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"The night before their SATs, four former best friends get struck by a magical bolt of lightning that gives them special powers and sends them on an all-night adventure throughout New York City"--Provided by publisher.

When Hector Armando the armadillo tries to find a talent to demonstrate at the rain forest party he is discouraged when he tries to copy the talents of the other animals, but when he does what comes naturally to him he finds his own special talent.

Evan Quick is a superhero geek in a world where superheroes are real. He longs to wake up one day with superpowers, but everyday the same thing happens--nothing. Then one day on a class field trip, Evan manages to survive a supervillain death ray, and is taken to the Academy for Metahuman Operatives to become a real hero--or so he thought. It turns out the Academy is more for Sidekicks than the real heroes, but it is not without its dangerous secrets.

Eleven-year-old Duncan McKay uses his ability to communicate with his companions Fia, a kitten, and Brig, a tiger, to aid him on a journey to claim his rightful place as heir to his island kingdom. Duncan is enlisted to serve a crew of pirates and sent to the far edges of his kingdom in the course of his adventurous quest.

As eighth-graders Mackenzie Little-Armstrong and her nemesis Ruby vie to be Social Chair of Bel-Air Middle School, Ruby employs a secret weapon, but Mac is determined to gain fame by being as good a talent agent as her mother.

Adelina Amouteru's heart has suffered at the hands of both family and friends, turning her down the bitter path of revenge.

Seventeen-year-old Ruby is a fireblood who must hide her powers of heat and flame from the cruel frostblood ruling class that wants to destroy all that are left of her kind. So when her mother is killed for protecting her and rebel frostbloods demand her help to kill their rampaging king, she agrees. But Ruby's powers are unpredictable, and she's not sure she's willing to let the rebels and an infuriating (yet irresistible) young man called Arcus use her as their weapon. All she wants is revenge, but before they can take action, Ruby is captured and forced to fight for her life in tournaments that pit fireblood prisoners against frostblood champions.

"When homeless teenager Marvin realizes his dream of working for the Core, an elite squad of costumed heroes, he discovers that the superstars he's idolized for so long aren't the people he thought they were"--Provided by publisher.

Aaron the alligator gets stuck in a snowball, falls through the ice, and sleeps through the New Year celebration.

At Christmastime, Ambrose the mouse hides in unhappy Princess Eleanor's silken purse, hoping to discover what will make her happy.