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Cutting between clear-eyed realism and tongue-in-cheek magical realism, Chen's stories coalesce into a portrait of a people striving for openings where mobility is limited. Twins take radically different paths: one becomes a professional gamer, the other a political activist. A woman moves to the city to work at a government call center and is followed by her violent ex-boyfriend. A man is swept into the high-risk, high-reward temptations of C...

From the award-winning author of Snap and Rubbernecker, Exit is the story of Felix Pink, an older man with a group that helps people who have chosen to die with dignity. But there's been a mistake, and Felix's life is about to change forever.

Modern Women is a celebration of 52 influential and inspiring women who have changed the world through their lives, work and actions

Zooming in on one single research question - "what is democracy?"- this book highlights the unique ways that different approaches and methodologies grapple with developing answers.

Zooming in on one single research question - "what is democracy?"- this book highlights the unique ways that different approaches and methodologies grapple with developing answers.

A timely YA thriller about a teenage girl whose reality may not be what it seems, blending 90s nostalgia with a speculative hook that dissects our modern reality TV and influencer-obsessed culture.

Extraordinary things just don't happen to fourteen-year-old Sydelle Mirabil, a talented weaver who dreams about life outside of her tiny village. But that all changes when a mysterious young wizard named Wayland North appears and asks for Sydelle's help. He's got a shocking secret that could stop a war between kingdoms--if he can reach the capital with the news in time. North needs a navigator who can mend his magical cloaks, and Sydelle is pe...

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A Kirkus Best Book of 2019Nadine Jolie Courtney's All-American Muslim Girl is a relevant, relatable story of being caught between two worlds, and the struggles and hard-won joys of finding your place.Allie Abraham has it all going for her-she's a straight-A student, with good friends and a close-knit family, and she's dating popular, sweet Wells Henderson. One problem: Wells's father is Jack Henderson, America's most famous conservative shock ...

Take your gaming skills beyond the screen in Ultimate Gamer: Career Mode-the ultimate handbook to becoming a game developer, Twitch streamer, or the next eSports pro! Learn how to storyboard, code, and test games, just like your favourite devs, or boost your Twitch subs by learning how to go pro. Written by Craig Steele-who has led gaming workshops at Resonate and Insomnia-this book will give you the low down on the coolest jobs in the gaming ...

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No tenemos que regresar a la Luna, porque siempre hemos estado allí En pocos territorios como en la Luna se producen tantas batallas encarnizadas entre realidad y fantasía. Lunáticos, brujas y hombres lobo conviven en nuestro imaginario con las rocas lunares, los calendarios, las mareas y las proezas tecnológicas que lograron llevar a una docena de privilegiados a ver sus huellas eternizarse sobre el polvo de su superfi cie. Nuestro satélite...

Anger experts William Knaus and Irwin Altrows present The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Anger. Drawing on the gold standard treatment for anger-cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-and informed by the no-nonsense approach of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), this workbook offers readers a radically effective anger management tool deeply rooted in scientific research.

Which tree is as tall as a skyscraper ? Who lives high up in the trees? Is there really a ghost bear? Find out the answers to these questions, and lots more, in this book featuring tree, leaves, animals on the ground, at the top of a tree and everything in between.Wow! is a fantastic series not only filled with the best and most amazing facts about popular science topics, but each book also includes beautiful illustrations with fun and interac...

Which tree is as tall as a skyscraper ? Who lives high up in the trees? Is there really a ghost bear? Find out the answers to these questions, and lots more, in this book featuring tree, leaves, animals on the ground, at the top of a tree and everything in between.Wow! is a fantastic series not only filled with the best and most amazing facts about popular science topics, but each book also includes beautiful illustrations with fun and interac...

Discover an amazing world of robots, how they save lives, the tasks they do, and what the world of robots could be like in the future. Learn surprising facts in this lively and fascinating picture book all about robots. Wow! is a fantastic series not only filled with the best and most amazing facts about popular science topics, but each book also includes beautiful illustrations with fun and interactive artwork clues that lead readers through ...

Discover an amazing world of robots, how they save lives, the tasks they do, and what the world of robots could be like in the future. Learn surprising facts in this lively and fascinating picture book all about robots. Wow! is a fantastic series not only filled with the best and most amazing facts about popular science topics, but each book also includes beautiful illustrations with fun and interactive artwork clues that lead readers through ...

With curiosity and wit, Strange Bedfellows rips back the bedsheets to expose what really happens when STDs enter the sack.Sexually transmitted diseases have been hidden players in our lives for the whole of human history, with roles in everything from World War II to the growth of the Internet to The Bachelor. But despite their prominence, STDs have been shrouded in mystery and taboo for centuries, which begs the question: why do we know so li...

I didn't even want to go to the party.Seriously, I'd rather have stayed home with my librarian-witch grandmother and her mystical book club than go. But my best friend Skyler begged me. So I went.And it was the worst party of my life. The last party of my life.Not only was the band downright horrible, but the lead singer bit me afterward. And then stole Skyler.Now I'm chasing down a band of angry vamps with my other best friend Vaughn in tow-a...

Gita Trelease's Everything That Burns is the transporting sequel to All That Glitters, hailed by NPR as a "soaring success"! Camille Durbonne gambled everything she had to keep herself and her sister safe. But as the people of Paris starve and mobs riot, safety may no longer be possible......Not when Camille lives for the rebellion. In the pamphlets she prints, she tells the stories of girls living at society's margins. But as her writings cap...