Zoe is about to embark on the most extraordinary adventure of her life when she stumbles upon a mysterious door leading to the world of shifting shadows. In this magical place, shadows have minds of their own and can dance between light and dark. As Zoe navigates this strange world, she learns that light and shadow are two halves of a whole. Embracing both is the key to understanding the ever-changing nature of life. Join Zoe on a journey filled with laughter, magic, and self-discovery, as...

Sable, a brave girl with an adventurous spirit, embarks on a journey to the Island of Echoes, a mysterious place where sounds hold magical powers. The island’s echoes don’t just repeat; they carry messages from the past, present, and future. Along her way, Sable encounters strange creatures and faces her own doubts, learning that the echoes are both warnings and wisdom. To unlock the island's ancient riddle, Sable must listen not just to what is said, but to what is unsaid, discovering how...

Join Isidore, a young geologist, as he embarks on an exciting adventure to uncover the Earth’s hidden secrets! Guided by Orla, an ancient earth spirit, Isidore dives deep into the planet’s mysteries, from the molten core to the tallest mountains. Along the way, he explores the fascinating world of rocks, volcanoes, earthquakes, fossils, and more! Packed with fun, humor, and vibrant illustrations, Isidore and the Secrets of the Earth introduces children to the science behind the Ea...

"Garden of Moonlight Magic" takes readers on a whimsical journey with Selene, a curious dreamer who discovers a hidden garden that blooms only under the light of the full moon. In this magical place, she learns about the moon's influence on nature, from plants and animals to the tides of the ocean. With the help of Nox, a mysterious moonflower spirit, Selene embarks on an adventure that blends fantasy with science, teaching young readers about lunar cycles, gravity, and the profound connec...

She's the love of my life . . . and I'll do anything to win her back.ISABELLA LAWSON is the happiest she's ever been, simply because ALEXANDER WALKER loves her. With him by her side, Bella begins to understand her worth. The only problem? Not everyone wants to see her in Xander's life.Schemes, betrayals, and secrets lead to the shattering of two hearts, and Bella's best option is to leave Boston and focus on herself for a c...

When ISABELLA LAWSON's high school sweetheart, Jake, reappears in her life, she doesn't hesitate to say yes when he asks her to be his girlfriend. On the surface, the Boston City Warriors' wide receiver is a catch, but Bella soon realizes he's not the same guy she dated in high school. What if she made a mistake in choosing to trust him again?ALEXANDER WALKER's dream of joining the Warriors and moving back to his hometown has finally come true. He's determined to prove himself wort...

The presence of Blacks in a number of European societies has drawn increasing interest from scholars, policymakers, and the general public. This interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary collection penetrates the multifaceted Black presence in Europe, and, in so doing, complicates the notions of race, belonging, desire, and identities assumed and presumed in revealing portraits of Black experiences in a European context. In focusing on contemporary intellectual currents and themes, the cont...

ISLAGrowing up, I knew three things for certain: I had the best parents in the world; I'd do anything to win Olympic gold; and Michael Thompson was my best friend. At sixteen, he broke my heart.Since then, figure skating has been my salvation. But Michael Thompson? He's someone I want nothing to do with. Too bad we both attend Golden Bay University. I'm an Olympian figure skater, and he's the future center of New York's NHL team, the Phantoms.Avoidi...

This devotional is to encourage you to read God's word more and to learn different scripture that will improve your relationship with God. It helps guides your morning devotional time and facilitates finding encouraging scriptures when your morning is hectic and busy. It will help you to share scriptures that can encourage others to spend time with God in the morning. This devotional is to remind you how important it is to wake up with God and decree and declare His word over your life. Th...

Meet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior.Oh yeah. And dead.Stephanie's uncle Gordon is a writer of horror fiction. But when he dies and leaves her his estate, Stephanie learns that while he may have written horror, it certainly wasn't fiction.Pursued by evil forces intent on recovering a mysterious key, Stephanie finds help from an unusual source – the wisecracking skeleton of a dead wizard.When all hell breaks loose, it's lucky for Skuldugger...

Breaking with the exoticizing cast of public discourse and conventional research, Urban Outcasts takes the reader inside the black ghetto of Chicago and the deindustrializing banlieue of Paris to discover that urban marginality is not everywhere the same. Drawing on a wealth of original field, survey and historical data, Loïc Wacquant shows that the involution of America's urban core after the 1960s is due not to the emergence of an 'underclass', but to the joint withdrawal of mar...

In Counter-History of the Present Gabriel Rockhill contests, dismantles, and displaces one of the most widespread understandings of the contemporary world: that we are all living in a democratized and globalized era intimately connected by a single, overarching economic and technological network. Noting how such a narrative fails to account for the experiences of the billions of people who lack economic security, digital access, and real political power, Rockhill interrogates the ...