A murderer in our midst. A mysterious connection to the past. An enemy I can’t stop crushing on. I’ve dreamed of attending Spellcasters Spy Academy for as long as I can remember. But as it turns out, it’s not the academic utopia I imagined. This place is dangerous as hell. And I don’t mean the classes. They say the students in the Culling year, my year, are cursed. Someone is picking us off. Or maybe something. Between challenging courses, my irritating crush, and the enigmatic curse, I have my hands full, but there’s no way I’m giving up on my dream. I’m here to stay. That is, as long as I’m not the murderer’s next victim. Fans of Harry Potter, Twilight, and The Craft will love Ashley McLeo’s Spellcasters Spy Academy. Now a complete series in ebook, paperback, hardcover, and audiobook formats.

A Nephilim, a demon and a mage walk into a psychiatric hospital. This isn't a joke. There's no punch line. My name is Alessia Hastings. Welcome to my personal hell. My weekly visit to Nanna's psychiatric hospital ends with me in a celestial jail cell. Now an impossibly gorgeous Nephilim with a face I want to kiss, and an attitude I want to punch, tells me I'm not quite human.Too bad they can't figure out exactly what I am. Only that my magic is dangerous. Which means I've earned a one way invitation to Bloodline Academy: A secret magical school that teaches the next generation of supernatural monsters how to go bump in the night.You'd think the resident Fae mean girls, the shifters, and bloodthirsty vamps would be my biggest problem at the Academy. But it's the strange voices in my mind that truly scare me. Because Hastings women have always heard voices, and the ones in my head are telling me there's something worse out there hunting me. Finishing this semester alive is going to be treacherous. Not making it through could mean the end of the world. No pressure, right? Bloodline Academy is the first book in this Australian Young Adult Urban Fantasy series. Filled with pulse-pounding action, snarky dialogue and slow burn romance. Think Buffy meets Shadowspell Academy with a side order of Supernatural.

Whew, my first year at the academy is over--what a ride.I found a magical orb that showed me Mom is alive, but I don't know where she is. The only way to find her is for me to master my powers, but I'm failing. If I don't pass, I'll be kicked out of school. Without my powers, I won't be strong enough to defeat the Dark Demons and rescue Mom. My two handsome princes are still with me. They make it hard to stay focused, but I have to, or Mom will slip through my fingers.Unfortunately, the Dark Demons are becoming bolder and if I don't work fast, I could lose everyone I love.Legacy Academy: Year Two is the second book in this academy romance. If you like a strong heroine, supernatural guys, and action adventure, then you'll love this YA/NA tale!Get M Guida's Legacy Academy: Year Two for another exciting spin with Raven and her Royal Princes!

In the last year, Allie's survived three arrests, two breakups and one family breakdown. The only bright point has been her new life at Cimmeria Academy. It's the one place she's felt she belongs. And the fact that it's brought the dreamy Carter West into her life hasn't hurt. . . But far from being a safe haven, the cloistered walls of Cimmeria are proving more dangerous than Allie could've imagined. The students, and faculty, are under threat and Allie's family - from her mysterious grandma to her runaway brother - are at the centre of the storm. Allie is going to have to choose between protecting her family and trusting her friends. But secrets have a way of ripping even the strongest relationships apart . . . 'Night School is dramatic and full of great characters, the perfect blend of suspense and romance.' Sophie McKenzie

Combining a fascinating history of the first U.S. high school for African Americans with an unflinching analysis of urban public-school education today, First Class explores an underrepresented and largely unknown aspect of black history while opening a discussion on what it takes to make a public school successful. In 1870, in the wake of the Civil War, citizens of Washington, DC, opened the Preparatory High School for Colored Youth, the first black public high school in the United States; it would later be renamed Dunbar High and would flourish despite Jim Crow laws and segregation. Dunbar attracted an extraordinary faculty: its early principal was the first black graduate of Harvard, and at a time it had seven teachers with PhDs, a medical doctor, and a lawyer. During the school's first 80 years, these teachers would develop generations of highly educated, successful African Americans, and at its height in the 1940s and '50s, Dunbar High School sent 80 percent of its students to college. Today, as in too many failing urban public schools, the majority of Dunbar students are barely proficient in reading and math. Journalist and author Alison Stewart—whose parents were both Dunbar graduates—tells the story of the school's rise, fall, and possible resurgence as it looks to reopen its new, state-of-the-art campus in the fall of 2013.

The Colburn School in Los Angeles, California, is one of the world's premier music schools. It has four divisions. The Colburn Conservatory of Music offers a bachelor's degree in music performance and a four-year performance diploma. It also offers two graduate-level programs, a master's degree in music performance and an artist diploma for students seeking to broaden their repertory. There is also a less-structured professional studies certificate for those initiating their career. The Colburn Community School of Performing Arts serves students of all ages with classes in music, dance, drama, and early childhood arts education. The Music Academy is dedicated to nurturing and training gifted and talented young musicians under the age of eighteen. The Trudl Zipper Dance Institute supports all dance programs at the Colburn School, including those in the Community School and in the Dance Academy, a pre-professional program for youth desiring a career in dance. Throughout the Colburn School, the emphasis is on performance. The Colburn School bears the name of its benefactor, Richard D. Colburn. This memoir recounts his deep engagement with music, beginning on his seventh birthday, when his mother gave him a violin with a bow and a case, purchased for ten dollars. Colburn played the violin-and the viola-until the age of eighty-nine, but by his teenage years he focused on business, in which he proved to be remarkably talented. Colburn narrates his life with plain-spoken wit and grace. Music was his sustaining passion, and the Colburn School, which was his vision and which he generously endowed, is his gift of gratitude.

Fire and Water are forbidden. Sophia Liam and I survived the Elemental Cup, but the tournament was only the beginning. The Koigni Elders were impressed by my performance and believe I can help them take over the entire tribe. But they're asking me to fight for a cause I don't believe in, and forcing me to use my magic in ways that feel wrong. I must learn how to use my powers to contact the ancestors— or I’ll lose everyone I love. Liam Sophia Henley’s now my girlfriend. And, oh yeah, I’m supposed to kill her. The Water council has promised they’ll bring my Familiar back from the dead— my literal soul— if I take Sophia’s life. But I love her more than I love myself. How can I make such an impossible decision? Even worse, how could I possibly live without her? But this isn’t about us anymore. If I don’t fulfill my mission, thousands will die… and Sophia and I are both keeping secrets that will change everything. *** The magical world of Orenda Academy gets darker in the second installment of the Academy of Magical Creatures series. Venture into a society of forbidden love, fantastic creatures, and incredible adventure. This series takes place in the Hidden Legends Universe, along with the University of Sorcery series, the College of Witchcraft series, and the Prison for Supernatural Offenders series. The Hidden Legends universe features college-aged protagonists attending magical academies, dual points-of-view, disabled and diverse main characters, and steamy, empowering romances. Each series stands on its own and can be read in any order. This is a full-length novel over 400 pages. Recommended reading age 18+ Don’t wait! Discover the mystery and order today!