Australian video-game enthusiasts, Stephanie Bendixsen and Steven O'Donnell, take the epic fantasy quest to a whole new level in this action-packed, highly-illustrated follow up to Dig World!**Enter Dragon Land, Level Two of a virtual reality game where things are all too real!**Rip and Mei escaped Dig World, only to find themselves still trapped inside the game. And it's only getting harder to stay alive!Now known as the Dragon Riders, Rip and Mei are stu...

The first in a brand-new, highly illustrated series that is Ready Player One for the middle-grade audience!**Enter Dig World, Level One of a virtual reality game where things are all too real!**Rip and Mei have been invited to play a beta release of the top secret new game from INREAL GAMES. Once they start playing, they're amazed by how true to life everything feels, looks, and smells. They collect materials to build a house, find food, and craft weapons.But soon they're ...

Losses mount and deadly new threats converge in the next action-packed tale of the Arcana Chronicles by #1 New York Times best-selling author Kresley Cole.When the battle is done . . .The Emperor unleashes hell and annihilates an army, jeopardizing the future of mankind—but Circe strikes back. The epic clash between them devastates the Arcana world and nearly kills Evie, separating her from her allies.And all hope is lost . . .

One Shirukan, an elite soldier of the Shirat Empire, came to Earth for Raea's Starfire shard and failed.Aware of the possibility of another attack, Raea trains to use the shard's power to protect it while preparing to graduate from high school. But she discovers that the Keeper training her has betrayed her trust, and now she must decide where her heart belongs. She never imagined that distance from him would mean a universe apart.After the Shirukan attack, she wakes up on ...

The Shirukan aren't the only threat to the Starfire shard Raea bears...An alien enemy has awakened to reclaim the crystal that was theirs, and those last survivors of a war that nearly destroyed Inar'Ahben aren't afraid to kill anyone who stands in their way.An ancient monument to a mythical civilization on Earth may hold the key to stopping the new enemy, if the secret of its origins can be unlocked. Raea is running out of time to solve the most puzzling question of human ...

The long-running " cult favorite " YA fantasy series continues with a worldwide tournament of magic—from the author of A Wizard of Mars ( Slate).Every eleven years, Earth's senior wizards hold the Invitational: an intensive three-week event where the planet's newest, sharpest young wizards show off their best and hottest spells. Wizardly partners Kit Rodriguez and Nita Callahan, and Nita's sister, former wizard-pr...

A novel "filled with very credible teen angst, morality, and an intriguing blend of science fiction and fantasy" from the author of A Wizard Abroad ( School Library Journal).Still recovering from an overly eventful vacation in Ireland, teenage wizard Nita Callahan is looking forward to some peace and quiet in her suburban New York home. Instead, her close friend Kit seems to be acting a little weird, and Nita keeps running into p...

Young wizards reunite to stop a powerful enemy from robbing the world of its magic as this YA fantasy adventure series continues.Returning from their wizardly holiday, Nita Callaghan and Kit Rodriguez look forward to getting back to their normal routine. But there's trouble brewing. A strange darkness is befalling older wizards across the world, stealing away their power. Soon, young wizards from Earth and beyond must join forces to stop an unimaginable invasion—and...

Two teen wizards embark on an alien exchange program in this "hilarious and scary" adventure from the author of A Wizard Alone ( Booklist).Rest and relaxation—that's what Nita Callahan thinks she's going to get when she and her partner-wizard Kit Rodriguez go on a "cultural exchange" program. But nothing about wizardry—not even vacation—is ever quite that simple! Number one: They're headed to a planet that may be just a bit too perfect. Number two...

A derelict ship and a splintered crew are not the rewards Ro had hoped for when she helped disrupt her father's plans to start a war with smuggled weapons. But with the responsibilities of full Commonwealth citizenship and limited resources, she is forced to take her father's place working as an engineer on Daedalus station while she and Barre try to repair their damaged freighter, Halcyone. Barre's brother, Jem, is struggling with the disabling effects of his head injury, unable to read o...

His past is her future.Life on Mars isn't all it's cracked up to be when you're Isaak Contreras. Ever since his dad disappeared two years ago, Isaak's been struggling to keep up in school, and he never seems to be able to live up to his mom's high expectations. But everything changes when he finds an ancient coin among his missing father's possessions. The coin makes him a target of both the Martian colonial government and a crazed scientist with a vendett...

Brimir and Hulda are best friends who live on a small island on a beautiful blue planet where there are only children and no adults. Their planet is wild and at times dangerous, but everything is free, everyone is their friend, and each day is more exciting than the last.One day a rocket ship piloted by a strange-looking adult named Gleesome Goodday crashes on the beach. His business card claims he is a “Dream.ComeTrueMaker and joybringer,” and he promises to make life a hundred ti...