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It is 1864. Eighteen-year-old Meredith McBurnie from Nova Scotia, Canada, is working as a proofreader at a literary magazine in Portland, Maine. Her mother, however, has different plans for her daughter. Meredith's brother Liam has deserted the Union Army amidst the American Civil War. Her frantic mother demands that Meredith go and find him or return home to look after the family. Since childhood, Meredith and Liam have shared a special bond. Meredith is worried about her brother's well-being and fate as an army deserter.

I hope you can find some of yourself in my thoughts.

A story of two boys who love to play knights, riding pretend horses around the playing fields located behind their houses. One day they are riding in the field, when they sport a girl sat between the goal posts on the football pitch.

I traveled across the globe from Vietnam to the United States and landed in Detroit, Michigan to reunite with my family. Coming from Saigon’s tropical weather, one of my wishes was to get to experience the magical beauty of a snow day for the first time, spent alongside my family. In the book, Goodbye Tropical Weather and Hello Winter, I share some of the great memories associated with this journey.

Victoriya lives within the Highly Functioning Autistic Spectrum. She is the daughter of principal scientists over the TITAN project, the massive orbital which finally ended global warming. It worked…but with consequences no one saw coming.

It’s not always easy to share with others, but Kyle Cardinal shows us the way in this charming book, Who Says Sharing Isn’t Caring? Kids will love Kyle’s acts of kindness as he takes flight and finds a way to make his friends happy!

This book takes a unique approach to the idea of soul care by comparing it to the concept of home. When we allow Jesus to do a transformational work in our souls to give us the feeling of home, we feel loved, secure, nourished, accepted, and healed every day. When we make it a practice to cultivate Jesus' presence within us, we will feel at home in our inner being instead of being spiritually and emotionally "homeless".

A adventure of two boys who love playing Knights, dressing up in toy armor, riding pretend horses. Until one day, they meet a young girl crying in the park. Little did they know this will send them on a quest to save Arcland from the evil Deadly Nightshade.

The boys are excited about returning to Arcland and spending some time with their friends they made on their last visit. Only to be told that Peony and queen Tula have been kidnapped. A note was left on an apple tree saying Bring the Key, no one had a idea of what this meant or how the adventure would unfold.

Elissy has always enjoyed travelling, but as soon as she sets foot on Turkish soil, she knew something was wrong. The atmosphere was filled with unrest, and everyone looked scared and distraught.

Macular degeneration affects over eight million people in the United States. Patients lose central vision, the ability to read fine print and recognize faces. A diagnosis doesn't mean surrendering to these challenges. Instead, understanding this medical condition will help pave the way toward a better future-for yourself or loved one.

In this powerful memoir, Harker shares her painful journey through multiple divorces, trauma and addiction. By examining a lifetime of family dysfunction, secrets and lies, Harker is forced to confront her demons. With raw honesty and vulnerability, she recounts the pain of failed marriages, learning along the way the signs of the disordered mind, and the importance of seeking professional help.

What Kind of Hair Is This is an exhilarating tale of a Black girl who loves her hair. Regardless of what others say about her beautiful Black locks she stands her ground and tells her friends that her hair is beautiful!

"Why is resilience so important?" you might ask. Resilience is important because it entails accepting that things did not go as planned and believing that the endeavor will be successful.

This edition of Success offers advice focused on parents rather than specific laws. Parents need encouragement and support when facing the legal system that has removed their children. Success provides the steps and advice for parents to follow the unwritten rules the system uses to trip them up and create obstacles.

In my mind, I felt the better I played the part of normal, the better off my kids would be emotionally. Even if that meant, in my world, I would continue to deny that Evan was gone.

Who Says We Can't Be Friends? shows us that even with all of our similarities and differences, we can get along and have fun! The author has friends all over the world, and she says, "I love talking and getting to know people in different cultures and cities and learning different things every day! People are people and if we treat them with respect and kindness, friendships will grow."

Drawing on 50 years of data and firsthand accounts, Ketch provides a holistic perspective on angels, free from Western religious constraints. Emphasizing that the Bible captures select moments, not the entirety of divine interactions, Ketch encourages seeking answers from the creator.

Is your life an act of God? Is it predestined? Or are you living a life based on free will, choices and personal desires, expressing quantum energy? Or are all of these questions the same. You can not control the wind but you can adjust your sail.

The consciousness is far bigger than once perceived. We have lived our whole life thinking and believing that the brain was at the center core of all that is and all that will ever be in this life. Science, medicine, and spirituality have afforded us the truth about what causal is and based on that where you are going. Consciousness, soul, and spirit are fundamental in this universe. Knowing this, take a moment, contemplate: where are you, where are you going?