Ouch, There's a Pebble in My Shoe By: Cheryl P. Gainey Ouch, There’s a Pebble in My Shoe is a hopeful and uplifting collection of poetry and prose. Cheryl P. Gainey hopes that readers will find her words encouraging.

Where did the pebble in Ronu’s shoe come from? Did a giant throw it from the sky above? Or did a sea monster bring the pebble in its jaw? If only Ronu knew! This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help. Some rights reserved. This book is CC-BY-4.0 licensed. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. For full terms of use and attribution, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This book was made possible by Pratham Books' StoryWeaver platform. Content under Creative Commons licenses can be downloaded, translated and can even be used to create new stories - provided you give appropriate credit, and indicate if changes were made. To know more about this, and the full terms of use and attribution, please visit the following link: https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

This is a captivating journey of a picture-perfect marriage and the devastating effects of a quest for self. Taken from Francine’s heart-wrenching diary, we see Francine, an eternal optimist, and Frank, a dedicated husband and father with a pain too deep to ignore any longer, travel the painful path of a straight spouse and a homosexual husband. As Frank’s repressed urges are aroused, he searches to understand his sexuality, while Francine tries to be supportive as she desperately tries to grasp on to what is slowly slipping away. Francine’s passion for forgiveness gives her courage and great strength to help Frank on his quest.

From the bestselling author Katie Flynn. Growing up in the Yorkshire Dales, Maddy Hebditch can't imagine the changes that war will bring when she joins the ATS. 1938: Maddy Hebditch has been living in poverty with her cantankerous grandmother since she was orphaned when she was just five, and it’s a constant struggle to stay out of the workhouse. However, though life is hard, Maddy has her friends Alice, Marigold and Tom to help her. Together the four spend their summers exploring the Dales and making plans for the future. Until war breaks out and everything changes. As the four go their separate ways, Maddy joins the ATS, where she is recruited for one of the most dangerous jobs a woman could do in wartime: the Ack Ack sites. All four face dangers as the war worsens, but when Tom is terribly injured, Maddy’s world falls apart...

Sometimes love can be a royal pain… When Sheikh Kamal first sees Erin across the room, he can’t keep his eyes off the stunning beauty. But Erin is unlike any other woman he had ever met. Even for an American, she’s exceptionally feisty, strong, and stubbornly independent. Erin had no idea that the handsome stranger she met at a party was really the leader of Jawhara, one of the wealthiest countries in the Middle East. To her, he’s simply an irresistibly sexy man. Tall, dark piercing eyes, killer body… He’d be perfect if it wasn’t for his personality. Arrogant, controlling, and dominating barely begins to describe him. After an intense night of passion, Kamal is called back to his country on an urgent matter, and Erin thinks that’s the end of it. But she couldn’t be more wrong. Because a few weeks later, Erin makes a shocking discovery. She’s pregnant with the heir to a kingdom. Kamal will do anything to bring her to make her his bride. But the last thing Erin wants is an arrogant prince as a husband. Can these two put their differences aside, and form the perfect royal family?

Bringing up a child, lying to the boss, placing an order in a fast-food restaurant: in Etgar Keret's new collection, daily life is complicated, dangerous, and full of yearning. In his most playful and most mature work yet, the living and the dead, silent children and talking animals, dreams and waking life coexist in an uneasy world. Overflowing with absurdity, humor, sadness, and compassion, the tales in Suddenly, a Knock on the Door establish Etgar Keret—declared a "genius" by The New York Times—as one of the most original writers of his generation.

A laugh-out-loud, ghostly Southern mystery that's perfect for fans of Cassie Beasley and Natalie Lloyd. Tennessee Lancaster has a hidden gift. She can pry into folks' memories with just a touch of their belongings. It's something she's always kept hidden -- especially from her big, chaotic family. Their lives are already chock-full of worries about Daddy's job and Mama's blues without Tennie rocking the boat. But when the Lancasters move to the mountains for a fresh start, Tennie's gift does something new. Instead of just memories, her touch releases a ghost with a terrifying message: Trouble is coming. Tennie wants to ignore it. Except her new friend Fox -- scratch that, her only friend, Fox -- is desperate to go ghost hunting deep in the forest. And when Tennie frees even more of the spirits, trouble is exactly what she gets... and it hits close to home. The ghosts will be heard, and now Tennie must choose between keeping secrets or naming an ugly truth that could tear her family apart. Magic and mayhem abound in this spooky story about family legacies, first friendships, and how facing the ghosts inside can sometimes mean stirring up a little bit of ruckus.