Explores the friendship of a group of four teenagers. Courtney is pretty, quiet, troubled; her friends want to help, but she's not talking. Jeff feels protective of Courtney and wants to get close to her, but Jeff has a secret too. Eddie is confident, good-looking; he's also drawn to Courtney, and he's the only one who knows Jeff's secret. Toni is loud and she knows it. She also knows that Eddie needs her to keep his feet on the ground. Suggested level: secondary.
Perhaps it was coincidence or fate, beautiful Anna and Captain Nikolas met aboard a cruise ship, at that moment both knew it was true love, nothing will ever separate them but second World War was ravaging southern Europe, Germans paratroopers demolished Crete separating them loosing track of each other. Anna suffers a lot but always keeps the faith, a cruel civil war made her turn into a warrior. Never loosing her humanness she helped friend and foe alike as a nurse. Destructive forces from East and West try to divide everything and everybody. The selfishness and jealousy of Melpomeni Bouras, her mother, along with the malevolence of Doctor Vassili Tsipras took advantage of Anna's innocence and did everything possible to destroy her dreams. After abducting her baby they drove Anna to the brink, the only hope that remained for her was God and keeping the faith that some day she would be reunited with Nikolas. Nikolas landed with the British in Egypt, but even after his ship and memories sank his strong belief, the help of a monastic and the love of his mother made him find his true self again. Or did he?
In this fast-paced, action-packed squeal to "A Day After Forever" Miko Harris finds herself in yet another life or death situation. Jimmy Chan, a ruthless crime boss, has threatened to kill her and her family if she doesn't repay a two million dollar debt owed to him by her deceased lover. But, while searching for a way to repay the debt she stumbles upon something unexpected-- a new love. Meanwhile, Jahzay goes back to her old ways while her husband-to-be, Smokey is in jail on murder charges. But, little does she know Smokey has a plan to get some payback of his own--P. [4] of cover.
From the author-illustrator duo of the best-selling I Love You to the Moon and Back, this sweet, uplifting story will show a little one just how strong your love is throughout the day and night. Now in board book format for the youngest readers! If I could imagine a day just for you, the sun would be shining; the sky would be blue. You make me so happy; you make my world bright, for you are my sunshine--my day and my night. It's a beautiful, sunny day, and Bear and Little Bear set out for a day full of adventure. They climb trees, sing songs, tell stories, and swim in the river. And at the end of the day, Big Bear carries Little Bear home. A sweet, uplifting companion book by the best-selling duo Amelia Hepworth and Tim Warnes, now in board book format for the youngest readers. The perfect board book for babies and toddlers ages 0 to 3 From the best-selling creative team behind i Love You to the Moon and Back Sweet, uplifting messages of love in this gender-neutral, parent-child relationship
When Lee first sees her, he is a straight-A middle school student without many friends. After he falls in the school cafeteria and his lunch splatters everywhere, he hears nothing but laughter. As he lies on the cold floorembarrassed beyond belief and wishing he was anywhere but therehe suddenly feels a hand on his shoulder. Lee slowly looks up into the beautiful emerald green eyes of Autumn, not realizing that she is the girl who will eventually change his life forever. Two years later, Lee has become best friends with Ryan, the superstar athlete of his school. As the two friends become better athletes and better people, Lees social skills flourishalong with his friendship with Autumn. But when Autumn and Lee begin their freshman year in high school, everything changes the day they share their first kiss and make a pact to stay best friends forever. As quickly as Lee and Autumn begin falling in love, they are torn apart by challenges that neither could have ever foreseen. In Forever and a Day, a young man takes a remarkable journey through friendship, family, and unconditional loveand learns that everything happens for a reason.
A fire killed his best friend and his lifelong dream of being a firefighter. The same fire killed her husband and hopes for a family. Can new dreams replace old? Lucas Vermontez was a proud firefighter like his father. Now, not only has he lost his father and his best friend, Zach, in the fire at the Grove Street homeless shelter, but the devoted rookie can no longer do the work he loves after being crippled in the tragic event. When friendship with his buddy’s beautiful widow turns into more, he wonders, what could he possibly offer Jenna? Jenna Morgan is trying to grieve her husband’s death like a proper widow, but the truth is, she never really loved Zach. His death feels more like a relief to her. But that relief is short-lived when she loses her home and the financial support of her in-laws. Now the secrets of her past threaten to destroy her future. Can the two forget the painful past and discover new reasons to live and love?
The third book in the New York Times bestselling series, perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare and Maggie Stiefvater! Ethan Wate thought he was getting used to the strange, impossible events happening in Gatlin, his small Southern town. But now that Ethan and Lena have returned home from the Great Barrier, strange and impossible have taken on new meanings. Swarms of locusts, record-breaking heat, and devastating storms ravage Gatlin as Ethan and Lena struggle to understand the impact of Lena's Claiming. Even Lena's family of powerful Supernaturals is affected -- and their abilities begin to dangerously misfire. As time passes, one question becomes clear: What -- or who -- will need to be sacrificed to save Gatlin? For Ethan, the chaos is a frightening but welcome distraction. He's being haunted in his dreams again, but this time it's not Lena -- and the mysterious figure is following him out of his dreams and into his everyday life. Worse, Ethan is gradually losing pieces of himself -- forgetting names, phone numbers, even memories. He doesn't know why, and he's afraid to ask. Sometimes there's no going back. And this time there won't be a happy ending.
