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Brion never meant to start a war. But when they murdered his parents and enslaved his sister and his sweetheart, they left him no choice. Brion of Wexford is the son of a crippled trapper living a quiet life on the edge of the vast and unruly heathland. But when Salassani raiders destroy his world, he must venture into the heathland to attempt the impossible task of finding the girls, rescuing them, and conveying them safely home across hundreds of miles of enemy territory. Now Brion finds himself pursued by men bent on his destruction, deprived of his protectors, and haunted by the knowledge that his murdered father has hidden a dark secret that could reshape Brion's entire identity. Brion must find a way to stay alive long enough to get the girls safely home.

Join Kung Pow Chicken and his sidekick Egg Drop in this four-book bind-up! In book one, Let's Get Cracking!, chickens everywhere suddenly lose their feathers and Kung Pow Chicken has to battle the evil Granny Goosebumps. In book two, Bok! Bok! Boom!, a star singer gets chicknapped and Kung Pow Chicken must stop mad scientist Dr. Screech. In book three, The Birdy Snatchers, Kung Pow Chicken has to stop Birdbrain and his zombie army. And in book four, Heroes on the Side, Kung Pow Chicken must save all of the world's sidekicks from bad guy Ticklebeak.

When their sister Charlie is kidnapped by poachers, Betty, Fliss, and their newfound friend Willow embark on a high seas adventure involving ghosts, fierce pirates and a journey to a mythic island that only exists in legend.

"When he gets a chance to join the world's baddest villains, the Vicious 6, Gru leaves the Minions behind. Kevin, Stuart, and Bob go to great lengths to win back their 'mini-Boss,' trekking through the desert, piloting an airplane, and even learning kung fu from an unorthodox teacher"-- Provided by publisher.

"When Po isn't invited to Constable Hu's banquet because of his terrible table manners, Master Shifu offers to teach him the secrets of proper etiquette"--OCLC.

Two sisters, Scarlett and Tella, leave their cruel father to attend Caraval--a faraway once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show--and, along the way, Tella is kidnapped and Scarlett is aided by a mysterious sailor and finds herself enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic.

Told in multiple voices, sixteen-year-old Savannah Taylor is abducted after her kung fu class and must figure out how to escape and rescue fellow prisoner Jenny Dowd.

It's 1914 and twelve-year-old Darleen Daring is a silent film star. When a fake kidnapping set up by her studio goes wrong, Darleen finds herself in the hands of actual criminals who have also just kidnapped Victorine Berryman, the heiress of one of America's largest fortunes. Darleen and Victorine will have to live their own adventure serial, with dramatic escapes, murder plots, and a runaway air balloon in order to survive.

Fighting his way across the West to rescue his wife and exact revenge on the men who destroyed him, while settling old scores along the way, Ming Tsu is aided by a blind clairvoyant and a troupe of magic-show performers, some with supernatural powers.

After being transported into the future, Billy Chan and his friends discover that the Dragon of Death is in control of Dragon City, but they are determined to track down their own dragons and with their help undo the harm done by the villainous ruler.