![]() ![]() Girls will love reading about Sadie and her friends, while also seeing a great role model. People are not acting predictably, and she needs to sort out her feelings for each, determining who she can trust, and who she can’t.Ĭombining challenging situations with growing faith lessons, this series shows real life handled from a Christian perspective. In this sequel to Shades of Truth, Sadie is forced to deal with her emotions in how she relates to others. But can she be trusted, since her father has openly said he wants Patch dead? Can You Ever Trust the EnemyThings finally seem to be falling into place for Sadie. To make matters even more complicated, Frankie, who had always treated Sadie badly, suddenly seems in need of a friend. Read 'Flickering Hope' by Naomi Kinsman available from Rakuten Kobo. But her best friend, Ruth, knows about the encounter, and when the youth group wants to find a needy family to provide Christmas for, Sadie knows there will be trouble. When she accidentally finds a girl living in a nearby shack with her family, the girl warns her not to tell anyone, or Patch will be in danger. ![]() Sadie is concerned about Patch, one of the research bears who has just gone into hibernation. ![]()
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![]() ![]() This is a book I didn’t think I’d have the strength to write. Now, with one of history’s most infamous tyrants yapping in his headset, Zack must journey across China to heist magical artifacts and defeat figures from history and myth, all while learning to wield the emperor’s incredible water dragon powers.Īnd if Zack can’t finish the mission in time, the spirits of the underworld will flood into the mortal realm, and he could lose his mom forever. The mission takes an immediate wrong turn when the First Emperor botches his attempt to possess Zack’s body and binds to Zack’s AR gaming headset instead, leading to a battle where Zack’s mom’s soul gets taken by demons. So Zack is woefully unprepared when he discovers he was born to host the spirit of the First Emperor of China for a vital mission: sealing the leaking portal to the Chinese underworld before the upcoming Ghost Month blows it wide open. His single mom was busy enough making sure they got by, and his schools never taught anything except Western history and myths. ![]() ![]() Zachary Ying never had many opportunities to learn about his Chinese heritage. ![]() ![]() ![]() And Seamus, the grandfather, could be any number of wise-cracking old codgers from one of today's sitcoms. Mary Catherine could be nominated for the sainthood. No, the problem is that all of these characters, who could have made the story emotional and heartbreaking, seem to do nothing more than serve as filler. It's not even Michael's grandfather, the crusty yet heart-of-gold Irish priest. ![]() It's not Maeve's seemingly long-lost cousin, Mary Catherine, who shows up out of the blue to serve as the couple's au pair. It isn't the fact that his wife, Maeve, is dying of cancer, or even that they have ten adopted children. What weighed the story down, at least for me, was that fact that Michael Bennett wasn't a character I could easily relate to. Patrick's church and its funeral-attending creme de la creme of society, was an intriguing storyline. ![]() I have to say that the actual meat of the story, the hijacking of St. A former hostage negotiator, Bennett finds himself once again dealing with psychopaths when the celebrities attending former First Lady Caroline Hopkins' funeral are held hostage. ![]() James Patterson introduces us to a new character with STEP ON A CRACK, NYPD Homicide Detective Michael Bennett. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fans of serial killers and criminal investigations will find much to love, and fascinating passages about morgue tours will appeal to the morbid rubbernecker in us all.-Kendare Blake, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Three Dark Crowns series "With a fierce heroine, grisly 19th-century murders, and a mystery that left me on the edge of my seat, Spectacle is an immersive, Parisian, YA From Hell that I absolutely devoured!-Gretchen McNeil, author of Ten and #MurderTrending Zdrok explores the universal fascination with death, set among the darker corners of 1887 Paris, and the very idea of the morgue viewings (to which parents brought their children) is chilling.Grisly, plot driven-and very creepy. An entertaining duology closer.-Kirkus Reviews on Sensational PRAISE FOR SPECTACLE Clever and full of murder, Jodie Lynn Zdrok's Spectacle had my eyes glued to the pages as the body count rose, and mystery stacked upon mystery as our heroine closed in on a killer who seemed miles ahead of the Parisian authorities. Readers will enjoy exploring fin de siecle Paris with Nathalie and her spirited friends while they attempt to suss out a vicious killer. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jude has also stepped outside her milieu, with mixed results. They're fighters, certainly, but they're also beauties who are preoccupied with survival and family preservation. Her heroines are equally scrappy - medieval Scarlett O'Haras who often have a low regard for the men who eventually win them over. Jude's early books are set largely in 15th- and 16th-century England, in which her fierce, impassioned protagonists find themselves in the midst of blood feuds and wars. Jude won readers' hearts with the epic Velvet series, which revolves around the lives of the Montgomery family's irresistible men. Now, she is the author of thirty-one New York Times bestsellers. ![]() Following the publication of her first novel, she resigned her teaching position. ![]() She began writing in 1976 and her first book, The Enchanted land was published in 1977 as Jude Deveraux. For years, she worked as 5th-grade teacher. ![]() In 1967, Jude married and took her husband's surname of White, but four years later they divorced. She attended Murray State University and received a degree in Art. She has a large extended family, and is the elder sister of four brothers. Jude Gilliam was born Septemin Fairdale, Kentucky. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This book will help readers to shift their eyes from what they do not have in their earthly fathers (who, whether present or absent, loving or the opposite, can never be perfect) to what they do have in their eternal Father, who will never disappoint, reject or abandon them. She weaves her personal story with thoughtful theological reflection, inviting readers to learn from God what "father" really means and to trust him, even if they feel their earthly father has let them down. ![]() A personal story of learning to trust our heavenly Father when you feel your earthly father has let you down.īlair Linne’s personal story of growing up without a father at home reflects the experiences of millions. ![]() ![]() ![]() When we are forced into extreme condition, we have to rely on our instinct, what is primitive to us, themes mirrored in Buck’s journey throughout the book. London is an expert at writing about survival in a natural world. The vivid descriptions of nature are where this book excels. Power struggles ensue when we meet Buck’s rival Spritze and we see how brutal the world can be. ![]() ![]() Essentially the book explores the concept of survival of the fittest, as we join Buck’s fall from grace, when he is kidnapped for work, and the desire to rise again. London spent a year in Yokel researching the book, making it extremely detailed, very simplistic in its descriptions and genuinely heartfelt. In fact, take away the fact that Buck is a dog and the story is the same, a struggle against greed and to live a life of freedom. If you have even a remote love of dogs then you will fall head over heels in love with this book. The central character is Buck, an Alaskan sled dog who is forced to adjust to the cruel climate in order to survive. Call of the Wild is an emotional rollercoaster of a novel set during the late 19th century Klondike Gold Rush. ![]() ![]() ![]() Okay, sure, technically she’s the interloper. And other rules Liam, her detestable big-oil lawyer of a roommate, knows nothing about. ![]() Though their fields of study might take them to different corners of the world, they can all agree on this universal truth: when it comes to love and science, opposites attract and rivals make you burn…Īs an environmental engineer, Mara knows all about the delicate nature of ecosystems. Mara, Sadie, and Hannah are friends first, scientists always. From the bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis comes a new steamy, STEMinist novella…Ī scientist should never cohabitate with her annoyingly hot nemesis-it leads to combustion. ![]() ![]() ![]() The pages pictured are generally the worst. Pages toned, foxing, staining browning to plates (as is typical), with occasional offsetting from images onto adjacent pages. Bound in contemporary three-quarter leather over marbled paper covered boards and raised bands on spine. "Are not there little chapters in everybody's life, that seem to be nothing, and yet affect all the rest of the history? Let us then step into the coach with the Russell-square party, and be off to the Gardens." "A novel without a hero," Vanity Fair follows the entangled adventures of two school friends, the gentle, trusting Amelia Sedley and the calculating Becky Sharp, as they come of age during the Napoleonic Wars. ![]() Pitt" for "Sir Pitt" on 453, bound without ads, but missing the heading on page 1 in rustic type. Contains two of the three issue points, the woodcut of Marquis of Steyne on 336 (suppressed in later issues), and "Mr. First edition, early issue in volume form. ![]() ![]() ![]() Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at (212) 967-8800 or (800) 322-8755.
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