Before the fairy tale. Before Cinderella met her prince. Before she ever put her foot into that glass slipper... There was Esmerelda. A fairy godmother living an isolated life in the mountains until a baby is left on her doorstep and changes everything. This prequel novel answers fan questions from the novels Cinderella's Dress and Cinderella's Shoes. Since the prequel is filled with spoilers, you may want to read the other two books first, and...

Taran is the Chief of his tribe, the Skulks. All his life, he's wanted to venture north across the sea to visit the closed-off island at the top of the world. Even though his tribe has been decimated by foreign disease, he can't resist the opportunity to visit the mythical island. Lunate is the Crusader of his nation, Astria. It doesn't matter to him that Astria has become the joke and punching bag of its neighbors. On his travels with Taran, he...

Read along with Marvel! When the Frost Giants try to bury New York under a blizzard, Spider-Man, the Hulk, Iron Man, and Thor team up to save the day. Follow along with the word-for-word narration as the heroes-along with the citizens of New York-give the Frost Giants a taste of their own medicine!

Serena's been hurt before, but not like this. He had gone too far this time, and she knew it. When she sets out on her own, she's unsettled by the ominous noises that seem to follow her. Scratches and huffs that couldn't have been made by any animal she had ever heard of. With wonder, she discovers the noises are not the stuff of nightmares, but a baby dragon. And along with it, an intriguing dragon rider named Carryn.While Serena begins training...

E. T. meets How to Train Your Dragon in this middle grade fantasy trilogy that's fun for the whole family. Eighth graders discover a dragon egg on the beach, a unicorn in their pasture, and follow Bigfoot through the portal the creatures have come through--along with a government agent and a poacher who's after all the magic he can accumulate.Included in this complete set is Karlie's short story, An Unexpected Weapon. The Myth Coast Adventures...

This enchantingly illustrated natural history of fairies, compiled in the 1920s by the botanist Professor Elsie Arbour for her niece, is now unveiled for readers of today. Featuring a gold foil—embossed cloth cover, a ribbon marker and sprayed gold edges, this gorgeous volume is filled with colourful sketches and precise notes detailing the secret life of fairies and their important role in the natural world. Inside, you will discover the wide...

There's nothing wrong with Wilma Sturtz. She's perfectly nice. But nobody cares about nice at Claverford, her middle school. Wilma is left out, forgotten, ignored -- until she meets an extraordinary old lady who grants a wish: for Wilma to be the most popular kid in school. Presto! Everything changes. Now Wilma has more best friends than she can keep track of and forty dates to the Graduation Night Dance; and someone is writing her love poetry. What...

A thrilling new middle grade fantasy from Texas Bluebonnet Award winner Joel Ross. Packed with adventure and humor and filled with goblins, royals, and magic, this is a tale of unlikely heroes who embark on a daring quest. Boot boy Ji is tired of scrubbing soles and untangling shoelaces. He doesn't want to bow and scrape. All he wants is freedom-for himself and his friends. He decides to risk everything for a chance to accompany a young nobleman...

Fans of the New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series won't want to miss this all-new story set in the dangerous world of dragons. Thousands of years before the dragonets of destiny were hatched, another destiny began ...Foeslayer the NightWing and Prince Arctic of the IceWings are legendary. According to the myths, before they became the parents of Pyrrhia's most infamous dragon, Darkstalker, Foeslayer and the NightWings kidnapped an IceWing...

Frannie is thrilled to be away from her overprotective mother and ready to dive into her studies at Rune Academy, where young necromancers like her are trained. But her excitement is short-lived when she discovers a ghostly problem in the Academy graveyard. Emma, a long-buried witch, seeks Frannie's help to return to the land of the living and attend school like a normal girl. With the support of her best friends, Chloe, Amy, and Hayden, Frannie sets...