Age 13

When you don’t listen, bad things can happen. The Walk of Shame, the second book in The Adventures of Lucky and Mr. Pickle series, continues to follow the growing relationship between a newly adopted pup and his family. Mr. Pickle finds himself excited and a bit out of control when Papa takes him for his first walk in the neighborhood. He hates being on a leash and wants nothing more than to run free and explore. Lucky and Papa do their best to get him to pay attention, but the pup refuses to listen. Conflicting advice from family and new friends, Shadow and Max, only confuses him and ...

Adoptions can be scary and confusing. For everyone. Lucky, a senior dog with a disability, has his world turned upside down when a newly adopted puppy named Mr. Pickle is brought home. The highly energetic pup is scared and confused by his new surroundings and desperately wants to return to his original family. Things only get worse when Papa leaves them home alone, and a big storm shakes the house, sending both dogs searching for safety. Fun and frenzy await them as they learn to work together. They are different in breed, age, size, shape, and color, but will that stop them from becoming ...

In Karen Ball's Kaleidoscope Eyes, a woman "cursed" with a gift must join forces with a man hiding ulterior motives - or die. Born with synesthesia, Annie sees a pulsating World of color others can't perceive. This makes her a sought-after stained-glass artists and a key member of the K-9 Search and Rescue Team. But no one knows how well Annie hides her insecurities - until Jed comes along.

A fun and exciting fantasy adventure novel for kids and preteens! Girls really can be heroes, and a little magic helps too.Katie is a normal girl living a normal life, until she falls through a glowing crevice in the sidewalk. She makes a note to herself to avoid glowing crevices in the future.On the other side of the crevice lies Dreamland, a realm of fantasy and magic, a place where she can let her imagination soar and develop new powers. Katie has no idea why she's there or what she's supposed to do, and she meets other kids also stunned to find themselves in the same realm of mystery. ...

Gather information, report back to me, and do nothing illegal. With these instructions received under the cover of darkness and a list of names, Marcus and Alissa launch an investigation into their own classmates. Friendship and investigative skills will be put to the test as these teen detectives take on their most challenging case yet. But when their investigation is suddenly shut down without explanation, the teens have already gathered too many clues to just leave it alone. As powerful forces work against them at every turn they take, will they be able to rise above the challenge? What ...

En Un Mandato de Reinas, Gwendolyn lleva lo que queda de su nación al exilio, navegando hacia las hostiles puertos del Imperio. Recibidos por el pueblo de Sandara, intentan recuperarse a escondidas, construir un nuevo hogar a la sombra de Volusia. Thor, decidido a rescatar a Guwayne, con sus hermanods de la Legión en su búsqueda a través del océano, a las enormes cuevas que anuncian la Tierra de los Espíritus, encontrándose con impensables monstruos y exóticos paisajes. ¿Sobrevivirán Gwen y su pueblo? ¿Encontrarán a Guwayne? ¿Vivirán Alistair y Erec?

Love is in the air! Sailor thinks Joe is amazing. Sydney grows closer to Elliot every week. And another boy has attracted the interest of Harper and Zali. Imagine competing with Harper for a boy? Zali finds out how formidable Harper really is. Will Zali simply give in to her, or stand-up for herself? Luke, the new love interest of the girls, seems to be quite down, and Elliot and his dad try to help him. There are a number of levels to Luke's personality, and trouble seems to surround the new boy. You'll love Book 8 of Wild Child. A fantastic book for girls aged 9-12.

The Mythology of Narcissism - 2017 revised, updated, and reformatted edition - is a scholarly article both for neophytes and professionals on the subject of narcissism, a recognized psychiatric pathology or disorder that the author identifies, for various reasons, as typically related to our modern consumer culture.

The killer’s not packing a gun. He’s riding a snowboard … Fourteen-year-old Trennon is the hottest snowboarder on the hill. He busts eye-popping McTwists, backside Rodeos, and crunchy Burger Flips like a snow-shredding demon. But Trennon’s facing threats more terrifying than head-spinning jumps and bone-snapping halfpipes. He’s stumbled across a secret that threatens every rider on the mountain. And now he’s riding into danger—danger that could cost him his life … Strap in for a wild ride! If you like blood-chilling adventure, read Shredder today!

PENELOPE LENNOX is in for the surprise of her life. No, make that two!Thanks to her father’s photo assignment, Penelope is dragged away from her comfortable life in suburbia and brought to Costa Rica. In the process her boyfriend of two years decides he’s not into long distance relationships and dumps her two days before her trip. However, broken-heartedness and dejection turn out to be the least of her concerns. Upon arrival Penelope’s mother informs her that she’s been registered to do a two-week volunteer session at the Leatherback Turtle Biological Center.The rundown dormitory-...

In the wake of a global apocalypse, a new world will rise from the ashes. The alien invasion has begun. Ang, one of the few survivors, explores vast subterranean spaces. In this unchartered shadow world, he unearths the way of the Aura. His captors claim to be allies, shielding him from a much greater threat. But no matter what they have to offer, Ang will never lose sight of his everlasting objective: Find Rain. Separated, scared, and burrowed like sewer rats in an incessant, transforming labyrinth, Rain and Ang approach their alien hosts from divergent perspectives. With so much lost ...

Welcome to Grimblewick, a town where the mail hums, the dogs stare blankly at screens, and your substitute teacher might be possessed by a glitter-obsessed kazoo cult. Twelve-year-old Pippa Quickblink has always stood out in Grimblewick. Raised by her eccentric, tech-fearing Aunt Hazel, Pippa doesn’t own a single screen, not a phone, tablet, TV, or even an electric toothbrush. While her classmates lose themselves in the latest apps and blinking gadgets, Pippa prefers dusty books, peculiar mysteries, and observing the town’s increasingly bizarre behavior. But when Grimblewick’s ...

A young girl awakens to find she has memories from two different pasts, fifty years apart, both of which ended tragically when eight years old. She feels different. She is different. She is alive! The Professor has taken charge of a secret government project, which April is the core part of. Li-Ming is assigned to be April’s ‘educator’ and is a a harsh disciplinarian, although as April develops, she softens. However, April is warned by 'Travis', someone who resides inside her head, to trust no-one. When April and Li-Ming begin the drive across America in a specially adapted RV (the ...

One girl yearning to prove herself. Another desperate to escape pain. A dog trying to save them both. Penny Brighton despises being treated like a baby. Now that Papa is sending her to Alaska to stay with her uncle during the waning days of the Great Depression, she's thrilled by the chance to prove she's strong and capable. But her excitement turns to dread when she reaches Juneau and there's no one to meet her. Refusing to panic, she follows a deaf bull terrier to a boarding house and agrees to wash dishes in exchange for room and board while searching for her uncle. But when she meets ...

Are you ready to embark on a thrilling journey through the vast expanse of the universe? Look no further than Science Fiction Short Stories Vol. 13 by The Shadowplay Collective. This collection of short stories is sure to captivate and enthrall Science Fiction fans and readers of all ages. Seven Stories: WHISPERS FROM THE ANCIENT MANOR. COSMIC LINEAGE. GRAVEYARD TANGLES. SHINING SPECIES. GALACTIC VOYAGE. THE DERANGED SONATA. HOURGLASS HIJACKER. Within the pages of this book, you will find yourself transported to new worlds and alternate realities, where anything is possible. The Science ...

Seine erste, letzte und einzig wahre Liebe war schon immer Rugby. Bis jetzt. Nach einer verheerenden Verletzung, die dazu führte, dass er pausieren und sein geliebtes Trikot mit der Nummer 13 ausziehen musste, kämpft Johnny darum, an seinen Träumen festzuhalten. Lost, unsicher und verzweifelt auf der Suche nach Trost setzt er sich zum Ziel, das Geheimnis des Mädchens mit den nachtblauen Augen zu lüften. Mit seinem besten Freund Gibsie an seiner Seite macht sich Johnny auf die Suche nach den Geheimnissen rund um das Mädchen, das ihn jede wache Stunde verfolgt.

Thirteen-year-old Sparrow Lee has a stutter that steals her words—but never her voice. Bullied at school and betrayed by the one person she thought she could trust, Sparrow retreats into the attic of her farmhouse, where dusty records and old notebooks are the only place her voice can fly. Music is her oxygen. Lyrics are her lifeline. Then a talent night challenge, a mysterious music teacher, and an unlikely band of misfit musicians help Sparrow rediscover her sound—and herself. But when a cruel video goes viral and everything she’s built begins to crumble, Sparrow must decide: will ...

In this holiday romantic comedy with a suspenseful twist, a birthday cruise to celebrate Ashley’s sweet sixteen turns evil when someone on board starts to give Ashley deadly gifts. Onboard Activities Pool 1, Caribbean Deck Met hot crewmember while soaking up the sun! The Santorini Restaurant, Olympia Deck Heard about last year's mysterious disappearance on board. What could have happened? Movie Theater, Fiesta Deck Still can't stand horror flicks….Too scary. Paris Boutique, Panama Deck Fun shopping, but then again, so was my near-death fall overboard last night . . . Glamorama Spa, ...

Sinful MILFs Bundle 4 features titles 13 through 16 of the Sinful MILFs series. Hear how sultry, mature women take their virginal younger counterparts in desperate fashion, dominating them with their sexual experience.

MISSION MOON! On August 23, exactly at 12:33 P.M. UTC, India's Chandrayaan-3 mission's robotic lander, named Vikram, touched down on the surface of the moon. It was a moment of jubiliation and celebration across India and around the world. For the first time, humans had landed a spacecraft on the Moon's unexplored South Pole. Behind the success of this mission were the decades of hard work put in by the scientists and engineers of ISRO - the Indian Space Research Organization, in cooperation with other space agencies around the globe. From launching the orbiter, lander, and rover into space...