From the hilarious, celebrated cartoonist Gary Northfield – author of The Terrible Tales of the Teenytinysaurs! – comes a brand-new illustrated chapter book series set in Roman times! From a smelly watering hole deep in the heart of the Serengeti to the ferocious clamour of the Colosseum, join Julius Zebra and his motley menagerie of friends as they gear up to be ... gladiators! Only if they win the love of the Roman crowds will they win back their freedom. But do Julius and his pals have what it takes to succeed in a world where only the meanest and toughest survive? Madagascar meets Gladiator in this exciting, action-packed and hysterically funny story brimming with entertaining Roman facts. Views: 29
A sophisticated debut novel about a Swedish security force agent on a mysterious special assignment to the U.S., The Swede fuses the psychological tension of Jo Nesbø’s thrillers with the gripping international intrigue of I Am Pilgrim and Red Sparrow.Ernst Grip of the Swedish security police has no idea why he’s been dispatched to a remote American military base in the Indian Ocean. Met by FBI agent Shauna Friedman, he learns that the U.S. wants him to determine whether a prisoner they’re holding is a Swedish citizen.The detainee, known only as “N.," is a suspect in an Islamist-inspired terror attack in the U.S. heartland. Tortured by the CIA, he refuses to talk. Yet all the evidence points to a cabal of survivors from the devastating 2004 tsunami that struck Thailand: a ruthless American arms dealer, a Czech hit man, a mysterious nurse from Kansas, a heartbreakingly naïve Pakistani—and a Swede.But the prisoner is not the only one harboring dangerous secrets. Grip hides a double life that will lead him into terra incognita, and Friedman, too, is not who she appears to be. In a world ruled by fear, mistrust, and deadly betrayal, these unlikely partners must learn to trust one another if they hope to stay alive.Drawing on his military and diplomatic experience, Robert Karjel explores the uneasy repercussions of 9/11, illuminating the moral compromises that people—and nations—make in the name of security and survival.** Views: 29
Life in the apocalypse sucks. Just ask Jacob O’Connor and his friends. After managing to survive the initial zombie outbreak, they thought they'd seen it all. Dead rising to devour the living, cities abandoned, wreckage everywhere. Basically, the fall of modern society. They considered themselves lucky to be alive. Unfortunately, all that was only the beginning… Views: 29
Some Girls Do: An Outback Heat Romance - Book 1 Views: 29
Rain Mistern, bad boy anthropologist, has a sexual reputation as massive as his book sales. For every critic praising him for bringing anthropology to a popular audience, there is a woman shrieking that Rain took his pleasure and never called her back. Most persistent of these spurned women is Annie Childs, fellow anthropologist and his biggest competitor for awards and book sales. Rain would never get serious with a rough lady like Annie, even if she does make some good scientific points. She spread her legs way too fast. 'A woman who has studied human societies should know that men do not go in for sluts,' Rain told her once, quite cruelly. Rain and Annie can't wait to go over to the Pacific together and check out a lost tribe, the Kaamo, led by the stunning princess, Sola. But will Rain's sexual cruelty get to his colleague? Feminists are howling that Annie Childs is disgracing herself. What they don't know is that she needs Rain—the pain of sex with him—to work... Views: 29
"I knew kids like Ralph—and they scared me—but none of them had his heart, his humor, or ultimately his entertaining story."—Mitch Albom"McNally's writing is so compelling, not to mention funny, that you're often surprised by sudden, more tender moments."—Sarah Dessen"A serious joy."—Richard RussoEvery school year was a chance to start all over again, and so while the first seven months of 1978 had sucked, I had high hopes that August would be the beginning of the year not sucking. And because it would be my last year of grade school, I had secretly hoped that eighth grade would be different somehow, that a cute girl from another state would transfer to my school and fall insanely in love with me . . . Two boys, Hank and Ralph, create moments of outrageous transcendence in this comic novel about adolescence in the 1970s—a time, like today, when adults couldn't be trusted and just getting by was hard work.... Views: 29
A year ago Beau Granger let Shayleigh Dougherty turn his world upside down. Little does he know she’s about to do it all over again… Love. It’s the one thing Shayleigh has been scared to feel and the minute she allows herself to feel it, she runs leaving Beau behind in Louisiana to return home. She should have known Beau is not one to give up on what he wants. Attempting to move on with her life, she meets the doctor Wyatt Perry… He’s nothing like Beau, he’s rich and cocky and doesn’t like to take no for an answer. When Beau shows up in Missouri, feelings resurface and questions are raised. Will fate be able to keep them together or are things really better left on the dirt road? Views: 29
His Surprise Daughter After five years apart, Tom Sheffield is shocked to find his ex-wife, Stephanie, on his doorstep. The news that they share a child he's never met sends him reeling. Four-year-old Macy has his eyes, his mouth and, from their first encounter, his heart. Things with her mother are much more complicated. He doesn't understand what went wrong between them or why she kept their daughter a secret. And he's afraid of falling in love all over again. Yet he feels a glimmer of hope that somehow he can convince Macy and Stephanie to stay in Lake Endwell--and with him--for keeps. Views: 29
For history lovers and journal fans comes a "hilarious and heartbreaking . . . 99--100% fantastic" (A Fuse #8 Production, School Library Journal) story about a boy on a mission to find his long-lost father in the logging camps of Michigan. There are many things that 11-year-old Stanley Slater would like to have in life--most of all, a father. But what if Stan's missing dad isn't "dearly departed" after all? Armed with his stupendous scrapbook, full of black-and-white 19th-century advertisements and photos, Stan's attempt to locate his long-lost hero/cowboy/outlaw dad is a near-death adventure fraught with pesky relatives, killer lumberjacks, and poisonous pies! His tale will leave readers in stitches, but not the kind that require medical attention. Praise for My Near-Death Adventures (99% True!) "A knee-slapper of a debut featuring a narrator who is rather less than 99 percent reliable but 100 percent engaging." --Kirkus... Views: 29
