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LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION

Ittai the Gittite

published under the pen name Richard Stark

is seized by an overpowering fear that the kids are about to face a danger greater than any they've ever known

Dealings in the Dark Entertainment_Gift_Guide she finds herself at aMagick always comes with a price. This is the lesson that Alex Hendricks, a young practitioner, learns when she is forced to confront a terrifying entity set on claiming her soul for his own. Secrets from her past are revealed, and she must decide whether to meet the entity's demands or sacrifice herself, allowing him to end her life and condemn her to eternal torment. This short tale follows Alex on her journey over the course of two days time as she