Two little Vikings were tucked in their hut – Leafling the brave and the much smaller Nut. Now Nut LOVED his sister and Leaf LOVED her brother,But everyone knew they were NOT like each other.Nut isn't like the other vikings; he doesn't climb hills or swim icy lakes … but he does have one great passion – Nut LOVES to bake cakes! So when Viking Sports' Day comes round Nut isn't excited at all – you can't put sprinkles on a shot put. What WILL he do instead?! Told in effortless verse, The Viking Who Liked Icing is a quirky and original take on realising happiness comes to those who just are themselves.
Frankie Liked to Sing celebrates the life of Frank Sinatra, whose iconic voice changed popular music forever and influenced generations of listeners all over the world. From his early days in Hoboken,
With questions of religion and homosexuality on the front pages again, and debates raging about the nature of marriage and the ordination of priests, James Alison invites us into deep, lucid reflecti
Mario Balzic is a police chief so close to his people that nothing moves in the town of Rocksburg, PA, without his knowing how and why.In this his fifth case, Balzic finds himself caught up in both un
Called "marvelous" and "absolutely stunning," this debut asks: What happens when a mother's death leaves her husband and daughter wondering why they thought everything was okay when it was not“An emot
Maddy was a loving, devoted stay-at-home mother...until she committed suicide, which left her husband Brady and her teenage daughter Eve heartbroken and reeling, wondering how they can possibly contin
A husband and teen daughter are challenged to redefine their understandings of family when a devoted wife and mother commits suicide and begins meddling from beyond the grave.
The purpose of life is to point to Jesus, not ourselves. We discover our best life possible when we passionately pursue God’s approval.?Deep down, we all want to be liked. We want to know, beyond a sh
Laugh-out-loud adventures of childhood high jinks and rascality. Midge and his friend are always getting up to all sorts of mischief. They live in Liverpool, but have grand ideas of running away to se
Falling in love wasn't part of the plan.Eliza Quan fully expects to be voted the next editor-in-chief of her school paper. She works hard, she respects the facts, and she has the most experience. Len
In this cheeky and whip-smart YA contemporary, debut author Michelle Quach follows an ambitious Chinese Vietnamese American girl who finds herself trapped between leading a feminist movement and falli
Two little Vikings were tucked in their hut – Leafling the brave and the much smaller Nut. Now Nut LOVED his sister and Leaf LOVED her brother,But everyone knew they were NOT like each other.Nut isn't
Lucas gets a most precious present for his birthday, a black kitten which he calls Night. Lucas becomes very attached to Night but one day Lucas comes home from school and discovers that his beloved c
Algonquin “Ali” Rhodes, the high school newspaper’s music critic, meets an intriguing singer, Doug, while reviewing a gig. He’s a weird-looking guy—goth, but he seems sincere about it, like maybe he w
A droll biography reveals the high notes—and the low notes—in the life of the world’s foremost composer of Baroque music.This is not your usual picture book biography. Nor was George Frideric Handel y
A whimsical portrait of the 18th-century master composer includes coverage of such topics as his habit of secretly practicing in the attic against his father's orders, his triumphant composition of Th
Always Albert hopes for rain. On rainy days Mrs. Crabtree takes him with her for taxi rides. So much better than walks. One day -- brilliantly sunny, for a surprise -- Albert hops a taxi alone. More
When author met the tawny owlet that he christened Mumble, it was love at first sight. Raising her from a fledgling, through adolescence and into her prime years, she recorded every detail of their ti
A moving and informative memoir of life with a much-loved tawny owl. 'Perched on the back of a sunlit chair was something about 9 inches tall and shaped rather like a plump toy penguin with a nos
Women have been involved with jazz since its inception, but all too often their achievements were not as well known as those of their male counterparts. Some Liked It Hot looks at all-girl bands and
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