New Releases by Gabrielle Charbonnet

The best series since The Hunger Games just got better: Escape is just the beginning in this dystopian story of two fearless sisters who must defeat a powerful regime -- or risk becoming what they despise. Twin sisters Becca and Cassie barely got out of the Crazy House alive. Now they're trained, skilled fighters who fear nothing -- not even the all-powerful United regime. Together, the sisters hold the key to defeating the despotic government and freeing the people of the former United States. But to win this war, will the girls have to become the very thing they hate? In this gripping sequel to James Patterson's New York Times bestselling YA blockbuster Crazy House, the world is about to get even crazier.

Imagine you wake up and the world around you-life as you know it-has changed in an instant. That's what has happened to Whit Allgood and his sister, Whisty. They went to sleep as normal teenagers, and woke up as wanted criminals. Accused of holding incredible powers they'd never dreamed possible. And now, just how different they are-special, even-if just beginning to be revealed in a strange new world.

When a dystopian government controls every aspect of society, siblings Wisty and Whit Allgood may be the world's only hope in this magical beginning of James Patterson's Witch & Wizard series. Everything is about to change. The government has seized control of every aspect of society, and this is the astonishing story of Wisty and Whit Allgood, a sister and brother who were torn from their family in the middle of the night, slammed into prison, and accused of being a witch and a wizard. Thousands of young people have been kidnapped; some have been accused; many others remain missing. Their fate is unknown, and the worst is feared-for the ruling regime will stop at nothing to suppress life and liberty, music and books, art and magic . . . and the pursuit of being a normal teenager.

The successful but lonely daughter of a powerful New York theater icon falls for her childhood imaginary friend in this touching love story. As a little girl, Jane has no one. Her mother, a powerful Broadway producer, makes time for her only once a week, for their Sunday trip to admire jewelry at Tiffany's. Jane has only one friend: a handsome, comforting, funny man named Michael. He's perfect. But only she can see him. Years later, Jane is in her thirties and just as alone as ever. Then she meets Michael again-as handsome, smart and perfect as she remembers him to be. But not even Michael knows the reason they've really been reunited. Sunday at Tiffany's is a love story with an irresistible twist, a novel about the child inside all of us and the boundary-crossing power of love.

Paula has always loved animals. Who else would have a pet raccoon, not to mention three cats, three dogs, four birds, and countless fish? When Pauls finds an injured armadillo, her parents say "no more pets!"

Isabelle's next-door neighbor Kenny has been a total Beast for as long as she can remember. But now he's gone too far: he secretly videotaped the Disney Girls singing and dancing and acting silly at Isabelle's slumber party. Isabelle vows to get the tape back, but how will she ever get past the Beast?

Yukiko has six younger brothers and stepbrothers, and is hoping for a sister. The Disney Girls remind here that all babies are adorable, but they hope Yukiko's wish comes true.

Kelly, Maya, and their friends are thilled to learn that Lugo Bigue, the world-famous gymnastics coach, is coming to teach an intensive two-week session to the Georgia Gold Gymnasts. They plan to do everything he tells them. But when Lugo arrives, he's not at all what the girls expected. Lugo praises their strengths, but he's harsh--even cruel, when it comes to their flaws. And after he makes Maya cry, Kelly organizes a mutiny against him. So what if he's coached several gymnasts to Olympic medal glory. The girls don't need Lugo--or his abuse--to win. Do they?

Molly has always been treated like a princess, and when she goes to boarding school, her father makes sure she has the best of everything. But then on her 11th birthday, Molly hears the most devastating news of her life. Will she still be a princess when her world falls apart?