Alisa Valdés-Rodríguez's vibrant, can't-put-it-down novel of six friends—each one an unforgettable Latina woman in her late '20s—and the complications and triumphs in their livesInseparable since their days at Boston University almost ten years before, six friends form the Dirty Girls Social Club, a mutual support and (mostly) admiration society that no matter what happens to each of them (and a lot does), meets regularly to dish, dine and compare notes on the bumpy course of life and love.Las sucias are:—Lauren, the resident "caliente" columnist for the local paper, which advertises her work with the line "her casa is su casa, Boston," but whose own home life has recently involved hiding in her boyfriend's closet to catch him in the act—Sara, the perfect wife and mother who always knew exactly the life she wanted and got it, right down to the McMansion in the suburbs and two boisterious boys, but who is paying a hefty... Views: 51
HE WAS SWORN TO UPHOLD THE LAW
Detective Nash Couviyon never let emotion interfere with duty. But when
his former flame Lisa Bracket was the victim of a frame-up, he knew he
had to help her clear her name. Although Nash had thought he'd never see
Lisa again, desire for her had always burned inside him. To the
untrained eye she looked guilty. However, Nash knew Lisa was innocent of
murder, and when she became the victim of a series of attacks, he knew
his instincts had proved right. Now the only way to keep her safe and
draw out the true killer was to place Lisa under his protection. But did
duty alone motivate him or did he hope to rekindle the love they'd once
shared? Views: 51
Sixteen-year-old Sarah Meadows longs for "normal." Born with a port wine stain covering half her face, all her life she's been plagued by stares, giggles, bullying, and disgust. But when she's abducted on the way home from school, Sarah is forced to uncover the courage she never knew she had, become a hero rather than a victim, and learn to look beyond her face to find the beauty and strength she has inside. It's that—or succumb to a killer. Views: 51
Meg can't remember anything about her childhood but hercookery-obsessed, fairytale-telling mother has filled her in on allthe important details. Meg knows that her father was a Frenchchef who died in a tragic pastry-making accident and that as apremature baby she was put on a sunny windowsill to ripen.But, at eight years old, Meg rebels against this fictional life,determined to let logic rule every thought and deed.Now on the verge of a scientific career, Meg is called home. Hermother is ill and as Meg spends one last summer rediscoveringthe truth about her childhood, she is faced with a humblingdecision: to live in a cold harsh reality, or envelop herself in awonderful world of make-believe. Views: 51
### Product Description The Lambchop family has just about recovered from Stanley’s flatness when their peace and quiet is disrupted once again, this time by a very eager-to-please young genie. He does the boys’ homework instantly, produces a hybrid housepet called a liophant, and introduces Stanley and his family to the joys (and pitfalls) of fame, all because they wished for it . . . didn’t they? Long out of print, this high-spirited sequel to Flat Stanley should delight newly independent readers. (Originally published as A Lamp for the Lambchops.) ### About the Author Jeff Brown has worked on the editorial staffs of The New Yorker and the Saturday Evening Post, and his stories have appeared in these magazines and many others. Mr. Brown is the author of several other books about the Lambchop Family, including STANLEY aND THE MAGIC LAMP and FLAT STANLEY both published by HarperCollins. Jeff Brown lives in New York, NY. Steve Bjšrkman has illustrated many books for young readers including In 1492 by Jean Marzollo, and ALIENS FOR BREAKFAST, ALIENS FOR LUNCH, and ALIENS FOR DINNER. He lives in Irvine, CA, with his wife and three children. Views: 50
In an isolated land wher the lure of the "Moontide" leads to shipwrecks, a woman is torn between obeying her father or her king. When she chooses to follow a Fool, she discovers magic she'd never expected... at a price that might be too high.... Views: 50
Though she certainly never expected to come face-to-face with her estranged husband again, Claire McCane didn't have the luxury of recovering from the shock his presence caused. For another tremendous surprise awaited her. Even more troubling than the fantastic emotions Joshua's unexpected arrival stirred, was the century-old, black-and-white photograph they discovered, which captured their exact likenesses. Now, reluctant partners on a treasure hunt, Claire suddenly found herself depending on Joshua again and feeling things she'd long forgotten. Would this lead to the reconciliation they both longed for? Views: 50
Winner of the Honor Book award in the 2003 Society of School Librarians International Awards programSelected as a finalist for the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature PrizeSelected by the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association as one of the PSLA YA Top Forty Nonfiction Titles 2003Tapestry of Hope is an extraordinary anthology of writing about the Holocaust for young people. Irene N. Watts and Lillian Boraks-Nemetz have gathered well-known published writing and new first-person accounts, to reveal the heartbreak, courage, and hope that define one of history's darkest hours.The editors present writing about hiding from the Nazis, life in the ghetto, resistance, the camps, escape, survival, and life after the Holocaust. Selections include poetry, prose, and first-hand accounts such as Andre Stein's Hidden Children, Jack Kuper's Child of the Holocaust, Jason Shermon's A Blessing in Disguise, Kathy Kacer's... Views: 50
A dark, majestic novel about art, family, overwhelming love, and the birth of Los AngelesAfter his mother's death, young Bloom boards a train with his bereaved father, Jacob, to travel west across mountains and deserts to California: Mount Terminus, their new home at the desolate end of the world. In a villa built atop a rare desert spring, they live apart from society, supported by the income from Jacob's invention, the Rosenbloom Loop, a piece of technology that has revolutionized the nascent art of filmmaking. There Bloom grows up in the shadow of his father's grief with only a pair of servants, the house's ghosts, and his own artistic muse for company. But Jacob can't protect his family from his past forever—the dramatic series of events that has taken him from the Hebrew Orphan Asylum on the Lower East Side of New York and into the graces of beautiful twin girls to this fragile refuge in pre-Hollywood Los Angeles. And Bloom, now an... Views: 50
When cowboys were workers and battled their bossesIn the pantheon of American icons, the cowboy embodies the traits of "rugged individualism," independent, solitary, and stoical. In reality, cowboys were grossly exploited and underpaid seasonal workers, who responded to the abuses of their employers in a series of militant strikes. Their resistance arose from the rise and demise of a "beef bonanza" that attracted international capital. Business interests approached the market with the expectation that it would have the same freedom to brutally impose its will as it had exercised on native peoples and the recently emancipated African Americans. These assumptions contributed to a series of bitter and violent "range wars," which broke out from Texas to Montana and framed the appearance of labor conflicts in the region. These social tensions stirred a series of political insurgencies that became virtually endemic to the American West of the Gilded Age. Mark A. Lause... Views: 50
