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Life is tough for twelve-year-old orphan Adia. Her aunt and uncle believe she's an ogbanje, a demon-possessed child that brings misfortune wherever they go, and Adia can't disagree, especially when she suddenly manifests mysterious powers that she can't control, causing an earthquake in her village. So when Adia is offered a kitchen apprenticeship at the faraway Academy of Shamans, she flees with nothing but a pouch of change, her cat Bubbles, and...

When things start to go wrong after Nyx, goddess of the night, enrolls at Mount Olympus Academy, she has to determine who is responsible for a series of disasters while trying to change the other students' minds about nighttime.

In her quest to confront the gods and save a crumbling empire, Deka must find the source of her divinity before her mortal body deteriorates, leading her and her friends to a new realm that unveils a heart-wrenching choice: become a god and lose her loved ones, or trigger the world's destruction.

Two weeks after returning home from the front, Iris and Attie seize another chance to report on Dacre's movements, while Roman, who has lost his memory and is stuck in Dacre's realm, becomes entangled in a mysterious pen pal correspondence, leading to a pivotal decision that could impact the course of the war and his relationship with Iris.

"Demonstrating the importance of language, community and communication, this...story follows Nüwa, a lonely young goddess-- and the only person on Earth--who longs for someone to talk to until she finds a way to create a friend whose 'Hello' creates magic"-- Provided by publisher.

Meren isn't the stand-in princess anymore-she's earned the title of Queen of Aryd. Even if most of her people don't know it and she's not actually in Aryd at the moment. Things can't get any worse. King Eidolon possesses her throne, her amulet, and her Shadowraith. Meanwhile, she's stuck on the run with a ragtag group of warriors and friends, wielding a nymph's curse that grants her a power not her own, holding on to a promise to get Reven back, and.struggling...

Rendered mute following a traumatic friendship breakup, seventeen-year-old Machi prays to a Japanese goddess to become a vacuum cleaner robot, but accidentally conjures the deity, who is determined to show Machi that life is worth living.

"Dante and Alessa face their most daunting challenge yet when the Gods demand they prove their worth by choosing the ultimate sacrifice to save humanity, once and for all." -- Provided by publisher. Six months after saving their island from destruction and almost losing Dante, Alessa is ready to live happily ever after with her former bodyguard. But Dante can't rest, haunted by a conviction that the gods aren't finished with them yet. And without...

"After discovering that Megumin's home is in danger, Kazuma and crew rush to protect the fabled Crimson Magic Village, home to powerful wizards, mysterious secrets, and world-ending weapons--along with a plethora of definitely-not-fake tourist destinations! But Kazuma's adventures are never this straightforward, and he has his hands full just survivng his Arch-wizard's kin, much less saving them!"--Cover, page 4.

Eden, Michigan, high school student Kate Winters strikes a bargain with Henry, Greek god of the underworld, if he'll cure her dying mother of cancer. The bargain she strikes with him is a grim one, but the full enormity of what she has undertaken--"live forever or die trying"--Is not revealed until it's too late to recant.