When Tonya and her friends decide to sail around the world they want to see exciting things and visit exciting places. But one day, they meet an orca - a killer whale - one of the most dangerous animals in the sea. And life gets a little too exciting.

He is the descendent of an evil man. A pirate. An abuser of women and ransacker of the Atlantic coast. He does not allow his blood to boil with his pirate DNA. He wants only to run a tight ship, clean and safe for its crew. He is a middle school custodian. Dark, swarthy Spanish descent. She is the descendent of the tough female pirate Anne Bonney by her dalliances with Calico Jack. She keeps everybody lined up. Teaches them what they need to know. Because she's a middle school teacher…and ...

In this powerful, redemptive true story, a young man living on the edge of survival is transformed into a healing presence in the lives of all he touches.At age ten, Peter Mutabazi ran away from home. For five years he survived on the streets of Kampala, Uganda, a city of 1.5 million, until one man saw potential in him. This man not only supported Peter through school but forever altered Peter's outlook in every possible way.Since then, Peter's turnaround s...

"¿Qué derecho tienen dos yuppies blancos a intentar hacer un muestrario de lo que es el rap?", se preguntaban David Foster Wallace y Mark Costello en 1989. El escritor (que se acababa de trasladar a Boston para estudiar en Harvard) y su compañero de piso descubrieron su pasión común por el entonces casi desconocido género musical y se propusieron escribir un ensayo que desmenuzara su ADN. El resultado fue "Ilustres raperos". "La pregunta era, es y seguirá siendo pertinente —escribe Nando C...

A crazy bet has tattoo legend Abel offering his big, hairy butt to the one man he can't get out of his head: newcomer Myron.For a tattoo, though anything else is definitely on the table as well.Half his age and size and bossy as can be, Myron should not be Abel's type, if only because he's a man and Abel has always thought he was straight. Yeah, not so much. Myron has gotten under his skin, and now Abel wants him on his skin as well...and in his life.What starts as ...

'How can Mr Frank be angry now?' thinks Mike happily. His film is good and he is the only cameraman on the volcano. Now he can go home. But then he finds Jenny and she is dying. Rocks start to move and Mike is afraid. Can they get off the volcano alive? And what happens to Mike's camera and film?

Faith left on rocky soil withers. But faith nurtured in the good soil of Christian teaching, formation, and mentorship grows to maturity and yields thriving community. Educational ministries are so often where this happens—where the desires of the human heart are shaped toward a love for God, a love for one's neighbor, and a love for the world.In this comprehensive guide to educational ministries in the twenty-first century, Fred Edie and Mark Lamport explore how church leaders and...

Peacemakers. The Galactic Union's most capable enforcers and resolute negotiators, their name alone elicits fear and awe among the Union's citizenry.After the fight for Snowmass, Jackson Rains questions everything he thought he knew. As Force 25 regroups and prepares to rescue Snowman, Jackson steps away and returns to the trail of the elusive Kr'et'Socae. The disgraced Enforcer is not so easily found. Needing assistance, and to heal his wounded heart, Jackson turn...

A cursed witch. A ruthless fae general. A magical bond that could ignite a war—or spark a love that defies every rule.Seren Elowen has lived her entire life in hiding, suppressing the dangerous magic tied to a forbidden bloodline. But when she's kidnapped by fae soldiers and taken across the veil into a realm of treacherous beauty, her world shatters. There, she learns a devastating truth: she’s magically bonded to Kael Thornhart, the fae general leading the war ag...

The empty centre of Australia. The sun is hot and there are not many people. And when Bill meets a man, alone, standing on an empty road a long way from anywhere, he is surprised and worried. And Bill is right to be worried. Because there is something strange about the man he meets. Very strange ...

"A roadmap for healing and connection that every parent and child could benefit from."--Tori Hope Petersen, bestselling author and speaker· from a former street kid turned adoptive dad and foster dad· how to parent with grace and consistency· special information about dealing with challenging behaviors, broken trust, and traumaWhether a child has been in a loving and supportive home from day one or has been bo...

'As gripping as Mark's greatest races' – Zoe Ball'Incredibly brave and uplifting' – Rebecca AdlingtonThe moving story of one of Britain's best-loved sportsmen, and his thirty-year coming out journeyWITH A FOREWORD BY CLARE BALDINGAs a five-time Olympian, six-time World Champion and eight-time World Record holder, if anyone was going to be openly gay at the height of their sporting career it s...