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Brandon Mull

Rolling flat onto his back, Drake shuddered. Then he inhaled deeply. He stared up at the night sky. “We’re going to win,” he said, his voice calmer, less strained. “This is nothing. Keep going. They can’t stop us. Jason, give Rachel the necklace. Tell her . . . tell her I’m sorry. Tell her . . . I wanted . . . to show her . . . my little valley. Tell her I tried.”His voice was growing weak. Farfalee smoothed a hand over his brow. “Shhh,” she whispered. “Be still, Drake. You can rest now. You did it. Rest. We’ll take it from here.””Failie,” he whispered, his hand twitching toward the back of his neck with little jerks. “Where’s my seed?” His head tipped sideways. The breath went out of him.

Brandon Mull

Are you missing the library again?” Seth asked, startling her as he walked into the room.Kendra turned to face her brother. “You caught me,” she congratulated him. “I’m reading.””I bet the librarians back home are panicking. Summer vacation, and no Kendra Sorenson to keep them in business. Have they been sending you letters?””Might not hurt you to pick up a book, just as an experiment.”Whatever. I looked up the definition for ‘nerd’ in the dictionary. Know what it said?””I bet you’ll tell me.”” ‘If you’re reading this, you are one.’ “You’re a riot.” Kendra turned back to the journal, flipping to a random page.Seth took a seat on his bed across from her. “Kendra, seriously, I can sort of see reading a cool book for fun, but dusty old journals? Really? Has anybody told you there are magical creatures out there?” He pointed out the window.”Has anybody told you some of those creatures can eat you?” Kendra responded. “I’m not reading these just for fun. They have good info.””like what? Patton and Lena smooching?”Kendra rolled her eyes. “I’m not telling. You’ll end up in a tar pit.””There’s a tar pit?” he said, perking up. “Where?