaide Advertiser on The Extremely Weird Thing that Happened in Huggabie Falls'The pages are packed with fun and action, and Cece manages to balance on the edge of clever-silliness...it's a laugh out loud, quirky, rollicking read.' CBCA Reading Time on The Extremely Weird Thing that Happened in Huggabie Falls 'Packed with twists,...

Follow the adventures of Spike the Dinosaur! This is an excellent read for early and beginning readers. Each story is full of adventure and excitement. Cute and bright illustrations for younger readers!These stories are great for quick bedtime stories and cute tales to be read aloud with friends and family!Are you looking for a children's book that is highly entertaining, great for beginning readers, and is jam-packed with stories, jokes, and more?Follow the adventures of Spike the Dinosaur! This is an excellent read for early and beginning readers. Each story is full of adventure and excitement. Cute and bright illustrations for younger readers!These stories are great for quick bedtime stories and cute tales to be read aloud with friends and family!- Excellent for early and beginning readers- Great for reading aloud with friends and family- Cute short stories that are great for a quick bedtime story- Funny and hilarious jokes for kidsThis books is especially great for traveling, waiting rooms, and read aloud at home.Story List & Activities:HatchingIt’s Time to Face ChargerThe EscapeNew FriendsMonstersDinosaur JokesYour child will be entertained for hours!

An exhilarating new series set in the great outdoors, from HOTEL FLAMINGO author Alex MilwayWelcome to Big Sky Mountain: a home for everyone!Rosa has come from the city to live with Grandma Nan in the wilds of Big Sky Mountain. And what surprises are in store for her! Grandma Nan is not exactly an ordinary grandma, and Big Sky Mountain is like nowhere Rosa has dreamed about before. Grandma Nan lives in an old wooden cabin with Albert the moose and Little Pig the pygmy owl, and spends every day out on adventures. From canoeing down rapids to making friends with the local animals, life never stays still for long on Big Sky Mountain!Rosa has a lot to learn, and when unexpected visitors to the mountain cause a bit of a ruckus, can she rise to the challenge, and be the mountain girl Grandma Nan needs her to be?

Billy's family has fallen on hard times, what with his da hospitalized after the war and his ma barely scraping by. But it's no hardship for him when there's not enough money to pay the tuition for Nativity of Our Lord, the private Catholic school everyone in his neighborhood attends. Billy's not big on education.When he transfers to James Ward, a Chicago public school, he finds out there's a big difference at public school: the kids aren't all Irish—in fact, they aren't even all white. It isn't long before Billy's found a new best friend in Foster, another fifth grader who also doesn't have any money, loves baseball, and just happens to be black. Billy is pretty sure skin color doesn't matter. Not when he and Foster are just horsing around, playing baseball, working on the docks of the canal, and building a raft at their secret hideout on Bridgeport's Bubbly Creek. But in the Red Summer of 1919, it does matter.

Gus gets lost in the woods in this fourth book in the QUIX series that's perfect for fans of the Critter Club series and Animal Planet's Amanda to the Rescue.Gus is used to being the big dog at Whiskers Down the Lane, but even he gets scared sometimes. After being frightened by a tiny rat, Gus takes off only to get lost in the woods! But he quickly realizes he's not alone—little Buttons has followed his furry friend. Can the two find their way back home?

In the northern kingdom of Illrycharra the world of a young peasant boy Saul is thrown into chaos and death that will set him upon the path to greatness.In the northern kingdom of Illrycharra the world of a young peasant boy Saul is thrown into chaos and death that will set him upon the path to greatness. In the Elven mountain city of Elrurith, Cuhullin, daughter of the Surlord struggles to escape her inevitable doom, as does Luithuilin, a prince of Lar Riocht, who has only known fear and rejection since birth. In the great city of Ystwryth, the pre-eminant power of the Dwarven Highlands, the power struggle between Owain, the High-King’s most trusted friend and Manawadyn, the High-King’s brutal and power-hungry son, is coming to a head, threatening to embroil of the Highlands into a bloody civil war. As events spiral out of control across the lands of the Elves, Dwarves and man a shadow is growing in the north. An ancient god is waking from his slumber and the Orlockan nations, the greatest of the Sakhm’Yvar, are once more flocking to his banner. In the backdrop of this coming struggle between good and evil lies a highly complex world of diverse peoples and kingdoms, each with their own unique culture, history and mythology.

The third and final book in a new trilogy of twisted fairy tales from New York Times bestselling author James Riley, set in the world of his popular Half Upon a Time series, that's perfect for fans of Fablehaven and Chris Colfer's A Tale of Magic series!Who doesn't love a good Happily Ever After? The Cursed City is now the Blessed City, with its residents' curses removed. Lena is now fully human, as are the rest of the giants, and together they live in peace with all the other humans in the city, all their differences now gone. And sure, Jin might have disappeared, but really, genie magic only caused trouble. At least, that's what the magic spell in Lena's head is telling her. But somewhere inside, she knows that this new world isn't right, that no real Happily Ever After would take her giant heritage from her...and that Jin is in danger. When things are at their darkest, can a single Spark light the way?

Dylan first discovered the beautiful Circle of Palms near the beach when he was 6 years old. His beloved grandmother would walk with him and teach him about the seasons and years of life by referring to the 88 palm trees that encircled the park as if they were friends at different stages in life. Dylan would never forget the Circle of Palms or the joy for life his grandmother so lovingly shared.Disillusionment can be a great motivator, and when the only way out is up Jet learns that friends can be found in the most unlikely of places: that a courier service is much more than delivering parcels and that diamonds are everyone's best friends.In the Company Wars Chronicles I have a character called Alan P. Ellis. Alan is portrayed as an arrogant and self-important writer, who is the author of a series of books about Jet Black. The idea was to depict Jet Black as a kind of Flash Gordon or Buck Rogers; the kind of over the top character that gets into fanciful and implausible situations. But as anyone who writes will know our characters sometimes refuse to act the way we intended them to, and it occurred to me long after I had introduced Alan that by making Jet into a far-fetched character gave me the opportunity to use a few what if situations I had at the back of my mind without taking the stories too seriously. Jet may have started as a joke, but it seems Alan has had the last laugh.

Freddy's favorite band is having a contest — make a video of their new song and win tickets and backstage passes to the concert! There's going to be so much competition, though. Freddy definitely needs help from his friends, and maybe even ... his sister?

Book 4 in the Masterpiece Adventures chapter book series featuring Marvin the beetle and his best friend, James.James's father, Karl, and Christina, his friend from the museum, are getting married! James is the ring bearer and he is excited but also nervous. He loves Christina yet he is worried about losing his dad to a different family and a different life. And what if, at the wedding, James drops the ring? His beetle best friend Marvin promises to help him, but Marvin ends up with an even more critical job when something goes wrong. Will the whole wedding be ruined? Not if Marvin and James and Elaine can help it.This young chapter book for emergent readers captures the miniature world and friendship of Marvin the beetle and James. Complete with charming illustrations on every page by Kelly Murphy.A Christy Ottaviano Book