"The secrets of Ravensbarrow have been buried far too long. Now they're waking up . . . Starting at a new school is hard enough for an anxious kid like Teddy. But Ravensbarrow Elementary seems extra unsettling. First, there are the zombielike kids and teachers, with their vacant stares and strange, echoey voices. Then there are the hamsters. So. Many. Hamsters. With their scrabbly claws and beady eyes and . . . wait. Can those hamsters talk? . . ....

"Whitney knows what death looks like. Since she was seven, she's seen it hover over strangers' heads in dark, rippling clouds. Sometimes she can save people from the darkness. Sometimes she can't. But she's never questioned if she should try. Until the unthinkable happens--and a person she saves becomes the perpetrator of a horrific school shooting. Now Whitney will do anything to escape the memory of last year's tragedy and the guilt that gnaws at...

"The school dance is just around the corner, and Ella has an idea for a costume that will be aDORable. And also EXcellent. An fanTASTically fabulous! Soon, using Mom's old sewing machine, Ella is stitching and gluing super-stylish outfits and costumes. When all her friends start sewing too, Ella realizes that she's not the only one with a passion for fashion. She's started an aMAZing sewing CRAZE" --Back cover.