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A truthful depiction of life for couples during a period of incarceration. It explores the highs, lows, manipulation, exploitation, love, devotion, hope and reality of maintaining a healthy relationship during a forced period of unhealthy separation and provides the reader with knowledge and skills of how to endure such an experience, coupled with the honest accounts from those directly involved and how each one of them can protect themselves and persevere through a difficult period in the...

Equal parts grim satire and tender friendship, this novel follows a reluctant online star as he learns the price of fame inside a rigged spectacle. Expect grit, heart, and a world that looks eerily like our own.Luca wanted sunrise photos to be pretty—he never thought they’d change his life. Posting one risky set of pictures nets him enough Digicreds to keep his family barely breathing and a messy, brilliant woman named Quinn who can turn followers into fortune. She...

D woke into a changed world: months lost, a city occupied, and her abilities more dangerous than she ever imagined. Haunted by fragmented memories of experiments, betrayals, and a gurgling nightmare tell her she was more than a survivor — she was a subject. She becomes the resistance's unlikely trainer for a handful of young Potentials — children and survivors with uncanny gifts but nowhere safe to go.Now the inner-city resistance is a tenuous refuge for thousands, and the council’...

The bunker kept secrets — and D found the one that could destroy them all. A pulse-pounding alternate history / post-apocalyptic thriller with spies, sabotage, and a girl who can hear what others cannot. Ready to uncover the truth?D—only ever called by a single letter—has been trained to listen. Her orders: scout, report, survive. But when a scouting run unearths a ragged group of refugees, D’s quiet, controlled world breaks open. Stripped of support and forced to act alone, she dr...

Sam is the best swimmer on his school swim team. When Julien, a new exchange student at school, joins the team near the end of the season, Sam offers to help him practice. But when Sam and Julien have to race against each other in the final meet, only one swimmer can win the gold.

A royal surprise…Injured war hero Prince Marco is desperate to be back in the field fighting alongside his men. However, healing comes first, and he finds he's in good hands with physical therapist Becca Anderson—the woman he once shared a magical forbidden summer with long ago…!Becca can't believe the boy she once fell for is actually a prince! Marco never told her…. But Becca has secrets of her own—and her fear of their discovery makes staying out ...

Billie Eilish is one of the music industry's hottest properties right now. Today some people see her as a mainstream act and many well-known celebrities are talking of how much they like her work. Yet her biggest fans have been there from the start, following her career long before she was the ‘next big thing'.But how much do you really know about Billie? How did she start off in the musical world? Who does she consider to be influential on her unique style? And how did she transition from...

An invaluable tool for beginning students as well as advanced artists, this practical handbook focuses on methods of drawing using the human figure as form. Loaded with practical illustrations, this handy reference covers a variety of methods for charcoal use, including charcoal selection, smudging techniques, and proper grip styles.

This Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader is based on the Disney and Pixar film Inside Out 2—in theaters summer 2024!Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2 is an all-new adventure inside the mind of now-teenager Riley, who is definitely feeling all kinds of new Emotions. Amy Poehler returns as the voice of Joy. Directed by Kelsey Mann and produced by Mark Nielsen, Inside Out 2 is set for release in Summer 2024. Children ages 6 to 8 will love ...

This story begins with Charlotte and anordinary shoe shop on a narrow London street. It'sa shoe shop everyonehas walked pastathousand times before, including Charlotte, an ordinary little girl who likes to stop to look at the ballet shoes in thewindow.Charlotte's biggest dream in the world is to learn balletbut without a ballet lesson to her name, nor a pair of ballet shoes to dance in, her dream seems very unlikely. But the shoe shop is not quite asordinary as Charlottefirst thought and t...

This Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader is based on Disney and Pixar's Luca—streaming now on Disney+!Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar's original feature film Luca is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held s...

American Billie Eilish is a talented singer and songwriter. Aged only 21 she is one of the most successful music artists in recent years and has one many awards. Billie has an often unique persona and is a very interesting person in real life with her own sense of style and fashion. She has numerous hits to her name including a James Bond theme tune. Read about her favourite food, influences, background, favourite music, fashion and more, Find out some interesting and hopefully new facts a...