Twelve-year-old private detective Nelle is swept up in a world of candy smuggling in this illustrated, middle grade mystery-comedy from World Fantasy Award-winner Lavie Tidhar. In a city where candy is outlawed, Nelle Faulkner is a preteen private detective working from her mother's garden shed. When Eddie de Menthe, a notorious kid-gangster from a criminal candy ring, asks for help finding a lost teddy bear, Nelle Faulkner is on the case. But one sinister turn of events leads to another and Eddie himself goes missing! Nelle and her friends quickly find themselves navigating a shady underworld of sweets smugglers, back alley-deals, and storefront firebombs. If Nelle has any hope of tracking down her missing client, she'll first have to unmask the true faces behind the smuggling operation. Is this the easy case Nelle thought it would be, or has she unknowingly put herself and everyone around her in inescapable danger? Daniel Duncan's comical illustrations add a smooth layer of fun to Lavie Tidhar's tongue-in-cheek narrative. Hand this fun detective adventure to fans of Bugsy Malone and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

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CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY meets BUGSY MALONE for 9+ readers. In a city where candy is a crime and biscuits have been banned, Nelle Faulkner is a 12-year-old private detective looking for her next client. So when a notorious candy gangster asks for her help, Nelle is on the case. Swept into a secret world of sweet smugglers and chocolate crooks, can Nelle and her friends find a way to take the cake. Or will they come to a sticky end...

Paxton has always loved working as a nurse, and her recent promotion is the highlight of her career. In her new position as liaison for the hospital, she attends numerous public events, meets healthcare professionals, promotes the hospital and the benefits of good health, as well as interviews attendees and takes photographs. When Paxton spots a tall, blonde woman at an event, the woman's familiar face rings a bell. This mysterious person has the face of an angel, but the cold, cruel eyes of a demon-evil just seems to exude from them. Paxton racks her brain to figure out where she has seen this woman. On impulse... ...she points her camera and snaps a picture. Her curiosity leads to a deadly, life-changing confrontation. Paxton awakens in the hospital to learn that she's been shot in the head by a mysterious assailant. Soon, she's under the protection of the FBI, and told that she is the target of a mafia hit. Now, plagued by memory problems stemming from the bullet wound, Paxton struggles to piece together the details of her life. At the same time, she tries to help the FBI piece together the mystery. Why does the mafia want her dead? What does she know, or what did she witness that has made them so eager to snuff out her life? R.J. McDonald, the handsome FBI agent assigned to protect her, informs her that the person bent on taking her life is Candy Valenachia, a hit woman for a notorious mafia crime family. R.J. has already lost a loved one to Deadly Candy's bullets, and he's determined to take her out-one way or another-before this hit woman can harm anyone else. In the midst of all the action, Paxton discovers that she is developing feelings for R.J. But will Paxton and R.J. set aside their fears and take another chance on love? Soon they must flee the hospital for Paxton's safety, but everywhere they turn, it seems, Candy is right on their heels. Who is feeding the mafia confidential information that only the FBI should know? And will Paxton's resourcefulness and R.J.'s years of experience be a match for Candy's cold, unfeeling determination to finish the assassination job she started?

Enjoy this steamy holiday, grumpy/sunshine standalone romcom by romantic comedy author Gia Stevens… ‘Twas a month before Christmas, and all through the town, Everyone was ready to celebrate, except my hot and grumpy new neighbor. Christmas is my favorite time of year with the festive parties and holiday cheer. But having Connor Tyler move in next door is as much fun as searching for a burned-out bulb in a string of lights. His rugged good looks and guitar can make anyone swoon. That doesn’t change the fact that he slammed the door in my face when I welcomed him with a tray of homemade cookies. But I won’t let his bah-humbug attitude damper my holiday spirit. This year, more than ever, I need to deck the halls and revel in being jolly. As I ramp up my holiday cheer, Connor spends more and more time casting lingering glances toward my… mistletoe. When a blizzard hits, a gesture of hospitality leads to exchanging more than presents. As Christmas draws nearer, I chip away at his icy facade only to discover a painful truth. There’s an expiration date on his time next door. And I’m certain I don’t have enough boxes of tinsel to convince him to stay. Flirting with the Scrooge is the fifth book in the Harbor Highlands series. It's a grumpy/sunshine, holiday romantic comedy filled with holiday antics and snow melting interactions. Be prepared to laugh-out-loud one minute and swoon the next in this steamy standalone romcom. Each book in the Harbor Highlands Series is set in the same world and delivers a guaranteed happily ever after. Harbor Highlands Series: 1. Flirting with the Playboy 2. Flirting with the Enemy 3. Flirting with the Stranger 4. Flirting with the Bad Boy 5. Flirting with the Scrooge

This book connects to the new AASL standards, ISTE Standards for Students, and provides simple directions for using a variety of books to create maker activities that deepen the reading experience. Books and maker activities help children to associate reading with hands-on learning. For educators looking for additional ways to engage youngsters in reading and maker activities, this book provides the perfect hands-on connection. Providing connections to the new AASL standards and the ISTE Standards for Students with simple directions for using a variety of books to create maker activities, this book can help elementary teachers and librarians to enhance and deepen the reading experience. Featured books represent a variety of genres for kindergarten through sixth-grade students and highlights very current titles as well as classics. The book is based on actual experiences with students and staff who have enjoyed and benefited from these activities in their elementary school library. The author's forty years of educational experience ensure the reliability and practicality of this resource that readers can trust and use every day.

A mind-blowing anthology of 18 stories bringing you the infinite Earths of the multiverse. Featuring Alastair Reynolds, Ian McDonald, Lavie Tidhar, Eugen Bacon and more. INFINITY. HERE. NOW. What if every decision you’ve ever made created a new reality. A new life, a new world of possibilities for what you could become? What if the best of all possible worlds is just around the corner? Or the worst? This anthology brings together an international cast of luminaries to explore the infinite worlds of what could be. The smashed together chaos of multiple Londons piled on top of each other; a world where a tunnel turns Japan and the United States into close neighbours; catastrophic accidents on multidimensional spacecraft; shadowy organisations and the merciless assassins they control; the unstoppable force of your infinite grandmothers. Explore the infinite beauties and terrors of the multiverse with the finest minds writing in science fiction today, and see what could have been… Featuring stories from: Alvaro Zinos-Amaro Charlie Jane Anders Eugen Bacon Clive Barker Paul Di Filippo Alix E. Harrow Rumi Kaneko (translated by Preston Grassmann) Ken Liu Ian McDonald Annalee Newitz Yukimi Ogawa Chana Porter Alastair Reynolds Jayaprakash Satyamurthy D. R. G. Sugawara Jeffrey Thomas Lavie Tidhar