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Visit Alook's Cool Place in Outer Space

by Kimberley Kleczka

Alooks Cool Place in Outer Space is a rhyming children’s book about his special home in the universe. And his wonderful family and pet dragon called Zagon. They live on the Koolamundo star which is the tiniest in the Universe. He has a very cool stylish sister called Lala and a baby brother named Kaia. His father is a scientist who studies the stars and surrounding planets and his mother is a magical Koolamundo queen, that brings life to nature. You will get to meet them all in this rhyming chil... more

Klara the Cow Who Knows How to Bow

by Kimberley Kleczka

Klara the cow is a little different from the other cows, because she has a very special talent. She is so special that a Prince offered to buy her from the farmer, but the Prince soon learned that Klara is more precious than any money he could ever offer. It’s okay to be different, and it feels good to be loved and special, learn more about Klara and her friends in this fun rhyming picture book!

Krazee Mouse Blues

by Mark Herder

When Danny Dowd – a spoiled, upper-class white kid – is kicked out of college again, his father decides to teach him that not everyone is born with a silver BMW in the garage. Sentenced to spend a summer doing manual labor at a shipyard in St. Louis, Danny comes face to face with people from all walks of life. One of these is Clement Buchman, a guitar-playing welder who claims to be the bastard son of Jimi Hendrix. Another is Maggie Moore, a single mother, hair-stylist, ten years his senior, and... more

It's All in the Stars & Other Stories

by Gopal Ramanan

A collection of short stories set in the Indian subcontinent, that provide a compassionate and at times humorous commentary on the lives of ordinary people and their culture.

Gentleman of Misfortune

by Sarah Angleton

Lyman Moreau is a gentleman swindler, who in 1833 finds himself well positioned to assume a false identity and claim a shipment of eleven Egyptian mummies due to arrive in New York from the Valley of the Kings. Exhibiting the stolen goods across several states, Lyman seeks his fortune, attracting curious crowds and plenty of danger as well as love, loss, and a growing sense of his own mortality. By the time he reaches Ohio, Lyman is anxious to unburden himself of the remaining collection and fi... more

Coco

by Marie-Paule Mahoney

Coco, an orphaned bear cub born in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State, is heartbroken to leave her three canine friends. But as Babou, the adult male bear who cares for her explains, it's time to find a mama bear to adopt Coco and teach her how to live as a free, wild bear.

Raised on Rock

by Thomas Drago

Music inspires. Defines who we are. Taps and unlocks the essence of what makes us human. Restless in small-town North Carolina, Dante Rose breathes rock and roll. Has done so since the early days. Since forming his garage band in high school. The band now broken and apart. The one he fights to put back together. His devoted wife Penny, supporting every career move, hopes Dante can make something big happen for them. Something real. But she harbors a secret. The sacrifice she made when the... more

Savage Anesthesia

by Leland Pitts-Gonzalez

"You know that homeless guy on the bus who sidles up to you and begins to mumble about aliens? Savage Anesthesia is what you might get if he tied you up and made you listen to him long enough that he began to make sense. Obscene and surreal, these are mindscapes to get lost in." —Brian Evenson, A Collapse of Horses

The Shadow of the Unscratchable

by Jerilyn McIntyre

This novella for middle grade readers (ages 8-12) features Harley, an adventurous and charismatic black cat, and Angela, his beloved feline companion.. On vacation with their human families in Rome, they unwittingly discover and then must end a centuries-old global war between cats and dogs. They join forces with Friskie, an affable mutt they encounter in the Roman Forum, and also enlist the support of a feisty band of feral cats. Above all the action looms Prudens Poorchie, a ghostly Pomeran... more

Munching on the Sun

by Mark Paul Oleksiw

The shadow of Lukas Wunand’s darkened soul haunts the Faculty of Business at prestigious St. Peter’s University. Lukas is both an icon and enigma to his fellow students. One morning, Lukas sees a girl from his early teens, Kara. Or does he? Long buried emotions begin to rise. On a campus unnerved by a string of unsolved assaults against women, Lukas’ behavior grows more anarchic and worrisome to friends as graduation approaches. What hold does the mere memory of Kara have on Lukas? The story ... more

Isobel Brite

by Rosamunde Bott

A shoemaker's daughter in 1840s Northamptonshire, England, bored with her life, finds excitement when the local traveling theatre comes to town - including the intriguing actor, Frank Douglas. Isobel leaves her family and life to become an actress - but she will find that her new life of freedom has its own pitfalls and entrapments. She is faced with many choices for her career and love-life - but the consequences of her decisions do not always turn out the way she imagines.

Seven Gifts in The Rain

by theSailor

"This is not a normal book with a normal story..."

It is the story of a lonely white dolphin, and a tree, curiously shaped like a guitar with too many strings. Of an outcast singer, a honeybee and other strange misfits who help a young boy bring long-awaited rain to seven precious gifts, that have lain dormant for aeons in the parched body of the Earth. The rain awakens the gifts; and the gifts awaken the boy. And the boy awakens the Earth.

"I've never seen anyt... more

Shinobi

by Aneli Defanif

This story is set in historical Japan. It happened long ago, in the mysterious past of the beautiful country when Ninja still walked the earth in greater numbers than they do today...

Buzz

by EA Carrington

Buzz Flyswell doesn’t fit in at school. Despite his best efforts to act like everyone else, he’s an outsider – and everyone knows it. All except for his best friend Skeeter, who accepts Buzz just for who he is: A fly living in a hive full of honeybees. When the Queen grants the dreaded neighboring hornet colony sanctuary within the kingdom, tension mounts between the two species. And as the very future of the hive is thrown into question, Buzz is forced to embark on the greatest – and most dange... more

Wildchilds: A Novel

by Eugenia Melian

One of Fall 2018’s most electrifying fiction debuts, former model and agent Eugenia Melian pulls back the glittering curtain to reveal the fashion industry’s darkest secrets in WILDCHILDS: A Novel – set for release in paperback and ebook formats on September 20, 2018 (coinciding with Fashion Week in NYC, Paris, London, and Milan).

WILDCHILDS centers on Iris de Valadé, a retired top model living in self-imposed exile along the verdant Sonoma coast with her sevent... more

Fat Camp

by Linda Ann Rentschler

Sara Lee Jacobs has been overweight her entire lonely life. Peggy Jenkins-Hall sacrificed her hard-earned figure to her third and final child. Both women are obsessed with their weight and enroll in an exclusive diet program called Sunrise, which touts an incredible success rate. They soon understand why. Instead of the usual starvation and aerobic exercise, they are coupled with gorgeous men in a Paradise-like setting where they receive undivided attention and plenty of TLC.

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