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This is the Library and Academic Institution Edition of Almost, by Anne Eliot. To order, contact Amazon Create Space and use this ISBN-13: 978-1475181227 for wide distribution, school/library or bulk orders. All others order via the regular product page on amazon.com -- -- -- Almost, by Anne Eliot At a freshman party she doesn't remember...Jess Jordan was almost raped. ...Almost. Very nearly. Not quite. Three years later, Jess has managed to make everyone believe she's better. Over it. Because she is... Almost. Very nearly. Not quite. Unfortunately, until Jess proves she's back to normal activities, her parents won't discuss college. So, she lands a summer internship and strikes a deal with hockey jock, Gray Porter: He gets $8,000. She gets a fake boyfriend and a social life. Jess has no idea Gray signed on for reasons other than money. She also never expects to fall in love. But Gray's amazingly hot, holds her hand all the time, and makes her forget that he's simply doing his job. It’s like having a real boyfriend ...Almost. Very nearly. Not quite. Gray Porter is hiding secrets of his own. About Jess Jordan. About why he's driven to protect her, why he won't cash her checks, or deny her anything she asks.

Meet Jack. He's almost six years old. And that's almost grown up. After all, he can almost ride a big bike just like his older brother. And he almost never gets scared. This spunky little almost-six-year-old is ready to take on the world. Well, almost. Richard Torrey's sweetly funny tale is sure to resonate with any child who just can't wait to be big.

At a freshman party she doesn't remember, Jess Jordan was almost raped. Almost. Very nearly. Not quite. Three years later Jess has managed to make everyone believe she's better. Over it. Because she is...almost. Very nearly. Not quite. Unfortunately, until Jess proves she's back to normal activities, her parents won't discuss college. So she lands a summer internship and strikes a deal with hockey jock Gray Porter: He gets $8,000. She gets a fake boyfriend and a social life. Jess has no idea Gray signed on for reasons other than money. She also never expects to fall in love. But Gray's beyond hot, holds her hand all the time, and makes her forget that he's simply doing his job. It's like having a real boyfriend ...Almost. Very nearly. Not quite. Gray Porter is hiding secrets of his own. About Jess Jordan. About why he's driven to protect her, why he won't cash her checks or deny her anything she asks. A best-selling high school romance by Anne Eliot, performed in dual narration by Kai Kennicott and Wen Ross.

Lydia Tucker, an eleven year old from North Carolina, lives with a mother that treats her terribly. When she finds the key to her finding her father, who left when she was two, she doesn't want to let it go to waste. When she and her mother get in a fight, Lydia runs away and tries to find her dad. She goes through a lot of trouble, but will she make it to the person she's looked for her whole life?