Dark secrets, suddenly revealed. . . Unsolicited writer Brien Ink has found secrets from around the globe, and has written them all inside a book to show the world. But some do not want their secrets revealed, now Brien is on the run, trying to publish his work before the last copy of the manuscript can be destroyed. One of the copies falls into the hands of Bay Paxon, and now the girl is caught in the adventure of Brien's struggle, and is determined to help him share his secrets with the world.
There is something very wrong with the house on Drunk Horse road, something that bothers Thursday, even as he and Alice make it their home. There are always strange noises and shadows that come with a new house, but in these shadows a sinister existence is watching and waiting. When Thursday becomes trapped in limbo he must find a way to get back to the real world and save Alice from the creature haunting their home, but Thursday’s crossing could mean the end of the world. And as with all ends, there is undoubtable Death to answer to.
I had never expected that one person could change my life in the way she had. I had never expected that one person, one girl, would become my best friend and change the way I would live forever. I had never believed that we would go from playing on the park to roaming the city streets, but I also never thought that I would lose her. I never thought that one day I would not only lose her, but also lose myself. She didn't only change my life though, she destroyed it. I can no longer close my eyes without hoping for just one more day with Raelynn, one more destruction free thought.
From an award-winning author and illustrator comes this picture book biography about beloved librarian and storyteller Augusta Braxton Baker, the first Black coordinator of children’s services at all branches of the New York Public Library. Before Augusta Braxton Baker became a storyteller, she was an excellent story listener. Her grandmother brought stories like Br’er Rabbit and Arthur and Excalibur to life, teaching young Augusta that when there’s a will, there’s always a way. When she grew up, Mrs. Baker began telling her own fantastical stories to children at the 135th Street branch of the New York Public Library in Harlem. But she noticed that there were hardly any books at the library featuring Black people in respectful, uplifting ways. Thus began her journey of championing books, writers, librarians, and teachers centering Black stories, educating and inspiring future acclaimed authors like Audre Lorde and James Baldwin along the way. As Mrs. Baker herself put it: “Children of all ages want to hear stories. Select well, prepare well and then go forth and just tell.”
A young girl undertakes an impossible trip to the moon, makes friends with the stars, and brings back something priceless in this gentle and lyrically told picture book about family, history, and memory. Grana used to tell the best stories, and Mable used to long to soar through the heavens. Nowadays, Grana mostly lies in bed and Mable stays close to home. But one day, Grana asks, “If we can touch the moon, then what is impossible?” So Mable decides to do just that, embarking on a journey through the stars where The Seven Sistahs, The Big Dipper, and other constellations help her on her quest and teach her about African mythology and African American history. With the support of her new companions, Mable reaches for her biggest dream yet: to make her sick grandma well again.
There is something very wrong with the house on Drunk Horse road, something that bothers Thursday, even as he and Alice make it their home. There are always strange noises and shadows that come with a new house, but in these shadows a sinister existence is watching and waiting. When Thursday becomes trapped in limbo he must find a way to get back to the real world and save Alice from the creature haunting their home, but Thursday’s crossing could mean the end of the world. And as with all ends, there is undoubtable Death to answer to.
From an award-winning author and illustrator comes this picture book biography about beloved librarian and storyteller Augusta Braxton Baker, the first Black coordinator of children’s services at all branches of the New York Public Library. Before Augusta Braxton Baker became a storyteller, she was an excellent story listener. Her grandmother brought stories like Br’er Rabbit and Arthur and Excalibur to life, teaching young Augusta that when there’s a will, there’s always a way. When she grew up, Mrs. Baker began telling her own fantastical stories to children at the 135th Street branch of the New York Public Library in Harlem. But she noticed that there were hardly any books at the library featuring Black people in respectful, uplifting ways. Thus began her journey of championing books, writers, librarians, and teachers centering Black stories, educating and inspiring future acclaimed authors like Audre Lorde and James Baldwin along the way. As Mrs. Baker herself put it: “Children of all ages want to hear stories. Select well, prepare well and then go forth and just tell.”
I had never expected that one person could change my life in the way she had. I had never expected that one person, one girl, would become my best friend and change the way I would live forever. I had never believed that we would go from playing on the park to roaming the city streets, but I also never thought that I would lose her. I never thought that one day I would not only lose her, but also lose myself. She didn't only change my life though, she destroyed it. I can no longer close my eyes without hoping for just one more day with Raelynn, one more destruction free thought.
Everyone calls him "Shorty". That's all he remembers. Diagnosis: Post-Traumatic Amnesia-a condition that forces him to live on the streets where a bizarre twist of fate puts him in the right alley at the right time. Protective custody in Spencer City offers him more than he expects. The quiet of the country scene allows him the peace of mind to search for clues to his missing memories while the interior decorator in charge of the Starlight Theatre renovation project gives him hope for a future with a woman who cares for him-regardless of his name. But a man without a past can't offer a woman a future. "Who am I?" is the litany that runs through Shorty's mind 24/7. Will he remember in time to keep an evil man behind bars? Will he be free to pursue a relationship with the woman of his dreams? Only time will tell.
Scott Williams has worked diligently for six years to get the fir trees ready for the grand opening season. Finally, the time has come to introduce The Good Samaritan Tree Farm to the community. Julie Jones is hired to be the Public Relations/Office Manager for the fledgling business. With the ink still wet on her diploma, she wants to make her first job a complete success along with business. Scott and Julie find themselves attracted to each other as they work on the ad campaign. When two sets of unusual footprints are found, they have to work closely together to solve the mystery. This togetherness makes the attraction intensify. But is it love or just propinquity. Can they find these miniature trespassers before they can do damage to the property?
Rock stars do more than break records...they break hearts. Claire To everyone else, Dylan Graves is this cool, sexy rock star—and not just because of his British accent. But to me he’ll always be the law student who swept me off my feet my semester in London. The biggest lesson I learned that semester? Not to get mixed up with him again. But to take my career to the next level I need to show the world what I’m capable of. And no one else has ever given me a better chance than the man better than anyone at breaking my heart. Dylan Six years. That’s how long I’ve lived with a constant hum of anxiety under my skin. The uncertainty of knowing where I stand with Claire. She might have agreed to work with me again, but I want more. I want her back. I want her to open herself up to the fire that once threatened to consume us. But she’s the one who could decide at any moment that it’s not worth it. I lost her once because I wouldn’t answer one simple question. This time, I’m going to tell her the truth and hope like hell it’s enough. Because losing her again, I’m not only risking my heart, but my soul as well.
For eighteen years, it had been just Tommy Murphy and his mother. His father was out of the picture. When his mother died, she left two letters; one telling him the name of his father and another explaining the son to his father. The young man travels to New York City to meet his father, the famed heavy-weight boxer, "Bruiser" Hunter, but an unforeseen accident prevented that meeting. The boxer's brother disappeared without a trace and was presumed dead. Overcome by grief, Bruiser dropped out of sight without telling anyone. Paddy O'Shay, his great-uncle, took the young man under his wing and began training him to be a boxer like his father. He knew Bruiser would contact him eventually. Six months later, they were still waiting when fate stepped in and the whole family was reunited in the small town of Spencer City, Connecticut. Can two strangers have a normal father and son relationship? Breanna Cone credits her Irish ancestry with the gift of gab that helps her spin this tale of the special relationship between a father and child. Regardless of your age, the love of a parent is a priceless gift indeed. Coming in Fall 2006: Romancing Delilah
Princess Juniper and her friends take on a megalomanic who has been manipulating youth with special powers for his own ends. Together, this band of teens fight for a kingdom unaware of the danger it faces, while navigating their own personal relationships, family dynamics and fears. Juniper is unsure if she can succeed even with the powers they possess.
My name? I have two names that I go by, whereas most people only have one. To those who dont know me, Im Annabelle Donley, the average, every-day, troublemaking teenage girl. I skip school, pull pranks, have amazing friends, and I never do anything that is bad on a serious level. Then there is my other name, the name that people scream as I walk into the underground rings, the name that became me when my world was destroyed, when people who should have been there to love me left without a backwards glance, when I watched my mother get ripped out of my life because of my new name. That new name saved my own life in more ways than one. I am the Singing Siren.
Mable goes on an impossible quest to the moon hoping that will cure her beloved Grana, and is aided by constellations associated with African and African American history along the way. Includes brief descriptions of the constellations mentioned, and a note on the myth or history associated with each.
Zara is a blacksmith surrounded by family and villagers who all believe her to be cursed. At first she refuses to believe she is cursed but the years pass on and none of her betrothals ever last long, their paths always leading away from her towards death or into the arms of another, leaving Zara standing alone time and time again, she accepts that she truly is cursed. Zara has finally resigned herself to her fate, until one day when a nomad comes to visit her brother and she begins to question it all, embarking on a journey that will change everything shes ever known.
Peter White, aging foreman of the Randolph Ridge horse ranch, bemoans the rigours of his job when an inheritance from James Randolph offers him the perfect chance to start a second career. His wedding plans to marry a high school sweetheart are underway when a secret from his past throws his world for a loop. The engaged couple must alter their plans but will their relationship survive the changes.
I loved it . . . A perfect mix of traditional and new' Charlie N. Holmberg, author of The Paper Magician 'Deftly plotted and great fun' The Guardian Magic is poison. Secrets are power. Death is . . . complicated. Outlaw wizard Corcoran Gray has enough problems. He's friendless, penniless and on the run from the tyrannical Mages' Guild - and with the search for his imprisoned grandfather looking hopeless, his situation can't get much worse. So when a fugitive drops into his lap - literally - and gets them both arrested, it's the last straw - until Gray realises that runaway slave Brix could be the key to his grandfather's release. All he has to do is break out of prison, break into an ancient underground temple and avoid killing himself with his own magic in the process. In theory, it's simple enough. But as secrets unfold and loyalties shift, Gray discovers something with the power to change the nature of life and death itself. Now Gray must find a way to protect the people he loves, but it could cost him everything, even his soul . . . With the humour of V.E. Schwab, the scale of Trudi Canavan and the deftness of Naomi Novik, Lord of Secrets is a heartwarming fantasy novel about saving the people you love without destroying the world (or yourself). 'A fast-paced necromantic adventure' Emily Tesh, author of Silver in the Wood 'All I want is the next book, NOW' K.A. Doore, author of The Perfect Assassin
Our neighborhoods are literally making us sick. If we truly want to love our neighbors, we must work to create social environments in which people can be healthy. While working in community redevelopment and treating uninsured families, Veronica Squires and Breanna Lathrop discovered that we can promote the health of our communities by addressing social determinants that facilitate healing in under-resourced neighborhoods.
DEAD-line: Midnight New Year's Eve Someone is stalking Amanda Michaels. An assassin hired by her estranged husband. Bradley Michaels MUST be a widower before the divorce is final to control their children's large trust fund. Sheriff Greg Rogers discovers the danger to the young mother and offers himself as her personal bodyguard for a week. To provide this protection, the sheriff persuades Amanda to let him move in with her and the children. The perfect ruse for living in the same house? Pretend to be romantically involved. It will take all of the sheriff's professional expertise to keep the lady alive. The plan is going well but he isn't prepared for the strong feelings this togetherness creates. Amanda is too sexy for his peace of mind. Greg is having a hard time pretending to pretend. Amanda dreams about how life might have turned out if she met someone like Greg Rogers twelve years ago. Sam and Sara need a father they can respect and she needs a good man to love her, a man like Greg. Will fate give Amanda a second chance at love and happiness?
When Fredrick gets sick, his master decides hes outlived his usefulness and plans to kill him. Determined to live, the seventeen-year-old steals his masters horse and leaves behind his sisterthe only family he has left. Soon he finds a home with Mathew, a farmer whose six-year-old had died in his arms only months before, followed shortly by his older, grief-stricken son running away. His wife Victoria, devastated from the past events and unable to focus on anything for long, withdraws into herself. Leaving their oldest daughter to take over cooking, cleaning, and raising the rest of the kids. So why would Mathew take in a runaway slave and put his already broken family at risk? Why would he run to comfort him in the middle of the night when he wakes up screaming? Can the God Matthew serve really free Fredrick from all the pain of his past, and his anger at those responsible?
THRILLS THE READER WITH AN ENJOYABLE, BREAKNECK PLOT' GUARDIAN Death is simple. Dreams are dangerous. Life is . . . unexpected. Outlaw wizard Corcoran Gray expected death to be final, but life, and his loved ones, had other plans. A year after being resurrected and flung into a new body, he's still trying to come to terms with his situation - and his self - when the all-powerful Mages' Guild demands his help to stop a deadly plague. He's inclined to refuse the organisation that still wants him dead, until his partner Brix starts showing symptoms - to save her, Gray will do anything, even if it means working with his greatest enemies. But it quickly becomes clear that this is no normal plague. The situation is more complicated, and more lethal, than anyone has realised. Ancient dangers are stirring, and thousands of lives are at stake . . . In the gripping sequel to Lord of Secrets, Corcoran Gray returns to save his new life and everything he holds dear - he'll just need to battle mysterious plagues, magical monsters, and hellish necromancy first. 'TEINTZE SHOWS A RANGE OF SKILLS IN LADY OF SHADOWS BY MAKING A FANTASTICAL WHODUNIT, WITH TWISTS THAT KEEP YOU PULLING TOWARD THE FINALE' CHARLIE N. HOLMBERG, AUTHOR OF THE PAPER MAGICIAN 'LADY OF SHADOWS SHOWS AN UPWARD TRAJECTORY NOT ONLY FOR THE CHARACTER, BUT FOR THE EMPTY GODS SERIES AS A WHOLE' SCIFINOW 'GRAY IS THE KIND OF RELUCTANT HERO WIZARD WITH A HEART THAT I'D FOLLOW INTO THE APOCALYPSE AND LADY OF SHADOWS DELIVERS JUST THAT - AND MORE' KAI DOORE, AUTHOR OF THE PERFECT ASSASSIN
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