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Do you love food? Do you love comics? Cooking Comics! is a fully illustrated comic-book-style introduction to the skills you need to master the kitchen! Not only will you learn kitchen fundamentals, but you will also learn delicious and versatile recipes utilizing those techniques– complete with options to dress up your meals or quick shortcuts to simplify your mouth-watering creations. This is the most complete introduction to fundamental kitchen skills you need to go from novice to pro, ...

Twelve-year-old Matthew is trapped in his bedroom by the crippling OCD. Matthew believes that he was somehow responsible, and the guilt weighs heavy on him. He spends most of his time staring out of his window as the inhabitants of Chestnut Close go about their business - until the day he is the last person to see his next door neighbour's toddler, Teddy, before he goes missing. Matthew must turn detective and unravel the mystery of Teddy's disappearance - with the help of a brilliant cast...

As a trained assassin, Bellamy has spent her life completing deadly missions for the Royal Council, always promised freedom after the next task. Now, with her final mission in sight, freedom is within reach-until she's ordered to take on one more job: protecting the royal heirs at Blackthorn Academy.It should have been simple. Guard the council's heirs, ensure their safety, and finally walk away from the life she never wanted. But when Bellamy starts to fall for the very men she's ...

Events have passed a point of no return in Greendale and Sabrina has to take dramatic steps in order to save her family, friends, and the city itself from an out of control threat that isn’t exactly what it seemed to be. But all magic has a price and magic this big has a big price. Just how far will Sabrina go to protect the ones she loves?

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A profound meditation on what running can teach us about our limits and our lives by a record-setting distance runner who is now the CEO of The Atlantic.“This is not just an engaging memoir about running. It’s a meditation on what it takes to marshal and maintain motivation.”—ADAM GRANT, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Potential and Think Ag...

Marlee Alden wants to be strong in her beliefs.Seth Fletcher wants to escape his past.Bethany James wants to be heard in a broken system.Three colliding stories that change the meaning of home.Marlee Alden does not like to stand out. However, on the first day of her sophomore year at her local community college, Marlee is assigned a project that forces her to confront what she has held dear, including the steadfastness of her relationship with her best frien...

Discover legendary commanders, tremendous fights, elite soldiers, and courageous individuals whose deeds truly made the difference in this jaw-dropping guide to the biggest war the world has ever seen.From massive aerial battles that clouded the skies with planes to deathly secret operations deep behind enemy lines, the events of World War II are some of the most awe-inspiring of all time.Packed with trivia, epic battles, and amazing illustrations, World War ...

Since it was first published, the SCM Studyguide to Theological Reflection has quickly gained a reputation for being a vital and accessible guide to the subject for all who embark on it for the first time. This studyguide offers newcomers a step by step introduction to understanding what theological reflection is and helps them to explore which of the methods introduced best suits them and their particular situation. It is practical in emphasis, providing students with a wide variety of wo...

You wrote the book, now it's time to do something with it!You poured your heart onto the page, survived the edits & have published your creation, but now what?Whether you're feeling wildly excited, wildly overwhelmed, or both, this no-fluff, all-heart guide is here to help you confidently step into your new role as author, storyteller & buzz-builder. Packed with practical strategies, soulful encouragement & straight-up doable action steps, ...

We Need to Talk about Kevin as if written by Jason Reynolds and Tananarive Due meets Model Home by Rivers Solomon in an innovative twist on the haunted house novel: about a mother desperate to protect her sons from the twin specters of gun violence and otherworldly menace in their public housing project.Nona McKinley raised three boys in the Hester Gardens section of Medford, Michigan, an impoverished community divided by those who follow their fa...

In the shadowed heart of Cedarshire's mafia empire, where loyalty is forged in blood and power gleams like gold, Vincenzo Barone rules with ruthless command and piercing golden eyes that conceal a hidden void. That emptiness cracks when Sloane Nash, a resilient baker whose silver gaze sparkles with unyielding defiance, bursts unexpectedly into his world and ignites an all-consuming obsession:She must be his.Sloane, her silver eyes alight with hard-earned strength and enchan...

"If I were pregnant... what would you do?"Jasper Finn didn't hesitate."Get rid of it."On their third wedding anniversary, Quinn Ledger received two gifts from her husband. A divorce agreement and the woman carrying his child.The other woman was her stepsister.For three years, Quinn endured humiliation, betrayal, and endless accusations of being barren from the Finn family. She loved Jasper with everything she had, yet he never chose her.So th...