Right or wrong, a series of fragile relationships collides through chance, coincidence, or fate. Twelve years ago, Kirk made an innocent but terrible mistake. As he faces down another night of tormented dreams, he struggles to shake the scars he still bears. After sixty years as man and wife, Ira and Betsy's love is as vibrant as it was the day their eyes made contact across a dusty country parking lot. Now, disease and willful destruction tear away at everything they've built together. Just sixteen, Megan is at war with the world and especially her mother, who flounders in a failing campaign to keep her daughter from making the same mistakes she did at that age. Robin, a career-driven woman with an unwavering, take-no-prisoners attitude despite the ultimate sacrifice she made as a woman finds her husband Rick, who has opted to coast (and flirt) through his own career, frustrating at best. Wes and Trish were once high school sweethearts and now have a teenager of their own. They cherish their daughter, but that's not enough to keep them from growing apart. And now, the fate of their family hangs on the success of one big score. By eighteen, Jo-Ann was alone and pregnant. Twelve years later, she's about to discover the reward for a good deed doesn't come without loss. This novel reveals the intersection of the lives of a group of very different people, illuminating the shocking ramifications of life, love, and loss in a crazy, mixed-up world.
Now available in a deluxe keepsake edition! A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) Run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with E. L. Konigsburg’s beloved classic and Newbery Medal–winning novel From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. When Claudia decided to run away, she planned very carefully. She would be gone just long enough to teach her parents a lesson in Claudia appreciation. And she would go in comfort-she would live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She saved her money, and she invited her brother Jamie to go, mostly because be was a miser and would have money. Claudia was a good organizer and Jamie bad some ideas, too; so the two took up residence at the museum right on schedule. But once the fun of settling in was over, Claudia had two unexpected problems: She felt just the same, and she wanted to feel different; and she found a statue at the Museum so beautiful she could not go home until she bad discovered its maker, a question that baffled the experts, too. The former owner of the statue was Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Without her—well, without her, Claudia might never have found a way to go home.
Sam's enjoying the Madame Olivia concert when she and her dad are presented with a mystery. Did her favorite singer steal the number-one song on the pop charts? When Sam's dad reunites with a retired guitar-playing rock star at an auction, things soon get exciting—and mysterious. Who took the valuable guitar that's disappeared? Read these mysteries to find out.
This book provides a brief introduction to mixed research methods for applied researchers working in technology, marketing, communications, or market research.
Praise for Sun Yung Shin: Finalist for the Believer Poetry Award "[her] work reads like redactions, offering fragments to be explored, investigated and interrogated, making her reader equal partner in the creation of meaning."—Star Tribune Sun Yung Shin moves ideas—of identity (Korean, American, adoptee, mother, Catholic, Buddhist) and interest (mythology, science fiction, Sophocles)— around like building blocks, forming and reforming new constructions of what it means to be at home. What is a cyborg but a hybrid creature of excess? A thing that exceeds the sum of its parts. A thing that has extended its powers, enhanced, even superpowered.
The chameleon's life was not very exciting until the day it discovered it could change not only its color but its shape and size,too. When it saw the wonderful animals in the zoo, it immediately wanted to be like them -- and ended up like all of them at once -- with hilarious results.
Matchmaking, baking and ghosts... a recipe for disaster or a spell for success? Two things have made me the center of the rumor mill in my quirky small town: cookies and love. Much like how I know what ingredients will make delectable treats, I also have a talent for recognizing when two souls are compatible. The townspeople say I'm a witch. I'm not, I don't think, but I do see ghosts. And when those spirits start stirring up trouble between the couples I've connected, I need to figure out why to save my reputation and give my customers the happily-ever-afters they deserve. Witch or no witch, one thing's for sure... ghosts, it's time to meet your baker. This special collection contains the first three books in the Mixing Up Magic series: Cookies and Curses, Spells and Scones, and Weddings and Witchcraft. This witchy cozy mystery series features a culinary twist with a side of sweet romance. The books are a delicious read full of tasty treats, charming characters, meddling ghosts, one sassy calico cat, HEAs, and a smorgasbord of supernatural secrets to uncover. Binge the first three books in this fun paranormal series today! . . . Keywords: cozy animal mystery, cozy cat mysteries, college mystery, humorous mystery, funny mysteries, cozy mystery series, cozy mysteries, animal cozies, humorous cozy mystery, amateur sleuth, women sleuth, funny cozies, clean murder mystery, cozy murder mystery series, whodunnit, cozy murder mystery books, cozy murder mysteries, young paranormal women's fiction, pwf, whimsical women sleuth, mystery with witches, mystery with magic, hea, sweet paranormal romance, small town romance, paranormal chick lit, paracozy Perfect for readers of Molly Fitz, Angie Fox, Nic Saint, Adele Abbott, Leighann Dobbs, Samantha Silver, Sara Bourgeois, Kathi Daley, Addison Moore, Annabel Chase, Trixie Silvertale, Jane Hinchey, Amanda M. Lee, Erin Johnson, Jenn McKinlay, Steve Higgs, Tonya Kappes, Rita Mae Brown, Christine Pope, Amy Boyles, Lily Webb, Cindy Stark, Christine Zane Thomas, Silver Nord, Lia Davis, Elle Adams, Danielle Garrett, Morgana Best, and Joanne Fluke.