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In Mexico, fitting in might be easier than Jed imagined, with holidays such as Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Here, a rising eighth-grade zombie boy and his zombie dog won't draw that much attention. But then Tread unwittingly sets off Mexico's Chupacabra Defense Network, and Jed accidentally collides with a bus. So much for blending in. The unusual pair catch the eye of a professional wrestler, who challenges Jed to a fight!

After a tumultuous first semester in seventh grade, Jed Rivers returns triumphant - or so he thinks. After embracing his undeadness to put his archenemy Robbie in his place, the 13-year-old zombie thought he'd have a much easier time surviving the second semester relatively intact. That was before he came across the antizombie propaganda published by the mysterious NZN Network, a group trying to push Hollywood stereotypes as the truth.

Jed's not your typical middle school geek. He is, to use the politically correct term, cardiovascularly challenged. And while his parents have attempted to shield him from the implications of being different for as long as they could (Jed was eight and at a friend's sister's birthday party when he blew his lips off onto the cake in front of everyone, finally prompting the "big talk" from his parents and an emergency superglue repair by his dad), seventh grade at Pine Hollow Middle School as a target of Robbie the supreme school bully and his pack of moronic toadies is rapidly becoming unbearable.

It’s 1895 in New York City. Hard times have hit, and life isn’t going to get noticeably better any time soon. Almost-13-year-old Chipper Carey is running with the Midnight Rats kid gang just to survive. Ma died of consumption when he was six. He knows Ma wouldn’t have approved. But what ultimately has to matter is reality, and without the Midnight Rats, Chipper would have nothing. He’d starve. Fortunately for Chipper, fate takes over and introduces him to the wealthy Miss Sibley.

At 14, Fergy is tired of his family’s lifestyle. He’s tired of living in a van. He’s sick of peddling pamphlets of his father’s writings. And most of all he hates stealing things, even though J. P. says it’s all right to "reclaim" necessities from society. Fergy listens to J.P. talk about the evils of "the system," and gradually Fergy realizes that he no longer respects his father. Early one morning, with Ooma in tow, Fergy runs away. Gussie’s wealthy parents live in Boston, and Fergy hopes that if he can find them, he and Ooma can have the "regular and normal" life he longs for.

Back before the stock market crash, Jack’s dad had been working steadily, and their family had had plenty of money. But now, in the middle of the 1930s depression, there isn’t much work for a trombone player - just a gig down in New York City once in a while. So 14-year-old Jack is doing his best to help out. He’s lucky enough to get a weekend job at the town boat club where the “rich folks” hang out, but Jack wishes his dad would at least try to get a regular job.

At 13, George Stable still hasn't made his mark on the world. Oh, he plays the guitar and sings a little. And he appeared on television for six whole seconds once. A couple of years ago, he even wrote a sort of book, called The Teddy Bear Habit. But nothing really exciting has happened to him. But now, it looks as if his big chance has finally come. This agent of his, Woody Woodward, who discovered him during his six-second TV career, has come up with a plan to make him a hot new guitar-playing teenage star.

Mail Order Bride: Lord, Please Heal My Sick Cowboy takes place shortly after the Civil War and is an inspirational story of love and faith in God’s healing touch. After responding to a mail order bride advertisement, Carissa can’t wait to meet her hopeful husband. She strongly feels that the Lord is leading her to the Californian cowboy (Joshua) and his large ranch. After finally arriving, Joshua shows her a love and happiness she has never felt before.

ADHD and ADD are two very complex mental problems. Though much is known about these conditions, on the other hand little is known about treatment plans. While most doctors want to throw stimulants to control the person affected, there are other options. Management comes from knowledge along with trial and error. A book on these conditions can help parents understand their child's thought process and bring clarity to a difficult matter.

Maggie Gray has hunted enemies of the Federation for years. But, when she uncovers the files of her dead lover, Maggie learns her life is not what it seems. She is the one being hunted. Maggie has been betrayed by her government and her own father in a genetic experiment using her DNA. She must escape the Federation in order to learn the truth. Her truth.

Shift the world from fear to love with a dose of Fierce Kindness: a movement of nonviolence poised to ignite positive change on a personal, community and global level. This uplifting guide inspires people to be effective warriors for positive change both within themselves and out in the world. Sections encouraging accountability, courage, and action guide the listener on a personal journey of transformation.

NLP Techniques has been becoming a more popular form of treatment that many people are electing to use over the years. As persons are seeking to achieve certain goals and to overcome certain fears, this form of programming has time and time again proven to be an extremely effective form of treatment. NLP Techniques and Secrets Revealed explains exactly what neuro-linguistic programming is and what the many benefits are that come with using this program.

In the sequel to Alpha Wolf's Pet, Hidden, Mia has two choices: remain hidden from the Russian mob determined to murder her, or become a sworn member of Dominic's werewolf pack. Being Dominic's human lover is pleasurable while taxing. She wants more commitment than he can give. Except werewolves never marry humans. Carnal desires aside, will she accept her status within the pack in order to share what little time she has with Dominic until he takes a werewolf mate?

Ein Wandtelefon und ein Koffer voller Erinnerungen. August Zirner und Ana Zirner beginnen etwa zeitgleich damit, sich für die Geschichten ihrer Großmütter zu interessieren. Beide empfinden eine zaghafte "Jewish Identity", hinterfragen diese jedoch kritisch: Nutzen wir sie aus, um ein "reines Familiengewissen" vertreten zu können? Und was kann uns noch gegeben werden von den starken Frauen, die uns vorangegangen sind? Sie blicken nach Wien, in die Zeit zwischen den Weltkriegen. Ella Zirner-Zwieback leitet das noble Modekaufhaus "Maison Zwieback" in der Kärntnerstraße.

His somewhat eccentric and secretive father has disappeared. KT has been forced to move from his hometown to live with an aunt and uncle he barely knows. And as the story opens, he is waking up in a hospital room from a three-day coma, with his left arm and leg paralyzed after a catastrophic bicycle accident.

In "The Time Machine", Davis offers us both the story of the reunion and the collectively remembered story of his classmates' senior year. In 1962, Waynesville, North Carolina, was that small town where the school principal also served as a teacher, the football coach, and the Sunday-school superintendent. One classmate spends his time in the bar wishing for a time machine, so he can go back to his teenage years with his accumulated experience.

Meet an earnest first-grader, intent upon convincing his hill-country parents that other children are treated to a party each year on their birthday, that they invite friends, eat cake - and receive presents. Meet also his equally intent mother, who is determined not to open this can of worms, not with the 128 cousins who might start doing the same thing. Both of them step out of this luminous story that turns the concept of "good neighbors" upside down.

Terrorism comes to the rural Midwest heartland — can one ordinary man stop it? Islamist terrorists frame small-town Minnesotan Nat “Hack” Wilder for the murder of his friend Amir Mohammad. Hack must survive a January blizzard, elude the police and FBI, track down the real killers, infiltrate a terrorist gathering, and stop a terrorist attack on his nine-year-old daughter’s school. This is a suspenseful, fast-paced action thriller that is often disturbing, sometimes surprisingly funny, and always PC-indifferent.

"Dann Telefonat mit einem mir unbekannten, älteren Mann in Westdeutschland. Noch am Tag der Histologie war Holm abends auf einer Party mit dem Journalisten T. ins Gespräch gekommen, dessen Vater ebenfalls ein Glioblastom hat und noch immer lebt, zehn Jahre nach der OP. Wenn ich wolle, könne er mir die Nummer besorgen. Es ist vor allem dieses Gespräch mit einem Unbekannten, das mich aufrichtet. Ich erfahre: T. hat als einer der ersten in Deutschland Temodal bekommen."

Die Geschichte einer Bauernfamilie in einem nicht näher bekannten Dorf: Grutz, der alte Bauer, führt ein strenges Regime...