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Part contemporary family drama, part ghost story, this engrossing novel dramatizes the difficult process of letting go of one's childhood to embrace one's new chosen family. This is the story of twin sisters, their children, and an accident that claims the life of one, and leaves the others to find their way away from, and back to each other.

“You have to know the rest of my story, the part I can’t yet bring myself to say. A story of a boy I knew a long time ago and a brother I loved and then lost.” Past and present collide in Lee Martin’s highly anticipated novel of a man, his brother, and the dark secret that both connects...

This book explores the art of finding the right words and actions at the right time--an invaluable handbook for expressing compassion, kindness, caring, and congratulations to friends and family, neighbors and colleagues, and anyone else who touches your life. Spizman focuses on how to use words wisely...

In her sharply observed and ultimately redemptive memoir, Catherine McCall paints a vivid and sometimes heartbreaking portrait of growing up in a complicated Southern family, whose perfect façade hides crippling imperfections. There are two parents, three children, and five ghosts in the McCall...

Woody loves music, but can't play an instrument - as his family's reactions make clear. Will he find his true talent?

Meet Bob as he journeys along the magical River Mumbles, which flows through Grumbledown. The river takes Bob on an unexpected, topsy-turvy journey through the seasons, and on his way he sees a host of different creatures and plants. Bob and the River of Time is a fantastical, educational picture...

Jim Jam likes everything to be neat and tidy and in the right place. But when it comes to spelling, all the letters seem to get in a jumble. What will she do?

Games for Teaching Primary French by Danièle Bourdais and Sue Finnie is a practical toolkit containing a wide variety of fun and engaging games for all abilities, from complete beginners to more competent learners. It includes a wide range of games, from 5-minute starters or plenaries to longer,...

GOD HIMSELF HAS WRITTEN THIS BOOK, BREATHED ON IT AND PLACED IT IN YOUR HANDS! HE TEACHES YOU HIS WAY ON HOW TO VISIT HIM AND HEAVEN WHENEVER YOU WANT… NOW! “I have many wonders in store for you. You will see when you come to Me. I do not withhold. I am here. I will not abandon you....

Nolan has always been good at sports. One day an accident changes everything. What will he do now?

Luca has a secret which means he needs to change his name. Will he come clean?

When five strangers are put together for a college project they have no idea of the adventures that lie in store for them. Join Jim Jam, Woody, Anda, Luca and Nolan as they discover that college is never dull.

Every small town has its secrets. Onetime Boston homicide detective Hector Bellevance is married now and settled on the family farm with his pregnant wife, Wilma, and their strong-willed eleven-year-old daughter, Myra, happily spending his days raising vegetables for the farmers’ market and...

The Taut, Unflinching New Thriller from Adam Sternbergh, Author of the Critically-Acclaimed Shovel Ready New York is toxic—decimated by a dirty bomb years ago. The limnosphere is a virtual safe haven—if you’re rich enough to buy in. Spademan is a hit man—box-cutter at the ready. His...