A children's story, set in a school, where a young girl meet a mysterious friend who later reveals a secret that changes her life forever

The story of the building of 26 playgrounds in areas devastated by Hurricane Sandy in honor of each of the children and teachers who were lost at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Rhyming text describes nine everyday angels who help young children throughout the day. On board pages.

From USA Today best selling author Rory Reynolds comes a steamy romance about a stern daddy dom and his sassy babygirl.Move to a new city. Check.New amazing job. Check.Land belly down over a stranger's knee... a super hot, really dominant stranger?Double check.He's strong and stubborn, stern and unyielding... Colton James is the kind of daddy that's dangerous to my heart. After just one taste of his firm hand, just one night... I want more. I should turn back, but now it's too late. I'm in too deep. Only problem? He's my new boss and is completely off-limits.

Read the remarkable true story of a young boy's journey from civil war in east Africa to a refugee camp in Sudan, to a childhood on welfare in an affluent American suburb, and eventually to a full-tuition scholarship at Harvard University. Following his father's advice to "treat all people-even the most unsightly beetles-as though they were angels sent from heaven," Mawi overcomes the challenges of language barriers, cultural differences, racial prejudice, and financial disadvantage to build a fulfilling, successful life for himself in his new home. Of Beetles and Angels is at once a harrowing survival story and a compelling examination of the refugee experience. With hundreds of thousands of copies sold since its initial publication, and as a frequent selection as one book/one school/one community reads, this unforgettable memoir continues to touch and inspire readers. This special expanded fifteenth anniversary edition includes a new introduction and afterword from the author, a discussion guide, and more.

This stark and unsentimental recollection of childhood and coming of age in the back alleys and bustling streets of San Francisco Chinatown reveals the sinister and pervasive influences of organized crime. "Chinese Playground: A Memoir" traces author Bill Lee's maturation from innocent child in a troubled family to a street punk, gang member, and college graduate struggling to break free of his involvement in escalating violence. Lee's personal accounts of two high-profile murder incidents are engrossing. The 1977 Golden Dragon Massacre in San Francisco that left five dead and eleven wounded, was carried out by his blood-brothers who were engaged in the most violent Asian gang war in U.S. history. A decade later, a mad gunman killed seven and injured four at ESL, a high tech firm in Sunnyvale, California where Lee was employed. An unlikely hero emerges as he accepts his fate, employing his street instincts to save coworkers during the murderous rampage. Startling details on both crimes are revealed for the first time. This true story is a provocative read providing valuable insight into Chinese American culture, organized crime, distressed families, at-risk youths, personal recovery, Bay Area history, and Silicon Valley.