50 Medieval Historical Novels surveys the medieval past as it has been repeatedly reimagined across romance, adventure, Gothic fantasy, chivalric chronicle, religious allegory, and nationalist historical fiction. Ranging from Arthurian legend and crusading narratives to courtly intrigue, outlawry, and imagined reconstructions of feudal society, the volume places canonical medieval texts beside later works that transform the period into a site of ethical conflict and popular entertainment. ...

An incredible story of losing, growing, and healing, from the acclaimed author of House Arrest.Amelia Peabody lives in a small town where nothing changes. And that's just fine by her. After losing her big sister, Clara, a few years ago, Amelia can't handle any more change. But when she starts eighth grade, she accidentally receives a letter that Clara had written to herself. In it, there's a list of things she'd wanted to do before the end of middle school and never finish...

Blast off to deep-space adventure and hijinks!Things are not so stellar for Mike Stellar. He is stunned when his parents inform him that he has only eight hours to pack before they move to Mars. Despite the fact that he suspects his parents are involved in a major sabotage plot; that the only person who believes him is a girl who won’t shut up; and that his mother’s assistant seems to be spying on Mike’s every move, Mike is dealing with the same things that every eleven-ye...

I might be spoiled, but I'm bored and there are games I want to play…Carter and I are successful in business. We're also best friends, former step-sibs, and remorseless heartbreakers. But after a kiss-and-tell session about our latest conquests, I realize we've nailed every desirable single in the city. So I'm proposing a bet.The first one to get someone to say "I love you" to them before summer wins.It'll be so much fun watching Carter cha...

Riding west to find a new life for himself and his beloved Amelia, Justin faces murderers on the trail. In Bent's fort he finds friends, but also a traitor planning to take the fort with the help of the Comanche. Warned, he prepares the fort and its people for the attack.#Frontier #Western #Cowboy #Comanche #Indian #Attack #Battle #Romance #Historical

It's time for the boss fight, but the boss isn't home.Fred and his friends charge into the city of Watergate to confront the evil wizard Blackleg. But instead of a big battle, they find an empty house. Maybe they should have made an appointment.Now our heroes are left with a mystery. Where did Blackleg go? Was he murdered? By whom?Fred is a fighter, not a mystery-solver-guy. Fortunately, his friends are here to help:Nightshade,

The difference being that this middle school novel is written entirely in Haiku. Loeb, its zombie protagonist has a problem: the object of his affection, Siobhan, is a lifer (i.e. human). What to do? In scenes set around a lunch table (the menu: brains) and around the school, eyes roll and jaws drop (literally). Also featured in the cast of characters is Carl, a chupacabra (bloodsucking critter) and Mrs. Fincher, a sympathetic and seductive librarian.

"The Reward of Risk: Embracing Confidence In Your Career" is more than a guide; it's a beacon of hope and a blueprint for those poised at the precipice of their professional journey, eager to leap into a career filled with purpose, growth, and achievement.This book is an essential companion for the ambitious young professional, a lighthouse casting a steady, inspiring beam into the often turbulent waters of career development. It's a narrative that intertwines the wisdom of seasoned...

Kate has always sensed that her life did not begin with her birth — and will not end with her death.Under hypnosis, she begins to uncover the memories of nine past lives, each marked by love, loss, and profound spiritual transformation. Guided by Gaius, a mysterious entity, Kate pieces together the fragments of who she has been before — from a battle-hardened Roman soldier to a gifted French songstress — and comes to understand that death is not an ending, but a do...

Fascinating connections exist between group theory and automata theory, and a wide variety of them are discussed in this text. Automata can be used in group theory to encode complexity, to represent aspects of underlying geometry on a space on which a group acts, and to provide efficient algorithms for practical computation. There are also many applications in geometric group theory. The authors provide background material in each of these related areas, as well as exploring the connection...

Levi just wants to be treated like a typical kid. As a baby, he had a serious disease that caused him respiratory issues. He's fine now, but his mom and overprotective brother still think of him as damaged, and his schoolmates see him as the same class clown he's always been. He feels stuck. So when his dad—divorced from his mom—suggests he take up boxing, he falls in love with the sport. And when he finds out about a school with a killer boxing team and a free-study curriculum, it feels l...

Amelia Peabody lives in a small town where nothing changes. And that's just fine by her. After losing her big sister, Clara, a few years ago, Amelia can't handle any more change. But when she starts eighth grade, she accidentally receives a letter that Clara had written to herself. In it, there's a list of things she'd wanted to do before the end of middle school and never finished, like get on the softball team and throw an awesome birthday party on the lake.Amelia wonders if it's...