Small Kids

Six critically acclaimed, best-selling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teens in love to this charming, hilarious, and heartwarming novel that shines a bright light through the dark. This full-cast audio edition is performed by Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Dion Graham, Imani Parks, Jordan Cobb, Shayna Small, A.J Beckles, and Audible Hall-of-Famer Bahni Turpin.

Who’s the straight laced muscular firefighter carrying the hurt kid Our Hero…. The Protective Argumentative Alpha Male who acts like he’s my Dad What size hose does he have underneath those bunkers Can he lay hose, extinguish my fire, and leave me wet? Remember You’re Here to start Over He’s A Single Dad with Daughters He cares for the small town and the problems brewing He commands authority, respect, and safety for his girls The Grumpy Wise Dad has me wanting to play house Forgiveness comes hard for putting his girls in harm's way

From the East Baltimore playground courts where he earned his nickname by muggin' opponents for possession of the ball to Dunbar High School where he excelled alongside future NBA players, Muggsy Bogues set the tone in his early years for the great heights he'd reach professionally. In this new autobiography, Bogues delves deep into his life and career, reflecting on legendary battles with Michael Jordan, John Stockton, and other generational stars of ’80s and ’90s hoops.

Leaving the bustling streets of Chicago, I set my sights on serenity. The charming small town of Firelight Harbor cradles my dreams amidst its gentle whispers. Yet, a lone fisherman with a stormy past stands directly in my path. John, rugged and mysterious, offers help I can’t resist. As I try to save my family home from the wrecking ball, his presence grows stronger, like tides converging. Together, we embark on a journey - in both heart and home. Grief lingers in his eyes, but our connection defies the silence. Will love anchor us together, or will the past pull us apart? In a town ...

The Voice of a savior - deep, arousing, and calming Where is He Calling Me from Heaven His eyes capture my soul at first sight My Alpha Male, Strong, Self Assuring, and Focused He can be my Dad, but he can't know I want him Staying in the room next to his in the house I can smell his clean, muscular, and freshly showered body creeping in my room My desire for his touch is getting into my head and dreams Don't Fall in Love to fast He is a single dad, with a young daughter. His charm is intoxicating as he spends time with his daughter His eyes tell me he wants to ravish my body My body is all...

The SideRoad Kids follows a group of boys and girls as they enter the sixth grade in a small town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula during 1957-58. This meandering collection of loosely-connected short stories is often humorous, poignant, and sometimes mysterious. Laugh as the kids argue over Halloween treats handed out in Brimley. Recall Dorothy's Hamburgers in Sault Ste. Marie.

Newly updated for 2023! Want to learn how to code in less than a day? This book was designed for absolute beginners – you don’t need any prior experience or knowledge. Written by the Co-Founders of The Tech Academy (learncodinganywhere.com), it serves as a perfect introduction to computer programming for anyone. This book utilizes Small Basic, an educational programming language developed by Microsoft. Learn Coding Basics in Hours with Small Basic is easy and simple, and it can be completed fast. The Tech Academy is a technology school that specializes in coding bootcamps. You can ...

Are you missing puzzle pieces? Need more space to assemble your puzzle? Is your lighting poor? What about picking the right puzzle that suits you? Find answers to these questions and more! Learn how to turn jigsaw puzzle challenges into accomplishments. Find out what you are missing but so many others are raving about! Will you get to experience those benefits too? You can get a huge jump start with this hobby by taking a very small amount of preplanning time. Save money and disappointment by buying the right puzzle images for you. Learn about Dopamine and how it plays a ‘magical’ role ...

It’s autumn in New England and Truly and her fellow Pumpkin Falls Private Eyes are gearing up for the annual Halloween Festival. Aunt True and her new husband, Rusty, have bought Ethel and Elmer Farnsworth’s dilapidated old farm on the edge of town, where they’re going to raise sheep and where Truly and her grandparents have volunteered to farm- and sheep-sit while the newlyweds are on their honeymoon. But as always, there are mysteries and secrets afoot in Pumpkin Falls. Jack-o’-lanterns outside the shops downtown are going missing—in broad daylight!

Success in business is difficult. It takes an amazing amount of work to set up a new business and keep it alive in the long run. According to the US Small Business Administration, only half of all new businesses with employees survive five years. Long before thinking about startup financing or even what products to stock, you need to decide what your business name will be. Choosing your business’s name is not an easy task. Adopting the improper business name means doing all the hard work of starting a new business with a handicap. Before considering goods, prices, or promotions, you must ...

They say the truth will set you free… but what if the truth ruins your life? Ellie Ryan is seventeen and determined to move to Nashville to pursue her dreams of making it as a songwriter, but an unexpected pregnancy shatters her plans and sets her on a course she never imagined. Shawn Klein has it all. The beautiful girlfriend. The scholarship to play football at Vanderbilt after he graduates high school. At eighteen, he leads worship at his father’s prosperous megachurch. His life is perfect. So why isn’t he happy? Everything changes when Shawn’s parents bring Ellie into their home...

Can Matt forgive the man who broke his heart and learn to trust him again, or has he already given him too many chances? Matt Jacobs has had a very bad day. First his boiler breaks down in the middle of his shower then he learns his beloved cat would rather live with his crotchety old neighbor. But while he’s in work, at a job he hates, a phone call from the hospital gives Matt the worst news of all—his father has just passed away. When the man he’s been ‘dating’ for the past five months tells him he’s getting married to a woman, Matt doesn’t know if he can take any more bad ...

Book 1 - Silkworm Secrets Series 'The ancient trees with their rough bark wrap around me like silk cocoons. Their solid trunks and tendril roots grip the ground as if to say, I will hold you, I will not let go.' In the 1960s the rural suburbs of Brisbane should have been an idyllic place for Ruby and Bobby to grow up. Their treehouse retreat, set high in a mulberry tree is a place to share friendship and watch the events of the yards nearby. However as the two become teenagers, the naive Ruby is exposed to the sinister events that Bobby has to deal with in his family life. As the years pass...

Meet Muffy, the adorable psychic Chiweenie with a heart as big as the Arizona desert! Rescued from a puppy mill and adopted by a kind-hearted human in Sedona, Muffy has a special gift—her ability to sense and communicate with spiritual entities. With her tongue charmingly hanging out of the side of her mouth, Muffy is no ordinary dog. She’s the hero of Sedona, navigating magical vortexes, uncovering ley lines, and solving supernatural mysteries to protect her town's residents and animals. In Muffy, the Psychic Chiweenie, Muffy has magical adventures with strange beings including Baby ...

In the futuristic city of Greyville, where smog fills the air and nature seems to have disappeared, three friends—Maddie, Joey, and Charlie—set out to make a difference. After discovering a tiny plant growing through a crack in the concrete, they form the Green City Kids, a movement to bring back trees, flowers, and gardens to their gray, lifeless world. With determination and teamwork, they inspire their entire city to go green, proving that even the smallest actions can lead to big, beautiful changes. Green City Kids is a heartwarming story about hope, nature, and the power of community.

This is a selection of poems written by author, P.D. Cain (also known as Captain Peter). The type of poems and rhymes range from humorous eg: I Really Dig My Gardening Man, to serious and even quirky eg: The Dentist. Most are accompanied by P.D. Cain's own illustrations and pictures.

Jesus storybook, a true Jesus storybook about saving a small town on the brink of despair. The small town of Coalstone has lost coal mining and textile jobs, leaving many in despair and many more addicted to drugs. But there is hope when Jesus comes to town. He enlightens the masses and spreads abundance to the once hopeless town. Enjoy this Jesus storybook, and have a wonderful day!

Welcome to Sweetgum Hollow—where stories grow wilder than blackberry vines and one red-haired girl can stir up more truth than a Southern storm. Meet Jennymae “Jingles” Tibbins: a feisty, 13-year-old sparkplug with a jangle in her pocket, a rebel spirit, and a sweet tea wit that cuts through nonsense like a butter knife through biscuits. In these pages, you’ll ride shotgun through the Deep South—on dirt roads, church pews, and secrets buried beneath front porch chatter. Jingles doesn’t aim to cause trouble, but truth has a funny way of finding her—and when it does, it sure ...

From Publishers Weekly In his third installment (after A Short History of a Small Place and Off for the Sweet Hereafter of hilarious adventures narrated by young Louis Benfield of Neely, N.C., Pearson again spins a rollicking yarn with somber undertones and reveals himself to be a shrewd social commentator. Essentially the chronicle of the pursuit of a stolen Chevrolet that ends with the murder of a black man, the kernel of the story is embroidered on, digressed from, told and retold with deepening significance each time. Everything that goes on in the real worldincluding the sordid and the...

It was all so unexpected. And now, she needs to fight the greatest battle of her life. Shirley is preoccupied with her non-stop daily routine: her demanding job at a law firm, raising her 18-month son and maintaining her loving relationship with her husband... Shirley’s busy life is turned upside down when her mother, who lives in Australia, comes over to visit and receives painful news – she has cancer. This terrible discovery is just the tip of the iceberg for Shirley, with many more struggles ahead, that she must face. Against all odds, and despite the challenges in her path, she ...