Enthusiastic insect participants in the Big Bug Ball draw the reluctant sowbug into their celebration.

Schuyler Van Alen, growing comfortable with her newfound vampire powers, seeks her grandfather in Italy, while back in New York plans are being completed for the fabulous Four Hundred Ball, to be followed by an elite, teens-only event at which masks hide a terrible secret.

It's time for the biggest event in Rickson County: the debutante ball at Grandma's. Every year, people far and wide come together to celebrate the coming-of-age of local girls, and this year, Elise Kelley is one of them. For Elise's little sister Katy, however, the night promises a different kind of excitement. While their older sisters enjoy the dance, Katy and her friends find adventures of their own in Grandma's attic.

A rhythmic tale about updated fairy tale characters who attend a hip-hop Halloween ball.

Marie-Grace Gardner, a doctor's daughter who has just returned to her native New Orleans in 1853, makes friends with Cécile Rey, whose prosperous family are free people of color, and is persuaded to change places with her at separate Mardi Gras balls.

Sylva Bell is not old enough to attend the Fairy Ball with her sisters Clara, Rosy, and Golden, but when a horde of trolls crashes the ball, Sylva bravely comes to the rescue.

"A buzz ensues when a princess bee is born in the Honey Hive, and in the midst of celebrating, Shimmer discovers that she may, in fact, be the long-lost jewel beetle princess of Mushroom Glen. Join Miss Spider and her entire family as they venture to the royal Beetle Ball, encounter some magical surprises, and find new friends along the way" --Adapted from jacket copy.

"Mrs. King is no ordinary housekeeper. Born into a world of con artists and thieves, she's made herself respectable, running the grandest home in Mayfair. The place is packed with treasures, a glittering symbol of wealth and power, but dark secrets lurk in the shadows. When Mrs. King is suddenly dismissed from her position, she recruits an eclectic group of women to join her in revenge: A black market queen out to settle her scores. An actress desperate...

"Seventeen-year-old Ana̐s just wants tonight to end. As an outsider at the kingdom's glittering anniversary ball, she has no desire to rub shoulders with the nation's most eligible (and pompous) bachelors--especially not the notoriously roguish Prince Leo. But at the stroke of midnight, an explosion rips through the palace, killing everyone in its path. Including her. The last thing Ana̐s sees is fire, smoke, chaos . . . and then she wakes up in...