Three Men and a Baby meets The Cactus in this fun, fresh look at found family and second chancesPregnant and divorced, Josie Hale seeks comfort in deep-fried food at the county fair where she runs into two old friends from high school, Ben Romero and Kevin Lawrence. After sharing their disappointments in adult life, they devise a life pact to move in together and turn their lives around.Josie finds herself the third wheel in a comedy bromance―much needed medicine as she deals with a mountain of debt, unemployment, an overbearing mother, and preparing for single parenthood. But stress levels rise when her high school feelings for Ben resurface. Still, her heart (and belly) is so full, she can't help feeling like she finally found where she belongs.
Bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson is back with an exciting paranormal series featuring a foster care system for baby shifters and at-risk teen shiftersBear shifter Magnus Berne wants two things: to connect with his motherless goddaughter, and to find out who keeps dumping dead bodies on his island. It's bad enough that someone's been murdering shapeshifters who can't shift. Worse, the Shifter community wants to cover it up, fearing exposure. Worst, Verity Lane, who can't shift, is in the crosshairs. She doesn't need protection, thank you, and certainly not from a closed-off snob like Magnus. But Magnus will do anything to keep her safe, even if it means "bearing" it all...
This Indies Introduce and Indie Next Pick is a tale of one family's perilous journey to cross the U.S. border during the Mexican Revolution that is every bit as relevant and heartbreaking today...now in paperback!It is 1913, and twelve-year-old Petra Luna's mama has died while the Revolution rages in Mexico. Before her papa is dragged away by soldiers, Petra vows to him that she will care for the family she has left―her abuelita, little sister Amelia, and baby brother Luisito―until they can be reunited. They flee north through the unforgiving desert as their town burns, searching for safe harbor in a world that offers none.Each night when Petra closes her eyes, she holds her dreams close, especially her long-held desire to learn to read. Abuelita calls these barefoot dreams: "They're like us barefoot peasants and indios―they're not meant to go far." But Petra refuses to listen. Through battlefields and deserts, hunger and fear, Petra will stop at nothing to keep her family safe and lea
For readers of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and Hidden Figures, What the Children Told Us tells the story of an iconic partnership that set the stage for decades of civil rights activismAs a young Black couple in the 1940s, Kenneth Clark and Mamie Phipps knew the devastating impact of segregation firsthand. But the Clarks revealed the true impact of segregation in a psychological study that would resonate for decades to come, in which they asked Black children which kinds of baby dolls they preferred: brown or white. Two-thirds of the children surveyed chose the white doll, and some even denied their own skin color.This is the story of the towering intellectual and emotional partnership between two Black scholars who highlighted the undeniable psychological effects of racial segregation. Paving the way for the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case and engaging in unrelenting activism over several decades, the Clarks' story is one of courage, love, and an unfailing belief th
Celebrate the places that make your world blessedIn the My Prayer regional series, heartwarming illustrations and clever rhymes highlight all the places that you and Baby are thankful for every day. C
Celebrate the places that you and Baby love to share!I Love You as Big as Washington is the perfect addition to any baby's bookshelf! Adorable illustrations and clever rhymes highlight all the places
Celebrate the places that you and Baby love to share!I Love You as Big as Arizona is the perfect addition to any baby's bookshelf! Adorable illustrations and clever rhymes highlight all the places tha
Celebrate the places that you and Baby love to share!I Love You as Big as Utah is the perfect addition to any baby's bookshelf! Adorable illustrations and clever rhymes highlight all the places that y
Celebrate the places that you and Baby love to share!I Love You as Big as Home is the perfect addition to any baby's bookshelf! Adorable illustrations and clever rhymes highlight all the places that y
Hatchet meets The Baby-Sitters Club in this heart-pounding survival story about pushing yourself to the limit in the face of a crisisHannah Steele loves living on Pelling, a tiny island near Seattle.
It's monsoon season in Bangladesh, which means Iqbal's mother must cook the family's meals indoors, over an open fire. The smoke from the fire makes breathing difficult for his mother and baby sister,
"No ordinary horse story...Horse lovers or not, readers will be riveted."-Publishers Weekly Starred Review"Ambitious and fast-moving."-New York TimesWhen Oyuna was a baby, a horse accidentally crushed
Celebrate the places that make your world blessedIn the My Prayer regional series, heartwarming illustrations and clever rhymes highlight all the places that you and Baby are thankful for every day. C
Celebrate the places that make your world blessedIn the My Prayer regional series, heartwarming illustrations and clever rhymes highlight all the places that you and Baby are thankful for every day. C
Scrambling across the sandy beach and into the sea, a tiny baby turtle grows into a gentle giant in her busy coral reef home and discovers an extensive variety of sea life before nature calls her back
When a two-ton baby blue whale named Wyatt appears for a delivery, Pip, Freddy, and the storks compete in a fly-off to try to prove who is the best delivery bird for such a big baby. But when no one w
Illus. in color. A baby bird is hatched while his mother is away. Fallen from his nest, he sets out to look for her and asks everyone he meets -- including a dog, a cow, and a plane -- "Are you my mot
