Honorable Mention, 2019 Distinguished Book Award, given by the Sex & Gender Section of the American Sociological AssociationHonorable Mention, 2019 Marysa Navarro Book Prize, given by the New England Council of Latin American Studies (NECLAS)A profound reflection on state violence and women's survivalIn the 1970s and early 80s, military and security forces in Argentina hunted down, tortured, imprison...

Growing up can mean growing pains and the joys of new independence. With maturity comes the shift from infinitepossibilities to imminent realities. These thirteen stories describe the slow and subtle experience of growing up, allowing us to reflect upon the forces that pushed us toward adulthood and away from the familiar ground of youth that must be left behind if we are to learn how to soar on our own.

In the context of gun proliferation and persistent gun violence in the United States, a controversial security strategy has gained public attention: bulletproof fashion. This book examines concerns about security focusing on armored clothing and accessories for civilians.Available for children and adults, such ballistic products include colorful backpacks, elegant suits, sports jackets, feminine dresses, trendy vests, and medical lab coats. These products are paradigmatic of a "fas...

Death, that ending of all endings, is the shared concern of these stories, which have been chosen from among the hundreds that have appeared in the prestigious Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction series.More than seventy volumes, which include approximately eight hundred stories, have won the Flannery O’Connor Award. This stunning trove of always engaging, often groundbreaking short fiction is the common source for this anthology on death–and for planned anthologies on such t...

Front porches, family cars, playgrounds, swimming pools: from such familiar haunts of childhood, these stories look out on the world through young eyes and hearts. Wise beyond their years—or soon to be—Ruthie, Omar, J.J., and the other kids in these stories veer in and out of touching distance to hard lessons about trust, love, and mortality. However engaged or aloof, grownups are always nearby. Far-from-perfect emissaries to the realm of adulthood, they pose questions for children even as...

Patrick O’Sullivan and the Mystery of the Rosa Lee by Barbara Sutton   The O’Sullivan family has been in the shipping industry since before young Patrick was born. It is expected that the youngest son learns his way around the schooners and the seas, but Patrick O’Sullivan IV has never set foot on a ship. When tragedy befalls the family and Patrick finds himself in the care of his grandfather, a shipping tycoon, he is given a chance to have an adventure of a li...

Abortion and Democracy offers critical analyses of abortion politics in Latin America’s Southern Cone, with lessons and insights of wider significance. Drawing on the region’s recent history of military dictatorship and democratic transition, this edited volume explores how abortion rights demands fit with current democratic agendas.With a focus on Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, the book’s contributors delve into the complex reality of abortion through the examination of the discou...

For cavemouse Geronimo Stiltonoot, life is one prehistoric problem after another!Bart Barnacle, the prehistoric pirate who has been visiting the cavemice, is ready to return to his pirate island home. It's so far away that the Stiltonoots offer to accompany him on the long, treacherous journey over the sea. On the way, they encounter megalithic danger and hungry sea monsters! What an adventure!

"I waited three months at the pet store before choosing Joseph and Maya. Well, I wasn't going to make my home with just anyone, was I? And I certainly was not going to live alone with a grown-up. No, no, I much prefer the company of children. Children, unlike adults, know how to have a good time. They make Witches Brew out of shaving cream, root beer, and yesterday's spaghetti. Now that's my idea of fun!"When Joseph and Maya show up at The Bird Is the Word pet store, Bird knows he'...

Can scaredy-mouse Geronimo Stiltonord survive in the age of Vikings and dragons?*Who is Geronimo Stiltonord?He is a mouseking -- the Geronimo Stilton of the ancient far north! He lives with his clan in the village of Mouseborg. From sailing frozen waters to facing fiery dragons, every day is an adventure for the micekings! ***The Famouse Fjord RaceIt's the day of the Famouse Fjord Race, a miceking sailing competition. Geronimo Stiltonord isn't competing, s...

Arno Eliot is always causing trouble—and when he disappears at the zoo, Dawn Bosco will have to solve a mystery to set things rightIt's almost the end of the summer, and Dawn Bosco is hoping for one last mystery before school starts. Then Noni, Dawn's grandmother, has to babysit Arno Eliot, the worst six-year-old Dawn has ever met, for the whole week!Dawn doesn't want to spend her last week of summer vacation watching Arno. When Arno says he wants to go to ...

From Bram Stoker Award-winning writer Douglas Clegg comes a new short story of suspense and unease -- a tale of psychological disruption and fatherhood. There is more to Michael's daughter Belinda than meets the eye -- and some of it is absolutely disturbing. A short story 31 pages if in print. Additional excerpts are included with this ebook."Clegg's stories can chill the spine so effectively that the reader should keep paramedics on standby."-- Dean Koontz, NY Times Bestselling A...