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Talia Hibbert, one of contemporary romance’s brightest new stars, delivers a witty, hilarious romantic comedy about a woman who’s tired…
of being “boring” and recruits her mysterious, sexy neighbor to help her experience new things—perfect for fans of Sally Thorne, Jasmine Guillory, and Helen Hoang! <P><P>Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan, and a list. After almost—but not quite—dying, she’s come up with seven directives to help her “Get a Life”, and she’s already completed the first: finally moving out of her glamorous family’s mansion. The next items?<P><P>Enjoy a drunken night out. Ride a motorcycle. Go camping. Have meaningless but thoroughly enjoyable sex. Travel the world with nothing but hand luggage. And... do something bad. But it’s not easy being bad, even when you’ve written step-by-step guidelines on how to do it correctly. <P><P>What Chloe needs is a teacher, and she knows just the man for the job. Redford ‘Red’ Morgan is a handyman with tattoos, a motorcycle, and more sex appeal than ten-thousand Hollywood heartthrobs. He’s also an artist who paints at night and hides his work in the light of day, which Chloe knows because she spies on him occasionally. Just the teeniest, tiniest bit. But when she enlists Red in her mission to rebel, she learns things about him that no spy session could teach her. Like why he clearly resents Chloe’s wealthy background. And why he never shows his art to anyone. And what really lies beneath his rough exterior…
This edited collection offers an exploration of American literature in the age of Trumpism—understood as an ongoing sociopolitical and affective…
reality—by bringing together analyses of some of the ways in which American writers have responded to the derealization of political culture in the United States and the experience of a ‘new’ American reality after 2016. The volume’s premise is that the disruptions and dislocations that were so exacerbated by the political ascendancy of Trump and his spectacle-laden presidency have unsettled core assumptions about American reality and the possibilities of representation. The blurring of the relationship between fact and fiction, bolstered by the discourses of ‘fake news’ and ‘alternative facts,’ has not only drawn attention to the shattering of any notion of ‘shared’ reality, but has also forced a reexamination of the purpose and value of literature, especially when considering its troubled relation to the representation of ‘America.’ The authors in this collection respond to the invitation to reassess the workings of fiction and critique in an age of Trumpism by considering some of the most recent literary responses to the (new) American realit(ies)—including works by Colson Whitehead, Ben Winters, Claudia Rankine, Gary Shteyngart, Jennifer Egan, and Steve Erickson, to name but a few—, some of which were composed in the run-up to the 2016 election but were able to accurately and incisively imagine the world to come.
A chance encounter between two Norwegians, a Communist novelist and a former Lutheran pastor, leads the pastor to confide his…
life story and his spiritual struggles to the writer. The pastor confronts philosophical issues concerning betrayal, death, and the crux of faith
Teenage runaway Ron Starbuck searches for his brother Tony in Bordertown. There magic and science clash while humans and elves…
mingle in a dangerous street society. Ron lands a job in Elsewhere, a bookstore crossing Faerie and World, but becomes involved with halfie Mooner, who betrays him. Then an elf turns Ron into a wolfboy. Prequel to Nevernever (DB 46166). Some violence. For senior high readers
A puppy is one of four born outside a French restaurant. After his family disappears, the young dog experiences a…
variety of lifestyles--from companion to a homeless man to starring in commercials--before he finds the perfect home with a girl and her mother, who name him Keeper. For grades 5-8
Ron is still under the elf's spell that turned him into Wolfboy. He wonders about interspecies dating while struggling to…
return to his human form. His search for a missing elf leads him to strange discoveries about Leda--his enchantress--and about himself. Sequel to Elsewhere (DB 46165). Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high readers
Harry, a young centipede, has been warned by his mother not to go above ground, especially up the "up-pipe" that…
leads to the home of "hoo-mins." But an emergency sends Harry and his friend George scurrying up the dangerous pipe. For grades 3-6
In her junior year of high school, Dorry's parents relocate to a strange city. Away from her friends and extended…
family, Dorry is miserable until a group of students befriend her. Gradually Dorry becomes deeply involved in their Christian sect, letting her family life and grades deteriorate. Only after a crisis does Dorry realize that she had joined a cult. For grades 6-9
In the Silverwing bat colony, Shade--the runt of the newborns-- has an enormous sense of curiosity that endangers the entire…
colony. When he is lost in a storm during a migration, his adventures in the larger world begin. Shade wants to learn about the disappearance of his father, why some bats have metal bands, and how to return to his mother in the colony. For grades 3-6
Paul Fisher's parents are avid fans of his older brother Erik's promising football career. In contrast, Paul wears extremely thick…
glasses because, according to Erik, Paul stared at an eclipse. When they move to Tangerine, Florida, Paul's new friendships help him uncover what he's really known all along about Erik. For grades 6-8
Beautiful, single mother Theresa Osborne, a syndicated columnist, is vacationing at Cape Cod. Finishing an early morning jog on the…
beach, she finds a corked bottle with a love letter to an elusive Catherine from Garrett. Believing that Garrett is a sensitive and caring man, Theresa decides to find him. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller
A depression-era family story about the problems of building the Fort Peck Dam in Montana. The construction project provides employment…
for the Duff family, but the parents' farm will be flooded. The desperation of the times leads members of the Duff clan to conflicts, infidelity, and even murder. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language
Steve York changes from an "A" student to a druggie in danger of failing his senior year. His guidance counselor…
requires that he write a one-hundred-page paper to receive his diploma on time. In the course of writing, Steve begins to view his life in a different light. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high and older readers
Among Chicago's homeless and mentally ill population appears a mysterious woman who cures all their ills and unhappiness. The saved…
include the granddaughter of a famous surgeon, an ex-prima donna, and a woman who sees the Virgin Mary's blood on a hotel wall. 1998.
Fleeing her abusive ex-lover and her teaching job in upstate New York, Angela Prescott settles in Minneapolis. With a new…
home and a new identity, she befriends a homeless twelve-year-old, who helps her get a job as a waitress. Then she is attacked by a gang, helped by a "masked" man, and finds that she has a whole new family. Some strong language. 1997.
Ella was cursed at birth by a fairy--who thought she was bestowing a gift--to always be obedient. After her mother…
dies, Ella is at the mercy of two bossy girls and their mother. The enchantment even puts her love for Prince Charmont at risk, and Ella is determined to get rid of it. For grades 3-6
Now that her twins are off to college, forty-year-old Sylvie plans to put some romance back in her marriage. But…
her husband, Bob, has found his own adventure - with Marla, a bimbo and a dead ringer for a much younger Sylvie. Instead of confronting Bob, Sylvie undergoes plastic surgery, and she and Marla secretly trade places. Some strong language. 1998.
Twelve-year-old Kate Sommer's life seems ruined when her dad is transferred from southern California to Pennsylvania. Kate is president of…
the sixth grade, has a cute boyfriend, and goes to the beach daily. How can she survive in the frozen tundra with no friends? For grades 5-8
Twelve-year-old Caitlynne and her eleven-year-old sister, Cara, have always stuck together. When their volatile mother abandons them for the summer,…
they manage to cope until Cara almost drowns. Realizing that they need adult help, the two girls bicycle to their Granny's house, unsure of their welcome. For grades 5-8