Keeping Faith

Keeping Faith

Jodi Picoult

Literature & Fiction / Parenting & Families

When the marriage of Mariah White and her cheating husband, Colin, turns ugly and disintegrates, their seven-year-old daughter, Faith, is there to witness it all. In the aftermath of a rapid divorce, Mariah falls into a deep depression — and suddenly Faith, a child with no religious background whatsoever, hears divine voices, starts reciting biblical passages, and develops stigmata. And when the miraculous healings begin, mother and daughter are thrust into the volatile center of controversy and into the heat of a custody battle — trapped in a mad media circus that threatens what little stability the family has left.In Keeping Faith, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult — one of the most powerful writers in contemporary fiction — brilliantly examines belief, miracles, and the complex core of family.
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Change of Heart

Change of Heart

Jodi Picoult

Literature & Fiction / Parenting & Families

The acclaimed #1 "New York Times" bestselling author presents a spellbinding tale of a mother's tragic loss and one man's last chance at gaining salvation.Can we save ourselves, or do we rely on others to do it? Is what we believe always the truth? One moment June Nealon was happily looking forward to years full of laughter and adventure with her family, and the next, she was staring into a future that was as empty as her heart. Now her life is a waiting game. Waiting for time to heal her wounds, waiting for justice. In short, waiting for a miracle to happen. For Shay Bourne, life holds no more surprises. The world has given him nothing, and he has nothing to offer the world. In a heartbeat, though, something happens that changes everything for him. Now, he has one last chance for salvation, and it lies with June's eleven-year-old daughter, Claire. But between Shay and Claire stretches an ocean of bitter regrets, past crimes, and the rage of a mother who has lost her child. Would you give up your vengeance against someone you hate if it meant saving someone you love? Would you want your dreams to come true if it meant granting your enemy's dying wish? Once again, Jodi Picoult mesmerizes and enthralls readers with this story of redemption, justice, and love.
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The Superhero Chronicles: Birth of Moonlight

The Superhero Chronicles: Birth of Moonlight

Josh Kilen

Children's Books / Parenting & Families / Business & Investing

Tell Your Kids a Cool Bedtime Story! These stories are designed for you to easily tell to your kids (ages 6-11). Keep them excited every time!About The Superhero Chronicles: Birth of MoonlightBilly was just your average kid with a big heart, until one day something extraordinary happened to him.Tell Your Kids a Cool Bedtime Story!Deep down every kid loves bedtime stories, but sometimes at the end of the day you just don't have the energy. That's where the Tell Me A Story series of books can help. Each nightly episode takes 5-10 minutes to read out loud and ends in a gripping cliffhanger. Imagine your child hanging on your every word and captivating them every night with an easy to tell bedtime story.For less time than it takes to watch the start of a sit-com, you can spend quality time with your kids and make memories they will never forget.About The Superhero Chronicles: Birth of MoonlightBilly was just your average kid with a big heart, until one day something extraordinary happened to him. After a freak accident, suddenly Billy has the powerful ability to read and change emotions. Before he has time to fully understand his powers, a dark force threatens to destroy his city and only Billy can combat its evil. Will he prevail in time?
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Murder Goes to the Dogs

Murder Goes to the Dogs

Deb Baker

Mystery & Thrillers / Humor / Parenting & Families

From National Bestselling Author, Deb BakerA full-length uncensored hoot of a backwoods caper.Gertie Johnson is on cloud nine when Grandma Johnson goes away on a week-long outing. But after cohorts Cora Mae and Kitty fail their concealed carry class, they soon realize that someone is aiming to kill.PRAISE FOR THE SERIES:"(A) delight to read. In addition to the engaging mystery, it's a wonderful story of the love of family and friends." ~ Hidden Staircase Mystery Books"Deb Baker has perfectly captured the spirit and lifestyle of those who dwell above The Bridge." ~ Traverse City Record-Eagle"If you're looking for a chuckle-filled read, visit Stonely at every opportunity. Suddenly, your own crazy relatives won't seem so bad!" ~ Mysterical-E"One of the most memorable heroines in recent crime fiction." ~ Lansing State Journal
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Alexander and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Terrific Ninety Days

Alexander and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Terrific Ninety Days

Judith Viorst

Children's Books / Health, Mind & Body / Parenting & Families

Whatever became of Alexander after that famously bad day? And did you know that Judith Viorst is his mother? And what happens to her passion for household neatness and orderliness, her deep devotion to schedules, her compulsive yearning to offer helpful advice when Alexander -- now grown up, married, and the father of three -- moves his family into his parents' house? What happens is controlled, and sometimes not so controlled, chaos, as lives and routines are turned upside down and the house is overrun with scattered toys, pacifiers, baby bottles, sippy cups, pink-sequined flip-flops, jigsaw puzzles, and fishy crackers. With her characteristic sparkle and wit, Viorst relates her efforts to (graciously) share space, to become (if only a little bit) more flexible, to (sort of) keep her opinions to herself, and even to eventually figure out how to unlock the safety locks of the baby's (expletives deleted) bouncy seat. She describes how she and her husband, while sometimes longing for the former peace and tranquillity of unravished rooms and quiet dinners for two unaccompanied by cries of "Oh, yuck!" survived and relished the extended visit of the Alexander Five. She also opens our eyes to the joys of multigenerational family living and to the unexpected opportunities to grow that life presents -- even under the most unlikely circumstances. Several generations of readers surely will relate to this funny and loving book, enhanced throughout by Laura Gibson's delightful two-color drawings.
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Finding Stevie

Finding Stevie

Cathy Glass

Nonfiction / Parenting & Families / Literature & Fiction

Lost Boy is a dark and poignant true story that highlights the dangers lurking on online. When Stevie's social worker tells Cathy, an experienced foster carer, that Stevie, 14, is gender fluid she isn't sure what that term means and looks it up. Stevie, together with his younger brother and sister, have been brought up by their grandparents as their mother is in prison. But the grandparents can no longer cope with Stevie's behaviour so they place him in care. Stevie is exploring his gender identity, and like many young people he spends time online. Cathy warns him about the dangers of talking to strangers online and advises him how to stay. When his younger siblings tell their grandmother that they have a secret they can't tell, Cathy is worried. However, nothing could have prepared her for the truth when Stevie finally breaks down and confesses what he's done.
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Sean Ryanis & The Impossible Chase

Sean Ryanis & The Impossible Chase

Josh Kilen

Children's Books / Parenting & Families / Business & Investing

Tell Your Kids a Cool Bedtime Story! These stories are designed for you to easily tell to your kids (ages 5-11). Keep them excited every time!When the most powerful man in the galaxy is taken hostage by the most feared aliens, there's only one man to call. Captain Sean Ryanis! Follow him as he battles the evil Malogan Empire, tussles with Fire Pirates, and escapes the grip of the Big Boss.Tell Your Kids a Cool Bedtime Story!Deep down every kid loves bedtime stories, but sometimes at the end of the day you just don't have the energy. That's where the Tell Me A Story series of books can help. Each nightly episode takes 5-10 minutes to read out loud and ends in a gripping cliffhanger. Imagine your child hanging on your every word and captivating them every night with an easy to tell bedtime story.For less time than it takes to watch the start of a sit-com, you can spend quality time with your kids and make memories they will never forget.About Sean Ryanis & The Impossible ChaseWhen the most powerful man in the galaxy is taken hostage by the most feared aliens, there's only one man to call. Captain Sean Ryanis! Follow him as he battles the evil Malogan Empire, tussles with Fire Pirates, and escapes the grip of the Big Boss. Can he save the galaxy from certain destruction?
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Breath of Bones

Breath of Bones

Tricia Goyer

Religion & Spirituality / History / Parenting & Families

When darkness falls, a new guardian emerges. Kateřina Dubová has always aspired to walk in her father's footsteps as a respected journalist, and the Second World War presents a unique opportunity for her to prove her worth to the world. A tip about an assassination attempt on a high-ranking Nazi official, Reinhard Heydrich, the "Butcher of Prague," leads Kateřina into the shadows of the Nazi occupation. Soon she discovers things are not as they seem. As intrigue unfurls, Kateřina joins forces with Josef Loew, a descendant of the famous Rabbi Loew, renowned for creating a mystical guardian in the form of a golem to protect the souls of 16th-century Jews in Prague. In the chaos of war, some believe a new golem can once again bring help to those in need. Like flickering candles in the abyss, Kateřina and Josef work to protect the innocent and end the evil that plagues their world. Yet, in their...
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The Overending

The Overending

Rick Johnson

Parenting & Families / Nonfiction / Women & Gender Studies

For untold ages, the Granite Hulks at Tilk Duraow have been the impregnable center of the High One’s slaving system. Overpowering. Impenetrable. Final. The point from which there is no return. But now, fifteen-year-old Helga’s revolution—one she hardly expected to begin—is way bigger than she ever dreamed. Tilk Duraow itself is in danger. Now even the High One himself is no longer safe.
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A Family Torn Apart

A Family Torn Apart

Cathy Glass

Nonfiction / Parenting & Families / Literature & Fiction

PART 3 OF 3 Angie, 6, and sister Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive to stay with foster carer Cathy Glass. Their older half-sister Ashleigh has accused their father of something horrible, and the two young sisters have been removed from home to keep them safe. Cathy tries to comfort the girls, but they are inconsolable. They just want their mummy and daddy, whom they love dearly. The girls appear to have been well looked after, but as they settle and start to talk of life at home, it becomes clear something is badly wrong. Then a chance remark sets in motion a chain of events that eventually changes everything.
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Harvesting the Heart

Harvesting the Heart

Jodi Picoult

Literature & Fiction / Parenting & Families

**From the #1 *New York Times* Bestselling author of *Leaving Time ***Paige has only a few vivid memories of her mother, who abandoned her at five years old. Now, having left her father behind in Chicago for dreams of art school and marriage to an ambitious young doctor, she finds herself with a child of her own. But her mother's absence and shameful memories of her past force her to doubt whether she could ever be capable of bringing joy and meaning into the life of her child, gifts her own mother never gave. *Harvesting the Heart* is written with astonishing clarity and evocative detail, convincing in its depiction of emotional pain, love, and vulnerability, and recalls the writing of Alice Hoffman and Kristin Hannah. Out of Paige's struggle to find wholeness, Jodi Picoult crafts an absorbing novel peopled by richly drawn characters, and explores motherhood with a power and depth only she is capable of. “A brilliant, moving examination of motherhood, brimming with detail and emotion.” —*Richmond Times-Dispatch* “Jodi Picoult explores the fragile ground of ambivalent motherhood in her lush second novel. This story belongs to… the lucky reader.” —*The New York Times Book Review*
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Helga- Out of Hedgelands

Helga- Out of Hedgelands

Rick Johnson

Parenting & Families / Nonfiction / Women & Gender Studies

Helga has more danger in her life than most beasts her age—Wrackshee slavers after her, a vicious attack by bandits that nearly kills her, a race against dragons pursuing her, and leading a daring rebellion against the insidious WooZan. A dangerous quest to solve mysteries in her own past leads Helga and her comrades on a journey that will forever change them, and upset ancient civilizations.
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The Naked Communist

The Naked Communist

W. Cleon Skousen

Religion & Spirituality / Politics / Parenting & Families

The Naked Communist was a best seller in the early 1960s, selling more than 1.5 million copies. It found its way into the libraries of the CIA, the FBI, the White House, and homes all across America and overseas in Spanish and excerpted in other languages. In this hard-hitting book an urgent need is finally fulfilled. In one exciting, readable volume, the incredible story of Communism is graphically told. We believe this to be the most vivid and comprehensive book on the subject ever published. It contains a distillation of more than a hundred books and treatises on Communism, many written by Marxist authors. We see the Communist the way he sees himself---stripped of propaganda and pretense. Hence the title, "The Naked Communist." Here is explained Communism's amazing appeal, its history, and its basic and unchanging concepts---even its secret time-table of conquest! Vital questions are clearly answered---Who gave Russia the A-bomb? How did the FBI fight the battle of the underground? Why did the West lose 600 million allies after World War II? What really happened in Korea? What is Communism's great secret weapon? Is there an answer to Communism? What lies ahead?
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