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Kailey Bright''s UNFORTUNATE is Red Queen meets An Ember in the Ashes and Book #1 of the UN series. Dive into the fray and be brave despite fear.Nora is an Unfortunate-born without any powers and born to serve Gifteds: other humans with extraordinary abilities. When a prominent Gifted figure offers Nora the opportunity to attend Galdor Academy, Nora weighs her options: forever remain the property of a Gifted household or experience a semblance of agency at an elite military school for Gifted children. She remembers her unbreakable promise and accepts.At first, Nora just wants to make her sponsor proud rather than be sent away in a body bag. But once the Anti-Gifted Movement starts an impossible-to-ignore revolution alongside a mysterious terrorist with an unmatched Divine-like power, the Kingdom of Iridion is forever broken wide open. While Nora hopes she can prove that Unfortunates deserve equity, the AGM are done begging; they intend to bring every last Gifted low who sought to lord over them. Caught in the crossfire, Nora must make a decision-fight back or let the kingdom splinter to ruin.

"We are all taking a trip to Thailand!" These are the words Lenox''s dad excitedly exclaimed over dinner. Never having been out of the country or even to the airport, Lenox will finally get to accomplish his dream of boarding an airplane and traveling to a far-off land. After learning that his great grandfather was a legendary Tuskegee Airman, Lenox becomes convinced that he must prove that he can be brave in order to earn his pilot wings-just like his great grandfather did. When the day finally comes for Lenox to board his first flight he encounters many new, scary and wonderful things at the airport with his family. All of the excitement causes him to lose the one thing he needs to get on his flight-his passport. He and his little sister Teagan set out on an adventure to find it before their flight takes off. Adventure is awaiting in Lenox Takes Flight! Find out if Lenox will find his passport on time and face his fear in order to earn pilot wings.

Ravenswing Academy is proud to announce their super smart Wildlife Divas Adventure Team. Cherie, their instructor and leader, proudly presents this team of young, bright girls:EBONY - A popular and pretty artist and social media-savvy divaKYLONI - A petite teen and aspiring scientist with a ginormous vocabularyVALERIE - A girl comfortable with tech; not quite comfortable with peopleYALANI - A budding engineering expert and future skateboarder extraordinaireSTORM - A brilliant, bug-loving, math whiz kid, sharp, and quick girl; it''s all in her nameCherie and the Wildlife Divas go on the trip of a lifetime: fly to Uganda to save endangered gorillas. They will use science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) to complete their first international mission. But what happens when their trek is interrupted by poachers? THE WILDLIFE DIVAS ADVENTURE TEAM: Saving the Endangered Mountain Gorilla is the first of many adventures with the Wildlife Divas. The Divas prove that Black girls are smart, creative, and always up for international adventure

How far will a person go to defend someone they love?In Sally Barrilla''s psychological thriller, The Doctor, a fearless private detective uses passion and determination in her journey to seek revenge against a ruthless doctor and regain a form of peace. When the tragic loss of her son turns her life upside down, private detective Sasha Thomas takes matters into her own hands after she realizes things didn''t have to turn out this way. She finds allies in new friends who share the common bond of their loss as they continue to uncover evidence of the crime. However, she soon finds herself trying to defend her own inner darkness as she struggles to convince her business partner to support her plan for the ultimate revenge. In her darkest moments, she explores:If every human being has an alter ego?If alter egos have a good or bad side? If so, which one is more powerful?In The Doctor, Sasha Thomas must choose between love, sadness, or anger to discover if vengeance is worth the price of losing her own heart.

Wake up. Train. Sleep. Repeat. Socializing not encouraged. Eating not recommended.Welcome to the life of Chinese American pop star Rose B.D. The headlines will tell you that the thin, talented, and adored Flower Princess of Shanghai has it all. No one suspects that dangerous struggles linger beneath the surface - not even Rose herself. But after crossing paths with outgoing college student Lucas, Rose''s eyes are quickly opened to the reality of what living in the spotlight means. When symptoms of an eating disorder become too much to ignore, Rose finds herself having to choose between the life she has worked so hard to build and the severe aftermath of neglecting her needs.Through Rose''s story, Cheng shines a light on the inadequate conversation surrounding mental health within the entertainment industry. In Unglamored, beauty standards within Asian culture are challenged, the power of celebrity influence is recognized, and readers are reminded that true healing comes through vulnerability and meaningful human connection.

Who do you turn to when the only person you can trust is yourself?Linda Saether's beautifully crafted novel, The Angel of the Penny Rose, takes you on the unexpected journey of a young woman daring to create her own destiny.While her father is presenting her with suitors, Anna Caldwell, develops an unlikely friendship with Edmund Ashton, a doctor headed to the New World. Finding herself increasingly smitten with the thought of the adventures waiting for him in the Americas, she convinces Ashton to marry her and bring her across the Atlantic. Escaping the social expectations for an apothecary's daughter in eighteenth-century London becomes trivial when she finds a treacherous world where secrets can be deadly and her new husband is brutally murdered. Facing two impossible choices as a widow without means, she unwittingly marries Edmund's killer, but when her new husband also meets an untimely death, she is accused of killing both husbands. Can she find justice when the only proof of her innocence is gone?