A few Halloween Pranksters are causing a ruckus in a small midwestern town. The pumpkins are flying and the trick-or-treat candy is taken. Our very shy tomte, Finley, and his friends devise a plan to take back their town that is so perfect that the bullies run without really knowing what just happened.This is an epic chocolate caper that is thrilling and fun at the same time.

Finding killers is Calgary Police Detective Janice Maidstone’sjob, for now, but her parents want her back on the short-grass prairie in southern Saskatchewan to take over the ranch. Janice must choose between the police service in a job she loves,or the life as a rancher to carry on the family legacy. The decision hangs over her head while she and her partner investigate their latest case involving a pregnancy, a playboy fiancé, a greedy business partner, and a jealous bride

In truth and reconciliation settings, particular narratives are recounted by victims, perpetrators, witnesses, and legal experts, each employing distinct rhetorical strategies. Their testimonies, reported by the media and represented in various cultural forms, profoundly influence public understanding and collective memory in post-conflict societies.Authored by an interdisciplinary team of international scholars across the humanities and social sciences, policymakers and cultural p...

Homeless and broken because her memory fussy, she told herself broken, the people she meets during her days of homelessness are unique, she finds that each person has something to offer.

NB: There are Video Tutorials supporting this eBook. Link to video training is inclusive.Building on the skills learned in the popular Project 2010 and Project 2013 Essential Training courses, this eBook teaches more advanced aspects of the popular project management software, first introducing powerful shortcuts for opening and saving files, and then moving into assigning resources, managing project costs, and setting up earned value tracking. She also provides ha...

In a world where the remnants of a defunct society lie hidden among the ruins, 18-year-old Emory embarks on a journey to uncover the secrets of her long-lost family. Orphaned and alone, she braves the treacherous landscape of the Jotunheim mining colony, where the whispers of the past echo through the desolate underground warrens.Upon her arrival, Emory encounters Noor, the enigmatic and reluctant leader of the Rooks tribe. Concealing his psionic abilities out of fear and mistrust,...

When the impish Mouse comes to spend the night, Bear is in for a rude--and very funny--awakening in this irresistible new story starring the unlikely pair. (Ages 5-7)Features an audio read-along! Bear must have absolute quiet when he goes to bed. He likes to set out his glass of water, adjust his nightcap, fluff his favorite pillow, and then drift peacefully to sleep. But the effervescent Mouse, small and gray and bright-eyed, finds it terribly hard to be as quiet ...

A parental road map to navigate a child's mental healthHelping parents determine whether their child's behavior is typical for the age or, possibly, a sign of something more serious they should look into, Will My Kid Grow Out of It? uses lay terms and concrete examples to aid adults in establishing if their child may have a commonly diagnosed issue such as ADHD, depression, a learning disability, and others; where to go to get help; how to get support fro...

Lara Croft traverses the globe in pursuit of the world’s rarest treasures—risking her life to keep these artifacts out of the wrong hands. And, of course, for the thrill of the adventure!Follow Lara Croft as she tracks down the Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine in the Arizona desert, seeks the lost city of El Dorado in the jungles of South America, and journeys to New Zealand in search of a five-thousand-year-old mystical amulet. Adventures abound and the rewards are great...

**Shortlisted, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2025, Non-Fiction**An important literary memoir which views white settler family history against the impacts on the Indigenous people with whom they interact.Monument is poet and critic Bonny Cassidy’s fourth book. Moving seamlessly through genres in its recovery of the past — part poetry, part prose, microhistory, memoir, travel writing, and sometimes counterfactual speculation — ...

"A Visitor for Bear has the feel of a classic, and it’s so cozy no parent could object to reading it aloud every night." — The New York Times Book Review (starred review)Features an audio read-along! Bear is quite sure he doesn’t like visitors. He even has a sign. So when a mouse taps on his door one day, Bear tells him to leave. But the mouse — who keeps popping up in the most unexpected places — just won’t go away! Cheery persistence wears down ...

Journalist Emma Fontana is in the middle of setting up a women's magazine called Revolution, when she discovers that her best friends have signed her up for the reality show Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire? For ten days, eligible bachelor Marco Bernardi will host twenty girls in his villa and then choose one of them to be his bride.At first, Emma is furious, and sets off for Como with the intention of discrediting the whole show. But it isn't long before she find...