Black Moon Rising The Library Book 2

“I'm not sure anyone does suspense quite like D. J. MacHale.” —James Dashner, bestselling author of the Maze Runner series The next fast-paced, thrilling adventure from bestselling author D. J. MacHale! Marcus is an agent of the Library—a place filled with tales that don’t have endings. Mysteries that won’t be solved until Marcus and his friends Theo and Lu step in to finish them. Before it’s too late. Because mysterious accidents are disturbing a middle school in Massachusetts. Windows shatter for no reason. Bleachers collapse at a pep rally. Most of the students think they’re just having a string of bad luck, but Marcus suspects something a lot more dangerous. Something like witchcraft. When the black moon rises, this story must come to an end . . . one way or another.

Previously published as Curse of the Boggin. A fast-paced, thrilling series opener from bestselling author D. J. MacHale. Check out a book—and unlock an adventure! There's a place filled with tales that don't have an ending. Puzzles that won't be solved until someone steps in to finish them. Enter the Library. Marcus and his friends have found the key to open it. And they need to use it, because, clearly, something is up. A strange guy in a bathrobe haunts them; fires rage and flare out in an instant; a peculiar old lady keeps telling them, “Surrender the key. . . .” At first Marcus thinks he’s going nuts, until the mystery gets personal. The Library may hold some answers, but the clock is running out. Because on these library shelves, the stories you don’t finish might just finish you. . . . Kids love Surrender the Key (The Library, Book 1): “A mysterious, hard-to-put-down book with a twisting plot, funny characters, and haunting souls. I can’t wait to hear what adventures they have next.” —A.J. H., age 11 “I read enough in just one day to fill my school reading log for a week.” —Michael C., age 10 “A unique, intriguing book filled with page-turning adventures.” —Madeline H., age 12 “Couldn’t put it down. I stayed up reading until 11:00 p.m. with only one thought in my mind: one more chapter!” —Ben H., age 11

Mysterious accidents are disturbing a middle school in Massachusetts. Windows shatter for no reason. Bleachers collapse at a pep rally. Most of the students think they're just having a string of bad luck, but Marcus suspects something a lot more dang

Hunt down psychotic ex, check. Learn you're part Fae and unlock crazy new powers as part of the deal, check. Fall in love with your best friend and start a family, check. In the six months since Valeria Trumaine first visited the FaeLands, her life has taken a 180 degree shift. Gone are the days of policing the Extras as a Sentinel, traded for the less dangerous life of working as a security guard for her family's company. Or so she thought. When Val's twin brother Valerian becomes involved in a human murder case, he enlists her help, taking both down an unexpected path that leads to supernatural involvement. And then there are the mysterious accidents plaguing Trumaine properties around the globe. Not to mention a one very pissed off, Thomas Meriwether. The Master Vampire is out for blood for Val's part in his son's downfall; his weapon of choice against her, her son David. Keeping David safe becomes a priority, but doing so in the midst of a hunt for a killer, proves easier said than done. It will take the power of every Trumaine to ensure the family's continued existence, and even that might not be enough once the Fae get involved.

Previously published as Curse of the Boggin. A fast-paced, thrilling series opener from bestselling author D. J. MacHale. Check out a book—and unlock an adventure! There's a place filled with tales that don't have an ending. Puzzles that won't be solved until someone steps in to finish them. Enter the Library. Marcus and his friends have found the key to open it. And they need to use it, because, clearly, something is up. A strange guy in a bathrobe haunts them; fires rage and flare out in an instant; a peculiar old lady keeps telling them, “Surrender the key. . . .” At first Marcus thinks he’s going nuts, until the mystery gets personal. The Library may hold some answers, but the clock is running out. Because on these library shelves, the stories you don’t finish might just finish you. . . . Kids love Surrender the Key (The Library, Book 1): “A mysterious, hard-to-put-down book with a twisting plot, funny characters, and haunting souls. I can’t wait to hear what adventures they have next.” —A.J. H., age 11 “I read enough in just one day to fill my school reading log for a week.” —Michael C., age 10 “A unique, intriguing book filled with page-turning adventures.” —Madeline H., age 12 “Couldn’t put it down. I stayed up reading until 11:00 p.m. with only one thought in my mind: one more chapter!” —Ben H., age 11

The mischievous bog goblin Tet Snailbiter and his pal Grog Agog, a demigod made of stone, earth and his divine mother's moonlight, are supposed to be returning the elderly human witch Gresel to the safety of the faerie, sprite and dryad dominated Shimmering Forest so that she won't have her charged bones turned into wands by the residents of Quake Keep, not helping her steal magic weapons from its dungeons to help defeat the approaching Sandragon Army. But so it goes in the lives of reluctant and unlikely heroes. Along with resplendent goddesses made of moonlight brawling through their minions both mortal and supernatural, brass runedoors that transform into sabertooth tigers, a lightning bolt summoning sword, enchanted armor that can neutralize the powers of deities and dozens of intelligent bipedal species here on the magical world of Yooba, The Black Moon is packed with intrigue and unexpected plot twists. Yet it's really about the heroism and villainy lurking inside us all, who we choose to be in the dead of the night. A strange little sorceress arriving at Quake Keep, the leo garrison and human staff fall in love with Lilith due to her enchanted adoration cloak. Yet she has bad news. A white hole is about to open in the dungeons due to the spectral activity of its disgruntled former customers and the power leaking out of the magic weapons stored therein between wars. As rifts in the very fabric of the world, white holes can be used to march armies to distant lands with but a few steps. Sent by the Spell Guild, Lilith must seal it off lest it be used to take Quake Keep from within, then the ancient melting pot that is the city of Ooliphant.Shielded by the magic boots and belt he stumbled on and kept without telling anyone, the dungeon errand boy Ivan is the only one who doesn't fall under her spell. Illusioned to appear human and really here to unleash a swamp horde, Lilith is the spiderkin daughter of the Endless Morass's Black Widow. Starfarer founders having abandoned Ooliphant, it's ripe for the plucking. Yet her nemesis Torfulgar Rainmaker, the lightning-laced little brother of the Badland's Feathered Serpent who also covets its tax revenue, has set a trap. Even as the Black Moon's mighty Sandragon Army marches toward Quake Keep from her Whirling Desert and Tet, Grog and Gresel gather their own guerilla army of birds, insects and small woodland creatures by blowing the enchanted Mountain Goat Horn they stole, Lilith and Torfulgar duel. Evenly matched, it all hinges on Ivan and the agility of his foxtrot boots and inhuman strength of his ogrearms belt. Having big plans for this brave and resourceful lad, the Black Moon herself might be forced to intervene.