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Beta sits beside her mother after she died. Beta is 13. Her mother stares off into space, wondering what to say. She goes to live at a foster home. When her mother first dies, Beta hears words of wisdom from her mother. After all the firsts, Beta no longer hears words of wisdom from her mother.

On the Hawaiian island of Molokai, life goes on for the three young Ogata children after the death of their mother and subsequent emotional withdrawal of their grief and guilt-stricken "Poppy". The eldest at 13, Ivah is now responsible for the safety and well-being of tiny Maisie, vulnerable and mute since their mother's passing; and for Blu, her uncontainable brother whose desperate need for love has made him vulnerable to the most insidious of relationships.

When the daughter of a murdered neighbor asks Anastasia to create a family scrapbook from old photographs and memorabilia discovered in a battered suitcase, she agrees—not only out of friendship but also from a sense of guilt over the older woman’s death. However, as Anastasia begins sorting through the contents of the suitcase, she discovers a letter revealing a 50-year-old secret, one that unearths a long-buried scandal and unleashes a killer. Suddenly, Anastasia is back in sleuthing mode as she races to prevent a suitcase full of trouble from leading to more deaths.

May 2024 AudioFile Earphones Award Winner! From two-time Newbery medalist Lois Lowry comes this warm and resonant story of an unlikely friendship, which unfolds as a revelation on how we hold on to—and pass on—what matters most. Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in...

From "one of the most original voices on the American literary scene" (The Atlantic Monthly) comes the powerful tale of Sonia Kurisu, a young woman who grew up troubled in working-class Hawaii and struggles to raise her young son alone. Alternating between the present and the past, Yamanaka depicts Sonia's difficult childhood, her addictions to drugs and alcohol, and her string of bad lovers. As she tries to gain control of her life, she is haunted by the ghosts of three children she never had.

Jessica Ann Stark, known as Jess, has lost the love of their life. A non-binary 20-something with a soft spot for girly girls, Jess has finally found the one: Emma Lee. The only problem is that she is dating their best bud, Rick. Watching Rick take Emma Lee from 19-year-old innocent high school dropout to a girl who needs to work "the program" takes its toll on Jess, who, when all is said and done, is left grieving and questioning everything.

Travelin' Light, read by author Mary Lois Timbes herself, is a captivating collection of short stories that beautifully weaves together the threads of nostalgia, personal growth, and wisdom.

Ever since her husband died and left her in debt equal to the gross national product of Uzbekistan, magazine crafts editor and reluctant amateur sleuth Anastasia Pollack has stumbled across one dead body after another—but always in work-related settings.

Salem, Massachusetts, 1692. Thomas is marked as an outcast the moment he steps off the ship from England. As a Quaker, he’s outnumbered and distrusted by Salem’s Puritans. And as an orphan without any useful skills, he has nowhere to live and no way to earn his keep. In a stroke of luck—perhaps good, perhaps not—he’s taken in by the aged widow Prudence Blevins, who’s rumored to be a witch.

Dyma 6 stori newydd, ysgafn ar gyfer dysgwyr Lefel Mynediad gan rai o awduron amlycaf Cymru. Mae'r straeon yn sôn am ben-blwydd, teithio ar y trên, y gegin, cadw amser, y Nadolig ac ymarfer corff.

Nofel fer i ddysgwyr Lefel Mynediad ar ffurf cyfres o straeon am anturiaethau y swyddog heddlu Alix Jenkins.

You can always count on a crowd outside Heads by Harry, the Yagyuu family's taxidermy shop in Hilo, where the regulars gather every day to drink beer, eat smoked meat, and pontificate into the pau hana hours. But above the shop, where the family lives, life isn't so predictable. Toni Yagyuu, the middle child, has enough on her hands dealing with her budding diva of a little sister. But it is the men in her life that really have her running in circles

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Anastasia and her fellow American Woman editors are steaming mad when minutes before the opening of a consumer show, they discover half their booth usurped by Bling!, their publisher’s newest magazine. CEO Alfred Gruenwald is sporting new arm candy—rapper-turned-entrepreneur and Bling! executive editor, the first-name-only Philomena. During the consumer show, Gruenwald’s wife serves Philomena with an alienation of affection lawsuit, but Philomena doesn’t live long enough to make an appearance in court.

Why do some leaders double their team’s effectiveness, while others seem to drain the energy right out of the room? Using insights gained from more than 100 interviews with school leaders, this book pinpoints the five disciplines that define how Multipliers bring out the best across their schools.

Hoe vaak heb je jezelf afgevraagd waarom je niets hebt gezegd tijdens een vergadering? Of waarom je niet hebt gevraagd om de loonsverhoging die je duidelijk verdiende? Of heb je de taak van iemand anders uitgevoerd omdat je niet wilde zeuren? Waarschijnlijk regelmatig en de reden is telkens dezelfde: je hebt geleerd om aardig te zijn, om te pleasen. Met Frankel als je persoonlijke coach leer je zelfverzekerd, authentiek en duidelijk te communiceren – en zo je carrière in eigen handen te nemen. Gebaseerd op meer dan vijfentwintig jaar praktijkervaring.

La obra que cambió el mundo y puso las bases del feminismo moderno.

Silver haired cohosts Lois Mills and Tom Burke, who bookend the Boomer generation, explore subjects relating to and affecting all seniors, or as they refer to themselves…Silvers. Through humor, intrigue, and their own life experiences, these two friends inspire and empower fellow Silvers to keep moving forward and above all, to live life Sensationally!

Anastasia Pollack’s dead louse of a spouse has left her with more bills than you can shake a crochet hook at. Teaching craft classes at her mother-in-law’s assisted living center seems like an easy way to supplement her meager income.

Het nieuwe boek van de auteur van dé carrièrebestseller "Nice girls don't get the corner office". Als je geen waardevolle bezittingen hebt, je geld niet investeert en laat verstoffen op een spaarrekening, of als je nooit onderhandelt over je salaris, dan is de kans groot dat je (nog) niet rijk bent. Zonder dat je je ervan bewust bent verhinderen patronen die je als nice girl hebt geleerd je nu om de sterke onafhankelijke vrouw te worden die je in je hebt.