Book 01 in The Spinster's Society series - A Historical Romance BookLady Lorena Cullip is the definition in Mr. Samuel Johnson's English Dictionary for the word: curious.One might also find her name under1- scandalous2- disastrous,3- slightly mad.But the latest rumors about the lady have all of London holding their breaths.She's beg...

How did we conclude that the best way to prepare kids for the future is to cluster them into classrooms by age and grade, forcing them to learn the same things, at the same time and pace, seven hours a day, five days a week, for twelve years?We trust the school system to prepare our kids for the future. We get excited when they get good grades, or disappointed if they don't. But we rarely stop to question whether school is teaching our children the right things in the right way.

After breaking the 100m world record, sixteen-year-old Calli is whisked away to a secret facility where she's placed with other teens who possess superhuman speed. She soon finds herself in a deadly situation involving other superpowers, traitors, and a centuries-old clan vying for world domination. Calli will have to rely on her quick wit and gut instinct to navigate her new world which includes secretly carrying a power-infusing diamond, all the while steering clear of the young man who ...

A bursting-with-personality cookbook from Sister Pie, the boutique bakery that's making Detroit more delicious every day.“Everything you want in a pie cookbook: careful directions, baker’s secret tips, inspired combinations, and a you-can-do-it attitude.”—Chicago TribuneIACP AWARD FINALIST • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AND CHICAGO TRIBUNEAt Sister Pie,...

What comes after Ivy and Mac's honeymoon? Looking for a safe, comfortable place to settle down and leae the nomadic motorhome life behind. No more dead bodies. No more killers.So what do they find instead? Murder!Beginning with a runaway Miranda and a fiancee in a ruffled red bikini, continuing with a missing gun, a woman who tells fortunes with crumbled cookies, and puzzling questions about the dead man. Was he the sweet guy the fiancee claims he was, with not an enemy in ...

It turns out that the best way to "attract" friends to invite to your birthday is by being yourself in this sweet, STEAM-minded picture book from New York Times best-selling author Beth Ferry.Marsha's birthday is coming up, and she needs to make some friends to invite to her party. She's a little stumped...but a scientist knows how to solve problems: the scientific method!With equal parts creativity, determination, and humor, Marsha sets out to

When Malena Sevilla's tidy, carefully planned world collapses following her father’s mysterious suicide, she finds a letter--signed with an “A”--that reveals that her mother, who she thought dead, is very much alive in San Isidro, a quaint town tucked in the Andes Mountains. Intent on meeting her, Malena arrives at Alameda Street and meets four sisters who couldn’t be more different from one another, but who share one thing in common: all of their names begin with an A. To avoid a scandal,...

A stunning instructional from beloved Los Angeles baker Margarita Manzke, who teaches the key doughs, batters, recipes, and clever ways for creating wow-factor and bakery-quality results at home.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMESFor all who aspire to master brioche, croissant, pâte á choux, or even cookie dough and muffin and cake batter, Margarita Manzke, super-star baker and co-owner of Los Angeles ...

Is Mac the next hot new movie star? Probably not. But he is an extra in a movie being filmed near a mysterious California mountain famed for the myths and legends surrounding it. He even gets a promotion above "extra" level; now he's lumbering around head-butting other actors as Bigfoot.Ivy is mildly indignant that she's a movie-extra reject. Too short. Although her job as assistant to the ranch woman providing lunches for cast and crew does not, at least, require a costume both ha...

My husband caught me watching the young neighbor guys at the pool unclothed from our bedroom window and touching myself. Instead of judging me outright, however, we addressed the whole thing and I told him about my fantasies.Now, at my request, I find myself in our own basement, chained and blindfolded, waiting for the three guys to come in and do whatever they want with me ...

Tom is delighted when he receives a box of tin soldiers for his birthday. But he has no idea they come to life while he's asleep! A beautifully illustrated retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic story, accompanied by audio narration."Irresistible for children learning to read. " - Child Education Plus

Follow the fun, educational and challenging journey of a young child and his teachers and parents as they navigate the new school year amidst the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 by giving light to a situation everyone in the world is going through.