What do you do when you think you're cursed? How do you remain optimistic when tragedy and pain are around every corner and you're forced to carry the sins of your mother? Do you give up and become exactly who everyone assumes you will be? Or do you prove everyone wrong, including yourself and overcome it all? These are the questions Tisha and Terricka Lewis ask themselves every day as they face abuse and humiliation all because of the sins of their mother. Come on this emotional roller co...

Three heartwarming stories. Curious cats. Endless fun for young readers.Enjoy the first three books in the Kurious Katz series, written by a retired first-grade teacher and specially crafted to help children build confidence as they learn to read.Meet Marshmallow, Taffy, and Snickerdoodle, three lovable kittens who don’t mean to get into trouble… they’re just curious. Every adventure is filled with gentle lessons, fun vocabulary, and swe...

Last night I betrayed my husband.This morning my daughter disappeared.My husband may have forgiven my first mistake. But he will never forget this.And so I have to find her.Before it's too late. For all of us.

Santa is coming in three days. He has been known to deliver a dog to bad cats on Christmas morning. Marshmallow, Taffy, and Snickerdoodle try to be good, but they can’t help being curious. Will the Kurious Katz stay out of mischief until Santa arrives?

Marshmallow and Taffy had the perfect life until a big gray cat named Snickerdoodle showed up in their backyard. Will the Kurious Katz and Snickerdoodle become friends?

Celebrate the season with the Kurious Katz.This two-book holiday box set is filled with festive fun, gentle lessons, and lovable mischief—perfect for young readers.Written by a retired first-grade teacher, these heartwarming stories entertain while helping children build confidence as they learn to read.In Kurious Katz and the Christmas TreeLicorice and Gus want to be good cats—but that’s easier said than do...

Soft Glimmers & Shining Stars is a collection of soulful poetry centered around love, hope and life. It reminds you to be kinder to yourself and gives you the opportunity to reflect. If you want to be moved, inspired, and rejuvenated, all at the same time, this is the book for you. Read it and shine on.

**2020-2021 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master ListBernice Buttman is tough, crass, and hilarious, and she just might teach you a thing or two about empathy in this debut for fans of The Great Gilly Hopkins.**When you're a Buttman, the label "bully" comes with the territory, and Bernice lives up to her name. But life as a bully is lonely, and if there's one thing Bernice really wants (even more than becoming a Hollywood stuntwoman), it's a true friend.After her ...

An instant Indie bestseller!Midsummer Sisters is a contemporary graphic novel about two sisters who find themselves watching over a wild foal during a summer of change. A stunning story about the power of sisterhood.Kenzie and Quinn aren’t just stepsisters—they’re best friends. They’re spending the summer with their grandmother, kayaking in the marshy coastal islands she calls home. The Outer Banks are also home to a herd of wild p...

WINNER OF THE 2017 AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS, GENERAL NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARWINNER OF THE 2016 MELBOURNE PRESS CLUB LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD‘There will be no wrecking, no undermining, and no sniping.’–Tony Abbott, 15 September 2015Abbott’s performances in the party-room debates on education and climate change had ranged between woeful and pathetic. He sounded desperate, he was inconsistent, and — his colleag...

Between 2013 and 2022, Tony Abbott begat Malcolm Turnbull, who begat Scott Morrison. For nine long years, Australia was governed by a succession of Coalition governments rocked by instability and bloodletting, and consumed with prosecuting climate and culture wars while neglecting policy.By the end, among his detractors—and there were plenty—Morrison was seen as the worst prime minister since Billy McMahon. Morrison failed to accept the mantle of national leadership, or to deal ade...

Kyle Singer knew she'd survive the comet with Ichiro, but the knowledge hadn't prepared her for the guilt that came with surviving while the rest of her family had not. After arriving at the school, she discovers that Hartmann had kept track of the families before the comet hit—including Ichiro's missing relatives.Keeping the family's whereabouts a secret, Kyle is determined to find Andy and use their sixth senses to bring her brother back to the school. To safety. When Ichiro find...