Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! Uh-oh, Super Rabbit Boy is in big trouble. He's been kidnapped by Queen Spooky and her ghost troop! Without Super Rabbit Boy,...

Werewolves. Vampires. Demons. The Order of Mankind has trained special agents for centuries in the use of magic, energy manipulation, martial arts and high technology to combat these uncanny foes. At the age of twelve, Jessica works to become one of these agents. It's an impossible task, but she is fueled by her hatred of the paranormal horrors who defile our realm. Even at such a young age, her combat prowess and intellect are beyond those of hardened...

A man with enemies. A woman thrust in the middle. Can he protect her from what's to come?Gage Havelock is in trouble. Because of his work, he's made enemies. Lots of them. When he accidentally puts Felicity Braeden in mortal danger, he's desperate to protect her.Knowing from personal experience how difficult relationships between Halflings and Pures are under normal circumstances, Gage fears Felicity won't be able to handle his life with the paranormal.Can...

When Mason discovers a magical world, will the secret Luc protects be enough to keep Mason away from their love?

A Sucker For Love Mystery It's just Ted's luck that he meets the love of his life while covered in the blood of a murder victim. Funeral worker Ted Sturm has a foul mouth, a big heart, and a knack for communicating with the dead. Unfortunately the dead don't make very good friends, and Ted's only living pal, his roommate, just rescued a strange cat who's determined to make his life even more miserable. This cat is more than he seems, and soon Ted...

This time, being true to herself could be a deadly mistake. Lonna Marconi likes to solve problems. The hard kind. A social worker by day, P.I. in her "spare time," she's figured out how to handle her little "werewolf problem." After a dose of wolfsbane, her physical body stays safe in bed while her wolf goes spirit walking. If only she didn't have a mind of her own... Deep in the Appalachians, Lonna learns a family secret that means she's unique,...

Simon Kim est très amoureux de Leith Haas, mais Leith est un guetteur. Son travail – chasseur de démons – est dangereux et important, et Simon ne veut pas distraire l'homme qu'il aime plus que la vie avec des détails. Mais il n'a pas vraiment conscience que quand un guetteur prend un foyer, le guetteur donne son cœur sans réserve. Lorsque Leith a revendiqué Simon, il a dénudé son âme, s'est montré vulnérable devant le seul homme qui,...

Edgar Burgess has devoted his life to keeping New York free of vampires, and is usually successful at sensing and staking them… at least until the night his beautiful next door neighbor and unrequited love is enthralled and kidnapped by one. Finding Molly McKillip becomes his life's focus at the expense of everything else. Molly has always liked the rambunctious Burgess family, especially Edgar, and never thought she would see them again after being...

DEATH AND DECEIT IN A NEW WORLD ORDER... In this second book of the greatest epic in Shadowrun history-the maelstrom of cyber-magic and political intrigue following President Dunkelzahn's assassination rages out of control. Ryan Mercury, Dunkelzahn's secret agent, is torn between his duty and his desire to find a killer. But when a spirit wrongly concludes that Ryan is working for the enemy, he anoints a cyberzombie to carry out a hit of its own....

Mack's a vampire hunter, Bellafleure's a vampire, and together they have to find a serial killer before he strikes again.It's a classic case of "opposites distract". Mack is a B-grade vampire hunter, a beat cops who does his best to keep the streets of New Orleans safe from the things that go bump in the night. Mack's family has clout in the vampire hunter community, so he and his partner get sent to Richmond to track down the serial killer who's...