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This book can help children with SPD learn how to explain their disorder to others; help peers understand what children with SPD go through; and also help therapists, teachers, and/or counselors learn how to talk about it.

Eleven-year old Jason Brandt meets Harvey the Squid (a retired cab driver) and Button-Bright (who can't remember his real name), and acquires a pet Expanding Giant Chinchilla (for use in emergencies). Together this foursome must overcome The Two Weevils (Less and Greater, of course), The Spin Doctor, the weird inhabitants of Stationery City, and other dangers to bring a warning to the Emerald City before it's too late. Filled with jokes and sly commentary on everything from our Internet-obsessed society to the world of fashion design.

Dos Idiomas, One Me is the story of a young girl who feels torn between two languages. At home, she speaks Spanish, at school, she speaks English, and she finds herself resenting the fact that she has to translate her thoughts and feelings. Then, she realizes that being bilingual is a gift. She begins to have fun navigating the space of inclusivity and starts to relish the role of teacher and translator. As young listeners see their experiences reflected in the story of another dual-language speaker, they can feel encouraged to embrace all aspects of themselves.

A delightful and humorous diary account from Bix, a plain Jane from a struggling family trying to outdo and steal the third-grade classroom stage from Valerie, whose mother is a famous author. Miss Popular may be a wheelchair-user, but she knows how to charm the classroom, and her pink bejeweled wheelchair rules.

Let Hope and Joy guide you towards a brighter, more conscientious future, where unity prevails over division, and hope triumphs over despair.

No corporation is quite like Harmony Biotech, the ultramodern health products dynasty based on ancient Chinese remedies. And no greater challenge has ever confronted its CEO, Charlotte Lee, than the series of deaths that strike users of its products in a single terrifying week. And because all the victims were known to be her enemies, Charlotte Lee had become a prime suspect. Her hunt for her nemesis will lead her through the midnight labyrinths of the Internet―and to a place and a time where today’s technology was barely a whisper.

How would you feel one day if you woke up and you were feeling good, healthy, and vibrant, ready to take on the world with all that is within you? Before you know it, all that seems to change when your body starts to shut down and you are diagnosed with a disease you never heard of or don't know anything about. How would you cope with that major life change mentally and physically? Would you give up or would you fight to survive? This story is about a 32-year journey living from the past to the present with the devastating disease of multiple sclerosis.

Best friends Shenin and Tyler didn't mean to fall in love. A friendship-turned love affair is hard enough to navigate through; throw in IEDs and gun battles, along with the separation that inevitably comes with life in the military, and you're asking for trouble. This is uncharted territory for both of them. Tyler has been openly gay for years, while Shenin has always dated men. With the government's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, it's a path that could endanger their careers but realizing they cannot live without each other, they take it all on to prove that love really can win.

A brisk early November Hyde Park morning is shattered by a child’s scream. How two adults react in those next few desperate moments sets the plot in motion in this Pride and Prejudice alternative focusing on 21-year-old Kitty Bennet.

The Magic of Yes isn't just another feel-good self-help book—it's a compassionate guide from someone who's walked this path. I share my honest story along with research-backed strategies and my innovative D.R.E.A.M. framework you can adapt for any challenge.

Ex-Special Forces bodyguard Quinn Kavanaugh disdains everything “industry” when it comes to Hollywood. Despite this, she takes a job protecting up-and-coming singer Xandy Blue. Little does she know the diminutive lavender-eyed singer is far from the drama queen type that Quinn can’t stand. Xandy has had a tragic life and is haunted by the past events that turned her life upside down. In public, she hides it all behind a bright smile and a beautiful voice. But away from the limelight she’s broken - until she meets Quinn.

Go big or go home. For privateer Captain Magdalene Landon, it's all about going big. For Kay Ellis, it's about getting home. Together, they're about to architect the most daring heist in the galaxy. Kay knows too much. She knows it’s a matter of time before a conglomerate hitman finds her. She’s desperate for safe passage back to Union space. Then Magdalene shows up, promising a way home in exchange for that information. It’s a risky bet, but Kay is out of options. So she strikes a deal: the heist of the century for her freedom. Kay is playing a dangerous game, and she knows it.

Skyler Boché survived the war, as well as a horrific crash that should have killed her and her entire crew. Now, every day she has to deal with the aftermath and the crippling PTSD that’s tearing her apart. Devin James is a wild child. Headstrong and beautiful, she’s a force with which to be reckoned. She’s drawn to Skyler in a way she can’t explain and refuses to give up on her, no matter how much Skyler tries to push her away. Through all the love, loss, and heartache, she'll find that when angels fall, they sometimes need a little help to get back up.

James Williams has it all, apart from the need to have a baby. His investment banking job is challenging and lucrative. His home is practically a palace, and he’s married to a gorgeous woman half his age. The only problem James keeps failing to address is that his wife Zoe can't stop spending money. Sneaking shopping bags into the house and hiding receipts, Zoe is driving the household into poverty. Things have to change.

Murder turns a quiet month of shore leave into a nightmare for Chief Engineer Kay Ellis and Captain Magdalene Landon of the Black Flag. When a member of their crew is implicated in the killing of a young woman, the privateers find themselves pawns in an interplanetary diplomatic struggle that predates any of them. With little evidence to support their claims of innocence, an alien government eager to make examples of the human visitors, and the eyes of two superpowers watching their every move, every passing day brings them closer to ruin.

He longed for someone he'd never even met. For lone wolf archaeologist Eric Beck, love has always been out of reach - something he's been searching for since the day he was born, never knowing where to look. But on an unexplored hill near Stonehenge, something calls to him. Someone calls to him. And on the day of the summer solstice, his entire existence is about to change... To love him would set an unthinkable destiny in motion. She was Aydyn. Powerful. Beautiful. Druae.

Prosper mE is the gift that keeps on giving; with 35 universal laws containing insightful, practical steps to help you prosper in every area of your life with ease, this book will soon become your "go to" guide to creating your most prosperous life. You will learn how to manage your finances for optimum results, how to lean in and receive inspired inner knowing and guidance to success, plus gain unparalleled knowledge that will give you the keys you need to thrive in your day-to-day life.

Despite - or perhaps because of - her fancy car, private school education, and life of privilege, Lola Renaldi has become a volunteer junkie. Feeding the hungry, clothing the poor, visiting the elderly - if it's a good cause, she's done it. Lola's favorite stint, building affordable houses, puts her directly in the path of Rodney. He refuses to discuss why he's doing community service, but it's clear he's hiding something dark about his past. As their friendship grows, Lola begins to question the true reasons for her obsessive volunteerism.

With humanity on the brink of annihilation, Ella must choose: Protect the planet and the humans she’s come to love or embrace her true reptilian nature. Ella is different...and dangerous. Abandoned as a small child on Earth, Ella has grown up ignorant of her true origins. She has always felt out of place, but when she questioned why her hair, her eyes, her gut-wrenching hunger were unusual, her “mother” would change the subject. Now an adult on her own, Ella discovers who...what she is, but every answer could cost a million lives. Ella is one of many.

On a dark January night in 2019, Gloria finds herself behind the wheel of a car, beaten and covered in blood. She has no idea where she’s coming from or where she might be headed. After pulling to the side of the road, she begins to fade out of consciousness. The next thing she experiences is waking in bed next to a man who should be her beloved fiancé, Rick. However, she soon discovers it is her dangerous ex-husband, Charles, whom she thought she had escaped two years earlier, in 2017.