Awkward know-it-all Tabitha Slate was born and raised in Seattle. Her life consists of Friday night fights with her family for the remote control, her crappy minimum wage job, and convincing her sisters that collecting action figures doesn't disqualify her from being Black or a girl. Then Tabitha blunders into the Wardein, those sworn to police the supernatural hybrids and legendary creatures of the city. She reluctantly abandons her dreams of being the popular girl on her new campus, to adopt a position of power in a hidden world with a dangerous learning curve. When a physicist that uses Seattle's population for monstrous experiments wants Tabitha as the next subject, Tabitha has to accept the darkness she's capable of, or lose everything.

Fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han will feel right at home in this heartfelt coming-of-age story about a homesick girl who gives up her summer plans to help her distant family—only to find everything she was looking for, including love. Ocean breeze in her hair and sand between her toes, Anise can't wait to spend the summer before her senior year surfing and hanging out on the beach with friends. Santa Cruz is more than her home—it's her heart. But when her aunt, a single mother, is in a serious car accident, Anise must say goodbye to California to help care for her three young cousins. Landlocked Nebraska is the last place Anise wants to be. Sure, she loves her family, but living in her mother's childhood home—the same mother who disappeared out of her life when she was born—brings up memories and feelings she would rather forget. And with every photo and text, her friends back home feel further away. Then she meets Lincoln, a charismatic, one-armed skater who dares her to swap her surfboard for a skateboard. Anise isn't one to shy away from a challenge. Her days with Lincoln are the most fun she's had all summer and skating together makes her feel more alive and free than she ever has. Because sometimes the only way to find your footing is to let go. Perfect for readers who like: Teen romance books Teen realistic fiction books Heartfelt summer reads Tell Me Three Things and Five Feet Apart Praise for Girl out of Water: A Junior Library Guild Selection! "Hand to fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han."—Booklist "A novel that reads like a warm summer afternoon."—Paste Magazine "[A]n entertaining and well-done coming-of-age story."—RT Book Reviews "[W]orthy of a spot in any teen's beach bag."—School Library Journal Also by Laura Silverman: You Asked for Perfect

Miho, an orphan who lives with her uncle, is befriended by an old man who becomes her Sensei and teaches her Sho-do, The Way of the Brush, and meets Gaia, the living embodiment of the Earth, who grants her the power to read "the minds in the water."

An unmissable psychological thriller from bestselling author J.A. Baker. When Phoebe and her disabled husband, Martyn, move into a new house in a quiet village, they plan to lead a quiet existence, to keep themselves to themselves. It’s safer that way. But their new neighbour Anna is bored of spending her days alone. She seeks friendship with Phoebe – even though she knows there is something strange about the new couple. What is Phoebe hiding and why are she and her husband so reclusive? Phoebe makes it clear to Anna that she doesn’t want her friendship, that it’s safer for Anna to stay away. Haunted by her past, Phoebe fears that Anna’s arrival in her life may prove to be the catalyst for her undoing. Then Anna gets caught in a storm and is thrown into the river. As the waters rise, she is rescued by Phoebe...and that’s when the truth about her new friend surfaces with deadly results. J.A. Baker is the best-selling author of Local Girl Missing, The Last wife and The Woman in the Woods. What people are saying about J.A. Baker... 'Superbly written with a cast of crazy characters who will make you look differently at your co-workers from now on.’ Bestselling author Valerie Keogh 'Fast-paced, riveting thriller. Gripped until the last page!' Bestselling author Diana Wilkinson 'A twisty, creepy story expertly told. Perfect for reading on dark winter evenings...with the doors double-locked and bolted. Highly recommended!' Bestselling author Amanda James Please Note, this book was previously published as Undercurrent

He doesn’t mind breaking rules, just never his own. Rule #1: You don’t seduce the woman you protect. An epic romantic adventure that will transport you to another world, a rich story about love and hate, honor and evil, hope and justice set against the backdrop of the teeming Amazon rain forest. After the death of his wife and twin sons, Army vet Ian Slaney is a shadow of his former self. On the path of self-destruction, only his best friend’s disappearance in South America pulls Ian back from the ledge. He rushes to Brazil, only to discover that his friend was murdered. The single lead in the case is also the single biggest obstacle—Daniela, a mysterious beauty very much in need of protection, with a host of secrets hidden in a dark past. As the two of them track down clues and try to untangle an impossible case, they draw the attention of all the wrong people, and danger follows them back to the US. Ian wants the murderers. Daniela wants Ian to acknowledge the hot sparks of passion between them. But convincing Ian to set aside his protective instincts proves more difficult than turning an anaconda vegetarian.

A collection of stories passed down orally for generations, reflecting the customs and traditional beliefs of the Pueblo people.

If I could make time stop, I would, but I cannot. You must go and I must stay. Take with you my love, For I have loved you always. I will treasure our memories and live them on these pages. Memories of an unexpected love that changed my life forever.

The Adventures of Pat the Potato is a story of a undersized second grade potato who leaves home to escape the intolerable ridicule of his classmates after he is told he will never grow again. Pat, along with his friend squishy, an earthworm, with a salacious appetite, travel to unknown places such as FryTown, the Island of Mash, Sweet Potato Village, Baked Potato Beach, Scallop Island and Big Potato City in seach of a place where his difference will be embraced. In the midst of his travels, Pat starts to miss his family and tries unsuccessfully to get back home. Pat ends up at New Potato City where he realizes that his small stature is the desperate hope of the most famous potato of all. The Adventures of Pat the Potato is a story of heartache, courage and triumph. It turns a young potato's humiliation into an entire communitys acceptance.

The decaying culture is us, Christians that have accepted and promoted the world's paradigms and mores into our churches and homes. This acceptance has slowly eroded our values, morality, and understanding of the written work of the Holy Spirit. The author of this book, MJ Claude, has an intimate understanding of what individuals that work our streets as emergency medical technicians, firefighters, police officers, and their families endure from day to day, month to month, year to year. This book was not written to bring these brave and dedicated people accolades or praise; this book was written to shed light on the attitudes, behaviors, and treatment to the rule of law and toward those individuals whose job it is to enforce the law and protect innocent lives. For those who run into the fire or risk their life to save another. Police officer /po-lice of-fi-cer/n.--someone who enforces the law, is courageous, serves, sacrifices and protects, a true hero.

Follow the adventures of the four elemental dragons and their human guides in the second book of the history-spanning Dragon Quartet fantasy series. It was Water's call that summoned the dragon Earth and his human guide, the girl called Erde, on a flight through time, transporting them from the war-torn German principalities in the year 913 to the African coast in 2013. And though the land from which they came was beset by the perils of war and religious fanaticism, this future offered them no safe haven. For the passing centuries had seen the world plunged into a downward spiral of environmental devastation from which there would soon be no possibility of recovery. Earth's sister, the shape-shifting dragon Water, waited to greet them in this strange new land, offering the travelers the momentary belief that they had found the answer to their quest. But Water and her guide, the streetwise boy known as N'Doch, had as many questions and fears as Earth and Erde. Pursued by enemies in both eras, they soon realized their mission was only beginning and their only hope lay in finding the remaining dragons—Fire and Air—before it was too late....