Lafe Gunnison had passed the word to the homesteaders—quit stealing cattle or take the consequences! Up in the Mesquites, the nesters reacted the only way they knew: they told Gunnison he was a liar and if he showed up in their neck of the woods he'd wind up with a tombstone over his head.It was trouble—big trouble—all it needed was one small spark to start a war to the death. Only one man could stop it. One man—backed by his courage and the guns he wore. A man with a past, scouring the West for two killers—a man called—Sudden. Views: 60
A prisoner in the emperor’s palace, Isadora Fyne is forced to choose her own path. Protection or destruction? Light magic or dark? A powerful witch, she is weakened by her uncertainty. In caring for the pregnant empress, she practices protection, but the call to darkness is all around her. Lucan Hern has traveled from Tryfyn to the Columbyanan Palace to claim the prize he was promised long ago. The Star of Bacwyr. When he sees the stone sparkling on Isadora’s finger, he pursues her. His plan is simple. He will seduce Isadora, she will give him the Star, and his quest will be complete. Isadora lost a husband, a deep love, to the Fyne Curse, and she has no desire to love again. Lucan is a persistent suitor, but she is able to resist his charms. Until the emperor orders her to spy on their guest. Until the emperor asks Isadora to take on the job of palace assassin… Views: 60
Fairies and princesses — a magical combination!Rachel and Kirsty are so excited to spend the week at the Golden Palace. They're going to live like real princesses! But before long, they discover that something is terribly wrong. The Princess Fairies' magic tiaras are missing! Without them, both Fairyland and the human world are a royal mess.Something is wrong with the animals at the petting zoo and royal stables! Could it be because Anya the Cuddly Creatures Fairy's tiara is missing?Find the missing tiara in each book and help save the princess magic! Views: 60
Arguably Laymon's most celebrated and most infamous novel, The Cellar is the first book in his Beast House Chronicles. Only the bravest tourists dare to venture inside the sealed-up Beast House, long rumored to be haunted. But the creature that lives in the cellar is no ghost, and its hungry! Views: 60
On the surface, Jada's life is back on track. She's battled her demons tooth and nail, her son is a permanent part of her life—and yet, it still feels like she's on shaky ground. What she really needs to settle her soul is to have Born back in her life—and in her arms—again. But reuniting with the man she loves is proving to be the hardest thing she's ever fought for, especially when what divides them is bound to her with ties she does not wish to break. And when a brutal and shocking event tests the foundation of Jada's resolve, it will take every drop of willpower she possess to get Born back—and avoid those white lines that continually keep calling trouble back... Views: 60
Few consumers are aware of the economic forces behind the production of meat, fish, eggs, and dairy. Yet omnivore and herbivore alike, the forces of meatonomics affect us in many ways.Most importantly, we've lost the ability to decide for ourselves what – and how much – to eat. Those decisions are made for us by animal food producers who control our buying choices with artificially-low prices, misleading messaging, and heavy control over legislation and regulation. Learn how and why they do it and how you can respond.Written in a clear and accessible style, Meatonomics provides vital insight into how the economics of animal food production influence our spending, eating, health, prosperity, and longevity.Meatonomics is the first book to add up the huge externalized costs that the animal food system imposes on taxpayers, animals and the environment, and it finds these costs total about $414 billion yearly. With yearly retail sales of around $250 billion... Views: 60
Gabriella Mallory, AP student and perfect-daughter-in-training, stands barefoot on a public toilet for three hours while her school is on lockdown. Someone has planted a bomb and she is hiding. The bomb is defused but the would-be-bomber is still at large—and everyone at Central High School is a suspect. The school starts a top-secret crisis help line and Gabi is invited to join. When she does, she is drawn into a suspenseful game of cat and mouse with the bomber, who has unfinished business. He leaves threatening notes on campus. He makes threatening calls to the help line. And then he begins targeting Gabi directly. Is it because her father is the lead police detective on the case? Is the bomber one of her new friends? Could it be her new boyfriend with his complicated past? As the story unfolds, Gabi knows she is somehow connected to the bomber. Even worse, she knows she is part of his plan. Can Gabi reach out and stop him or will she be too late? Views: 59
Dancing Carl, Gary Paulsen's first novel, was a ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a Notable Children's Trade Book for the Language Arts.In the winter, life in McKinley, Minnesota, revolves around the rinks, where kids play hockey and grown-ups skate to scratchy phonograph records. Then, the year Marsh and his best friend, Willy, are twelve, Carl appears at the rink, wearing a battered, old leather flight jacket and doing a strange dance that is both beautiful and disturbing to watch. It is Marsh and Willy who discover the terrible secret behind Carl's dance, a secret that threatens to destroy him. But a small miracle occurs, and Carl's dance becomes a fragile and tentative expression of hope and the healing power of love. Views: 59
IF YOU CAN'T TAKE THE SLIME, DON'T DO THE CRIME! Plog, Furp, Zill and Danjo aren't just monsters in a rubbish dump. Together, they are the SLIME SQUAD - crime-busting super-monsters here to save their whiffy world! There's trouble afoot in Whiffsville! Giant fire-breathing sock monsters are on the rampage. Can the Slime Squad fight these foul fashion freaks before Trashland is destroyed? It's time to fight crime with slime! INCLUDES FREE COLLECTOR CARDS INSIDE! Views: 59
