Adams, Alane

"Abigail's new witch powers are tested by Endera, her rival at Tarkana Witch Academy and by protecting her new friend Hugo, and then are fully challenged when she mistakenly gets involved with the Netherworld's Queen Octonia and her spiderlings"--Provided by publisher.

"Abigail has just started her second year at the Tarkana Witch Academy and is up to her ears studying for Horrible Hexes and Awful Alchemy. The good news is that Calla, the former glitch-witch, is in all her classes. The bad news? A sign has arrived that the Curse Breaker is among them, the witchling who was propesied to one day break Odin's curse over them. Meanwhile, Hugo brings troubling news, and Orkadian warshi phas arrived in port, bearing threats of war. When a young boy from the ship, Robert Barconian, asks for help retrieving a missing item, he, Abigail, Hugo, and Calla are swept into a mystery that takes them deep into the catacombs beneath the Tarkana Fortress, a place where the draugar, the living dead, are said to wander about"--Provided by publisher.

". . . an army of fire giants led by Surt gather in the Eighth Realm of Musspell . . . Orkney's only hope lies with Sam and his stalwart friends. As Surt prepares to launch his forces against Orkney, Sam and two of his fellow witches, Perrin and Mavery, set out on a journey to rescue Odin, aided by Skidbladnir, a magical ship of the gods that can fly over land and sea, and Geela, a Valkyrie who can transform into a battle-ready goose"--Provided by publisher.

"Meet Phoebe Katz, a twelve-year-old foster kid from New York City who's been bounced around the system her entire life. Things happen around Phoebe, but it's not like they're her fault! But when a statue of Athena comes to life, Phoebe gets the stunning news she's the daughter of Zeus, has a twin brother named Perseus--and was sent away from ancient Greece as a baby to stop a terrible prophecy that predicted she would one day destroy Olympus. Athena warns Phoebe to stay in hiding, but when the vengeful god Ares kidnaps her beloved social worker, Phoebe has no choice--she has to travel back to ancient Greece and rescue him! There, Phoebe and her friends Angie and Damian discover a new prophecy, one that may fix everything. The catch: Phoebe hasto collect talismans from six Greek monsters, including the fang from a nine-headed hydra, a talon from the Nemean lion,and a feather from the sphinx"--Provided by publisher.

"Sam Baron just freed Orkney from the ravages of the Red Sun, but now, imprisoned by Catriona, leader of the Volgrim Witches, Sam finds the darker side of his half-god, half-witch heritage released, and he fears he might destroy what he saved. Unable to resist the witches' enchantments, Sam has become their most potent weapon, and is leading an army of monstrous men against Skara Brae. Sam's only hope for salvation lies with his three best friends and a mystical artifact known as the Moon Pearl. Keely travels north in search of the pearl, while Howie prepares for the gathering onslaught. Leo seeks a powerful artifact in the underworld, and faces an ancient evil that could be an even greater threat than Catriona and her cronies. As Sam's friends rush to save him, other forces are at work in Orkney's shadows, forces that could help free Sam, or condemn him to the darkness forever"--Back cover.

Georgie has many responsibilities on his 1920s Pennsylvania farm. But when we wakes up one morning to see all his eggs have been stolen, he suspects Buster, a local stray dog. Buster leads Georgie on a wild chase, and the two have an unexpected adventure.

"Sam Baron is about to get the shock of his life. First his substitute English teacher claims to have turned his old teacher into a lizard; then a strange dwarf named Rego arrives and claims Sam is from a magical realm called Orkney. When his friends are taken prisoner, it's up to Sam to save them. Sam embarks on a journey to Orkney through a stonefire to find his friends, but when he arrives, he discovers that an ancient curse has turned the sun a poisonous red and threatens to destroy the land. With only a young witch girl to guide him, Sam must choose: save his friends, or stop the red sun from consuming the land?"--Dust jacket.