A lonely boy tells stories to the creatures in the forest, and yearns for adventure. A lonely dragon hides outside his window to listen. Neither of them knows his true identity. Neither suspects his destiny or the battles ahead. Come meet the boy and the dragon, two kings, evil warlords, a good sorceror, more dragons, and a dog named Leif who saves a castle!

From “brilliant commentator on the pressing issues and leading ideas of our time” (Ted Gioia) Jared Henderson, a powerful argument that a life of the mind is essential to our humanityFor the ancient philosophers, a life worth living was spent in contemplation of higher ideas that challenged the intellect and nourished the spirit. Our modern world, in contrast, rewards pointless busyness with endless consumption and entertainment. What is lost when we abandon these ...

From “brilliant commentator on the pressing issues and leading ideas of our time” (Ted Gioia) Jared Henderson, a powerful argument that a life of the mind is essential to our humanityFor the ancient philosophers, a life worth living was spent in contemplation of higher ideas that challenged the intellect and nourished the spirit. Our modern world, in contrast, rewards pointless busyness with endless consumption and entertainment. What is lost when we abandon these ...

Middle grade fiction: A lonely boy tells stories to the creatures in the forest, and yearns for adventure. A lonely dragon hides outside his window to listen. Neither of them knows his true identity. Neither suspects his destiny or the battles ahead. Come meet the boy and the dragon, two kings, evil warlords, a good sorceror, more dragons, and a dog named Leif who saves a castle!

Discover the fantasy and wonder of The Magic Thief, the first book in Sarah Prineas’s acclaimed middle grade fantasy series! Diana Wynne Jones, author of Howl's Moving Castle, said: "I couldn't put it down. Wonderful, exciting stuff."In a city that runs on a dwindling supply of magic, a young boy is drawn into a life of wizardry and adventure. Conn should have dropped dead the day he picked Nevery's pocket and touched the wizard's locus magicalicu...

When her father tries to steal magic from the mysterious, beastly master of the "Curse House" outside her home town, seventeen-year-old Beauty is the one who becomes a prisoner of the Beast in reparation. Will isn't anything like she expected. He's the same age as she is, for one thing. He's also really handsome, contrary to local legend. Well, maybe the whole "beast" thing is meant to be metaphorical, because he's a total jerk.Between the house's weird magic and Will's snobby atti...

Faedra was enjoying the fact that everything was back to normal. Well, as normal as it could get when you had the ability to manipulate energy, were protector of an ancient Fae amulet, and lived with a fairy guardian 24/7. Her dad had even started dating. Yes, all was right again in Faedra's world, or so she thought…

A teen must face the mysterious family secret of a new friend in this lively reimagining of The Little Red Riding Hood.Ruth’s grandmother lives in the forest, banished there for the “evil” that the townsfolk believed she practiced. But if studying the stars, learning about nature, and dreaming of flying is evil, then Ruth is guilty of it too. Whenever Ruth took food and supplies to her grandmother, she would sit with the old woman for hours, listening and ...

Once upon a time, fairy tales were grim.Cinderella’s stepsisters got their eyes pecked out by birds.Rumpelstiltskin ripped himself in half.And in a tale called “The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage,” a mouse, a bird, and a sausage all talk to each other. Yes, the sausage talks. (Okay, I guess that one’s not that grim…)Those are the real fairy tales.But they have nothing on the story I’m about to tell.This is the darkest fairy...