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Wish You Were Dead Trailer Live
We have a treat for all you thriller fans out there. A brand new trailer for Wish You Were Dead, in stores now!

Click here to view the newest trailer for Wish You Were Dead, by Todd Strasser.
Beware the Power of the Candle Man!
Is the power of the Candle Man out of control? That’s the question Scotland Yard is asking tonight, as top members of the underworld have disappeared after tangling with London’s mysterious crime fighter, Lord Wickland.

All citizens are advised to upload an image here and imaging a confrontation with the Candle Man.

http://www.powerofthecandleman.com
A Sneak Peek at Leaving the Bellweathers, by Kristin Clark Venuti
Full of comic capers and close calls, an art heist and albino alligators, and good intentions gone wrong, Kristin Clark Venuti’s hilarious debut novel introduces a new family that is absolutely unforgettable. Click here to read the introduction and first chapter of Leaving the Bellweathers. Enjoy!
Breaking Story on the Candle Man at Egmont Daily News
New developments in the strange case of the melting crooks! Booksellers and librarians called upon to help.

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Candle Man, Book One: The Society of Unrelenting Vigilance
Written by Glenn Dakin
Murder, mystery, and adventure aren’t your typical birthday presents . . .
But for Theo, anything that breaks up his ordinary routine... Read more ->
Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have
Written by Allen Zadoff
What’s worse than being fat your freshman year?
Being fat your sophomore year.
Life used to be so simple for Andrew Zansky–hang with... Read more ->
Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the Really Big Adventure
Written by Kristina Stephenson
Illustrated by Kristina Stephenson
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Violet Wings
Written by Victoria Hanley
For Zaria Tourmaline, the three years without her mother and brother have been lonely ones, living with a cold and distant... Read more ->

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Glenn Dakin

Glenn Dakin has written for many comics and children's TV shows, including the BBC's Shaun the Sheep, for which he won an International Emmy Award; Temptation; and the semi-autobiographical strip Abe. He lives in Cambridge, England.

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Violet Wings
Written by Victoria Hanley
For Zaria Tourmaline, the three years without her mother and brother have been lonely ones, living with a cold and distant guardian while she completes her education. Just as she is ready to join the world of adult fairies and genies, she finds a spellbook written entirely in her mother’s hand....

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Callie's Rules
Written by Naomi Zucker
Callie’s Rules for Things to Do in Middle School:
·Have lots of pictures in your phone.
·Get a phone.
Callie Jones is excited about her first day of sixth grade, but from the moment she arrives and is greeted by dirty looks (apparently, you don’t ride your bike to middle school), she realizes that...

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Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have
Written by Allen Zadoff
What’s worse than being fat your freshman year?
Being fat your sophomore year.
Life used to be so simple for Andrew Zansky–hang with the Model UN guys, avoid gym class, and eat and eat and eat. He’s used to not fitting in: into his family, his sports-crazed school, or his size 48 pants.
But not...

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Stealing Death
Written by Janet Lee Carey
“I want that soul sack,” he said suddenly.
“What?” the witch asked around the scrap of meat she was chewing.
“I want it so no one I love will ever, ever, ever have to go inside again.”
“It’s not for mortal hands to have.” The witch spat out a bit of bone....

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Back Home
Written by Julia Keller
“I guess you would call us a normal family. Once a month, and sometimes other times, too, Dad would be gone for a few days. Mom told us that he was in the National Guard. We were normal, you could say. And then we weren’t.”

Rachel “Brownie” Browning is thirteen when her...

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Riot
Written by Walter Dean Myers
As the Civil War rages, another battle breaks out behind the lines.
During a long hot July in 1863, the worst race riots the United States has ever seen erupt in New York City. Earlier that year, desperate for more Union soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln instituted a draft–a draft that would...

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Candor
Written by Pam Bachorz
In the model community of Candor, Florida, every teen wants to be like Oscar Banks. The son of the town's founder, Oscar earns straight As, is student-body president, and is in demand for every club and cause.
But Oscar has a secret. He knows that parents bring their teens to Candor...

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Candle Man, Book One: The Society of Unrelenting Vigilance
Written by Glenn Dakin
Murder, mystery, and adventure aren’t your typical birthday presents . . .
But for Theo, anything that breaks up his ordinary routine is the perfect gift.
A mysterious “illness” and Theo’s guardians force him into a life indoors, where gloves must be worn and daily medical treatments are the norm. When Theo...

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Leaving the Bellweathers
Written by Kristin Clark Venuti
The young Bellweathers–fourteen-year-old Spider, thirteen-year-old Ninda, and the ten-year-old triplets, Brick, Spike, and Sassy–and their equally peculiar parents have brought constant chaos to the once-peaceful village of Eel-Smack-by-the-Bay. Still, no one has suffered more than their loyal butler, Benway, who has finally had enough. He is secretly writing his tell-all memoirs,...

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Wish You Were Dead
Written by Todd Strasser
Str-S-d:
I’ll begin with Lucy. She is definitely first on the list. You can’t believe how it feels to be in the cafeteria and turn around and there she is staring at me like I’m some disgusting bug or vermin. Does she really think I WANT to be this way? I hate...

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