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"Every week, Kali Ling fights to the death on national TV. She's died hundreds of times. And it never gets easier. The RAGE tournaments--the Virtual Gaming League's elite competition where the best gamers in the world compete in a no-holds-barred fight to the digital death. Every bloody kill is broadcast to millions. Every player is a modern gladiator--leading a life of ultimate fame, responsible only for entertaining the masses"--Provided by publisher.

Sonya, who was born with the rare gift to feel what those around her feel, both physically and mentally, is forced to serve the emperor, tasked with sensing the intentions of would be assassins until Emperor Valko and his idealistic younger brother, Prince Anton, find themselves fighting against each other when threats of a revolution evolve and Sonya must choose which brother to trust.

Freelance journalist Molly Sanderson is called to cover the story about a newborn baby found on the fringe of woods near the university campus in the well-to-do town of Ridgedale, New Jersey, but as she delves into her investigation she discovers a decades-old secret.

"The home of a family of five is now a crime scene: four of them savagely murdered, one--a sixteen-year-old girl--missing. Was she lucky to have escaped? Or is her absence evidence of something sinister? Detective D.D. Warren is on the case--but so is survivor-turned-avenger Flora Dane"--Provided by publisher.

"When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer, decides to return to work after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect nanny for their two young children. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the family's chic apartment in Paris's upscale tenth arrondissement, stays late without complaint, and hosts enviable kiddie parties"--Back cover.

"This book relays the factual details of the Tucson shooting in 2011 and gun control. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of an eyewitness, NRA member, and vigil participant. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives while gathering and analyzing information about a modern event"--Provided by publisher.

Sixteen-year-old Maddie's camping trip with family and friends in a remote mountain location turns deadly as stories told around the campfire begin coming true.

"When Chinese American teenager Jess Wong's best friend Angie falls in love with a girl from the nearby boarding school, Jess expects heartbreak. But when everybody's secrets start to be revealed, the stakes quickly elevate from love or loneliness to life or death"--Provided by publisher.

Rufus Holt has one night to prove his half-sister, April, innocent of murdering her boyfriend at a wild party--the very night his ex-boyfriend, Sebastian, shows up wanting to talk.