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Thrust into a world 116 years in the past, Adrienne Phillips must decipher the enigmatic words of her dying grandmother. "Butterfly; Go to Henri. The woman in pink." With the help of a can-can dancer and a castaway caught in the past, Adrienne attempts to solve the riddle. The answer lies in a well-known painting by Toulouse-Lautrec at the Moulin Rouge: The Dance.

What would happen if all the laughter and giggles were stolen from the world? Mortlock, the darkest and nastiest fairy from the fairy realm, intends to steal all the baby giggles and laughter from the world so he can control humanity. He also plans to capture all the fairies so that he can use their magic to fuel his dastardly plan. What he didn't expect was Elora, the one-winged fairy, escaped his grasp and has been called to the world by a baby giggle.

Everyone wants a happy, passionate and abundant life. That is a unifying characteristic of humanity, but happiness and passion for life can be elusive. God put each of us here for a specific purpose, but we often struggle to understand what that purpose is. I often thought that I needed my own burning bush so that I could, like Moses, get direction and clarity from god on what he wanted from me.

"Propulsive and affecting.... This is worthy of a standing ovation." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) Set against the sparkling backdrop of the theater world, this propulsive debut follows the relationship between an actress who refuses to abandon her career and the daughter she chooses to...

Set against the sparkling backdrop of the theater world, this propulsive debut follows the relationship between an actress who refuses to abandon her career and the daughter she chooses to abandon instead. Sadie Jones, a larger-than-life actress and controversial feminist, never wanted to be a...

It is Alskan's duty to capture and enslave the human/serpent hybrids known as dragons, and her success is unprecedented. That is, until the dragon Baldasarre steals the precious artifact with which she lures them. When her family is executed for its devastating loss, Alskan must either allow her vendetta to ensure the extinction of Baldasarre's kind or submit to the radical teachings of an eccentric mentor, forgive the dragon, and free the oppressed race.

Emily's world has been turned upside-down. Her favorite fantasy stories of magic had come to brilliant life! A delightful Cornish pixie needs her help. Emily will do whatever it takes to set things right.

Cousin Adelide is coming for a visit, and the three royal children are thrilled. But she doesn't turn out to be very nice at all, and even worse, Aunt Maggie says she has to come on their adventure! When the team must save two winged kittens from a mean old troll, will Adelide help, or make rescue impossible?

Emily is embarking on a new adventure - she's in middle school. Unfortunately, the challenges remain the same. Nobody can pronounce her Cornish last name, Treworgy. Her mother is working all the time and her stepfather barely knows she exists. Her only escape is to lose herself in her favorite tales of King Arthur at the Whitinsville Social Library. But when she happens across a leather-bound book of Cornish poetry, her life changes forever...

There once was a large orange cat that decided to chase a black rat up a tree and down by the blue sea. The soaked black rat swam up to the shore, with water drops leaking off his hat worse than before. He ended up near Mr. Shoemakers' door. With a tap, tap, tap and rap, rap, rap, the black rat knocked on the door, still wearing the pink and black hat.

Take a trip to Paris, France with Amelia, Hudson, and their parents. Adventure begins at the airport with big shiny planes that cross oceans. Flying is fun. So is taking a boat ride down the Seine River. This family visits the “awful tower” and sees Mona Lisa smile. They watch the windmill at the Moulin Rouge and visit an old tea store. Stand silent inside Notre Dame Cathedral. Sipping drinks at cafes and eating yummy snails make this trip complete.

David slew Goliath. It's perhaps the most memorable underdog moment in the history of the world. The phrase, "David vs Goliath" continues to be uttered by commentators of our sports world. But not everyone knows that the David who slew Goliath was also the father of King Solomon. David pleased God so thoroughly that his son, King Solomon was permitted to become the most wisest man not named Jesus who ever lived. God was so pleased with David, that the eternal throne of Jesus Christ is verified through his lineage.

Princess Arthina, knightess of Camalittle, has sworn to protect the kingdom and earned her place at the Square Table with the other knights. There's just one little problem: Her over-protective parents won’t let her go on any adventures! Things get interesting for Arthina when she discovers that poor Prince Henry of the neighboring kingdom has been kidnapped by a fearsome dragon, and she’s the only one who can help. It’s up to Arthina and Bolt, her trusted horse and best friend, to save the day.

Where do light bulbs go when they burn out? Do they stay dead forever? Or can they be regenerated to live a brand-new life with a brand-new purpose? If they’re lucky, they go to Star Factory 13 to become glorious stars in the sky, after they pass a rigorous test of their personality given by Carelia the light goddess, that is. But how in the world did 10-year-old Alicia get to Star Factory 13?

How many kids do you know who can build robotic spiders out of scrap metal, develop a substance that’s stronger than steel, or crash a cyber-wizard's computer from an undetectable monitor? Well, that’s Irma. Still, all she really wants is to make some friends and blend in for once, but no matter how hard she tries, Irma always seems to stand out. This laugh-out-loud middle grade novel encourages listeners to explore the STEM fields while never losing its sense of fun.

Now, a certain woman had a flow of blood for 12 years and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. For she said, “If only I may touch his clothes, I shall be made well.” (Mark 5:25-28) Have you ever wondered what might this woman’s life have been like prior to her years of suffering from this ailment, or what would she have endured during the years of her infirmity?

“But birds need to fly! You cannot keep them imprisoned.” “Do they indeed?” said the man. “We shall see about that.” A short tale from the world of P.A.W.S.

The clockwork dolls seem to be moving on their own. What are they trying to show? When Ainsley moves in with her uncle, the governor, it seems like a beautiful situation. An orphan is finding love in an elite household. However, she carries with her the power to reveal her uncle’s darkest secrets.

Princess Celeste is bored to tears, and her brothers, Prince Jude and Prince Torrin, aren't doing much better. In a palace where all they have to look forward to are endless games of croquet and barley-water soup for supper, they don't have much by way of excitement. Until the one night Torrin sees a light in a forgotten tower of the palace, and they meet a wonderful and mysterious aunt who unlocks a brand-new world of adventure they will never forget.

A Christmas tale set in Santa’s kingdom, told twice in different ways by two very different storytellers. The first is SnowShine, Santa's Smallest Elf. The second is GobDrop, the…but who really knows who GobDrop is? SnowShine has heard of him from the spooky fireside tales told by bigger elves - but when SnowShine gets lost it is GobDrop who finds him. Carried in an old sack full of fish bones, the tiny elf enters GobDrop’s lair to discover a hidden kingdom below the snowy mountains.