A Gnome in My Home is a jolly jaunt through the mysterious world of mischievous gnomes who secretly live in nine-year-old Max's home. Stealing household items from the humans and escaping Barley the Cat are the goals of the many other gnomes living in the walls of the apartment Max shares with his stepsisters, stepmother, and his amazing dad. The story follows all the adventures, good and bad, of Max and his newfound gnome friend, Liftit, a kindly but troublemaking gnome. With many fantastical twists and turns, A Gnome in My Home is an exciting journey through the miniature world of house gnomes. Fun for all ages, readers will be captivated by the thrilling tale of Max and Liftit as they dive into the tiny gnome kingdom, racing time and dodging incredible obstacles along the way.

Listen my friends, to your heart. What is it telling you? Go ahead and dream a little dream, see where it takes you. YouÊll be surprised at the turn of events with every page, each new friend or what happens to that nasty evil guy. Take that chance and let your heart take the lead, I dare you. Say those things that burn in your heart, that have on occasion been blurted out. Be that hero and go to places where you fear to tread. Need someone to go with you, thereÊs your buddy right beside you, sometime through thick and thin.

Acclaimed author Lauren Slater ruminates on what it means to be family. Lauren Slater’s rocky childhood left her cold to the idea of ever creating a family of her own, but a husband, two dogs, two children, and three houses later, she came around to the challenges, trials, and unexpected rewards of playing house. In these autobiographical pieces, Slater presents snapshots of domestic life, populating them with the gritty details and jarring realities of sharing home, life, and body in the curious institution called “family.” She asks difficult questions and probes unsettling truths about sex, love, and parenting. In these pages, Slater introduces us to her struggles with her mother, her determination to make a home of her own, her compromises in deciding to marry (her conflicts manifesting as an affair on the eve of her wedding), her initial struggle to connect with her newborn child, and the dilemmas of mothering with a mental illness. She writes openly about her decision to abort her second pregnancy and her later decision to have a second child after all. She tells us about the searing decision to have elective double mastectomy and how her love for her husband was magically rekindled after she saw him catch fire in a chemical accident. It’s not all mastectomies and chemical fires, though. Slater digs into the everyday challenges of family living, from buying a lemon of a car and fighting back menacing weeds to gaining weight and being jealous of the nanny. Beautifully written, often humorous, and always revealing, these stories scrutinize the complex questions surrounding family life, offering up sometimes uncomfortable truths.

This tale is woven in imagination yet reality of how an invisible kingdom helped me get through a tough decade of family life, career, and keeping up personal creativity. At the end of each day I simply sat back and used fantasy to see what it might be like for invisible gnomes, the Little People, as my Irish granny called them, to view us human beings. Or so-called humanwhat is that?

Aurora Scott was living her best life, guiding troubled adolescent girls on wilderness adventures, and returning to her Arlington home and supportive husband, Peter, an NSA analyst. But all that Aurora holds dear is wrenched from her when an aggressive cancer takes Peter and, just months later, an electro-magnetic pulse attack plunges the United States into a prolonged blackout. When even the cabin that Peter had prepared becomes unsafe, Aurora finds herself marooned in a hut deep in the George Washington National Forest, her survival skills stretched to their limit and her will to survive trickling away. “In her novel Shelter in Place Maria Bowling offers us a glimpse into the post-apocalyptic future that is as terrifying as it is realistic. In prose that is spare and unflinching, Bowling tells a story of a lone woman who loses her family and risks everything to find her place in a world that has left so many behind.” - Wiley Cash, New York Times bestselling author of When Ghosts Come Home. “A woman is alone in the wilderness, and the society she left behind is descending into lawlessness. Shelter in Place is a terrific work of imagination, sound delivery, deft prose, and thematic power.” - Richard Adams Carey, author of In the Evil Day. “Shelter in Place/em is a unique novel set in the near post-apocalyptic future. It is one woman’s struggle to survive, to seek justice, to protect those in need, and to reclaim her life and identity. Aurora is smart, courageous, relentless, and righteous. She’s both a warrior and a nurturer, a victim and a winner.” - Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry, author of The Orchard.

Are your children refusing to go to bed. Are you searching for a good, educative, yet soothing bedtime story. Peep's Flight Through the Jungle is a tale your child is sure to love. Peep flies through the jungle meeting new friends, visiting with old ones and trying to befriend a grumpy tiger. This book will introduce your child to some of the most popular jungle animals with the vivid descriptions and one of a kind pictures. Peep teaches the valuable lesson that learning new things and making new friends is a positive step we can all take every single day. Children young and old will enjoy going on this adventure through the jungle treetops and below with their new friend Peep. This children's book that is highly entertaining, great for early readers, and is jam-packed with bedtime stories, jokes, games, and more. This children's storybook has it all WHAT A GREAT DEAL => FUN SHORT STORY, GAMES, ACTIVITIES, A COLORING BOOK INSIDE LINK AND FREE GIFT Your child will be entertained for hours Fun for the entire family Kids and children can practice their reading skills or have a parent read it aloud. This special story includes lessons and morals about about caring and love. What's include inside : Special Bonus Free Gift Free Coloring Peep's Flight Through The Jungle Just For fun Activities Word Search Word Search Solutions Games and Maze Puzzles Games and Maze Puzzles Solutions Jokes Funny About the Author This book is especially great for traveling, waiting rooms, and read aloud at home with friends and family. Also can use as a bedtime story. Excellent for beginning and early readers Short story with pictures that are great for a quick bedtime story Includes "just for fun" activities Perfect for a bedtime story for kids Fun games and puzzles included Big and cute illustrations for early and younger readers FREE coloring book downloads included ***FREE GIFT INCLUDED WITH YOUR PURCHASE*** Free children's book download included (see inside for details)

Buck discovers that his favorite book series might be less fictional than he thought in this “silly, clever, [and] fun” (BCCB) middle grade adventure. Harry Potter. Percy Jackson. Custard the Gnome. Buck is a super fan of the book series, The Triumphant Gnome Syndicate. He knows all the trivia. The properties of the Troll Vanquishing Mace, and even what kind of snack Custard, the Gnome of the West, prefers. But when the book’s author disappears in a cloud of smoke, and Buck’s little sister disappears into a bottomless dumpster, Buck realizes that the world of gnomes and trolls might really exist. What the heck? As it turns out, the real Custard needs Buck’s help to find the Troll Vanquishing Mace. And Buck needs to find his sister. So Buck and his best friend Lizzie set off on an adventure that would make any fan’s head spin. But it seems the books did not tell the whole truth about this not-so-make-believe world. Buck soon discovers that real life doesn’t work like a story, and the heroes and villains might not be who they seem. Holy trolls! What’s a super fan to do? Buck is about to fulfill the ultimate fantasy: going on adventures with his favorite characters, and getting the chance to save the world. Assuming he can figure out whose side he’s really on.