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  • Stem Cell Now: From the Experiment That Shook the World to the New Politics of Life

    Christopher Thomas Scott

    Hardcover (Pi Press, Nov. 8, 2005)
    THE STEM CELL IS SET TO DOMINATE POPULAR AWARENESS OF SCIENCE LIKE THE ATOM BOMB DID A GENERATION AGO. No area of science holds such immediate promise for treating disease and improving human lives as stem cell research. But no area of science also causes such fundamental ethical concern and such ferocious political conflict.
  • Silverweed: a supernatural fairy tale

    Dorlana Vann

    Paperback (Pixie Punk Press, June 13, 2011)
    In this Little-Red-Riding-Hood-inspired paranormal fairy tale, the roles of prey and predator are blurred. Seventeen-year-old Aiden Young travels to Indiana for his aunt’s funeral, where his unfortunate mistake leads to the discovery of the family’s supernatural secret. Before the weekend is over, he’s trapped by a blizzard in his grandmother’s spooky old house in the middle of the woods, along with his superstitious cousin and his manipulating girlfriend. But the fear growing inside the house might prove more dangerous than the storm. And soon, Aiden faces life and death decisions, but he doesn’t know whom he can trust or who needs to be saved … or who might turn into a werewolf. Paperback Bonus:Includes 8 fairy tale inspired paranormal short stories: There’s No Cure for Dead The Vampire’s New Suit The Kingdom of Pillars The Guard Forbidden Beach If You Feed a Wolf If it Weren’t for Bad Luck His Soul Inspiration
  • Falling: A Faraway High Fairytale

    Scarlett Kol

    Paperback (Vicious Pixie Press, March 22, 2019)
    One week will change everything...Don't interfere with humans.That's the number one angel rule, but Arianna has broken it--again. As punishment, she's cast out of Heaven and into a small town in Iowa with one week to discover the meaning of humanity or she'll lose her wings forever.Arianna expects to meet the challenge and be back in Heaven faster than she fell to Earth, but when she meets the handsome and elusive Griffin Carlisle she realizes risking her heart may be the most human thing of all. Could Griffin be her ticket home or a reason to give up her wings for good?Falling is a heavenly twist on the classic tale of The Little Mermaid with swoon-worthy romance and a relatable contemporary fantasy spin.
  • Dreamer: A Faraway High Fairytale

    Scarlett Kol

    Paperback (Vicious Pixie Press, Jan. 12, 2020)
    One kiss will change everything…As one of Faraway High’s best and brightest, Brea Vardan has her future planned down to the color of her dorm room sheets. But when her sweet sixteen party turns into a nightmare, all her meticulous plans distort into dreams...until an unexpected kiss gives her a second chance at life.Now instead of scoring A’s, Brea battles to stay awake as she searches for the identity of the one who cursed her, plunging deeper into a hidden world of terrifying mythological monsters. With a target on her head and a less than charming prince at her side, Brea must unravel the secrets of the past before someone puts her to sleep for good.DREAMER is Sleeping Beauty reimagined with dreamy romance, magic, and mystery that’ll keep you up at night.Want more Faraway High Fairytales? Check out FALLING, a heavenly twist on the classic tale of The Little Mermaid that can be read standalone but in the same shared fairytale world.
  • The Truth About Zeus: A Tale of Mythological Mayhem

    John Heath

    Paperback (Pixie Ears Press, June 11, 2019)
    Suze is having a difficult Friday: her mother has disappeared into Greek myth; her dog just vanished, only to show up in a very peculiar mythological dictionary; and her dad is transforming into a bird of prey. She summons her slightly obsessive best friend Dimitri to help solve the mystery, but he spends much of his time losing a battle of wits with the dictionary. Even more unsettling, however, Suze herself—one of Zeus’s distant progeny, as she is alarmed to learn—is suddenly sprouting feathers. Pulling them out only conjures up troubling mythological figures like Heracles, Hera, Helen, Cronus, and Hephaestus, who variously attempt to eat, aid, drown, advise, and set fire to the two friends. Things only get worse when they finally make it to Olympus, the languishing home of the gods.
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  • Nine-Tail Fox: A Chinese Heritage Tale

    Camille Picott

    Paperback (Pixiu Press, Sept. 12, 2011)
    When fifth-grade Emma Chan-McDougal is ridiculed by her classmates for being part Chinese, she's devastated. To ease Emma's wounded self-esteem, her aunt, a Chinese immigrant, spins the mythical tale of a brave little Nine-Tail Fox named Ainu who lives in San Francisco. In a parallel animal world that comes to life when humans slumber, Ainu Nine-Tail and her mother face off against Chih Yu, an ancient demon who feeds on hatred. As the last of their clan, the Nine-Tails are honor-bound by a family oath to defend the Chinese animals from the demon. When Chih Yu kills her mother and leads an angry mob against Chinatown, Ainu is left to complete the task alone. Raw with grief and only partially trained for battle, Ainu must reach deep inside herself to find the wisdom and courage to save her people. Will the journey of Ainu Nine-Tail help Emma find the strength to confront the school bullies and win back her confidence? In this modern Chinese fable, Chinese-American author Camille Picott draws on her heritage to weave a story of courage, truth, and adventure.
  • Ninja vs Pirates

    Dorlana Vann, Dean Vann

    Paperback (Pixie Punk Press, May 13, 2012)
    Are you Team Ninja or Team Pirate? Step into the hilarious imagination of Riley and Richard as they use clowns, ghosts, poop, and jokes to argue who are the better warriors—ninja or pirates? Riley dramatically acts out his tale about how the ninja tricked the brainless pirates. And Richard draws pictures to get his point across: pirates were smart and inventive; the ninja were the real clowns! Will the boys ever agree? Or will it always be ninja vs. pirates? For all ages: especially 8-year-old boys (Mild pirate violence)
  • The Evil Sweater and Other Stories

    Lisa Adams

    Paperback (Pixie Ears Press, Jan. 17, 2013)
    HAVE YOU EVER HEARD A SWEATER SCREAM? I bet you haven’t. Meet Stan, a totally rotten sweater who will stop at nothing to destroy the other clothes in his owner’s closet and become the only garment she will ever wear. Can a gutsy sweater named Naomi defeat Stan and rescue her fellow clothes from his yarny oppression? In this incredibly silly book, you will also meet a spaceship named Chachimiwhizzle, a baseball team with a lot of “fowl” balls, a snot-nosed vampire, a trash-talking ukulele, and many more of the goofiest things you’ve ever heard.
  • Feshy's Dreamworld

    Lisa Adams

    Paperback (Pixie Ears Press, Feb. 13, 2014)
    When you die in your dream, do you really die?Amber Lavery knows she's sick—or crazy. For years she's had visions of people and creatures that aren't really there.But when Michael, the smartest kid in her class, reveals a wonderful secret, Amber learns that these visions give both of them special abilities in the world of dreams. Together, Amber and Michael venture into the ever-changing dreamworld, the home of all their fantasies and fears—and a magical creature named Feshy. With Feshy's friendship comes extraordinary power—the power to destroy their enemies, to control people’s dreams, maybe even to find Amber’s missing father.But at what price?
  • A Pinstriped Finger's My Only Friend

    Robert T. Jeschonek

    (Pie Press, July 1, 2013)
    Judd the popular 17-year-old jock has it all figured out. He's the star of his school, the top of the heap...but then the world starts changing around him and won't stop. Without explanation, everyone turns into purple furries...then gas-blasting puffballs...then neurotic lizards. Every time Judd falls asleep, he wakes up in a new and crazier world--a world of godlike super-teens, teenage serial killers, duck people, nudists, monsters, and more. It's like a twisted video game without rhyme or reason. The rules never stop changing, and the only thing he can depend on is his talking pinky finger with a major attitude. Together, he and Pinkerton (the finger prefers the name "Killdigit!") fight through the parade of crazy realities, seeking a way to get back to normal. But what if normal just isn't an option anymore?
  • The Chocolate Robbers

    Veronica Bennett, Iain Welch

    Paperback (Pixiefoot Press, Jan. 11, 2012)
    The Chocolate Robbers, written by Veronica Bennett and illustrated by Iain Welch, is a fun and entertaining read aimed at 7-9 year old readers which will delight boys and girls alike. Published by Pixiefoot Press, part of Wyvern Publications, this children's book is alight with fun adventure and strong visuals produced in the form of Iain Welch's illustrations. From chocolate smugglers, diamond thieves, police helicopter chases and a heavy dose of amateur sleuthing, Veronica Bennett knows how to please her readers. And with the thieves using Santa as a cover for their robbery, it's just in time for Christmas.