Scottie’s life is changing, and not for the better. She feels like she’s losing her best friend, Amanda, and her mom has morphed into the new It girl of Chicago’s art world. It feels just like the bottom is about to drop out of her world completely, and then she’s thrown a cashmerino lifeline when she discovers KnitWit, her local yarn store. There she and Amanda meet new friends Bella and Tay, and soon all four girls are bound together by their yen for yarn and their hunger for friendship. Soon the stitches and the friendships become so intertwined, it’s hard to remember which came first—the girls or the purls....

To the clack of their knitting needles, Scottie,Amanda, Bella, and Tay are fast becoming a circle of friends. For these girls—who couldn’t be further apart on their elite high school’s social spectrum—it’s hard to say which is a more surprising development: their new friendship or their sudden yen for yarn. Chicks with Sticks weaves together knitting terms and lore, cool projects and patterns, and timeless themes of friendship and self-discovery. Fans of the bestselling Stitch ’n Bitch, Teen Knitting Club, and fiction like The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants will find this a pattern-perfect offering for teens, knitting and book clubs, and giftgiving moms and grandmas....

CHARMED AGAIN

In this night and in this hour
I call upon the Ancient Power.
Bring back my sister,
Bring back the Power of Three.

Piper and Phoebe Halliwell are devastated by the loss of their big sister, Prue. But even in their grief they can't forget that they, too, are in mortal danger. The power of the Charmed Ones has been broken, leaving them prey to every form of evil. Even Leo, their Whitelighter, and Cole, Phoebe's demon boyfriend, can't protect them.

In frustration and despair, Piper casts a spell to summon a lost witch and bring back her beloved Prue. The spell does work, but not as Piper intended. A lost witch is found -- heir to a shocking Halliwell family secret. But can Piper and Phoebe persuade her to assume her powers and complete the Power of Three?...

For Scottie, Amanda, Bella, and Tay, life in Chicago is all about seeking shelter. They’ve found it in the raggedy comfort of KnitWit, in their firelit stitch ’n bitch at Joe’s, in the halls of their quirky private school, even in the arms of boyfriends.

But now the girls are staring down the end of high school. Fueled by the stresses of college applications and service projects, will it also mean the end of the Chicks? Or can this unlikely foursome bind off the happy ending that only true friendship can craft?

The Chicks return, along with four hip new projects....

Scottie’s life is changing, and not for the better. She feels like she’s losing her best friend, Amanda, and her mom has morphed into the new It girl of Chicago’s art world. It feels just like the bottom is about to drop out of her world completely, and then she’s thrown a cashmerino lifeline when she discovers KnitWit, her local yarn store. There she and Amanda meet new friends Bella and Tay, and soon all four girls are bound together by their yen for yarn and their hunger for friendship. Soon the stitches and the friendships become so intertwined, it’s hard to remember which came first—the girls or the purls....

DATE WITH DEATH

Take this soul, who seeks revenge
Bind him from his cruel intent
With this spark, consign his soul
To the haze of his own hell

As Piper and Leo contemplate parenthood, and Phoebe and Cole enjoy their engagement, Paige is feeling more of a push to find a significant other. In a moment of whimsy, she signs up for an online dating service. Needless to say, she soon finds herself flooded with eager responses. Almost every night she embarks on a new date that seems to lead nowhere -- despite the fact that Paige has a perfectly good time when she's out.

Or does she? Before long the sisters discover that Paige spends her "dates" in a catatonic trance -- she hasn't actually gone anywhere! Soon afterward her suitors are discovered to have committed evil acts. Paige is acting as a conduit for dark powers -- and soon she is projecting her energies onto her sisters. Will Piper and Phoebe be able to save her using only the Power of Two?...