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As humans and elves face annihilation from Void demons and other creatures, the last Knights of the Word, Logan Tom--who leaves Seattle--and Angel Perez--who encounters the Elves of Cintra--swear to protect innocent children; and Hawk, a human-shaped gypsy morph, along with Tessa, meets the King of the Silver River.

Nina, the littlest elf in Santa's workshop, doesn't finish the teddy bear she's making in time for it to get loaded onto Santa's sleigh, but she works far into the night to finish it. While Santa is out delivering presents, a baby is born. Santa comes back for Nina's now-finished bear--and guess who he takes along to deliver it?

"A beloved part of family traditions across the world, Elf on the Shelf is among the top three most-recognized holiday character in the US, along with Rudolph and Santa Claus himself. With almost 25 million sales around the world, a float in the Macy's Day Parade, and the fourth-bestselling holiday title, Elf on the Shelf is a seasonal staple at retail! This book is a Level One I Can Read, perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences....

Drow elf Drizzt Do'Urden continues his quest to bring peace to the Underdark.

Another holiday season is over, and joy still blankets theland, that is, until Santa's beloved Christmas tree goes missing! With no suspects and no leads, St. Nick and his trusty reindeer, Angus, turn to the best helpers around, Bingle, Jingle, Tingle, Dorabelle, and Cheer, the E.L.F. Detective Agency!

Legend has it that the only way to find out if you're on Santa's naughty or nice list is to trick an elf into letting you sneak a peek! But be careful: elves are tricky themselves! To get a look at the list, you'll need to be clever in crafting a distracting craft to catch the elf's attention. So, grab some Christmas supplies like ribbons, twinkle lights, bows, and candy canes, and get prepared for your sly holiday visitor! On the nights leading up...

When an old woman gets sick and her garden begins to die, the doodle bugs call on the Leaf Men to make things right again.

Frodo is led to Orthanc, the citadel of Saruman, and the fortress of Minas Morgul that guards the secret entrance to Mordor. All the while, the Great Darkness draws in.

A Christmas story about misfit, Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer who saves Christmas.

A number-one New York Times bestseller when it was originally published, The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a work whose origins stretch back to a time long before The Hobbit. Tolkien considered The Silmarillion his most important work, and, though it was published last and posthumously, this great collection of tales and legends clearly sets the stage for all his other writing. The story of the creation of the world...