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Becky Corwin-Adams columns have appeared under the title "The Empty Nest". These columns range from humorous takes on life, heartfelt dog rescue pieces, and stories about major storms. The author reminisces about dog parks, delivering newspapers, dime stores, and monster truck rallies. Becky's adventures included meeting her favorite major league baseball player and crossing paths with celebrities in a hotel elevator in Las Vegas.

Meet Chatterton Squirrel, the smallest in his family and the most frightened. While Chatterton's parents were teaching their young how to leap from tree to tree, Chatterton kept looking down at the ground, worried that he would fall. Hamilton noticed how scared Chatterton looked and decided he should help. In the end Chatterton was able to take the big leap and make his family proud! This story helps those who are afraid of trying new things and shows there is always a way, so long as you believe.

Dinosaurs lived millions of years ago and are now extinct, yet they left behind clues that tell their story. Hamilton Troll comes across one of those clues, a fossil that leads him and the Beaver brothers up the river to a dinosaur museum where they learn so much about these prehistoric animals, including how big some of them were. However, it is when Hamilton Troll walks up to a hatching nest of eggs and meets these dinosaurs first hand that he discovers how great and magnificent these creatures once were.

Samantha flüchtet vor ihrem Stiefvater von St. Petersburg nach Berlin, wo sie ihr Physikstudium aufnimmt. Doch ihr Stiefvater ist ein einflussreicher russischer Minister, der den Posten des Botschafters in Berlin bekommt. Als sie eines Tages mit ihren Eigenschaften als Wasser-Elemental ihren Stiefvater auf einer Eisfläche ausrutschen lässt, bemerkt sie, dass ein Jäger unter den Bodyguards ist. Jäger sind in dieser Gesellschaft weitestgehend unbekannt.

Are your kids curious about difficult concepts such as why the is sky blue? This book will help give your child an easy-to-understand answer and avoid the dreaded barrage of "why?" with a fun, exciting, and easy-to-follow adventure. We call them science-based fairy tales or, more affectionately, 21st-century fairy tales.

Do you have problems getting your children to brush their teeth? Teach your kids proper dental hygiene and why it's so important to brush your teeth with this fun adventure. Follow along with the story and pick up some unconventional tips to get a jump start on teaching your child crucial life skills.

After being unceremoniously kicked out of home at a young age, Paige is forced to fend for herself. In a bid to survive, she does things that most people would never dream of and stops caring about herself as a result. When the fastest way to get food and shelter is to use her body, and the fastest way to forget is to self-medicate, Paige embarks on a steady downward spiral. Until, finally, she hits rock bottom....

All his life, David has seen Katrina as the one woman he wanted in his life forever, and Katrina has felt the same. So why does she keep putting off their wedding? When they meet Elliot's new wife and family, David can't help but notice that Katrina is acting strangely. The questions is...why? Old insecurities and feelings resurface to threaten their happiness. Will their love be enough overcome them and get them to the altar?

Sent by her guild master to find the answer to a riddle, Tegan could never have anticipated how much her life was going to change when a cat-sized dragon by the name Serico ran into her. The Dragon's Bond series is based in the world of Elilith, a fantastical world of swords and magic created in the Transfiguration series by John DeJordy. Book 1, The Dragon's Bond, is the initial story.

Tegan, fresh from accomplishing her mission, has to deal with a new pet, err, companion named Serico. But before she can deal with that problem, a new one arises. Her guild master, Haz, wants her to deliver the ruby to its true owner, the guild master of the mages: none other than Grand Mage Archibald Fizzlebean. But even simple tasks can be daunting.

Want to teach your kids all about Halloween? Help get them ready for some of the monsters they will run into this holiday season. In this fun book, your kids will learn about the most popular ghosts, ghouls, and monsters that they'll run into while trick 'r' treating!

After the video of his public outburst catapulted him to superstardom, Marcus now has everything he ever wanted. Or so he thought. Be careful what you wish for, his mother always told him.... After spending two years touring the globe, he's growing tired, and that endless line of women has become a sea of blurry and meaningless faces. When he returns home and receives a visit from Naomi, his previous object of affection, he finally starts to look at himself and what he's become. He doesn't like it.

A former NFL star, Lakeebee Jackson is old, broke, handicapped and forgotten. But one day, he enters into a motel in his wheelchair with a pretty Asian woman, and what ensues is the most puzzling stay motel owner Ziggy Patel ever experiences. The Lakeebee Jackson Motel Story touches on the lives of Asian and Indian blue-collar workers and former professional African-American athletes.

It is 1878, and Dr. Poppy Stamford has reluctantly rekindled her relationship with Sherlock Holmes. Though it has been almost four years since they parted on uneasy terms and while he continues to suppress his feelings for her, they are still intrigued and inspired - and frustrated - by each other. When her beloved uncle is arrested in relation to a series of murders near the British Museum, Poppy and the burgeoning detective set out to find the evidence to set him free.

Rudy is not a very nice rat according to Rosa Raccoon and the other children. He does bad things and says mean stuff and no one wants to play with him. So Hamilton decides to have a talk with Rudy. However, when Rudy Rat sees Hamilton Troll, he gets so afraid he runs off, which clues in Hamilton that Rudy may need a friend more than they thought. Hamilton then encourages the children to put their "PAWS" together for friendship.

Rebecca Skloot and her best seller, The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks, has created a lot of interest in the immortal HeLa cells that were taken from a 31-year-old black woman called Henrietta Lacks without her family's consent at the Johns Hopkins Hospital at Baltimore in 1951. She describes the story of how Henrietta Lacks died and how her cells were sent around the world for medical research.

Meet Skeeter, an excitable skunk who just wants to join Hamilton Troll and the other critters in their big stick-nut game. However, Skeeter has a little problem. Whenever he gets scared or startled, out comes a pe-yew! So it is up to Hamilton and his friends to help Skeeter control his smelly problem so he too can play in the game. Join Skeeter in this stinky, funny day of adventure and share in his excitement as he experiences the thrill of making true friends and getting to play in the big stick-nut game!

Naomi thought she'd met someone wonderful when Elliot came into her life, but he simply wasn't into her. It's the story of her life. While everyone around her is settling down, she gives up on trying to find her Mr. Right, and turns back to the one thing she has always loved - music. Enter Marcus - he was a year above Naomi at school, and she always had a killer crush on him. He now fronts a band with his older brother Theo. Marcus has the reputation of a playboy, and Theo, well...he's just bad news.

While listening to the sounds of the night, Hamilton Troll hears something that scares him. He soon discovers that it is a young owl named Whitaker who is being taught by his parents how to hoot. Unfortunately Whitaker needs a lot of practice. After the lesson is over, Hamilton and Whitaker go for a walk only to discover a large bear entering the area. Worried for their friends who may not be able to get to safety, Whitaker comes up with a daring plan to scare the bear away.

Book four in the Little Town series. Is Senior Constable Tess Fuller really as resilient as she thinks? When faced with the tragic consequences of her own stubborn decision - further inflaming her lifelong feud with the large, revengeful, and violent Bycraft family - how will she cope? And can she rebuild her trust and relationship with her newly returned partner, Sergeant Finn Maguire, while they work a puzzling accidental death case?