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A journalistic look at the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland and the fight for gun control--as told by the student reporters for the school's newspaper and TV station.This timely and media-driven approach to the Parkland shooting, as reported by teens in the journalism and broadcasting programs and in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas newspaper, is an inside look at that tragic day and the events that followed that only t...

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin comes an honest and touching depiction of friendship, first love, and everything in between. Perfect for fans of Love, Simon and What If It's Us.Courtney Cooper and Jupiter Sanchez (Coop & Jupe!) have been next-door neighbors and best friends since they were seven-years-old. She's his partner-in-crime and other half. But lately, Cooper can't ignore he might want something more than frie...

This gift book collection of photographs of Michelle Obama from an official White House photographer is perfect for young readers who want to get in on all of the excitement happening around her memoir Becoming!This stunning and revealing collection of seventy photographs, coupled with personal reflections and behind-the-scenes stories, captures and celebrates Mrs. Obama's White House years and her dedication to improving the lives of young pe...

Marieke Nijkamp's This is Where it Ends meets Kathleen Glasgow's Girl in Pieces in a gripping novel that explores the depths of trauma and the strength it takes to rise again. Perfect for readers of Ellen Hopkins.Five years after being kidnapped, Elian's captor sends him into the mall--with a bomb strapped to his chest.Across the mall is Maya, a girl whose crippling anxiety holds her prisoner in its own way. Whether it's chance or fate, Maya k...

When a flying saucer crash-lands next to Mylo's Roswell, New Mexico, ranch in 1947, he and his friends, Dibs and Gracie, set out to find and help the Martians in this charming novel from the acclaimed author of "Lemons.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "Get ready to be swept up in a whirlwind romance. It absolutely charmed me."--Reese Witherspoon (A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick) "The perfect book to get lost in . . . Josie Silver's characters sneak their way into your heart and stay."--Jill Santopolo, author of The Light We Lost Two people. Ten chances. One unforgettable love story. Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn't exist anywhere but the mo...

A sweeping yet intimate narrative about the last hundred years of turbulent European history, as seen through one of Mitteleuropa's greatest houses-and the lives of its occupants When Norman Eisen moved into the US ambassador's residence in Prague, returning to the land his mother had fled after the Holocaust, he was startled to discover swastikas hidden beneath the furniture in his new home. These symbols of Nazi Germany were remnants of the ...

In the bestselling tradition of The Nine and The Brethren, The Most Dangerous Branch takes us inside the secret world of the Supreme Court. David A. Kaplan, the former legal affairs editor of Newsweek, shows how the justices subvert the role of the other branches of government-and how we've come to accept it at our peril.Never before has the Court been more central in American life. It is now the nine justices who too often decide the biggest ...

The deeply reported story of identical twin brothers who escape El Salvador's violence to build new lives in California-fighting to survive, to stay, and to belong.Growing up in rural El Salvador in the wake of the civil war, the United States was a distant fantasy to identical twins Ernesto and Raul Flores-until, at age seventeen, a deadly threat from the region's brutal gangs forces them to flee the only home they've ever known. In this urge...

A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceShortlisted for the 2018 FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardA brilliantly reported, global look at universal basic income-a stipend given to every citizen-and why it might be necessary in an age of rising inequality, persistent poverty, and dazzling technology. Imagine if every month the government deposited $1, 000 into your bank account, with nothing expected in return. It sounds crazy. B...

From the New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls and The Perfect Stranger comes a suspenseful psychological mystery about one girl's search to uncover the truth behind her ex-boyfriend's death. Perfect for fans of We Were Liars and 13 Reasons Why.Jessa Whitworth knew she didn't belong in her ex-boyfriend Caleb's room. But she couldn't deny that she was everywhere--in his photos, his neatly folded T-shirts, even the butterfly...

A fresh twist on Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree based on a real tree in Wisconsin that became something more, this is a timeless story about loss and renewal at home and in nature."This is a true story about a Tree that grew from something more than water and sunshine. It grew from love."The animals and humans always knew their tree was special. The trunk was the best place to host championship bingo tournaments, and the branches were perf...

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Now the Netflix Limited Series Unbelievable, starring Toni Collette, Merritt Wever, and Kaitlyn Dever • Two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists tell the riveting true crime story of a teenager charged with lying about having been raped-and the detectives who followed a winding path to arrive at the truth. "Gripping . . . [with a] John Grisham-worthy twist."-Emily Bazelon, New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) On August 11, 2008, eighteen...

Bestselling author and radio host Michael Medved recounts some of the most significant events in America's rise to prosperity and power, from the writing of the Constitution to the Civil War. He reveals a record of improbabilities and amazements that demonstrate what the Founders always believed: that events unfolded according to a master plan, with destiny playing an unmistakable role in lifting the nation to greatness. Among the stirring, il...

The national radio host and bestselling author of The American Miracle reveals the happy accidents, outrageous coincidences, and flat-out miracles that continue to shape America's destiny. "The book isn't just inspiring, it reignites faith in God and the country upon which He has so richly dispensed his blessings."-Ben Shapiro, The Daily Wire Has God withdrawn his special blessing from the United States? Americans ponder that painful question ...

A true life "Water for Elephants, " the circus world comes alive through the gorgeously written, true story of renowned trapeze artist and circus performer Leitzel, Queen of the Air, and her star-crossed love affair with Alfredo Codona, of the famous Flying Codona Brothers.

Scarred from a life of violence, information specialist Vanessa has a reputation for getting things doneNoften dangerous and not-quite-legal things. When a human trafficking ring kidnaps her to transport a high-profile starlet, she's prepared to destroy those responsible.

The true story of a sensational murder mystery in the early days of the United StatesNone that shocked the young nation and inspired bitter rivals Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr to join forces in the pursuit of justice.