A new laugh-out-loud adventure in the funny and popular Cartoon Kid series by Jeremy Strong. Casper and his friends have a not-so-well-kept secret . . . they're all SUPERHEROES! That's right; no emergency is moo, sorry, TOO big for Mr Butternut's class, not even a herd of playground invading COWS! And when the school lunch trolley is raided by some pesky packed-lunch robbers, can Casper the Cartoon Kid save the day?Praise for Jeremy Strong:'A real talent for silliness and slapstick' - Sunday Times'Comedy and general fizz are Jeremy Strong's trademarks' - Independent Three funny stories in one book for 7+ by Jeremy Strong, the award-winning author of The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog and My Brother's Famous Bottom. Artwork mixed with text and comic strips make this series perfect for reluctant readers. Sales for Jeremy Strong are now over 7... Views: 6
House of Winslow Book 36- Mallory Anne Winslow, daughter of missionaries in Africa, follows God's call to carry the Gospel to the Lapps in the Arctic. But her work is interrupted when Norway is invaded by the Germans. Mallory joins the Resistance Movement and is ordered by her superior to make Derek Raeder—aide to the Nazi colonel—fall in love with her, so she can report the Nazi's plans. When the colonel discovers she is a spy, he orders his aide to arrest her.Will Derek follow the colonel's orders...or his heart? Views: 6
'I am going to write the spy story to end all spy stories'One morning in February 1952, a journalist called Ian Fleming sat down at his desk and set about creating a fictional secret agent. James Bond was born and would go on to become one of the most successful, enduring and lucrative creations in literature. But Bond's world of glamour and romance, gadgets and cocktails, espionage and villainy wasn't entirely drawn from imagination: Fleming's background and his experiences as an intelligence officer during the Second World War were all formative parts in the creation of the world's most famous spy.Packed with astonishing detail and written in Macintyre's inimitable style, For Your Eyes Only is the most enlightening, enlivening book on the creator of the spy who not only lived twice, but proved to be immortal. Views: 6
Subject: U.S. Marine Mace Harrison Current Status: On his last leave of absence Mission: [unknown-7]A Secret Undercover Operation... as a Bogus Boyfriend! Obstacle: [unknown-7]This business arrangement is turning a little too pleasurable... Mace Harrison is a decorated Marine. In his country's eyes, he's a hero. But in six months his last tour ends, and Mace's next step is unclear. Then he meets graphics designer and diner waitress Geneva Davis, and an immediate friendship turns into...well, a business deal. The terms? They feign a relationship to keep her ex-boyfriend off her back, and matchmaking pals off his. It's uncomplicated. It's convenient. And as far as Geneva is concerned, uniformed dudes are entirely resistible - or so she'd always thought. But Mace is wickedly, mouthwateringly hot. And now she's in a heap of trouble, because this soldier is very ready, willing and able to serve...to her complete satisfaction! Plus another favorite book by Tori Carrington, every move you make. Views: 6
Sundra Trench – Indian Ocean A Russian research vessel is studying giant amphipods that live in one of the deepest parts of the sea. Or so the world thinks... All the crew wants to do is get back to Jakarta and some well-deserved shore leave. But something is quickly approaching the rear of their ship. The crew will soon find out that their shore leave is canceled and the Hell brewing in the deepest bowls of their ship will soon emerge and bring with it the destruction of humanity as we know it. Chimera-44 is the exciting prequel to the hit novel Last Stand on Zombie Island by Christopher Eger. See how the end of the world began. Views: 6
Jessica McClain was born the only female in an all male race. The only problem is-she's no wolf. Called a curse, a witch and the Daughter of Evil by the superstitious wolves, Jessica decides to fight for her freedom, at age nineteen, the only way she can-in the ring. When she's brutally attacked right after her fight, is it enough to finally earn her freedom off Compound, or will she be forced to endure the hatred even longer . . . Views: 6
A dazzling debut novel by the prize-winning author of Yellow, set in the unique and exotic nightworld of Tokyo.In this "poignant story of prejudice, betrayal and the search for identity" (Newsweek International), the trials and tribulations of these three remarkable characters are "at turns trenchantly funny and heartbreakingly sad" (Publishers Weekly). "[An] elegant and haunting debut" (Entertainment Weekly), Country of Origin is a "swirl of action, a whirl of love and sex and race and politics, local and international" (Chicago Tribune)—a "quiet literary triumph" (Booklist)Lisa Countryman is a woman of complex origins. Half-Japanese, adopted by African American parents, she returns to Tokyo, ostensibly to research her thesis on Japan's "sad, brutal reign of conformity." When she vanishes, Tom Hurley, who is half-Korean and half-white, is assigned to her case at the American embassy, as is local cop Kenzo Ota,... Views: 6
In his first book published in the United States, Gerardo Robledo presents a dramatic and original story that is sure to raise public consciousness about controversial issues such as the migration of millions of people to developed countries seeking better lives. Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco [Mexico], Gerardo has lived through, firsthand, the experience of being an immigrant in distant lands, when in 1996, he traveled to California [United States] along with his now wife, Leticia Juarez. Together, they have formed a beautiful family with their three sons, Gerardo Jr., Cesar and Santiago. After personally witnessing different cases in which many families suffered from the terrible scourge of separation due to the deportation of one or more family members (spouses, parents, etc.), Gerardo felt the burning resolve to reveal to the world the barbarity of this pressing problem. The legalization of millions of undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States that... Views: 6
