This is the inaugural volume of a new series of picture books starring Babu the Water Buffalo, a young hero who gets involved in all sorts of adventures while learning about life and growing up in India. Meet Malla the … Continue reading
Prequel to Nina Kiriki Hoffman’s previous books, Red Heart of Memories and Past the Size of Dreaming, A Stir of Bones can be read as a stand-alone with no problems at all. The year is 1981, and 14 year old … Continue reading
When Tria is invited to attend the prestigious Lesley Simonton School for the Magically Gifted in the land of Arucadi, she has no way of knowing what to expect. It’s supposed to be the best place in the land for … Continue reading
Samuel Lambert is an American sharpshooter and adventurer. Jane Brailsford is an English lady with a talent for defying propriety while maintaining her dignity. An unlikely pair, they’re thrown together by unusual circumstances when a secret military project being conducted … Continue reading
Artemis Fowl is a millionaire and criminal genius, at the tender age of twelve. With his father missing and his mother ill, it’s up to him to keep the family going, and he has some distinctly unusual views on how … Continue reading
In this beautifully-told coming-of-age story, Cerinthe Gale stands at a crossroads in her life. She’s traveled from her far-off home of the isle of Normost to the royal island of Faranor, where she will audition to join the royal school … Continue reading
Trevor Blake possesses magical gifts like few others in his home village. Because of his abilities to move things with his mind, communicate over long distances, and conjure items, he’s distrusted and feared, forbidden to use his powers by his … Continue reading
It’s culture clash and culture shock, as two worlds collide in this Starscape reprint of Hoover’s 1981 book. It’s the far future, and mankind has taken to the stars. The spaceship Kekule is on a mission of exploration, seeking out … Continue reading
Taking place in an alternate London where magicians rule through the power of the spirits they summon from beyond, one young man’s desire for revenge entangles him in the heart of a conspiracy aimed at the highest levels of power. … Continue reading
If anyone can take the common themes of a story and turn them inside out, it’s Terry Pratchett, best known for his long-running Discworld series. In this book, he takes the classic Pied Piper story, and takes it where it’s … Continue reading
