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Rule Number One for Cat Burglars:Never Do a Favor for a Friend. So why is March McQuin dangling upside-down twenty feet above a stone floor in the middle of the night, instead of tucked in bed like a regular kid? Along with his twin sister, Jules, he’s set on stealing a set of stunning diamonds. It should have been an easy job, in and out. Except another thief got there first. March and Jules are lucky to escape with their lives, and one measly stone.Now the botched heist has created a world of trouble. The stone they grabbed was the Morning Star, one of a trio of famous sapphires, and it’s cursed. The theft puts the twins and their friends in the crosshairs of Interpol, the FBI, and a vicious adult gang of criminals. And worst of all, the only way to break the curse and set everything to rights is by pulling off two more impossible heists... and stealing the other two sapphires in the set.Break out the black gloves. Lay out the masks. There’s a full moon coming, and jewels to steal...

The Cahills aren''t the only family searching for the Clues. . . .The Cahills thought they were the most powerful family the world had ever known. They thought they were the only ones who knew about Gideon Cahill and his Clues. The Cahills were wrong. Powerful enemies -the Vespers- have been waiting in the shadows. Now it''s their time to rise and the world will never be the same. In Vespers Rising, a brand new 39 Clues novel, bestselling authors Rick Riordan, Peter Lerangis, Gordon Korman and Jude Watson take on the hidden history of the Cahills and the Vespers, and the last, terrible legacy Grace Cahill leaves for Amy and Dan.

As the Emperor tempts him closer and closer to the dark side of the Force, Ferus Olin faces the ultimate choice: Does he betray the growing Rebellion in order to exact his own personal revenge, or does he stick to the true way of the Force? Whatever he chooses, his path is destined to intersect with Darth Vader, leading to an explosive faceoff that draws the Last of the Jedi series to a remarkable conclusion.

Anakin Skywalker is a model Jedi Padawan, but his restlessness is getting the best of him. Can Obi Wan Kenobi rein him in?

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.

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.

Obi-Wan Kenobi tries to keep the Jedi''s most important secret safe from the Empire and search for another Jedi who, besides Yoda, survived the Emperor''s annihilation of the Order.

One boring rainy afternoon Teddy Bear decides to bring out his scrapbook, which contains photographs and newspaper clippings from his long and illustrious past.

In this fourth volume of the Jedi Quest series, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi face a very elusive adversary, one who is as cunning as he is evil. After all, how do you defeat an enemy whose riches buy unlimited power, who is a master of disguise, and whom you cannot find? Their foe will stop at nothing to undermine the Republic and draw others to the dark side. And if the Jedi do not stop him, the whole galaxy will be in danger.

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.

This first volume in the Jedi Quest series begins an adventure that takes place between Episode I: The Phantom Menace and Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Strong in the ways of the Force, fourteen-year-old Anakin Skywalker is an ideal Jedi apprentice. But despite his legendary piloting and lightsaber skills, he has much to learn from Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. When Obi-Wan and Anakin are separated during a mission, Anakin and the other apprentices—including his rival—must work together to survive.

Seventeen-year-old Mattie leaves her sister Ivy in Last Chance, California, and disguises herself as a boy in order to get a job with the Pony Express, finding adventure, facing danger, and falling in love.

In this fifth volume of the Jedi Quest series, mysterious events are taking place: a Senator''s son has vanished and a secret squad of renegade students exists in the shadows of his elite leadership school. Are these events linked, or is the disappearance the result of the Senator''s political foes pushing the planet toward war? It is up to Anakin Skywalker and his rival, Ferus Olin, to solve the mystery and maintain peace by infiltrating one of the fiercest places in the galaxy: school.

Don''t miss the exciting third adventure in the Jedi Quest series! When Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker discover an illegal event—podracing—at the Galactic Games, Anakin cannot resist the thrill of the race and the chance to defeat his childhood rival, the loathsome Sebulba...even though Obi-Wan forbids it. As a Jedi, Anakin must let go of his past. But his past will not let go of him.

As a Jedi apprentice, Ferus Olin had to leave the Jedi Temple in disgrace. Now he must return to redeem himself - and save the future of the Jedi Order. The Empire now controls the Temple and everything inside...including, it is rumored, an imprisoned Jedi. Ferus and his street kid partner, Trever, must plunge into the depths of Coruscant in order to free this Jedi, exposing themselves to a dark underworld where both thieves and refugees hide from the Emperor''s wrath. Breaking into the Temple isn''t going to be easy...and surviving the underworld is going to be even harder.

Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn are hijacked to the planet Phindar, where the rulers control the citizens by erasing their memories.

Princess Leia''s journal entries recall the details of her intergalactic capture and rescue, and how she really feels about Han Solo and Luke Skywalker. Original.

Provides an indepth "biography" of the powerful Sith Lord who fought the Jedi in Episode 1. Original.

The 39 Clues is unstoppable! The bestselling series returns with an adventure spanning four explosive books and a website that places readers right in the action. The Cahill family has a secret. For five hundred years, they have guarded the 39 Clues -- thirty-nine ingredients in a serum that transforms whomever takes it into the most powerful person on earth. If the serum got into the wrong hands, the disaster would rock the world. So certain Cahills have always made it their mission to keep the serum safe, buried, locked away. Until now. Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, are the latest guardians of the Clues. They think they''ve done everything right, but a tiny mistake leads to catastrophe. The serum is missing and Dan and Amy have to get it back and stop who stole it . . . before it''s game over. For everyone.

Knowing that Obi-Wan Kenobi did not choose Anakin as an apprentice, Anakin is beginning to doubt his Master''s commitment in this second volume of the Jedi Quest series. With this in mind, Master and apprentice head out on a training exercise that turns into a struggle to survive. When they discover that bounty hunters have been hired to capture the Jedi, Obi-Wan and Anakin must avoid the traps and ambushes...and discover who is behind the deadly Jedi hunt.

In this seventh adventure in the Jedi Quest series, tension grows between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. Anakin still feels guilty over the death of a Jedi Council member while Obi-Wan feels like a less-than-perfect Master to a less-than-perfect apprentice. When a daring rescue mission on the last free planet in the Uziel system goes awry, can Obi-Wan and Anakin overcome their conflict to save the planet?

Don''t miss the exciting conclusion of the Jedi Quest series! When evil mastermind Granta Omega escapes from planet Korriban, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker must stop him before his sinister power grows out of control. But Ferus, Anakin''s rival, is also searching for Omega, and Anakin sees this as a contest he must win. In any showdown between the two sides, there is only one guaranteed outcome: death.

Join Anakin Skywalker on Mawan—a planet decimated by war and chaos—in this sixth adventure in the Jedi Quest series! The Mawan population has taken refuge underground while three crimelords battle on the surface over the planet''s resources. Only one group has a chance at securing peace: the Jedi. But is there something more sinister behind the chaos? What if, in order to save Mawan, a Jedi must die?

Don''t miss the eighth adventure in the Jedi Quest series! Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and a team of Jedi must infiltrate planet Romin, a refuge for criminals across the galaxy—including evil scientist Janna Zan Arbor, an arch-enemy of the Republic. Disguised as a band of thieves, the Jedi will have to master the art of deception to trap a master deceiver on a planet where lawlessness is law.

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?

The penultimate installment to Jude Watson''s Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi series. The planet of Alderaan is a peaceful one... and Senator Bail wants to keep it that way. But the presence of the Empire is starting to cast a shadow over their tranquility - as spies and traitors infiltrate the corridors of power. Alderaan holds a secret - a secret on which the future existence of the Jedi depends. Under strict instructions from the Emperor, double agent Ferus Olin must both uncover this secret and protect it. What he discovers raises dark questions from his own past - and puts him in direct conflict with another former Jedi... the sinister Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Vader.

Follow the Leader At only seventeen years old, Ian Kabra is head of the Cahills, the most powerful family in the world. He has presidents on speed dial, generals at his beck and call. Ian knows he''s an ideal leader and the only man enough for the job. There''s just one small problem: He''s already messed up big-time. A Cahill from the past calling himself the Outcast has risen to challenge Ian with an impossible test. The Outcast has re-created four of history''s greatest disasters and dared Ian to stop him. If Ian and his allies can''t decipher the Outcast''s hints in time, innocent people will die. Ian''s only chance to beat the Outcast is to track down his former allies, Amy and Dan. But finding Amy and Dan will demand from Ian an impossible sacrifice . . .

In this ninth adventure in the Jedi Quest series, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi must counter a threat to the Senate under the watchful eye of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine—or the whole galaxy might be thrown into darkness! The Senate keeps chaos and lawlessness from taking over, but what if the Senators are not safe? What if they are about to be attacked by sinister forces? It is up to Anakin and Obi-Wan to help ensure that peace and justice reign supreme.

Ferus Olin''s allegiance is to the Jedi. But when he''s summoned to see the Emperor, the Sith Lord makes him an offer he can''t refuse. If he can manage to prevent a planet from lunging into chaos, the Empire will spare ferus''s capture friends. And if he doesn''t- they''ll die. Another heart-stopping Jedi adventure from bestselling author Jude Watson.

Since evil Emperor Palpatine destroyed the Jedi Knights and seized power, his reign has been absolute. He controls the Senate. He controls the Imperial Army. He controls the galaxy. He is a Sith. And now, for mysterious reasons, he wants to control Ferus Olin, ex-Padawan. Ferus does not want to aid the Empire in any way. But when the Emperor threatens the lives of the people closest to him, Ferus doesn''t have a choice. He agrees to go on a secret mission for Palpatine - to become a double-agent - and somehow keep his allegiance to the fallen Jedi Order. Can he succeed? Or are the Emperor and his henchman Darth Vader too powerful to overcome?

Obi-Wan Kenobi is on a mission. Along with the former Jedi apprentice Ferus Olin and a headstrong kid named Trever, he is trying to keep the Jedi''s most important secret safe from the inquisitive Empire. With Boba Fett on their trail and time running out, Obi-Wan, Ferus, and Trever must make some daring and desperate escapes...into even more danger. Along the way, they discover some incredible news: Obi-Wan and Yoda are not the only Jedi to have survived the Emperor''s annihilation of the Order. There is at least one other...and he is hiding in the Caves of Ilum, a place where nightmares become reality and dark warnings tell of conflicts yet to come.

The shocking conclusion to The Last of the Jedi series! Former Jedi apprentice Ferus Olin must choose -- the way of the Jedi... or the dark side? The fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance.

Ex-Jedi Ferus Olin has been imprisoned by the Empire. His crime? Trying to save the Jedi Order. The sinister Empire won''t be able to hold Ferus for long - not when he has a friend on the inside. But escaping is only part of the problem. Ferus''s quest is going to take him to the planet of Naboo, where a secret vital to the survival of the Jedi and the entire galaxy is being kept...and is in danger of being revealed. In order to keep this secret, Ferus will have to face the ruthless Inquisitor Malorum. A battle will be fought - and lives will be lost. Who will die on Naboo?

Trapped on a mysterious planet, Artoo-Detoo, See-Threepio, Forbee-X, and a young rebel named Stuart Zissu must summon all their courage and knowledge in order to survive.

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.

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.