Bee Battle
Josh Meyers, a fifth-grade student at Hartfield Elementary School, has dedicated his life to sports. A sudden injury on the soccer field sidelines him for the rest of the season. Emily Ash lives to win spelling bees. Last year, she placed fourth in the National Bee. When her archaeologist parents and her younger brother fly to Egypt for a year to dig for artifacts, Emily stays behind in Hartfield with Uncle Max, an artist and paraplegic. She misses her family, but Emily is determined to return to the National Spelling Bee, where she plans to win first place.Without sports to occupy his time, Josh soon becomes Emily's chief competition in the school bee. She must defeat Josh to continue her quest to win the national title. To reach her goal, Emily devises a series of plans to make Josh lose the bee. Josh creates plans of his own to beat Emily.Who will win? Wild Josh Meyers? Or Spelling Bee Queen Emily Ash? Find out in this story of ruthless rivalry and unexpected friendship in the small, Southern town of Hartfield, Georgia.
Death in the Dark
When multiple women are found murdered in their London homes during World War II, seventeen-year-old Mary Churchill vows to uncover the identity of the Blackout Ripper, even if it puts her own life at risk. From the author of The Perfect Place to Die, Don't Go to Sleep, and A Family of Killers comes another chilling historical mystery.Seventeen-year-old Mary Churchill feels helpless as London is ravaged by air raids and mandatory blackouts during the seemingly endless war. On a rare night out, she connects with a stranger named Evelyn and, after becoming fast friends, makes plans to meet her again the next day. Except Evelyn never shows up. When Mary searches for her, she finds her new friend brutally murdered.Horrified, Mary goes to the police. But there's a war happening, and they don't have enough resources to dedicate themselves to the crime. So, Mary takes it upon herself to investigate. And as she gets further into the case, she discovers more shocking murders. All women, all strangled and mutilated...all connected.If Mary doesn't figure out who is killing these women, she could be next.Against the backdrop of bombings, Mary searches the London for any clues as to who this serial murderer could be and finds herself in a game of cat and mouse with the Blackout Ripper. If only one of them can make it out alive, does Mary have what it takes to make sure it's her.
Bad Guys Movie 2 Novelization
The Bad Guys are back for their second big-screen movie, and it's bigger and BADDER than ever!It takes a bad guy to catch a bad guy! Get ready for another thrilling adventure for our favorite bad guys. Fresh out of prison, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Shark, Ms. Tarantula, and Mr. Piranha struggle to make it as good guys. That is, until a fresh wave of crime sweeps the city. Can the Bad Guys help catch these dastardly foes? Read and find out in the action-packed novelization. Includes an eight page full-colored insert.
You've Awoken Her
Fans of You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight and Your Lonely Nights Are Over will love this thrilling YA horror about a string of disappearances and "accidental" drownings in the Hamptons, the changing relationship between two best friends, and their desperate attempt to not be the next victims of a Lovecraftian monster terrorizing the coastline. All Gabi wants is to spend the summer in his room, surrounded by his Funkos and books, but with his mom traveling, his bags are packed for the last place he wants to visit--the Hamptons. Staying with his best friend should have him willing to peek out of his cave, but ever since Ruth's nouveau riche family moved, their friendship has been off.Surrounded by mansions, country clubs, and Ruth's new boyfriend, Frost Thurston--the axis that Hampton society orbits around--it doesn't take long for Gabi to feel completely out of place. But when he witnesses a woman being pulled under the ocean water, and no one--not the police or anyone else in the Hamptons--seems to care, Gabi starts to wonder if maybe the beachside town's bad vibes are more real than he thought.As the "accidental" deaths and drownings begin to climb, Gabi knows he'll need proof to convince Ruth they're all in danger. And while the Thurston family name keeps rising to the top, along with every fresh body, what's worst is that all the signs point to something lurking beneath the water--something with tentacles and a thirst for blood. Can Gabi figure out how the two are intertwined and put an end to the string of deaths...before becoming the water's next victim?
Bad Creek
Iris, Gum, and Aidan are vacationing in Bad Creek, just like every summer. Except Iris's older sister, Glory, drowned in the lake last year, and Iris can't seem to move on; Gum is hiding his sexuality from his family while being viciously haunted by Glory's rotting ghost; and Aidan is distraught over a drunken argument with Glory that he fears may have led to her death. When Iris sleepwalks to the dilapidated house that Glory obsessively sketched in her final days, she and the boys begin to uncover a sinister history in the very bones of the town. The trio must reckon with the events of last summer and uncover what lurks within Bad Creek before it takes Iris's life next.Gripping and vengeful, Bad Creek confronts the intersection of religion, sexuality, and feminism, and forces readers to reckon with monsters in all their forms--human included.
The Black Girl Survives in This One
INSTANT INDIE BESTSELLER! "This anthology makes a statement: Black women belong in horror...Projects like this -- brave, necessary -- celebrate Black women, and will hopefully inspire the future of the genre." --The New York Times Book Review A YA anthology of horror stories centering Black girls who battle monsters, both human and supernatural, and who survive to the end Be warned, dear reader: The Black girls survive in this one. Celebrating a new generation of bestselling and acclaimed Black writers, The Black Girl Survives in This One makes space for Black girls in horror. Fifteen chilling and thought-provoking stories place Black girls front and center as heroes and survivors who slay monsters, battle spirits, and face down death. Prepare to be terrified and left breathless by the pieces in this anthology. The bestselling and acclaimed authors include Erin E. Adams, Monica Brashears, Charlotte Nicole Davis, Desiree S. Evans, Saraciea J. Fennell, Zakiya Dalila Harris, Daka Hermon, Justina Ireland, L.L. McKinney, Brittney Morris, Maika & Maritza Moulite, Eden Royce, and Vincent Tirado. The foreword is by Tananarive Due.
Slice of Cherry
Perfect for fans of Lisa Frankenstein and Bones and All, this "brutally beautiful" (Cassandra Clare) coming-of-rage horror novel about girl villains and monstrosity follows two sisters...and their growing body count--now with a brand-new look!Kit and Fancy Cordelle are sisters of the best kind: best friends, confidantes, and accomplices. Daughters of the infamous Bonesaw Killer, Kit and Fancy are used to feeling like outsiders, and that's just the way they like it. But in their otherworldly East Texan town, where the weird and wild run rampant, they are hardly the oddest or most dangerous creatures around. Despite their mother's efforts to curtail their worst impulses, Kit and Fancy eventually give into their deepest, most secret desire--the desire to kill. What starts as a fascination with slicing open and stitching up quickly spirals into a gratifying murder spree. Of course, the sisters aren't killing just anyone--only the people who truly deserve it. But the girls have learned from the mistakes of their father and know that any shred of evidence could get them caught. So when Fancy stumbles upon a gateway into another world, she opens a door to the perfect body disposal...and to endless possibilities.
