She's hidden in the shadows too long and now it's time to step into the spotlight! But will the melancholic vampiress Dee find her dark prince charming? Or will the shadowvamps, mad scientists, Vampire weddings, Anti-Cthulu and Vampire-Slaying Fashion-Conscious Ninja-Girls destroy her first? Collecting the popular limited series by writer/artist Dann!

With a new power at his command, Kevin Jason (Bolt) goes to visit his grandparents, who he has never met before, in the hope that they might be able to help him better understand the source of his new power. But it soon turns out that enemies from his grandparents' past have come back to get revenge for the crimes committed against them. Not only that, but Kevin's grandparents have a mysterious agenda of their own that seems to involve Kevin in a way he cannot understand, but must if he is going to survive. Now Kevin must find out the truth of his grandparents and his family before their enemies catch them. If Kevin fails, then the secrets of his family will be lost forever. KEYWORDS: superhero action fiction, superhero fantasy, superhero fiction novel, superhero science fiction, superhero scifi, superhero young adult, superhero city, superhero books, superhero action, superhero books for kids, superheroes, cool superheroes, action adventure books, superhero action adventure books, action adventure fiction, superhero action adventure fiction, young adult action adventure, action adventure young adult

When Kevin Jason's worst enemy steals his powers from him, Kevin and his parents go into hiding under government protection as Kevin's enemy relentlessly hunts them down. But Kevin cannot hide forever. With his nemesis stealing more powers and growing stronger ever day, Kevin must find a way to regain his own powers in time to stop his enemy before he grows too powerful to stop. Yet regaining his stolen powers appears to be an impossible task until Kevin learns of someone who might be able to help. But the method that Kevin wants to use may either give him his powers back ... or kill him outright. KEYWORDS: superhero action fiction, superhero fantasy, superhero fiction novel, superhero science fiction, superhero scifi, superhero young adult, superhero city, superhero books, superhero action, superhero books for kids, superheroes, cool superheroes, action adventure books, superhero action adventure books, action adventure fiction, superhero action adventure fiction, young adult action adventure, action adventure young adult

Nina Hallet is a regular schoolgirl just trying to make her way through her teenage years. She goes to school. She does her homework. She swims. One of Nina's dreams is to swim very, very fast. When that dream comes true, Nina Hallet's world is turned upside down. Nothing she has learned - from school, from swimming or from her parents - has prepared her for the role of international sporting celebrity. But as her list of achievements is dwarfed by mounting expectations, Nina funds herself struggling to satisfy, not just herself, but a nation hungry for heroes. When the dream becomes a nightmare, Nina begins to learn the lessons that will truly set her up for life. An exhilarating and joyful novel about finding your place in the world.

Lucky Linderman didn't ask for his life. He didn't ask his grandfather not to come home from the Vietnam War. He didn't ask for a father who never got over it. He didn't ask for a mother who keeps pretending their dysfunctional family is fine. And he didn't ask to be the target of Nader McMillan's relentless bullying, which has finally gone too far. But Lucky has a secret--one that helps him wade through the daily mundane torture of his life. In his dreams, Lucky escapes to the war-ridden jungles of Laos--the prison his grandfather couldn't escape--where Lucky can be a real man, an adventurer, and a hero. It's dangerous and wild, and it's a place where his life just might be worth living. But how long can Lucky keep hiding in his dreams before reality forces its way inside? Michael L. Printz Honor recipient A.S. King's smart, funny and boldly original writing shines in this powerful novel about learning to cope with the shrapnel life throws at you and taking a stand against it.

BODY AND SOUL The song. That’s what London constable and sorcerer’s apprentice Peter Grant first notices when he examines the corpse of Cyrus Wilkins, part-time jazz drummer and full-time accountant, who dropped dead of a heart attack while playing a gig at Soho’s 606 Club. The notes of the old jazz standard are rising from the body—a sure sign that something about the man’s death was not at all natural but instead supernatural. Body and soul—they’re also what Peter will risk as he investigates a pattern of similar deaths in and around Soho. With the help of his superior officer, Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale, the last registered wizard in England, and the assistance of beautiful jazz aficionado Simone Fitzwilliam, Peter will uncover a deadly magical menace—one that leads right to his own doorstep and to the squandered promise of a young jazz musician: a talented trumpet player named Richard “Lord” Grant—otherwise known as Peter’s dear old dad.

Bahar, is a teenage Iranian girl whose name means Spring, Bahar is living and growing up in modern Tehran, where hijab is mandatory. when Her boyfriend is killed in the student uprisingagainst the government. To protect her, she is sent to study in Allahabad university. In India, she makes friends with students from different states, becomes a ninja fighter, helps to catch Iranian drug smugglers in Sidney Australia, Bahar and collegemates trek up the chamoli hills to search for their missing friend Adventures of the Iranian girl Bahar are like the flight of piegons in the blue bright sky free and unrestrained.

Watch out, Swiss misses and misters -- the Spy Girls are hitting the slopes! The disappearance of a hot young rock star has been linked to a bizarre international conspiracy -- and the secret may be hiding in the remote, snow-covered mountains of Switzerland. Their base of operations, a glamorous ski resort, has Jo, Caylin, and Theresa so stoked they can barely keep their minds on their mission. Will all play and no work lead to a tragic end for the Spy Girls?

Arc, Arianne, Chiyome, and Goemon voyage to the southern continent in pursuit of Arc's newest culinary obsession: chili peppers! But when a dark figure from Chiyome's past returns to haunt her, and a nightmarish demon lays siege to a human city before the group's eyes, the skeleton knight and his crew realize they might have bitten off more than they can chew.