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June and Patrick Elden spend their very first Christmas together in their tiny downtown apartment in the rural town of Redmond. As newlyweds, they have their entire lives ahead of them, and their dreams of a home and family loom large. Despite not having much money, Patrick surprises June with a beautiful Christmas star necklace as a symbol of all the years to come. And as their life grows and changes, the story of that little necklace becomes a family tradition that their children and grandchildren cherish throughout the years.

After a long, adventurous and exhausting spring break, Kallie's almost ready to go back to school just so she can forget about her mother, trouble with Azure, and especially everything that happened with Zeus. But trouble never takes a break, especially when Kallie's certain AB's enemy is targeting her friends and turning them into Alterants—and when Amory reaches out to Fatgirl over her website, Kallie fears the worst. But her worst fears are nothing compared to Amory's.

Do you find it difficult to achieve goals you set for yourself? You’re not alone. Of the population of people who set goals to achieve, a whopping 70 percent do not achieve their goals. But why? What aspect of goal aspiration are people missing? In Mindset: The Power of the Mind, you will be given an introduction to mindset by Angelie Kapoor. Through her insights and strategies, she'll guide you through the basics of the mind—becoming aware of your own thoughts and the techniques to begin creating a mindset of positivity and success, to take control of your life and destiny.

With her dad held captive at the Darling Donut factory, Kallie and AB race to the scene. And while Kallie's too scared to do much more than follow AB's lead, she's left speechless as AB does the unthinkable: Consume one of her own radioactive doughnuts.

After locating the man who betrayed AB, and uncovering the mystery of the Alternants, Kallie's happy to only think of never being Fatgirl ever again when Zeus is captured. She has no choice but to save him, and with the help of her friends, family, and allies, Kallie vows to just that—but even with all their resources, it's still not enough to prevent devastating loss.

There’s a serial killer on the loose around Florida State University, or at least that’s what everyone believes. Young women go missing for several days and then are found dead a few miles from where they were abducted. The local police and an FBI task force are working to find the culprit but with no success. Meanwhile, all the women around Tallahassee are afraid they may be next.

On a vacation to Big Bear Lake in California, Arnie Burke falls in love with the rustic small town. He finds an old log saloon for sale just outside of town and tries to talk his wife, Edna, into buying it and moving there. With two young children and a comfortable life on the California coast, Edna isn’t thrilled with the idea. But Arnie is persistent, promising they will build the lodge up to one day be one of the grandest resorts in town. Edna finally agrees, and the Mountain View Lodge is born.

I've just been tasked with a treasure hunt to save the world. I'm not even kidding. I have to find a way to break into all three hidden Keeper kingdoms without being seen, and I have no idea where to begin. Can I trust my "friends" to help me? Or should I keep them safe and handle it on my own?

Slowpoke convinces the Guardians of Atopa to let his sister, Sunny, join the mission to save baby sea turtles from vultures waiting for them to hatch. Slowpoke must believe in Sunny’s gift of understanding birds to defeat the vultures and save the baby sea turtles—even if two sloths make the team really, really slow.

My mom never told me we were descendants of Atlantis. She never mentioned our family’s magical powers or ancient history with other immortal beings. Nope. I only learned about all of that after she was kidnapped in New York.

Morgan Connors is helping her mother go through her recently deceased grandmother’s possessions when she comes upon an old manuscript. The title states it is Sarah Winchester’s autobiography. Morgan works as an acquisition editor at a publisher in San Francisco and knows that no such book has ever been published. When her mother explains that Morgan’s great-great-grandmother, Olivia Collins, once worked for Mrs. Winchester, she’s intrigued. Who was Olivia Collins, and why did she have a manuscript of Sarah Winchester’s life story?