Derting, Kimberly

Seventeen-year-old Charlaina "Charlie" Hart has defeated the tyrant Queen Sabara and taken control of Ludania, only to have Sabara's soul fuse itself with her own.

When the negotiation of a peace agreement with the Queendom of Astonia goes awry, Charlie receives a brutal message that threatens Ludania, and it seems her only option is to sacrifice herself in exchange for Ludanian freedom. But is she walking into a trap set by Sabara, the evil former queen of Ludania?.

"Cece's parents say she was born curious. She asks: Why? How? What if? When her teacher, Ms. Curie, assigns a science project, Cece knows just what to ask--do dogs eat vegetables? She teams up with her best friend, Isaac, and her dog, Einstein, to discover the answer. They investigate, research, collect data, and analyze, using Einstein as their case study. Their final conclusion is surprising, and a lot of fun!"--Provided by publisher.

Kyra is one of the Returned, having been abducted by aliens and now apparently no longer fully human, but something else. She has possible telekinesis, can hold her breath a great while, and her body heals itself at an accelerated rate. The Daylighters, a shadow organization, are after her, and will certainly experiment on her if they catch her. When Kyra and the Returned learn that their friend Tyler has been captured by the Daylighters, they mount a desperate rescue mission.

When the negotiation of a peace agreement with the Queendom of Astonia goes awry, Charlie receives a brutal message that threatens Ludania, and it seems her only option is to sacrifice herself in exchange for Ludanian freedom. But is she walking into a trap set by Sabara, the evil former queen of Ludania?.

Kyra is on the run along with her fellow Returned from the government organization that experiments on their kind and determined to rescue the boy she loves, but this may put the group in danger as he is being held by the organization pursuing her.

Sixteen-year-old Kyra Agnew wakes up behind a dumpster of a gas station with no memory of how she got there, returning home she learns that she has been missing for five years, now she races to find an explanation for what happened so that she can reclaim her life.

Sixteen-year-old Kyra Agnew wakes up behind a dumpster of a gas station with no memory of how she got there, returning home she learns that she has been missing for five years, now she races to find an explanation for what happened so that she can reclaim her life.

Sixteen-year-old Violet Ambrose's ability to find murder victims and their killers draws the attention of the FBI just as her relationship with Jay, her best-friend-turned-boyfriend, heats up.