Young Changemakers is an inspirational series all about real kids from around the globe doing extraordinary things to make a difference in their communities and the world!There are lots of ways to be a champion! Champions for Change is filled with encouraging stories of real-life kids who use their big dreams, determination, and passion to advocate for others and change the world. From raising money to help endangered animals, to organizing beach cleanups a...

In the New York Times–bestselling author's Regency romance, an old dog learns new tricks, inherits a fortune, and leads two humans to love.After spending her life at an orphanage, young Emily is brought to the opulent estate of Sir Peregrine Manley, where she is employed as companion to the old man's dog. Duke, scraggly old hound, is the only member of the family Sir Peregrine cares for. And while the rest of his family greedily awaits his death, he's arran...

A long-engaged couple is about to wed out of a sense of duty—but someone has other plans in a rollicking Regency by the New York Times–bestselling author.Mary and the earl have been promised to each other for a decade—and after a long separation the time has finally come for them to go through with it, in spite of the fact that their ardor has cooled. Anything else would be dishonorable . . .But Mary's sister, Emily, believes the marriage would be a ...

One last fight to bring it all down...So, we're probably screwed. The Council have made it clear that they intend to take back the Amazons, no matter what.And I'm not sure we can stop them.But if we can - if we can claim just this one victory - the Council will have lost control of the Witches, and the rest of their little empire will fall.Every victory so far has come with a cost, the only question is, if we manage this, what will i...

Two lovebirds learn that there’s more to life than money in this historical romance by bestselling author M. C. Beaton.Fanny and her groom had been tricked! Parents on both sides, all impoverished, had decided to recoup their families’ losses by marrying their children to the progeny of a wealthier neighbor. The joke was on them, however, when it was outed that neither family had a penny to its name.Charles was not the dark rogue of Fanny’s girlish fantasies, but he was chi...

Books 1-3 of the Xoe Meyers Series.A demon’s life is never easy. Join Xoe as she’s thrown to the wolves, the werewolves that is. As if witches, human sacrifices, and other demons weren’t enough to deal with, Xoe must struggle to rein in her powers before she sets something more important than a washing machine on fire. If she can’t, her whole life might go up in flames.

Misuzu Kanno, who was dumped by her boyfriend of five years is sexually frustrated, so looks for new encounters on dating apps. There she talks with a college gymnast, eight years her junior, and decides to meet. When she arrives at the rendezvous point, she finds that the boy she was talking with has brought a friend... Misuzu's disappointed at first, until a sweet proposal that the three of them hang out shakes things up!

Colt McAllister is just nineteen when he crosses into the lawless border town of Palo Rojo, chasing the ghost of a father he barely remembers and a reputation he never asked for. Fresh off a cattle drive and wearing boots still stiff with newness, Colt quickly finds that a fast draw isn't enough to survive in a place ruled by rustlers, gamblers, and men who shoot first and talk later.

Published in 1835 in New York, The New Whole Art of Confectionary provided delicious, sugary recipes for bakers, confectioners, and homemakers in the early 19th century. One of the earliest dessert cookbooks published in the United States from an original British publication, this compendium of all things sugar has recipes for delicious treats such as Peppermint Cake, Candied Ginger, Funeral Buns, Yorkshire Muffins, Raisin Loaf, Rhubarb Tarts, Lemon Cheesecakes, Ice Cream, Paradis...

Summer has come to an end; school is about to begin. And for Geoh, that should be an exciting time heading into the sixth grade! Except it’s not—new school, no friends, changing grades a lot to get used to at home and at school. Geoh thinks to himself, What if he makes no friends? What if no one likes him? What if his teacher doesn’t like him? What if he’s late to class? What if he can’t even find his class? And what if he doesn’t like the school lunch! Oh, how he wishes he could go back t...

Utterly--love can drive a person to do almost anything. Is it love? Or is it a completely driven, dark-focused obsession? More than just a typical college romance, this is about a beautiful, extraordinary young girl by the name of Paulina Cattleya Drake, a freshman now entering college who tries her best at first to navigate her way out of a tumultuous breakup with her controlling and obsessed boyfriend. Like most girls heading off to college, Paulina is doing her best to balance school, w...

This edited volume addresses the development of young language learners’ oracy which strengthens their abilities to speak and listen and use spoken language to deepen thinking and engagement with their world.It offers theoretical and pedagogical perspectives on oracy development and proposes ideas for teaching listening, speaking and thinking in contexts. The book consists of four parts: (1) Research and pedagogical overviews, (2) Classroom practices for the teaching of oracy, (3) Technolo...