Katherine, a multilingual NYU graduate student, takes a part-time gig as an interpreter for the NYPD, eager to escape her ramen-fueled student life. But when her first assignment thrusts her into a tense interrogation involving a murder, her quick thinking and sharp intuition uncover more than just language barriers. As secrets unravel, Katherine finds herself caught in a web of blackmail, desperation, and family loyalty. Will her empathy and insight crack the case—or will they pull her de...

This issue, we begin the second volume in Ed Glasby’s monumental fantasy trilogy with The Dark Pilgrimage, plus we have a complete science fiction novel by Nelson S. Bond and a complete classic mystery novel Mary Roberts Rinehart, Avery Hopwood (adapted from their play by acclaimed author Stephen Vincent Benét).On the mystery short story end of things, Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken has an original from Tom Larsen, and Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman as a Thanksgiving tale...

Flat Stanley is taking over the world, one city at a time! In this exciting second installment in the renowned Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures chapter book series, Stanley Lambchop travels to Egypt!Ever since Stanley was flattened by a bulletin board, there are places he can get to that no one else can. So when Stanley receives a letter from an archaeologist, he travels by airmail to Egypt to help find an ancient treasure deep in the heart of a great pyramid. But what if even t...

Zeina Abirached, author of the award-winning graphic novel A Game for Swallows, returns with a powerful collection of wartime memories.Abirached was born in Lebanon in 1981. She grew up in Beirut as fighting between Christians and Muslims divided the city streets. Follow her past cars riddled with bullet holes, into taxi cabs that travel where buses refuse to go, and on outings to collect shrapnel from the sidewalk.With striking black-and-white artwork, Abirached r...

The youngest ever Nobel Prize laureate, Pakistani women’s rights activist Malala Yousafzai, is the 26th hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 8.Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 17 for speaking out against injustice even when it was terrifying to do so. She was an ordinary Muslim girl who wanted to attend school, and she refused to stop protesting for her rights even after being attacked b...

Don’t Panic!:)This Book is Perfect for You!I’m an absolute beginner. Can I understand this book?Yes! This book is made for beginners, even if you don’t know a single word yet.How will I learn if I don’t know the language?You’ll learn through immersion. This means you’ll see the language used in real situations, like saying hello, or asking for directions. It’s how people naturally learn to speak - jus...

Ahmed is an Arab scrap dealer in the Holy Land, just like his grandfather who used to cart away the unwanted belongings of foreigners with his old horse wagon, yelling "Alte Sachen", that ancient Yiddish call for clutter.Living in a land that has been conquered, occupied, and battled over for thousands of years, Ahmed's livelihood depends on the immigrants and everything they throw away. He secretly marvels at their foreign ways, until one day he find something that involves him mo...

This is a short inspiring story of a scientist who is working on low cost solar battery invention for his country . One day the scientist gets kidnapped. Three children with the help of villagers rescue the scientist using the concept of electric bulbs. This story helps children to learn that a little knowledge that gets used is worth infinitely more than the knowledge that is idle.After reading the story, the children can ponder over the interesting questions to further enhance the...

Fran has been lonely since Aaron passed away.The only thing she has to look forward to are her daily visits to the cemetery.Until Aaron helps her find happiness.

Take another journey with me for another insight into in my opinion a unique people on a unique Island. Written once again very much ‘tongue in cheek’ but nonetheless true events, traditions and idiosyncrasies of the Cypriot people. It is not my intention to be derogatory or offensive to the Cypriot people as I AM one. The idea is to take actual facts and events and put a humorous twist to it all without detracting from the truth.Read about matters pertaining to subjects such as ‘H...

“The Falcon is no Saint, he doesn’t have The Saint’s morals; he’s not a Bond, he doesn’t work for MI6. But if they passed in the street they would know each other well enough to say hello…”≈≈≈≈≈This short story was commissioned by The Trinity Mirror Group, London, for their UK national newspaper The Sunday People in its glossy magazine Love Sunday.≈≈≈≈≈≈It seemed sensible to set the story a couple of months from where Spider 2-3 left off. Jim Peregrine, aka The ...

Cairo. 2012.The city is in the grip of revolution.Two police officers have been assigned to deal with the brutal murder of a foreign national.Will justice be served?The Sudanese man holds the key to it all.