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While Freya works on the perfect birthday present for her unicorn, Honey, hoping it will help them bond, and helps prepare for a party someone is trying to ruin, Honey is feeling neglected.

"The boys of Kings Row are off to a training camp in France! The team will have to face superior fencers, ex-boyfriends, expulsion, and even Nicholas's golden boy and secret half-brother, the infamous Jesse Coste"--.

At Foxham Prep, a posh private school for Washington, D.C.'s elite, a rumor gains momentum as it collects followers on social media, pulling three girls into its path--Bryn, who wants to erase all memories of the mistake she made last summer; cheer captain Cora, who desperately wants to believe in her boyfriend's faithfulness; and shy Georgie, newly hot after a summer at fat camp and ready to reinvent herself--but who can stop a dangerous rumor once it takes on a life of its own?.

Pretia, Princess of Epoca, and her best friend, the orphaned outcast Rovi, start their second year at Ecrof, the elite magical sports academy looking forward to the Junior Epic Games. However, nasty rumors begin swirling, and soon the fate of Epoca's most important event is put into doubt. Pretia and Rovi, both star athletes, must make difficult choices that will affect the future of Epoca.

Holly-Mei Jones is moving to Hong Kong for her mother's job, and she can't wait for seventh grade in a new school, a new apartment, and a new city. But things don't go quite as planned, and Holly-Mei finds herself facing a whole new set of rules and expectations as well as a frenemy in the form of the most popular girl in school. To make matters worse, she can't even turn to her loving Ah-ma, who stayed behind in Toronto. Luckily, with the help of her cousins and some new friends, Holly-Mei finds a way to navigate her elite private school and a new city.

When a freak weather event puts everyone in danger during a Unicorn Academy trip to the coast, Shimmer's newfound magic might be able to save them, if they can think fast and be very brave.

"Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen. That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right. Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts something on fire. His mentor's avoiding him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there's a magic-eating monster running around, wearing Simon's face. Baz would be having a field day with all this, if he were here--it's their last year at the Watford School of Magicks, and Simon's infuriating nemesis didn't even bother to show up"--Provided by publisher.

"Just days before the start of junior year for twins Arch and Immie and their best friend, Paige, a spontaneous kiss shakes the very foundation of their friendship . . . Enter Rohan, new to Wood Valley High by way of London . . . Paige calls dibs on him . . . Immie is in no position to argue. When the girls' bathroom at Wood Valley is set ablaze, no one doubts it's arson. But in this bastion of privilege, who'd be angry enough to want to burn down the school?"--Provided by publisher.

"Returning for a second year at Akarnae Academy with her gifted friends, Alexandra Jennings steps back through a doorway into Medora, the fantasy world that is full of impossibilities. Despite the magical wonder of Medora, Alex's life remains threatened by Aven Dalmarta, the banished prince from the Lost City of Meya who is out for her blood. To protect the Medorans from Aven's quest to reclaim his birthright, Alex and her friends seek out the Meyarin city and what remains of its ancient race. Not sure who--or perhaps what--she is anymore, all Alex knows is that if she fails to keep Aven from reaching Meya, the lives of countless Medorans will be in danger. Can she protect them, or will all be lost?"--Amazon.com.

As the beastkeeper for the Inglenook School of Magic, twelve-year-old Autumn Malog has a way with the school's assorted monsters who serve to train the students to be future monster hunters. When the school's prophesied dragon hunter, Cai Morrigan, approaches her for help in curing his fear of dragons, she in return asks for his help in finding her missing twin brother Winter, who disappeared a year ago and was said to be eaten by the notorious Hollow Dragon. Together, the pair begin searching Inglenook where she believes he's magically trapped, and try to uncover the dark secrets behind the oracle predicting Cai's killing of the Hollow Dragon.