Elise’s life is finally simple, steady, and drama-free – go to work, pay bills, come home. Although a new friend, or even a date, could spice up her life, the idea of experiencing something similar to her past prevents her from looking. Could Justin give her reason to try again?

(Piano Solo Sheets). This sheet music features an intermediate-level piano solo arrangement of the beloved Beethoven work.

In this Masterpiece Adventure, the first in a companion series for younger readers from bestselling author Elise Broach, James is going on vacation for a week. His best friend, Marvin the beetle, has to stay at home. Without James to keep him company, Marvin has to play with his annoying cousin, Elaine. Marvin and Elaine quickly find themselves getting into all sorts of trouble—even getting trapped inside a pencil sharpener! Marvin misses James and starts to worry about their friendship. Will James still be Marvin's friend when he gets home or will James have found a new best friend? A Christy Ottaviano Book

Lynnette has spent the last year hiding her vitiligo. Anxiety, nightmares, and worry begin to consume her thoughts as her relationship develops with Marcel, the older brother of her mentee, Zakai. Guilt eats at her for not being completely truthful while requiring honesty from them. How long can she maintain the facade? Will the truth break her relationship?

All parents want their children to be successful in school, sports, and extracurricular activities. But it's not just about giving your kids praise or setting them on the right direction. Research shows that success is often dependent on mindset. Hard work, perseverance, and effort are all hallmarks of a growth mindset. That's where Mindsets for Parents: Strategies to Encourage Growth Mindsets in Kids comes in. Designed to provide parents with a roadmap for developing a growth mindset home environment, this book's conversational style and real-world examples make the popular mindsets topic approachable and engaging. It includes tools for informally assessing the mindsets of both parent and child, easy-to-understand brain research, and suggested strategies and resources for use with children of any age. This book gives parents and guardians powerful knowledge and methods to help themselves and their children learn to embrace life's challenges with a growth mindset and an eye toward increasing their effort and success!

In an effort to keep the Otherworld from falling into darkness, Noli and her true love V plot the daring theft of a jewel Ciarán, the dark king, needs to rebuild a powerful relic. But Ciarán is not easily defeated. He sets a plan in motion for a showdown that will decide who rules the Otherworld once and for all.

Dave Wiggins is taking a trip to his past. He doesn't much want to—but his Ma is dying. He intends to get in, do his duty, get out and forget about his small town roots. But there is something back home that has been waiting for his return—something that lurks, waiting in a tumbledown boathouse in an abandoned community offshore. Once Dave and his past meet up again, the game is on. A hurricane, a scrimshaw chess set, beer, rum, cigarettes, old friends and past mistakes all conspire to keep Dave right where he least wants to be. The game is on. And it's his move.

Renee knows she was adopted at birth. Her adoptive parents never hid that fact. However, she has questions they can’t answer. She wants to know her birth mother and figures the first time they meet will go over better if her mother knows there is no expectation of having to help raise her. Renee decides that her eighteenth birthday will be the day she introduces (or reintroduces) herself to her birth mother. Will this encounter be the birthday gift she desires?