Detective Fiction for Young Readers is an examination of contemporary mystery stories for children and young adults. This volume explores how the conventions, rules, and expectations of adult mystery fiction have filtered down, so to speak, especially in the past several decades, to writing for younger readers. The book is organized into three sections that explore the whodunit, the hardboiled, and the metaphysical styles of mystery fiction. Furthermore, this text analyzes how eac...

Named the #1 Bestselling Non-Fiction Title by the Calgary HeraldTo camp means to occupy a place and/or time provisionally or under special circumstances. To camp can also mean to queer. And for many children and young adults, summer camp is a formative experience mixed with homosocial structure and homoerotic longing. In Queer as Camp, editors Kenneth B. Kidd and Derritt Mason curate a collection of essays and critical memoirs exploring the inters...

Best Nordic Ski Great Escapes 2023 is a high quality and beautifully designed unique, one-of-a-kind annual travel resort guide for cross-country skiers featuring top spots across North America. From 5-star to rustic resorts it covers trails, lodging, dining, attractions and more. A must for all passionate and committed cross-country skiers who are eager to discover countless new trails as they plan their winter vacations.

"An intelligent, authentic, and humorous approach in helping your student select the best college academically, personally, and financially." —Todd Rinehart, Vice Chancellor for Enrollment, University of DenverWritten for parents and families of college-bound students, Jon McGee's Dear Parents is an essential tool you'll need to navigate the complex and often emotional challenge of getting your daughter or son prepared for—and through—college. Organized ch...

Georgians, like all Americans, experienced the Civil War in a variety of ways. Through selected articles drawn from the New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), this collection chronicles the diversity of Georgia’s Civil War experience and reflects the most current scholarship in terms of how the Civil War has come to be studied, documented, and analyzed.The Atlanta campaign and Sherman’s March to the Sea changed the course of the war in 1864, in terms both of the up...

This is the first in a series of books planned by the author to feature Jack, Lake, and friends. I, for one, look forward to reading the continuing journey of these eco-stewards. Whether you are among those taking a more involved approach to helping the environment, or you are contemplating a plan of action, or you simply remember the activism of your youth, you will appreciate the message and the characters of SEED. And you’ll have a fine time reading this thrilling and enthralling exampl...

The definitive resource for advanced practice within nursing and the allied health professions—revised, expanded, and updated throughout.Advanced practice is an established and continuously evolving part of healthcare workforces around the world as a level of practice beyond initial registration. Advanced practitioners are equipped to improve health, prevent disease, and provide treatment and care for patients in a diverse range of settings.This comprehensi...

From Brandon Sanderson–author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive and its fourth massive installment, Rhythm of War–comes a new hefty novella, Dawnshard. Taking place between Oathbringer and Rhythm of War, this tale (like Edgedancer before it) gives often-overshadowed characters their own chance to shine.When a ghost ship is discovered, its crew presumed dead after trying to reach the storm-shrouded island Akina, Navani Kholin must send an expedition to make sur...

Ryan Quinn and the Rebel’s Escape is the first fast-paced, sensational novel in a trilogy about a New York City teenager who could give James Bond and Jason Bourne a run for their money. Fans of Alex Rider and the Spy School series will be completely enthralled.Ryan Quinn hopes his traveling days are over. The son of a United Nations worker, he’s grown up in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa—everywhere but home. He’s finally settled at a great school in New York and is making f...

Summer's over, and as the new school year kicks off, the nightmare returns.What began in Highland Park has now spread nationwide: students are disappearing after boarding school buses.This terrifying sequel takes Kaitlin and Jamie on a journey deeper into the unknown than ever before—one filled with fear, impossible choices, and the shocking truth behind the buses. But this time, the danger is bigger, the horrors more overwhelming, and survival is far from ...

They went searching for a dream. They found America.The first in a trailblazing trilogy of the brave men and women who risked their lives to build a future in the untamed heart of the American frontier…Fort Kearney, Nebraska, is the gateway to the west for a new breed of pioneers. Civil War veterans and widows, card sharps and Indian agents, and drifters—they arrive every day hoping to forge their destiny. Colonel Henry B. Carrington of the U.S. Calvary is assigned the unen...

"The New Empire intends to celebrate its victory over the Nationalists with a day that will never be forgotten. On the high holiday of Wintertide the empress will be married. Degan Gaunt and the Witch of Melengar will be publicly executed. Then the empress will suffer a fatal accident leaving the empire in the hands of the new emperor. It will be a perfect day. There is only one problem-Royce and Hadrian have finally found the lost heir.Performed by Bradley Foster Smith, Chris Gene...