Haig, Matt

"Nikolas, the boy who would one day be known as Santa Claus, goes on a life-changing quest to the North Pole"--Provided by publisher.

An extraterrestrial visitor arrives on Earth and takes the form of mathematician Professor Andrew Martin. His first impressions are less than positive, but as time goes on he starts to realize there may be more to humans than he has been led to believe.

"Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself' Would any of these other lives truly be better' . . . Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision. Faced with the possibility of changing her life for a new one, following a different career, undoing old breakups, realizing her dreams of becoming a glaciologist; she must search within herself as she travels through the Midnight Library to decide what is truly fulfilling in life, and what makes it worth living in the first place"--OCLC.

The Radleys, an eccentric family of vampires living in the suburbs, struggle but try to deny their natural instincts to avoid eating the neighbors and fit in with their peers.

It is Christmas Eve 1842 and all is not well. Goodwill is decidedly lacking from Victorian London. Father Christmas's magic powers are fading. And one very special girl has gone missing. Kindness might just win. Magic might just triumph. Christmas might just be saved.

"Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old, but owing to a rare condition, he's been alive for centuries. Tom has lived history--performing with Shakespeare, exploring the high seas with Captain Cook,and sharing cocktails with Fitzgerald. Now, he just wants an ordinary life. So Tom moves back his to London, his old home, to become a high school history teacher--the perfect job for someone who has witnessed the city's history first hand. Better yet, a captivating French teacher at his school seems fascinated by him. But the Albatross Society, the secretive group which protects people like Tom, has one rule: Never fall in love. As painful memories of his past and the erratic behavior of the Society's watchful leader threaten to derail his new life and romance, the one thing he can't have just happens to be the one thing that might save him."--Provided by publisher.

"Nikolas, the boy who would one day be known as Santa Claus, goes on a life-changing quest to the North Pole"--Provided by publisher.

"Nikolas, the boy who would one day be known as Santa Claus, goes on a life-changing quest to the North Pole"--Provided by publisher.

Best selling author Matt Haig shares his battle with depression and offers inspiration by showing readers the hope that can be found on the other side of depression.

Twelve-year-old Barney Willow gets his wish to be a cat but soon discovers that not all felines are cute and cuddly--some are downright evil--and his life is in grave danger, but his missing father may be able to help.