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All Trey’s father wants him to do is be nice to the homophobic class bully, his business partner's son. But that’s like trying to mix oil and gasoline: explosive. So Trey decides to run away, which is hard to do on a rainy, muddy, haunted night on the small island of Maui.Another kid in school, Chris, stood up for Trey against the bully and was badly beaten for his efforts. Which makes Trey wonder if Chris is gay, too, or just a brave ally. Trey doesn’t know, but there’s clearly something brewing between them.When Trey’s dad expects him to go to the bully’s birthday party, Trey sneaks off to go surfing instead. Hitchhiking to the beach, he meets up with an interesting old geezer, who just might be able to help him figure out what he’s going through.Will the forces on this fiery island break apart Trey and Chris? Or is there hope for something more than friendship between them buried under the Maui ash?

WHAT IF YOUR HOME WAS BEING THREATENED? Not simply by one sorcerer, but thousands? An entire race of them. As vampires, they’re hungry for blood. Meet the Sorsryns: eight clans, with a ninth one forcing its way into Muraine’s history. The Vitiosyns. Zymarc’s king over them. Perhaps, I wouldn’t have cared at all what he did. But then I was given charge of Awngeleik, the dragon-horse, and everything changed after that. I went to Muraine, searching for my father’s killer. What greeted me, instead of the answers I sought, was war; an attack on the home of Dragon Tamers and Memory Keepers, their young King Talok, cursed to die. I didn’t have a choice. I had to do something. And I did. Yet, now, Paragon is broken. And so is their king.Can I save him? Can I also save one of the Sorsryn Clans, from being slaves to the Laws of Neutrality? They are as a weapon, won by the Vitiosyns. Now, it’s only a matter of time. Someone’s going to die. Will death claim me? Or will it claim Zymarc, Talok, or . . . someone else? Only time will know. Time, the spirits, and me: Tyler Malik Ravier.

**Multi Award-Winning Middle Grade Novel!** Forget having a lively after school social life, Ebony Charmed is fighting to keep the entire afterlife alive. Ebony's less-than-average spirit tracking abilities are ruining more than sixth grade at Motley Junior High: School for the Psychically and Celestially Gifted. Her parents argue so much her dad's moved out. And, even though he's scared of his own shadow and insists on bringing his slimy, legless lizard everywhere they go, Ebony wouldn't survive without her best friend, Fleishman. When Ebony's Deadly Creatures & Relics' project goes missing she learns her missing project is one of the keys to saving the spirit world. Now Ebony and Fleishman must battle beasts from Norse mythology to retrieve her project before spirits are lost, the Well of Urd dries up, and Ebony loses all hope of reuniting her family. But someone lies in wait, and he has other plans...including creating a new world of spirits without them in it. ***FIRST PLACE WINNER, 2016 NEW ENGLAND BOOK FESTIVAL for Best Children's Book!****Bronze Award Winner, 2017 Feathered Quill Book Awards for Best Juvenile/YA Fiction****Honorable Mention Winner, 2017 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction****Gold Award Medal Winner, 2017 Literary Classics Book Awards for Juvenile/Grade School Fantasy Fiction**

Going to the Park is the first title in the Liv On Life Children's Book Series (LOL), which features Olivia (aka Liv) and her best friend, Bowie, a Boxer dog. Liv is the go-to-girl for kids and parents looking for advice on how to navigate our modern, technological world. Going to the Park tells the story of Liv and Bowie recognizing that mom and dad need a break from the stresses of work. Liv and Bowie convince their mom and dad to put down the technology and head out for a fun day at the park!

I'm Nuts for Donuts!" is a fun book about two brothers who love donuts. Throughout the book you will learn about a large variety of donuts, how they are enjoyed throughout the year and during holidays. All of the while, learning how the two brothers, Avanti (A.J.) and Jolann (JoJo), spend many of their days while visiting their Dad, Papa Charley, Nana and Granddaddy Church during the summer. There's lots of word play and rhyme to make "I'm Nuts for Donuts!" a fun and interesting reading experience for both parents and children alike.

..".loaded with irresistible heart-stopping adventure." -Wendy "Big Bird" Hawkins Education Chair, Forsyth Audubon ..".transports readers deep into the wildness of the Florida Keys in vivid reality." -Award-winning author, Angela Morrison High school changes everything for Kenzie Ryan and Angelo Sanchez--especially their relationship. After spending all summer cracking crimes against endangered wildlife in Big Pine Key, Florida, now they barely see each other. Angelo hangs out with a Porsche-driving quarterback and a stunning local "Conch princess" and Kenzie struggles with being a newbie among the Key West cliques. But high school drama gets overshadowed when horrific numbers of pelicans are found tortured near the islands where they live. Kenzie begs Angelo to help stop the slaughter, but he refuses until a stunning family secret is revealed. When a Sanchez Fish House employee falls under suspicion, the list of suspects explodes, and the discovery of illegal activity exposes Angelo and Kenzie to the same deadly risk faced by the pelicans they are trying to save...

Based on actual events, an adopted Hackney trains for his first parade in a big city. The flag is not scary any more after the initial training, but what about the crowded streets, a marching band, strange creatures called mules, the tap-dancers, and those big floaty things? It is enough to make a well-behaved horse go bonkers.Read about Taz and his owner/trainer Stephanie as they work together and navigate the Veteran's Day parade route though downton Amarillo, Texas.Beginning vocabulary for emerging readers at 3rd-4th grade level, ages 7-10.Includes fun facts section about the Hackney breed, Veteran's Day, and the United States Flag.