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Making Emmie Smile is a child development book geared for toddlers. In Making Emmie Smile, family members attempt to make the child happy by offering her different material things, only to succeed in getting the child to smile by offering personal attention. The basic theme of Making Emmie Smile is the importance of fulfilling your child's emotional needs.

Tackling a big move, Jade, a seven-year old second grader, and her younger brother, Peter, navigate the ups and downs of moving from one state to another. From selling their home to changing schools to making new friends, Jade and Peter count on each other, as well as their parents, as they travel on a big adventure to their new home. From fear to excitement, their journey teaches them that moving can be both scary and fun, and that by being brave, open about their feelings, and willing to try new things they can grow and experience a whole new world!

We All Speak Z tells the story of restless children who ask their grandfather for a bedtime story. Instead, Grandpa tells the children a secret: When we sleep, we speak the same language of everyone, everywhere - the language of Z. When the children realize that this means that they can communicate with anyone they can think of. Their imaginations run wild with the possibilities. They find themselves in outer space, under the sea, and everywhere in between, asking questions and pondering things that they have always wondered about.

Tessa yearns for closure with her mom and brother after they are killed in a tragic accident, so she tries to contact them on the other side. Tessa's mother taught her how to do séances, but when Tessa tries it outside her new home in Willow Marsh, some otherworldly passengers slip through the gateway. Trying to adapt to her new home with her dad, she feels torn between the deeply flawed, shy boy with the sketchy past, and the sheriff's hot son. Her inner voice grows dark and desperately tries to latch on to the sheriff's son, to the point where Tessa could completely lose control.

The little boy in this story loves zebras so much that he can detect zebra stripes in almost anything, no matter where he happens to be. He can spot them in his mother's eyeglasses, on the spoons in the kitchen drawer, and even, when the lighting is right, in a single blade of grass. Mom knows about his zest for zebras, and thinking it is slowing him down and keeping him from a broader view of the world, she is forever proclaiming, "There's no time for zebras!" But is there time for zebras? And more importantly, should there be?

Energy Fun Land series is a new, simple and fun way to learn about energy. It is an introductory series to energy concepts, authored by Haydar Witwit and Sally Rita Witwit. The series introduces the learner to definitions and types of energy for teachers and parents to define energy for kids, aged five to seven.

Lilly Anne Freemantle and her new friends have experienced the cruelty of an unimaginable being and now live in fear, knowing that it will return and that they will never be safe. They know they need to destroy the being before it claims more lives. But will their plan work? Or will others die? This novel reminds us that uttering those "three little words" can bring joy and happiness. Yet, it makes you wonder what happens when love is not reciprocated. Can this be a catalyst for terror, horror, and death?

The word "autophagy" comes from the Greek word which means "consuming itself". It is a recycling program in which damaged or unneeded cell components or even the entire cell are broken down and split into the individual components. In this process, our body cells build their own unusable components such as misfolded proteins and damaged cell components. Our cells use these to generate new building blocks or use them as fuel, similar to the energy recovery from fat reserves in a caloric deficit.

Enter worlds of steampunk and terror, where you’ll meet ghosts that will raise the hairs along your arms. Among the tales, you’ll encounter a serial killer stalking a country road and a vacation destination riddled with evil. This collection of short stories explores the different writing styles and genres of Amazon best-selling author Jordan Elizabeth.

Eigentlich führt Mrs. Maberley ein friedliches, zurückgezogenes Leben, doch dann ereignen sich in ihrem Haus seltsame Dinge. Zuerst versucht ein dubioser Makler, es für einen völlig überteuerten Preis zu kaufen, und dann wird die alte Dame des Nachts überfallen. Die Diebe aber stehlen keine Wertgegenstände, sondern nur ein Romanmanuskript ihres verstorbenen Sohnes. Ein Fall für Sherlock Holmes.

Im Wald von Boscombe Valley wird die Leiche von Charles McCarthy gefunden. Er ist mit einem stumpfen Gegenstand ermordet worden. Der Tat verdächtigt wird zunächst sein Sohn James, der kurz zuvor einen heftigen Streit mit seinem Vater hatte. Doch der Schein trügt. Die Spuren führen vielmehr weit in die Vergangenheit zurück nach Australien. Dort ist zwanzig Jahre zuvor ein Goldtransport auf dem Weg nach Melbourne überfallen worden. Eine Tatsache, die das Leben der Beteiligten für immer veränderte.

Lady Eva Brackwell wird erpresst. Ausgerechnet von dem gewieftesten Erpresser in ganz London, den der Arm des Gesetzes einfach nicht zu fassen kriegt: Charles Augustus Milverton. Hilfesuchend wendet sie sich an Sherlock Holmes, der beschließt, seiner Klientin auf unkonventionelle Art zu helfen. Allerdings stolpern Holmes und Watson dabei mitten in einen Mordfall - und werden selbst zu den Hauptverdächtigen.

The last of her clan of assassins, the Violet Dragon burns with rage, and she'll stop at nothing until her sisters' deaths are avenged. A reckoning is coming to those responsible for the heinous act against her family. And with the help of an American CIA operative, she’ll get her chance. Together, the unlikely duo will not only solve who murdered the people she cared about, but they’ll also discover who's been buying and selling women for profit throughout Southeast Asia.

Andre and Jace have promised to love each other forever but Jace is set on keeping their relationship secret for the sake of their careers. This is their journey to accept who and what they are to each other and to the public with the help of another couple who are out and proud of it. But before they find their way they find lots of hot and steamy sex both with each other and unfortunately with others. Follow them as they find their way back to each other and learn that they are all they need.

Aurora is the leader of Tanzahar, and she is unlike anything humans have ever heard of. She is neither vampire, werewolf, witch, angel, nor demon...as Maharani she is far more powerful than any creature of the underworld. When Aurora meets Gregor, a human, she winds up saving his life when he’s suddenly attacked. Defying Tanzaharian law, she brings Gregor to her home in the underworld. Aurora and Gregor are both drawn to each other like something powerful is pulling them together.

When your beloved witchy grandmother is dead, your best friend is dating the son of one of the meanest women in town, and your dreams have been hijacked by Southern belle spirits trying to kill you, what's a girl to do? Caffeine up and go on a ghost hunt, of course! Crescent is the story of Stella Fortunat, a girl who wears way too much eyeliner, drinks way too much coffee, and has way too many expectations set on her by an unsympathetic mother.

It was supposed to be a night to get drunk, a night to get stoned, a night to get laid. But at an after-hours party in a house on the rich side of town, an old acquaintance has walked out of the darkness, dragging the past with him. The meeting is no chance affair, and it can only mean that someone is gunning for Nicki Valentine, someone who's used to getting what he wants and who has the means to take it, whatever the cost.

Jo’s mother, Babe, liked to drink, dance, and stay up very late. When the husband she adored went on sales calls, she waited for him in the parking lot, embroidering pillowcases. Jo grew up thinking that the last thing she wanted was to be like her mother. Then it dawned on her that her own happiness was derived in large part from lessons Babe had taught her.

"Fire it up" for friendship, fun, adventure, mystery, and courage that fill Scary Spring: Our Polio Fright of 1955. Like the Indian-head hood ornament on Aunt Jean's Pontiac Chieftain car that leads the way down dark and scary streets, Pete leads his friend, Carol Ann, on fun and frightening adventures. The two 11-year-olds play fast-paced games of hide and seek, hot potato, and jump rope. They confront their polio vaccine fears, then hunt for tasty treats like homemade cookies or Popsicles from the ice cream man.

Greater Than a Tourist - Clermont Ferrand France by Patricia Ingrid Coelho offers the inside scoop on Clermont Ferrand. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.