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A dazzling YA anthology that spotlights the transformative power of books while equipping teens to fight for the freedom to read, featuring the voices of 15 diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators. Books are disappearing from shelves across the country. What does this mean for authors...

The day that Anderson brought a gun to school was the day Aly's life changed forever. Her fellow classmates were murdered right before her eyes as her former best friend embarked on the deadliest high school massacre since Columbine. Now, nearly two years later, Aly sets foot in the halls that...

Reporter Kate Kilroy accepts an assignment to travel on the Valkyrie, a German ship veiled in secrecy for decades after it was discovered adrift in 1939 with only one passenger aboard, a baby boy named Isaac Feldman. Obsessed with understanding his origins, Feldman has spent a small fortune restoring the Valkyrie to try to solve the mystery. Assembling a team of experts and sparing no expense, he aims to precisely recreate the circumstances of the Valkyrie's doomed final voyage.

Micky Ferro has lived her entire life according to other people's expectations. She married a man, had two children, and became a dutiful stay-at-home mom in suburban Sydney. Until she realized, with a little help from her best friend, that her picture-perfect life wasn't making her happy. On the first anniversary of her divorce, Micky decides it's time for the next step in her journey and gets a job at her neighborhood coffee shop, The Pink Bean.

Since the moment of her defection from the PsyNet and into the Snow Dancer wolf pack, Sienna Lauren has had one weakness: Hawke. Alpha and dangerous, he compels her to madness. Hawke is used to walking alone, having lost the woman who would've been his mate long ago. But Sienna fascinates the primal heart of him, even as he tells himself she is far too young to handle the wild fury of the wolf.

Weaving together two timelines and two very big secrets, this stunning debut opens a window on a little-known period of history, revealing the strength and bravery shown by numerous women in the face of terrible cruelty. Singapore, 1942. As Japanese troops sweep down Malaysia and into Singapore...

Dr. Kimberly Donovan's life is in shambles. After her medical ethics are questioned, first her family, then her closeted lover, the Chief of the ER, betray her. Determined to make a fresh start, she flees to California and LA Metropolitan Hospital. Dr. Jess McKenna, LA Metro's Chief of the ER, gives new meaning to the phrase emotionally guarded, but she has her reasons. When Kim and Jess meet, the attraction is immediate. Emotions Jess has tried to repress for years surface. But her interest in Kim also stirs dark memories.

An amazing new adventure begins in the Psy-Changeling universe, from New York Times best seller Nalini Singh. Silver Silence marks the beginning of a thrilling new story arc in Nalini Singh's best-selling Psy-Changeling universe. Welcome to Psy-Changeling Trinity!

In Mockingbird—a poignant gem by acclaimed author Kathryn Erskine—a talented young artist struggles to overcome a disability. Diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, 10-year-old Caitlin faces a range of social and emotional challenges. The unexpected death of her caring brother makes matters even worse, but will the memory of his words of wisdom and the help of a compassionate counselor be enough to enable her to connect with others?

With intolerance and inequality increasingly normalised by the day, it's more important than ever for women to share their experiences. We must hold the truth to account in the midst of sensationalism and international political turmoil. Nasty Women is a collection of essays, interviews and accounts on what it is to be a woman in the 21st century. People, politics, pressure, punk. Keep telling your stories.

In How to Be a Lawyer, a team of veteran lawyers and entrepreneurs delivers an eye-opening discussion of how to translate your years of training and education into a running start in the world of practice. The book bridges the gap between law school and practice, whether you hope to be a big firm transactional attorney, a solo criminal lawyer, work for the government or any other legal profession. You'll discover how you can use what you learned in law school and how you can develop the real skills you'll need as you deal with clients and colleagues.

A collection of atmospheric short stories from the international bestseller Val McDermid. The perfect festive gift for any book lover, featuring classic tales alongside exclusive, never-before-seen material __________ Val McDermid is a master of the dark and sinister story, and these powers are...

Ebonye Averee spent years believing she was simply unlucky in love. Different men. Different relationships. Different circumstances.Yet something kept feeling strangely familiar.Long before she understood love, Ebonye learned about relationships from the world around her. Raised under the...

A Daughter’s Journey Through Grief is a poetry collection, a bedside witness, and a quiet indictment of a system that too often asks families to become warriors when they should be allowed to be daughters, sons, spouses, and beloveds. It is a book about death, but more than that, it is a book...

Everything in the world runs one way. Coffee cools, glass shatters, memory reaches backward and never forward. In the last decades of the nineteenth century one Viennese physicist tried to explain that one-way world using nothing but particles obeying laws that work perfectly well in reverse. He...

Maria und Roland gewähren uns Einblicke in ihren Briefwechsel. Als sie sich auf einer Veranstaltung zum ersten Mal begegnen, knüpfen sie schnell ein Band der Sympathie. Sie durchleben unterschiedliche Phasen ihrer Freundschaft und stehen vor einer Stufe, die es notwendig macht, eine...

Some of Today's Leading Black Voices—Including 3 Oscar Winners, 23 Grammy Winners, 8 Emmy Winners, and 5 Golden Globe Winners—Performing Today’s New International Version (TNIV) This ambitious and critically-acclaimed presentation of the Bible is set to an original musical...

Die frechen Affenzwillinge Chip und Flip rufen zu einem spannenden Wettbewerb auf, um herauszufinden, wer von ihnen am mutigsten ist. Neugierig stellen sich die Kinder den Herausforderungen – manche haben Spaß dabei, andere ordentlich Herzklopfen. Schon bald zeigt sich, dass Mutproben nicht nur lustig, sondern auch ganz schön heikel sein können. Besonders Norbert, das Nashorn, gerät dabei in eine ziemlich verzwickte Lage. Gemeinsam finden die Freunde heraus, warum es manchmal besonders mutig ist, einfach "Nein" zu sagen.

Die Menschenkinder Paul und Paula bekommen einen Betreuungsplatz im tierischen Kindergarten zugewiesen. Nach einem ersten Beschnuppern stellen Paul und Paula fest, dass man in so einem tierischen Kindergarten tierisch gute Freunde finden und tierisch viel Spaß haben kann. Worum geht es im tierischen Kindergarten? In Glücksdorf können Tiere sprechen und leben mit Menschen in einer Gemeinschaft. Hier wohnen die Tiere in Häusern, gehen einkaufen, zur Schule und besuchen die gleichen Feste wie die Menschen. Allerdings gibt es für Menschen und Tiere getrennte Kindergärten.

He was too late to stop the darkness from falling. But there's still time to raise up a light. Wes Malcolm has arrived to the world of the Sun-Jeweled Seas, but the cataclysm of this world has already passed. Darkness covers the waters. All but a handful of people have vanished without a trace...