Seventeen-year-old Claire Takata unearths a terrifying secret about her deceased father's yakuza past, thrusting her into a deadly race to protect her loved ones and her own life from a legacy she never knew existed.
In a whimsical 1950s Japanese countryside, two sisters discover a world of benevolent forest spirits, including the magnificent Totoro, who guides them through magical adventures and the challenges of their mother's illness.
Transported from Japan to America as an ambassador of friendship, a doll named Miss Kanagawa chronicles her journey through the Great Depression, the lives she touches, and the poignant mystery of her missing sister dolls.
Haunted by an accidental death and the silent weight of his secret, a teenage skateboarder grapples with confessing or escaping the chilling consequences of a night at Paranoid Park.
In Zimbabwe's lawless Matobo Hills, Martine and Ben must face witch doctors, elusive leopards, and treacherous poachers to solve a royal treasure's mystery and save the world's rarest big cat, all while their friendship is tested.
To save their homeland from a creeping darkness, Rye and his friends must brave the treacherous trials of the Third Door, a realm where shadows hold ancient secrets and courage is their only shield.
Armed with magical glasses that reveal everyone's thoughts, a shy aspiring writer must decide if she'll use her new insight to finally step into the spotlight or remain the perpetual understudy in her own unfolding fairy tale.
A grieving boy in 13th-century China finds perilous freedom and unexpected fame soaring as a human kite for a traveling circus, only to discover his aerial escape might be a pawn in a treacherous plot.
During an idyllic summer in small-town Connecticut, fifteen-year-old Macey Clare uncovers a decades-old arson and confronts her community's hidden prejudice, forcing her to choose between silence and the truth.
In a world ravaged by a rabies-like plague, a rebellious teen and her dog, Jack, are humanity's last hope as her estranged scientist father races to find a cure.
A Border collie puppy, taken from his life as a sheepdog, goes on a difficult journey through many names and struggles, always longing for the flock and a real home.
On the run from an abusive home, sixteen-year-old Billy finds an unexpected family and first love in an abandoned train carriage, showing that good things often arrive in unexpected places.
Haunted by a magical skull that forces him to speak only the truth, a compulsive liar named Charlie must navigate a world that no longer believes a word he says, even when he's finally being honest.
A goth named Ebony navigates forbidden love with Draco Malfoy, telekinetic Voldemort commands, and time-traveling seduction to save the Dark Lord's soul.
Armed with a romance writer's phrase book and a fierce commitment to truth, Kate Bjorkman chronicles her authentic, messy, and utterly swoon-worthy love story, proving reality can be more compelling than fiction.
A sixteen-year-old with a hidden eating disorder finds that new love can't silence her inner struggles; only family and a devoted boyfriend can help her reclaim her life.
A super-fan's obsession with a reclusive author's unpublished manuscripts leads to a decades-long game of cat and mouse after a young boy finds the hidden literary treasure.
Trapped in a family of perfectionists who misunderstand her, a young girl named Ant spins a web of lies, her only confidant a dog named Pistachio, until a perceptive teacher offers a lifeline to the truth.
Stranded in California after a lifetime on an isolated island, Sky navigates a world of strange technology and hidden truths, desperate to reunite with her lost love River and uncover the reality behind their past.
A determined dog who flunks out of service school finds his true purpose (and his person) by learning to love and support a boy with autism in ways he never trained for.
Margo Lanagan's "Black Juice" takes readers into unsettling, darkly magical worlds that reveal primal desires and hidden monstrousness, showing the powerful, often terrifying essence of humanity.
In 1975 Hawaii, a scout troop's beach camping trip turns into a fight for survival against a tsunami and earthquake, forcing two feuding boys to unite and discover leadership.
A thirteen-year-old basketball player and her cheerleading sister face a moral challenge when steroids appear, forcing them to confront the real cost of 'boosting' their game and the integrity of their competitive world.
In a monster-besieged city, two best friends aiming for comfortable futures are instead conscripted into the perilous Adventurers Guild, becoming the last line of defense against otherworldly beasts and uncovering a conspiracy that threatens their entire world.
