Vivian Vande Velde Livres

When sixteen-year-old Kerry Nowicki helps a young man escape from a group of men who claim he is a vampire, she finds herself faced with some bizarre and dangerous choices.

The narrative explores a high-stakes fantasy gaming world where players face numerous paths to victory, each fraught with danger. It delves into themes of competition and mortality within the gaming landscape, while also tackling issues of censorship. The story combines a stylish approach with a critical examination of the gaming culture, making it a compelling read for fans of fantasy and social commentary.

Loveably chaotic Twitch the squirrel and Sweetie the Library Rat accidentally make their stage debuts in the school play in this hilarious 8 Class Pets chapter book series. When Twitch discovers the kids at school are putting on a Cinderella play, he can’t believe his luck. He loves good stories! But how to watch the play undetected? He convinces friend Sweetie the library rat to join his adventure to the auditorium, but of course it doesn’t go as planned! Twitch and Sweetie will go behind the curtain and even above stage before the day is over in this fourth book in the celebrated series. With energetic illustrations accompanying the short, hilarious chapters, told from Twitch and Sweetie’s alternating points of view, Squirrel on Stage is a perfect pick for young readers just starting to seek out longer texts—or a great read-aloud. For aspiring thespians, Squirrel on Stage also includes tips kids can use to put on their own play.

Pandemonium breaks out at the science museum as Twitch, the popular squirrel from 8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel ÷ 1 Dog = Chaos , hitches a ride in a backpack on a school trip. Twitch the Squirrel sets off chaos during the school trip to the science museum before being smuggled back out in a student's wheelchair in this raucous chapter book with over 50 comical illustrations! Inside the museum, Twitch turns exhibits such as the Bernoulli air pressure table, the Foucault Pendulum, a dinosaur skeleton, and a model of the Mars Rover into his private carnival rides--then there are the messes he makes in the gift shop and employee lounge. In a final chapter, Newton and Galileo, two science room geckos, explain the science exhibits at the museum further.

"Get ready to sleep with the lights on!" — GIRLS' LIFE A lovesick count and the ghost of his brutalized servant . . . a serial killer who defies death . . . a house with a violent mind of its own and another that holds a grotesque secret within its peeling walls. Here are witches who feast on faces, changeling rites of passage, a venerable vampire contemplating his end, and a fanged brat who drains the patience of a bumbling teenage boy. Here too are a flamboyant young novelist in search of a subject more compelling than his own eerie existence and the daughter of a sorcerer fighting to free her lover — and her will — from sinister bonds. Enter the world of GOTHIC!, a celebration of the literary form made famous by such writers as Mary Shelley and Edgar Allan Poe. With chilling stories by: Joan Aiken M. T. Anderson Neil Gaiman Caitlín R. Kiernan Gregory Maguire Garth Nix Celia Rees Janni Lee Simner Vivian Vande Velde Barry Yourgrau

Fifth grader Amy finds her life growing complicated when she meets and tries to hide an intelligent, talking dog who has escaped from a university lab.

Set in a dark and immersive world, this advanced computer role-playing game transports players into a realm filled with evil creatures and perilous fortresses. As you navigate through this dreamlike landscape, you'll encounter malevolent sorceries that heighten the stakes of your adventure, making every decision critical to survival. The game promises a truly engaging experience where players feel as if they are part of the action, blending thrilling gameplay with a captivating narrative.

Vivian Vande Velde’s 23 MINUTES, about a girl who is able to jump back in time for a handful of minutes to fix events gone wrong, though she sometimes (okay—often) makes them worse; when she stumbles onto a crime scene her ability is put to the test, to Mary Colgan at Boyds Mills Press, by Jennifer Laughran at Andrea Brown Literary Agency (world English).