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Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire
Language
English
Description
From the author of Monsters Born and Made comes an action-packed South Asian inspired fantasy that will have your heart racing at every turn. Seventeen-year-old Krescent Dune is buried under the weight of her dead parents' debt and the ruinous legacy they left behind. The only way she can earn enough money to escape her unforgiving island is by battling monstrous creatures in an underground fighting pit.
After a fight goes terribly wrong, she's banned...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old River's only friend is kidnapped and dragged to the terrifying spirit world of The Otherwoods, they have no choice but to face the world's monsters and their own fears to become the hero they were destined to be.
Author
Publisher
IDW Publishing
Language
English
Description
Hana Ozawa is the newest face at the Gourmand Academy of Culinary Combat, a school that will teach her how to fight monsters AND how to turn them into delicious meals. Hana is a natural, but so are her classmates, and she struggles to keep up she's gotta stand out, especially if she wants to impress the warrior chef who saved her life as a child. Throw in a crush on a formidable lady rival and a dash of multicultural cuisine, and this unique and hilarious...
Author
Publisher
WaterBrook
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Snoodle is an unusual monster. She loves candy hearts, fun parties, fuzzy kittens, fancy hats, sparkly stickers, and ... valentines! There's just one problem: Monsters don't do Valentine's Day! And when Snoodle tries to throw a Valentine's Day party for her monster friends, nothing goes right. Every attempt to show them what love looks like turns into monster mayhem! With each disaster, Snoodle tries to be patient and kind, and to not be rude or...
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English
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Publisher Annotation: From debut author Jamison Shea comes I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me, a slow-burn horror that lifts a veil on the institutions that profit on exclusion and the toll of giving everything to a world that will never love you back.
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Language
Español
Description
A Benita le encanta leer en la cama, pero la interrumpen continuamente un Tunche que silba, un Supay aterrador y otras criaturas espeluznantes de la tradición peruana. Para incredulidad de las criaturas, Benita está tan absorta en su libro que no les tiene miedo en lo más mínimo. Esta divertida celebración de la lectura antes de dormir le da un giro global a quitarle lo “aterrador” a los monstruos, ¡ahora en español!
"Benita loves to read...
8) Monstrous
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When seventeen-year-old Latavia is presented as a human sacrifice to an ancient beast, she is determined to do whatever it takes to survive--even if that includes making a deal with the monster and endangering her crush and family.
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Series
Language
English
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Description
"Life is tough for twelve-year-old orphan Adia. Her aunt and uncle believe she's an ogbanje, a demon-possessed child that brings misfortune wherever they go, and Adia can't disagree, especially when she suddenly manifests mysterious powers that she can't control, causing an earthquake in her village. So when Adia is offered a kitchen apprenticeship at the faraway Academy of Shamans, she flees with nothing but a pouch of change, her cat Bubbles, and...
10) The lost hero
Author
Series
Heroes of Olympus volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jason, Piper, and Leo, three students from a school for "bad kids," find themselves at Camp Half-Blood, where they learn that they are demigods and begin a quest to free Hera, who has been imprisoned by Mother Earth herself.
Author
Series
Nightcrawlers volume 1
Publisher
Ablaze
Language
English
Description
When things go bump in the night, they bump back. If you think aliens replaced your teachers or your neighbor might be a vampire, then there's only one group to call for help: The Nightcrawlers. The Nightcrawlers take on their first case when a friend from school believes werewolves replaced his parents. They get more than they bargained for when their investigation leads them right in the middle of a confrontation between their caretaker William...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Sent to her grandmother's estate in Trinidad, Rika meets a group of kids with elemental powers called Minders, who reveal that her long-lost mom is in danger, sending Rika on a magical adventure where she must learn to believe in herself to destroy evil.
13) Obby challenge
Author
Series
Diary of a Roblox Pro volume 03
Publisher
AFK, Scholastic, Inc
Language
English
Description
It's time to escape the obby! Ari's best friend's dad is a professional obby builder. He even constructs obbies to help train the Roblox army. Ari and his friends are excited to visit the latest obby creation but they are absolutely forbidden to touch anything. Well, Ari and his friends just can't help themselves! When they find themselves trapped in the new obby course they must find a way to escape or risk losing it all.
Author
Series
Solo Leveling volume 1
Publisher
Yen On
Edition
First Yen On edition.
Language
English
Description
"The weakest of the weak, E-class hunter Jinwoo Sung has no money, no talent, and no prospects to speak of. And when he enters a hidden dungeon that fateful day, he ends up being left to die in the aftermath of a horrendous tragedy. At death's door, Jinwoo is suddenly invited to be a "player" by a mysterious voice. Desperate to live, Jinwoo jumps at the chance...but what is this strange new leveling system that only he can see?"--Provided by publisher....
Author
Series
Heroes of Olympus graphic novels volume 3
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Language
English
Description
In The Son of Neptune, Percy, Hazel, and Frank met in Camp Jupiter, the Roman equivalent of Camp Half-Blood, and traveled to the land beyond the gods to complete a dangerous quest. The third book in the Heroes of Olympus series will unite them with Jason, Piper, and Leo. But they number only six--who will complete the Prophecy of Seven? With old friends and new friends joining forces, a marvelous ship, fearsome foes, and an exotic setting, The Mark...
Author
Series
Once upon a Tim volume 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Tim and his friends travel by land and sea, collecting treasure and defeating monsters as they go.
Publisher
Outright Games Limited
Edition
Nintendo Switch.
Language
English
Description
"Time to gear up as Jack, Quint, June and Dirk in search for the missing pieces of the ultra-powerful staff of doom! But beware... Malondre, Queen of the Slime Monsters, seeks the staff to summon rezzoch the ancient, destructor of worlds. Upgrade your weapons and armour, cruise around wakefield in a post-apocalyptic pickup truck, fight through hordes of zombies and massive monsters, and battle epic bosses in the last kids on Earth and the staff of...
19) Like a charm
Author
Series
Like a charm volume 1
Language
English
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"Ramya Knox is used to feeling cursed. People only notice her long enough to call her a troublemaker. Except Grandpa. He sees Ramya and her neurodiversity as enchanting. But when Grandpa dies, Ramya's world loses its charm...until she discovers he left behind one big secret: that magic is real and Ramya can see it. Trolls, vampires, kelpies, and more fantastical beings hide in the shadows for Ramya to discover. But the Hidden Folk need protection...
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