Marcus: 2128 books

'Do monsters always stay in the book where they were born? Are they content to live out their lives on paper, and never step foot into the real world?' The Villa Diodati, on the shore of Lake Geneva, 1816: the Year without Summer. As Byron, Polidori, and Mr and Mrs Shelley shelter from the...

Laureth Peak's father has taught her to look for recurring events, patterns, and numbers--a skill at which she's remarkably talented. Her secret: She is blind. But when her father goes missing, Laureth and her 7-year-old brother Benjamin are thrust into a mystery that takes them to New York City where...

The first novel for adults by hugely acclaimed YA writer Marcus Sedgwick: a gripping saga of love, revenge, and obsession—and vampires. In 1944, just days after the liberation of Paris, Charles Jackson sees something horrific: a man in a dark tunnel, apparently drinking the blood of a murdered...

Scarlett Hart, orphaned daughter of two legendary monster hunters, is determined to carry on in her parents’ footsteps—even if the Royal Academy for the Pursuit and Eradication of Zoological Eccentricities says she’s too young to fight perilous horrors. But whether it's creepy mummies or a horrid...

"An ominous, relevant, and uniquely compelling read."—Kirkus (starred review) From Printz medalist Marcus Sedgwick, a gripping novel about health—our own and our planet’s—and the stigma of illness. Ash boards a Greyhound bus heading to the place where Bly was last seen:...

An industrial accident threatens to leave the Earth uninhabitable. Relief arrives in the form of a long-lost civilization - but at what cost? What do the newcomers really want? They promise a new era of peace and prosperity, but the terms of their aid may place mankind in greater jeopardy than the original disaster ever could.

In the dim light of the darkroom, I'm alone, but not for long. As white turns to gray, Kate is with me. The background of the dance studio blurred, so the focus is all on her legs extended in a perfect soaring split. The straight line to my squiggle, my forever-best friend. Sixteen-year-old...

Deep within this maze of stone, a creature wakes up, all alone . . . Mummy Cat prowls his pyramid home, longing for his beloved owner. As he roams the tomb, lavish murals above his head display scenes of the cat with his young Egyptian queen, creating a story-within-a-story about the events...

Machen Sie sich bereit, um auf die Seite der Dunkelheit zu gelangen und in Welten voller Wahnsinn, Angst, Schrecken, Terror und Horror einzutauchen. Werden Sie ein Teil dieser Welt voller Grauen und Tod. Erleben Sie ein Gänsehaut-Feeling der besonderen Art, denn die Geschichten, die wir Ihnen präsentieren,...

The tale of a friendly T-Rex who really wants to cuddle a bouncy ball but can't because of 2 small problems...his arms! See how with the help of a friend he overcomes this little problem.

Saving the world... one playground at a time. When imaginations go wild in the schoolyard, anything can happen. Normal kids become world-saving heroes, girls become power-hungry pirates, and zombies take over the school after being infected by the dreaded epidemic—cooties! It's up to Scrap,...

With high energy, action-packed four-color art and a hilarious, page-turning story, the graphic novel Recess Warriors 2: Bad Guy Is a Two-Word Word is another surefire win from Marcus Emerson, the creator of the hit series Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja! Recess is ready to rumble—AGAIN. A...

Q. Does it take longer to run from first base to second, or from second to third? A: From second to third, because there is a shortstop in the middle. Q. How many New York Knicks players does it take to change a tire? A: One, unless it's a blowout, in which case they all show...

It all started with a peanut butter cup . . . which leads Ben Braver to a secret school for kids with super abilities. Ben has never had any special powers—and maybe never will. But could this be his chance to become the superhero he's always dreamed of? Packed with black-and-white...