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When five fourteen-year-old girls get their fortunes from an arcade machine just for kicks, it turns their world upside-down and their close-knit group of friends starts to fall apart. Misunderstandings abound as allegiances shift and outsiders start to come between them. The fortunes seem to be self-fulfilling prophecies – whether the girls believe in them or not. Do our beliefs color our perception of the world? Do we ever see ourselves the way others see us, and why is change so hard? Budding romance, angry bees, teenage fashion influencers, and parents who just don’t get it make Barbara ..read more

In a world where nothing is ever as it seems, three separate families are drawn to a great and terrifying truth. After winning the New Hampshire state lottery, Brent Brook treats himself to a new satellite dish and discovers a channel dedicated to the strange happenings. Hundreds of miles away in Virginia, reporter Marc Dazet stumbles upon the story of the most recent lottery winner and sets out to track down Mr. Brook as an interesting piece. Far away from the watchful eyes of the media, the Johnsons, a relatively normal military family, are called away to help serve their country at a far ..read more

Fun Facts About Fairy Tales (found here) In some versions of Little Red Riding Hood, the heroine is carrying wine and cake. In other versions, it’s grape juice and banana bread. There are over 700 different versions of Cinderella worldwide. Fairy tales about runaway foods are common in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Russia. In an earlier version of Cinderella, one of the stepsisters cuts off her own toes to make the glass slipper fit her foot! In some versions of Little Red Riding Hood, the heroine doesn’t have to deal with a wolf but instead h ..read more

She wakes surrounded by an inky black darkness and can barely breathe. A sack is covering her head, and her hands are tied behind her back. She desperately tries to struggle free as she hears footsteps walking toward her. She silently starts to cry as a chilling voice whispers “It’s time to pay for what you did…” When Detective Amanda Steele is called to the murder scene of a young gas station clerk just before dawn, she assumes it must be a robbery gone tragically wrong. But when she discovers nothing has been stolen, she knows the motive must be far more personal. Watching the security foo ..read more

Return to Eden:  The Wilderness Years by Elegy is published A powerful book with an important anti-war message for our times About the Author: The prologue of Return to Eden – The Wilderness Years emphasises the author’s passionate and long-held views on all wars old and especially that presently being revisited on the humanity in the Middle East orchestrated by what he refers to as the Autumn Men and the consequences of their actions on their dazed and lost victims. Amazon book review: dmreading1014 5.0 out of 5 stars an absorbing account of the loss of innocence Reviewed in the UK o ..read more

A body in a hospital isn’t so unusual. Unless they’ve been murdered! 1916, London: Keen to support the war effort, bookshop manager and sometime amateur sleuth Hannah Merrill has taken a volunteer role in the library of the nearby military hospital. But arriving at the hospital one cold winter’s morning, she is horrified to find the body of a dead soldier in the library. What’s more, a beautiful young nurse confides in Hannah that she thinks she’s being followed, and then she abruptly disappears. Hannah can’t shake the suspicion that the two cases are connected, but she can’t solve the case ..read more

Book Title:  Looking for a Leprechaun by Richard Lopez Category:  Children’s Fiction (Ages 3-7), 30 pages Genre:  Children’s Picture Book Publisher:  Three Little Birds Publishing Release date:   Apr 2023 Content Rating:  G.  Suitable for everyone. Book Description: Looking for a Leprechaun is the story of a boy named Rich who lives in a magical world, but everywhere he turns he hears people saying he doesn’t belong. When a fairy tells him if he finds a Leprechaun it will help him find where he belongs, Rich se ..read more

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Essential Tips and Ideas on How to Stay Organized, Declutter and Simplify Your Life in Less than 150 square feet. This book will offer some great suggestions and ideas that can help you in organizing and decluttering your small home. When you have a small area of or around 150 square feet you must make the most of your precious space. It is easy to get unorganized and before you know it your home is looking like it should be on the next “Hoarders” show. To prevent this from happening this book will offer you ideas on how to keep your home in a state that it is neat and functional. You want a ..read more