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From the two-time Sydney Taylor Honor author comes another sweet Nantucket-set summer romance, perfect for fans of Rachel Lynn Solomon and K.L. Walther.Jordan Edelman?s messy dating days are over. After a few too many broken hearts, and a father who worries a bit too much, she?s sworn off boys?at least for the summer. And since she?ll be tagging along on her father?s research trip to Nantucket, she doesn?t think it?ll be too hard to stick to her resolution.But hooking up with the cute boy on the ferry doesn?t count, right? At least, not until that cute boy turns out to be Ethan Barbanel. As in, her father?s longtime research assistant Ethan Barbanel, the boy Jordan has hated from afar for years. And to make matters worse, Jordan might actually be falling for him. As if that didn?t complicate her life enough, Jordan?s new summer job with a local astronomer turns up a centuries-old mystery surrounding Gibson?s Comet?and as she dives into her research, what she learns just might put her growing relationship with Ethan in jeopardy.

On the outskirts of London sits a seemingly innocuous institution with a secretive aim - train young women to distract, disrupt, and discredit the patriarchy. Outraged by a powerful politician''s systematic attack on women''s rights, the Academy summons its brightest - and most bitter - pupil to infiltrate the odious man''s inner circle. A deal is struck: bring down the viscount, and Miss Euphemia Flite will finally earn her freedom. But betting shop owner Gabriel Royce has other plans. The viscount is the perfect pawn to insulate Gabriel''s underworld empire from government interference. He''s not about to let some crinoline-clad miss destroy his carefully constructed enterprise - no matter how captivating he finds her threats. From the rookeries of St. Giles to the ballrooms of Mayfair, Euphemia and Gabriel engage in a battle of wits and wills that''s complicated by a blossoming desire. Soon Euphemia realises it''s not the broken promises to her Academy sisters she should fear... It''s the danger to her heart.

Bedtime routines get a jolt of silliness and creativity when a dad and daughter face off in this timeless scenario.When dad says it?s bedtime and his daughter strongly disagrees, her stuffy hilariously comes to her defense.Lady Pigsworth is quick to point out the many ongoing projects that just can?t be abandoned, the danger of sleeping in a butterfly costume, the alarming spinach stuck in the girl''s teeth, and more. Each over-the-top declaration of why it can?t possibly be bedtime yet leads the group through common bedtime routines in animated and heartwarming scenes?until Lady Pigsworth?s demands reach questionable heights, even to the little girl, so she takes matters into her own hands to get both of them into bed.Dreamy illustrations and the hilarious Lady Pigsworth make for a perfect read-aloud that will leave any kid content to shut their eyes, at least for a little bit.

A charming picture book about unconditional love from New York Times bestselling author Chasten Buttigieg, perfect for families who love each other the whole year through.Jojo and Rosie''s papa has been away on a trip, and they can''t wait to welcome him home! They make signs, they pick flowers, and with Daddy''s help, they bake a cake and pack the car with absolutely everything Papa might have missed while he was away. When Papa''s plane arrives, they give him a huge hug?but when they bring him to the car, they realize there''s one small problem: Where will Papa sit?Delightfully illustrated by Dan Taylor, this charming story filled with love celebrates dads and familial bonds. Chasten Buttigieg shines a beautiful light on the humorous musings of toddlers and a parent?s unconditional love for their child.

Maggie Mae Wheeler is content with her life. At 30, she has grand plans for her vintage record shop in the charming Midwestern town where she grew up, and is soon to be engaged to her childhood best friend. But when she discovers a letter she wrote to herself at thirteen, being content doesn''t feel like enough anymore - Maggie needs answers to figure out who she is and where she belongs. Since losing her parents, the only family she has ever known, Maggie decides that finding her birth mother is the best place to start. Her search leads her to Fire Island, an idyllic summer getaway where her birth mother is attending a wedding. As Maggie observes her biological family from a distance, she sees that they come with a lot of... drama. Torn between diving deeper into their world or returning to her peaceful life and cozy relationship, her decision gets more complicated when a handsome local offers to take her to the wedding - if she will pose as his date. Is it the magic of the island, the rush of the music, the fun of jumping into the weekend''s events with her fake beau? Suddenly, playing the part of his girlfriend starts to feel way too real, and the words to every love song seem to be about them.

A practical resource to help you turn struggle into success and become the writing coach your kid needs?from the creator of the award-winning Brave Writer curriculumWriting is often hard?for kids and for adults. How can we help our children get past the difficulties and learn the writing skills that are so necessary for communication, creativity, and critical thinking?In Help! My Kid Hates Writing, Julie Bogart shares the secrets to breakthroughs in writing that have made her award-winning Brave Writer program a smash hit among homeschoolers and beyond. From unlocking the joys of freewriting to overcoming fear of the red pen, it blends useful advice and hands-on exercises with in-depth explanations of the underlying philosophy?and throws in more than a few pep talks for parents along the way.Teach your kid not just what to write but how to write?and research, revise, and polish?with this encouraging and educational guide to language arts.

Alyssa, Nina, Lanie, and Corinne''s friendship is being put to the test. With Nina''s marriage falling apart, Lanie acting distant, Alyssa''s new romance, and no one quite trusting Corinne, this may be more than their bond can take. But when Nina appears at Alyssa''s door, and confesses not just a decades-old secret, but a newfound magical power, the friends know that the only way to face this is together. Someone has been blackmailing Nina for years, but lately the threats to reveal her secret have changed to threats on her life, and on the lives of those she loves. With Alyssa contacting ghosts for insight and Nina getting used to her telepathy skills, they dash from city to city to track down the threat. There''s someone out there that will go to any lengths to keep their control over Nina, and it will take all four friends to get out of this without ruining, or losing, their lives. But with the strength of their friendship - and a little help from the beyond - these women are out to prove they''re not to be messed with.

Soon after her best friend Kitty mysteriously dies near their orphanage, seventeen-year- old Molly Green is sent away to live with her estranged aunt. Only, when Molly arrives, she discovers her aunt is holding more than one secret. She's built her incredible wealth by robbing graves and selling the corpses to medical students who need the bodies to practice surgical procedures. Now, Aunt Ava wants Molly to help her procure the corpses. As Molly learns her aunt's trade in the dead of night and explores the mansion by day, she is both horrified and deeply intrigued by the anatomy lessons held at the old church on the property. Enigmatic Doctor LaValle's lessons are a heady mixture of knowledge and power and Molly has never wanted anything more than to join his male-only group of students. But the cost of inclusion is steep and with a murderer loose in Philadelphia, the pursuit of power and opportunity soon becomes a deadly dance.

Every summer, Vivian Levy and Lucy Webster spend a month each with their father, Hank, at his family cabin on a lake in Maine - Lucy in July, Vivian in August. Vivian is a successful sommelier working in NYC''s fine dining scene, and Lucy teaches high school English in the nearby town. But these two sisters have never met. While Lucy always knew Vivian was out there, Vivian didn''t know Lucy existed. For thirty years, they''ve lived completely separate lives, Vivian growing up in New York City with Hank and her romance novelist mother, and Lucy being raised by her single mom in small town Maine. When Hank tragically dies of a heart attack just before the Fourth of July, Vivian brings his ashes up to the cabin to scatter them in Fox Hill Lake, only to find Lucy at the house, expecting her father for their annual visit. What begins in shock, suspicion, and hostility gradually thaws into a deep and unexpected connection between the sisters as they discover the true stories of their parents'' past, help each other grieve for the father they thought they knew, find a bit of summer romance, and determine the new course of each of their lives.

Best friendship blossoms into something more in this gorgeously written queer literary romance."The heartache and longing of witnessing a beloved character pine hopelessly over her best friend has never brought me this much unadulterated joy." ?National Book Award Finalist Sonora Reyes, author of The Lesbiana?s Guide to Catholic SchoolOver the past five years, Mitra Esfahani has known two constants: her best friend Bea Ortega and The Book?a dogeared moleskin she and Bea have been filling with the stanzas of an epic, never-ending poem since they were 13.For introverted Mitra, The Book is one of the few places she can open herself completely and where she gets to see all sides of brilliant and ebullient Bea. There, they can share everything?Mitra?s complicated feelings about her absent mother, Bea?s heartache over her most recent breakup?nothing too messy or complicated for The Book.Nothing except the one thing with the power to change their entire friendship: the fact that Mitra is helplessly in love with Bea.Told in lyrical, confessional prose and snippets of poetry Just Another Epic Love Poem takes readers on a journey that is equal parts joyful, heartbreaking, and funny as Mitra and Bea navigate the changing nature of I love you.

Reality proves more epic than fantasy in this family road trip story starring a reluctant young hero and his curmudgeonly grandfather.Gonzalo Alberto Sánchez García has never considered himself the hero of his own story. He?s an observer, quietly snapshotting landscapes and drawing the creatures he imagines emerging from them. Forced to spend the summer with his estranged grandfather, Alberto William García?the very famous reclusive author?Gonzalo didn?t expect to learn that heroes and monsters are not only the stuff of fantasy.But that?s precisely what happens when Gonzalo?s CEO mother, Veronica, sends Alberto on tour to promote the final book in his fantasy series for children and Gonzalo must tag along, even though he feels no connection to his grandfather or the books. Together, they embark on a cross-country road trip from Mendocino to Miami in a classic 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass S Convertible named Mathilde. Over the course of ten epic days on the highway, they will slay demons, real and imagined; confront old stories to write new ones; and learn what it truly means to show up for your family.

Meet the Jansen family: Since the weekend of the party - the one Liv can''t remember, the one that left her covered in bruises - there''s been a padlock on the door of her bedroom. Her parents said they found mould, and it needs to be decontaminated, but they''re behaving oddly. Her friend Leilani isn''t answering her texts, so maybe Liv did get a little out of control that night. Sharing a room with her younger brother Casper for a while isn''t the end of the world, as long as he doesn''t tell their parents that she''s started sleepwalking. They''re already acting strangely enough. The guilt over that weekend is getting to her father Janus. He''s forever looking over his shoulder. Janus, a horror author, is on a deadline to adapt his book into a screenplay. Now he''s now finding it hard to stomach the violence of his own stories. But Janus brought his whole family from Australia to LA to chase his dream, and he can''t let them down. Not again. Kay wasn''t sure she wanted to be a mother when she got pregnant with Liv, but she gave up everything for her daughter and then her son, Casper. She''ll do whatever she has to do to take care of her kids. Her marriage, though, is a different story. And the neighbours - well, she''ll just have to be more careful. Casper was away that weekend, but he knows something isn''t right. His parents don''t look each other in the eye anymore. His father''s hands tremble for no reason. And where does Liv keep disappearing to in the middle of the night? Casper decides to find out what no one will tell him about that weekend and what lies behind the padlocked door.

At last, Charlie and Helen Louise''s wedding is only a month away. They''re busy preparing for the big day, and the last thing Charlie needs is a new mystery to solve. Enter Tara Martin, a shy, peculiar woman who has recently started working part-time at Helen Louise''s bistro and helping Charlie in the archive. Tara isn''t exactly friendly and she has an angry outburst at the library that leaves Charlie baffled. And then she abruptly leaves a catered housewarming party Charlie''s son Sean is throwing to celebrate his new home in the middle of her work shift. Before ducking out of the party, Tara looked terrified and Charlie wonders if she''s deliberately trying to escape notice. Is she hiding from someone? When Tara is viciously attacked and lands in the hospital, Charlie knows his instincts were correct: Tara was in trouble and someone was after her. With the help of his much beloved cat, Diesel, Charlie digs deeper, and discovers shocking glimpses into Tara''s past that they could never have predicted. Will they catch the villain before Charlie''s own happily ever after with Helen Louise is ruined?

Finally finished with the renovations on her new house, bestselling children''s book author Pris and her trusty bloodhound, Bailey, are finding more opportunities to join the community. But their progress is paw-sed when David Thompson, the volatile grandson of the late resident Edward Thompson, comes to claim his inheritance. After the new arrival riles up several other locals with petty arguments, the once sleepy town goes barking mad. Before long, the wealthy bachelor disappears without a trace, and the police suspect foul play. Bailey''s tracking instincts helped them collar the last criminal in Crosbyville, so the cops turn to Pris and her sweet hound to track down David. But on their search-and-rescue mission, Pris and Bailey sniff out fraud, theft, and a body. Before they know it, both are hackles-deep inside another homicide investigation. Can the unlikely duo chase down the killer, or will they be left chasing their own tails?

Jane Crowe is an ordinary peasant girl who never dreamed she would work for the infamous Lord of the Greenwood. But when she''s forced out of her home, she has no choice but to turn to Robin Hood for help - and he makes her an irresistible offer. He needs a pair of eyes in the King''s Houses, and quiet, unassuming Jane - who has spent her whole life going unnoticed - will be the perfect spy. At first, Jane''s work for Robin seems straightforward. She whispers to him about the nobles at King''s Houses and all their secrets, including the new Sheriff of Nottingham, who would like nothing more than to see Robin Hood''s head on a spike. But the more Jane is drawn into Robin''s world, the more she''s drawn to Robin himself - a man as charismatic as he is cunning, capable of plucking at her heart as easily as he notches an arrow. As Robin''s tricks grow increasingly dangerous, and shockingly violent, Jane starts to suspect that her hero cares more about his own legacy than helping the common people - and that despite his declarations of affection, he sees her as just another object to be stolen. When Robin''s schemes implicate Jane in a brutal murder, she must decide: is she prize to be won, a pawn to be used and discarded - or is she an equal player in the game between nobles and thieves?

From underground fighters to courageous spies, Women of War unearths the hidden history of the brave women who risked their lives to overthrow the Nazi occupation and liberate Italy. Using primary sources and recent scholarship, Cope sheds light on the roles played by women while Italians struggled under dual foes: Nazi invaders as well as Italian fascist loyalists. Cope''s research and storytelling introduces the brave and resourceful women who risked everything to overthrow the Nazi occupation and build a better future, following the lives of four central characters, Teresa, Carla, Bianca, and Anita. Women of War brings their experiences as underground resistance fighters, partisan combatants, spies, and saboteurs, to awful life. Essential and original, Women of War offers not only a re-examination of the elision of women from vital WWII history, but also a valuable perspective on the ongoing fight for gender equality and social justice. After all, these were the women who launched a worldwide feminist movement as they focused on the future of their country, and what that could mean for its women, all while under Nazi and Fascist fire.