As Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman try to make their way back home to their beloved New York City Zoo, they must avoid being captured by Animal Control Officer Chantel DuBois. This title lets you join
Two young friends are separated by unspeakable tragedy during the Greek Civil War, haunted by a vow to return to one another and their home on the island of Corfu where queens, villagers, and goddesses come together to prove there is no force more powerful than the magic of a mother's love.They wondered if they would ever find their way back―back to the village, back to a life of meaning, back to each other.Corfu 1946―In a poor Greek community, ten-year-old Marco is perhaps the poorest of them all. But it wasn’t always that way. His grandmother once worked for the royal family where Marco’s mother played alongside young Prince Phillip himself. Now Greece is on the brink of civil war, and Marco’s mother still clings to the desperate hope that somehow the royal family will save her own.As the war turns deadlier, Greece’s Queen Frederica takes a defiant stand against the communists, announcing that she will save the children of Greece by opening children’s villages. When the communist par
Discover the majestic unicorn of the sea with this suspenseful narrative from a BBC filmmaker and gorgeous art from an award-winning illustrator.With a crack and a creak, the frozen sea begins to melt―the ice splits apart and a new pathway forms.As winter comes to an end, a pod of narwhals begins a treacherous journey north. Along the way, they must find fish to eat, avoid a hungry polar bear, and navigate the maze of sea ice. Will their sensitive long spiral tusks and clicking calls be enough to keep them safe and help them find their way to their summer resting grounds? Join zoologist Justin Anderson and artist Jo Weaver as they reveal the mysteries of these amazing toothed whales and their Arctic home. Small text offers narwhal facts throughout, and young explorers can read more on the future of this fascinating creature in the back matter.
Mouse and her animal friends are rudely disrupted from the comfort of their homes by a big storm! Waking up away from home, together they must find their way back despite feeling scared and lost. Writ
When they learn that their friend Mole is trying to bring some of the sky back to her underground home, Squirrel, Frog, and Bird all find a way to help.
Live every day like it's your last. Thelma is the busy single mom of 12-year old Louis. When is hit by a truck one morning, their lives are changed forever. Louis falls into a coma and if he doesn't regain consciousness in the next four weeks, he may never wake up again. At home in Louis's bedroom, devastated Thelma finds a "bucket list" of all the things Louis wants to accomplish in his life, and she suddenly sees a way to survive. She will fulfill her son's dreams in the hope that it will bring him back to her. With the help of his nurse, Thelma sets up a video link in Louis's hospital room so he can follow her on his adventures.His first wish: to spend a day in Tokyo.
When they learn that their friend Mole is trying to bring some of the sky back to her underground home, Squirrel, Frog, and Bird all find a way to help.
A daughter of the Black Panther movement tells her remarkable life story of being raised amid violence and near-poverty, adopted as a teenager by Jane Fonda, and finding her way back home. As sh
Frog has been asleep all winter and now he is on his way back home. But, when he gets there, what does he see - a huge pond monster with enormous claws. Will Frog ever be able to swim in his pond agai
'An astonishingly accomplished debut - the Brennans leap fully formed onto the page in this brilliantly judged novel of the intricacies of family life . . .Wholly engrossing.' - Cathy KellySome secrets you keep from your family. And some secrets you keep for your family. When twenty-nine-year-old Sunday Brennan wakes up in a Los Angeles hospital, bruised and battered after a drunk-driving accident she caused, she swallows her pride and goes home to her family in New York.But it's not easy. She deserted them all - and her high school sweetheart - five years before, with little explanation, and they've got questions. Sunday is determined to rebuild her life back on the East Coast, even if it does mean tiptoeing around resentful brothers and an ex-fiance.The longer she stays, however, the more she realizes they need her just as much as she needs them. When a dangerous man from her past brings her family's pub business to the brink of financial ruin, Sunday realizes that the only way to pr
One of 2020’s most anticipated books by The Millions and Ms. MagazineThe epic journey of a young Guatemalan American college student, a “dreamer,” who gets deported and decides to make his way back home to California.One day, Emilio learns a shocking secret: he is undocumented. His parents, who emigrated from Guatemala to California, had never told him.Emilio slowly adjusts to his new normal. All is going well, he’s in his second year at UC Berkeley...then he gets into a car accident, and—without a driver’s license or any ID—the policeman on the scene reports him to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).Once deported to Guatemala, Emilio is determined to get back to California, the only home he has ever known. It is an epic journey that takes him across thousands of miles and eventually the Sonoran Desert of the United States–Mexico border, meeting thieves and corrupt law enforcement but also kind strangers and new friends.Inspired in part by interviews with Central Ameri
Follow along in this ironic tale of a Little Elephant who strayed too far from home. The Little Elephant is having the time of her life playing in the Africa Savanna, although as the sun starts to sink, she soon forgets her way back to her mother. The only way for the Little Elephant to be reunited is to follow the path. Along the way, she meets Miss Gazelle, Mr. Hyena, and Mr. Zebra, but none offer help. Even after feeling hopeless, the Little Elephant perseveres and discovers that being lost means finding something more!
A Paperback Original―Also Available as a Hardcover Library EditionFrom New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis comes a friends-to-frenemies-to-sisters story… And then add in a love story (okay, two love stories). Shake. Stir. Read on a lazy summer day at the beach.Brynn Turner desperately wishes she had it together, but her personal life is like a ping-pong match that’s left her scared and hurt after so many attempts to get it right. In search of a place to lick her wounds and get a fresh start, she heads back home to Wildstone.And then there’s Kinsey Davis, who after battling serious health issues her entire twenty-nine years of life, is tired of hoping for . . . well, anything. She's fierce, tough, and pretty much the opposite of Brynn except for one thing: they're half-sisters. Kinsey is keeping this bombshell, and a few others as well. Long time frenemies from summer camp, there’s no way she’s going to tell Brynn they’re related.But then Brynn runs into Kinsey's lifelong bes
When they learn that their friend Mole is trying to bring some of the sky back to her underground home, Squirrel, Frog, and Bird all find a way to help.
When the Twolegs destroy the warrior Clans' forest home, Graystripe—second in command of ThunderClan—is captured trying to help his comrades escape! Trapped in the pampered life of a kittypet, Graystripe has all the food and shelter he needs from his affectionate Twoleg family, but this is not the way he wants to live. The forest is calling him, and he never stops longing to go home. When he makes friends with a feisty kittypet named Millie, she encourages him to go in search of his lost friends. But will Graystripe ever find his way back to the Clan?
In his debut picture book Sock on the Loose, author-illustrator Conor McGlauflin takes you on a fun, sock-filled, adventure about finding yourself and discovering your way back home. Socks come in two
When they learn that their friend Mole is trying to bring some of the sky back to her underground home, Squirrel, Frog, and Bird all find a way to help.
Christopher’s homecoming takes a sinister turn when a murderous conspiracy is uncovered in this fifth novel of the award-winning Blackthorn Key series.Christopher, Tom, and Sally are back in London at last. Everyone is relieved at their return―the plague has ended, and the king, pleased with their service, offers a surprising reward. But trouble has followed them home...First, an old friend is ambushed and left for dead. Then an anonymous letter arrives at Blackthorn―a mysterious warning hidden inside a riddle and secret code. As Christopher and his friends begin to investigate, they soon discover they’ve stumbled upon a plot to kill the king...and anyone else who dares stand in the traitors’ way.
The Sunday Times bestseller returns for a fourth book! Alfie and his mischievous kitten George are back for more adventures - this time taking them a long way from home...Alfie and George just can't s
Two friends meet across three dinners. In the back room of a pet shop, they snack on dried shrimps and discuss fish-breeding. In a remote new home in the mountains, they look for a solution to a weasel infestation.During a dinner party in a blizzard, a mounting claustrophobia makes way for uneasy dreams. Their conversations often take them in surprising directions, but when one of the men becomes a father, more and more is left unsaid. With emotional acuity and a wry humour, Weasels in the Attic it is an uncanny and striking reflection on fertility, masculinity, and marriage in contemporary Japan.
