When Pam met Ellie, she was sure she had found a new friend. But Pam wanted more than just a friend; she wanted a companion to hike the world-famous Appalachian Trail. Does Ellie have what it takes to make this journey? In Ellie’s Long Walk, Pam and Ellie set out to hike the more-than-2,000-mile-long Trail. In this adventure-packed true story, they ford rivers, survive storms, and scramble up rugged cliffs. Near the end of their journey an icy storm almost forces them to quit. Find out how these two friends keep each other going and if Ellie really is ready for the Appalachian Trail.

From W. Bruce Cameron, the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel A Dog's Purpose, which is now a major motion picture! Ellie's Story is a heartwarming illustrated novel adapted for young readers from the beloved and New York Times bestselling A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron. Ellie is a very special dog with a very important purpose. From puppyhood, Ellie has been trained as a search-and-rescue dog. She can track down a lost child in a forest or an injured victim under a fallen building. She finds people. She saves them. It's what she was meant to do. But Ellie must do more. Her handlers—widowed Jakob, lonely Maya—need her too. People can be lost in many ways, and to do the job she was born to do, Ellie needs to find a way to save the people she loves best. Ellie's Story is an inspiring tale for young animal lovers. Adorable black-and-white illustrations by Richard Cowdrey bring Ellie and her world to life. A discussion and activity guide at the end of the book will help promote family and classroom discussions about Ellie's Story and the insights it provides about humankind's best friends. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Elephant lover Ellie has had a love of elephants since birth. She naturally gravitated to anything and everything regarding elephants. She has a room full of elephant toys, always receives elephant knick knacks as gifts, and she reads as much as she can about elephants. She even dreams of being a large animal vet, with a specialty of treating elephants. As part of her love, she has traveled to Sri Lanka, Thailand and Nepal to see her beloved elephants up close and personal. What she learned through experience, was a sad realization of how poorly treated elephants are, and how the tourism industry, one she herself was once a part of, is causing sad situations for this beloved creature. However, what she also found, were dedicated organizations committed to making a difference. This book came to be out of one little girl's pure love for elephants, her own encounters around the world, and her desire to raise funds to support organizations looking to provide better solutions.

Ellie Bullen's hugely popular blog Elsa's Wholesome Life is a veritable explosion of colour, sunshine, coastal living and delicious plant-based recipes. Her first cookbook features more than 100 of her go-to dishes, from nutritious granolas and powerhouse smoothies to flavour-packed salads and soups, hearty curries and burgers, and drop-dead delicious sweets. A qualified dietitian and nutritionist, Ellie explains everything you need to know about adopting a plant-based diet, including how to: - get enough iron, vitamin B12 and calcium - achieve the right balance of carbs, proteins and good fats - shop smarter and get more organised in the kitchen - enjoy a lifestyle that is better for you and the environment Ellie's food is fresh, flavoursome, nutrient-dense and - above all - fun. If you ever needed a reason to eat less from a box and more from the earth, this is it! This is a specially formatted fixed-layout ebook that retains the look and feel of the print book.

When Ellie and six of her friends return home from a camping trip deep in the bush, they find things hideously wrong -- their families gone, houses empty and abandoned, pets and stock dead. Gradually they begin to comprehend that their country has been invaded and everyone in the town has been taken prisoner. As the horrible reality of the situation becomes evident they have to make a life-and-death decision: to run back into the bush and hide, to give themselves up to be with their families, or to stay and try to fight. This reveting, tautly-drawn novel seems at times to be only a step away from today's headlines.

A lyrical story of star-crossed love perfect for readers of The Hate U Give, by National Ambassador for Children’s Literature Jacqueline Woodson--now celebrating its twentieth anniversary, and including a new preface by the author Jeremiah feels good inside his own skin. That is, when he's in his own Brooklyn neighborhood. But now he's going to be attending a fancy prep school in Manhattan, and black teenage boys don't exactly fit in there. So it's a surprise when he meets Ellie the first week of school. In one frozen moment their eyes lock, and after that they know they fit together--even though she's Jewish and he's black. Their worlds are so different, but to them that's not what matters. Too bad the rest of the world has to get in their way. Jacqueline Woodson's work has been called “moving and resonant” (Wall Street Journal) and “gorgeous” (Vanity Fair). If You Come Softly is a powerful story of interracial love that leaves readers wondering "why" and "if only . . ."

From master storyteller Bob Graham comes an adorable and affecting tale about imaginary friends and the bittersweet nature of growing up. When Ellie is very small, she finds a lovable newborn dragon on a carton of eggs in the grocery store. Ellie calls him Scratch, takes him home, and moves him into her dollhouse. Her mother can’t see Scratch, and her teacher doesn’t notice when Ellie brings Scratch to preschool, yet her friends are amazed. Ellie is lucky to have an affectionate, house-trained dragon like Scratch! But dragons get quite large as they grow. And Ellie is growing, too, moving from dollhouses to dance parties, not noticing that Scratch’s brilliant green scales are beginning to fade a little. . . . Beloved picture-book creator Bob Graham illustrates the joys of imagination and friendship in this touching story. With his signature gentle wit and warm, whimsically detailed illustrations, he captures the bond between girl and dragon, as well as the changes that come with time’s passage. A wistful, quietly thought-provoking tribute to the friends who appear when we need them most, even if it’s just for a little while.

25-year-old Fae finds herself spending Christmas alone, contemplating her struggles with depression and bipolar disorder and how these battles have prised her family apart. She decided to seize her own demons and uprooted her life to Ljianstipol, a place where she spent a lot of her teenage years in an experimental mental healthcare facility. With determination, courage, and a thrust for a ‘normal’ life, not only is she now living in Ljianstipol but also working at the same mental healthcare facility, the hotel Davizioso, However, life is not always so straight forward, and problems arise when asked to document her experiences for a magazine article this only rekindles issues, she has spent years evading. In the midst of a depression and anxiety attack she is befriended by a mysterious passing stranger, who shows Fae that there is a world of friendship, acceptance, hope and just a little bit of magic all waiting for her, even if Fae has lived her Life Downside Up.

WHAT IS ELLIES? ELLIES is a sci-fi dramedy for dynamic ladies who wish they lived in a peaceful, matriarchal utopia run by Black women. It's like Veep meets Planet of the Apes with a splash of Avatar. This quirky series of novellas contains twists, turns, and political hijinks. Even if you have never been lost in space, ELLIES will entertain audiences throughout the Milky Way and beyond. THE SYNOPSIS: “Welcome to Elle.” Senator Athena Napoli didn’t stick to the plan. Her Tuesday had a clear schedule. Pass her “Butter, not guns” bill first thing in the morning. Nail debate prep with her campaign manager Ilonka Van Dijk before lunch. Nap at home until her husband and kids come home from school. Then crush her fellow Coalition Party candidates on stage, earn the sitting Prime Minister's endorsement, and win the party's primary, setting up Athena to take the election in November as Elle's next prime minister. Except a bunch of aliens had their own plans to invade Athena’s country. Okay, technically, their original plan was to land on Styx, a moon of Pluto in a completely different galaxy. But sexegenarian Harrington Umar, the commander of the Knoxville mission, decided to go on a wild goose chase through a tesseract and landed at the airport in Athena’s backyard. If only Harrington had listened to John Charles Carter, his mission specialist and second in command, then they wouldn’t be in Elle. But here they are. And the Prime Minister has tasked Athena to find out what the invaders want, and send them on their way. But how was Athena supposed to know that Customs and Immigration would dismantle their ship? So now these strangers are stuck in a strange land, Athena’s stuck babysitting two grown men who act like stray puppies, and who is that knocking at her front door? THE VISION: ELLIES is a series about what happens when Black women run everything. Why Black women specifically? Black women remain the most educated demographic in the United States, yet Black women only earn 68% of what non-Hispanic white men do. As a group, on Earth, we are currently overeducated, underemployed, overlooked, and undervalued. But in the country of Elle, in the year 2222, there are no shackles, there are no strings. Elle is designed for us and by us, a radical, feminist, democratic socialist environment where Black women live our best lives. And so does everyone else. One hundred year prior to the start of the series, a group of Black women from Earth’s African diaspora founded Elle. It was a secret mission. The nine were fed up with their place in the world, the misogyny, the degradation, the genocide. These resilient souls reached out across the universe, a neighbor heard their siren song, and the women packed up and left for a new world, Vores Hjem. Once they determined their refuge was safe, the women called back to Earth for their sisters, families, friends. An exodus of a hundred thousand, kept hush hush. ELLIES exemplifies what is possible for Black women, if we have the freedom to simply be. It is not a request for other people to give us power; it is a statement about the utopian society we can create if we harness our existing power together, without the intertwined constraints of capitalism, patriarchy, and white supremacy. Let’s do this. ********** A full length standalone, sci-fi dramedy with an ambitious yet vulnerable, geeky heroine, a confident, tenacious hero, and a mysterious ending with a cliffhanger. ELLIES, volume 1: A Tuesday: a sci-fi dramedy novella is a contemporary, geek girl, multiracial, nerdy, political, utopian work of staggering genius. This funny, beach read is one-of-a-kind Kindle eBook that refuses to fit in one box. If you like Bindi, Black Mirror, Borgen, Galaxy Quest, The Illustrated Man, The Twilight Zone, and The West Wing, then you will love ELLIES. **********

The elegant, ultra-modern SS Koombana arrived in Western Australia in March 1909; after only three years of service in the North West of Australia, the ship and her entire complement disappeared in a late-summer cyclone off the Pilbara coast in 1912. All 156 lives were lost but the wreck was never found. This thoroughly researched and compelling book comes closer than ever before to solving the mystery of Australia’s most significant maritime disaster. Author Annie Boyd spent months camping along the coast, diving and investigating wrecks, researching the Koombana, and meeting with descendants of those lost in the tragedy. This insightful account is the culmination of her work, which includes a 20,000 page online resource with background material and primary sources.