High Rock

An excellent read for all ages! Young and old alike love this book. However, the author, John Vandeventer wrote this book directed toward young adults, particularly those above age 13. It is full of action and adventure while teenagers explore their world around them and the shocking discoveries they make! Things seemed to have gone from bad to worse for twelve-year-old Finn Harper, having just moved from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Talihina, Oklahoma, a small town where everyone knows everyone. Finn had found little to like about his new hometown. Making friends was never easy for him. This had ...

In the nineties, Ryan Dusick and his friends Adam Levine and Jesse Carmichael dreamed about making it big . . . and against all odds, they did. This inside story recounts Maroon 5's founding and their road to becoming Grammy-winning megastars, told through the eyes of former drummer Ryan Dusick. He takes listeners behind the scenes of the band's meteoric rise to success—and the grueling demands that came with it—as well as his personal struggles with anxiety and addiction after his departure from the band.

While most successful sidemen are lucky to spend a decade in the music business, multi-instrumentalist Mark Rivera is working on his fifth. Rivera has shared the stage with some of Rock 'n' Roll's greatest performers, including John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Simon & Garfunkel, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Tony Bennett, Sheila E., Joe Walsh, Hall & Oates, and Peter Gabriel. How does he do it while avoiding the typical pitfalls—falling out of favor with the band, burnout, depression?

In the charming little town of Heartsboro— rumored to be the birthplace of Cupid— Valentine’s Day is more than candy hearts and roses; it’s a tradition. Every year, the Valentine’s Ball draws hopeful singles to its twinkling dance floor, all chasing the promise of true love. The town buzzes with excitement as whispers of Cupid’s annual appearance ignite imaginations and stir hearts. But Liz Blackstone isn’t buying it. Back in Heartsboro for her twentieth high school homecoming, Liz has no patience for childhood myths or whimsical beliefs. Her former high school boyfriend feels...

Welcome to Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, in a working-class corner of the Bronx, where a driven coach inspires his teams to win games and championships - and learn Russian history and graduate and go on to college.

In 1951, Carlotta Walls Lanier was one of the nine African-American students to integrate Little Rock High School, and the first to earn a diploma. Here she provides a firsthand account of her experiences - including the bombing that rocked her home, the constant threats she and her classmates faced, and the pressure and bullying her parents endured.

Rockstar dreams don’t come true, at least not for Jayla Bennett. So why is Spencer living out all his dreams touring the country while his ex-girlfriend/former bandmate is stuck struggling through mundane days at a 9-5 she can’t stand? Was it a case of bad timing? Did life get in the way? Or did Spencer just not love her enough to reach out when Reciprocity finally hit it big? Spencer’s avoided his hometown like the plague since leaving four years ago. He hasn’t set foot in Graybush, let alone the house he grew up in, not since his mother died right beside his dreams of going to ...

How can so many people pledge allegiance to punk, something with no fixed identity? Depending on who and where you are, punk can be an outlet, excuse, lifestyle, escapism, conversation, community, ideology, sales category, social movement, punishable offense, badge of authenticity, reason to drink beer forever, or an aesthetic of belligerent incompetence. Sam McPheeters championed many different versions. Over the course of two decades, he fronted Born Against, released dozens of records and fanzines, and toured 17 times across the northern hemisphere.

Muir Powell is a shy, innocent, 17-year-old with big dreams and no clue what to do about them. Moody Powell is a few years older and wild. Embittered by the death of his father 15 years earlier and cramped by the narrowness of his mountain world, Moody escapes into moonshine and gambling while Ginny, their mother, watches helplessly. When Muir decides that his purpose in life is to build a rock church with his own hands, the consequences of his ambition are far-reaching.

Operation Reckoning The explosive conclusion to the Steele Armstrong Series After the devastating events of Operation Mirage, Captain Jason "Steel" Armstrong and his team are fractured, their morale shaken, and their trust tested. As Phantom's deadly syndicate expands its reach, a terrifying new threat emerges: Inferno Eclipse, a weaponized satellite system capable of global destruction. To stop Phantom's endgame, Steel must reunite his team, confront betrayal, and form uneasy alliances with new operatives. From treacherous jungles to the icy peaks of Eastern Europe and the heart of a ...

When enemies vanish into thin air, even the best can’t see what’s coming. Lieutenant Jason "Steel" Armstrong and his elite Marine unit thought their last mission tested them to their limits. Now, they’re back in action, tasked with a high-stakes operation in the unforgiving mountains of Afghanistan. Their target: a shadowy insurgent network that’s harnessed groundbreaking cloaking technology to evade detection and stockpile weapons for global destruction. Dubbed "Operation Mirage," the mission is anything but straightforward. Ambushes, hostile terrain, and a relentless enemy force ...

Before there was Elli and Jagger, there was Elli and... Sixteen year old Elli Matthews is learning about guys with her boy crazy best friend Jenna by her side. A tragedy changes the teens of East Lake High, but not always for the better.

Rock Stars on the Record is a collection of firsthand tales by artists of all ages, backgrounds, and musical influences, remembering the meaning behind the records that mattered most to them. From Laura Jane Grace to Ian MacKaye, Don McLean to Cherie Currie, Alice Bag to Mac DeMarco, and many more, best-selling author Eric Spitznagel talks to rock stars across the sonic spectrum about the albums that changed them in ways only music can change someone.

Aside from the stitches and the head wound, Tom Henderson is the same old King Dork. He's still trying to work out who to blame for the new scar on his forehead, the memory loss, and his father's mysterious death. But illicit female hospital visitations, The Catcher in the Rye, and the Hillmont High sex-pocalypse have made him a new man. What doesn't make you stronger can kill you, though, and 10th grade, act two, promises to be a killer. Tom's down one bloodstained army coat, one Little Big Tom, and two secret semi-imaginary girlfriends.

Four years have passed. Four long years since Ava and Leo have been in the same room, since he drove away with her heart in his hands and never looked back. Ava wouldn’t know how to begin to make up for all the time she’s lost with her best friend, who also happens to be the man of her dreams. Leo’s life has only grown better. Reciprocity is living the good life; a song on a hit movie soundtrack, loads of girls at every stop, getting ready to co-headline their first major tour. He doesn’t let himself think about the past and the girl he let slip away all those years ago. Ava knows ...

John Dortmunder leaves jail with ten dollars, a train ticket, and nothing to make money on but his good name. Thankfully, his reputation goes far. No one plans a caper better than Dortmunder. His friend Kelp picks him up in a stolen Cadillac and drives him away from Sing-Sing, telling a story of a $500,000 emerald that they just have to steal. Dortmunder doesn't hesitate to agree.

Peter Rock's stunning autobiographical novel begins in the '90s on the Door Peninsula of Wisconsin. The narrator, a recent college graduate, and a young widow, Mrs. Abel, swim together at night, making their way across miles of open water, navigating the currents and swells carried by the rise and fall of the lake. The nature of these night swims, and of his relationship to Mrs. Abel, becomes increasingly mysterious to the narrator as the summer passes, until the night that Mrs. Abel disappears.

Billie: I've found myself in the weirdest situation. When I met Wilde Costas, I fell right into those calculating hazel green eyes, those smirky full lips, and those rounded shoulders topping a perfect hourglass that could drive a man to drink. Complete with a full round a#*. Wilde didn't come alone. He came as a trio, established when they were all young. Along with Wilde came Freddie with those deep-set almond eyes and the lithe stage moves and all the daring of a stage performer. The more he smiled and laughed the more he drew me in . . . and he had a voice as good as his namesake. I'm ...

Operation Firestorm Deep in the unforgiving mountains of Afghanistan, Lieutenant Jason Steel and his elite team face a mission that spirals into chaos. Tasked with locating a hidden insurgent base, they are thrust into a web of ambushes, betrayals, and impossible odds. Cut off from reinforcements and running low on supplies, Steel must rely on his tactical genius and the unwavering loyalty of his team to survive. As the enemy closes in, every decision tests Steel’s resolve as a leader. Blaze, the fiery explosives expert, Hotshot, the sharpshooter with a restless edge, Smiles, the ever-...

In "Shadows of Deceit", former Marine Callum Rogers thought he’d left his darkest days behind. But when a cryptic message pulls him back into the world of covert operations, he finds himself facing a new enemy—a ruthless blackmailer named Royce Kincaid, whose power could topple governments and destroy lives. Tasked with protecting his old mentor, Dr. Ellis Newton, Callum teams up with his loyal friend, ex-Navy SEAL Owen Brooks, to unravel a conspiracy more dangerous than anything they’ve ever encountered. As Callum and Owen dive deeper into Royce’s criminal empire, they uncover ...