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Eunice "Bug" Smoot was 13 years old when her grandfather put her soul up as collateral on his dream car -- a classic 1958 Cadillac Biarritz. Now, five years later, Papa C is dead and buried, and Bug is trying to make it on her own by delivering pizzas and staying one step ahead of her landlord. And then the repo man arrives

Molly Reardon has never made it a secret to anyone including her oldest son that she wants him to settle down. She’s determined to find out what’s holding things up and before long finds herself the new owner of the sprawling apartment complex he calls home. Now, unexpectedly, she’s finding that her son isn’t the only project on her slate and keeping her busier than she’s been in years. But when she finds out that one of her tenants has a problem Molly is intent on helping her and sets everything else on her schedule aside to do so. Yet there is no denying that finding the perfect...

Molly Reardon has never made it a secret that she wants her oldest son to settle down...she wanted grandchildren. Now she was determined to find out what was holding things up. Within twenty-four hours after arriving at her son’s home for an unexpected visit she had her answer. It wasn’t at all what she expected. And it didn’t take her long to decide what had to be done. What she couldn’t know was how much it would change her own life. Through the Binoculars is the first novella in the Matchmaker Mom series.

Molly Reardon has never made it a secret to anyone including her oldest son that she’d like nothing better than for him to find the perfect someone and settle down. Case Reardon is silently grateful that his mother’s unexpected purchase of the large residential complex he’s lived at for several years has kept her busy and not nearly as focused on her original purpose for buying it. But he also knows that it’s a temporary reprieve and won’t last forever. Then his sister arrives for a visit. Molly is thrilled with the arrival of her youngest daughter. But she quickly realizes that ...

Imma is 8 and she's praying for a hero to make the world a better place. She sees that things are wrong—and she hopes for a warrior to come. When she meets Jesus, she sees he has the power, but he won't use force or violence like the bad guys. Why won't he just snap his fingers and change the world?

It’s spring break and Zara and Naomi have big plans…until Zara finds out that Naomi’s parents are sending her to camp and Zara and Zayd are going to spend the week with their grandparents. Zara’s pretty sure it’s a rule that spring break is supposed to be full of fun and adventure—not doing chores for Naano and watching Nana Abu doze on the couch! But ever since Nana Abu retired, it seems all he wants to do is eat and sleep, and Zara’s worried their grandfather has lost his mojo.

School's out, and Marky looks forward to summer, including helping his friend and neighbor, Mr. Tempkin, with his garden. But when Mr. Tempkin's plan to thwart the squirrels that have been raiding his birdfeeder goes awry, Marky learns how special a friendship can be.

Op Aangenaamsdal is ’n vriendekring van graad 6’e en graad 5’s. Alles is egter nie altyd so aangenaam daar nie. Die kinders beleef ook daar die lewe met al sy issues … soos alle kinders maar het. Daar is Cobus. Hy is deel van 'n arm gesin, maar sing baie mooi. Hy is ook die teiken van 'n boelie, Ronnie. Megan is die sosiaal connected een – maar Megan is so vergeetagtig. Arme Diana se ouers wil skei. En Hannes kan nie verstaan hoekom hy nie vir die rugbyspan gekies is nie. Saam beleef die vriendekring die lewe en al sy issues.

Author Marissa Thompson has had a writer’s block since her husband died almost two years earlier. Her three closest friends are a comfort. Despite this, things are getting urgent as her career hangs by a thread and repairs on her historic home mount up. Prodded by desperation, Marissa heads to Wilmington, North Carolina for a Civil War research trip. She hopes for inspiration, but receives support from a surprising source, a feisty character from her last novel. Jarrod Lambert lost his wife tragically three years earlier. He’s always been close with his only daughter, a college student,...

Samari has just turned 17 and is asking her parents for more privileges. She wants to stay out until 12 midnight like her best friend Rhosea who is just 16. Her parents won't change her curfew. There is a "P-a-r-t-y in the Hood" Saturday night, but Samari doesn't want to go and leave early. What does she do?

In Beetle Bunker, Sabine lives in 1960s East Berlin, where neighbors spy on each other, books are forbidden, and people sometimes disappear in the middle of the night...to the west side of the Berlin Wall. When Sabine discovers a forgotten underground bunker, she first uses it to escape her crowded home and comments on her physical disability, then thinks of a new use for the bunker. Could it take her family under the wall to freedom?

Zara lives for bike rides with her friends—so when her shiny, brand-new bike goes missing from the park one day, she’s crushed. After her parents insist she earn the money for another one herself, Zara’s determined to start a business. But what kind? A lemonade stand? Not profitable enough. Selling painted rocks? Not enough customers. Zara’s starting to get discouraged when she and her friend Naomi finally come up with the perfect idea: The Treasure Wagon, a roving garage sale that unloads knickknacks from the Saleem family basement and makes money all at once!

Best friends Amani and Huda are getting nervous about their GCSEs - and their future beyond school, which they're both wildly unprepared for. Shy, quiet Amani has an outwardly picture-perfect family - a father who is a successful TV presenter, a loving mother and an adorable younger brother - while confident and impulsive Huda has grown up with over-affectionate foster parents who are now expecting a baby of their own.

Lulu Saad doesn't need your advice, thank you very much. She's got her three best friends and nothing can stop her from conquering the known world. Sure, for half a minute she thought she’d nearly drowned a cute guy at a party, but he was totally faking it. And fine, yes, she caused a scene during Ramadan. It's all under control. Ish. Except maybe this time she’s done a little more damage than she realizes. And if Lulu can't find her way out of this mess soon, she'll have to do more than repair friendships, family alliances, and wet clothing. She'll have to go looking for herself.

Best friends Agnes and Honey live at Mount Blessing, a religious commune. Though the girls have been best friends since they were children, differences in faith are beginning to to trouble their relationship. Agnes is striving to be saintly. Honey is desperate to escape the commune and experience the outside world. The commune itself, headed by the charismatic Emmanuel, is orderly, well run. But it’s hiding a dark secret....

Ramadan is almost here! It's Zain's favorite time of the year. Well, it usually is. After a recent move and with no mosque or Islamic school in his new neighborhood, will Zain find a new Muslim friend to celebrate with him? Children will learn what makes the ninth Islamic month special from pre-Ramadan decorating, the importance of fasting and volunteering in the community, and the festivities and prayers that continue through the month, ending with Eid al-Fitr.

In this version of paying it forward, one good deed leads to another as people in a multicultural neighborhood, including a Jewish family, change the life of the community.

A collection of short stories: Pink Belly Man -- One of bully Pink Belly Man's victims seeks revenge years later. Working by Committee -- Three men and three women report to find answers about UFOs and Alien Abductions. I Quit -- Guitar player and singer is odd man out as his bandmates harass him. Don't Believe Them -- POTUS's departure from office leads to nationwide marital law. The Case of the Wayward Grandson -- A grandfather hires P. I. Bobbi Heck to save his grandson. The Review -- A review inspires a new author to higher expectations of turning her book into a movie. The Last Move --...

Collection of short stories: What Smells? -- Little girl's fascination with garbage trucks takes her on a wild ride. Revenge of the Undead -- Promoting and marketing self-published books turns out to be harder than it seems for an author and her book's marketer. Riding the Bullet -- Casual conversation on a high speed train escalates into unexpected consequences. The Case of the Missing Sophomore -- Frantic mother hires P.I. Bobbi Heck to locate her missing daughter. OFFAL's Last Stand -- Changes intrude on a fraternal organization's longtime members, threatening their number one source of ...

She's learned her lesson when it comes to office romance, and she's ready to keep her head down and her eyes focused on her own papers at her new managerial job at the best bank in Getaway Bay. So when Maizee Phelps gets lost in the rainforests of Hawaii, and it's her boss who comes to her rescue...she's not too happy. Lawrence Gladstone has always been more comfortable in his power suits and behind a desk at his family's company than he ever has with women. Now that Maizee has caught his eye, though, he's reaching out to friends for help to know how to get to know her better. As their ...