The link has finally been broken! Elizabeth and The Savages – UnChained Free to be the Savages they were born to be! UnLeashed... An adventure told by: Elizabeth James I've been all over this world with Daddy, saving hearts one at a time. But I've never left my own yard without Mommy by my side. Thinking about all the friends I've made in this world, I wondered how many more I could make in that world beyond our cedar gate. It all started when my siblings told me about the day they heard rolling thunder, except there wasn't a cloud in the sky. They saw a vast field with a massive pile of rocks that seemed to hold the promise of a new adventure. We felt confident with our brother's plan; he said we would have a great adventure if we stuck to it. I was 9 months old when I followed my sister, Sager, through our gate to that mysterious world where time moved fast but stood still; our brother, Mr. Wienie, said not to be gone longer than an hour. Looking back now, I should have told Sager how I made it to the top of the Silo...
*A PRINTZ HONOR BOOK *FOUR STARRED REVIEWS Prudence Perry is a third-generation Ladybird Scout who must battle literal (and figurative) monsters and the weight of her legacy in Scout's Honor by Lily Anderson, a YA paranormal perfect for fans of Stranger Things and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Sixteen-year-old Prudence Perry is a legacy Ladybird Scout, born to a family of hunters sworn to protect humans from mulligrubs—interdimensional parasites who feast on human emotions like sadness and anger. Masquerading as a prim and proper ladies' social organization, the Ladybirds brew poisons masked as teas and use knitting needles as daggers, at least until they graduate to axes and swords. Three years ago, Prue’s best friend was killed during a hunt, so she kissed the Scouts goodbye, preferring the company of her punkish friends lovingly dubbed the Criminal Element much to her mother and Tía Lo’s disappointment. However, unable to move on from her guilt and trauma, Prue devises a risky plan to infiltrate the Ladybirds in order to swipe the Tea of Forgetting, a restricted tincture laced with a powerful amnesia spell. But old monster-slaying habits die hard and Prue finds herself falling back into the fold, growing close with the junior scouts that she trains to fight the creatures she can’t face. When her town is hit with a mysterious wave of demons, Prue knows it’s time to confront the most powerful monster of all: her past.
Do psychic powers really exist? Martin Lane asks himself the same questions as he is forced to employ the services of a psychic to help solve the disappearances of three young women. Despite his skepticism, he is surprised by the leads the psychic, Damien Rossiter, is able to give him and his assistant, Detective Pedro Gonzalez, who have had no luck in cracking the cases. Shortly after soliciting Rossiter's help, the bodies of two of the young women are discovered. Martin's suspicions are turned in many directions, directions he cannot and does not want to believe. All indications are that the killer could even come from within the ranks of his own department Contrary to what seems to be the inevitable, he manages to unearth the true identity of the killer through old-fashioned police work and a little tom-foolery, surprising everyone around him, not least of all the killer. Visions of Murder is a mystery that delves into the recesses of psychic abilities. Damien Rossiter, the psychic employed by the Harris City Police Department has a proven record of being able to assist the authorities, he was successful in New Mexico. Now, in southern Texas, he helps Chief of Detectives Martin Lane and the ever-present, chain-smoking Detective Sergeant Pedro Gonzalez home in on the killer. Martin Lane has been "forced" into employing the psychics services by his boss and adversary, Tom Wilkins, a man who has been after Lane's job for some time. As the investigation into the disappearances and murders continue, young girls continue to disappear at an alarming rate. Forensics from the first two crime scenes pick up some vital information. A DNA match is made, and the answer is one that Martin cannot and does not believe. Unfortunately, further clues turn up that continue to point to the same person, yet despite evidence to the contrary, Martin believes that there is something a little suspicious about it all. It all seems just a little too convenient to him. Almost resigning himself to the fact that he has a killer in his own department, he suddenly figures out that the identity of the true killer can be proven, with a little bit of luck. Martin's supportive wife Amy, who continuously is pressuring him to take early retirement and work in her flower business, is exasperated by her husbands preoccupation with the case. Finally, Martin manages to extract the evidence he needs to crack the case and, with a lot of help from his friends at the crime lab, is able to positively identify the killer, surprising everyone. P.G. Long was born and raised in Norfolk, England. After completing his education in England, he worked in a diverse range of jobs including working for the British Government where he signed the Official Secrets Act. He immigrated to the United States in 1983 where he pursued a career in the Oil Business, his job taking him all over the world. He took up writing several years ago but only managed to finish this, his first novel in 2005. He has subsequently written five other novels that he hopes will soon be published. He loves Golf, playing guitar and relaxing. He lives outside Houston with his wife Debbie.After toying with the idea of writing a novel, he finally decided to put pen to paper, or finger to keyboard in 2004, finishing this, his first novel in April of that year. The book has subsequently gone through about seven re-writes to end up in the form it is today. Since beginning to write, he has written a further five novels, four mysteries and a thriller which he intends to publish in the near future.
The Second American Civil War rages in the explosive saga that delivers “ruthless action, dark comedy, betrayal, love, and several strong friendships” (Lone Star Reviews). Following the unexpected cliff-hanger ending of the wildly successful and acclaimed four-state regional bestseller, El Paso Sunrise, the much anticipated El Paso Sunset continues the Steven Vandorol story . . . During the ultimate crisis of a Second American Civil War started by dark, sinister, and shadowy forces, only Steven and his friend, Vanessa Carson, stand in the way. But they face their worst nightmares of rape, kidnapping, and murder. El Paso Sunset is the second of two stand-alone novels that together make a story of love, passion, obsession, intense hate, pure evil, violence, and horror, all brought keenly alive against the panorama of the radical transformation of the great American Constitutional Republic.
In the tradition of "The Secret Life of Bees" and "The Country of the Pointed Firs," the story of a remarkable woman's struggle to preserve a unique and endangered place.
Marieke Nijkamp's This is Where it Ends meets Kathleen Glasgow's Girl in Pieces in a gripping novel that explores the depths of trauma and the strength it takes to rise again. Perfect for readers of Ellen Hopkins. Five years after being kidnapped, Elian's captor sends him into the mall--with a bomb strapped to his chest. Across the mall is Maya, a girl whose crippling anxiety holds her prisoner in its own way. Whether it's chance or fate, Maya keeps Eli from ending them all. And now nothing is the same. Drawn together by their dark pasts, Maya and Eli know it takes only seconds for their entire worlds to change. But time will tell if meeting each other will change them for better or worse. "A riveting novel about the capacity for hope in the midst of evil." - Sara Zarr, National Book Award finalist
Based upon the best-selling book Architectural Detailing by Edward Allen and Patrick Rand, Landscape Architectural Detailing applies the same organization to the three major concerns of the landscape architecture detailer—function, constructability, and aesthetics. Richly illustrated, this book approaches landscape architecture detailing in a systematic manner and provides a framework for analyzing existing details and devising new ones. Landscape Architectural Detailing includes material on details related to aesthetics, water drainage and movement, structures, construction assemblies, sustainable resources, and more.
