When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine just before dawn on 24 February 2022, it marked his latest and most overt attempt to brutally conquer the country, and reshaped the world order. Christopher Miller, the Ukraine correspondent for the Financial Times and the foremost journalist covering the country, was there on the ground when the first Russian missiles struck and troops stormed over the border....

Armed with his Veritas sword and following the words of the Author, Hunter returns to Solandria where, together with new friends Trista, Rob, and Boojum, he races to save Hope and bolster the Resistance before the brutal Xaul can reach her.

When a mysterious book comes into their possession, strange things begin to happen to ninth-graders Hunter, Stretch, and Stubbs, from a strange janitor and a supernatural book to a disappearing bookstore.

"Welcome to Cloud Cuckoo Land, the wacky home of Princess Unikitty! She and her friends must go on a zany quest to stop the evil Lord Business from taking over the universe. Read about their exciting adventure as they head underwater, over rainbows, and work together to save the world!"--Page [4] of cover.

Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure, is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.