The Shatzberg family is in a tight spot. While scattered around the country, estranged, and loaded with rivalries, unusual circumstances force them to cross their paths again. To the pleasure of none. Between missing sons, uninvited in-laws, and an unfortunate death, these accounts are telling the story of dysfunction, resentment, and ultimate forgiveness. As well as a 50-foot yacht.
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD “Nothing short of magic.” —Elizabeth Acevedo, New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X From the acclaimed poet featured on Forbes Africa’s “30 Under 30” list, this powerful novel-in-verse captures one girl, caught between cultures, on an unexpected journey to face the ephemeral girl she might have been. Woven through with moments of lyrical beauty, this is a tender meditation on family, belonging, and home. my mother meant to name me for her favorite flower its sweetness garlands made for pretty girls i imagine her yasmeen bright & alive & i ache to have been born her instead Nima wishes she were someone else. She doesn’t feel understood by her mother, who grew up in a different land. She doesn’t feel accepted in her suburban town; yet somehow, she isn't different enough to belong elsewhere. Her best friend, Haitham, is the only person with whom she can truly be herself. Until she can't, and suddenly her only refuge is gone. As the ground is pulled out from under her, Nima must grapple with the phantom of a life not chosen—the name her parents meant to give her at birth—Yasmeen. But that other name, that other girl, might be more real than Nima knows. And the life Nima wishes were someone else's. . . is one she will need to fight for with a fierceness she never knew she possessed.
Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.
When Aldwyn, a young alley cat on the run, ducks into a mysterious pet shop, he doesn’t expect his life to change. But that’s exactly what happens when Jack, a young wizard, picks Aldwyn to be his magical familiar. Finally off the tough streets, Aldwyn thinks he’s got it made. He just has to convince the other familiars—the know-it-all blue jay Skylar and the friendly tree frog Gilbert—that he’s the telekinetic cat he claims to be. But when Jack and two other wizards in training are captured by a terrible evil, it will take all of Aldwyn’s street smarts, a few good friends, and a nose for adventure to save the day!
CONFLICT: "to be different, opposed, or contradictory : to fail to be in agreement or accord." Merriam-Webster Considerate people can be purposely hurtful. Followers dedicated to a cause can be uncommitted. Someone intent on preventing harm can be aggressive and violent. This is a character-driven story about the conflicting relationships, thoughts, and actions within a group of people. Who is a champion and who is a villain? As each person's story unravels, their connections become clear.
18 years ago a devastating conflict resulted in the death of most superheroes and villains. Only a handful survived and turned the table, but the catastrophic impact marked the world for years to come. Now, memories of the heroes linger in movie and comic books to celebrate those who have fallen. Arisu Nakamura is Highschool student who is a huge fan of the old and always admired them and after an experiment of her friend failed she gets the chance to become one of the heroes she always looked up to. But being a hero is not easy. Will she prevail and bring hope to the city, or will she fail and show that heroes are of the past?
David, a ruthless financier, loses all his shares in a devastating cyberattack orchestrated by Lukas, a brilliant quantum physicist disillusioned with the financial system. As David seeks revenge, he infiltrates Lukass moneyless community, where his materialistic worldview is challenged. Meanwhile, Lukas grapples with his mission to dismantle the financial system using his very despise tool : stock market. Both men confront the true cost of their beliefs towards Mankind and this green coton paper.
He came looking for revenge. Will he walk away from love? Twenty years after fleeing Madison Gully as a scared sixteen-year-old, after witnessing his sister's murder, Kirk Gracewell returns as a powerful energy vampire. He wants to find the cougar shifter who killed her and make them pay. Every ten years, the Madison cougars get together. It's a time of celebration to meet new partners but also for the seer announce who'll get the greatest honor any of them can receive: becoming a familiar to a witch. When the seer gives Sage the task of watching the vampire that's suddenly arrived, Sage feels slighted; it's a job for a much younger cougar. But he comes to enjoy the games of cat and mouse he plays with Kirk. Until he learns why the vampire is in Madison Gully. Now Sage will have to choose: protect his family or help Kirk find the killer. But the killer will stop at nothing to prove to the seer the honor of familiar is his, claim a witch, and bury the past.
As The Giving Tree turns fifty, this timeless classic is available for the first time ever in ebook format. This digital edition allows young readers and lifelong fans to continue the legacy and love of a classic that will now reach an even wider audience. "Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy." So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. This moving parable for all ages offers a touching interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return. Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave. This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation. Shel Silverstein's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, and of classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit. And don't miss the other Shel Silverstein ebooks, Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic!
