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As a teenager growing up in the backwoods of Pennsylvania, Vicky is barely surviving each day, only making it through by manipulation and avoidance. Her home life is scarier than the nightmares of most of her acquaintances; but there’s no escape. With an alcoholic father, and a mother whose health is deteriorating, Vicky is forced into running the household, and caring for her younger sister, Janice, whose only goal is to make her sister’s life miserable.

Dandelions grow in the yard. Some are white and some are yellow. You can pick the yellow ones, and the wind makes the white ones dance in the air.

Until she finishes her laundry, Anna won't be chased away by an ice troll!

Maggie survived an apocalypse of hungry shadows by becoming invisible, only to drown during a violent telepathic assault. Living on the edge of Bloemfontein, in South Africa, Maggie scavenges for scraps and grapples with the unreality, a collection of strange visions and slippery thoughts caused by the attack. When she's approached by strangers who claim she can destroy the shadow monsters, Maggie faces a dilemma: are these people real, and if so, how can she ensure they stay with her forever?

In the wake of Pennsylvania’s iconic Circle Center Mall’s collapse, fueled by greed, a community dies. In the aftermath of Hurricane Helena, caused by rising temperatures, southern Florida reverts to a swampy bog. In upstate New York, a tourist community is under a covert attack, as a private equity company seeks to enrich its coffers at the expense of local business owners and town residents. In the shadow of institutional abuses resulting in major disasters, people deal with abuse and trauma on a very personal level where their only option is a life reset.

Amelia, Dave, and Luther are back for another adventure to the past, this time with higher stakes! When they go snooping in Grandpa Joe's office at the museum they find his sundial again. It drops them in ancient China...during a power struggle for the fate of an empire! They make new friends, Princess Coco, taken from her family when she was only a girl, and her orphaned servant, Mei. Coco must travel across the world to marry a man she's never met and Mei is about to be thrown out on the streets, alone.

Este programa comparte opiniones impopulares ilustradas con experiencias delicadas sazonadas con comedia rancia explícita, si eres menor de edad o una persona que se ofende fácilmente ¡no nos escuches! Los episodios tienen la intención de amenizar el día más aburrido de la semana, pero de ninguna manera se busca educar a la audiencia, no somos especialistas en algún tema y todas las palabras que escuches dentro del podcast se deben tomar con un mínimo de seriedad. ¡Disfruta de todos nuestros capítulos ya que somos entretenimiento atemporal que no sigue patrones!

21st Century Personhood: Cheatsheets for the 2020s is an index and a summary of ideas pertinent to today's challenges, compiled for anyone working towards a #FutureWeDeserve.

In a world on the brink, US President Dani Mitchell fights to advance her net zero-carbon agenda, battling the cartel—a shadowy assembly of ruthless capitalists controlling global economies and governments. When a Native American elder offers a bold proposition, Dani finds an unexpected ally.

Amalina's dark adventure continues. Now, helplessly folded into the creature's plans, Amalina struggles to remain above suspicion as she works against him, serving as an agent for the commander of a growing counterforce intent on bringing him down. All while trying to keep her friend, a guileless princess from the west, entertained, unaware of her peril, and out of harm's way.

At the death of King David, his many children from his concubines began to cause havoc for King Solomon and the growing kingdom. The Solution was mandated, all children of King David not ordained by decree would be sent away. The offspring would be allowed provisions and wealth, but they were never to return to Jerusalem.

An ancient legend comes to life when a savage creature stalks a terrified girl through the jungle. A mission to Mars takes a grisly turn as the last surviving astronaut encounters horror beyond comprehension. And the shadows that lurk in a young boy’s bedroom become sinister protectors, lashing out at the child’s cruel and dysfunctional family.

Erleben Sie ein episches Abenteuer in einer Welt am Ende der Zeit! In den Ruinen Chicagos hausen seltsame Wesen - und die meisten davon sind überaus tödlich. Als das Mädchen Morrow ohne jede Erinnerung in einer fremden Welt erwacht, ahnt sie nicht, welche Veränderungen sie dieser Realität bringen wird - und was ihre Rolle dabei ist. Begleitet von einer halbmenschlichen Kreatur, die sie "den Jungen" tauft, bricht sie auf, um den Weg zurück in ihre eigene Welt zu finden.

You might be the kind of person who stands up to online trolls. Or who marches to protest injustice. Perhaps you are #DisabledAndCute and dancing around your living room, alive and proud. Or perhaps you are the trans mentor that you wish you had when you were younger. Maybe you call out false allies or stand up to loved ones. Maybe you speak your truth and drop the mic, or maybe you take it with you when you leave. This anthology features fictional stories—in poems, prose, and art—that reflect a slice of the varied and limitless ways that listeners like you resist every day.

This book revolves around the premise of gaining more perspective on the 24-hour period in which we live our current lives. My goal is to relate everyday experiences that will help establish a common ground for all to build upon. I truly believe the past is just the past, the future has not yet arrived, and the present is the only thing in our control.

Heaven: A Forbidden Romance by Darcy Rose I’ve had a crush on my stepbrother since I can remember … He came home for my eighteenth birthday. All I wanted to do was show him I’m not a little girl anymore. I didn’t know that would be the worst decision of my life. Hell: A Dark Romance by J. L. Beck and C. Hallman I’ve built this club from the ground up. A playground for the wicked. In my club, your wildest dreams can come true or your worst nightmares can swallow you whole. Are you ready to play?

Long ago, ancient dragons sealed their powers inside magical artifacts to protect dragonkind from going extinct. Years after this event, the descendants of those dragons claimed their powers and gained the ability to shift into their ancient draconic forms. Three of the four set out to change the world and the way humankind viewed them. They formed an alliance and a set of rules that all dragons would live by in order to peacefully coexist with humanity.

A ogni generazione, al sorgere della Luna di Sangue, le sette famiglie della remota città di Ilvernath scelgono ciascuna un proprio campione che combatterà in un torneo all'ultimo sangue. In palio c'è il controllo assoluto sull'alta magia, la più potente al mondo, a lungo ritenuta esaurita e ora gelosamente custodita in segreto da una delle sette famiglie maledette di Ilvernath.

Peace is the one thing for which the Eaglemasters never trained. Centuries of harsh conditioning made them doubt the dawn of this new era that now keeps the hordes of foes surrounding them at bay without a single drop of blood spilled. They crowned a king who proved most able to breathe life into that elusive flame. When He Who Lurks In The Shadows is finally unleashed upon the world after his thousand-year banishment, it soon becomes clear—they need worry no longer about the ghouls outside their walls. A new enemy is waiting to spring from every neighbor, every friend, every brother.

The When Swords Fall Silent anthology showcases the imaginations and talents of more than a dozen of the best modern science-fiction and fantasy authors, with each tale centered around one or more characters burdened with a bloody task they will see to completion no matter the cost. Every story takes you for a vicious ride through a world of shadow and death, each as unique in perspective and execution as the contracts carried out within.