If she could only jump from a plane, and fall through that color—fall through the cloud crevasse in which she imagined her mother temporarily dwelt—a fuchsia-lit portal growing whiter as her mother raced to her grandmother’s love within a wormhole to paradise.Mid 1990s: Mormon-raised sisters Cassandra and Sarah Anderson from Holladay, Utah, find a second, exciting, and difficult home in New York City. Anorexic and withering, Sarah fights for life while Cassandra, a feisty and scrap...

"Schpilker the Terrier Puppy" is based on a real wire fox terrier, Schpilker (pronounced SHPIL-ker). The book chronicles Schpilker's triumphs and challenges with her new adoptive family, the Schmidts. The author makes analogies between Schpilker's mistakes and a child's—something to which all children can relate.Soft but alluring illustrations by Nick Spinelli add to the journey children take with this loveable puppy.

Lisbon is a city of stories. They swirl like the Tagus tide, carrying whispered secrets through winding alleys and slip between the stones of forgotten ruins. In Living, Loving, Longing Lisbon, past and present blur, love and loss entwine, and the city comes alive. A one-night stand leads to a shocking transformation. A chance meeting on a train sparks a romance shadowed by history. A bitter Christmas wish takes an unsettling turn. Ancient gods, fading from memory, gather for a meal, while...