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Humorous and full of action. A fantastic two book combo! Book 3 and 4 of School Is Scary follow Bailey through Second and Third Grade adventures. Don't worry if you missed Book 1 or 2, jump right in with this quirky group of friends as they learn how to deal with a new student in Second Grade Stinks. Then, in Third Grade's Terrible Trip, take a bus ride with Bailey and friends on a bumpy adventure for their very first field trip ever.

God is the only perfect parent; it is appropriate that we should choose him as our mentor in parenting. A lot of the behaviors that irritate us in our child, God has experienced with us - tantrums, questioning, disobedience, defiance, crying, and begging. He has experienced them all with us and still calls us his children.

A short collection of children's stories keeping playfulness, innocence, wonder, and adventures that take place in and around an enchanted forest.

Nola loves being a nurse. And not just any nurse, but a nurse practitioner, just like her mommy. But she’s not alone. Nola’s trusty friends include the superhero nurse practitioner Bax, the expert midwife Maddi, and the special nurse Charo. Nola is thrilled when her friends of Indian heritage, Anita and Adar, introduce her to the Holi Festival, or Festival of Colors. Nola and her nurse friends have a blast throwing colored water and powder on each other and eating Indian food. Yet trouble lurks. Anita’s doll, Lady, and Adar’s doll, Clint, are fevered and sick!

The Burning Bush will pique your interest and leave you with a revitalized sense of purpose and possibilities, regardless of whether you are on a personal quest for spiritual awakening. Learn today about the author's spiritual gifts and encounters, and begin the journey of self-discovery today!

The best days of my first year as a teenage girl were my encounters with Tezen, a lovely fish who always called me by my first name, Alicia, in the land of Haiti. I still remember our conversations, each of us desperately wanting to discover the universe of the other....

I'm safe. And so is my family, all because of the sacrifice Stone made to save us. I don't know what has happened to Stone or Walker, but I believe in my heart that Stone will do everything he can to make sure Walker never comes near us again. I know he's out there, and I cannot allow myself to think otherwise. He will come back to me, to us.

The Crux tells the story of a group of New England women who move west to start a boardinghouse for men in Colorado. It is an important early feminist work that brings forward complicated issues of gender, citizenship, eugenics, and frontier nationalism.

I Matter Too is the story of Ashley Perkins, a pharmacist, mother, wife, friend, sister, and daughter, but, most importantly, a human being who’s been navigating ADHD and mental health issues her entire life. She tells her story with brutal honesty about overcoming these issues while continuing to succeed in society. She details the real-life mental health issues and disorders as she lives her life, forms and raises a family, and succeeds in her career.

Explore identity and belonging in Hyphened-Nation by Nicole Draffen. The book was inspired by the author's travels overseas and time spent living in the United Kingdom. Step into Hyphened-Nation: Don't Check the Box, a profound and captivating exploration of America's hidden hyphenation. This thought-provoking memoir shines a light on the socially accepted yet seldom examined practice of hyphenating American citizens by ethnicity before nationality.

Irene Foxglove wishes she were a French chef. Henrietta James, her assistant, knows she is nothing more than a small-time TV chef on a local Chicago channel. And yet when Irene is threatened, Henny tries desperately to save her, wishing always that “Madame” would tell her the truth - about her marriage, her spoiled daughter, her days in France, the man who threatens her. Henny’s best friend, the gay guy who lives next door, teases her, encourages her, and shares meals with her, even as she wishes for more.

June Brown knows that changes need to come to the planet and John Wells would be the one to help her to bring about the changes that were long overdue. Little did she know just how it would change everything and how fast it would come. It would change everything for her and everyone on her planet and for the others, too. It all starts at the choosing place where she changes the way things have been.

As a child, Sali watched her mother vanish into thin air. Despite knowing what she saw, no one believed her—including her family and the police. Years later, she receives an anonymous note, hinting at her mother’s whereabouts. Unexpectedly, Sali is pulled into a dying world where she meets Yakhar, a young man who is next in line to rule over Centaura, a world of five kingdoms. A world that seems strangely familiar to Sali.

Every day Calbert is forced to face his bully, Ernie, at school. Until one day when a teacher sends the boys to the storage room to pick up a few items. She is unaware of their bully/victim relationship. While in the storage room, the school catches on fire. The boys discover quickly that they are trapped and the only way out is through a high, small window. Ernie must lift Calbert out of the window. As he watches Calbert run from the burning building, he wonders, "Will this boy who I have mistreated for so long continue to run to safety, or will he come back for me?"

Falling for the devil was not something I planned to do. Especially not on the Lord’s day. But there’s something about the way he crashed into my life that had my heart beating for more. More of him and more of a life I’ve always dreamed of having. And the more I fall for him, the more my world is turned upside down. The holidays are known as the best time of the year, but with the devil around, they turn into a holiday from hell.

Join Nola the Nurse and friends as they learn all about germs. What are germs? Do they make us sick? Nola will teach in this first volume of The Germy Series, which explores germs, how to stop them, everyday heroes who fight germs, and how we can stay safe and happy.

Join ten-year-old Evie and her friends as they volunteer all over town meeting lots of cool people and getting into just a little bit of trouble. There is no place left untouched by their presence, and what they get from the people they meet is greater than any amount of money. In this first book, Evie and Logan volunteer at an animal shelter.

Frank Thomson was getting ready to land on the planet Gallic to deliver some farm equipment, and it was a planet that he hated. He hated this planet, as it was where he was born and was orphaned at a very young age of two years old. Both of his parents died fighting for the rulers of Gallic against some other planet, or so he had been told.

On a sweltering summer day, the streets of Old Madrid that once resonated with the laughter of children playing are empty and silent. But inside the apartment buildings there is life as families faithfully wait for updates about an army uprising in Spanish Morocco. Before long, their greatest fears come true. As rebel troops storm Madrid and chaos fills the streets, six-year-old Mari wonders why she cannot go outside to play. Unfortunately, she has no idea she is about to be trapped inside the abyss of what is rapidly becoming a ruthless civil war.

Amina 'Badass' Thompkins is a woman who defies time and embraces love with an unwavering spirit. In her fifties, she remains a timeless beauty, as a singer with an enchanting voice that captivates audiences, though she shies away from the limelight. Never having witnessed a man's loyalty to a single woman, she seeks solace in unconventional relationships and leaves behind her true love, her husband, for a bandmate. Haunted by her own painful experiences, not only does she have to navigate the treacherous waters of love but also the complex relationship with her mother.