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Alone in the Northwoods, Norry Last settles in for another springtime lull at the remote resort she inherited from her father. She’s content with the solitude, maybe resigned. But when a blizzard hits, those little cabins by the lake start to fill up fast. First to arrive is Lizzie, an eight-year-old with resilience and wisdom beyond her years, neglected by a mother struggling with addiction. Next comes Wendell, a cantankerous old fellow whose house collapses in the storm, the same way hope collapsed inside him long before.

With all of my heart, I believe it is true that there is a heaven for animals, too. Children and readers of all ages will find comfort after the loss of a pet in nationally-bestselling author Nancy Tillman's reassuring picture book, The Heaven of Animals. In the heaven of animals, the love you...

JUST SIBLINGS, OR SOMETHING MORE?Yuuta and Saki begin a secret double life and a relationship they can’t name—they’re still siblings, but they’re also teens who might just be in love. It’s time for new experiences, like going on their first date, getting into fashion, attending a...

Pricing mastery made easy. A must-listen for entrepreneurs seeking to determine what their customers value and set prices they want by understanding the truth about pricing—it isn't about the price. Everything that happens before the price matters much more than the price itself. Have happier clients, boost your profits, and confidently master the pricing game with this comprehensive guide.

FROM STRANGERS TO FAMILYWhen his father remarries, Yuuta Asamura winds up sharing a roof with a brand-new stepsister, who is also the hottest girl in his grade! But Yuuta and his new sister, Saki Ayase, have no delusions—they both carry trauma from their parents’ difficult divorces, and they...

This book by best-selling author and child psychotherapist Howard Glasser is about a time-tested, highly effective approach for successful parenting. This approach, also highly effective for educators and therapists, has an evidence base that is building fast. It is being successfully employed in thousands of homes, classrooms, therapy and coaching practices, and a growing number of schools and treatment programs across the U.S. and overseas.

As a teen girl, you are likely feeling pressure and stress from every direction. Having good, healthy relationships with friends you can count on makes all the difference. In this guide, psychologist and teen expert Lucie Hemmen offers ten tips to guide you toward creating and maintaining the social life you want. Even better, the real experts that make this guide special are older teen girls who have recently been where you are now—and have plenty to say about it.

Sometimes, emotions like anger or jealousy or excitement can seem too big to keep inside. Me and My Feelings is here to tell you: It’s okay to have big feelings. And the good news is, you can calm down those strong emotions―so you won’t feel like you’re going to explode! This book shows you how to stay in control―by breathing deeply, saying positive things to yourself, talking about your feelings, and more. You’ll learn to deal with all kind of feelings, including the hard ones like sadness, anxiety, or even fear.

A tragic mermaid’s tale deserves a romantic, happy ending! Asana Amamizu’s life was changed forever when a red, scalelike mark appeared on her wrist. Ever since, her family has treated her like she’s a monster. Now sixteen years old, she does her best to live normally and attends Yotsuru...

ALL WORK AND NO PLAY ... It’s Yuuta and Saki’s first summer vacation as stepsiblings, and they’ll be working at the same bookstore! As Saki’s coworker, Yuuta begins to see a side of her he hadn’t noticed before. But after observing her new coworker for a while, Shiori makes a dark...

An instant New York Times bestseller! “A meditative, charming delight.” —School Library Journal (starred review) An unlikely team of talkative plants, a curious spider, and a grumpy goldfish use their newfound magical abilities to defend their family from a greedy human in this charming...

Emma Meadows has a secret. One she’s been carrying for over twenty years, too terrified to tell even her devoted husband. The unassuming mother of one tries to blend in with life in her sleepy Canadian town on the shores of Lake Superior, but on Christmas Day, Emma’s boisterous in-laws make it nearly impossible. When a strange gift arrives bearing a sinister message, her nerves threaten to shatter. The next day, she disappears.

Delia Dickens has come home to Dickens Island, a small island in the Long Island Sound, after a twelve-year stint in Manhattan. She’s looking forward to helping her father revitalize the general store that the family owns as well as curating a small book nook. Most importantly, she wants to reunite with her fifteen-year-old son. But Dickens Island isn’t the peaceful town Delia remembers–and she might be in more danger here than she ever was in the big city. Delia’s Aunt Reenie and Uncle Brad, both prominent community leaders, are at odds over the sale of a farm and its future use.

HOW CLOSE IS TOO CLOSE?Yuuta Asamura is still figuring out how to interact with his new stepsister, Saki Ayase. After discovering they have more in common than expected, the two reach a comfortable equilibrium, but things start to get out of whack when Saki fails one of her exams and asks for...

From the author of the New York Times–bestselling Pout-Pout Fish adventures, Hello, Fall! is a gorgeous celebration of the autumn season and features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun! Fall! When colorful leaves whisper to each other. Geese honk as they flock across the...

Their divorce never finalized. Neither did their feelings. The discovery that I was still legally married — years after I thought my divorce was final — was supposed to be the worst thing to happen to me this fall. It wasn’t. Because apparently the state of Vermont believes in closure. And...

In The Climb to Investment Excellence: A Practitioner's Guide to Building Exceptional Portfolios and Teams, celebrated institutional investor and asset allocator Ana Marshall draws on her thirty-six years' experience in finance and investment to deliver a comprehensive and practical blueprint for a resilient and high-performing institutional portfolio, as well as a reliable roadmap for the management of its stakeholders.

In this alternating narrative by bestselling author Erin Soderberg Downing, a decades-old family secret is buried within the sand, water, and woods...waiting for cousins Avery and Jax to find it and uncover the truth.

Everyone knows who killed Maggie Schneider. But why? On the morning of March 14, 1958, breeder Maggie Schneider, the Poultry Queen of Lipan County, is shot and killed while feeding her prize-winning, White Holland turkeys on her farm in south central Texas. Everyone knows who did it, but finding the killer isn’t so easy. The search uncovers a troubled family history of insanity, accidental deaths, and suicides.

A girl meets the perfect boy on the first day of a cruise only to lose track of him on the ship in this latest installment in the tween middle grade rom-com series, Spotlight Sprinkles! Emma is so excited for summer vacation to officially start. She’s going on a cruise with her family for five...