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Aaliyah is ten years old, and it seems like nothing in her life goes the way she wants it to. School stinks, her little sister is annoying, and her parents just never seem to get it. After a particularly terrible day, she finally snaps and learns that wearing her anger like a suit of armor is a quick way to get people to leave her alone. But... it's also a quick way to make sure that nobody wants to be around you anymore. The Anger Armor is a book designed to help children understand that while anger may be an effective way to solve problems, the solutions are often short-lived and cause more damage.

"Piercing black eyes surrounded by a pool of pink, meandering strands of crimson glaring at me with so much hate. I didn't understand how anyone could feel that way about another person." Relative Evil is based on the true events that occurred in the author's life. A young, naïve girl who was raised to believe that family could never truly hurt each other, but is tragically confronted with the realization that evil exists and will stop at nothing to destroy those who stand in his way to get what he desires. Her trust in a strong family bond and the goodness of people is shattered. Forced to grow up quickly and take matters into her own hands in order to break the spell her parents were under and keep her family safe.

A troubled teenager, Jenna Carrington, leaves her father a note to consider me dead before she runs away from home. Five years later the skeletal remains of a female murder victim are found in the river near Sydney, Australia. Archaeologist Ardis Cole traces Jenna's flight to a homeless shelter on the outskirts of the city. Safe Port's manager, Quentin Trebb, seems to know more about the missing girl and some rare black opals stolen from her father's safe than he is willing to reveal. The investigation takes Ardis to Majeri, an Aboriginal settlement in the outback. There, entangled in the dangers of the bush, Ardis finds herself the next target of a vicious killer, stalking her every move, waiting to strike again.

Ardis reached out for the glowing jewel encased in its thick, crude mounting of gold. She gazed incredulously at the ring, unable to believe that she held in her hand the famous pirated Sea Star Emerald.When Ardis' colleague, Red Michaels, is found crushed to death by a fallen beam in the wreck of the 1858 clipper ship, the Fortune, she flies to Galveston to take over his search for the ship's treasures and to head the Fortune exhibit at the local museum.Known to be aboard the sunken ship is a notorious jewel once stolen by the infamous pirate, Jean Lafitte, the Sea Star Emerald. Oliver Harrington, believing the gem to be the lost Harrington heirloom, traveled to America to purchase the Sea Star from an auction in New Orleans and was returning to England when the Fortune sank. Ardis soon discovers that modern-day treasure hunters are determined to beat her to the jewel. After she retrieves the gem from the ocean's depths, the Sea Star Emerald is pirated again.Before the exhibit opens, Ardis is arrested for the crime. She suspects that she has been skillfully set up by the Harrington family. Or is she facing some unknown thief who has been relentlessly pursuing the jewel? With time running out, she must face a vicious killer and prove her innocence.

Ardis Cole braves a sudden blizzard on her way to the isolated Pine Ridge Sioux Reservation to help her friend, Ella White Owl, locate her missing niece. Carrie, an art teacher at Shadow Pass High School, appears to have simply vanished without a trace. Medicine man Jim Walks Alone shares with Ardis his disturbing vision about a "killer of eagles," which to the Sioux represents an evil person, and a destroyer of all that is good.Ardis soon finds the girl's wrecked car deep in the canyon, a dead man who was shot through the head was behind the wheel. But there is no sign of Carrie. Ardis' search for Carrie leads her on a hunt for a rare relic stolen from the local church, a wild chase through the badlands, and a face-to-face confrontation with the "killer of eagles."

Ardis Cole is summoned to Russia to help Grant Merlin's friend, Nikolai Savik, locate a priceless marble statue called Neva. The life-sized sculpture vanished along with the artist, Nikolai's uncle Treve Savik, seven years ago. Most people believe Treve destroyed his masterpiece, then committed suicide after being jilted by the statue's beautiful model, Varina Morinsky. On the way to the Savik mansion, Ardis is nearly pushed to her death in the Moscow subway. Once in St. Petersburg instead of finding the sculpture, Ardis discovers the grave of a murder victim, buried for seven years. The search for the missing sculpture becomes a hunt for a dangerous killer--one who will not hesitate to strike again.

Peter the Pumpkin was made for Halloween.No, literally. He was made for it!To Peter, October is the perfect month. He loves the candy, the scary movies, the trick or treating - all of it.But, what does a carved pumpkin do after October?

Moonbeam Children's Book Awards Bronze Medalist (2023), Young Adult Fiction category San Francisco Book Festival Honorable Mention (2023), Children's Books categoryOn the last day of eighth grade, Millie Bauer receives a package from her brother, George, who is serving overseas in the Army. Minutes later a telegram arrives notifying the family that he is missing in action. Having already lost her father to an accident, Millie learns to navigate challenging emotions through her love of baseball, her seemingly unnatural pitching talent, and friendship. Later recruited by the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, Millie's journey in Fields Apart will have you falling in love with the timeless game of baseball all over again!Fields Apart tells a historical fiction story about baseball and war, though these topics are merely vessels. Kelly uses these topics to underwrite more significant issues such as the struggles of men going to war, causing an increased workload that women must now undertake. These compounded struggles take a toll on main character, Millie, as she learns to navigate challenging emotions entwined with the loss of her father and the news of her brother, stated missing in action. The reader gets an up-close and personal view into what family life and the surrounding community became after young men were drafted or encouraged to join the Armed Forces. J.N. Kelly is a lifelong fan of baseball. He spent the summers of his childhood playing on sandlots with his brothers and kids from the neighborhood. He now works as a librarian in Wisconsin, where he lives with his wife and three children. He still dreams about those summer days. Find out more about him here: joeniese.com"... vibrant, memorable characters that linger long after the final page is turned."

The Wichita Indians shared the Great Plains, in the central United States, with a variety of animals, including millions of bison, elk, and birds.The Wichita built their homes of poles and prairie grass, which grew up to 12 feet tall. These unique, beehive-shaped grass houses were exclusive to the Wichita, housed extended families, and could last up to 14 years. Tools, fashioned from chert and bison bones, were used to construct homes and cultivate garden plots.