Max Miller, a nineteen-year-old Civil War reenactor is a college freshman in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Max is looking forward to four years of normal college life, but his time spent at school turns out to be anything but normal. He meets an eighteen-year-old Mennonite girl, which results in the loss of his part-time job. He also finds himself in danger of being sued and suffers numerous injuries from an attack. Two men in his life, a college roommate and a wealthy Mennonite farmer are mak...

Nick sprinted across the carpeted lobby and out the front door. John would not be far behind. Outside, he made a left and ran beneath the large marquee that boldly displayed he and Shelby as visiting authors. Running into the parking garage he ran up to the second level where he had parked their car. He looked back and saw John run up the ramp. He was almost to the car but figured he had no time to unlock it, climb in, start the car and drive off before John would be on him. Instinctively,...

Baseball is more than a game, it's about life. There are countless young boys dreaming of being a major league ballplayer, but the chances of making it are slim. While millions of children play Little League baseball with hopes of making it into the bigs, only a hundred might make it to the major leagues. Five-year-old Harley Sims dreams of pitching in the major leagues for the St. Louis Cardinals. Join him on his incredible journey!

Turning, she looked at the distant dock light. She looked down at the money in her hand and then stuffed it into the front pocket of her white shorts. She had to make a decision, stay where she was or go to the light. She raised her right leg and the sneaker was sucked from her foot. Raising her other foot se lost the other sneaker. She took three awkward steps across the muddy section of land she was on, but then stopped and took a deep breath, the stagnant odor of the marsh causing her t...

A serial killer is loose in the Smoky Mountains.In the fall of 1969, a backwoods farmer and his wife were murdered by four drunken hunters. The farmer's three dogs, a horse and two fawns were also killed. Two young sons managed to escape but were unable to identify the killers. The murders were never solved.Now, decades late, someone has decided to take revenge by killing one person every season in a manner that shocks even the most hardened law officer.In the small to...

In the groundbreaking tradition of his award-winning Monster and Bad Boy: A Memoir, Walter Dean Myers fashions a highly readable, powerful novel about the rules for success for young men, especially those navigating coming of age while Black.Jimmy and Kevin could use a guide to life. When each of the boys gets in the kind of trouble that almost lands them in juvenile detention, their neighbor Duke steps in and offers them jobs in his Harlem barber...

Now an animated series from Paramount + & Nickelodeon!Big Nate is going for broke in the fourth novel in the hilarious New York Times bestselling series by Lincoln Peirce!This time, Nate and his friends are in the Ultimate Snowdown—a wintry snow-sculpture competition against the bullies from Jefferson Middle School, who beat P.S. 38 at EVERYTHING!But as the rivalry between P.S. 38 and Jefferson Middle School escalates, will Nate be able to save the day? And finally ...

A terrific Linwood Barclay novella - written specially for the World Book Day Quick Reads promotionKeisha Ceylon is a psychic. At least, that's what she passes herself off as. The truth is, Keisha's real powers have more to do with separating troubled families from their money than actually seeing into the netherworld. Keisha watches the news for stories of missing family members. She gives it a few days, then moves in, tells these families she's had a vision, that...

Held in a bunker by sadistic kidnappers, who can save these girls?KILL FOR ME is the brilliant third and final thriller in the *P*****hiladelphia/Atlanta series, by bestselling author Karen Rose.'Never once lets up on the gas pedal' LORENZO CARCATERRA'Rose juggles a large cast, a huge body count and a complex plot with terrifying ease' PUBLISH...

The second book of the smash-hit Wayward Pines trilogy, from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter, Recursion, and UpgradeIt’s the perfect town . . . as long as you don’t try to leave.Nestled amid picture-perfect mountains, the idyllic town of Wayward Pines is a modern-day Eden—at least at first glance.Except that within its fences, the residents are told where to work, how to live, and who to marry...

Then Again, Maybe I Won't is a classic coming-of-age story from the boy's perspective, from Judy Blume, the author of Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret.Tony Miglione is thirteen, living in a cramped house with his family in New Jersey. But then, when his Dad invents something that makes them rich, Tony finds himself suddenly moving into a luxury home on Long Island.But being rich brings it's own problems – Tony's grandma feels useless ...

THE GLOBAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERAN UNFORGETTABLE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE BELOVED INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR DOLLY PARTON AND THE WORLD'S #1 BESTSELLING THRILLER WRITER JAMES PATTERSON.__________________________'A GRIPPING AND HEARTBREAKING BOOK I COULDN'T PUT DOWN' REESE WITHERSPOON'LIKE HAVING DOLLY IN THE ROOM WITH YOU' VAL McDERMID'UNFORGE...