New Releases by Jude Watson

When Amy and Dan cross the ocean on the trail of a famous aviator, they find more than they''re looking for.

Amy and Dan are in a race for their lives . . . and the enemy may be even closer than they think. When seven members of their family were kidnapped by a sinister organization known as the Vespers, thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, vowed they''d stop at nothing to bring the hostages home. But then the ransom comes in and the Vespers demand the impossible. Amy and Dan have just days to track down and steal an ancient map. The only catch? No one has seen the map for half a century.Now Amy and Dan are on a desperate search that will lead them to the Nazis, spies, a mad king and some of history''s dirtiest secrets. It''s the race of their lives . . . and one misstep will mean certain death for the hostages.

Could Amy and Dan''s biggest enemy be . . . a friend? Book 6 in the bestselling The 39 Clues series challenges everything you thought you knew about the Clue race. Fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, head to the Land Down Under to discover what their own mother and father knew about the hunt for the 39 Clues. But following in their parents'' footsteps brings up lost memories for Amy so awful that she can''t share them . . . even with Dan. Haunted by the ghosts of their past, chased by deadly competitors, Dan and Amy can''t see who is an enemy and who is a friend. Their blindness leads to a terrible mistake . . and the death of a hidden ally.

Bestselling author Jude Watson takes Amy and Dan on a thrill-packed ride for the 4th installment of The 39 Clues series. Betrayed by their cousins, abandoned by their uncle, and with only the slimmest hint to guide them, fourteen-year old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, rush off to Egypt on the hunt for 39 Clues that lead to a source of unimaginable power. But when they arrive, Amy and Dan get something completely unexpected - a message from their dead grandmother, Grace. Did Grace set out to help the two orphans . . . ore are Amy and Dan heading for the most devastating betrayal of them all?

After seven member of their family are kidnapped by a organization called the Vespers, Dan and Amy Cahill must race against time to track down an ancient map to pay as ransom to bring the hostages home.

Travel to one of the most remote National Parks, the Dry Tortugas, off the southern most tip of the United States, Key West.

A pair of supernatural mysteries from National Book Award winner Judy Blundell. Gracie has premonitions. They''ve haunted her since before her mother''s death, and she can''t get rid of them. She doesn''t know how to deal with them and she doesn''t want to--they''ve never led to anything good. She never knows whether she''s seeing the past, the present, or the future--it just comes to her. But Gracie is forced to try to use her premonitions. Her best friend, Emily, disappears, and the premonitions lead to the only clues to where she might be--and how she might be saved. Gracie''s long-absent father returns, and his history seems mysteriously linked to the disappearance of a

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The first story follows four generations of Jedi, including Dooku, Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Anakin Skywalker; and, when Obi-Wan and Siri fall in love, their relationship has unforeseen consequences for generations to come.

As Bail Organa strives to protect Alderaan and the Emperor seeks to tighten his grasp on the planet, double agent and Jedi Ferus Olin tries to uncover and protect the vital secret that Alderaan holds.

Ferus Olin''s in full blown double agent mode and that''s got him and his friends worried. Friendship and loyalty are certainly tested when it comes down to the question of "who do you serve?" or "How much hurt can one inflict while doing something necessary?"

Minutes before she died Grace Cahill changed her will, leaving her descendants an impossible decision: "You have a choice - one million dollars or a clue." Grace is the last matriarch of the Cahills, the world''s most powerful family. Everyone from Napoleon to Houdini is related to the Cahills, yet the source of the family power is lost. 39 clues hidden around the world will reveal the family''s secret, but no one has been able to assemble them. Now the clues race is on, and young Amy and Dan must decide what''s important: hunting clues or uncovering what REALLY happened to their parents.

Jedi Ferus Olin feels the temptation of the Dark Side as his work as a double agent spying on the Empire takes him to his homeworld of Bellassa.

The empire is preparing a secret weapon, and rebel leader Ferus Olin appears to be helping.

Two revelatory Star Wars tales make their paperback debut in one complete volume--with exclusive new bonus material by renowned fan favorite Jude Watson. Loyalty and courage. Peace and justice. Master and apprentice. So it has been for many generations within the seemingly tranquil halls of the Jedi Temple. But not every Jedi escapes the allure of the Dark Side.... LEGACY OF THE JEDI spans four generations and determines the fates of Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Anakin Skywalker. In SECRETS OF THE JEDI, Qui-Gon embarks on an urgent mission to foil the mass assassination of planetary leaders--with long-lasting implications for the Clone Wars. Two books in one--including never-before-seen bonus material!

Emperor Palpatine threatens to kill former Padawan Ferus Olin''s captured friends if Olin does not complete a secret mission for him on the Core Worlds planet of Samaria.

Ferus Olin, a former Jedi apprentice, journeys through the underworld of the planet Coruscant in order to rescue a Jedi who is imprisoned in the Jedi Temple by the Empire.

Although it is understood that Jedi aren''t allowed to form attachments, Master Obi-Wan''s apprentice Anakin Skywalker has secretly married Padme Amidala and it is feared that having done so may affect his next important mission to locate a piece of technology during the Clone Wars.

Grace has premonitions after her father reappears after a very long absence, and he has secrets which seem to be mysteriously associated with past and present deaths.

Two brilliant enemies plan an attack on the Galactic Senate. For Obi-Wan, this means facing an old adversary, while for Anakin, it means bending the rules of the Jedi to accomplish his goals--something he''s forbidden to do.

In order to stop evil scientist Janna Zan Arbor from carrying out his villainous plot against the Republic, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and a team of Jedi infiltrate the planet Romin disguised as a band of thieves.

Obi-Wan and Anakin set out to find Granta Omega, who has escaped to the planet of Korriban to help the Sith destroy the Jedi Order.

Grace has premonitions. They''ve haunted her since before her mother''s death. She doesn''t know how to deal with them, and doesn''t want to. Then Grace''s best friend Emily disappears. Can she be saved in time?

When the Jedi are called in to help pacify a chaotic planet, it should be a routine mission. But behind the chaos is an evil in hiding. The routine mission goes horribly wrong. When a longtime member of the Jedi High Council is killed, Anakin feels responsible.

Anakin Skywalker has spent his adolescence surrounded by other Jedi. But now the son of a Senator is missing, and Anakin infiltrates an elite school in order to find out what has happened. In doing so, he discovers a conspiracy much bigger than anyone anticipates--a conspiracy with repercussions for the whole galaxy.

A rift is building between Anakin Skywalker and his Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi. When they are separated during a rescue mission on a dangerous planet, their conflict reaches a new high and shows signs of things to come.

An evil scientist is imprisoning and torturing Jedi to find the secret behind the Force.

Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi find themselves caught on a hostile planet... and facing their most ruthless enemy yet, a master of disguise and a student of Sith lore, named Granta Omega.