fiction

"His story is told by the first Olympian herself, Hestia, Goddess of the hearth and home. From her seat in the center of Mt. Olympus, the first Olympian, Hestia, relates the rise of Dionysos, from his birth to a mortal mother, to his discovery of wine, his battles with madness and his conquering of death itself, culminating, finally, in his ascent to Olympus and Godhood--the first new god and the last of the Pantheon"--OCLC.

A monster assembled by Dr. Victor Frankenstein from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.

"Follows American and British expats in the 1920s as they travel from Paris to Pamplona to watch the running of the bulls. The characters are based on personalities who were part of Hemingway's circle and pulled from his own exploits in trips to Paris and Spain in the 1920s"--Provided by publisher.

A young man wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a giant beetle-like insect and becomes alienated and an object of disgrace to his family.

Anne Elliot, persuaded by family and friends that the charming and handsome Frederick Wentworth is not worthy of her regard, questions her decision to send him away until he returns seven years later, his circumstances much improved.

"When Nick Carraway moves to West Egg, Long Island, he has no idea that the mansion next to his modest house is home to the ostentatiously wealthy Jay Gatsby. When Gatsby shows intense interest in Nick's cousin Daisy Buchanan, her husband, Tom, begins probing into Gatsby's background with dangerous earnestness"--Dust jacket.

" In Ender's Game, the world's most gifted children were taken from their families and sent to an elite training academy. At Battle School, they learned combat, strategy, and secret intelligence to fight a dangerous war on behalf of those left on Earth. But they also learned some important and less definable lessons about life. After the life-changing events of those years, these children--now teenagers--must leave the school and readapt to life in the outside world. Having not seen their families or interacted with other people for years--where do they go now? What can they do? Ender fought for humanity, but he is now reviled as a ruthless assassin. No longer allowed to live on Earth, he enters into exile. With his sister Valentine, he chooses to leave the only home he's ever known to begin a relativistic--and revelatory--journey beyond the stars"--Barnes & Noble.

Barbie takes the starring role in a story of mermaid adventure.

Visiting the local market to shop for items to pack in his lunch box, hardworking hamster Stanley purchases bread, cheese and fruit while deciding what he will make to eat.