siblings

When Carmelito, California, is named America's Number One Dog-Friendly Town, twelve-year-old Epic McDade and his family are thrilled. Their dog-friendly bed-and-breakfast fills up quickly when a week-long celebration comes to town, that includes celebrity dog, Sir Bentley. Things take a turn for the worse when Sir Bentley's jewel-encrusted dog collar goes missing, so Epic, his younger siblings Rondo and Elvis, and his friends investigate the purported crime to solve the mystery.

"It is 2011. You want nothing more than to be a journalist in Somalia like your aunty. But the truth can be dangerous--and when you and your little sister are left alone, you find yourself facing life-and-death choices at every turn. Can you escape a terrorist organisation and find a safe place to call home? You'll be asked to cross a desert on foot, hide below deck in a leaky boat, and put your life in the hands of people smugglers. At every turn, the choice is yours. How far will you go for freedom?"--OCLC.

Svanhild is now one of King Harald?s wives and while her brother, Ragnvald, believes Harald will bring peace to Norway, he also knows success will be his downfall. When an old enemy of Ragnvald kidnaps his niece, he and Svanhild journey to Iceland, which offers a chance for a new life but also unexpected challenges.

Half British Reaper, half Japanese Shinigami, Ren Scarborough lives a complicated life, and her Shinigami abilities lead the Reapers to shun her. Forced to flee London, she travels to Japan to embrace her powers and serve the Goddess of Death. Ren soon finds herself in another battle to prove her worth and earn the respect of the Shinigami. She embarks on a dangerous mission to eliminate three dangerous Yokai demons with the help of her half-brother Neven and an exiled Shinigami named Hiro.

Evie Shao and her sister, Kass, haven't spoken in fifteen years when their father and brother disappeared on a camping trip. Their father returned days later, but their brother, Jakob, has remained missing. Kass, believing her college-dropout twin just ran off, became the rock of the family whereas Evie threw herself into alien conspiracy theories. But the sisters are forced together once more when Jakob returns claiming he is on a mission to stop an intergalactic war. Now on the run from the FBI and a possible space armada, the Shao siblings must make amends with their unresolved family issues before Jakob can save the galaxy.

Nordic language linguistics expert Valerie Chesterfield is still reeling from the death of her climate scientist brother Andy, when she accepts a call from Andy's research partner Wyatt to assist him with an improbable case. Wyatt's found a girl trapped in ice, who thaws out alive and appears to be from an ancient culture. As Valerie tries to communicate with the girl, she makes an unexplained connection with her and must uncover the truth of Wyatt's research to help her.

Twelve-year-old Serenity has a recurring nightmare, but things get real when her parents take her brother, Peace, to Duppy Island for "treatment" and Serenity is confronted by the creepy Dr. Whisper and the faceless douen children who are trapped between the living and the dead.

"Finn Driscoll is counting down the days until she can leave for college. With her beloved brother, Noah, in a coma and her high school social life sinking every day, she's ready for a fresh start. Until the night she sees Noah in a dream. He begs for help. At first, she shakes it off as just a nightmare. Then it happens again. And again. Frightened, Finn confides in her grandmother, only to learn the shocking truth about her family. They're are Dreamwalkers-- heroes who step into the River of Dreams-- and fight the monsters in other people's nightmare, freeing them to face the problems in their real lives"--Back cover.

"Ever since her older brother disappeared, Jen has been searching for answers. The ruins of Bosco Bay, the theme park where he was last seen, are due to be demolished any day now, but Jen can't let go of the feeling that a clue to her brother's fate still remains there. But Jen's investigation gets complicated when her cousin Allie comes to live with her family for the summer. Allie's mom has tasked her with helping Jen come to terms with her brother's disappearance, but soon Allie comes to believe what Jen does: Jen's brother didn't just run away. And the reclusive theme park designer Mr. Peterson might just know what happened to him"--Provided by publisher.

Jack and Annie travel in their magic tree house to the land of the mystical selkies to seek a magical sword for Merlin. Presented in Spanish.