Seventeen-year-old Leslie wants a tattoo as a way of reclaiming control of herself and her body, but the eerie image she selects pulls her into the dangerous Dark Court of the faeries, where she draws on inner strength to make a horrible choice.

Told by the neighborhood boys that she cannot be a pirate, Cece seeks reassurance from her grandfather who knows about boats and has tattoos.

A father tells his young son the story behind each of his tattoos.

"Celia Sand and her best friend, Anya Burtoni, are inklings for the esteemed religion of Profeta. Using magic, they tattoo followers with beautiful images that represent the Divine's will and guide the actions of the recipients. It's considered a noble calling, but ten years into their servitude Celia and Anya know the truth: Profeta is built on lies, the tattooed orders strip away freedom, and the revered temple is actually a brutal, torturous prison....

Zura is worried about how her classmates will react to her Ghanaian Nana's tattoos on Grandparents Day, but Nana finds a way to show how special and meaningful they are.

As Rosamund starts his life as a lamplighter on the Wormway, he continues his fight against monsters, making friends and enemies along the way, but questions about his origins continue to plague him. Includes glossary.

"Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden. In this garden grow luscious flowers, shady trees and a collection of precious butterflies--young women who have been kidnapped and intricately tattooed to resemble their namesakes. Overseeing it all is the Gardener, a brutal, twisted man obsessed with capturing and preserving his lovely specimens. When the garden is discovered, a survivor is brought in for questioning. FBI agents Victor Hanoverian...

When a murdered woman is pulled from the river, Detective Steve Carella must follow a single clue--a strange tatoo on the dead woman's hand--in order to capture the elusive con man who may be responsible for the murder.

A toddler is surprised to discover his mommy has a tattoo, which allows him to overcome his fear of "the Tattooed Man."

Best friends Sammi, Caryn, T.Q., Letty, and Katsuko decide to get a tattoo as a sign of the special bond between them, but when Sammi nervously backs out, she begins to realize the group's friendship is thrown into jeopardy.