Magic Home

When a fortuneteller’s tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortuneteller’s mysterious answer (An elephant! An elephant will lead him there!) sets off a chain of events so remarkable, so impossible, that Peter can hardly dare to believe it. But it is - all of it - true.

Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home—until they find a secret place, walled off in an unfinished attic bedroom. A portal opens to another reality, Askí, bringing them onto frozen, barren grounds, where they meet Ochek (Fisher).

Elizabeth had always believed there was nothing more magical than the precious gift of love...even now in the heart of danger, she still believed it...she always would. After telling the story of Simon's magical cowboy ranch for more years than she cared to count, Elizabeth Fountaine wondered if there might be more to the fanciful fairy-tale than being an elaborate bedtime story to tell children. More than ever before, she very much needed for even just a small piece of the fairy-tale to be real. Kellyn had always loved Elias Stratton with all her heart and probably always would. She'd ...

Back in Bloor's Academy, Charlie's power takes on a new dimension. He meets a new gallery of characters, including Mr. Pilgrim's replacement, Tantalus Ebony, and the mysterious new student Joshua Tilpin, who appears to be magnetic. But not all is well. Billy has been adopted by the O'Gres, a child-hating couple, who carry with them a gray bag of oaths wherever they go, seducing Billy to sign an oath of obedience, before locking him up behind a force field in an odd place called The Passing House.

In the dead of night, a truck arrives in Slaughterville, a small town curiously named after its windowless slaughterhouse. Seven mysterious kids with suitcases step out of the vehicle and into an abandoned home on a dead-end street, looking over their shoulders to make sure they aren't noticed. But Ravani Foster covertly witnesses their arrival from his bedroom window. Timid and lonely, Ravani is eager to learn everything he can about his new neighbors: What secrets are they hiding? And most mysterious of all...where are the adults?

Anna lives with foster parents, a misfit with no friends, always on the outside of things. Then she is sent to Norfolk to stay with old Mr. and Mrs. Pegg, where she runs wild on the sand dunes and around the water. There is a house, the Marsh House, which she feels she recognizes - and she soon meets a strange little girl called Marnie, who becomes Anna's first ever friend. Then one day, Marnie vanishes. A new family, the Lindsays, move into the Marsh House.

Safe and out of the city, Mercy Reyes and the Martis clan are under the protection of witches. When the witch they trust is prohibited from harboring them, they must rely on one with questionable intentions. On the run from the hunters, the clan is moved to the mountains where the witches and werewolves have begun rebuilding an abandoned campground. The vampires are outnumbered and have only a few trusted allies among the mountain residents. In the midst of uncertainty, Mercy finds hope in a werewolf guard, Nick Sloan. Still living on a razor’s edge with her sire, Kat Price, Mercy thought...

Carrie Morgan ran from Woodsmoke ten years ago, and the decision has haunted her ever since. Spending a decade painting and drifting around Europe, she tries to forget her family’s legacy and the friends she left behind. But the Morgan women have always been able to harness the power of the mountains surrounding the town, and their spells—and curses—are sewn into the soil. The mountains, they say, never forget. Sure enough, when Carrie’s grandmother dies and leaves behind her dilapidated cottage, she returns to renovate—certain she will only be there for one winter.

The book "Caught by a Stranger" follows Ria's thrilling and mystical journey after she's transported from her home in Georgia to a mysterious location in Washington. She encounters a group of individuals with special powers, including Dr. Marcus, Nurse Clara, and Leo. As Ria tries to comprehend her new reality, she learns that these powers could be used on her, sparking her desire to escape. Her adventure deepens when she teams up with Ava, another young girl who has had her own eerie experiences involving a character named Mr. Hack and a chilling discovery at her new home. Together, Ria ...

Being a vampire has its perks. Recently turned Mercy Reyes has a new body, new powers, new confidence … and an incredibly annoying blood bond with her new sire. It has been fours days since Mercy awoke as Kat Price’s vampire fledgling. In that time, she’s been dragged on a dangerous mission to find her new clan, met supernatural beings, and gained some handy new powers. But, her new life is less than ideal. After a treacherous search, Kat and Mercy have finally found the rest of their clan, but the danger is far from over. A clan member with future sight alerts the group of a coming ...

In a world where animals no longer exist, twelve-year-old Kester Jaynes sometimes feels like he hardly exists either. Locked away in a home for troubled children, he's told there's something wrong with him. So when he meets a flock of talking pigeons and a bossy cockroach, Kester thinks he's finally gone crazy. But the animals have something to say. And they need him. The pigeons fly Kester to a wild place where the last creatures in the land have survived.

September has been crowned queen of Fairyland, but the kingdom is in chaos. The magic of a dodo egg has brought every king, queen, and marquess of Fairyland back to life, all with claims to the throne and their own plots and histories. In order to make sense of it all, and to save their friend from a job she doesn't want, A-Through-L and Saturday devise a Royal Race, a Monarchical Marathon, in which every would-be ruler will chase the Stoat of Arms across the nation, and the first to seize the poor beast will be crowned.

It’s springtime at Winterhouse, and Elizabeth is settling into the joyful chaos of her new home. But it isn’t long before she and Freddy are drawn into an ominous new mystery. Guests at the hotel start behaving oddly, and Elizabeth’s powers manifest in thrilling - sometimes frightening - new ways. As unnatural tremors shake the foundations of Winterhouse, Elizabeth hears cries for help from Gracella Winters, a villain she’d thought dead and gone for good.

Quick, Healthy, and Delicious Mediterranean meals. This cookbook brings you fast and flavorful recipes rooted in Mediterranean tradition - perfect for heart health, weight loss, and reducing inflammation. Enjoy easy meals, a special chapter with meat dishes, and timeless recipes that make healthy eating simple and satisfying.

Beauty can be deadly, especially for immortals. With one threat out of the way, Mercy Reyes finds herself in the clutches of another. Mercy and her sire, Kat Price, thought they would have a moment to breath after their last big showdown, but they were wrong. So wrong. Rowena King, a narcissist with corporate funding, will do anything to find out what makes vampires young forever. Unfortunately, Mercy and Kat will unwilling pay the price of her vanity, even if it kills them. Don't miss the sixth book and season 1 finale, "Gilded Cages," of "Vamp Tales," a paranormal/urban fantasy, short ...

Dominic Cantori is an orphan. Ashamed of his situation, Dominic avoids making friends for fear of exposing his terrible secret. One day on a class trip to Ellis Island, a tour guide asks everyone about their families. Immediately, Dominic flees from the class and hides in a closet, where he falls asleep for hours.

In a village in ancient Norway lives a boy named Odd, and he's had some very bad luck: His father perished in a Viking expedition; a tree fell on and shattered his leg; the endless freezing winter is making villagers dangerously grumpy. Out in the forest Odd encounters a bear, a fox, and an eagle - three creatures with a strange story to tell. Now Odd is forced on a stranger journey than he had imagined, a journey to save Asgard, city of the gods, from the Frost Giants who have invaded it.

From the creator of the Land of Elyon comes a riveting adventure set in an extraordinary satellite world—created as a refuge from a dying Earth—that begins to collapse and forever change the lives of its inhabitants.

Laughter is the best medicine and this comedy has the right dose. Joyce’s cooking is so bad that her husband and kids want to cut off their tongues to save themselves for the taste of her food. Joyce's husband, Gary, loves his football team more than he loves her. But they are not an entirely unhappy couple. They have five children. Twenty-one-year-old Fred, their eldest child, is a loafer who believes he will soon be a millionaire. He spends most of his time chasing his elusive dream. A gourmand, he is the only member of the family who enjoys Joyce’s cooking. Nineteen-year-old Nyasha ...

The Messenger’s game continues. Their fun is stymied only by Seigi’s own calming madness. Demons stir in the Wastes as every major power gathers for the Hero King’s second wedding. What type of chaos will ensue? Will the Messenger get the outcome they hope for or will the Twilight Kingdom’s peace be kept? All these questions and more will be answered in the penultimate volume of Isekai Monster.