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Every member of Seconds to Juliet has a girlfriend—except for Nathan Strong. Now the band's manager is leaning hard on "The Cute One" to play the role of the band's heartthrob. With the band's sales in decline, it's up to Nathan to keep the fans' fantasy alive. The plan is to stage a fake relationship and a fake breakup, and then let the fans fight to be the one to mend Nathan's broken heart. Just one problem. There's another girl in the picture—one Nathan can't stay away from. In private, Nathan's stealing kisses with the band's new opening act, Abby Curtis.

Anya Anderson doesn't just need a big break, she needs any break. Living on the streets doesn't leave a girl many options, so when she scores a gig reporting on the Seconds to Juliet tour, she jumps at the chance to earn enough money to sleep somewhere safe. And the paycheck will get bigger—and keep her off the streets for good—if she can dig up dirt on Will Fray, the irritatingly hot "shy guy" of the band.

When Daisy Morris finds out she's spending the summer with her dad, bodyguard for Seconds to Juliet—the hottest boy band around—she knows it couldn't be more perfect. But not because she's a fan. Oh, no. Because ever since front man Trevin Jacobs completely humiliated her by standing her up for homecoming, Daisy is out for a little revenge. Yup, Trevin Jacobs is goin' down . . .

Faerie and the human world may have survived near-annihilation, but that doesn’t mean everything is flowers and singalongs for the residents of the now-combined lands. Humans are coming to terms with finding chunks of a realm they didn’t know existed dumped into their neighborhoods, plus the Fae Court is a bloody battleground for wannabe ruling families. Dropped in the middle of the chaos is Spellmeet, a Wild-West border town where refugees and opportunists try to make a living despite unstable magic and technology.

Inglaterra, 1573. Los días de la pequeña Ellyn transcurren trabajando de sol a sol en la humilde granja de su familia, paleando las heces de los animales y recibiendo los menosprecios y los golpes de su hermano Tomas. Desde que su padre quedara inválido en un accidente, y más ahora que una nueva hermanita, Agnes, ha llegado a ese mundo de miseria y privaciones, todos han de deslomarse aún más para asegurar el sustento. En esa atmósfera de brutalidad, fatiga e inmundicia, la única alegría de Ellyn es Agnes, a quien la une un vínculo muy especial.

1999. Macarena Montiel desaparece de forma repentina. Poco después de los hechos, su marido vende la casa donde pasaron juntos el último verano. 2009. Como cada verano, Celia acaba de llegar a su casa de la playa. Pero todo es diferente ese año, la empresa de su padre se encuentra en una situación crítica, al borde del cierre y cada día Celia vive atormentada por las peleas de sus padres. Lo peor es que Celia no puede evitar sentirse en parte culpable de todo lo que está pasando.

For over fifteen years, researchers have described a crisis in our nations' early learning classrooms. Hundreds of children are expelled from childcare and preschool every day; a rate nearly three times that of kindergarten-twelfth grade students. Each child's expulsion is symptomatic of a larger crisis—an overburdened, underfunded, undervalued, and fragmented early education system. No Longer Welcome starts a critical conversation between and across sectors of the early childhood field.

Brooke’s treetop city is a charred husk of its former glory. Her people demand revenge against the Emberhawk tribe, blind to the larger threat: the ravenous Malaano Empire. Determined to subvert a bloody war, Brooke accepts a marriage alliance she knows she’ll soon regret. Meanwhile, an Emberhawk prince is seeding a rebellion, and if Brooke’s secret support can reforge the Tribal Alliance, they might stand a chance against the Imperial threat. Lysander is a former slave who feels he has nothing to live for…unless he can convince Brooke to teach him the magic of thought-speak.

Author Brenda James guides you to take a deep but safe dive inward. Chapter by chapter, through a method of introspection, you are encouraged to take simple action steps and embrace tools to help illuminate all the reasons why you should believe in yourself as a leader. Embrace the process and let its wisdom equip you with one of the key fundamentals of leadership—self-belief. Come on an inspiring journey that will fill your heart with possibility. Immediately—and forever.

La muerte es un tema difícil de abordar con los niños. Este audiolibro es la ayuda que padres, maestros y adultos que tengan niños a su cuidado estaban esperando para comprender el tema en sus propios términos.

On a normal day of interplanetary sabotage, young Jei Bereens has things under control. He's plagued by night terrors and an archenemy as slippery as the grime on his gun, but freedom fighters all around the galaxy look to him for help. He's got the favor of an energy being and a best friend who'd die for him. On a normal day, Jei is legend. Today is not a normal day. Today, Jei broke an enemy soldier's mask and found his best friend inside. Tomorrow, that best friend will sell Jei out in the name of saving the universe. And the next day, Jei will disobey orders to take her down.

The award-winning poet weaves a tapestry of literary heritage and intimate reflection as she pays tribute to women artists and mentors, and circles the ongoing mysteries of friendship, love, art, and loss. In this powerful gathering of poems about her own "influencers," as well as poems on...

Portofino, Italia, 1943. Elodie, una joven violonchelista, desembarca en una hermosa villa italiana tratando de pasar inadvertida para los oficiales nazis que custodian el lugar. Cuando su familia es asesinada por el régimen de Mussolini, se ve obligada a abandonar una prometedora carrera como...

As if it wasn't bad enough to be deemed the "most single person" at her magazine's office, budding reporter Penny has now been tapped to write a series of features called "The Dating Itinerary." From speed dating to Tinder, old-fashioned matchmakers to up-and-coming "dark dating," Penny has to go on a lot of dates. Silver lining: meeting new people should be fun, right? But running into her old rival, George, at her first dating event is decidedly not. Not only does the arrogant know-it-all have zero trouble attracting women, wherever Penny goes, somehow he just. Keeps. Showing. Up.

En palabras de Antonio Muñoz Molina, “cada cuento de Consuelo Martínez Reyes contiene un mundo. Cada uno de los mundos está conectado con todos los demás. A cada cuento y a cada mundo le corresponde una voz. Cada voz es distinta, con la diferencia y la singularidad de las voces verdaderas, no las de la escritura, sino las voces de la vida que escuchamos y que nos revelan un carácter y un alma. Las voces singulares de los cuentos están conectadas entre sí.

Kasis is an uninhabitable planet, yet there they were—inhabiting. It’s no wonder that prolonged colonization produced side effects. Or gifts. But with a militarized government that persecutes people for being different, using such a gift could mean certain death. Auburn Alendra is one of the gifted. Her power allows her to hear into the deepest corners of the polluted city, gathering secrets and using them to her advantage. When one of those secrets threatens her very existence—along with thousands of others throughout the city—Auburn must do everything it takes to fight back.

This touching story reveals how the good Princess Jenny, ruler of her peaceful country called Placida, meets a crisis when the wicked queen who rules the country next to hers stirs up trouble by sending a spy to steal Jenny's beloved puppy. Children will love how this story unfolds, with adventure, animals, intrigue, and a love story besides! Princess Jenny and the Stolen Puppy aspires to be the most charming and gentle way ever to introduce children to the harsh realities of international conflict.

It was supposed to be like any other night out for Deandra Sings and her 14-year-old daughter, Lola. They bought the concert tickets months in advance, planned their outfits early, and set aside all other obligations to make for a fun-filled Friday in downtown Toronto. They didn’t expect to be threatened. They didn’t expect to be killed. Now Deandra is back—and she won’t rest until her daughter is avenged. She has five targets. She knows their names; she knows their faces. She’s broken the barrier of death itself. The only thing that she lacks is mercy.

Division changed the United States years ago. Now, except for a few stronghold territories, the Reformed Liberation of America controls all. Natazhia Flynn and her family live a quiet life in one of those territories, clinging to the remnants of freedom they once knew. A routine supply run changes everything!

Katya is in love with Azovka, the Mistress of Copper Mountain. Katya's fiancée Danilo dares carve Azovka an impossible flower of stone. They witness the ruthlessness of the Romanovs and clutches of corrupt bailiffs in the Ural Mountains, where Azovka's Copper Men have ruled since they were first mined out of Mount Azov. But when Azovka begins to turns to stone, Katya fears the worst - and that Danilo will follow Azovka to a Hell of malachite shadow. With Baba Yaga's guidance, and the magick in her veins, Katya must save them all!