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Drawing on ethnographic accounts of children's media-referenced play, this book explores children's engagement with media cultures and playground experiences, analyzing a range of issues such as learning, fantasy, communication and identity.

WHAT IS YOUR STATE OF HORROR?Come take a unique tour of the state of Illinois. Visit a little known pizza place where the deep-dish pizza is to die for. Spend the night in a haunted house or explore an abandoned resort town. What happens when you disturb the sanctity of an ancient deity?  Swim...

In the wake of a terrifying awakening, the refugees of sleeper ship Raphael find themselves strewn across an island, far from their intended landing zone. The planet Demeter proves at once fascinating and deadly as Captain Kimura struggles to recover supplies scattered by the crash while reuniting...

Sing the Midnight Stars is a B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree.This is part 1 of the Rift series and is not a stand-alone book.A ruthless killer’s lust for unfettered magic—enchantment freed from its prosaic bonds of stone and sigil—drags Andrin Sethuel into a dangerous murder investigation....

Pramantha: Part 2 is the second episode of THE 33: award-winning author J.C. Hutchins' innovative new monthly series. Addison Creel used to run with a dangerous crowd. He's in worse company now. Recruited by an elite team of world-saving misfits called The 33, Addison is now on the...

Pramantha: Part 3 is the third episode of THE 33: award-winning author J.C. Hutchins' innovative new monthly series. Pramantha — An idyllic research & development commune with a deadly secret. Technologists here are forging the future of communications and entertainment ... but...

The Cortii are mercenaries, for hire to anyone who can afford their services. Every government uses them; no single government can destroy them. A newly discovered world. An opportunity for the Cortiian rebels. And a mission for Wildcat Cortia...  The Federated Planets Alliance scouts...

Life’s not easy when a magical ladybug seeking a hero to battle the forces of darkness turns Yuki into the Cerulean Fairy. Yuki is determined to spend a normal afternoon with his boyfriend, Taka, but the need to disappear and fulfill the role forced upon him is playing hell with his relationship.

Awarded The Best Western Series by the Texas Association of Authors. Jed is a young man with a cross to bear. On the one hand, he’s a Born Again Christian, on the other hand he’s a ruthless killer when given no other choice. At 18 years old, some call him the “Avenging Angel of the West.”...

"IF I HAD KNOWN HOW THE DAY WOULD TURN OUT, MAYBE I WOULD HAVE STAYED AT HOME..." It was supposed to be a special day. A father takes a planned trip to a remote farm with his son and a neighbour’s child, looking forward to sorting through the records and dealing with the farm hands...

The Simple family's plans for a picnic in the park prove disastrously complex. From the artist and author J. C. Phillipps comes this hilarious little picture book with a big heart to remind us that picnics are just a little about food and a lot about family.

Going Bovine meets Trainspotting in this gritty portrait of at-risk teens gaming the prescription drug trial system. Meet Audie: Professional lab rat. Guinea pig. Serial human test subject. For Audie and her friends, “volunteering” for pharmaceutical drug trials means a quick fix and easy...

Pepper Peterson has a problem. He's about six foot four. Surly. His eyes glow in the dark, and he scares people just by breathing. She tried to give him the slip, and tried to throw him off her trail, but he had a nose like no other, and he wasn't going to back off no matter what she did. Lucky...

20 stories of magic and technology Almost everyone carries a smartphone these days. They sit in pockets and on tables. They sleep on headboards and are the first things their owners check in the morning. They’ve edged out more mundane equipment like calendars and MP3 players. They...