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A Journey Down Under : R.W. Starr
Did you know that the perentie lizard can run up to twenty-five miles per hour or that a baby platypus is called a puggle? Come learn about the amazing animals of Australia! With whimsical rhyming text and stunning jewel-toned watercolor illustrations, the animal inhabitants of Australia, Papua New Guinea, and the surrounding islands are brought to life in this engaging nonfiction picture book. Children will learn about the region’s well-known favorites such as the koala or kookaburra, as well as more unusual creatures like the echidna and the quoll. Each beautiful spread shares the wonder and beauty of this special region.
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LIGHT of the MAGOS : T.A.C. Wilson
Gifted vs. Intellect. Jenkins vs. Custers. Decades of feuding come to a head in this contemporary Irish-inspired fantasy as two teen Magos unravel a complex mystery spanning countries and centuries.
When Colby Custer starts his first year at the International School for the Intellect and Gifted, the talented young Magos is excited to learn more about his magical powers. But studying magic has never been more dangerous, thanks to the ongoing conflict between the Gifted and the Intellect.
On one side, the Custer family supports the study and sharing of magic with those they call Gifted. On the other, the Jenkins family perpetuates the hereditary lines of Magos called the Intellect. The feud between the two families is alive and well, but it’s about to get more complicated as a shared threat emerges.
What would happen if the Custer and Jenkins families team up?
For Faith Jenkins, Colby represents a future her father can’t accept. As she researches the mysteries of her family’s ancient lineage, Faith navigates the difficulties of love, social expectations, and the family feud. Romancing a Custer is out of the question, right?
Faith and Colby’s adventures at school are just the beginning. While the two teens come into their powers and tackle the threat to Faith’s life, their family feud becomes complicated by other mysteries: a clandestine spy op, a shady corporation, and an eerie creature.
Join Colby and Faith, Wayne and Lonnie, on a rollicking adventure of spies, feuds, magic, and mystery. And remember…
Ní conquers olc riamh. Evil never conquers.
Step into a world where magic and technology collide, where young heroes unravel genealogical secrets, explore extraordinary powers, and forge their own destinies.
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Finding God’s Goodness : Mary-Eisa Yee
Growing up in a small New England community, Mary-Eisa’s childhood love of nature and walking in the woods continues with this moving narrative. A child who permanently lost her father and sister through her parents’ divorce chronicles her family’s emotional vulnerabilities that saddened and impacted her life. Through her Thoreauvian-inspired morning walks, she retells the story of her life that deepens the meaning of our identity, purpose, and sense of belonging—an astonishing and inspiring journey of faith, prayer, meditation, and forgiveness. Even as we navigate our wonderings about faith added to life’s constant demands, can we learn the importance of quiet moments of prayer to our life and world? This author’s curiosity about nature and the experience of life embraces her contemplative and spiritual wisdom and leads us into her quiet place in life, filled with prayer, family, and joy. This warm and loving account builds on our determination and faith to find the Goodness in life through God’s mysterious, loving presence that is created for us all. A treasure trove of beautiful prayers is included to fill your heart and soul to inspire God’s Bliss and love in our every day.
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To Save the Earth, Work Less! : Charles Siegel
Creating Jobs?
Americans believe we need rapid economic growth to create jobs and avoid unemployment—but that is because we do not have the choice of working shorter hours.
The Dutch have a better model. By law, they can choose to work part time, which means they avoid unemployment by creating the amount of work people actually want rather than by creating full-time jobs.
We have reached the point where economic growth no longer brings significant benefits. International comparisons show that higher income no longer improves a nation’s happiness, health, or educational achievement significantly after it reaches less than two-thirds of the current American level. And postwar America’s push to promote automobile use to stimulate the economy actually made our cities less livable.
The average American employee works 25% more than the average Dutch employee, but the available measures of well-being show that all the extra work doesn’t do us any good.
In the course of this century, most nations of the world could emerge from poverty and have a comfortable middle-class standard of living if we can avoid ecological crisis. But that is a big “if.”
To create a sustainable economy with a high quality of life, it is essential for the world to follow the Dutch model of shorter work hours and slower growth rather than the postwar American model of long work hours and rapid growth. But no mainstream politician is talking about the crucial issue of work time.
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Christmas at Bar Haven : Phyllis Clark Nichols
In the coastal marshlands of Georgia where the intriguing Geechee people call home, Bar Haven is a quaint seaside community where everyone counts, and neighbors take care of each other. The town folks have been busy for months with plans and preparations for Bar Haven’s legendary Christmas festivities. Everything is set. Almost everything . . .
The O’Hara family, third-generation residents of a sprawling seaside home, are all wrapped up in Bar Haven’s Christmas celebrations. But in preparing their home for Christmas, Jillian O’Hara finds a remarkable treasure in the carriage house. What will her startling discovery mean for the O’Hara family?
Meanwhile, three hours away in Jacksonville, Anna Beth is facing Christmas alone as a hopeless and desperate single mother. In the midst of making a soul-wringing decision that will change her life and those around her forever, Anna Beth is confronted by a stranger who directs her to Bar Haven where begins a series of unexpected and surprising events.
Five-year old freckle-faced Riley will make you chuckle. Irma’s Geechee Chicken bog will make you hungry. Anna Beth’s struggle will pull at your heart strings. The mysterious stranger who shows up to offer help will make you wonder. And what unfolds in this story is what Christmas is all about. Will there be a real miracle in Bar Haven this Christmas?
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Deals with the Devil : Veronica Ford
I don’t want to be a witch. I just want to get tenure. But I’m a little distracted by the hellgate that’s spewing magic all over campus along with boggarts and streakers.
And the new English professor, the one who watches me like he knows something about me. Something I don’t know. Something bad.
Oh, and the looming magical apocalypse. That part’s really distracting.
I hate magic.
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FALSE NEUTRAL : JOSHUA S. NARINS
One chose to live a lie. . .
One chose to live alone. . .
One chance to finally make sense of it all.
False Neutral transports readers directly to the intersection of the current path traveled and the road not taken. Set primarily in Boston’s Back Bay and the North End, False Neutral is a taut focused New England narrative told in Mr. Narins’ trademark compact time signature. Conveyed in a simple elegant voice, False Neutral is a unique story with inimitable characters, perfect for fiction fans seeking a story that will not only speak but resonate.
2022 FINALIST – THE WISHING SHELF BOOK AWARDS, UK
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Green Corrosion : Costi Gurgu
The devastating Black Rain has transformed the once-lush land into an arid wasteland, turning all water into a gel-like substance across the globe. Fresh, drinkable water has become the planet’s most precious commodity, sought after by all. Some have chanced upon underground liquid reserves, while those with no choice but to drink gelled water become “Corrosives,” disfigured by a verdigrislike substance covering their bodies.
The Golden Tower of Prince Boris shines above the otherwise derelict city of Torono.
From the Golden Tower, Geo Woodman secretly leads the fight to save his clan and the people of Torono from the dangers of corrupt leaders and the hazardous climate.
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The Trouble with Her Duke : Anna St. Claire
A wife is the last thing he needs. A husband is the last thing she wants.
A widower who refuses to remarry.
Damon Devereaux, the Sixth Duke of Danforth, doesn’t want a wife. He needs a governess; they keep quitting. Damon’s energetic, seven-year-old twins need someone with stamina—a woman who can provide a firm hand, stability, and guidance. And someone who doesn’t run screaming from the room when she finds a toad under her pillow.
A spinster who refuses to marry.
Miss Lydia Hammond grew up without a mother and equates marriage with the risks of childbirth but also the potential loss of her hard-earned independence. Content to remain unwed and mistress of her own life, Lydia resists the dogged determination of her three older brothers to marry her off to a competitor’s son and thus expand the family’s business interests. Evading the altar, Lydia accepts a position as governess to the Duke of Bedford’s children. But as she grows to care for the twins and their father, Lydia begins to wonder what she’s missing.
As an unlikely friendship blossoms between Lydia and Damon, his former mistress contrives to destroy their happiness. Can Lydia and Damon overcome the past to have a future?
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CLEAR-CUTS : JOSHUA S. NARINS
A father’s legend . . .
A family’s ancestral lore . . .
And two brothers will all collide.
From the author of False Neutral comes Clear-Cuts, a raw, visceral, unflinching tale about the ties that bind coming unbound. Set in the rough-hewn woods of northern Maine, Clear-Cuts is a tense, fast-paced New England narrative related in Mr. Narins’ trademark compact time signature. Piercing and resolute in tone, relentless and unwavering in storytelling, Clear-Cuts is a dynamic, immersive reading experience for plot-centric devotees and character-driven fiction fans alike.
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