"I have no idea how late it actually is. We flew off somewhere this morning, and my cell phone automatically turns off the clock if we're getting close to a new time zone by plane. Mile by mile, the bus pushes through the inner city. Budapest seems to be quite big. We are in the middle of rush hour traffic. As it is Friday, everyone wants to get out of the city very quickly. But nothing works quickly here at all." Flake, the legendary keyboardist for the German band Rammstein, takes reader...

"This marriage cannot happen," Coty's voice rang through the hall."She's pregnant with someone else's child.""I hate her too much to ever share a bed with her," Damien said coldly."Then who is the father?""The child is mine."Ryker Stones—the dreaded Alpha of the Silvercrest Pack.Damien's uncle.Her fiancé's blood.And her father's sworn enemy.Jenna Spears, the legitimate daughter of the Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack, n...

**Winner of the Coretta Scott King awardSharon Flake's award-winning, empowering debut novel follows one girl's struggle toward self acceptance, no matter what the world throws her way. Includes a foreword by bestselling, award-winning author Jason Reynolds!**Maleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the other kids in her class. If they're not getting at her about her homemade clothes or her good grades, it's about her dark, black skin. Maleeka does whatever she can to t...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A thoughtful defense of traditional conservatism and a thorough assault on the way Donald Trump is betraying it.”—David Brooks, in his New York Times columnIn a bold act of conscience, Republican Senator Jeff Flake takes his party to task for embracing nationalism, populism, xenophobia, and the anomalous Trump presidency. The book is an urgent call for a return to bedrock conservative principle and a cry to once again put country bef...

Perfect for fans of Mo Willems and Jon Klassen, award-winning author Sharon G. Flake’s story about a very serious cat and a very silly duck will inspire giggles with every reading.Best friends Duck and Cat have a problem—Cat makes Duck sneeze! “I think—achoo!—I’m allergic to you,” Duck declares. Hilarity ensues as Cat keeps trying to solve the problem—but Duck keeps sneezing! Is Duck really allergic to Cat or is something else going on?Written comp...

"This marriage cannot happen," Coty's voice rang through the hall."She's pregnant with someone else's child.""I hate her too much to ever share a bed with her," Damien said coldly."Then who is the father?""The child is mine."Ryker Stones—the dreaded Alpha of the Silvercrest Pack.Damien's uncle.Her fiancé's blood.And her father's sworn enemy.Jenna Spears, the legitimate daughter of the Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack, n...

"This marriage cannot happen," Coty's voice rang through the hall."She's pregnant with someone else's child.""I hate her too much to ever share a bed with her," Damien said coldly."Then who is the father?""The child is mine."Ryker Stones—the dreaded Alpha of the Silvercrest Pack.Damien's uncle.Her fiancé's blood.And her father's sworn enemy.Jenna Spears, the legitimate daughter of the Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack, n...

The story of one young girl's struggle for money and survival, and the lengths she will go to get both, now reissued with an arresting new cover.Is there greed in Raspberry Hill's genes? In this sequel to Coretta Scott King Honor Book Money Hungry, once-homeless Raspberry Hill vows never to end up on the streets again. It's been a year since Raspberry's mother threw her hard-earned money out the window like trash, so to Raspberry money equals secu...

The powerful and long-anticipated companion to The Skin I'm In, Sharon Flake's bestselling modern classic, presents the unflinching story of Char, a young woman trapped in the underworld of human trafficking.*My feet are heavy as stones when I walk up the block wondering why I can't find my old self.*In The Skin I'm In, readers saw into the life of Maleeka Madison, a teen who suffered from the ridicule she received because of her dark skin color. For decades fans ...

Sharon Flake’s award-winning debut novelMaleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the other kids in her class. If they’re not getting at her about her homemade clothes or her good grades, it’s about her dark, black skin.When a new teacher, whose face is blotched with a startling white patch, starts at their school, Maleeka can see there is bound to be trouble for her too. But the new teacher’s attitude surprises Maleeka. Miss Saunders loves the skin she’...

"This marriage cannot happen," Coty's voice rang through the hall."She's pregnant with someone else's child.""I hate her too much to ever share a bed with her," Damien said coldly."Then who is the father?""The child is mine."Ryker Stones—the dreaded Alpha of the Silvercrest Pack.Damien's uncle.Her fiancé's blood.And her father's sworn enemy.Jenna Spears, the legitimate daughter of the Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack, n...

#1 German Bestseller"I have no idea how late it actually is. We flew off somewhere this morning, and my cell phone automatically turns off the clock if we're getting close to a new time zone by plane. Mile by mile, the bus pushes through the inner city. Budapest seems to be quite big. We are in the middle of rush hour traffic. As it is Friday, everyone wants to get out of the city very quickly. But nothing works quickly here at all."Flake, the lege...