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Presents strange but true facts about life in ancient Egypt, from the invention of the toothbrush and the burial of King Tut to the development of the world's first police force.

Even and Odd are sisters who share magic. Lately, though, it seems like that's the only thing they have in common. Odd doesn't like magic, and Even practices it every chance she gets, dreaming of the day she'll be ready to be a hero. When the hidden border between the mundane wor...

"Sarah has spent the best summer visiting Kohkom and her best friend Eden in her home community, but it's almost time to return to the city and back to school. Eden has been acting odd and distant the past few days, and Sarah can't quite figure out why: when she finds a tipi surp...

Sometimes the life you need to save is your own, especially after a shattering loss, when the bonds of friendship and love at Grey Sloan Memorial are tested like never before. Experience the passion, the drama and every heart-stopping moment. Television's favorite doctors now fin...

"Award-winning author of New York Times bestselling breakout novel (and hit Netflix show) Behind Her Eyes returns with a haunting Gothic novel about a house -- and a marriage -- gone terribly wrong. After an accident that nearly kills her, Emily and her husband, Freddie, move fro...

"Award-winning author of New York Times bestselling breakout novel (and hit Netflix show) Behind Her Eyes returns with a haunting Gothic novel about a house -- and a marriage -- gone terribly wrong. After an accident that nearly kills her, Emily and her husband, Freddie, move fro...

Moving from the suburbs to the glittering metropolis of New York City, Brett is a naive associate book editor embarking on her first big job. Overwhelmed by the demands of her new position, she meets literary star Archie Knox and begins to gain confidence as he introduces her to ...

"A fantastical collection of classic stories with a hands-on STEM twist"-- Provided by publisher.

Mrs. McNosh hangs up her wash with such gusto that her clothesline ends up holding the dog, a Christmas wreath, a kite, and other odd items.

Denny Colt is a rookie cop who returns from the dead as The Spirit. He is a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces that lurk in the shadows of Central City. The Octopus kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face. He has other plans for the city. He wants to wi...

Sarah Bittersohn, owner of an art detective agency, investigates the death of Dolores Tawne, the administrator of a Boston museum. The lady was stabbed with an antique hat pin.

Kip spends a month in B.C. with his grandmother and five female cousins while his widowed mother goes on a honeymoon trip with his new stepfather. Kip discovers an old binder with pages written by his deceased father and tries to figure out if his father was writing the truth, or...

Eleven-year-old Verbena Polter gets through a difficult summer of turbulent emotions and the revelation of a disturbing family secret with an odd new friend who believes she is the ghost of a girl who drowned many years before.

"A starry-eyed romantic, a cynical writer, and (the ashes of) an elderly woman take the road trip of a lifetime that just might upend everything they believe about true love. Millicent Watts-Cohen is on a mission. When she promised her elderly best friend that she'd reunite her w...

Most men would do anything to get out of jail, but Michael Scofield will do anything to get in. His brother has been sentenced to die for a crime he didn't commit, and the only way to save him is from the inside out.

"Tsukimi Kurashita has a strange fascination with jellyfish. She's loved them from a young age and has carried that love with her to her new life in the big city of Tokyo. There, she resides in Amamizukan, a safe-haven for girl geeks who regularly gush over a range of things from...

The tall tales of the Baron Munchausen are put to film in this odd collection from director Terry Gilliam. Baron Munchausen an aristocrat who relies on the power of his imagination and a crackpot band of henchmen to defend their village from plunder.

"In this funny and poignant novel, two strangers learn that their soul mate might be both as close as breath and as distant as a star, from British Fantasy Award recipient Sarah Lotz. Bee thinks she has everything: a successful business repurposing wedding dresses, and friends wh...

"When Sarah decides to make a quilt depicting her favorite view from Mount Greylock, she hikes to the area, bringing her granddaughters, a sketchbook, and a camera. The girls videotape each other goofing off at the top of the hill, and later, Sarah notices something odd in their ...

A museum murder puts Boston's married art sleuths to work: "The screwball mystery is Charlotte MacLeod's cup of tea" ( Chicago Tribune ). When the doddering patrons of the Wilkins Museum learned that dozens of their priceless masterworks had been stolen and replaced by forgeri...