Hicks, Faith Erin

Jun embarks on her first year of school at the prestigious Ellsmere Academy and tries to handle the rich girls who look down on her for being on scholarship as well as her friend Cassie's stories about mythical beasts.

Every time it is invaded the City gets a new name, but to the natives in is the Nameless City, and they survive by not letting themselves get involved, but now the fate of the City rests in the hands of Rat, a native, and Kaidu, one of the Dao, the latest occupiers, and the two must somehow work together if the City is to survive.

"Miriam's family should be rich. After all, her grandfather was the co-creator of smash-hit comics series The TomorrowMen. But he sold his rights to the series to his co-creator in the 1960s for practically nothing, and now that's what Miriam has: practically nothing. And practically nothing to look forward to either-how can she afford college when her family can barely keep a roof above their heads? As if she didn't have enough to worry about, Miriam's life gets much more complicated when a cute boy shows up in town . . . and turns out to be the grandson of the man who defrauded Miriam's grandfather, and heir to the TomorrowMen fortune"--Provided by publisher.

"The Nameless City--held by the rogue Dao prince Erzi--is under siege by a coalition of Dao and Yisun forces that are determined to end the war once and for all. And the people of the city--the 'Named'--are caught in between. Meanwhile, Rat and Kai must infiltrate Erzi's palace and steal back the ancient and deadly formula for napatha--the ancient weapon of mass destruction Erzie has unearthed--before he can use it to destroy everything they hold dear!"--Provided by publisher.

"The Nameless City--held by the rogue Dao prince Erzi--is under siege by a coalition of Dao and Yisun forces that are determined to end the war once and for all. And the people of the city--the 'Named'--are caught in between. Meanwhile, Rat and Kai must infiltrate Erzi's palace and steal back the ancient and deadly formula for napatha--the ancient weapon of mass destruction Erzie has unearthed--before he can use it to destroy everything they hold dear!"--Provided by publisher.

"A young woman faces the trials and tribulations of being a superhero while still living an ordinary life, including struggling to make rent, buying her capes from secondhand stores, and being overshadowed by her superhero brother"-- Provided by publisher.

"For teenage vampire slayer Buffy Summers, building a new life can be overwhelming--especially when you spend sleepless nights slaying the undead. A group of nerdy vampires, shunned by their cooler brethren, decide to climb the vampire social ladder by taking out the Slayer. They play on Buffy's insecurities, wearing her down until she is full-on distracted by the mental warfare. But in addition to her Watcher, Giles, luckily this high schooler has her friends, Willow and Xander, to cheer her on...except, of course, when they're not getting along"--Provided by publisher.

Rat, an orphaned street girl, lives in the city that has been conquered by the Dao who killed her parents. Thirteen-year-old Kaidu is the son of a Dao leader who just arrived in the city for military training. And though Rat initially hates Kaidu and everything he represents, the two become unlikely friends. And when an assassination plot unfolds, the future of the city depends on them working together.

When diplomatic efforts fail to resolve deep conflicts within the Dao nation, Kaidu and Rat race against time to prevent a war that is complicated by Kaidu's discovery of a formula for the lost weapon of the City's mysterrious founders.

"Kaidu and Rat are only just recovering from foiling the assassination attempt on the General of All Blades when conflict breaks loose again. Disputes and treachery are making it impossible for the Dao rulers to follow the diplomatic solution Kai's father has devised to give all peoples--not just the Dao--a say in the future of the Nameless City. Even more complicated, Rat may have the key to uncovering a vast weapon wielded by the mysterious founders of the City--a secret hidden long ago, and a secret Kai may be unable to keep. To reveal it would be to betray his friendship with Rat and his new home. But to betray the Dao may have dreadful consequences for everyone and everthing Kai and Rat both love..."--Back cover.