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Esther is content to be the pale reflection of her bright and shining siblings, as long as she does her best with school and has her friends. But when her friends don't come back to school and her new teacher acts like an ogre, Esther begins to think she has bad luck. Then things go from unfortunate to dangerous as the mountains surrounding the school are crowded with Shadow Mages. Now it's up to Esther to burst out of her box of mediocrity to do something extraordinary.

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.

"At Kanmore Academy, rumors abound about the school's Seven Mysteries, one of which is Hanako-san. Said to occupy the third stall of the third floor girls' bathroom in the old school building, Hanako-san grants any wish when summoned. Nene Yashiro, an occult-loving high school girl who dreams of romance, ventures into thus haunted bathroom ... but the Hanako-san she meets there is nothing like she imagined!"--Back cover.

"Ariana loves her unicorn, Whisper. But Whisper loves the outdoors--where there are bugs and dirt and wild animals! Yikes! When the animals start acting strangely. Ariana knows there's something wrong with the magic on the island"--Back cover.

"Rosa is so excited to be at Unicorn Academy with her unicorn, Crystal! She has big plans to become best friends with the girls in her dorm. When the academy's magical map breaks, Rosa asks her roommates to go on an adventure to fix it"--Back cover.

"Linus Baker is a by-the-book case worker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He's tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world. Arthur Parnassus is the master of the orphanage. He would do anything to keep the children safe, even if it means the world will burn. And his secrets will come to light"--Amazon.

A guide to writing essays for applications to Ivy League colleges. Explains how to choose a topic, include the right elements, avoid common mistakes, and make the essay effective.

"Mia is officially a Troubled Teen--she gets bad grades, drinks too much, and has probably gone too far with too many guys. But she doesn't realize how out of control she seems until she is taken from her home in the middle of the night and sent away to Red Oak Academy, a therapeutic girls' boarding school in the middle of nowhere. While there, Mia is forced to confront her painful past at the same time she questions why she's at Red Oak. If she were a boy, would her behavior be considered wild enough to get sent away? But what happens when circumstances outside of her control compel Mia to make herself vulnerable enough to be truly seen?"--Provided by publisher.

Steve has joined the staff of Minecrafters Academy as a guest teacherbut luck and then disaster strike in his first farming class, when he digs a hole that unexpectedly reveals a hidden chest full of treasure. At first the students are thrilled, but strange occurrences seem to follow those who discovered the chest, and an unending storm plagues the school. With a steady rain soaking the campus, Minecrafters Academy is vulnerable to nonstop attacks from zombies and skeletons. With the help of Cayla, a new student who claims to know more about the legendary chest, Steve and the students of the Academy look for a way to stop the storm and save their campus. Their journey will take them far from the school, to peaceful Mushroom Island. But what they find there will put them all in even greater danger... Nothing is what it appears and no one can truly be trusted in this mysterious fifth installment in the Unofficial Minecrafters Academy series.

It's graduation week at Minecrafters Academy, but a battle is brewing between the top five students at the school. With the school's top five students wrapped up in an endless prank war as they compete over the coveted position of class speaker, one of their classmates finds a solution: the students will travel to an End city and hunt for treasure; the student who not only survives, but returns with the most treasures, will be chosen. The students set off on their journey, but they quickly learn that the End is no joke. Face-to-face with shulkers, the deadly Void, and the mighty Ender Dragon, the school's top students learn there's more to success than making the grade. They must learn to fight together--or no one will make it back alive. In this final installment of the Unofficial Minecrafters Academy series, the risks--and the potential rewards--are greater than ever.