Akron Public Library

Continues the story of Joel, now nearly twelve and living with his father in a small town in 1957 Sweden, as he is run over by a bus and survives without a scratch, then sets out to do a good deed in gratitude for this miracle.

"Tom discovers that he is a legendary dragonseer -- a person who can summon a dragon -- but he's not sure he's a true dragonseer, especially when he has trouble summoning his dragon, Ironskin"--

When Joe's neighbor undergoes a change of personality after meeting the man of her dreams, Wishbone is reminded of the mysterious relationship between the kind, well-respected Dr. Jekyll and the evil Mr. Hyde.

Since learning she is the Ruby, the final member of the time-traveling Circle of Twelve, nothing has gone right for Gwen and she holds suspicions about both Count Saint-German and Gideon, but as she uncovers the Circle's secrets she finally learns her own destiny.

Book two picks up weeks after the events of book one. There are still two pieces of the Trident of Eden to find, and both groups are determined to not repeat their mistakes. The next piece is said to have been buried with Mongol warlord Genghis Khan, whose tomb has never been found. Now the teens on either side of the conflict will have to go deep into simulations in war-torn Mongolian China in a race against time to discover the next piece and ensure...

"Cass and Luca are back in Venice, trying to find the Book of the Eternal Rose to clear Luca's name and keep them both out of prison"--

"Cara and her dragon, Silverthief, have always kept each other safe from danger. They're a perfect pair -- they don't need anyone else, including other dragonseers. Then they uncover a scary secret. There's something the Guild isn't telling them, and Cara and Silverthief must find out what it is! The risk is too great for them to handle on their own. They need help! But who can they trust?"--

"Rebecca Strand was just sixteen when she and her father fell to their deaths from the top of the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse in 1839. Just how they fell--or were they pushed?--remains a mystery. And their ghosts haunt the lighthouse to this day. . . Gabe tells this story every day when he gives the ghost tour on Toronto Island. He tries to make it scary enough to satisfy the tourists, but he doesn't actually believe in ghosts--until he finds himself...

Connie and Col band together to save the world for all creatures--including the mythical ones of which few humans are aware--from the shape-shifter Kullervo's army and, along the way, Connie finds herself transformed in an amazing way.

Sixteen-year-old Gwyneth discovers that she, rather than her well-prepared cousin, carries a time-travel gene, and soon she is journeying with Gideon, who shares the gift, through historical London trying to discover whom they can trust.