Chapter Age

Calcutta, 1757. Bengal is on the brink of war. The East India Company, led by the fearsome Sir Peter Chilcott, are advancing and nobody is safe. Meena, the Nawab’s neglected and abused daughter, finds herself falling under the spell of James Chilcott, nephew of Sir Peter, who claims he wants to betray the company...for a price. Caught between friend and foe, Meena and James escape Calcutta, their hands stained in blood and pockets filled with gold. In Ceylon, they’re cleansed of their sins by Meena’s beloved aunt Kiran, before the young lovers set sail for the Cape of Good Hope.

When you do not know what I am, then I am something. But when you know what I am, then I am nothing. What am I? A brain teaser! Brain teasers have been around for thousands of years. Even in this age of video entertainment, brain teasers continue to be popular among kids and adults alike because they have some unbeatable benefits.

The year is 1912. Nineteen-year-old Maisie Porter watches from the deck of the SS Oceanic as England fades from view. Her destination is Buccaneer Bay in Australia's far northwest. Her fate: marriage to distant cousin Maitland Sinclair, a man she has never met.

Luke Miller embraces being a golden boy. He’s not even ashamed to admit it. But when he goes home, all of that fades away. His mom doesn’t particularly care that he’s in the running to be captain of the basketball team, or that his girlfriend is freaking awesome, or even that he made honor roll the previous year. Well, almost made it.

The women in Clara’s family have always had a secret: They can read minds. Growing up as the last daughter of a wealthy family in the desert of Palm Springs, she has only one wish: to become a star. At 16, she begins her journey into Hollywood and the privileged life of a movie actress, but this time, it is a privilege she will have to earn. Using her cunning, intelligence, and telepathic abilities, Clara Daniels makes the slow rise that will catapult her to fame and change her life forever.

In the fourth book in bestselling author Merriweather Hope’s “Fairy Tales & Magical Adventures Series,” Jinn, Stefan, Adam and Kaia are in for their most exciting (and wackiest) adventure yet! After losing Adam in the Time Vortex, Jinn is just one more mistake away from the end of the Fairy Queen’s patience! The protectors of Magic already had enough to worry, let alone a boy lost somewhere inStory Time! Now Jinn knows she’s only got one chance left to prove herself, and she’s determined to help sort things out! But before the friends can worry about saving the Dragon family, or...

Seeking asylum from the wreckage of her life, Yvette Grimm arrives in Australia and overstays her holiday visa. Desperate to carve a life for herself as an illegal British migrant, she invests her hopes in a palm-reader’s prophecy: She is to meet the father of her children before she’s 30. But Yvette is already 29, and the quest takes her on a picaresque journey of self-discovery and transformation. Set in Perth against the backdrop of Australia’s migrant history, present and past, Nine Months of Summer is a moving, relevant, and at times comical story of personal growth.

After years of bullying, Joshua Harper’s life has completely turned around, thanks in no small part to his girlfriend, Eve Devereaux. With the holidays approaching, he’s started to realize that as tough as being in a relationship is, finding her the perfect gift may be even tougher. Christmas is the season for giving. But what do you give the girl to whom you owe everything? Listen to find out.

In 1960's Brooklyn, NY, troubled teen Billy Delaney's life takes a drastic turn. After Billy and his high school friends get arrested during an attempted armed robbery, their lives are torn asunder. Billy struggles with unresolved issues of guilt over his friends' misfortunes. Obsessed to help them get back on track, he continues to seek "the break" that can redeem their lives. But the easy money along the criminal path is enticing, and soon Billy finds himself consumed by the moral struggle between good and evil.

When seven-year-old Peter loses his family, he reluctantly comes to live with the girl next door, Sarah. Years later, on her 18th birthday, Sarah finds a glowing rose in the woods. When Sarah’s mother finds it, she immediately sends the two of them on the run, with nothing more than instructions to run past the new moon. While Sarah must come to grips with the loss of her parents, Peter is fighting another fight within himself: A slow change, despite his efforts to ignore it.

Woodstock is a teenager, growing up restless and bored in the small East Texas town of Werchet. It's the 1980's, and this town seems to never let its citizens leave: to be born in Werchet is to stay there. Woodstock is afraid that delivering pizzas, day after day, will always be his life. Determined to change his future, Woodstock sets goals for himself and plans to escape Werchet’s clutches.

From the moment she arrived to California, architect Lia knows her working trip to the West coast is a disaster. The company that hired her seems determined to discredit both her work and her professionalism. For some strange reason, her house never looks the same twice. Lia’s only consolation is Aiden: The sexy stranger she met on Venice Beach. As mystery piles on mystery, nothing remains constant. Even Lia’s own nature comes into question, as a dark force seeks to claim her for its own evil ends.

Griffith, Graham, and Ruby's father passed away in the war. And now they must join their mother and their father's wartime traveling baseball team, The Travelin' Nine, on a a tour of America to raise money. No one will tell the kids why the team needs money so badly. Their only clue is a baseball with a hole the size of an acorn in it that their Uncle Owen gave to them the night of their father's funeral. When all three kids hold the ball, strange things begin to happen.

In “Bronc’s Roller-Coaster Ride,” Bronc Pony is every bit as excited as the rest of his friends when he learns about the carnival coming to his hometown of Pasture Hills. But his excitement quickly fades when he finds out about the enormous rollercoaster that is the highlight of the midway. All of his life, Bronc’s friends have admired his strength and bravery; after all, he’s a big strong pony, and nothing should scare him—right? Wrong! How can Bronc keep his friends from finding out how terrified he is about the new rollercoaster… especially now that one of his friends is ...

In the distant land of Platonia, ancient protectors of the Gracies are dying; only the Gemwings can restore the magic within the Well of Life. After four Gracies volunteer to search for the Gemwings, Platonia comes under attack. Prince Daerahil lives in exile. Something dangerous is drawing ever closer to him; a shape hunting his soldiers in the shadows of Plaga Erebus, the land of wounded darkness.

A compelling journey of seven legendary tusker superheroes and the one in line to be the next king. A war has raged for centuries in the African rainforest. Once a place of peace ruled by a great tusker king, the rainforest now lies in shadows as the ghosts of the Obambo fight for dominance. The story is older than time, but a glimmer of hope shines on the horizon. Change is in the wind, and the world is ready for it. Dakarai, a young African forest elephant, has grown up on the stories of his father, the great tusker king, Ajamu, one of the seven great tusker superheroes. It is not only ...

Lithir and Bruno are sent to find the traitor who plotted to kill Alfrahil. If they are to be successful in their mission, centuries of distrust between their races must be overcome. As the unlikely duo enters the Dwarven mines of Nerea, they confront a maniacal sect, whose power threatens to consume all Dwarves with hatred. Desperate to learn the secrets of an ancient seer, they travel deep into the Elven and Dwarven realms, facing their most dire challenges yet. They must rely on each other to survive, but can they escape the traps set for them by their very own people?

When Oliver Moon is entered for the Young Wizard of the Year award, he finds he's up against the head boy. And when he's given the job of litter collector, he decides to liven things up with the help of his new pet dragon.

Six-year-old Milan is on a visit to the amusement park and has fun at the fair playing games and having amazing conversations. There's cotton candy, hot dogs, and she even runs away from a scary roller coaster. She loves the carousel and is fascinated by the toys in the midway. She has a great day because of the advice she gets from the many conversations she has with different foods and rides at the fair.

Six-year-old Milan is on a visit to her Doctor for a routine checkup, and it turns into a fun-filled conversation and lessons that make her so excited to know more about staying healthy. She sees numbers pop up and learn what they mean. She get to have fun conversations with her doctors and even gets a bribe from the nurse.