Two Lake County Major Crimes Task Force Officers entered the room. They introduced themselves and then the first thing they asked each of us was the most shocking question we could ever imagine.“DO YOU BELIEVE YOUR MOTHER IS CAPABLE OF MURDER?”In just a short time we all realized that the answer was irrelevant. The Task Force had already decided that our mom, Marni Yang, a hard-working single mother of three, was their target and they would do whatever it t...

The inspiration behind the hit Roblox game!A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERABA Regional Bestseller"Ambitious . . . themes of family, friendship, and personal integrity shine."—Kirkus Reviews"A highly engaging journey of connection and transformation and an innovative read for this present age.—Rita Williams-Garcia, Newbery Honor author of One Crazy Summ...

Brought to you by Penguin.BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick.Everyone thinks Heath Rocha was my first love. He wasn't. My first love was figure skating.Katarina Shaw has always known she’s destined to become an Olympic skater. When she meets Heath Rocha, a lonely kid stuck in the foster care system, their instant connection makes them a formidable duo on the ice. Clinging to skating – and each other – to escape the...

The concept of “fandom” has been revolutionized over the past 20 years because of various technological, cultural, and communicative advancements. Evolution of the Modern Sports Fan: Communicative Approaches explores the elements of the sports fan that have markedly changed since the turn of the century. Inherent within these investigations is the role of communication in a multitude of forms (mediated, relational, etc.) as the prototypical sports fan has most heavily shifted within this d...