Books with author Michelle Kwan

We sat at the kitchen table, across from each other. In the same spots we sat for dinner up till a month ago. The shadows on the table looked like prison bars again. This time it was Star being caged. Star, who thought leaving made her free. That life would be all hunky-dory shampooing heads and sweeping floors while Mama got slapped around-far enough away so she wouldn't have to hear the screams. That's when I knew for sure-I couldn't leave Mama. And Star couldn't make me any more than I could make her stay.A painfully beautiful novel that exposes the haunting world of spousal abuse Blue's family is coming apart at the seams. After Pa drowned in the river, Mama up and married Jinx, whom Blue and Star know is big trouble. And now Star has run away, leaving Blue behind. It was hard enough to watch Mama get knocked around when Jinx was in one of his "moods," but now, with Star gone, Jinx has spun out of control. It's up to Blue to find Star and get help for Mama, to piece the family back together again. But Blue is running out of time.With biting realism and poignancy, this compelling young-adult novel explores Blue's struggle to protect her family and stand up against what she knows is wrong.

Indulge your love of everything Twilight with this rowdy review of the series by the experts at the popular fan website, BellaAndEdward.com.The devoted Twihard fans of the Twilight series at BellaAndEdward.com argue passionately about what really happened and what should have happened.•Who should Bella have ended up with, Jacob or Edward?•Should Bella have become a vampire?•Which character was miscast the most in the movies?•If you could be any Twilight character, who would you be?•Which movie has stayed truer to the book?•Which event in the Twilight saga was the most surprising?•Should Breaking Dawn have ended with a fight?•Which character's story would make the best sequel?•Which vampire power would you rather have?

The electrifying sequel to HEXED.Since Indie Blackwood discovered she was a witch, life has been pretty crazy. Now her best friend Paige is missing, kidnapped by the Priory and taken to Los Demonios, an alternate dimension of Los Angeles filled with evil paranormals. Indie is desperate to find a way into the underworld prison. But facing the dark world’s most dangerous witches and warlocks means keeping her plan a secret from her boyfriend Bishop and forging alliances with a seriously sexy sorcerer. No one who goes in ever comes out . . .

Gabrielle Grabowski is sent to live with her aunt and uncle after her parents die in a car accident. She is forced to leave her public school and is the new outcast at a Catholic high school. She dispenses advice anonymously to her family, friends and classmates on her Gospel According to Gabby blog. Only her BFF, Maddie, knows Gabby's secret. Will a special crush also find out Gabby's secret identity?

Only slaves and corpses come out of the Bureau. Seventeen-year-old Clover Rhodes has been told this her whole life, but when her family is taken by the Bureau, she’s forced to make a decision: follow the rules and stay hidden with her pack of werewolves, or turn away from their safety in a wild bid to rescue her parents and two younger siblings. Elliot Montgomery, nineteen-year-old son of the Bureau Director, is next in line to lead the agency in its campaign to bring the werewolf population under strict control—and he’s the only thing standing between that control and his cutthroat brother’s plans for a werewolf genocide. That is, until Clover Rhodes happens. Determined to get her family back, Clover attacks Elliot in his own home and holds him hostage while posing as his slave. Using her new cover, she sneaks her way into the Bureau in search of her captured family. What she finds instead is a front row seat to the twisted exhibition of mistreatment her people suffer at the hands of the Bureau. And what she faces inside herself is the possibility that Elliot--her prisoner--is not as corrupt as she wanted him to be.

We sat at the kitchen table, across from each other. In the same spots we sat for dinner up till a month ago. The shadows on the table looked like prison bars again. This time it was Star being caged. Star, who thought leaving made her free. That life would be all hunky-dory shampooing heads and sweeping floors while Mama got slapped around-far enough away so she wouldn't have to hear the screams. That's when I knew for sure-I couldn't leave Mama. And Star couldn't make me any more than I could make her stay.A painfully beautiful novel that exposes the haunting world of spousal abuse Blue's family is coming apart at the seams. After Pa drowned in the river, Mama up and married Jinx, whom Blue and Star know is big trouble. And now Star has run away, leaving Blue behind. It was hard enough to watch Mama get knocked around when Jinx was in one of his "moods," but now, with Star gone, Jinx has spun out of control. It's up to Blue to find Star and get help for Mama, to piece the family back together again. But Blue is running out of time.With biting realism and poignancy, this compelling young-adult novel explores Blue's struggle to protect her family and stand up against what she knows is wrong.

Nefertiti and her younger sister, Mutnodjmet, have been raised in a powerful family that has provided wives to the rulers of Egypt for centuries. Ambitious, charismatic, and beautiful, Nefertiti is destined to marry Amunhotep, an unstable young pharaoh. It is hoped by all that her strong personality will temper the young Amunhotep’s heretical desire to forsake Egypt’s ancient gods, overthrow the priests of Amun, and introduce a new sun god for all to worship. From the moment of her arrival in Thebes, Nefertiti is beloved by the people. Her charisma is matched only by her husband’s perceived generosity: Amunhotep showers his subjects with lofty promises. The love of the commoners will not be enough, however, if the royal couple is not able to conceive an heir, and as Nefertiti turns her attention to producing a son, she fails to see that the powerful priests, along with the military, are plotting against her husband’s rule. The only person wise enough to recognize the shift in political winds—and brave enough to tell the queen—is her younger sister, Mutnodjmet.Observant and contemplative, Mutnodjmet has never shared her sister’s desire for power. She yearns for a quiet existence away from family duty and the intrigues of court. Her greatest hope is to share her life with the general who has won her heart. But as Nefertiti learns of the precariousness of her reign, she declares that her sister must remain at court and marry for political gain, not love. To achieve her independence, Mutnodjmet must defy her sister, the most powerful woman in Egypt—while also remaining loyal to the needs of her family. Love, betrayal, political unrest, plague, and religious conflict—Nefertiti brings ancient Egypt to life in vivid detail. Fast-paced and historically accurate, it is the dramatic story of two unforgettable women living through a remarkable period in history.

Ah, the joys of adolescence; a time for partying, misadventures and ... a beta trial of the terrifying world of romance? Trust me; you're not alone in experiencing this. Almost everyone has wondered: Why am I becoming so obsessed over this person? Why do some people light up a room every time they walk in? Why don't high school relationships last? Why do people do crazy, dangerous things when they're in love? How can I get the most out of my relationships? The Wingman's Handbook is a ten-part guide designed for young people who are taking their first steps in navigating romantic love. Combining credible but concise psychology with personal anecdotes to create a walkthrough of the entire journey - from taking care of your own image to figuring out feelings of attraction, to kick-starting a relationship, overcoming common obstacles, learning to heal from emotional pain and other useful insights. This book also includes a bonus section to give the reader an opportunity to not only help themselves, but to help others by becoming a fully-functional wingman.

The electrifying sequel to HEXED.Since Indie Blackwood discovered she was a witch, life has been pretty crazy. Now her best friend Paige is missing, kidnapped by the Priory and taken to Los Demonios, an alternate dimension of Los Angeles filled with evil paranormals. Indie is desperate to find a way into the underworld prison. But facing the dark world’s most dangerous witches and warlocks means keeping her plan a secret from her boyfriend Bishop and forging alliances with a seriously sexy sorcerer. No one who goes in ever comes out . . .