Kirjahaku

Lilly knows the rules - she's not supposed to enter the woods behind her house. But when she disobeys, she realizes there is a strong force beyond her control. She learns about a journey that has been waiting for her. What Lilly finds there will change her life forever. She makes new friends and alliances. Along the way she encounters danger and receives help from unlikely sources. But it's all part of a larger plan - one Lilly cannot avoid. Finally, when Lilly learns the answers to her troubled past, all she wants to do is go home. She never asked for any of this. What shocking twists await Lilly in the Forbidden Forest? Why don't you follow along and enter - if you dare.

#1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR ----- Marvin's family has amazing superpowers, wealth, and beauty. Marvin, however, has none of that. He's a mistake. Marvin is normal. To make matters worse, Marvin's dad is the leader of the Galactic Six. He's the most famous superhero, which means he's never around. He's always preventing a natural disaster or fighting a supervillain. Dad's got work to do, after all. Marvin gets shipped off to superhero boarding school. He hates it and thinks it's a mistake. He has no powers of his own, so what business does he have wasting his teachers' time? When a new villain threatens the campus and all life on Earth, Marvin and the other superheroes have a choice: Do they fulfill their destinies as heroes or fight to save the human race? But Marvin's true test comes as his inheritance hangs in the balance. He must race across the globe to stop the biggest threat mankind has ever faced, all while learning he's not exactly normal after all.

Invincible - that's how twelve-year-old Ryan feels when he's traveling the galaxy, dodging asteroids, and shooting giant sandworms. He wishes he could live there forever. But first, he needs to survive middle school. Ryan fails another English test and he's flunking school. He's not going to graduate. His home life isn't any better as his mom overdoses on prescription pills, and her drunk boyfriend breaks Ryan's nose. He would do anything to leave his rusted mobile home, but he's afraid of losing his mom in the process. When a librarian takes interest in Ryan, she shows him the World of Wonderment - a special closet packed full of adventure books. He picks a sci-fi book, Savior of the Stars, and begins to read. He feels sucked into the adventure - a feeling he's never known from reading. It's a fast-paced space adventure full of spaceship dogfights, surviving hostile sand dunes, and eating the local delicacy of eyeball soup. And even though Ryan loses hours every time he reads - he goes back for more. However, not all is well with the book. When the characters crash-land on a desert planet, Ryan feels the pain in his chest. When the characters are tossed in jail, his wrists become sore from the handcuffs. Then when he shows up to school bloody and bruised, no one believes it's the book that's hurting him - and he's not sure he believes it himself. It's not until the decision is ripped from him and a foster home intervenes. The OK Dude Ranch is a safe place, with other boys just like him. For once, he lets his guard down and is able to relax. Yet, in the comfort of the home, Ryan continues to read the book. He's never been on such an exciting journey, alongside a fishy space pirate and a pretty, yet cranky Queen. Finally, Ryan discovers the power of the book, and how invincible he truly is. He then must decide whether to risk his own life, or to rid the galaxy of the dreaded Hive - while hopefully saving his friends, and himself, in the process.