Growing up in a picturesque Newfoundland fishing village should be idyllic for sixteen-year-old Kit Ryan, but living with an alcoholic father makes Kit's day-to-day life unpredictable and almost intolerable. When the 1992 cod moratorium forces her father out of a job, the tension between Kit and her father grows. Forced to leave their rural community, the family moves to the city, where they live with Uncle Iggy, a widower with problems of his own. Immediately pegged as a "baygirl," Kit struggles to fit in, but longstanding trust issues threaten to hold her back when a boy named Elliot expresses an interest in her.
TO ARMS! TO ARMS! THE BRITISH ARE COMING! It is 1775, and the English, accompanied by their fierce Hessian comrades, are invading the colonies, demanding loyalty to King George III. In the midst of this rich chapter in American history, we find one of the most unique, emotional, engrossing stories you will ever read! An intriguing page-turner that will immerse you in a world of romance, steeped with history, Strength and Honor continues the tale of a headstrong, vivacious temptress and the man who is deeply in love with her, a personal scout to the one and only General George Washington. In spite of its historical underpinnings, Strength and Honor is a fresh look at romance, written with flare, a vivid and unforgettable story set against the backdrop of our very roots. This book will take you back to the days of George Washington, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and the rest of our founding fathers. In this sensational tale of passion and an undeniable love that cannot be broken, Sashsa Nicole Lorraine Dupris Gray and Colonel Colton Tyler Gray continue their fight for independence alongside the Commander and Chief of the Continental Army, General George Washington. Danger lurks behind every shadow as the secret patriots of the spy ring provide vital and confidential correspondence to the Spymaster, who, against tremendous odds, manages to stay one step ahead of the pursuing British. Meanwhile, as hordes of English intruders sweep the colonies, Ziva Isabelle Durpis Gray fights relentlessly to keep her independence from Scottish Captain Drake Cameron, who stirs her very soul. Will her consuming passion for him make her surrender her body in one fleeting moment of weakness? Drake seeks Ziva out time and time again, displaying his devotion, only to be met with rejection. Still, no power on Earth can force him to relinquish his exquisite treasure, for he knows that only she can unchain the tenderness in his heart. He vows to have her, for only Ziva can be his love, the one to cherish, to desire, and to carry off to uncontrollable passion. Destiny brings the two together among the Rebel Blue Coats, Tory Green, and King Georges hated Red Coats to build yet another dynasty. Will strength and honor prevail for all, or will their passions get the better of them in the heat of battles galore?
Columbia and nations abroad stumble towards a financial collapse and tempers flare across the globe, causing wars and rumors of war; the feeling of an apocalypse consumes the atmospheres oxygen. As a result, desperately and privily the leaders of the world search for a universal mediator/savior, designated for the White House. Will this free world president fulfill his commission: revive the fiscal climate, restoring peace in the Middle East and the world? Or will the world encounter World War 3 rupturing into the apocalypse? Moreover and more importantly, this book uncovers the mysteries of life: religion, politics, race, humanism, and truth; via a journey through the book of Revelation.
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • AN OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK • A dazzling novel about a young Black woman who walks the streets of Oakland and stumbles headlong into the failure of its justice system. This debut of a blazingly original voice “bursts at the seams of every page and swallows you whole” (Tommy Orange, author of There There). A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, TIME, GOODREADS Kiara and her brother, Marcus, are scraping by in an East Oakland apartment complex optimistically called the Regal-Hi. Both have dropped out of high school, their family fractured by death and prison But while Marcus clings to his dream of rap stardom, Kiara hunts for work to pay their rent—which has more than doubled—and to keep the nine-year-old boy next door, abandoned by his mother, safe and fed. One night, what begins as a drunken misunderstanding with a stranger turns into the job Kiara never imagined wanting but now desperately needs: nightcrawling. Her world breaks open even further when her name surfaces in an investigation that exposes her as a key witness in a massive scandal within the Oakland Police Department. Rich with raw beauty, electrifying intensity, and piercing vulnerability, Nightcrawling marks the stunning arrival of a voice unlike any we have heard before.
Little Miss Sunshine meets Room in this quirky, heartwarming story of friendship, loyalty and discovery. It's Newfoundland, 1986. Fourteen-year-old Bun O'Keefe has lived a solitary life in an unsafe, unsanitary house. Her mother is a compulsive hoarder, and Bun has had little contact with the outside world. What she's learned about life comes from the random books and old VHS tapes that she finds in the boxes and bags her mother brings home. Bun and her mother rarely talk, so when Bun's mother tells Bun to leave one day, she does. Hitchhiking out of town, Bun ends up on the streets of St. John's, Newfoundland. Fortunately, the first person she meets is Busker Boy, a street musician who senses her naivety and takes her in. Together they live in a house with an eclectic cast of characters: Chef, a hotel dishwasher with culinary dreams; Cher, a drag queen with a tragic past; Big Eyes, a Catholic school girl desperately trying to reinvent herself; and The Landlord, a man who Bun is told to avoid at all cost. Through her experiences with her new roommates, and their sometimes tragic revelations, Bun learns that the world extends beyond the walls of her mother's house and discovers the joy of being part of a new family -- a family of friends who care.
Eleven-year-old Jett has moved back home for the summer to live with his unconventional Grandma Jo, after "a rotten bad year" in a new town. Jett is bringing along a secret. Will Grandma Jo help Jett come to terms with his mistakes?
The last thing 15-year-old Jack Carter wants to do is give a speech at his grandfather's 93rd birthday celebration. So off he sails to an island on Buzzard's Bay near Cape Cod. But he is caught there in a storm, a storm without rain that transports him back in time. And the only person who can help him is another 15-year-old boy--his grandfather.
