In the once-vibrant Literary Treasures Kingdom, disaster strikes when the kingdom's ancient magical ink brush is stolen by the shadowy Panda Clan. Without it, a mysterious sleeping curse spreads across the land, silencing its people and freezing the sun in eternal twilight.From across the seas, brave and book-loving Princess Gan returns to find her homeland in ruins. Though small in stature, she carries a fierce heart and a determination to restore life to her kingdom. Her quest le...

At a time of multiple challenges to the liberal international order, development has become one of the most contentious areas of world politics. Dominant powers have reduced their assistance and overtly fused development with national and security interests, while rising powers like China have become major donors promoting new models and norms. Advancing an innovative Bourdieusian-inspired analysis of global politics as interaction between transnational fields, this book places development...

Silent tears trickle down her cheeks as she curls inside the tiny cave-like space. She lies on her side, darkness all around her, rubbing her fingers over the little wooden doll he’d carved. He told her to be quiet, not to cry or scream. Not to be a baby. Her throat was raw, her eyes swollen shut. She wanted her mommy and daddy. She wanted to go home.When Penny Matthews, a seven-year-old girl with blonde curls and a gap-toothed smile, goes missing in the Appalach...

Two men who couldn’t be more different. One woman caught between them.When Jennifer loses David, the love of her life, her world falls apart. Fleeing to New York for a fresh start and a new chance at life, she meets Jack, rugged and handsome, everything she could hope for. But things are never as they seem and her world is plunged into chaos and violence. An abusive husband, a loveless marriage - and no way out.When David comes barrelling back into her life, Jennifer is tor...

**FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZEFINALIST FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZEONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE READS OF SUMMER 2024Named a Best Book of 2024 by The New York Times Book Review, NPR, Time, Elle, Vulture, Lit Hub, and The Guardian“Make room, American fiction, for a meaningful new voice.” —Dwight Garner, The New York Times Book ReviewA...

One simple night turns into an extraordinary adventure when Matthew journeys to a planet unlike any other.On Alphabet Planet, letters leap off the page! They talk, and they laugh, and when they blend together, something amazing happens. As Matthew explores this lively world of sounds and surprises, he begins to understand how letters connect and build words.Blast off on an unforgettable journey that inspires and ignites a love of reading!See...

This is a delightful Christian book of short bedtime stories for children. They will enjoy learning about friendships and developing a sense of right and wrong.Skippy and the Tattle Tails are animated fishes from around the world who are on a voyage to spread the Good News of the Gospel. Children will enjoy the adventures of Skippy and the Tattle Tails as they explore the world's oceans and waters. These stories will captivate children's imagination and strengthen...

Iris Ozveth is quite content spending their days surrounded by the books in their shop, Tails and Tomes, and their cat, Fable.But when Tails and Tomes is under threat of closing down, Iris will do everything they can to keep that from happening. Including stepping out of their quiet and comfortable life to take part in an adventure to find the legendary treasure hoard of the pirate captain Blood Eye.Iris will have to deal with thieving bards, face down ogres and goblins, de...

The Defining Five is a practical and faith-centered guide to living a balanced, purposeful, and victorious life. Built around five essential areas-Family, Faith, Finances, Fitness, and Fun-this book teaches readers how true peace is not found in success in only one area, but in wholeness across every defining part of life.Drawing from Scripture, personal experience, and timeless kingdom principles, the author shows how God's design for life leads to stability, clarity, legacy, and ...

Murder mars the romantic reunion of New Mexican Bethany Jarviss with her boyfriend, Nathan, at the Wyoming guest ranch where he’s a new hire. Then, the county sheriff shocks Bethany with news of her cowboy’s violent past. Nathan admits to a brutal bar fight but claims he’s no killer. Would Bethany, who has solved other murders that stumped the police, investigate this death? Reluctantly, she agrees to speak to the owners, staff, and guests whom the sheriff has corralled at the ranch. Turns...

Wild Boys is the wonderful, witty, sometimes rowdy and irreverent coming-of-age story of Christian and Jordan Wild, twin brothers growing up on the campus of the elite girls' school where their father serves as headmaster. The story focuses on their teen years, when their parents' interest in having a third child touches off new anxieties. Christian, the more reserved of the two, narrates the main events of their complex—loving, conspiratorial, inevitably rivalrous—relationship. T...

Set in England and Germany during the Second World War, Saffron Skies and New Beginnings is a beautiful story of overcoming betrayal and learning to love once more. From Rita Bradshaw, author of A Woman of Courage.Bella McFadyen has a privileged lifestyle but from a child she isn't afraid to kick against an upper-class society that is restrictive and narrow-minded, especially where the female sex is concerned.When a terrible family secret ...