Sam is just about to enter her senior year of school, when she finds out that because the past few months while her dad’s promotion has called for him commuting longer hours daily, it has taken its toll on the family. So, her parents have decided to move closer to his job causing Sam to have to switch high schools during her last year. She’s beyond mad at her parents for not considering her feelings.
Infinity 7: War of Gods (Book 2) is the jam-packed conclusion to the long Dark Spores series. This novel focuses on all of the characters we have come to know and love from the past books and throws some new characters our way to spice up the story. The Capes, the Majesties, the Solar Warriors, and some new heroes must team up once again if they want to have any chance of saving this universe against the new threat – Stratus.
Consider what it would be like to be the son or daughter of an important and influential leader. Think of the personal pressure someone like JFK Jr and Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg lived with under the shadow of their famous parents. Amy Carter. The Nixon or Bush ‘43 daughters. Trump siblings. Or even Hunter Biden. Add to these expectations, the high-standards which they live with day-to-day as they are constantly scrutinized under the microscope of public opinion. And then also add to this scrutin
Seriously Silly is a story about a boy, Tip, who doesn't seem to understand when things are funny or how to interact with others in social situations to make them laugh. Tip needs some social language support but some people, children, and adults in his community don't understand this and "boo" at him when he makes a social mistake and tells a silly joke during a spelling bee.
Take a journey throughout an evening of a family’s Christmas celebration in their home. Karen Stacy’s Seeing Christmas searches for the true meaning of Christmas. Each page of this picture book is a zoomed-in element of Christmas decorations and traditions. The text is a poem that guides the reader through descriptions and the significance of lights, trees, gifts, decorative village, stockings, toys, food and family.
Ruby's List by Mary Mager is a story about 12 year-old Ruby Denton and her family, and the trials and triumphs of a sixth grader. However, Ruby is not just a regular sixth grader. Her mom is an Army nurse stationed in Afghanistan, so along with the constant worry for her mom, she also has the anxieties of sixth grade. She, her brother, and her father have moved in with her grandmother while her mother is away. Ruby has lists for everything: prayers, homework, shopping, and a journal her mom gave her before she was deployed.
All I Know by Holly LaBarbera follows the early to midlife of Kai Martin, beginning when she is nine years old. Her idyllic life starts to upend in front of her eyes as she starts to observe and understand what is happening around her. Kai learns how to navigate life, with and without those she loves, as she experiences trauma - some inflicted on her and some as effects of her own decisions. Will she learn to love herself as she is? Will she triumph over trauma or be trampled by it? Reader beware: feel good book, this is not.
Dr. Lindsey McCall is the head of the Animal Science Center at a college. She starts to get to know one of the students who is friends with her daughter's roommate and realizes he is in need of some help. Joey is a transgender male and has been having regrets about transitioning from female to male. But, because of pressure from a doctor on campus, he feels the need to continue his journey. When Lindsey learns about this, she decides that she will help Joey to make the right decision and keep himself safe. She meets with her friend Kate Townsend who is an investigative journalist.
Christmas Actually is a feel-good story that will get you in the Christmas mood. We are introduced to the characters in Christmas Actually four days before Christmas. All the characters are coworkers at the Baltimore Star, a newspaper located in Baltimore, Maryland, and everyone is finalizing their plans for the holiday season. Each character will be spending the Christmas holiday in a very different way this year. Some are preparing for big changes while others are missing family members and trying to start new traditions.
What Was Left Of Her is a captivating story about a young woman named Cassie, who had just lost her beloved aunt who was like a mother to her and her sister Alex. Their aunt, Lucie, was a beautiful woman of class and refined elegance, and anyone who knew her could attest to the fact that she seemed out of place in the small, downtrodden town where she spent most of her life. Why she never left was a mystery. How she died was a mystery.
