Rowell, Rainbow

"Deja and Josiah are seasonal best friends. Every autumn, all through high school, they've worked at the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world. They say good-bye every Halloween, and they're reunited every September 1. But this Halloween is different? Josiah and Deja are finally seniors, and this is their last season at the pumpkin patch. Their last shift together. Their last good-bye. Josiah's ready to spend the whole night feeling melancholy about it. (He's the melancholy type). But Deja has a plan: What if instead of moping and instead of the usual--slinging lima beans down at the Succotash Hut--they went out with a bang? They could see all the sights! Taste all the snacks! Maybe Josie could talk to that cute girl he's been mooning over for three years . . ."--Back of cover.

"The story is supposed to be over. Simon Snow did everything he was supposed to do. He beat the villain. He won the war. He even fell in love. Now comes the good part, right? Now comes the happily ever after... So why can't Simon Snow get off the couch? What he needs, according to his best friend, is a change of scenery. He just needs to see himself in a new light... That's how Simon and Penny and Baz end up in a vintage convertible, tearing across the American West. They find trouble, of course. (Dragons, vampires, skunk-headed things with shotguns.) And they get lost"--Jacket flap.

Cath is a Simon Snow super fan, who dresses up as characters in his movies with her sister, Wren, for every opening premier. It began as their way of coping with their mother leaving. However, now that the two girls are going to college, Wren has fallen away from the super-fandom the sisters have always bonded over, and Cath feels like she is adrift. College will force her to determine what she really wants in life, to deal with boys and possible boyfriends, and how to balance her imaginary life in Simon Snow with a real life of her own.

Simon Snow just wants to relax and savor his last year at the Watford School of Magicks, but no one will let him.

Two star-crossed sixteen-year-old misfits are smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but are brave and desperate enough to try.

"Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One ever chosen. That's what his roommate, Baz, says. Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right. Half the time, Simon can't make his wand work; the other half, he starts something on fire. His mentor avoids him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there's a magic-eating monster running around wearing Simon's face. Baz would have a field day with all this, if he were here. It's their last year at the Watford School of Magicks, and he didn't even bother to show up"--Back cover.

"The Runaways are a family again! But a family needs a guardian, and the only Runaway who's got her life together is in middle school. And, even for a kid like Molly who likes her classes, that can be fraught with peril. Meanwhile, there's a new arrival as the gang welcomes Karolina's girlfriend--Julie Power of Power Pack! Having an experienced adventurer around will be useful when one of the universe's most fearsome villains invades the hostel! Butdosome of the Runaways have mixed feelings about Julie's arrival? As Molly contemplates a supernatural deal that musthave a monkey's paw-esque downside, one of the team suffersa fate worse than death. Really! And will the Runaways' greatest foe be . . . well-meaning outsiders who want to help them?!"--Amazon.com.

"The heart of the Runaways died years ago--but you won't believe how she returns! . . . author Rainbow Rowell teams with . . . artist Kris Anka to revive the series you can rely on to shock you and break your heart! Did Chase and Gert's love survive their time apart? Have Karolina and Nico's feelings made their friendship impossible? And should you be more worried about the emotional land mines lying in wait--or the shadowy scientist watching the ragtag group from a distance? Plus: What's in Chase's backpack? And what's up with Princess Powerful, A.K.A. the best Marvel character of all time, Molly Hayes?!"--Back cover.

"Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits--smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try"--Provided by publisher.

Two Short Christmas Stories.