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The Kid on the Karaoke Stage & Other Stories
Par Edited by Georgia Richter. 2008
Featuring both established and emerging Western Australian writers, this short story anthology includes both fiction and creative nonfiction. A quirky…
and memorable collection, it centers on “who we are and what we want to be”—ideas that will resonate globally despite the regional origin of the contributors. The distinctive voices highlighted here present joy and pain in equal measure with humor and feeling.Crashing Down
Par Kate McCaffrey. 2014
Lucy is under pressure to succeed and needs to focus on her end-of-year exams—the last thing she needs now is…
an intense boyfriend. Even though Carl loves Lucy, breaking up with him feels like the only way to keep her dreams on track. But sometimes even right decisions can have awful consequences. Carl crashes his car, breaking his best friend's neck and leaving himself in a coma. Meanwhile, Lucy discovers that she's pregnant. What unfolds is a complex drama, full of unexpected twists and turns that will keep teen readers hooked until the very end.Dress Rehearsal
Par Zoe Thurner. 2011
Lara Pearlman loves acting, cream on her muffins, and her best friend Oggy. She also may be falling in love…
with Blake Taylor, the cute boy from school with a dubious past. In an attempt to get closer to Blake, Lara joins him in the cast of a school play. Her plans, however, backfire as she ends up battling Oggy and the flirty Chelsea Wilson for his attention. Among love triangles and an increasingly strange school production, events turn sinister and Lara has to decide where her loyalties lie. Sure to appeal to anyone who has ever dreamed of being an actor or had a crush on an unattainable boy, this witty novel offers plenty of action as well as a positive message about being confident in oneself.Six Houses Down: A Novel
Par Kari Rimbey. 2019
In this inspirational novel of family, friendship, and forgiveness, a mother of an autistic boy learns to trust God&’s mysterious…
ways. Though Sharon Webster&’s husband, Bill, is still in her life, he is becoming increasingly distant. After their son is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, Bill accepts a promotion that requires lengthy absences from home. But soon Sharon finds new faces entering her and her son&’s lives. First, a red-headed little girl climbs over the backyard fence to play. Then an elderly couple who live close-by become reliable friends. But after Bill makes a surprise return, their son slips out of the house and is lost in Washington, DC. To find him Sharon must rely on the husband she believes no longer loves her. What she doesn&’t realize is that her new friends recognize her unspoken hurts and, with God&’s guidance, are determined to help. Inspired by her childhood foster brother, Kari Rimbey&’s debut novel explores the disastrous consequences that can befall a family when communication breaks down. It serves as a reminder that God intends for people to reach out to others and that forgiveness is necessary for the heart to heal.Henry, Like Always: Book 1
Par Jenn Bailey. 2023
A Schneider Family Book Award Winner A Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book A NPR 2023 Books We Love Pick A…
School Library Journal Best Book of 2023 A 2023 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book A beginning chapter book series based on the award-winning picture book, A Friend for Henry!Henry likes Classroom Ten. He likes how it is always the same. But this week, Henry's class will have a parade, and a parade means having Share Time on the wrong day. A parade means playing instruments that are too loud. A parade means this week is not like always.Join Henry as he navigates the ups and downs of marker missiles, stomach volcanoes, and days that feel a little too orange. From the creators of the Schneider Family Honor-winning picture book A Friend for Henry, this warmly funny book starring a child on the autism spectrum is a reassuring read for school-bound kids of all stripes.GREAT FOR BEGINNING READERS: With short chapters and simple text, this book is perfect for newly independent readers who are just moving into longer books.BACK TO SCHOOL: Familiar school scenarios—from new schedules to making new friends—are portrayed with humor and understanding in this series that will appeal to and reassure any child starting or continuing in school.DIVERSE STORIES: Representing neurodivergent kids is a vital aspect of expanding diverse representation across books for all ages. Henry, Like Always provides a mirror and a window for kids on the autism spectrum and their friends to see themselves in the stories they read.AN AWARD-WINNING TEAM: Jenn Bailey and Mika Song were awarded a Schneider Family Honor Award for their picture book A Friend for Henry. See how the story continues in this classic-feeling early reader series based on the same character!Perfect for:Newly independent readersAn excellent resource for parents of kids on the spectrumLibrarians, teachers, and booksellers looking for a children's book that offers a window into the experience of autismA reassuring read for kids with varying levels of social anxietyGift-givers looking for a sweet and relatable book about friendshipSkip to the End
Par Molly James. 2022
In this joyful romance, one wild night results in three kisses—only one successful—and leaves a perpetually single Amy searching for…
her perfect match so she can find a happy ending. Amy Daniels has a pretty nice life. Her career is on the up, she loves her friends, and she's about to buy her very own flat. On a good day, Amy could be described as a catch—so why is she perpetually single? The trouble is, Amy can see something no one else can: the end. As soon as she kisses someone, she knows, in intimate, vivid detail, how their relationship will finish. A screaming argument in the middle of the supermarket over milk. An explicit email sent to the wrong address. A hasty escape through a bathroom window on the second date. At the altar—runaway-bride style. There seems to be no end to the unhappy endings. After years of trying, and failing, to change a pre-written future, Amy has given up. But then she drunkenly kisses three men at her best friend's wedding and sees three possible endings: two painful, one perfect. The problem is, Amy can't really remember who she kissed, and worse, what ending belongs to which person—the only thing she knows for certain is that she's determined to find out...Sweet Laurel Falls (Hope's Crossing #3)
Par RaeAnne Thayne. 2012
RaeAnne Thayne gets better with every book. —Robyn Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling authorSecrets come to light as a town tries…
to heal in New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne's beloved Hope''s Crossing series!Maura McKnight-Parker is still reeling from the loss of her youngest daughter when Jackson Lange, her first love, returns to Hope&’s Crossing. Everything is made all the more complicated when Sage, Maura&’s older daughter—the child Jackson never knew he had—returns home at the same time.Facing those he left behind for the first time in years, Jackson finds himself tentatively reaching out to his estranged father and thrown back together with Maura as he gets to know his daughter. But not all the mistakes from the past can be smoothed over so easily, and when Sage reveals secrets of her own, he and his newfound family will have to decide what they&’re willing to do for love.Orignally published in 2012Ice Storm (The Ice Series #4)
Par Anne Stuart. 2007
RITA Award-winner Anne Stuart sends The Ice Series heads to London, where a shadowy world of mercenaries and assassins provides…
the backdrop for old flames sparked anew.Behind her mask is a deadly secret…The powerful head of the covert mercenary organization The Committee, Isobel Lambert is a sleek, sophisticated professional who comes into contact with some of the most dangerous people in the world. But beneath Isobel&’s cool exterior a ghost exists, haunting her with memories of another life...a life that ended long ago.But Isobel&’s past and present are about to collide when Serafin, mercenary, assassin and the most dangerous man in the world, makes a deal with The Committee.Previously published.Demoniacs (The revolutionary War Ser.)
Par Craig Cormick. 2023
Evie Mickelson is anything but your average hostage negotiator with acute mind control powers— but she is about to discover…
she's the key to a battle with the demonic forces of evil.And Demoniacs (Book 1 of The Revelationary War) is anything but your average urban fantasy road trip novel with dark angels, ninja nuns and djinns. It is also a speculation on the nature of evil and terrorism. It is a commemoration of the superheroes of popular culture. It is a celebration of family. And it is an exaltation of just a few Bob Dylan songs. Come along on the journey!Neferura: A Novel
Par Malayna Evans. 2024
For readers of The Wolf Den and Kaikeyi comes the thrilling tale of the forgotten daughter of a legendary Egyptian…
pharaoh and the path she must take to escape her own dangerous fate.There are many paths to power.They all come with a price.Neferura, princess and high priestess of Kemet, knows her duty is to her people. When your mother is the great Pharaoh, it is hard to forget. But Neferura's unique position at court comes with high stakes for her country, especially when she's forced to serve her vile half-brother, a man determined to stop Neferura's potential rise.Peace, it seems, never lasts for women who wield power in the open. Especially when they cross a vengeful man.When Neferura overhears Thutmose's plot to end her mother's rule, she knows he must be stopped, no matter the cost. The discovery of a mysterious tattooed wisewoman and her shadowy network of spies offers an uneasy alliance. But the wisewoman wields more power than Neferura knew possible -- power with the potential to rival her own. Neferura must decide where her loyalties lie and how much she's willing to sacrifice to protect the people she loves before everything crumbles at the hands of a tyrant.Chasing Endless Summer (Sutherland Series, The)
Par V. C. Andrews. 2024
A young girl trapped in a labyrinthine mansion may finally get the family she longs for when her estranged father…
reappears in her life in this new novel from the world of the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic and Landry series—now popular Lifetime movies. After the tragic death of her mother and a long period of isolation under the thumb of a cruel grandfather, young Caroline Bryer has little to hope for in her life in the foreboding Southerland mansion. Her only companion, her enigmatic cousin, Simon, may be a wolf in sheep&’s clothing and is not to be trusted. But when Caroline&’s estranged father suddenly resurfaces with news of a new wife and stepchildren in Hawaii that she&’ll finally be allowed to visit, Caroline dares to hope for a new, normal life. Desperate for her father&’s love, Caroline will do anything to stay in this new home. But her troublesome stepsister has other plans, and Caroline cannot tell who to trust and who to run from. Will her new stepbrother and stepsister be a light in her dark life, or will they blot out the last slivers of sun forever?Her Radiant Curse: an enchanting fantasy, set in the same world as Six Crimson Cranes
Par Elizabeth Lim. 2023
One must fall for the other to rise.'Glows from start to finish . . . a marvel' CHLOE GONG'Elizabeth Lim's…
worlds and words are always magical' XIRAN JAY ZHAOSisterhood bonds and courage are tested in the new tale from the New York Times bestselling author of Six Crimson Cranes and The Dragon's Promise. Channi was not born a monster. But when her own father offers her in sacrifice to the Demon Witch, she is forever changed. Cursed with a serpent's face, Channi is the exact opposite of her beautiful sister, Vanna-the only person in the village who looks at Channi and doesn't see a monster. The only person she loves and trusts. Now seventeen, Vanna is to be married off in a vulgar contest that will enrich the coffers of the village leaders. Only Channi, who's had to rely on her strength and cunning all these years, can defend her sister against the cruelest of the suitors. But in doing so, she becomes the target of his wrath - launching a grisly battle royale, a quest over land and sea, a romance between sworn enemies, and a choice that will strain Channi's heart to its breaking point.Elizabeth Lim is at the absolute top of her game in this thrilling yet heart-wrenching tale of courage, loyalty and the deep bonds of sisterhood.PRAISE FOR ELIZABETH LIM'Every page of Elizabeth Lim's masterful writing shimmers with beauty and emotion' ALEXANDRA BRACKEN'Dazzling' STEPHANIE GARBER'Magic leaps from every page' AXIE OH'Amazing' TAMORA PIERCE'A gem' NATASHA NGAN'Lim is a master storyteller' KERRI MANISCALCOSisterhood of Sleuths
Par Jennifer Chambliss Bertman. 2022
In this riveting mystery, an old photo found in a box of Nancy Drew books could be the key to…
unraveling a family secret—perfect for fans of Wendy Mass and Trenton Lee Stewart. Maizy always assumed she knew everything about her grandmother, Jacuzzi. So when a box full of vintage Nancy Drew books gets left at her mom&’s thrift store, Maizy is surprised to find an old photo of her grandmother and two other women tucked beneath the collection. Stranger still, when Maizy shows the photo to Jacuzzi she feigns ignorance, insisting the woman is someone else. Determined to learn the truth — and inspired by the legacy of Nancy Drew — Maizy launches her own investigation with the help of new friends, Nell and Cam. What they discover not only points to the origins of the iconic series, but uncovers a truth from the past that will lead to self-discovery in the present, connecting three generations of women. This intergenerational mystery filled with literary history, friendship, and family secrets delivers a captivating tribute to the world&’s most famous girl detective. An Indie Next Pick An Amazon Top 20 Children's Book of the Year A Barnes and Noble Most Anticipated BookA Common Sense Selection for Families "Sisterhood of Sleuths reminded me of everything I loved about the Nancy Drew books, and introduced me to a new heroine worth rooting for!" —Jennifer A. Nielsen, New York Times bestselling author of The False PrinceNext to You: A Novel
Par Hannah Bonam-Young. 2022
Two friends battle feelings for each other as they work together to renovate a school bus into a home in…
this charming romance novel from the viral TikTok author of Next of Kin and Out on a Limb.&“Warm, sexy, and vulnerable . . . Hannah Bonam-Young needs to be on your romance radar.&”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Hannah GraceLane is in the middle of an identity crisis. Her friends are all partnered up, her career is heading nowhere, and simply put, she&’s not happy. So, after a night out celebrating her birthday, she makes one hell of an impulsive purchase: a giant yellow forty-eight-passenger school bus that she intends to make her home.With little-to-no renovation experience but a large sum of inheritance money, Lane enlists the help of her friend Matt—a mechanic by trade, handyman by practice, and hottie by nature.While their mutual attraction is undeniable, Matt and Lane have silently agreed that a friendship is the only thing that can ever exist between them. Matt&’s a total family guy with &“settle down with me&” tattooed across his forehead, whereas Lane is entirely commitment averse. It could never work . . . right?On a Dark Deadly Highway (Black Horse Campground Mysteries)
Par Amy M Bennett. 2019
Thanksgiving brings family, friendship, and foul play to New Mexico in this seventh Black Horse Campground mystery from the author…
of Fiesta of Fear. An unseasonably warm November is a financial boon to Corrie Black&’s campground, but her personal life has taken a hit. Her friend, recovering addict RaeLynn Shaffer, disappeared two months ago, after some funds from a church festival goes missing. Det. J. D. Wilder immediately suspects RaeLynn is behind the heist, creating a wall of tension between Corrie and the officer. Then, while jogging late one night, Wilder sees a body being dumped from a car. It&’s RaeLynn—and she&’s still alive. Drugged and beaten, she&’s whisked away from the village of Bonney for her own protection, and Corrie is warned that the criminal Shaffer family may be coming after her for turning RaeLynn against her own kin. With everyone on edge and the Shaffers under surveillance, it becomes clear that the family who has terrorized Bonney for years may now have something to fear. And to draw out the villain, Corrie is willing to use herself as bait . . .Simply the Best: A Chicago Stars Novel
Par Susan Elizabeth Phillips. 2024
#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips returns with the next book in her Chicago Stars series where a…
successful sports agent and the sister of his biggest client engage in a take-no-prisoners battle of the sexes. Take one hard-driving sports agent…Throw in a failed chocolatier…And her superstar football player brother…Add a quirky pink and purple food truck…Then, to really screw things up, mix in a very unfortunate murder.Brett Rivers is the hottest sports agent in the business—fast and furious, swift and deadly. Failure? Not an option.Rory Garrett is—let’s be honest—a disaster. She has a big heart, an empty bank account, a passion for making exquisite chocolate, and a huge inferiority complex from living in the shadow of Brett’s most important client, her football legend brother.Brett and Rory should never have met, and they absolutely, positively should never have had to deal with the consequences of one stupid, drunken night…one disastrous lie…one career in jeopardy…one missing football player…and a very dead body.It’s going to get messy…and dangerous…and heartbreaking…and sexy. To Rory, Brett represents skewed values and a devious mind. To Brett, Rory is forbidden fruit, off limits, do not disturb, and no entry—definitely no entry.A woman who has succeeded at nothing and a man who’s succeeded at everything confront the challenge of their lives as they struggle with themselves and each other. When it comes to love—what price are any of us willing to pay to be simply the best?Only One Woman
Par Christina Jones, Jane Risdon. 2017
READERS LOVE THIS CAPTIVATING TALE FROM JANE RISDON AND CHRISTINA JONES!'Absolutely enchanting book which took me right back to the…
late 60s...' ***** Reader review'Loved the characters...loved the story...loved the book!!' ***** Reader review 'WOW WOW WOW absolutely loved this book. So cleverly written...' ***** Reader review'I loved this book. I loved stepping back in time and the music played through my head as if it was real!' ***** Reader review 'An excellent job, well done, and heartily recommended' ***** Reader review___________________________________________________Two women, one love story.June 1968. Renza falls head over heels for heartthrob guitarist Scott. But, after a romantic summer together, they are torn apart when Renza's family moves away.December 1968. On the night she believes to be her last, Stella meets Scott at a local dance. He's the most beautiful boy she's ever seen and if this one night is all they have, she'll take it.As the colourful and final year of the sixties dawns, the question is: can there be only one woman for Scott?___________________________________________________Plastic: A Novel
Par Scott Guild. 2024
For fans of Interior Chinatown and American War, a surreal, hilarious, and sneakily profound debut novel that casts our current…
climate of gun violence and environmental destruction in a surprising new mold."A stunningly brilliant novel. One of those books that will follow you around, into your dreams and your daily life. You have never read anything like it." —Elizabeth McCracken, author of The Hero of This BookErin is a plastic girl living in a plastic world. Every day she eats a breakfast of boiled chicken, then conveys her articulated body to Tablet Town, where she sells other figurines Smartbodies: wearable tech that allows full, physical immersion in a virtual world, a refuge from real life&’s brutal wars, oppressive governmental monitoring, and omnipresent eco-terrorist insurgency. If you cut her, she will not bleed—but she and her fellow figurines can still be cracked or blown apart by gunfire or bombs, or crumble away from nuclear fallout. Erin, who's lost her father, sister, and the love of her life, certainly knows plenty about death. An attack at her place of work brings Erin another too-intimate experience, but it also brings her Jacob: a blind figurine whom she comforts in the aftermath, and with whom she feels an almost instant connection. For the first time in years, Erin begins to experience hope—hope that until now she's only gleaned from watching her favorite TV show, the surrealist retro sitcom &“Nuclear Family.&” Exploring the wild wonders of the virtual reality landscape together, it seems that possibly, slowly, Erin and Jacob may have a chance at healing from their trauma. But then secrets from Erin's family's past begin to invade her carefully constructed reality, and cracks in the facade she's constructed around her life threaten to reveal everything vulnerable beneath. Both a crypto-comedic dystopian fantasy and a deadly serious dissection of our own farcical pre-apocalypse, Scott Guild&’s debut novel is an achingly beautiful, disarmingly welcoming, and fabulously inventive look at the hollow core of modern American society—and a guide to how we might reanimate all its broken plastic pieces.Swimming into Trouble (Julia on the Go! #1)
Par Angela Ahn. 2024
Temporarily sidelined from her swim team by an earache, Julia won't be kept down in this buoyant illustrated novel for…
ages 7 to 10 by acclaimed writer Angela Ahn.As a member of the Vipers Swim Team, Julia Nam's always in the pool. Mountainview Community Center is like her second home, not only because swimming at the aquatic center is her favorite thing in the world, but also because her parents run the center's sushi café. Julia would much rather be in the pool than sitting behind the counter of Sushi on the Go! watching other people swim. She's the youngest swimmer on the team, but definitely not the slowest. Julia can't wait for Personal Best Day — the most important day for all of the swimmers. If their times are good enough, they can enter a big regional swim meet. But then the worst thing happens. A sharp pain in Julia's ear reveals an infection and she's forbidden to swim for ten days. How can she get timed during Personal Best Day when she's not allowed in the water? Julia is desperate to get back in the pool, even if it means having to go behind her parents' backs in order to do so. But Julia's solution lands her in a sticky situation, and it's going to require the entire community center to come together to help her out of it!Small Pleasures: Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction
Par Clare Chambers. 2020
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021'A WORD-OF-MOUTH HIT' Evening Standard 'A very fine book... It's witty and sharp…
and reads like something by Barbara Pym or Anita Brookner, without ever feeling like a pastiche'David Nicholls'Perfect'India Knight 'Beautiful' Jessie Burton'Wonderful'Richard Osman 'Miraculous'Tracy Chevalier 'A wonderful novel. I loved it'Nina Stibbe 'Effortless to read, but every sentence lingers in the mind' Lissa Evans 'This is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read. I honestly don't want you to be without it'Lucy Mangan'Gorgeous... If you're looking for something escapist and bittersweet, I could not recommend more' Pandora Sykes'Remarkable... Small Pleasures is no small pleasure'The Times'An irresistible novel - wry, perceptive and quietly devastating'Mail on Sunday'Chambers' eye for undemonstrative details achieves a Larkin-esque lucidity' Guardian'An almost flawlessly written tale of genuine, grown-up romantic anguish' The Sunday Times 1957, the suburbs of South East London. Jean Swinney is a journalist on a local paper, trapped in a life of duty and disappointment from which there is no likelihood of escape. When a young woman, Gretchen Tilbury, contacts the paper to claim that her daughter is the result of a virgin birth, it is down to Jean to discover whether she is a miracle or a fraud. As the investigation turns her quiet life inside out, Jean is suddenly given an unexpected chance at friendship, love and - possibly - happiness. But there will, inevitably, be a price to pay.Book of the Year for: The Times, Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, Daily Express, Metro, Spectator, Red Magazine and Good Housekeeping