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After negotiating with the queen of the underworld for ten days aboveground, teenage bruja Ren sets out to save her friends and put the Lords of Night back to sleep forever, all without the help of her shadow magic and time rope. "Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the breathtaking finale to J. C. Cervantes's Maya-inspired Shadow Bruja duology, in which Ren makes a bargain for her life. Shadow bruja Ren Santiago was relentlessly pursued by...

With some extra magic and the power of friendship, Artemis and Orion help each other on their respective quests. ''Artemis and Orion help each other on their quests in this twelfth Little Goddess Girls story—part of the Aladdin QUIX line! Artemis is on the final quest to bring the last missing jewel—a diamond—back to Zeus. She ends up in the Forest of Lost and Found, where she meets a young hunter named Orion. He's looking for something, too:...

In order to steal the Midnight Drum and free her powerful grandmother, twelve-year-old vampire Serwa deceptively collaborates with her rival Declan, a Slayer, but joining forces compels Serwa to confront truths about herself she has tried hard to deny. Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the highly anticipated sequel to Rosanne A. Brown's explosive novel about a preteen vampire slayer, inspired by Ghanaian folklore. "Rosie writes her characters...

"Inspired by Hispanic folklore, legends, and myths from the Iberian Peninsula and Central and South America, this fourth book in the Charlie Hernández series follows Charlie as he travels back in time to save the Land of the Living. Charlie has received a letter from the Land of the Dead—a dire warning from his grandmother concerning his (and the rest of La Liga’s) impending demise. He doesn’t have much to go on, but according to the letter,...

"Vuelve Percy Jackson, el protagonista estrella de Rick Riordan Por una vez, Percy Jackson no debe preocuparse por salvar el mundo. En esta ocasi��n tiene una tarea mucho m��s dif��cil: entrar en la universidad. La Universidad de Nueva Roma pide cartas de recomendaci��n de tres dioses para acceder, as�� que... s��: Percy tendr�� que llevar a cabo nuevas misiones para conseguirlas. Primera misi��n: el copero de los dioses,...

"A large-hearted reimagining of beloved all-American legends, this epic debut novel brings men of myth Paul Bunyan and John Henry alive like never before, teaming up for an adventure quest with deeper interrogations of race, class, and industrialization.When we first meet Paul Bunyan-legendary larger-than-life lumberjack and classic figure from American mythology-he is still just a man, and one down on his luck. With a load of family debts on his...

When San Francisco adults forget who they are and mysterious exotic birds flock to the city, twelve-year-old Winston Chu and friends team up to investigate the strange occurrences and face off against Mr. Pang's older magpie-turned-human brother, Mr. Gu. "Twelve-year-old Winston Chu has already rescued his sister, saved the moon's qi, and kicked Mr. Pang's sorry magpie-turned-human butt to the curb—but now he's about to face an even bigger problem:...

"Exiled to a far-flung island after being abused by powerful Gods, Medusa has little company other than the snakes that adorn her head instead of hair. Haunted by the memories of a life before everything was stolen from her, she has no choice but to make peace with her present: she is Medusa the Monster. But when the charmed and beautiful Perseus arrives on the island, her lonely existence is blown open, unleashing desire, love--and betrayal."--