"In the Nether, a realm shrouded in danger and mystery, Kai is a boy unlike any other. While his peers revel in physical pursuits and athletic prowess, Kai finds solace and joy within the pages of books. His love for reading knows no bounds, transporting him to realms of adventure and imagination far beyond the harsh realities of his own world. But Kai's peaceful existence is shattered when his town becomes the target of relentless attacks from a mysterious villain hailing from the overworld, Earth. With each assault, the threat grows more ominous, leaving the inhabitants of the Nether in a constant state of fear and uncertainty. In the face of danger, Kai and his older brother, a skilled athlete, are thrust into a new role as defenders of their realm. Forced to set aside their differences, they embark on a journey of training and preparation, honing their skills in military tactics and combat to protect their town and those they hold dear. As they delve deeper into the secrets of their world and the identity of their elusive adversary, Kai and his brother uncover long-buried truths that challenge everything they thought they knew. With each revelation, they draw closer to the heart of the mystery, risking everything to uncover the truth and safeguard their home from imminent peril. Join Kai and his brother on an epic adventure of courage, resilience, and determination in a world where the line between reality and fantasy blurs, and the fate of an entire realm hangs in the balance." Prepare to embark on an exhilarating adventure inspired by the captivating worlds of Pokémon and Minecraft! In this thrilling tale, join Kai, a boy from the Nether who discovers a hidden strength within himself as he faces off against mysterious villains and defends his realm. With echoes of Pokémon's camaraderie and Minecraft's boundless creativity, this story weaves together the excitement of epic battles and the wonder of exploration. Get ready to journey into a world where imagination knows no bounds and friendship reigns supreme!

Ian Dunai is trapped in the only maze an arch-decemancer can't escape. Time. Only 1% of the population is blessed with magic affinity at birth. Fewer still have high enough affinities to rule. Ian's decemancy eclipses all, granting him ultimate control over Death. He conquers cities with a thought and turns them into ruins with a gesture. But overwhelming power isn't enough to escape the time loop or reveal its purpose. When Ian discovers a critical clue that he missed years ago, escape is finally at his fingertips. Little does he know, he's been stuck on layer one.

Losing everything is a chance to start again, having nothing is a chance to build something. An exile from his home, and an exile within her own tribe, Archos and Ayente stand at a great crossroads in both their lives. When your own betray you, there is no choice but to place your trust in the strangest of strangers and hope for the best.

Typhoeus is a dragon. To the humans hunting him, he is nothing more than a monster. A mindless beast to be killed for levels and glory. To him, adventurers are not that much better. Exiled from his home due to a trait on his status, and so very tired of killing adventurers on a near daily basis, Typhoeus decides to seek refuge hidden amongst the cowed remnants of humanity that populate this world. Armed with a millennium of mystical knowledge, and a powerful new skill that lets him take on the guise of a completely average human woman, the dragon must decide if he can be more than just the words on his status as he is flung headfirst into a life of romance and adventure. This is his story. A QUEER ROMANTIC FANTASY / EPIC ACTION & ADVENTURE / LITRPG GENRE MASHUP!

New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson’s funny, heartbreaking, and utterly romantic tale gets a great new cover! Ginny Blackstone never thought she’d spend her summer vacation backpacking across Europe. But that was before she received the first little blue envelope from Aunt Peg. This letter was different from Peg’s usual letters for two reasons: 1. Peg had been dead for three months. 2. The letter included $1000 cash for a passport and a plane ticket. Armed with instructions for how to retrieve twelve other letters Peg wrote—twelve letters that tell Ginny where she needs to go and what she needs to do when she gets there—Ginny quickly finds herself swept away in her first real adventure. Traveling from London to Edinburgh to Amsterdam and beyond, Ginny begins to uncover stories from her aunt’s past and discover who Peg really was. But the most surprising thing Ginny learns isn’t about Peg . . . it’s about herself. Everything about Ginny will change this summer, and it’s all because of the 13 little blue envelopes. Look for the sequel, The Last Little Blue Envelope!

It's Amanda's 11th birthday and she is super excited---after all, 11 is so different from 10. But from the start, everything goes wrong. The worst part of it all is that she and her best friend, Leo, with whom she's shared every birthday, are on the outs and this will be the first birthday they haven't shared together. When Amanda turns in for the night, glad to have her birthday behind her, she wakes up happy for a new day. Or is it? Her birthday seems to be repeating iself. What is going on?! And how can she fix it? Only time, friendship, and a little luck will tell. . .

"Splendid and important... Scientifically rigorous and written with a clarity and candor that create a gripping tale... [Böhme's] account of the history of Europe's lost apes is imbued with the sweat, grime, and triumph that is the lot of the fieldworker, and carries great authority." —Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books In this "fascinating forensic inquiry into human origins" (Kirkus STARRED Review), a renowned paleontologist takes readers behind-the-scenes of one of the most groundbreaking archaeological digs in recent history. Somewhere west of Munich, paleontologist Madelaine Böhme and her colleagues dig for clues to the origins of humankind. What they discover is beyond anything they ever imagined: the twelve-million-year-old bones of Danuvius guggenmosi make headlines around the world. This ancient ape defies prevailing theories of human history—his skeletal adaptations suggest a new common ancestor between apes and humans, one that dwelled in Europe, not Africa. Might the great apes that traveled from Africa to Europe before Danuvius's time be the key to understanding our own origins? All this and more is explored in Ancient Bones. Using her expertise as a paleoclimatologist and paleontologist, Böhme pieces together an awe-inspiring picture of great apes that crossed land bridges from Africa to Europe millions of years ago, evolving in response to the challenging conditions they found. She also takes us behind the scenes of her research, introducing us to former theories of human evolution (complete with helpful maps and diagrams), and walks us through musty museum overflow storage where she finds forgotten fossils with yellowed labels, before taking us along to the momentous dig where she and the team unearthed Danuvius guggenmosi himself—and the incredible reverberations his discovery caused around the world. Praise for Ancient Bones: "Readable and thought-provoking. Madelaine Böhme is an iconoclast whose fossil discoveries have challenged long-standing ideas on the origins of the ancestors of apes and humans." —Steve Brusatte, New York Times-bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs "An inherently fascinating, impressively informative, and exceptionally thought-provoking read." —Midwest Book Review "An impressive introduction to the burgeoning recalibration of paleoanthropology." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Read along with Disney! A series of wacky mix-ups lead everyone to think there's a unicorn loose in Hot Dog Hills, and Daisy will stop at nothing until she finds her favorite animal of all time. But even though the "unicorn" turns out to be a lost pony, true believers will know that unicorns are still out there!

Join the Disney Princesses and their noble companions on their greatest adventures yet! Join Belle as she finds a friend for Philippe, go on a wild ride with Merida, compete in the Polo Games with Jasmine- and more! Each story is the ideal length to be read aloud in five minutes, perfect for bedtime, story time or anytime! Complete your collection with best-selling, fan favorites! 5-Minute Disney Princess Stories 5-Minute Furry Friends Disney Bedtime Favorites Storybook Collection Disney Princess Storybook Collection 5-Minute Snuggle Stories 5-Minute Disney Pixar Stories 5-Minute Star Wars Stories And much more!