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"Inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear, this breathtaking debut novel tells the story of the most famous woman ever written out of literary history. "I am the queen of two crowns, banished fifteen years, the famed and gilded woman, bad-luck baleful girl, mother of three small animals, now gone. I am fifty-five years old. I am Lear's wife. I am here." Word has come. Care-bent King Lear is dead, driven mad and betrayed. His three daughters too, broken...

'' Pre-order Price Guarantee. Terms Stand-alone debut Next Stop is a heartfelt graphic-novel from award-winning illustrator Debbie Fong that tackles tough topics with warmth and humor. Pia is a soft-spoken middle schooler whose life is turned upside down after the loss of her younger brother, followed by her parents' decision to move to a new town. In an effort to get her mind off of the troubles at home, Pia goes on a bus tour with a family friend,...

Three years after Claire Kite lost her husband David, an aspiring novelist, she finally finds the courage to move on. While going throug David's things, she finds his last, unfinished, manuscript. Whitake Grant is famous for his one and only best-sellingnovel and is now suffering through a deep midlife crisis. When Claire reaches out to him to finish her husband's novel, he undertakes to understand the man who wrote it and the women he left behind. "A...

"A refreshing, vulnerable, and empathetic guide to your own path forward after tragedy and hardship, A Path through Pain by bestselling authors and pastors of Fellowship Church Ed and Lisa Young shares their family's journey from sorrow and anger to hopeand healing after the sudden loss of their daughter"-- "In the midst of deep pain, how can you move forward? Most of us spend our lives avoiding pain at every turn, so when we inevitably experience...

"Huesos is Abuelo's four-legged travieso, a rambunctious troublemaker with a constant ball of energy and a big bite. Nothing and no one is safe from Huesos' mischief and chomping teeth, from Grandpa's slippers to the neighborhood's mailman. Until one day, Calaca Pascuala knocks on his door and takes him on a journey through the afterworld. But even there, Huesos can't contain himself. Will he be able to knock, tumble, and chew his way back to Grandpa,...