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Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the thrilling conclusion to Roseanne A. Brown''s middle grade trilogy about a pre-teen girl who, as half-Slayer and half-vampire, is caught between two worlds.Serwa Boateng has gone head-to-head with vampires, witches, and even a death god. But now, with the fate of the magical world at stake, she''ll have to face her toughest foe yet: her own grandmother.Finally free after decades of being trapped inside the Midnight Drum, the dreaded obayifo Nana Bekoe seeks the destruction of the Abomofuo. Even worse, she has Serwa''s father under her thrall. Now, the hunters have become the hunted, as the Slayers'' defenses are powerless in the face of an enemy who has access to all their secrets.Serwa''s only chance of saving her father might just lie with the Keepers, an organization whose powers exist outside the normal rules of magic. But the Keepers are even more secretive than the Abomofuo, and finding them will require Serwa to trek across the United States. At least she has her friends by her side for the journey . . . friends who currently hate her guts. The survival of everything and everyone Serwa has ever loved hinges on her completing this final hunt without losing herself in the process.Serwa Boateng has been a Slayer. She''s been a vampire. But now, it''s time for her to become something else entirely: a hero.Endorsed by Rick Riordan, author of the Disney+ hit series Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

Now in paperback! The very first thriller from Rick Riordan Presents! Drawing from the darkest corners of Caribbean mythology, acclaimed author Sarah Dass crafts a chilling tale of magic, murder, and how far we?ll go to protect what?s ours?perfect for fans of Angeline Boulley and Tiffany D. Jackson.Unlike the other residents of the small Caribbean island of St. Virgil, Selina DaSilva does not believe in magic. With a logical mind and a knack for botany, Selina used to dream of leaving home with her boyfriend, Gabriel, and starting a new life together far away?until a vicious, unsolved attack left her father dead and her mother in a coma.Two years later, her guilt over her mother?s condition keeps her tethered to the island, relegated to using her mother?s legacy as St. Virgil?s most talented (and most feared) psychic to con desperate islanders and gullible tourists with useless talismans and phony protection rituals. But when one of those tourists ends up at the center of a string of strange murders, the truth that Selina has been denying can no longer be avoided: There is evil lurking in the forests that surround St. Virgil. Another thing that can?t be avoided? Selina?s now ex-boyfriend, Gabriel, who?s returned home for the first time since Selina broke up with him.Desperate to put an end to the killings and claim justice for Selina?s parents, these two former lovers must race to find answers. But darkness is no fool. And evil bides its time. As long-hidden secrets about Selina?s family begin to reveal themselves, Selina knows only one path to the truth remains?and it waits in the forest.Endorsed by Rick Riordan, author of the Disney+ hit series Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the breathtaking finale to J. C. Cervantes''s Maya-inspired Shadow Bruja duology, in which Ren makes a bargain for her life.Shadow bruja Ren Santiago was relentlessly pursued by the evil Aztec Lords of Night, who claimed that she was destined to be their queen, a destiny she wasn?t willing to accept. So she chose death instead.Too bad death wasn?t the answer to her problems. Ren soon realizes she must return to the land of the living to make things right. Unfortunately, that means negotiating with Ixtab, queen of the underworld. Ixtab offers her ten days aboveground in exchange for the discarded crown of jade and shadow. If Ren fails, she will return to the darkness for eternity. Ren agrees, knowing full well that she also has to save her friends Marco, Monty, and Edison and, while she''s at it, put those pesky Lords of Night back to sleep forever.The only problem is, Ren lost her shadow magic and time rope when she lost her life. How will Ren manage to accomplish what feels impossible? The answer lies not in manipulating shadows or time, but in recognizing the awesome power that has always been inside her.J. C. Cervantes''s trademark humor, incredibly high stakes, fascinating characters, and shocking plot twists are on full display in this epic conclusion of an unputdownable duology.

The New York Times best-selling series is coming to an epic conclusion?witness the beginning of the end!Written by one of the original High Republic story architects and the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Star Wars: The High Republic: Into the Dark, Star Wars: Lost Stars, and the upcoming original X-Files novel, Perihelion. This sci-fi mystery is, at its heart, about the importance of found families and overcoming great odds.As several crises all hurtle toward their thrilling and shocking conclusions, fan-favorite Jedi Knights and Padawans must band together to save the galaxy from the Nihil, the Nameless, and perhaps worst of all, a mysterious blight that turns everything in its path to dust and is seemingly impossible to stop.

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the highly anticipated sequel to Rosanne A. Brown''s explosive novel about a preteen vampire slayer, inspired by Ghanaian folklore."Rosie writes her characters with such lyrical power, wit, and empathy that you can''t help falling in love with Serwa Boateng, her family, and her friends."?Rick Riordan, New York Times best-selling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians seriesAfter a lifetime of fighting creatures of black magic, twelve-year-old Serwa Boateng has just learned a devastating secret: she herself is half vampire! Now not only is she dealing with vampire puberty, she?s on the run from the organization of Slayers she trained her whole life to join.Serwa''s only ally is her aunt Boahinmaa, an obayifo who urges Serwa to embrace her vampire side. Boahinmaa and her underlings are on the hunt for the Midnight Drum, from which they hope to free Serwa''s grandmother. When they learn that the Abomofuo have hidden the Midnight Drum deep within the Smithsonian Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C., what do they do? Stage a heist to steal it, of course!For their plan to succeed, Serwa will have to get close to her rival, a Slayer named Declan Amankwah, without revealing her real nature. Declan gets under her skin like no one else . . . and might just force Serwa to confront some truths she''s tried hard to deny. With both sympathy and laugh-out-loud humor, Rosanne A. Brown captures all the discomfort of a girl stuck between two worlds in this second book in the unputdownable Serwa Boating saga.

This epic conclusion to the KINGDOM KEEPERS INHERITANCE trilogy will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page!In this final installment in the series that has sold over a million copies worldwide, Ridley Pearson concludes the Kingdom Keepers saga with spectacular magical flair.The Villains are about to make their ultimate stand in an effort to take over the Disney parks. Ursula, the baddest of the bad, has figured out how to animate every villain in every attraction, and has beckoned them to her side to form the most evil army of all time, leaving the parks without their stories. The result? The parks begin to fade and warp as the stories their attractions are based on cease to exist. Can Eli and his band of talented friends find a way to take down Ursula before her dastardly deeds ruin the Disney Parks for good?

Read the Persephone myth like never before in this companion to A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel, where Greek mythology meets Indian lore.Gods are made, not born.Before Manisha, the youngest of three sisters, was sent to hide on the floating mountain, her eldest sister, Eshani, made a deal with the shades. In order to save her people in the midst of a tragic war, she exchanged her life for theirs. Now, years later, the shades claim their due, dragging Eshani into the Nightmare Realm where she must find the Gatekeeper to fulfill her end of the bargain.Nothing is as it seems in a land filled with ravenous monsters, ghoulish residents, and a river full of the dead. But most terrifying of all is the Shadow King, who intends to use Eshani to obtain immortality. As it turns out, Eshani?nicknamed ?little goddess of spring??is the key to fulfilling the Nightmare Realm?s prophecy. There?s only one person who can help Eshani escape, and he has his own problems.Hiran has spent most of his life hiding, but destiny beckons, and he can no longer resist the call of the realm. But how can a stowaway, long thought to be dead, save an entire world? Nothing will stop the Nightmare Realm from getting what it wants. Except maybe a king in the making and a goddess rising.Endorsed by Rick Riordan, author of the Disney+ hit series Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

From New York Times bestselling author Robin Benway comes a journey into the wicked side of Disney''s Cinderella--the first book in the Villains-focused Dark Ascension series, starring infamous stepsisters Drizella and Anastasia.Before they were known as the wicked ones, they were two sisters fighting to escape their mother''s iron rule.Drizella and Anastasia only know one thing for certain: they never want to end up like their mother, Lady Tremaine. When their father left them as young girls, he took their family fortune and their mother?s dignity with him. A few years and one deceased stepfather later, Drizella and Anastasia only know their mother as the bitter and cruel head of the house. But the sisters promise each other that they''ll chase their dreams and never let their hearts go cold.Then, on the cusp of the royal debut party--their one chance to impress the Prince and live up to their mother?s expectations--the sisters at last get a glimpse of what life could be like outside of Lady Tremaine?s  intentions: Drizella discovers a love of science, and Anastasia sparks a secret romance. But escaping their mother''s manipulations will be no easy task. Would it be simpler for them to become as wicked as she is to survive in such a cruel world?Disney Villains meets Succession in the Dark Ascension series, which explores the complex origins of memorable characters and their siblings. Read the whole series:The Wicked Ones by Robin BenwayThe Lost Ones by Lauren DeStefano The Wishless Ones by Hafsah Faizal