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Everyone dreams of an idyllic life with fulfilling work and quiet retirement. This is exactly what the reverend John Leffingwell expected, but his world is turned upside down when his son is diagnosed with AIDS. The emotional and financial drain of his son’s illness leads Reverend Leffingwell to a poor neighborhood in Seattle, where he finds crime, devastation, and most importantly, himself.

At a new school where no one knows him, Cody Lee Carson has resolved to become cool—but as it turns out, that may be harder than he thought Cody Lee Carson is a changed man. When his parents move him to Benton, Oregon, for his fifth grade year, Cody is determined to stop being his boring, bozo-brained old self and start being the supercool, supersmart, superawesome guy he knows he can be—especially since no one in Benton knows about the incident in fourth grade when his pants fell down during a school play and everyone saw his Tweety Bird underwear. And Cody’s plan works! His new teacher loves him, he gets in the top reading group, and the prettiest girl in class wants to be his friend. It seems like everything is going Cody’s way. But when the old, bozo-brained Cody starts slipping out, will he lose everything he’s worked for? Becoming cool was easy, but staying cool is a little more difficult.

Kate West, uma estudante de Direito de 21 anos, sempre tentou levar uma vida normal em Forecast, apesar de seus sonhos perturbadores com sua avó falecida e sua habilidade secreta de ler pensamentos, mas sua vida vira de cabeça para baixo quando descobre ser a herdeira da Corte da Magia e da Ordem, destinada a liderar essa poderosa instituição. A Corte, que governa o mundo dos seres mágicos, está em constante turbulência. Facções como a Fênix da Justiça, as Águias do Submundo - criminosos foragidos e os Peregrinos, que estão em guerra com a Corte há mais de um século, ameaçam a paz e a ordem. No meio desse turbilhão, Kate se vê dividida entre dois amores: Eric, o misterioso líder das Águias do Submundo, e Téo, o destemido líder dos Peregrinos. Com o destino da Corte em suas mãos, Kate deve decidir se aceitará seu papel como presidente e enfrentará os desafios que isso implica, ou se seguirá seu coração, mudando o destino da Corte e de todos ao seu redor.

your money’s worth of theatrics" ( Kirkus Reviews). Patrick Quentin, best known for the Peter Duluth puzzle mysteries, also penned outstanding detective novels from the 1930s through the 1960s under other pseudonyms, including Q. Patrick and Jonathan Stagge. Anthony Boucher wrote: “Quentin is particularly noted for the enviable polish and grace which make him one of the leading American fabricants of the murderous comedy of manners; but this surface smoothness conceals intricate and meticulous plot construction as faultless as that of Agatha Christie." Peter Duluth was once an up-and-comer on the Great White Way. But after his wife died, he dove into a bottle and stayed there. It’s only when he’s about to hit rock bottom that he decides to dry out, admitting himself into rehab to save his life. Unfortunately, Peter’s new home turns out to be even more dangerous than the outside world when a staff member is murdered, and a patient soon checks out in a similar manner. Peter thinks he…

The Faithful follows a cast of young, smart, beautiful, and driven men and women shepherding their candidate through the turbulent waters of the 2008 Democratic presidential campaign.

Follow the adventures of Charlie, an urban three-year-old on the fast track, and his slow-track mommy. In this hilarious volume, Charlie gets a haircut like Sting’s, runs up a tab at a baseball game, and prefers the garlic press to any of his expensive “educational” toys. Charlie is a kid learning to be a consumer. His mommy reveals important secrets, like which stroller is “in,” which is the “right” playgroup, and how to throw a fabulous fourth birthday party. Moms and dads alike will find these anecdotes of parenting at the end of the century to be truly priceless.