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Save the Kingdom. Break the Curse. Don't fall in love. When Clara Seibert unwittingly humiliates a boy with a limp the first day of her senior year, she doesn't expect him to become one of her closest friends. But when befriending Jakob Ratowitz leads to things she can't explain, circumstances...

Meet Oscar, a new kid navigating life in a new town, at anew school, with no friends to lean on. Just as he's decided to shuffle his way through freshman year and settle for lonely lunches on the football bleachers, something extraordinary happens―Oscar begins to see glowing orbs that no one else can see. Confused and curious, he soon discovers he's not the only one at his school with a mysterious power.

A belly-bubbling story packed with laughs, chocolate chaos, and a stinky secret ingredient! When the school’s notorious bully, “The Bog,” snatches and gobbles up Bobby’s last favorite chocolate bar, Bobby wants payback. But his plan goes horribly wrong, sending him headfirst into the dark, stinking sewers beneath the city. Trapped underground, Bobby meets a mysterious stranger with a genius taste for disgusting revenge. Together, they cook up a plan with consequences more explosive than he ever imagined.

Discover the balance between saving for the future and enjoying the present, crafted for the financially conscious young adult. Just when you're on your way to success and achieving your dreams, financial complexities hit hard.

After his parents mysteriously disappear, ten-year-old Marius is left all alone. To get by, he sells the super-sweet lemons from his backyard to the local soda factory. But everything changes when Milli comes crashing into his life in a car she claims to have blown together herself. When she somehow makes his lemons fly, selling them to the evil factory owner suddenly becomes a dangerous task.

Fifteen-year-old Silas Roman just wants to graduate early with his best friend. Instead, he’s attacked by a monster with spinning eyes and rescued by strangers who take him to Noontide —an island where Gennuma like him train to control their unstable abilities. Just one problem: Silas was supposed to arrive six years ago. Determined to catch up, he throws himself into training and trying not to panic every time he accidentally explodes something. But when attacks start happening again, Silas is forced to team up with the three most frustrating Gennuma on the island.

Sephron has failed. Rhayadera is in shambles. The evil master has come forth, and entire cities are destroyed. The survivors exist only in fear, not knowing if they will be the next to perish. Back home in Dresford, Ara is gathering a company of broken-hearted comrades fueled by oaths of revenge. Saving Sephron is their mission. However, Ara can trust no one. The eyes of the enemy are everywhere, and her allies’ conviction has been poisoned. But even if Ara and her companions can find Sephron, they must still face the full might of a devoid and his merciless master. There can be no mistakes.

Time is precious, yet many struggle to manage it effectively. This practical guide helps you take control of your time, reduce stress, and boost productivity. Perfect for busy professionals, students, or anyone juggling multiple responsibilities, it covers the basics of time management, goal setting, task prioritization, overcoming procrastination, and using technology wisely.

In this elegant work of literary fantasy, a young, 19th century attorney receives a strange birthday gift from his friend, Edgar Allan Poe, which requires him to make an arduous journey to an old Puritan town to defend a family at trial. Unbeknownst to him, it’s a journey through time; one from which, even if he survives—he may never return!

Learn about the origin, creation, and history of one of America’s most iconic landmarks—Mount Rushmore—in this detailed history for young readers, part of the beloved Where Is? series. The perfect way to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary! It was the early 1920s when world-famous...

A desperate cry has come out of Denton, requesting Sephron’s aid. War is brewing, and to put an end to a lord’s dangerous greed, Sephron must infiltrate a hostile, desert city and rescue an unlikely prisoner. Soon, he finds himself trapped inside the walls of Galtor surrounded by cruel and violent soldiers. But he is alone in this venture, and the entire fate of Rhayadera rests in his hands.

Go on adventures, sometimes people die. It's a fact of life in Neverland. But when the magic of the island itself rebels and renders Peter missing in action, the Lost Boys find themselves scrambling for survival and turning to the eldest boy, Jim, for the next step.

Overcoming Rejection “Triumphing Over Its Challenges” is a book for everyone to listen to. It describes in detail twenty specific challenges that Dr. Bradley Stuart has discovered through his battle with cerebral palsy. He talks openly and honestly about how these challenges broke him down. He also talks about the breakthroughs he gained over each one and how his breakthroughs enabled him to inspire others. In this book, he will take you through this process for yourself and for those you desire to help.

There are whispers of a monster that should not exist. It lurks in the dark and waits for the order to kill. Brought in from the wilderness, Sephron enters civilization with no memory of his past. He joins an academy befriending a mischievous bookworm, a girl with a tail, and a young chef with big dreams. However, his abilities to see and manipulate energy set him apart from the rest. When Sephron learns of the existence of this monster, he and Ian set out to find the truth; they soon discover more than they could have ever imagined.

The Billy Best Story is the inspiring true tale of a 16-year-old boy who captured the nation’s attention in 1994 when he ran away from home to escape chemotherapy.