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Her name was Killashandra Ree; and after ten grueling years of musical training she was young, beautiful and without prospects. Then she heard of the mysterious Heptite Guild on the planet Ballybran, where the fabled Black Crystal was found. For those quailified, the Guild was said to provide careers, security, and the chance for wealth beyond imagining.

When the Peterson family agrees to foster a black Lab named Shadow, Charles and Lizzie quickly realize they have a very special puppy on their hands and set out to find the perfect home for him.

In this seventh adventure in the Jedi Quest series, tension grows between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. Anakin still feels guilty over the death of a Jedi Council member while Obi-Wan feels like a less-than-perfect Master to a less-than-perfect apprentice. When a daring rescue mission on the last free planet in the Uziel system goes awry, can Obi-Wan and Anakin overcome their conflict to save the planet?

The third book in the GUARDIANS OF GA'HOOLE series, a classic hero mythology, chronicles Soren's quest for his missing mentor, Ezylryb, and battle against his evil brother, Kludd.Now that Soren has been reunited with his sister, Eglantine, he must face his next challenge: making sense of the mysterious disappearance of his mentor, Ezylryb. When Soren discovers that Ezylryb is in danger, he and his friends Gylfie, Twilight, and Digger devise a plan...

In this fifth volume of the Jedi Quest series, mysterious events are taking place: a Senator's son has vanished and a secret squad of renegade students exists in the shadows of his elite leadership school. Are these events linked, or is the disappearance the result of the Senator's political foes pushing the planet toward war? It is up to Anakin Skywalker and his rival, Ferus Olin, to solve the mystery and maintain peace by infiltrating one of the...

WHAT SHE DOESN'T KNOW . . . The victims are all found face-down in the murky waters of the creek that runs through Cherokee Pointe, Tennessee. They are naked, except for the black satin ribbon tied around their necks. And each murdered woman shares a single characteristic . . . they are all redheads . . . JUST MIGHT . . . Socialite Reve Sorrell has come to Cherokee Pointe seeking answers about her family history and her shocking connection to wrong-side-of-the-tracks...

"They call it The Green Hell. A maze of tangled jungle, the planet Makaum is one of the most dangerous places in the universe. And for Terran Military Master Sergeant Frank Sage, it is now home. The war between the Terrans and the Phrenorians rages, and both sides have their sights set on Makaum. If the planet's rich resources fall into enemy hands it could mean devastation for the Terran Army. To ensure that doesn't happen, Sage is sent to assess...

Soren and his band must fly to the mysterious Northern Kingdoms to find allies against the Pure Ones who are about to launch another deadly attack against the great tree.

Eric and Lord Sparr carry the secrets and magic of Droon into the real world. With magic on the loose, nothing will ever be the same.

When the garishly grotesque clan of wealthy carpet-sweeper magnate Otto Broadie sweeps down upon Judith McMonigle's Hillside Manor Inn, it looks like there'll be a wild night of drinking, dining, and fortune-telling in the offing. But when their soothsayer-for-hire Madame Gushenka drops dead after someone douses her tea leaves with bug killer, harried hostess Judith and her irrepressible cousin Renie are left to clean up the mess. One of the Brodie...