Books with author Di Taylor

With an incarcerated father and an estranged drug-addicted mother, Shanequa's dreams of higher education feel like a fantasy. When Shanequa gets the chance to attend a prestigious private prep school, she feels like her dreams might become reality. Shanequa finds it easier to lie to her new friends than tell them the truth about her family. When her lies are found out, and Shanequa strikes back in blind rage, her path changes forever.

The City—an immense megalopolis of urban sprawl that stretches far and wide horizontally as well as towering and lofty vertically. Within the dichotomy of the soaring Spires and the deep Downs, Kitty Kane leads a double-life. As the only daughter of Commissioner Kurt Kane she is an influential socialite among the upper echelon who live privileged lives amid the Spires. But, far below among the downtrodden that dwell within the Downs she is a lethal street samurai, a vigilante, a mercenary known as the Gritty Kitty.

Many promises are made in high school. Many hearts are broken. Murphy High head cheerleader Jessica Riley seems to have it all. She has social status, smarts and so many admirers; she’ll never be the girl who frets about not having a date for homecoming, or prom….or anything. She also has the attention of the star quarterback, Wade Quinlan, who sees his opportunity to get the girl he’s had a crush on since grade school. It’s a match made in high school heaven.But when the new kid, Lucas Foster, catches her eye Jessica finds herself in a struggle with who should win her heart: Lucas, who is new and complicated…and hot by every girl’s estimation, or Wade who is a tried and true friend?

Anna, Emileah and Rashell are back but this time the stakes are much higher in this second installment to the Aloria series. Emileah is gifted with a vision that starts them out on a quest for the Wand of Isa. It is a legendary wand deep in the heart of the fire and ice mountains. Now they must travel back across Lost Soul Lake, make a deal with the siren queen and get to the mountains while avoiding vampires and still manage to make it in and to the wand. The creatures get bigger and deadlier as they go. As Emileah tries to protect everyone, she keeps getting injured until they are not sure if they will be able to save her or if they will lose her as well as the battle for the world.Meanwhile, Anna is feeling neglected and unimportant, can she put her feelings aside and work with the others or could her jealousy cost them everything? Their mother keeps trying to tell them that the lord knows what he is doing and they have to trust him. Can they keep their faith when they keep feeling like they are loosing the final battle before it begins? Aloria: The Wand of Isa is a faith based fantasy like you've never seen before. It takes you into a magical world, but keeps the belief that the lord created all and he will guide your steps if you listen with your heart. Follow the ongoing saga of Anna, Emileah and Rashell as they face insurmountable odds and have to learn to work together and trust in the Lord to survive.

A simply written "on-the-road" story. Middle-aged, Harold Stone, decides to leave home, his wife and his troubles and go walkabout for a few days. Except he uses his car. Reasonably affluent, he can afford to do as he wishes, and on his journeying meets up with Cassie, aged twenty, who is attempting to escape her own demons by travelling the motorway, and accordingly they spend some time together, heading nowhere in particular but learning to lean on each other. Read on ...

So you want to be FAMOUS ...But what's it really like to be in the Limelight ???Sister of A VIP has the info you want about "behind the scenes" of Celebrity Lifestyle.Read all about it, in this fabulous book, that provides a sneak peek into the REAL world of VIP...Genre - Realistic FictionAimed at girls’ age 9 –13.Norah is the younger sister of Mimi, a well-known actress and a desirable celebrity.Norah has to tag along to all the fancy events, and as a regular spectator of the "behind the scenes", she gives us a detailed commentary with her naive, funny yet clever, sometimes even shrewd point of view.Norah joins Mimi to yet another glitzy event, where an unexpected encounter, with the world's most popular teen actor, changes everything! Norah sneaks out, falls in love and experiences the ultimate adolescent journey, ever!Sister of A VIP is fun & funny, witty & wonderful unique story, with straightforward 'Tell it like it is' kind of attitude. So get ready for an exciting (*Twist & Shout) memorable (OMG!) and enjoyable (*LOL) awesome read!

An informative and compelling book for ages 12 to 15 about both the science and human sides of natural disasters, full of hands-on investigative activities and research projects along with real-world connections that encourage kids to dive deeper into a topic that directly affects them. News reports from around the world offer detailed descriptions of wildfires, floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, and more. While these kinds of events might seem horrifically random, scientists can explain quite a lot about why they happen, how they develop, how we can try to prevent them, and how we can predict where and when they’ll happen next. The Science of Natural Disasters: When Nature and Humans Collide examines the science behind earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and wildfires, • Use historical and current events as case studies, such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the floods in China in 1931, and the eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815, the Galveston, Texas, hurricane in 1900, and the Daulatpur-Saturia tornado in 1989. • Kids explore natural disasters using real-world data to work those critical-thinking skills as they brainstorm innovative solutions for the problems facing our planet today and in the future. • Many different kinds of careers are related to studying, preventing, warning about, and combatting natural disasters, from meteorologists to municipal program leaders to geologists to boots on the ground―kids will explore how different roles that contribute to our understanding and prevention of hurricanes, floods, and wildfires. • Science-minded STEM activities such as assessing the flood risk of the town where you live, researching a wildfire of historical significance, and engineering hurricane resistant cities encourage readers to think like scientists while essential questions, fascinating facts, links to online resources, and more encourage readers to explore the ever-evolving dynamics of this incredible planet. About the Inquire & Investigate Earth Science set and Nomad Press The Science of Natural Disasters is part of a set of three Inquire & Investigate Earth Science books that explore the earth, the atmosphere, and everything in between. The other titles in this series are The Science of Weather and Climate: Rain, Sleet, and the Rising Tide and Rocks and Minerals: Get the Dirt on Geology. Nomad Press books in the Inquire & Investigate series integrate content with participation, encouraging readers to engage in student-directed learning. Combining content with inquiry-based projects stimulates learning and makes it active and alive. Nomad’s unique approach simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while allowing them the space to be curious, creative, and critical thinkers. All books are leveled for Guided Reading level and Lexile and align with Common Core State Standards and National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies. All titles are available in paperback, hardcover, and ebook formats.

The first book in the USA Today bestselling British madcap time-travelling series, served with a dash of wit that seems to be everyone’s cup of tea.“History is just one damned thing after another.” —Arnold ToynbeeBehind the seemingly innocuous facade of St. Mary’s Institute of Historical Research, a different kind of academic work is taking place. Just don’t call it “time travel”—these historians “investigate major historical events in contemporary time.” And they aren’t your harmless eccentrics either; a more accurate description, as they ricochet around history, might be unintentional disaster-magnets.The first thing you learn on the job at St. Mary’s is that one wrong move and history will fight back—sometimes in particularly nasty ways. But, as new recruit Madeleine Maxwell soon discovers, it’s not only history they’re often fighting.The Chronicles of St. Mary’s tells the chaotic adventures of Max and her compatriots—Director Bairstow, Chief Leon Farrell, Mr. Markham, and many more—as they travel through time, saving St. Mary’s (too often by the very seat of their pants) and thwarting time-travelling terrorists, all the while leaving plenty of time for tea.From eleventh-century London to World War I, from the Cretaceous Period to the destruction of the Great Library at Alexandria, one thing is for sure: wherever the historians at St. Mary’s go, chaos is sure to follow in their wake.Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.