Philosophically engaged and darkly moving, the twenty stories in Nest in the Bones span three decades from Antonio di Benedetto's wildly various career. From his youth in Argentina to his exile in Spain after enduring imprisonment and torture under the military dictatorship during the so-called "dirty war" to his return in the 1980s, Benedetto's kinetic stories move effortlessly between genres, examining civilization's subtle but violent imprint on human consciousness. A late-twentieth century master of the short form and revered by his contemporaries, Nest in the Bones is the first comprehensive volume of Benedetto's stories available in English. Views: 7
The Last Kids on Earth meets Goosebumps in this hilarious new series about a secret society of babysitters who protect kids from the monsters that really do live under their beds!When middle schooler Kelly Ferguson's Halloween plans switch from party-going to babysitting, she thinks the scariest part of her night will be the death of her social life. But then Baby Jacob gets kidnapped by the Boogeyman's minions and Kelly learns there's a whole lot more to childcare than free snacks and Netflix. Like chasing shadow monsters, drop-kicking Toadies, and mastering monster-fighting moves like the Naptime Headlock and Playground Punch.Now, with the help of an ancient handbook and a secret society of butt-kicking babysitters, Kelly sets out to destroy the Boogeyman before he brings Jacob's nightmares to life. But when the monsters' trail leads to her school's big Halloween bash, Kelly will have to prove she can save the... Views: 7
In his meteoric, thirteen-year rise to fame, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a mass movement for Civil Rights — with his relentless peaceful, non-violent protests, public demonstrations, and eloquent speeches. But as violent threats cast a dark shadow over Dr. King's life, Swanson hones in on James Earl Ray, a bizarre, racist, prison escapee who tragically ends King's life. As he did in his bestselling Scholastic MG/YA books Chasing LIncoln's Killer and "THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN SHOT!", Swanson transports readers back to one of the most shocking, sad, and terrifying events in American history. Over 80 photographs, captions, bibliography, various source notes, and index included. Views: 7
"The Last Hack is vintage Brookmyre—equal parts adrenaline and empathy, a plot that opens out like a Japanese flower dropped in hot water, and characters so real you want to reach through the page and save them."—Diana Gabaldon Published in the UK as Want You GoneThere are no women on the Internet. It is one of the cardinal rules of hacking, and not since Lisbeth Salander famously violated it in Stieg Larsson's Millenium series has the maxim been so compellingly broken as in The Last Hack, the new Jack Parlabane thriller from one of the smartest minds in crime fiction, Christopher Brookmyre. Sam Morpeth has had to grow up way too fast. Left to fend for a younger sister with learning difficulties when their mother goes to prison, she is forced to watch her dreams of university evaporate. But Sam learns what it is to be truly powerless when a stranger begins to blackmail her online. Meanwhile, reporter Jack... Views: 7
Maddie
I had to get away.
Away from the darkness, away from the evil.
After carefully planning, I ran.
But what I didn’t plan for was meeting him.
And then my whole world was upside down.
Who do I trust? Because I think he is hiding something…
Jax
I just landed the biggest job I have ever had before.
I had to complete it and complete it well.
Just get the girl, bring her home, get the money.
But then I saw her and that was it. I wanted her as mine and only mine.
I have to finish this job or my career is over. But I just can’t let her go…
Maddie Kaplan is running from her life. All she has is her laptop and a few hundred dollars to her name. In order to make ends meet, she begins anonymously making strip tease videos. Suddenly, her fan base grows overnight, and she meets Jax who enjoys her videos immensely.
Jax Brownell just scored the biggest job he has ever had in his career. He needs to find Maddie Kaplan and bring her back home to her family, one of the biggest crime families in America. Jax helps the bad guys out, the adrenaline rush the best part of his job.
When Jax lays eyes on Maddie for the first time, he knows he is in trouble. This job just got a whole lot harder.
He begins messaging her after finding her videos and won't give up until she responds. She has to resist, she must resist, but there is something addicting about him, the lust she feels for him making her want to explode.
And then it is too late...Maddie is drowning in him and soon, the life she was running from, is going to find her and rip everything apart.... leaving secrets to be revealed. Views: 7
