Adult World

What if your town was sliding underwater, and everyone was ordered to pack up and leave? How would you and your friends spend your last days together? While the adults plan for the future, box up their possessions, and find new places to live, Keeley Hewitt and her friends decide to go out with a bang.

With the amulet still stuck around her neck, Addie must outwit her powerful captors who will do anything to get to the power held within the ancient artifact. If they find out she doesn't know how to use it, she's dead.

Raphael the Dragon Magus has resurrected his father. In doing so, he has given new life to a dead dragon. But his adventures are only beginning. Raphael will have to venture into foreign territory to face an army of ogres and goblins, in the hopes of resurrecting another dead dragon. All the while, Raphael will have to grow stronger. There are more Draconic Braziers to light, spells to learn, and friends to make. Join Raphael and the Hell Drakes as they go against seemingly insurmountable odds and delve deeper into the mystery of dragonkind.

Lora Mersha-Moore is a bundle of nerves. Running the sci-fi club booth at the middle school festival should be easy, but today is the day she asks her best friend to the dance. With every step precisely planned, she still worries about everything that can go wrong. But there's one problem she never considered—ALIEN ABDUCTION.

With only a yellowing photograph in hand, a young man—also named Jonathan Safran Foer—sets out to find the woman who might or might not have saved his grandfather from the Nazis. Accompanied by an old man haunted by memories of the war, an amorous dog named Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior, and the unforgettable Alex, a young Ukrainian translator who speaks in a sublimely butchered English, Jonathan is led on a quixotic journey over a devastated landscape and into an unexpected past.

Aging in the Digital Era: Empowering Seniors in a Rapidly Changing World is your practical, encouraging guide to thriving in today's fast-moving technology landscape. Written with warmth, humor, and wisdom, this book offers real-world solutions to help seniors connect, create, and stay safe online—without feeling overwhelmed or left behind. Inside, you'll discover how to: Master essential digital skills like email, video calling, and safe internet browsing Protect yourself from online scams, frauds, and identity theft Build rich social connections through Facebook, Zoom, and virtual ...

In the wild and unforgiving Scottish Highlands, the McAlister sisters—Catriona, Elspeth, Isla, and Moira—live lives of privilege and expectation. But when four mysterious brothers arrive at their estate, love, deception, and betrayal begin to unravel everything they’ve ever known. Catriona’s stolen moments with Aiden threaten to expose a dangerous secret. Elspeth’s heart battles against duty as she falls for a man who may be using her. Isla’s desire for Callum burns too bright to stay hidden, but one misstep could destroy them both. And Moira? She’s caught in a game she ...

Katie earns all A’s at her private high school, and she’s a figure-skating star. The only problem is she sometimes has trouble with her jumps. That’s when Mom orders Katie to work harder and use “mind over matter". Every day Katie spends long hours practicing at the ice rink, then hurries home to study. Sometimes, she just wants to get away from all the pressure. Then an alarming thing happens: when she falls and cuts herself, she discovers a secret way to stop this scary, out-of-control feeling....

Megan Crewe has received both critical accolades and popular acclaim for her young adult novels. The Way We Fall launches a new series featuring 16-year-old Kaelyn, whose island community is quarantined after the outbreak of a deadly virus. Before long, people begin to turn against each other as they fight for dwindling supplies. Remarkably, in the midst of this chaos, Kaelyn discovers both an unlikely ally and a surprising love interest. And with prospects for survival growing dimmer with each passing moment, she will need all the help she can get.

Eden has a secret: She has the ability to see and enter others’ dreams, a most inconvenient power when one is an outcast living in a magic-phobic village and yearning to fit in. When she accidentally exposes her powers, Eden discovers that her uncanny abilities connect her to the Dream World, home to the magical beings responsible for creating dreams and the first place Eden has felt she truly belongs.

I didn’t know we had a rival team until they moved in next door. “You’re invited to The Royal Games.” I only thought I knew how competitive the guys on my team were until we got the invitation. To make matters worse, our rival team has moved in next door to us. Confessions are made. Lines are drawn. As for me, I’m not sure I even have a place on my team anymore. The Royal Games are supposed to bring teams together, not tear them apart. But I’m stronger than they think. Nobody can run me off. At least… I hope not. The Cruel World is book 2 in the Spy Academy: The Royals Series....

Isa de Smit was raised in the vibrant, glittering world of her parents' small art gallery in Amsterdam, a hub of beauty, creativity, and expression, until the Nazi occupation wiped the color from her city's palette. The "degenerate" art of the Gallery de Smit is confiscated, the artists in hiding or deported, her best friend, Truus, fled to join the shadowy Dutch resistance. And masterpiece by masterpiece, the Nazis are buying and stealing her country's heritage. So when the unpaid taxes threaten her beloved but empty gallery, Isa decides to make the Nazis pay.

"Magic and other races really add to the magnificent story!" –Auburn, Vine Voice "Entertaining story of fascinating other realms." –Kirkus Reviews "Great dark fantasy!." –Kindle Reviwer Drawn kicking and screaming into a centuries-old war, can a woman on the brink of madness fulfill the realm's bloodiest prophecy? Crystalyn Creek is a tenacious survivor in her fading, hi-tech birth world. So when she spots a tome full of strange symbols at her otherwise mind-numbing job, she’s grateful for the distraction. But after her odd affinity for the book’s designs inadvertently opens a ...

Chloe Lukasiak believes that things happen for a reason. She knows that life would be easier without disappointments, bullying, and medical issues - but sometimes it takes challenges to inspire you to achieve big things. From her status as fan favourite on the US hit reality television show Dance Moms to her current life as a social media star with millions of fans, Chloe has found that self-acceptance and kindness are the key to getting over the rough spots in life and realising your passions.

Sommarlovet är äntligen över! Harry Potter har längtat tillbaka till sitt andra år på Hogwarts skola för häxkonster och trolldom. Men hur ska han stå ut med den omåttligt stroppige professor Lockman? Vad döljer Hagrids förflutna? Och vem är egentligen Missnöjda Myrtle? De verkliga problemen börjar när någon, eller något, förstenar den ena Hogwartseleven efter den andra. Är det Harrys fiende, Draco Malfoy, som ligger bakom? Eller är det den som alla på Hogwarts misstänker - Harry Potter själv?

Have you ever considered where you go when you dream? What if it is really true that when we dream, we could live another life? What price would you pay to go through the gate of dreams into that other life? Two teens travel to a dream world of awesome beauty and deadly peril. For Lamont Corazon, a 15-year-old novice dreamer, going through the gate is a chance to discover his true destiny. He is the opener of the gate and the obstacle to be overcome. Lamont witnessed how a young man went through the gate of dreams leaving behind a distraught young lady. But is it really true to fulfill that...

Disabled and rejected in her community, Sersha has never had a best friend. Until one day, a phoenix enters her world, tied to her heart in a way no one can break. Now, this great fiery beast has adopted her as his best friend and he wants to take her away from the world she’s known until now. But Sersha’s village is in trouble, and unless she can learn to work with her phoenix friend right now, they might both lose the future they were counting on.

I need to learn how to control my new magic — before it gets me killed. As the first ever Faerie Games player gifted with magic from the king of the gods — Jupiter — all eyes are on me. Especially since I won the first competition of the Games. Now I need to send three other players to fight in the Coliseum until one of them is dead. The two that survive will be gunning for me later. One player will win the Faerie Games and survive. The rest will die. I need to win. If that means getting close to Julian…then that’s exactly what I’m going to do.

From within the hopelessness and terror of China's Cultural Revolution, Dai Sijie has fashioned a beguiling and unexpected story about the resilience of the human spirit, the wonder of romantic awakening, and the magical power of storytelling. "An unexpected miracle," raves the Los Angeles Times Book Review, "a delicate, and often hilarious, tale."

Det sista sommarlovet från Hogwarts är snart slut och Harry Potter väntar otåligt på Privet Drive. Medlemmar ur Fenixorden ska komma och hämta honom och föra honom till en säker plats, utan att Voldemort och hans anhängare får reda på vart han tar vägen. Men när han väl kommit i säkerhet - vad ska han göra då? Hur ska Harry kunna utföra den livsfarliga och omöjliga uppgiften som professor Dumbledore har gett honom?