Character Compass is a vibrant and engaging children's book designed for young readers aged 8 to 12. This unique book introduces kids to ten essential character strengths that will guide them through the complexities of growing up and interacting with others. In this book children will embark on an exciting journey of self-discovery and learning. The book cleverly uses the format of a comic book, making each character strength come to life through colorful illustrations and captivating storytelling. The ten character strengths explored in this book are: Honesty, Forgiveness, Bravery, Kindness, Appreciation, Grit, Teamwork, Love for Learning, Optimism, and Curiosity:** Encouraging exploration and a desire to learn more about the world. Character Compass is more than just a book; it's an interactive tool that helps children understand and develop these vital character strengths. Through each comic strip, kids will meet engaging characters facing real-life scenarios that challenge and build these strengths. This book is perfect for parents and educators who want to instill positive values and traits in children, helping them navigate their way towards a successful and fulfilling life. Whether read at home or in the classroom, Character Compass is sure to become a cherished resource for character development, making it a must-have for any young reader's collection.

GREG RUCKA proudly presents a new direction inadventure! ShahidahEl-Amin is many things: scholar, cartographer, astronomer, mathematician,scientist, explorer, adventurer, and--when need be--two-fistedfighter. Setting out from Baghdad's legendary House of Wisdom during the IslamicGolden Age, Shahi's quest brings her to 13th-century Britain...where the Welshare whispered to possess the secret of eternal life. But Shahi's not the onlyone after it... Re-teaming from the pages of THE OLD GUARD: TALESTHROUGH TIME, writers ROBERT MACKENZIE and DAVE WALKER (LAZARUS: SOURCEBOOK) andartist JUSTIN GREENWOOD (LAZARUS: X +66, Stumptown) take you on a breathlessrace across the map. Follow the Compass to unlock the secrets of the ancientworld! CollectsCOMPASS #1-5

HIS DARK MATERIALS IS NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SERIES STARRING DAFNE KEEN, RUTH WILSON, JAMES McAVOY, AND LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA! The world of Philip Pullman’s internationally bestselling His Dark Materials saga is brought to visual life in book 1 of a three-volume graphic adaptation of The Golden Compass. Lyra Belacqua is content to run wild among the scholars of Jordan College, with her dæmon familiar always by her side. But the arrival of her fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel, draws her to the heart of a terrible struggle—a struggle born of Gobblers and stolen children, and a mysterious substance known as Dust. As she hurtles toward danger in the cold far North, Lyra never suspects the shocking truth: she alone is destined to win—or to lose—this more-than-mortal battle. The stunning full-color art offers both new and returning readers a chance to experience the story of Lyra, an ordinary girl with an extraordinary role to play in the fates of multiple worlds, in an entirely new way. “Superb . . . all-stops-out thrilling.” —The Washington Post Don't miss Philip Pullman's epic new trilogy set in the world of His Dark Materials! ** THE BOOK OF DUST ** La Belle Sauvage The Secret Commonwealth

This fast-paced graphic novel, set in New York City in 1860, follows twins Alexander and Cleo and their adventures at sea, from the same team who created the Eisner Award-winner Salt Magic.

The Compass is a life transformation novel that will guide you on a journey of self-discovery. At the core of The Compass are specific lessons about belief systems and understanding who you really are in order to live out your destiny. Jonathan, the main character, escapes his suburban life after a tragedy that alters his plans for the future. Paralyzed by grief, he decides to journey across the globe in an effort to realign his inner compass. He sets off with just a backpack, leaving behind his career, friends, family, and home. His travels begin in the dessert of Nevada, continue on to the pristine mountains of the Adirondacks, and then to a medieval village in Romania. At each destination, Jonathan encounters a pivotal person who offers a major life lesson, and he begins to realize that each individual was placed on his path for a reason. The Compass is a metaphor for the journey of our lives. In the tradition of the The Alchemist, The Compass provides readers with specific life lessons about authenticity, self-empowerment, and belief in their dreams. As humans we are all connected—by love, pain, and sometimes even by tragedies or events we cannot control. Each one of us travels a unique path, yet we are linked by experiences and emotions. In this connectedness, there is life.

We like to think of ourselves and our friends and families as pretty good people. The more we put our characters to the test, however, the more we see that we are decidedly a mixed bag. Fortunately there are some promising strategies - both secular and religious - for developing better characters.

Winner of the 2015 Prix Goncourt, an astounding novel that bridges Europe and the Islamic world Winner of the Prix Goncourt (France), the Leipzig Prize (Germany), Premio Von Rezzori (Italy), shortlisted for the 2017 International Man Booker Prize, shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award As night falls over Vienna, Franz Ritter, an insomniac musicologist, takes to his sickbed with an unspecified illness and spends a restless night drifting between dreams and memories, revisiting the important chapters of his life: his ongoing fascination with the Middle East and his numerous travels to Istanbul, Aleppo, Damascus, and Tehran, as well as the various writers, artists, musicians, academics, orientalists, and explorers who populate this vast dreamscape. At the center of these memories is his elusive, unrequited love, Sarah, a fiercely intelligent French scholar caught in the intricate tension between Europe and the Middle East. With exhilarating prose and sweeping erudition, Mathias Énard pulls astonishing elements from disparate sources—nineteenth-century composers and esoteric orientalists, Balzac and Agatha Christie—and binds them together in a most magical way.