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Heart-wrenching and real, Juvie tells the story of two sisters grappling with accountability, sacrifice — and who will be there to help you after you take the fall.Sadie Windas has always been the responsible one — she's the star player on her AAU basketball team, she gets good grades, she dates a cute soccer player, and she tries to help out at home. Not like her older sister, Carla, who leaves her three-year-old daughter, Lulu, with Aunt Sad...

A detailed guide to capturing outstanding images in the great outdoors, using today's sophisticated digital SLR and compact digital camerasFrom choosing the correct camera, lenses, filters, and outdoor photographic accessories to the practicalities of gauging the weather, tide times, and the optimum time of day to shoot, this comprehensive handbook discusses the theory and technicalities of exposure, composition, light, and color. You'll learn...

For fans of Steve Sheinkin and Deb Heiligman, a riveting true story of the West Virginia coal miners who ignited the largest labor uprising in American history.

War. Wilderness. And the will to live.In August of 1944, the Soviet Red Army finally reaches the edge of Hitler's spreading empire, and life for Asta and her sister, Sophie, will never be the same.With the arrival of war, bombs and gunfire began to rage around the sisters, destroying their city, forcing them to flee to the countryside. As word spreads of the atrocities from the Soviets and the Nazis, it's clear that they are safe nowhere. Many...

Despite her youth and her conservative father, Nicolette becomes involved with the French Resistance, until one day she is taken from the streets of Paris, submerged in the Nazi camps, brutalized, but determined to survive and bear witness to the atrocities she has witnessed. Includes historical note.

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What is a normal life, anyway?Perfect parents, who never argued or made a mistake? Some 2.2 perfectly behaved children who magically morphed into honor students, then doctors and lawyers with no problems, or nary a regret? All this, evolving from the safety of some picket fence inside the boundaries of which never a harsh word was spoken?How far back must you go in your family before hitting grief or hurt?Steve Watkins never knew what to call ...

What is a normal life, anyway?Perfect parents, who never argued or made a mistake? Some 2.2 perfectly behaved children who magically morphed into honor students, then doctors and lawyers with no problems, or nary a regret? All this, evolving from the safety of some picket fence inside the boundaries of which never a harsh word was spoken?How far back must you go in your family before hitting grief or hurt?Steve Watkins never knew what to call ...

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Dogs and comic strips enjoy a long history together. But leave it to the highly creative mind of cartoonist Steve Watkins to come up with a "dawg" like no other. Watkins's pooch is none other than DJ Dog, a down-on-his-luck, ex-rap star canine forced by circumstances beyond his control to become a permanent houseguest in a suburban family household. Talk about culture shock! Watkins pulls off this unlikely scenario in his hot comic strip, Hous...

Classic Bengals: The 50 Greatest Games in Cincinnati Bengals History includes a list of the 50 greatest games by opponent, 'near misses' that almost made the list, stats on each game, and an insightful foreword from 'Mr. Bengal', Dave Lapham, who has played or broadcast games for the team in 42 of its 50 seasons.

Inspired by the true story of the youngest boy who served in World War II, Watkins weaves a story of courage in the face of danger and hope in the face of defeat. Original.

This high-stakes survival novel takes readers on a harrowing journey during one of the most controversial wars in American history, where one boy is forced to confront the true cost of war, and what it really means to survive.

Why would anyone in their right mind choose to walk 500 miles across a far-away country over mountain ranges, dark forests, and barren lands, through rains, searing sun, and a white-out blizzard with nothing but hemorrhaging tendons, severe blisters, and daily aches and pains to show for it?Truth is we are wired for long walks and thinking time. Restless souls across the religious spectrum and dating back 2000 years before Christ have practice...

Inspired by the true story of the youngest boy who served in World War II, Watkins weaves a story of courage in the face of danger and hope in the face of defeat.

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One brother home from war. The other desperate to save him. A gripping journey together to the river's end.Shane has always worshiped his big brother, Jeremy. But three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan have taken their toll, and the easy-go-lucky brother Shane knew has been replaced by a surly drunk who carries his loaded 9mm with him everywhere and lives in the basement because he can't face life with his wife and two small children. When Jeremy...

After her veterinarian dad dies, sixteen-year-old Iris Wight must leave her beloved Maine to live on a North Carolina farm with her hard-bitten aunt and a cousin she barely knows. Iris, a vegetarian and animal lover, immediately clashes with Aunt Sue, who mistreats the livestock, spends Iris's small inheritance, and thinks nothing of striking Iris for the smallest offense. Things come to a head when Iris sets two young goats free to save them ...

A classic loss-of-innocence story. . . . Readers will be haunted by the drama of harsh secrets close to home." -Booklist (starred review)It's 1966, and Dewey is determined to start seventh grade right. No more being the brunt of every joke. But after he stains his face mimicking the minstrel show's popular Shoeshine Boy, bullies call him Sambo and bar him from the - whites only - bathroom. The only kid who will talk to him is fellow outsider D...