CG Drews, acclaimed author of Don't Let the Forest In, returns with another deeply unsettling and yet hauntingly beautiful tale of murder and botanical body horror, perfect for fans of Andrew Joseph White and We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Evander has lived like a ghost in the forgotten corners of the Hazelthorn estate ever since he was taken in by his reclusive billionaire guardian, Byron Lennox-Hall, when he was a child. For his safety, Evander has been given three ironclad rules to follow: He can never leave the estate. He can never go into the gardens. And most importantly, he can never again be left alone with Byron's charming, underachieving grandson, Laurie. That last rule has been in place ever since Laurie tried to kill Evander seven years ago, and yet somehow Evander is still obsessed with him. But when Byron suddenly dies, Evander inherits Hazelthorn’s immense gothic mansion and acres of sprawling grounds, along with the entirety of the Lennox-Hall family's vast wealth. There’s just one caveat: He must choose a new guardian from amongst Laurie's scheming, backstabbing relatives to help manage the estate until he turns eighteen. Except Evander's sure his guardian was murdered, and Laurie may be the only one who can help him find the killer before they come for Evander next. Perhaps even more concerning is how the overgrown garden is refusing to stay behind its walls, slipping its vines and spores deeper into the house with each passing day. As the family’s dark secrets unravel alongside the growing horror of their terribly alive, bloodthirsty garden, Evander needs to find out what he’s really inheriting before the garden demands to be fed once more.

From the bestselling author of MELISSA, a new book putting a non-binary kid named Green at center stage. Middle-grade superstar author Alex Gino returns to the world they began with MELISSA and RICK with GREEN, the story of a non-binary middle-schooler named Green who comes into their own in no small part by fighting for gender-free casting in their school’s production of THE WIZARD OF OZ.

BE WHO YOU ARE. When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part... because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte—but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all.

BE WHO YOU ARE. When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part... because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte—but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all.

From the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones comes a gripping and atmospheric retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's classic "The Fall of the House of Usher." When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruravia. What they find there is a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, surrounding a dark, pulsing lake. Madeline sleepwalks and speaks in strange voices at night, and her brother Roderick is consumed with a mysterious malady of the nerves. Aided by a redoubtable British mycologist and a baffled American doctor, Alex must unravel the secret of the House of Usher before it consumes them all.

From the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones comes a gripping and atmospheric retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's classic "The Fall of the House of Usher." When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruravia. What they find there is a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, surrounding a dark, pulsing lake. Madeline sleepwalks and speaks in strange voices at night, and her brother Roderick is consumed with a mysterious malady of the nerves. Aided by a redoubtable British mycologist and a baffled American doctor, Alex must unravel the secret of the House of Usher before it consumes them all.

Da staunt Frau Lizzi nicht schlecht, als sie den winzig kleinen Gesellen in ihrer Wohnung entdeckt. Wenn man ihn genau betrachtet, die dünnen haarigen Beinchen, das spitze Schnäuzchen und die Flügel, so sieht der Wicht wie ein Vampir aus. Ein Vampir in der Wohnung? Doch Frau Lizzi ist eine patente ältere Dame und weiß sich zu helfen. Das Vamperl, so nennt sie ihren ungewöhnlichen, aber niedlichen Gast, bekommt einfach heiße Milch zu trinken, dann kommt es erst gar nicht auf dumme Gedanken. Eines Tages macht sie eine ungewöhnliche Entdeckung: Ihr Vamperl hat eine höchst merkwürdige Eigenschaft. Mit einem kleinen Biss in die Galle ärgerlicher Menschen saugt es alle böse Gedanken heraus. Vorbei ist es mit gehässigen Streitereien und wüsten Beschimpfungen von Autofahrern. Wobei die Erwachsenen meist so beschäftigt sind, daß sie das Vamperl gar nicht bemerken. Nur Kindern fällt es auf, die schauen noch viel genauer hin. Die Schauspielerin und Hörspiel-Autorin Kornelia Boje, die seit ihren Kindertagen für den Rundfunk arbeitet, läßt, während sie die ungekürzten Abenteuer von Vamperl und Frau Lizzi liest, in der Phantasie der Kinder, denn für diese sind die aufregenden Erlebnisse des Vamperl gedacht, den bezaubernden kleinen Vampir erstehen. Wer Lust hat, mehr über das Vamperl zu erfahren, der kann in zwei schmalen Taschenbüchern weiterlesen: Vamperl soll nicht alleine bleiben und Wiedersehen mit Vamperl. Vielleicht ein Ansporn für die kleinen Zuhörer, es 'mal mit einem Buch zu versuchen. --Manuela Haselberger

Da staunt Frau Lizzi nicht schlecht, als sie den winzig kleinen Gesellen in ihrer Wohnung entdeckt. Wenn man ihn genau betrachtet, die dünnen haarigen Beinchen, das spitze Schnäuzchen und die Flügel, so sieht der Wicht wie ein Vampir aus. Ein Vampir in der Wohnung? Doch Frau Lizzi ist eine patente ältere Dame und weiß sich zu helfen. Das Vamperl, so nennt sie ihren ungewöhnlichen, aber niedlichen Gast, bekommt einfach heiße Milch zu trinken, dann kommt es erst gar nicht auf dumme Gedanken. Eines Tages macht sie eine ungewöhnliche Entdeckung: Ihr Vamperl hat eine höchst merkwürdige Eigenschaft. Mit einem kleinen Biss in die Galle ärgerlicher Menschen saugt es alle böse Gedanken heraus. Vorbei ist es mit gehässigen Streitereien und wüsten Beschimpfungen von Autofahrern. Wobei die Erwachsenen meist so beschäftigt sind, daß sie das Vamperl gar nicht bemerken. Nur Kindern fällt es auf, die schauen noch viel genauer hin. Die Schauspielerin und Hörspiel-Autorin Kornelia Boje, die seit ihren Kindertagen für den Rundfunk arbeitet, läßt, während sie die ungekürzten Abenteuer von Vamperl und Frau Lizzi liest, in der Phantasie der Kinder, denn für diese sind die aufregenden Erlebnisse des Vamperl gedacht, den bezaubernden kleinen Vampir erstehen. Wer Lust hat, mehr über das Vamperl zu erfahren, der kann in zwei schmalen Taschenbüchern weiterlesen: Vamperl soll nicht alleine bleiben und Wiedersehen mit Vamperl. Vielleicht ein Ansporn für die kleinen Zuhörer, es 'mal mit einem Buch zu versuchen. --Manuela Haselberger

The sequel is finally here! Shane and Ilya’s story, first seen in Heated Rivalry, continues in this long-awaited hockey romance from Rachel Reid. To the world they are rivals, but to each other they are everything. Ten years. That’s how long Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov have been seeing each other. How long they’ve been keeping their relationship a secret. From friends, from family…from the league. If Shane wants to stay at the top of his game, what he and Ilya share has to remain secret. He loves Ilya, but what if going public ruins everything? Ilya is sick of secrets. Shane has gotten so good at hiding his feelings, sometimes Ilya questions if they even exist. The closeness, the intimacy, even the risk that would come with being open about their relationship…Ilya wants it all. It’s time for them to decide what’s most important—hockey or love. It’s time to make a call. Game Changers Book 1: Game Changer Book 2: Heated Rivalry Book 3: Tough Guy Book 4: Common Goal Book 5: Role Model Book 6: The Long Game

In Feminist, Queer, Crip Alison Kafer imagines a different future for disability and disabled bodies. Challenging the ways in which ideas about the future and time have been deployed in the service of compulsory able-bodiedness and able-mindedness, Kafer rejects the idea of disability as a pre-determined limit. She juxtaposes theories, movements, and identities such as environmental justice, reproductive justice, cyborg theory, transgender politics, and disability that are typically discussed in isolation and envisions new possibilities for crip futures and feminist/queer/crip alliances. This bold book goes against the grain of normalization and promotes a political framework for a more just world.