John "Spud" Milton takes his first hilarious steps toward manhood
in this delicious, laugh-out-loud boarding school romp, full of
midnight swims, raging hormones, and catastrophic holidays that
will leave the entire family in hysterics and thirsty for more.
The highly anticipated third book in #1 New York Times
bestselling author Sabaa Tahir's EMBER QUARTET.
Beyond the Martial Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger.
Helene Aquilla, the Blood Shrike, is desperate to protect her sister's life and the lives of everyone in the Empire.
Beyond the Martial Empire and within it, the threat of war looms ever larger.
Helene Aquilla, the Blood Shrike, is desperate to protect her sister's life and the lives of everyone in the Empire.
He came. He saw. He conquered. Julius Caesar was a force to be
reckoned with as a savvy politician, an impressive orator, and a
brave soldier. Born in Rome in 100 BC, he quickly climbed the
ladder of Roman politics, making allies--and enemies--along the
way.
Riley, an orphan boy living in Victorian London, has achieved his
dream of becoming a renowned magician, the Great Savano. He owes
much of his success to Chevie, a seventeen-year-old FBI agent who
traveled from the future in a time pod and helped him defeat his
murderous master, Albert Garrick.
Young FBI agent Chevie Savano arrives back in modern-day London
after a time-trip to the Victorian age, to find the present very
different from the one she left. Europe is being run by a Facsist
movement known as the Boxites, who control their territory through
intimidation and terror.
This reimagining of the Robin Hood legend tells the story of the
young boy behind the bandit hero's rise to fame.
Will Shackley is the son of a lord, and though just thirteen, he’s led a charmed, protected life and is the heir to Shackley House, while his father is away on the Third Crusade with King Richard the Lionheart.
Will Shackley is the son of a lord, and though just thirteen, he’s led a charmed, protected life and is the heir to Shackley House, while his father is away on the Third Crusade with King Richard the Lionheart.
In Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl, Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay,
the whole world is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is
her life—and she’s really good at it. She and her twin
sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when
they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother
leaving.
Riley, a teen orphan boy living in Victorian London, has
had the misfortune of being apprenticed to Albert Garrick, an
illusionist who has fallen on difficult times and now uses his
unique conjuring skills to gain access to victims' dwellings.
An dazzlingly inventive novel about modern family, from the
author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the
Night-time
The set-up of Mark Haddon's brilliant new novel is simple. Richard, a wealthy doctor, invites his estranged sister Angela and her family to join his for a week at a vacation home in the English countryside.
The set-up of Mark Haddon's brilliant new novel is simple. Richard, a wealthy doctor, invites his estranged sister Angela and her family to join his for a week at a vacation home in the English countryside.
The prodigiously talented Jim Crace has returned with a new
novel that explores the complexities of love and violence
with a scenario that juxtaposes humor and
human aspiration.
British jazzman Leonard Lessing spent a memorable yet unsuccessful few days in Austin, Texas, trying to seduce a woman he fancied.
British jazzman Leonard Lessing spent a memorable yet unsuccessful few days in Austin, Texas, trying to seduce a woman he fancied.
In this extraordinary novel, Karen Maitland delivers a dazzling
reinterpretation of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales—an
ingenious alchemy of history, mystery, and powerful human
drama.
The year is 1348. The Black Plague grips the country.
The year is 1348. The Black Plague grips the country.
The lord of Laughter, the Monarch of Mirth–if only the
bumbling 17-year-old Sebastian Darke could be a successful jester
like his father. The problem is Sebastian’s not funny. But
after his father’s death, with no choice but to beg in the
streets, the half-human, half-elf teen sets off with Max, his
father’s slightly cynical Buffalope, to offer his services as
a jester to King Septimus of Keladon.