There is a princess trapped in a tower. There is a knight who is friends with the princess. And there is a mysterious newcomer. There is a lovely world out there to explore. Will the princess ever get out?And there are bears. Bears who are sad, crying in the park. Bears who don't know why people are mean. Bears who may find the answer to their questions in a nearby park.Short Stories for Change explores the ideas of gender roles in a kid-friendly way, designed for children to love themselves wholly. By pursuing social justice young, we create a society of conscientious adults who've accepted themselves since youth.
This is the story of two little Black girls who are sisters: Mae and Lulu. They go on a vacation to Trinidad and Tobago with their parents. During their time in Trinidad, they visit several attractions and even play mas in a Carnival band. After enjoying Carnival celebrations, they head to the sister isle of Tobago; where they swim in a nylon pool in the middle of the ocean . The girls tell the story from their point of view, taking in all of the sights Trinidad and Tobago has to offer. The book is a fun depiction of Trinidad and Tobago from the eyes of two little girls who are thrilled with all of the exotic, unique experiences the country has to offer.
The Wichita Discovery is a coming-of-age novella using the Wichita River as the backdrop for discovery. Slick and J.J. soon find more than a place to fish when two meth-cooks try to stop them with a shotgun. Excitement soon grows when they find an unearthed skeleton with silver coins over the eyes.
These little words share with everyone my love for London, for the values of life that we all need to keep a serious eye on and make sure to establish respect everywhere. Peace begins at home. Our world needs freshness, beautiful thoughts and happiness. Good reading to all.
Something is very wrong in Elsa Privette's home life and her school teacher, Rylan Wilder, finds the girl haunting his thoughts. What can he do to help this gifted pupil, despite her desperate circumstances? Rylan has returned to the North Carolina Hills of his youth to find peace in his own personal life but finds himself emotionally embroiled in an increasingly violent and catastrophic maelstrom.
A tale of triumph over adversity, self-discovery, and the power of loveSunderland, 2019. Eve Cummins starts looking into the history behind an old, homemade valentine found in a box of family memorabilia. Her search takes her to Canada, on to Shetland and back to Sunderland.Shetland, 1849. A young blacksmith, Gideon Thompson, makes the difficult decision to leave Lerwick, and the girl he admires, in the hope of earning enough to save his family from destitution. He travels far from his island home to the wilderness of Rupert's Land.As Eve follows Gideon's journey, accompanied by enigmatic rancher, Joel Baxter, she feels an affinity to the young blacksmith and discovers more than she could imagine.
Wild & Wise is a book providing catharsis and solace to those who feel as if they live alone with emotions in their head. In the three prose pieces and thirty-two poems, Wild & Wise provides heart-breaking, vulnerable, and at times sweet, insights into the minds of people who are painfully human. Its anthological works give commentary on the human condition and the hardest parts of the lives we all lead.
Madeleine Chan's father is missing in Obscure City and his young daughter has no clue to his whereabouts. The girl is desperate to find him and enlists the aid of Kassandra Killjoy, a private detective with extraordinary skills; not forgetting Hime the cat, her tuna-loving Familiar. Obscure City is where demons and angels mingle and at night time, there is no telling who is good and who is evil. The Swordsman holds the clues to the mystery but finding him is no simple task. This fast-moving and comical tale throws Mad Chan and Killjoy into many life-threatening situations, all in a determined quest for the truth.
"What about you?" she asked."Marine. I'm from here in Wake County, a bit north of Raleigh. I was one of six men in a Humvee that hit an IED during my fourth tour in Afghanistan.""Damage report?" Sarah asked, point blank."All six lost their lives. I just happened to continue breathing."The finality of his statement shook Sarah to her core. Jeezus."You planning on staying dead?" she asked.Moving Forward is a remarkable story of love, reinvention, and perseverance. You're going to cry, you're going to laugh, and you're going to yell, "Hooray."
Sometimes you have to have the rug pulled out from beneath your feet to test your spine. The award nominated family suspense, Lake Laps is the broken fairytale of the family next door in a quiet little lakeside town. How far are you willing to go to slay the dragon that has threatened your princess? What do you trade? Who and what can you let go of in order to save your family? It's a tale of family bonds and retribution, a battle to find peace. This is the story of one mother who was willing to go that far. To save them, she danced with the devil himself.
The highs of a summer romance, the lows of first love lost, these verses reflect tumultuous emotional tides that can disorient, overwhelm, but ultimately be overcome.Violet Dawn is a young writer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Ocean and Her Shadows is her very first book. When she isn't writing, she can be found reading, watching Grey's Anatomy, hanging out with her dog, Teddy, listening to Taylor Swift, and attempting not to fail math class.
She opens her mouth to scream, but no sound comes out. She clutches at her throat as thick foamflows from her mouth. Her eyes go wide, and she falls to the floor."Bertha's been murdered, or more correctly, assassinated."With a secret desire to become President of the United States, Senator Ralf Mudbottom calls anemergency meeting of the National Democrat Party's Election Committee, but the evening doesn'tquite go to plan.A serial killer is on the loose and as the race for the White House heats up, the murders increase -killing off key people from each campaign.No one is safe.Brothers, Lewis and Shelton Ledbetter, work together to find the killer which proves moredifficult than they could have ever imagined.A plot full of twists and intrigue which will keep you guessing right to the last page.
A woman inspired by life; Cohen's collection of verses are snapshots of experiences that resound with us all. From life transitions to loneliness, with love at the centre of it all, solace can always be found in the collective wisdom of the human experience put into words.
Andrew Elliot is being forced into a marriage by his aristocratic father, but before the marriage takes place, he's being sent to America with the girl and her brother as chaperone. His father is certain this union will cure him of his feelings for the son of a caretaker on his parent's country estate.Matthew Ahearn, a working class Irishman dreaming of a fresh start in the New World, finds himself running from the police after an accident. In Southampton, he gets a job as a third class steward on a passenger liner bound for New York. Andrew and Matthew's paths cross, and they find romantic feelings for one another, unaware that they will soon take part in an event that will change the course of history: It's April of 1912, and they are aboard the R.M.S Titanic and onto their next stop.
An international thriller, the plot explores the dark side of relationships and its opposite, true love. SHE falls under the spell of a domineering control freak and is introduced into the darker side of life in sunny Spain, while trying to appease a gangster faction of Russian property buyers eager for her services. HE falls foul of mafia bosses while supervising an offshore diving operation in Azerbaijan and ends up in the middle of a bitter and bloody territorial war before escaping to the relative calm of Baku. The couple are reunited on the Costa del Sol after her recovery from an illness, while he is still feeling the effects of battle combat and gunshot wounds. But even in the calmer waters of the Mediterranean, their chances of a happy and tranquil future are once again compromised by vividly contrasting forces beyond their control.
This book is both a guide and a celebration of living life a bit differently... with a more sensitive and magical perspective. Through the guides you will be gently led to a Renaissance of your soul. The secrets are found in ancient semi-lost magic passed down from Queen cats to their kittens. These secrets are captured here for you, from the invisible realms in the silent creaky places hidden between and beyond the activities of ordinary life. It is a little like entering an enchanted realm. Welcome inside! Gemini says you can absorb much of the wisdom just sleeping on the book. Imagine if you read it...
When Rowan and Alder save a royal party from sure demise, they hardly know they are putting themselves on a path that will change their lives forever. Pulled into a quest that, if failed, will result in the destruction of their kingdom and the world, they set out to find the Stone of Heaven, a mythical stone that gives the user the power of creation. Enemies, spies, and dark magic are on all sides. Creatures that had only been heard about in children's tales now hunt Rowan and Alder at every turn. Will Rowan and Alder find the stone and save the kingdom, or will all fall into darkness?
A young southern Italian immigrant who moved to England for a better life found it hard to adapt to his new hometown. Tyrannised and bullied by his co-workers along with the tragic death of his father making his last promise to his father 'Proteggere sempre tua madre, translated to, 'Always protect your mother' almost unbearable to keep.Marco always wished to be able to speak English, yet he did not know that his life would change forever and his wish would be granted - with more than what he actually wished for.Marco is in a terrible accident which places him in a coma for weeks. On his awakening, Marco quickly discovers that with a simple thirty second hand shake he has the capacity to BUMP (download) the genetic chromosomes of any human, animal and insect.Marco has to use his new otherworldly forces to save his mother and his new love Rebecca.His journey eventually taking him to encounter Epoh and Ecaep the two pacific alien forces who intercepted Marco's wish and explain to him why they gave him his supernatural gift.What happens to Marco? Does he live up to his father's dying words? How and why did his life change forever? After all, does his family live happily ever after?
Abbie bemoans the fact that her life is boring, but she has no idea that the summer of 2019 will bring earth-shattering changes, not only to her family, but to the entire world. After her mother is hospitalized and possibly dying, Abbey, fearing the possibility of being removed from her home by child protective services, must summon all of her strength and courage in order to keep herself and her younger brother, Levi, in their own home.Abbey soon learns she is not alone. Surrounded by those who love her, including new neighbors, Davey, a young man from an abusive home, and surprisingly, her deceased grandmother. Abbey manages to meet and overcome all of the obstacles with which she is faced during the harrowing ordeal of becoming head-of-household in an unfamiliar world where all old rules and norms no longer apply.
Herculaneum, 79 AD - On the day of the historical Vesuvius eruption, some unusual artefacts were hidden within the mysterious Villa of the Papyri. They remained buried for centuries beneath a thick layer of mud and lava, until the mid-nineteenth century, when a young archaeologist named Oleg excavates them. The discovery changes his life, making him into a famous magician known throughout Europe. But at the height of his popularity, Oleg mysteriously disappears, leaving behind questions, enemies, and an assistant who is blamed for Oleg's thefts of valuable pieces of artwork.Then a scientist named Heinrich stumbles across the artefacts Oleg left behind, seeks out Oleg's former assistant Irina, and the two embark together on a journey that leads them centuries into the future, when humanity has advanced beyond their wildest dreams.In that future, Oleg is close to realizing his own dreams of true immortality, but despite myriad solutions, mankind's problems have multiplied. Only the unexpected help of someone he had once loved, then betrayed, will be able to save him.
The criminal underworld clashes head on with the forces of law and order in this warts and all account of greed, vice, drugs and violence.in a police safe house in peaceful North Wales, Boris the Orange, informant and one-time translator for a criminal prostitution ring, is in hiding with his detective handler. But then an intercepted phone call blows the lid off their secret location. Within hours, the safe house is raided, the detective murdered and the informant kidnapped. Soon afterwards, Boris's tortured corpse is found in a nearby canal, manacled at the neck.Within the force, the number of unlucky and mysterious deaths among the ranks of CID is growing steadily. Coincidence is no longer a credible reason. Could someone close to one of the officers be a suspect? Someone who, while on the surface appears calm and harmless, hides a dark, disturbed past...
Brought together by a mystery that the imperial Albadine people call the Forbidden, the characters of Dawning Wonder are searchers and questioners: Niels and Aurora, young balloonists planning to fly over the enigmatic Forbidden, a forest from which no tempted human has returned; Leina and Kyra, one born into wealth, the other into debt, both needing answers from a mythological being; Kruso and Edeline, heartbroken soldiers sent to hunt down a trespassing creature; and Torest, a creature on the run, hearing the call of home.The Four Skies series is part fantasy, party mystery, part love letter to Greek mythology, and wholly an adventurous vision of four distinctly different worlds.
"The author paints a tantalising picture of life in the future and interweaves science and survival with adventure and love - this is a rare skill". V ThomasIn the second part of the Symmetries trilogy, Ana has sailed to New York with her teenage son. It is 2040. Climate change has bitten hard, and the population has been decimated by crop failure and waves of pandemics. The survivors struggle to green the city but calamity hovers constantly. Now a maturing woman, Ana discovers her strengths, and finds passion in a mighty American Indian working out in the deserts of Pennsylvania.Against the odds, Ana resolves to fulfil a long-standing promise and takes her son on an arduous journey across the oceans to the newly named Levanta where the complexities of religion, culture and climate lead to a unique and hopeful society.
Coin is a series of stories about a goldfish growing up, meeting new friends, learning, and teaching compassion. Children will be part of all of Coin's adventure, including growing too big to fit in pineapple home, meeting Mer the fly, saving the life of Ruth the spider, and Coin's deep connection with owner and best friend, Louie. Each story ends with "What is next" a preview of the possible adventures that await Coin, so that children will stay engaged in the saga.Children from the ages 2-8 will love Coin's adventures. Parents and teachers will enjoy reading Coin to children, expressing love and compassion. After reading Coin, whenever a child sees a goldfish, they will scream with joy, Coin, that is love!
Justie is a typical pre-teen who gives little thought to what she eats. But when she reads her grandma's new book, and sees superheroes leap from its pages, her attitude toward healthy eating and life gets changed forever.
Far away the faerie folk Bunniears live in a quiet valley. Just like us, Bunniears get sad, scared, or angry, but despite this, their hearts are always full of kindness and love. This is why their bodies are round and soft, and their ears curl into a heart shape. This is a story about little Bennie Bunniears who was lost in the forest, and was on the search for his Mom.
Florence Nightingale, much to the chagrin of her mother and sister, decides to become a nurse and transforms medical care globally. Follow her journey as well as that of her close friend, Dr. Salvatore Luigi Pisani, as they work to advance medical facilities, training standards, and women's career rights. Learn about their difficult journeys, take a tour through the Victorian-era streets of Valletta, Malta's capital, and find out what happened at Villa Sans Souci during its heyday.
When he was a child, Liam Granger never thought of being a serial killer. He overcame a series of setbacks in life, including the death of his parents, and managed to put everything behind him as he grew into a mid-twenties man. However, one final act re-ignited his suppressed emotions and pushed Liam over the edge of reason and into the abyss of revenge.So the killings began, regularly one every month. Along the way, Liam picked up the 'name' JASON.Detective Graham Tonnick was used to winning, but the JASON murders presented a new challenge - his team were struggling to crack them. His team were being made to look stupid and his frustration increased with the steadily rising body count. Then the murders abruptly stopped, only starting again six months later with the next victim particularly close to the detectives.Just over a year after it started, the team believed the tables had turned and they were finally closing in, but were they, or would Liam once again give them the slip?
As Michael Bolta and Jake Barton continue their work in civil litigation, they navigate perilous waters dealing with their clients' personal priorities, which occasionally place their own reputations in jeopardy.The transgressions of clients, friends and even family members continue to complicate their lives, but will they choose retribution or forgiveness? Jesus Christ's parable of 'The Prodigal Son', teaches that it is preferable to forgive the indiscretions of those who may have trespassed against you, rather than exact retribution, but not everyone can follow that moral lesson.
The story begins in 1950 with a murder in a remote Cornwall village. A cryptic message is discovered on the victim and the case is assigned to newly-appointed DI Harry Dillon of Scotland Yard. The mystery looks impossible at first with few clues and hidden names and disguises. All is not what it seems and two more murders follow the first. Dillon colludes with his friend, Jim Wilson-Smythe, and their two sisters as well as Harry's neighbour. Between them, they uncover terrible crimes and solve the intriguing case.
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