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The Higher Power of Lucky
by Susan Patron Matt PhelanLucky, age ten, can't wait another day. The meanness gland in her heart and the crevices full of questions in her brain make running away from Hard Pan, California (population 43), the rock-bottom only choice she has. <P><P> It's all Brigitte's fault -- for wanting to go back to France. Guardians are supposed to stay put and look after girls in their care! Instead Lucky is sure that she'll be abandoned to some orphanage in Los Angeles where her beloved dog, HMS Beagle, won't be allowed. She'll have to lose her friends Miles, who lives on cookies, and Lincoln, future U.S. president (maybe) and member of the International Guild of Knot Tyers. Just as bad, she'll have to give up eavesdropping on twelve-step anonymous programs where the interesting talk is all about Higher Powers. Lucky needs her own -- and quick. <P> But she hadn't planned on a dust storm. <P> Or needing to lug the world's heaviest survival-kit backpack into the desert.<P> Newbery Medal Winner
The Highest Number in the World
by Roy MacGregor9-year-old Gabe (Gabriella) Murray lives and breathes hockey. She's the youngest player on her new team, she has a nifty move that her teammates call "the Gabe," and she shares a lucky number with her hero, Hayley Wickenheiser: number 22. But when her coach hands out the team jerseys, Gabe is stuck with number 9. Crushed, Gabe wants to give up hockey altogether. How can she play without her lucky number? Gabe's grandmother soon sets her straight, though--from her own connection to the number 9 in her hockey-playing days to all the greats she cheered for who wore it, she soon convinces Gabe that this new number might not be so bad after all. A lovely intergenerational tale and a history of the storied number 9 in hockey, The Highest Number in the World is a must-have for any hockey fan.
The Highland Laird's Bride: A Marriage of Convenience in Medevial Scotland (Lovers and Legends #3)
by Nicole LockeAt the gates of a Scottish keep... Lioslath of Clan Fergusson has defended her clan and her orphaned siblings against countless enemies. So when Laird Colquhoun, the man responsible for the death of her father, arrives at the gates of her crumbling keep, she'll fight him all the way! It's soon clear Bram's famed tactics of seduction and negotiation won't work on this guarded, beautiful woman. But when the sparks between them turn to passion, and they're forced to wed, Bram must do whatever it takes to win over his new bride...
The Highlander and the Wallflower (Untamed Highlanders #2)
by Michelle WillinghamA Scottish lord tries to bring a woman dominated by fear out of the dark and into the light in this historical romance by the author of To Tempt a Viking.Since a traumatic incident, Lady Regina has consigned herself to the shadows. Fearful of marriage and intimacy, she reluctantly accepts the engagement her father insists upon. But when her husband-to-be deserts her, her old friend Dalton, Lord Camford, takes up the role! Dalton gradually starts to reach the woman within and draw out her desires. Just as it seems Regina’s life is coming together . . . will her secret cause it all to fall apart?Praise for The Highlander and the Governess“5 stars! Fast paced and well written. I adored the main characters, they were so sweet and perfect for each other. . . . This was such a great book.” —Harlequin Junkie“Fast paced, intriguing, adventurous and unpredictable. Well written and well crafted. I absolutely loved this story. I was hooked from the first page to the last. A definite keeper!” —My Book Addiction and More
The Highlander's Bridal Bid (Lovers and Highlanders #1)
by Nicole LockeDrama abounds in this Medieval romance Finding his future wifeMeans revisiting his past… After making a pact with his brother to find a bride by the year&’s end, warrior Camron of Clan Graham faces his toughest battle yet: to win defiant Anna, his first love. She&’s fiercely protective of her family and her independence, so Highlander Camron must prove to Anna that she&’s more than just a bet—and that he&’s a man she can trust with her safety and her heart! From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.Lovers and HighlandersBook 1: The Highlander's Bridal BidBook 2: The Highlander's Unexpected Bride
The Highlander's Inconvenient Bride: A passionate Medieval romance (A Highland Feuding)
by Terri BrisbinBetrothed by dutyTo his enemy!To strengthen an alliance between their clans, future chieftain of the mighty Cameron Clan, Robbie Cameron, must marry Sheena MacLerie. Only, she is the last person he would have picked after her betrayal years ago. Now she is as infuriatingly elusive as ever—and, worse, seems intent on breaking their betrothal! Just what is his inconvenient bride hiding? Uncovering her secrets means earning her trust…but that also ignites a simmering passion!From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.The Highlander&’s Inconvenient Bride is a crossover story – connecting The MacLerie Clan series with the A Highland Feuding series!A Highland FeudingBook 1: Stolen by the HighlanderBook 2: The Highlander's Runaway BrideBook 3: Kidnapped by the Highland RogueBook 4: Claiming His Highland BrideBook 5: A Healer for the HighlanderThe MacLerie Clan Book 1: Taming the HighlanderBook 2: Surrender To the HighlanderBook 3: Possessed by the HighlanderBook 4: Taming the Highland RogueBook 5: The Highlander&’s Stolen TouchBook 6: At the Highlander&’s MercyBook 7: The Forbidden Highlander (HQN "Highlanders" anthology)Book 8: The Highlander&’s Dangerous TemptationBook 9: Yield to the Highlander
The Highlander's Runaway Bride: A Thrilling Adventure of Highland Passion (A Highland Feuding #2)
by Terri BrisbinA pact...a bride...a secret never to be told! When Eva MacKay learns her father has bartered her off to a warrior from a neighboring clan, she has no choice but to run away, taking her dark secrets with her. Freedom is now within her grasp! Dutiful highlander Rob Mackintosh tracks down his runaway bride, only to be stunned by the fireworks that erupt between them. For behind Eva's timid smile lies a headstrong beauty, and Rob knows, no matter what, this marriage is going to be full of surprises!
The Highlander's Secret Son: Escape to the Scottish Highlands in this romantic debut
by Jeanine EnglertHis first loveNow his sworn enemy…What was Fiona MacDonald doing on the run across his lands? With a wee baby, as well! Brandon had once loved this woman with all his heart, until her family had killed so many of his clan. As the new Campbell laird, he must make sure she pays the price of her betrayal. But how can he claim his vengeance if what she says is true? That her child is his son and heir! From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
The Highlander's Stolen Bride (Highland Alliances #3)
by Madeline MartinA dramatic enemies-to-lovers romance from New York Times bestselling author Madeline Martin!From dutiful bride…To the laird&’s unwilling hostage! Kidnapping Elspeth MacMillan on her way to an arranged marriage is the only way for new laird Calum Campbell to avoid more bloodshed and bargain peace for his people. Calum expects her fury but doesn&’t expect the feisty lass to break through his defenses into his heart. With war waging between their families, will they ever be able to yield to love?From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.Highland AlliancesBook 1: The Highlander's Substitute Wife by Terri BrisbinBook 2: The Highlander's Tactical Marriage by Jenni FletcherBook 3: The Highlander's Stolen Bride by Madeline Martin
The Highlander's Substitute Wife (Highland Alliances #1)
by Terri BrisbinUSA TODAY bestselling authorShe&’s the best wife……he never wanted! Ross MacMillan lifts his bride&’s veil…and discovers it&’s not the woman he&’d agreed to marry but her beautiful younger sister, Ilysa MacDonnell! The new MacMillan chieftain must accept Ilysa as his wife, for retaining his clan&’s lands depends on her father&’s support. But why is she there? Are her aims to help him or her father? Drawing out Ilysa&’s secrets will kindle an alliance more powerful—and passionate!—than Ross ever imagined…From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.Highland Alliances Convenient marriages to save their clan!Book 1: The Highlander''''s Substitute Wife by Terri BrisbinBook 2: The Highlander''''s Tactical Marriage by Jenni Fletcher
The Highlander's Tactical Marriage (Highland Alliances #2)
by Jenni FletcherA strategic marriage……with his runaway bride! Coira Barron is the last woman Fergus MacMillan would choose to marry—he&’s never forgiven her for running away with another man on the eve of their wedding six years ago. Now an alliance with widowed Coira is crucial, and Fergus is shocked to discover his new wife is nowhere near as disloyal as he believed. Protecting her and his clan are his priority, but can he protect his own heart? From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.Highland Alliances Convenient marriages to save their clan!Book 1: The Highlander's Substitute Wife by Terri BrisbinBook 2: The Highlander's Tactical Marriage by Jenni FletcherBook 3: The Highlander's Stolen Bride by Madeline Martin
The Highlander's Unexpected Bride (Lovers and Highlanders #2)
by Nicole LockeEscape to Medieval Scotland, where a Highlander searches for a bride…Is the wife the Highlander seeks…already by his side? Back from battle, Hamilton of Clan Graham makes a bet with his brother to find a wife by summer&’s end. So, the Scottish warrior enlists the help of his childhood friend, Beileag, to help him woo his perfect woman. But like Hamilton, Beileag has changed whilst he&’s been away…and she intrigues him like never before! His focus should be on winning a bride. Yet why is Beileag all he can think about?From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.Lovers and HighlandersBook 1: The Highlander's Bridal BidBook 2: The Highlander's Unexpected Bride
The Highly Sensitive Child: Helping Our Children Thrive When the World Overwhelms Them
by Elaine AronThe bestselling author and psychologist whose books have topped 240,000 copies in print now addresses the trait of “high sensitivity” in children–and offers a breakthrough parenting guidebook for highly sensitive children and their caregivers.<P> With the publication of The Highly Sensitive Person, Elaine Aron became the first person to identify the inborn trait of “high sensitivity” and to show how it affects the lives of those who possess it. Up to 20 percent of the population is born highly sensitive, and now in The Highly Sensitive Child, Aron shifts her focus to highly sensitive children, who share the same characteristics as highly sensitive adults and thus face unique challenges as they grow up. <P> Rooted in Aron’s years of experience as a psychotherapist and her original research on child temperament, The Highly Sensitive Child shows how HSCs are born deeply reflective, sensitive to the subtle, and easily overwhelmed. These qualities can make for smart, conscientious, creative children, but with the wrong parenting or schooling, they can become unusually shy or timid, or begin acting out. Few parents and teachers understand where this behavior comes from–and as a result, HSCs are often mislabeled as overly inhibited, fearful, or “fussy,”or classified as “problem children” (and in some cases, misdiagnosed with disorders such as Attention Deficit Disorder). But raised with proper understanding and care, HSCs are no more prone to these problems than nonsensitive children and can grow up to be happy, healthy, well-adjusted adults. <P> In this pioneering work, parents will find helpful self-tests and case studies to help them understand their HSC, along with thorough advice on:<P> • The challenges of raising an highly sensitive child<P> • The four keys to successfully parenting an HSC<P> • How to soothe highly sensitive infants<P> • Helping sensitive children survive in a not-so-sensitive world<P> • Making school and friendships enjoyable<P> With chapters addressing the needs of specific age groups, from newborns through teens, The Highly Sensitive Child delivers warmhearted, timely information for parents, teachers, and the sensitive children in their lives.
The Highly Sensitive Parent: Be Brilliant in Your Role, Even When the World Overwhelms You
by Elaine AronFirst, she taught you the value of your highly sensitive nature in her bestselling classic The Highly Sensitive Person. Now, Dr. Elaine Aron is back to teach you how to utilize your sensitivity to tackle a new challenge: Parenthood. Parenting is the most valuable and rewarding job in the world, and also one of the most challenging. This is especially true for highly sensitive people. Highly sensitive parents are unusually attuned to their children. They think deeply about every issue affecting their kids and have strong emotions, both positive and negative, in response. For highly sensitive people, parenting offers unique stresses—but the good news is that sensitivity can also be a parent&’s most valuable asset, leading to increased personal joy and a closer, happier relationship with their child. Dr. Elaine Aron, world-renowned author of the classic The Highly Sensitive Person and other bestselling books on the trait of high sensitivity, has written an indispensable guide for these parents. Drawing on extensive research and her own experience, she helps highly sensitive parents identify and address the implications of their heightened sensitivity, offering: • A self-examination test to help parents identify their level of sensitivity • Tools to cope with overstimulation • Advice on dealing with the negative feelings that can surround parenting • Ways to manage the increased social stimulation and interaction that comes with having a child • Techniques to deal with shyness around other parents • Insight into the five big problems that face highly sensitive parents in relationships—and how to work through them Highly sensitive people have the potential to be not just good parents, but great ones. Practical yet warm and positive, this groundbreaking guide will show parents how to build confidence, awareness, and essential coping skills so that they—and their child—can thrive on every stage of the parenting journey. &“This book is filled with validating, healing and empowering information about how to navigate one of the most important roles of our lives while being highly sensitive. It changed my life in the most healing and empowering ways.&”—Alanis Morissette, artist, activist, teacher
The Hijab Boutique
by Michelle Khan"The Hijab Boutique is a wonderful book that will appeal to young readers age 10 and up. Black and white illustrations add to the message's impact. One of the striking attributes of The Hijab Boutique is its sensitive treatment of the topic of respecting cultural differences, and rethinking automatic responses." -The Midwest Book Review"Michelle Khan's first children's book, The Hijab Boutique, is a quick read with a deep and resounding message... I'm excited to have such a simple yet profound story to share with my nieces, and any other girl who cares to read and learn a meaningful lesson about inner strength, faith, and womanhood through another's eyes." -Luxury ReadingFarah enjoyed her private girls' school and fun with her friends. Then an assignment meant she had to talk about her mother for "International Woman's Day" in front of the whole class. Compared to her friends' glamorous actress, make-up artist, and tap-dancing mothers, what can her modest mother possibly have that is worth sharing with her classmates? To Farah's surprise, her mother was quite the business woman before putting her career on hold to care for her daughter.Michelle Khan is an award-winning Indian Canadian writer. She started her career at a University of Toronto student paper, and eventually her words hit daily newspaper pages. For six years, Michelle wrote an internationally syndicated youth advice column. Her work led her to win a $5,000 scholarship from book publisher Harlequin Enterprises Ltd. She went onto earn a $15,000 award from Global Television Network. Michelle lives in Toronto, Canada, with her parents and younger sister. This is her first chapter book for kids.
The Hike
by Alison FarrellWith lyrical language that captures the majesty of the natural world coupled with fun narrative featured throughout, this spirited picture book tells the victorious story of three girls' friendship—and their tribulations and triumphs in the great outdoors. Here is the best and worst of any hike: from picnics to puffing and panting, deer-sighting to detours. Featuring a glossary, a sketchbook by one of the characters, abundant labels throughout, and scientific backmatter, this book is a must-have for budding scientists, best friends, and all adventurers. And it proves, as if proof were needed, what epic things can happen right in your own backyard.
The Hike to Home
by Jess RinkerIn this fun middle grade adventure, a young girl and her two new friends brave the wilderness to find a castle, prove a local legend, and discover the true meaning of home.Lin Moser is not looking forward to this summer. After living on the road all her life, hiking mountains and traveling through the country in an RV with her house-flipping parents, she’s now stuck in Newbridge, New Jersey for their longest stay yet. With Mom away on a year-long naturalist assignment, Lin has resigned herself to having the most boring summer ever. But then she finds out about a local legend: an ancient ruined castle in the woods that no one has been able to find. Hiking to this castle would be like a quest. . . such an amazing quest that Mom might even come home, and they could adventure together the way they used to.Determined to create her own adventure, Lin sets off on her biggest one yet—braving the wilderness with her two new friends, seeking the castle, and maybe discovering a new idea of home along the way.With her trademark humor and heart, Jess Rinker delivers a story of adventure and growing up in The Hike to Home.
The Hiking Viking
by Laura GehlWhile the other Vikings love to holler and howl and battle and brawl, Leif prefers spending time by himself atop the beautiful fjord. But when it’s time for the Viking Games, everyone must participate. Will Leif let down his clan . . . or surprise them? Highlighting the value of nature and earthly wonders, best-selling author Laura Gehl teams up with illustrator Timothy Banks to remind readers to stay true to themselves and to look at things from a new perspective.
The Hills and the Valley (The Hillsbridge Sagas)
by Janet TannerShe grew up wanting for nothing—but war and a family secret could put an end to her dreams: &“This well-told story holds the reader&’s attention.&” —Publishers Weekly In the English coal mining town of Hillsbridge, Barbara Hall, pretty, mischievous, and seventeen, has grown up wanting for nothing. But a long-buried family secret is about to be uncovered and threaten her happiness. Will it deny her the one man she truly loves? Meanwhile, outside of the close-knit community, a world war once again looms on the horizon. For the youngest of the Hall clan, fate is about to propel Barbara into maturity . . .
The Himalayan Summer: The heartbreaking story of a missing child and a true love
by Louise BrownTHE HIMALAYAN SUMMER is a spellbinding novel of the British Raj period, the quest to find a child, and a love story beyond boundaries - for all fans of Dinah Jefferies 'THE TEA PLANTER'S WIFE and of Louise Brown's earlier novel, EDEN GARDENS.'Beautifully written, you can smell the spices, feel the heat, and your heart will break. You will laugh, cry and you will want a sequel' Lovereading.comEllie Jeffreys arrives in Darjeeling with her British husband, en route to Kathmandu. They have ten-month-old, golden-haired twins, and despite appearing to be a happy family, Ellie's relationship with the overbearing, philandering Francis is disintegrating. At a cocktail party, Ellie meets Hugh Douglas, a maverick explorer and botanist. Despite the rumours surrounding Hugh, Ellie is drawn to him. A year later, Nepal is devastated by a catastrophic earthquake and in a falling building, Ellie is forced to make an instant, and terrible, decision: she has time to save only one of her children. When she returns for her son's body the next day, it has gone. Ellie knows he cannot have disappeared; someone, somewhere has her child, and it is to Hugh that she turns for help.
The Hindi-Bindi Club
by Monica PradhanFor decades they have remained close, sharing treasured recipes, honored customs, and the challenges of women shaped by ancient ways yet living modern lives. They are the Hindi-Bindi Club, a nickname given by their American daughters to the mothers who left India to start anew—daughters now grown and facing struggles of their own. For Kiran, Preity, and Rani, adulthood bears the indelible stamp of their upbringing, from the ways they tweak their mothers’ cooking to suit their Western lifestyles to the...
The His and Hers Guide to Pregnancy and Birth
by Dean Beaumont Steph BeaumontMums- and dads-to-be both want the best for their baby, but often their experiences of the journey to parenthood can be quite different. In this book, leading antenatal teachers Dean and Steph Beaumont offer a new way to prepare for your new arrival. Covering everything from first finding out you are pregnant to the early weeks with your baby, you'll find practical advice, reassurance and guidance on how you can support each other as well as your growing baby.Divided into sections with targeted information for mum and dad, addressing their concerns and questions, The His and Hers Guide to Pregnancy and Birth will support you as individuals, giving you the confidence and knowledge you need. Each chapter also includes a 'Get Together' section, which provides ideas for bonding, advice on what dad can do to help and ways to connect with and understand each other.
The History of Fatherhood in Norway, 1850–2012 (Global Masculinities)
by Jørgen LorentzenThe first study of its kind, this book traces 150 years of the history of fatherhood in Scandinavia and shows how Scandinavian gender equality policy has important implications for the rest of the world. Among other interesting findings, Lorentzen reveals that the modern-day rise in equality fathering can be traced back to the 19th century.
The History of Mischief
by Rebecca HiggieWhen Jessie and her older sister Kay find a book called The History of Mischief,hidden beneath the floorboards in their grandmother's house, they uncover asecret world. The History chronicles how, since antiquity, mischief-makers haveclandestinely shaped the past – from an Athenian slave to a Polish salt miner andfrom an advisor to the Ethiopian Queen to a girl escaping the Siege of Paris. Jessiebecomes enthralled by the book and by her own mission to determine its accuracy.Soon the History inspires Jessie to perform her own acts of mischief, unofficiallybecoming mischief-maker number 202 in an effort to cheer up her eccentricneighbour, Mrs Moran, and to comfort her new schoolfriend, Theodore. However, noteverything is as it seems. As Jessie delves deeper into the real story behind theHistory, she becomes convinced her grandmother holds the key to a long-held familysecret.The History of Mischief is about the many things we do to try to escape
The History of Us: A Novel
by Leah StewartFrom the critically acclaimed author of The Myth of You and Me, The History of Us is a heartrending story of love, loss, family, and the life you make in the path not taken.Sometimes home is the hardest place to goEloise Hempel is on her way to teach her first class at Harvard when she receives the devastating news that her sister and her husband have been killed in a tragic accident. Eloise leaves her life in Cambridge and moves back into her family's century-old house in Cincinnati, pouring her own money into the house's upkeep and her heart into raising her sister's three children, Theodora, Josh, and Claire. Nearly twenty years later, the now-grown children seem ready to leave home, and Eloise plans to sell the house and finally start a life that's hers alone. But when Eloise's mother decides that they should all compete for the chance to keep the house and Claire reveals a life-changing secret, the makeshift family begins to fall apart and ultimately must decide what in life is worth fighting for.York City for a promising ballet career, Eloise has plans to finally sell the house and start a life that's hers alone. But when her mother creates a competition for which of them gets the house and Claire turns out to have a life-changing secret, their makeshift family begins to fall apart. The History of Us is a heartrending story of loss, sibling relationships, and the life you make in the path not taken.