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Ten-year-old Tillie practices skating whenever she can—even in the old Franklin Piano Factory where she lives with her guardian, Uncle Fred. She has to be in the skateathon with her friends. Surely Mama wouldn’t miss it! But skating in the city is tough, three-way friendships are tricky, and the stupid rules in Mama’s rehab program could mess up all her plans."A warm and lively narrative…an outstanding tale!" —Kirkus starred review

On a hot summer day, Joanna Mason's family slowly wanders home along a country lane. A moment later, Joanna's life is changed forever...On a dark night thirty years later, ex-detective Jackson Brodie finds himself on a train that is both crowded and late. Lost in his thoughts, he suddenly hears a shocking sound...At the end of a long day, 16-year-old Reggie is looking forward to watching a little TV. Then a terrifying noise shatters her peaceful evening. Luckily, Reggie makes it a point to be prepared for an emergency...These three lives come together in unexpected and deeply thrilling ways in the latest novel from Kate Atkinson, the critically acclaimed author who Harlan Coben calls "an absolute must-read."

Ten-year-old Mario must flee El Salvador during the Salvadoran Civil War in the 1980s with Mamá and little brother Nico after his journalist father is killed. As Mario struggles to adapt to his new life in the United States, he must also come to terms with the decisions his father made that have left him fatherless and illegal in a new country. Kirkus Review: “War has come to the streets of San Salvador, El Salvador’s capital city, but Mario and his little brother, Nico, just want to act like normal kids.When a soldier in the street takes their soccer ball and slices it open with a knife, Mario is confused: “Why do they have to bother us like that?” he asks his father, a writer, later that day. “We’re only kids. We have nothing to do with the war. Why does there even have to be a war?” When soldiers burst in and arrest Mario’s dad in the middle of the night, the boys and their mother are forced to flee the country... As the family attempts to build a new life for themselves in Texas, Mario is haunted by what has happened, filled with a mix of anger and fear. His father left him a notebook with a letter, offering his advice on how to move forward. Mario isn’t interested in writing, but he does have a passion for drawing. Atkinson writes in a smooth, conversational prose that perfectly enlivens Mario’s first-person narration, capturing both his anxieties and excitements. With its quick pace, the novella makes for a compelling read. Along the way, the author successfully tracks the complex evolution of Mario’s inner landscape, including his attempts to deal with the trauma of his father’s loss, his responsibility toward his mother and brother, and his instincts as both a witness and a budding artist: as Mario’s new American identity shapes itself, he uses pictures to try to tell his own story. A well-crafted, emotionally resonant tale for younger readers"

The first trade paperback edition of the New York Times best-seller about West Point's Class of 1966, by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Rick Atkinson.This is the story of the twenty-five-year adventure of the generation of officers who fought in Vietnam. With novelistic detail, Atkinson tells the story of West Point's Class of 1966 primarily through the experiences of three classmates and the women they loved--from the boisterous cadet years and youthful romances to the fires of Vietnam, where dozens of their classmates died and hundreds more grew disillusioned, to the hard peace and family adjustments that followed. The rich cast of characters includes Douglas MacArthur, William Westmoreland, and a score of other memorable figures. The West Point Class of 1966 straddled a fault line in American history, and Rick Atkinson's masterly book speaks for a generation of American men and women about innocence, patriotism, and the price we pay for our dreams.

In a world of supernatural creatures......She just picked the wrong pocket.Will it cost her everything? Isabella Hush is a thief on the run from her past. Three years after she thinks she's safe, she discovers she's being watched.It's worse than she thinks.When circumstances put her in a dark alley with a strange man dying at her feet, she tries to help him. It's a choice that turns her world upside down. Now, she carries his secret and it may have just put her in over her head.What is this rune?What does it mean?And why does it have dangerous immortals hunting her down?The adventure is just beginning. You'll love this tale of intrigue with a supernatural twist, because everyone enjoys a strong woman fighting to survive.Get it now.

Kate’s family has told her that on her thirteenth birthday she’ll hear the “Whooooo” call of the moon, and howl back, and become a werewolf just like them. But she doesn’t want to be a werewolf. She’s always felt more like a duck.On the night of her thirteenth birthday, Kate stands near her family’s cabin in the backwoods of New Brunswick and hears the moon calling—but it sounds like more of a “Whooooo?” as in “Who are you?” and Kate does what she’s always wanted to do—she quacks.Quack, quack, quacks.Her family tries to understand Kate’s new full-moon form, but they are busy integrating themselves with some new, edgy werewolves in town.Engaging, hilarious, and utterly believable, Wereduck is a thrilling addition to the were-canon.

'A marvellous mix of an adult book for children and a kid's book for grown-ups'Enough adventure, excitement, animals and nasty ickies to keep everyone enthralled. THE KINDRED CHRONICLES - Book One - THE CORVID PROPHECY – CompletePart One – Jo-Jo Feather & The Fledgling PrincePart Two – Jo-Jo Feather & the Prince of Crows(Both parts are still available separately for Kindle at Amazon) SOME HEROES ARE BORN, SOME ARE MADE; OTHERS ARE LAID AND HATCHEDWhen The Creator sends an invitation, be honoured - When Nature calls you into battle against things evil and unnatural, be willing and resolute - When The Dark Demon himself hungers for both your lifeblood and your inner spirit, be afraid.The natural world is about to end. All life on Earth is doomed. For as the corvid seers foretell, demonic forces are about to be irrevocably unleashed; ones that will bring about the final age of ice and darkness. The Long Dark Winter will be upon us. And yet, if this ancient prophecy is to be given full credence, there is still the merest glimmer of hope; a slim chance for salvation. For it is further fabulously foretold, that a human boy and a young crow are destined to come to the fore and make a stand. These two, Nature’s last and only hope.Just a boy, a bird and a small, mixed troupe of equally brave and determined, yet somewhat oddball and eccentric creatures... Could the continued survival of all living things really be reliant upon such a motley bunch of animal Kindred Spirits?... Apparently so.Jo-Jo Feather is just an ordinary lad with an extraordinary gift, and Barnaby just a rather scraggy, young crow. Yet the most damnable of all demons craves their destruction. For it too is very much aware of The Corvid Prophecy. The fate of all life on Earth is soon to be decided - The Kindred Chronicles - The Corvid Prophecy - So it begins…THE KINDRED CHRONICLES - Book Two – THE LONG DARK WINTER –Part One – Jo-Jo Feather & The Demons of Blaggemire Manor -will be available for Kindle 1st quarter 2015.