Chloe's ABC's with Luca, is a coloring book that explores what it is to be Grateful, Creative, Talented, Lovable, Unique and so much more. This inspirational, 27 page coloring book is filled with Affirmations from A-Z! Meet Chloe and Luca, two friends who enjoy having fun together as they greet you on each page with different exciting illustrations for you to color. These positive affirmations will help boost your child's confidence, build their vocabulary, and encourage them to be an artist. Coloring improves fine motor coordination, promotes self-esteem, stimulates creativity, and helps develop focus. All are great reasons on why this will make the best gift that introduces positive values while providing hours of entertainment to any child no matter their age.
A 2015 Whitney Award Nominee! A powerful story of loss, second chances, and first love, reminiscent of Sarah Dessen and John Green. When Oakley Nelson loses her older brother, Lucas, to cancer, she thinks she’ll never recover. Between her parents’ arguing and the battle she’s fighting with depression, she feels nothing inside but a hollow emptiness. When Mom suggests they spend a few months in California with Aunt Jo, Oakley isn’t sure a change of scenery will alter anything, but she’s willing to give it a try. In California, Oakley discovers a sort of safety and freedom in Aunt Jo’s beach house. Once they’re settled, Mom hands her a notebook full of letters addressed to her—from Lucas. As Oakley reads one each day, she realizes how much he loved her, and each letter challenges her to be better and to continue to enjoy her life. He wants her to move on. If only it were that easy. But then a surfer named Carson comes into her life, and Oakley is blindsided. He makes her feel again. As she lets him in, she is surprised by how much she cares for him, and that’s when things get complicated. How can she fall in love and be happy when Lucas never got the chance to do those very same things? With her brother’s dying words as guidance, Oakley knows she must learn to listen and trust again. But will she have to leave the past behind to find happiness in the future? Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Just before midnight on Christmas Eve, December 24 in Lafouchfeye County, Mississippi, distinguished Judge Joseph Patrick Winslow was found murdered. At the scene of the crime, Mrs. Julia McKenna, a long-time adversary was discovered standing over the deceased with the gun still in her hand, by Sheriff Jim Travis. A jury of her peers have found her guilty of murder. Did she do it? December 23, the day before, Bea Winslow, Private Investigator boarded All Nippon Airways, flight 1073 for Luizhou, China. She didn't know the plane had been sabotaged. That same afternoon, Judge Joseph Patrick Winslow intently watched Bea's Aunt, Mrs. Julia McKenna, while she stood on the lower deck of the Coral Princess waiting to get underway for a Christmas in the Bahamas. Slowly he withdrew his cell phone from inside his overcoat and dialed the Captain's number. He smiled as the Captain handed Julia the phone. "Hello Julia," he softly spoke, "I have some tragic news..."
Jayden and a new friend bring nature to the city in this timeless story about a community garden Amidst all the buildings, people, and traffic in his neighborhood, Jayden sees nature everywhere: the squirrels scrounging, the cardinals calling, and the dandelions growing. But Mama doesn’t believe there’s nature in the city. So Jayden sets out to help Mama see what he sees. With the help of his friend Mr. Curtis, Jayden plants the seeds of a community garden and brings together his neighbors—and Mama—to show them the magic of nature in the middle of the city. Timeless and vibrant, this story highlights the beauty of intergenerational relationships and the power of imagination and perseverance in bringing the vision of a community garden to life. Jayden’s love of nature will inspire readers to see their environment and surroundings as bursting with opportunities for growth and connection. At the back of the book, readers will find activities to make items found in the book, such as the milk jug bird feeder. Jayden’s Impossible Garden is the winner of the 2019 African American Voices in Children’s Literature writing contest, cosponsored by Strive Publishing and Free Spirit Publishing, and the recipient of the 2021 Foreword INDIES Honorable Mention, Picture Books, Early Reader (Children's). .
Luca Sabatini saved me and an entire truck full of women on our way to be sold into sex trafficking—but who will save me from him? He tells me I belong to him, that a Sabatini keeps what is his. I shouldn't want to belong to anyone, yet a longing I don't understand thrums through me—an attraction I cannot deny. Except it's not safe for me, or him. I climbed into the back of the truck of my own free will because I'm running from a fate far worse. For the first time in my life I feel safe with Luca. He promises no one will ever hurt me again. He will protect me from what I'm running from; he'll kill anyone who is a threat to me. I want to believe him—he's run Vegas for the Outfit for almost as long as I've been alive. Only the man I'm running from has an entire army behind him. If I thought Luca could go up against him and survive, I would stay, but others have tried and paid with not just their lives but the lives of their families. I could never live with myself if Luca and the Sabatini family ended up dead because of me. When I'm found the reckoning is one of bullets and blood, just as I feared. Only one question remains: Once the smoke clears, who will be left standing? This is the third book in the Sabatini Family series however it can be read as a standalone and does not end in a cliffhanger. This a dark mafia romance with elements that may be disturbing and include triggers. Keywords: Mafia Romance, Romantic Suspense, Kidnapping romance, Dark mafia romance, Dark romance, interracial romance, age gap romance, older man younger woman romance, Italian mafia romance
For every athlete or sports fanatic who knows she's just as good as the guys. This is for fans of The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen, Grace, Gold, and Glory by Gabrielle Douglass and Breakaway: Beyond the Goal by Alex Morgan. The summer before Caleb and Tessa enter high school, friendship has blossomed into a relationship . . . and their playful sports days are coming to an end. Caleb is getting ready to try out for the football team, and Tessa is training for cross-country. But all their structured plans derail in the final flag game when they lose. Tessa doesn’t want to end her career as a loser. She really enjoys playing, and if she’s being honest, she likes it even more than running cross-country. So what if she decided to play football instead? What would happen between her and Caleb? Or between her two best friends, who are counting on her to try out for cross-country with them? And will her parents be upset that she’s decided to take her hobby to the next level? This summer Caleb and Tessa figure out just what it means to be a boyfriend, girlfriend, teammate, best friend, and someone worth cheering for. “A great next choice for readers who have enjoyed Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s Dairy Queen and Miranda Kenneally’s Catching Jordan.”—SLJ “Fast-paced football action, realistic family drama, and sweet romance…[will have] readers looking for girl-powered sports stories…find[ing] plenty to like.”—Booklist “Tessa's ferocious competitiveness is appealing.”—Kirkus Reviews “[The Football Girl] serve[s] to illuminate the appropriately complicated emotions both of a young romance and of pursuing a dream. Heldring writes with insight and restraint.”—The Horn Book
New York Times bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen transports readers to a corner of history with this inspiring story of a girl who discovers the strength of her people united in resisting oppression. Danger is never far from Audra's family farm in Lithuania. She always avoids the occupying Russian Cossack soldiers, who insist that everyone must become Russian -- they have banned Lithuanian books, religion, culture, and even the language. But Audra knows her parents are involved in something secret and perilous.In June 1893, when Cossacks arrive abruptly at their door, Audra's parents insist that she flee, taking with her an important package and instructions for where to deliver it. But escape means abandoning her parents to a terrible fate.As Audra embarks on a journey to deliver the mysterious package, she faces unimaginable risks, and soon she becomes caught up in a growing resistance movement. Can joining the underground network of book smugglers give Audra a chance to rescue her parents?
This is a supplement to the author's Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925-2010. It covers 1,612 series broadcast between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2016. Major networks--ABC, CBS, the CW, Fox and NBC--are covered along with many cable channels, such as AMC, Disney, Nickelodeon, Bravo, Lifetime, Discovery, TNT, Comedy Central and History Channel. Alphabetical entries provide storylines, casts, networks and running dates. A performer index is included.
