A teenage Edgar Allan Poe attempts to escape the allure of his Muse in this YA novel-"a darkly delicious tale that's sure to haunt readers forevermore" (Kerri Maniscalco, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Seventeen-year-old Edgar Poe counts down the days until he can escape his foster family-the wealthy Allans of Richmond, Virginia. He hungers for his upcoming life as a student at the prestigious new university, almost as much as he longs to...

In free verse, evokes the voice of Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda, a book-loving writer, feminist, and abolitionist who courageously fought injustice in nineteenth-century Cuba. Includes historical notes, excerpts from her writings, biographical information, and source notes.

1917. In a world engulfed by war, Arthur Ransome left his home, his wife, and daughter to travel to Russia. He fell in love with the country, and with Evgenia, a Russian woman. He is suspected by both sides of being a spy, and they seek to use him for their own purposes. As Arthur attempts to establish autonomy, the decisions he faces are the most dangerous and difficult of his life.

Zackie Beauchamp wants to be a famous horror author, but even he is frightened when everything he writes on the old typewriter he found in a burned-out antique store starts to come true.

Eleven-year-old Harriet keeps notes on her classmates and neighbors in a secret notebook, but when some of the students read the notebook, they seek revenge.

"As the author of the story begins writing a tale without any bears in it, he is abruptly interrupted with a chorus of someone shouting MORE BEARS! at every turn of the page! This story was a lovely story with absolutely no bears in it--not a single bear anywhere-then one day ... MORE BEARS!! The author tried very, very hard to ignore the children who thought that the story ought to have MORE BEARS!! Fine. This story had a bear."--Provided by publisher....

When aspiring author Josh Higgins learns that his favorite author is coming to town, he and his sister Maggie convince fantasy writer P.L. Cuthbertson to take them to the magical medieval land of Wyrd World, where they find real trouble.

Cam Jansen battles a famous children's mystery writer to see who can solve the case of the stolen car.

Alex's original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping the witch Natacha happy, but soon he'll run out of pages to read from and be trapped forever. He's loved scary stories his whole life, and he knows most don't have a happily ever after. Now that Alex is trapped in a true terrifying tale, he's desperate for a different ending--and a way out of this twisted place. This modern spin on the Scheherazade story is perfect for fans of Coraline...

Bestselling author David Rain returns to help Lucy and the Pennykettle dragons try to find and destroy a drop of dark fire before it is discovered and used to birth a darkling, while in the Arctic, enshrouded in mist, hide dragons that have at last returned to Earth.