Truth Be Told...

You vowed to speak up at work, and then sat silent in the meeting yet again. You told yourself “this time the diet is going to stick,” only to watch the scale inching up. You felt that som

Jason is single and has been for all of his 32 years. It’s depressing. But not as depressing as being told by his mother that he looks like Humpty Dumpty – after the accident. With a face that not eve

Lions and scorpions and lethal little jellyfish, oh my! Kids will sink their teeth into this fascinating look at nature’s fiercest creatures.Sometimes nature can be nasty: snakes that spit poison, ins

Wiska Wildflower is back! From the creator of Isadora Moon, Harriet Muncaster. Told in diary format and packed with beautiful full-colour illustrations, this is the enchanting story of Wiska Wildflower's first school expedition-to one of the most dangerous places in all of Wiskling Wood! We're going on a school trip to Wiskling Mountain! We have to read a map and make our own camp and find and cook our own food-it's a BIG deal. Wiska is excited to be paired with Citrine for the school trip, but when Citirne persuades her to join her on a secret mission to find a rare starflower, she begins to have doubts.After disaster strikes, the friends seek sanctuary in a hidden spot in Wiskling Wood. What they find there is incredible and life-changing. But will their friendship survive this dangerous adventure? Book 2 following the Children's bestseller The Diary of Wiska Wildflower: The New School.

When a teenage boy and his family are rescued from captivity, the press goes into overdrive. What exactly happened in this very ordinary suburban house, and why on earth does one of the survivors want to go back? An unforgettable, horror-adjacent thriller about survival, perfect for fans of Girl A, Room and true crime. We lived in a house on Beech Avenue. Outside-People say we're safe now. But one of us wants to go back. Back to the darkness. Police raid an ordinary house in a quiet suburban street and find a traumatised teenager held captive with his family. He is told he is safe now. But he doesn't know what to believe. They tell him he is a victim, but his memories don't match with what his siblings, the press and the authorities are telling him about his home. What if he was safer there? Just who does he need protecting from?

十年前，Lily 曾是 Cathy 照顧過的寄養孩子。十年後的節禮日深夜，她卻突然出現在 Cathy 家門前，冷得發抖，也沒有其他地方可去。眼前的 Lily 已經長大，但她沉默、戒備，明顯藏著難以開口的事情。面對這個曾經走進自己家庭的孩子，Cathy 決定再次陪她尋找出路。Cathy Glass 擁有三十多年寄養經驗，照顧過超過 150 名孩子，並將許多真實經歷寫成暢銷作品。本書從一次意外重逢開始，隨著 Lily 的處境逐漸明朗，也一步步拼湊她不願面對的過去。故事延續 Cathy Glass 作品對寄養、家庭關係與孩子成長處境的細膩書寫。● 從昔日寄養孩子十年後突然登門展開，帶有逐步拼湊真相的懸念● 作者以長年的寄養照顧經驗為寫作基礎，持續關注孩子、照顧者與家庭關係● 推薦給 Cathy Glass 長期讀者，尤其喜愛 Hidden、Mummy Told Me Not to Tell、Helpless 的讀者The brand new, long-awaited book from THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Cathy GlassONE REMARKABLE WOMAN.OVER 30 YEARS OF FOSTERING.CARER TO MORE THAN 150 CHILDREN.Can Cathy help troubled Lily sort her life out and piece together the truth?Late on boxing day, Cathy hears a strange noise outside her house, only to find Lily, a child she fostered ten years ago, shivering on her front step.But she is no longer the vulnerable girl Cathy once knew. Withdrawn and on edge, Lily has nowhere else to turn – and it soon becomes clear she is hiding something far more serious.Can Cathy sav

The denizens of Ankh-Morpork fancy they've seen just about everything. But then comes the Ankh-Morpork Times, struggling scribe William de Worde's upper-crust, newsletter turned Discworld's first paper of record.An ethical joulnalist, de Worde has a proclivity for investigating stories -- a nasty habit that soon creates powerful enemies eager to stop his presses. And what better way than to start the Inquirer, a titillating (well, what else would it be?) tabloid that conveniently interchanges what's real for what sells.But de Worde's got an inside line on the hot story concerning Ankh-Morpork's leading patrician Lord Vetinari. The facts say Vetinari is guilty. But as William de Worde learns, facts don't always tell the whole story. There's that pesky little thing called the truth ...

""Even though I looked alive and vital, the hourglass measuring the aliveness of my soul was swiftly draining to the bottom. I was losing my battle to be myself. I was in my prime. My career was takin

“I hope we’re as good friends when you finish your book as we are now,” Ben Bradlee, the legendary former executive editor of The Washington Post, told Jeff Himmelman in March 2010. “But I don’t give

Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older really all it’s cracked up to be? Greg suddenly finds himself dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties, increased re

Edited by The Bronx Is Reading founder Saraciea J. Fennell and featuring an all-star cast of Latinx contributors, Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed is a ground-breaking anthology that will spark dialogue and inspire hopeIn Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed, bestselling and award-winning authors as well as up-and-coming voices interrogate the different myths and stereotypes about the Latinx diaspora. These fifteen original pieces delve into everything from ghost stories and superheroes, to memories in the kitchen and travels around the world, to addiction and grief, to identity and anti-Blackness, to finding love and speaking your truth. Full of both sorrow and joy, Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed is an essential celebration of this rich and diverse community.The bestselling and award-winning contributors include Elizabeth Acevedo, Cristina Arreola, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Naima Coster, Natasha Diaz, Saraciea J. Fennell, Kahlil Haywood, Zakiya Jamal, Janel Martinez, Jasminne Mendez, Meg Medina, Mark Os

Crusch Karsten, one of the candidates for Queen of Lugunica, has invited Subaru to dinner. What could her aim be?

The Catholic Church may be the most controversial institution in the world. Whether the question is the uniqueness of Jesus Christ, the relationship of Catholicism to other religious communities, the

Lions and scorpions and lethal little jellyfish, oh my! Kids will sink their teeth into this fascinating look at nature’s fiercest creatures.Sometimes nature can be nasty: snakes that spit poison, ins

Are You Ready To Be Transformed?Fully updated, featured re-release! Includes new information, personal stories, and delicious recipes.Beauty is not about hard work after all -- if you have the right

How to be God’s man in relationship with a woman.Few men would ever embark on an important project, a significant career change, or a major athletic challenge without gathering all the tactical knowle

Pastors are called to be not only leaders with vision, but also managers of congregational systems, says John Wimberly in The Business of the Church. Drawing on his thirty-six years in ordained minist

Is your family just starting to think about visiting colleges? Maybe you are in the throes of the experience, feeling stressed out and overwhelmed. Did we miss a deadline? Should we be looking in-stat