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Two BFFs spying late at night...what could possibly go wrong?Ashley's dad moved out and now she's stuck dealing with her overprotective mother. And, if that wasn't bad enough, her dad's friend appears to now be interested in her mom.Ashley's dad is working undercover, like he's done a million times before, but Ashley can't shake the feeling that he's hiding something. She enlists her best friend, Brianne, to help her spy on him.While out with Brianne, Ashley meets Trent. She falls for him, but soon learns that he, like her father, has something to hide, and it's not long before Brianne and Ashley are spying on Trent, as well. And they don't like what they see.It isn't until Ashley's life is on the line that she gets answers to her questions and in the process learns the ultimate life truth-that things aren't always what they seem.

When her sister runs away after the unexpected death of their father, Alyssa is left alone to tend to their ailing mother. Things start to look a little more hopeful for Alyssa when she meets Dalton. His past is as painful as hers, but together they begin to find healing. Alyssa is stronger than she ever imagined, but she will need Dalton's strength too when they make a devastating discovery.

Joe isn't thrilled about a lot of things - being in eighth grade, having an older brother who is the football playing apple of his dad's eye, or having a Van Helsing-obsessed little brother that he gets stuck babysitting way too often.That's probably why he is so intrigued by Cole, a runaway who lives alone...in the cemetery.It's not a coincidence that Cole befriends Joe and misfit, Vidonia Finkle. They will learn that their pasts are connected in a way that will help them save their town, Majestic Hollow, from the monsters who want to invade it

Once upon a time, there was nothing magical about the life of Haley Elizabeth. When she wasn't procrastinating or hanging out with her best friend Sara, she was making "so-so" grades at Spring Hills Middle School-unlike her brainy, cheerleading, musically talented sister Hannah.But now things have turned around for Haley, since she's made the acquaintance of Ms. Juniper Hagglesworth: a language arts teacher by day, and fairy godmother by night, who is able to get her out of just about any jam.The thing is, Ms. Hagglesworth's magic comes at a pretty serious price-one that Haley may not be able to completely repay. Worse yet, there is someone or something out to get her who seems to have a few magical powers of its own, and that could mean grave danger for Haley and the people she loves most.Can Haley get a grip on this magical mayhem before it's too late? Or will her situation take a strange and surprising turn? Find out in this humorously enchanting new book, specifically geared towards young readers in elementary and middle school grades.

Niki wakes up in the hospital with no memory of how she got there-only that she was told she had been in a car accident. As if that weren't strange enough, she overhears the nurses mention that, while unconscious, she had mumbled the name Keith. But she doesn't know anyone by that name... does she?For the next ten months, she is tormented by recurring nightmares of a demon-like creature and a guy she's never met. After a devastating breakup, and with only a month left until her high school graduation, her aunt Claire kicks her out. Using the small inheritance left by her parents, Niki purchases an old house she feels inexplicably drawn to.Within its walls, she will uncover terrifying secrets. But as she begins to piece together answers about her past, her accident, and the mysterious Keith, she realizes she can't leave-not yet.

Jessica has it all: beauty, wealth, and a fully staffed mansion. She's about to turn sixteen, but her "frenemies" aren't exactly itching to celebrate the big event. And when a paranormal visitation freaks her out a few days before her birthday, the only friend she can turn to is her horse.Rocked by the miserable glimpse of her future the eerie message reveals, Jessica must choose to change her life if she wants to change her future. But as she begins to consider her past, it's not just her skeletons that start to surface. Soon she uncovers that her workaholic father and socialite mother have dark secrets of their own, and that some of her frenemies are hiding worse betrayals than she would have ever guessed.Feeling more alone than ever before, and overwhelmed by the paranormal messages she's receiving, Jessica seeks the help of an eccentric staff member who can communicate with the other side. And as her world flips upside down and everything she thought she knew falls apart, Jessica begins to wonder if she has any future at all.A story of surprising courage and unexpected friendship, Strong Like Me brilliantly walks the fine line between this world and the other.

After seventeen-year-old Scarlett's mom and brother are killed, Scarlett gets stuck living alone with her stepdad--a man she can't stand. Scarlett believes her life is cursed, and she is grateful that she at least has her best friend Ellie to lean on. But lately, even their friendship seems strained. Scarlett is desperate for her life to get better, when one night she meets a mysterious boy, and everything begins to change...

Seventeen-year-old Falon still can't believe that she's living in a foster home and being treated like a maid by a beast of a woman and her two spoiled, teenaged children. Her one glimmer of light in her gloomy existence is a wise beyond his years, five-year-old foster named Jackson who also lives with them. Falon longs for the day her mom gets better so she can leave, take Jackson with her and begin a new life. Whenever Ty, the smart and brave, new foster shows up, Falon realizes that the three of them just might get their chance. Little do they know, a better life awaits them just inside the hollow tree...

Ronnie is anxious about spending the summer with family she barely remembers. Her expectations are low. She'll babysit her cousin, do odd jobs to earn money for college, and maybe if she's lucky, spend a few hours on the beach. She never thought for a moment she would find herself in an abandoned orphanage, hunting ghosts or tangled up in murder.