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How do you go on living when you’re not supposed to exist?Life hasn’t been easy since Jess got back from the so-called “True” timeline. She spends her days going through the motions, dreading the moment when her reality will vanish from existence.What’s worse, she’s in love with her boyfriend Jason. That doesn’t seem so bad, except he’s the wrong version of the boy she fell in love with. While he may look and act just like the Jason from the “True” timeline, something isn’t right.Then she comes home one day to discover she has a new foster sister.Herself.Going by Jess’s middle name and pretending to be her cousin, Marie has been kicked out of several foster homes in the “True” timeline. Who better to take care of her than her own parents from another timeline, right?Despite having been the exact same person at one point in their lives, Jess and Marie couldn’t be more different. After kicking Jess out of her own bedroom and hacking her Instagram account, it’s clear Marie isn’t going to make Jess’s life any easier.Jess tries to take comfort in the fact that so long as Marie is living in her timeline, she gets to continue living, which means she has things to look forward to. Like the Homecoming Dance!But when Jess’s friends notice their similarities, they suggest giving Marie a makeover and having them switch places at school for a day. What seems like a harmless prank ends up turning Jess’s world upside down.For Marie, that’s all just fun and games. The daughter of a corrupt time-cop has much more sinister plans.

Telling and listening to stories is a cornerstone of culture. Stories are also a source of relationship, entertainment, and delight. Early childhood teachers and parents will find plenty of age-appropriate stories to tell or read in this collection of 14 folktales. In addition, a section on skills and techniques will help novice tellers learn and animate the stories they share with the children in their lives.

Things are going pretty well for seventeen-year-old Joel Suzuki. He doesn’t have a girlfriend yet, but he does have a band, a record deal, and some really cool memories of saving a faraway place called Spectraland a little over six months ago.But then his old friend Fireflower shows up at one of Joel’s concerts and asks for his assistance. Apparently, things are not going quite as well back in Spectraland as they are on Earth.Joel agrees to help. But soon after he arrives in Spectraland, the situation takes a turn for the worse: the tropical island’s majestic twin moons suddenly burst into flames, and Wavemakers—the people with the power to create magic through music, of which Joel is one—begin to go missing.Now Joel must solve the mystery of who is behind these malevolent misdeeds before he falls victim to them as well. Could it be the Silencers, a group of angry individuals who are opposed to the Wavemakers’ very existence? Or perhaps another, even more sinister force that no one—including Joel—is expecting…

Jessica's life begins to unravel on her thirteenth birthday. First, she learns of her parents' separation. Then she's forced to spend the rest of the summer living in her grandparents' camper trailer by the lake. When she finally gets to come home for the first day of school, she discovers that her friends have abandoned her and nothing she remembers seems to be true anymore. Why does everyone insist on calling her Jessica when they know she prefers Jess!Does she have amnesia, or is everyone at school in on some elaborate joke? The truth is crazier and scarier than she could have ever imagined. Please note: This book was previously published under the title Jessica's Story. Significant changes have been made to the final two chapters.

Joel Suzuki and friends have saved Spectraland—the island of music and magic—once again. But now those responsible for the island’s near destruction have gone missing, and all clues point to a mysterious land across the Forbidden Tides known as the Six States beneath the Shroud.At least, it used to be—since a new leader rose to power, it has been called the Mono Realm, a place where diversity isn’t tolerated. For people on the autism spectrum like Joel and his bandmate Felicity Smith, it’s a hostile environment indeed.And now, to make matters worse, Joel discovers that the fugitives they’re pursuing are not simply hiding in the Mono Realm, they’re intent on taking it over—with potentially dire consequences not only for this world, but for Earth as well.A rebellion is stirring in this land of magic and tech, and if Joel can just get his mind off Felicity—and her prickly love interest, Thornleaf—his unique gifts and abilities might just save the day.

Things are going pretty well for seventeen-year-old Joel Suzuki. He doesn’t have a girlfriend yet, but he does have a band, a record deal, and some really cool memories of saving a faraway place called Spectraland a little over six months ago. But then his old friend Fireflower shows up at one of Joel’s concerts and asks for his assistance. Apparently, things are not going quite as well back in Spectraland as they are on Earth. Joel agrees to help. But soon after he arrives in Spectraland, the situation takes a turn for the worse: the tropical island’s majestic twin moons suddenly burst into flames, and Wavemakers—the people with the power to create magic through music, of which Joel is one—begin to go missing. Now Joel must solve the mystery of who is behind these malevolent misdeeds before he falls victim to them as well. Could it be the Silencers, a group of angry individuals who are opposed to the Wavemakers’ very existence? Or perhaps another, even more sinister force that no one—including Joel—is expecting…

Things are going pretty well for seventeen-year-old Joel Suzuki. He doesn’t have a girlfriend yet, but he does have a band, a record deal, and some really cool memories of saving a faraway place called Spectraland a little over six months ago.But then his old friend Fireflower shows up at one of Joel’s concerts and asks for his assistance. Apparently, things are not going quite as well back in Spectraland as they are on Earth.Joel agrees to help. But soon after he arrives in Spectraland, the situation takes a turn for the worse: the tropical island’s majestic twin moons suddenly burst into flames, and Wavemakers—the people with the power to create magic through music, of which Joel is one—begin to go missing.Now Joel must solve the mystery of who is behind these malevolent misdeeds before he falls victim to them as well. Could it be the Silencers, a group of angry individuals who are opposed to the Wavemakers’ very existence? Or perhaps another, even more sinister force that no one—including Joel—is expecting…

It was a bittersweet victory for Joel Suzuki and his fellow Wavemakers: The Six States under the Shroud were liberated, Spectraland was spared a possible invasion, and the Earth was kept safe for now. But it all came at a heavy cost.There’s no time to wallow in sorrow, however. After Joel gains some amazing new abilities—time travel among them—an unexpected attack occurs, placing Spectraland in jeopardy once more and fatally injuring the one person who can safely guide Joel to his potential destiny as the most powerful Wavemaker ever to live.Now it appears that the only way to make things right is for Joel to travel back in time and prevent the attack long before it even happens. But doing so might mean that he never discovers Spectraland in the first place! Will Joel be able to change the past, preserve the present, and save the future…all at once?

I’ll Be There to Write the Story is a memoir about healing the unfinished business between Maria Weber and her mother, Louise Ernst Weber, a poet, artist and mystic. The title of the book comes from a line of Louise Weber’s Poem, “A Writer’s Last Words,” written in 1996: “Bury me with a pencil in my hand, for I would wake up-writing. When Gabriel’s trumpet blows and his brass bands begin trumpeting, I’ll be there, in a front-row stand to write the story.”The subtitle of the book, A Mother-Daughter Journey Beyond Death, refers to the spiritual journeys Maria and her mother have taken together from the time Maria was ten, till the recent past. Maria recounts a magical, yet conflicted, childhood as an only daughter to Louise who weathered three wars in her lifetime, and wrote poetry for peace. Maria writes in a narrative style so compelling that it could be mistaken for fiction. In her first chapter, she introduces us to the mysterious fairy Queen Thimblebee, who initiated a series of letters that influenced Maria’s own metaphysical path. Maria never gave up her belief that fairies were real, and she weaves this subtheme in and out of the story. The actual source of the letters will be as much a surprise to the reader as it was to the author herself. After Louise’s death in 1997, Maria spent two years retyping and cataloging her mother’s poetry to donate to their hometown Archives. Through that process, Maria discovered the hidden side of her mother that she was never privy to while growing up. Maria began a dialog with her deceased mother through poetry and art that allowed her to exhume old childhood hurts and resentments. By writing a year’s worth of poetry back to Louise, Maria healed the unresolved relationship with her mother. But this was just the beginning.Her journey takes her into the world of past lives, intuitive art, shamanism, signs and symbols, and a three-hour regression under hypnotism. While hers is a personal story, it addresses some universal questions about life and afterlife. In the midst of her journey, Maria becomes aware that her mother might even be close at hand. Indeed, Louise becomes more present as the story unfolds, with messages from the Other Side that can help readers as much as they did Maria. Those who want to follow Maria’s reconciliation process and journey will appreciate the workbook exercises linked to the ends of each chapter. Readers will also find extensive linked notes and resources.The mother-daughter relationship is complex, as first brought to light in Nancy Friday’s 1977 bestseller, My Mother, Myself. All women are affected by it. I’ll Be There to Write the Story adds a clear, courageous voice to the genre that will speak to mothers, daughters, artists, writers and spiritual seekers.

Since the tragedy that destroyed his family, Uberto has lived by his sword and his wits. He wants full knighthood and the hand of the not easily won Lady Carina. Two things stand in his way: a renowned sword fighter, Count Giancarlo, and the Muslim invasion of France. Lady Carina has thoughts of her own. She has boldly turned down her father's choice for marriage. Now, she finds herself sought by a gallant knight and a wealthy count. Before long, she comes to know the power of love. But is it too late?

Kala Honu, the BackWords Turtle, is the first book in a series. Each story in Draco’s Tales involves caring for our environment, the value of friendship, the importance of respect for others and the need for a good imagination. The characters awaken on the pages as the reader and the story form a union.This story also requires a mirror in order to read the first dozen lines of Kala Honu’s dialogue, which are written in reverse text. A small hand-held mirror will do...