Unusual Stories, Unusually Told celebrates some of the boldest contemporary American voices with seven plays from Clubbed Thumb's Summerworks. Spanning 2001 to 2019 and accompanied by artist interviews and reflections on the work, this anthology presents a vital survey of formally inventive 21st century playwriting, and is a perfect collection for study and performance.U.S. Dragby Gina GionfriddoA serial killer named Ed stalks the city, lurin...

Adolescents are often resistant, hostile, moody, and difficult, but they can also be fascinating, creative, spontaneous, and passionate. How do mental health professionals get past the facade? Play Therapy with Adolescents is the first book to offer a complete variety of play therapy approaches specifically geared toward adolescents. The chapters, written by experts in the field, offer readers entry into the world of adolescents, showing how to make connections and alliances.

Jessie had said they should go at midnight. 'It’s the gods’ time,' she said, narrowing her eyes dramatically. 'Anything could happen.’It’s the 1980s, and in their small coastal town, Ali and her best friend, Jessie, are on the cusp. With ‘The Golden Book’, a journal of incantation and risk taking as their record, they begin to chafe at the restrictions put on them by teachers, parents, each other. Then Jessie suffers a devastating accident, and both their lives are forever changed....

Abby, insomniac, and owner of a successful comic book store meets Jasper, a narcoleptic science fiction author. Can it possibly work?After Abby's last relationship ended, she focused on her business and herself. She runs a successful business, has a fantastic studio apartment above her store, and lives in a picturesque seaside town. Life is perfect unless you count insomnia and dealing with the fact that dating options in this town were limited. So a few little bum...

Their divorce never finalized. Neither did their feelings.The discovery that I was still legally married — years after I thought my divorce was final — was supposed to be the worst thing to happen to me this fall.It wasn’t.Because apparently the state of Vermont believes in closure. And no regrets. And court-ordered thirty-day reconciliation efforts. So now, in order to fast-track my divorce from Bennett Walker—my high school sweetheart and the man ...

Brought to you by Penguin.In a world of viral ideas and emotion, who gets to control the narrative, who gets to be heard, and what does power really cost?This is the story of the showdown between Elon Musk and Twitter and how the richest man on earth suddenly came to control one of the most powerful media platforms in the world. In Character Limit, award-winning reporters Kate Conger and Ryan Mac draw on exclusive interviews, unrep...

Getting snowed in with her ex was NOT on Andi’s holiday wish list.After being stood up on her wedding day, Andi escapes to her father’s quaint mountain resort, just in time for a blizzard and a surprise reunion with her ex from three years ago--Devin. Stranded together in a tiny cabin, they can't ignore their past chemistry bubbling like a fresh batch of gingerbread dough. But Devin’s surprise plan, which revives the painful memory of him ...

The action-packed conclusion to the epic fantasy romance trilogy full of dangerous magic and star-crossed love.KeeraAs she faces the devastating consequences of trusting the wrong person, there is no escaping the fate of the desert—and the weight of every life tied to it. Now, Keera must choose between freeing the city she swore to protect from a cruel tyrant or crossing the desert to heal her broken Heart.As the magic of the desert...

When a troubled girl steals a horse, her foster moms are thrown together with their reluctant neighbor in this award-winning novel from New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde.From the bestselling author of Pay It Forward comes a story of the heartbreak and healing power of family. New to a small town, Jackie and Paula envision a quiet life for their kids: a young adopted son and two teenage foster children, including the troubled St...

A foster mother must contend with the emotional turmoil of her new blended family in a heartfelt novel of hope and second chances by New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde.Maggie Blount, divorced mother of two and California physician, puts her private practice on hold when disaster strikes. Doctors on Wheels takes her and Alex—Maggie’s professional and romantic partner—wherever they’re needed. After rolling into rural Louisiana in ...

Marshmallow's Big Move follows Marshmallow the dog as he moves into his new house with his humans, Ellie and Noah. Marshmallow has uncertainty as he learns he is moving from his home and fear sets in. He is scared that he will not make new friends, not like the new house as much as the old, become lost in the new house, and not have as much fun as he usually does. As we discover Marshmallow's fears we see him comforted by the ones he loves and trusts (Ellie and Noah). They help him gain th...

An Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestseller.From New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde comes a gripping and emotional novel about friendship, motherhood, and the journey toward finding a place to call home.Brooke is a divorced single mom, financially strapped, living with her mother, and holding tight to the one thing that matters most: her two-year-old daughter, Etta. Then, in a matter of seconds, ...