The adults are all dead. Society has collapsed.Two groups of teenagers emerge on either side of a rural village, traumatised, bereaved and determined to survive.As tribes form and territorial lines are drawn, can they overcome their differences and find a way to rebuild?Or will gang warfare end this emerging new world before its even begun?Each of them have their theories about what killed the adults and as the dust settles on the old world, a far...

As the guns in Jerusalem fell silent in 1967 nothing could be heard across the hushed city except the faint flutter of history. Then it started again - the rumble of heavy vehicles, the unforgiving crump of explosives. This time the sounds were of bulldozers plowing through border barriers and the demise of minefields. Jewish and Arab Jerusalem were separated briefly only by a strip of neutered no-man's-land so narrow that a boy could throw a stone...

Embark on a whirlwind of holiday fun, romantic escapades, and eco-adventures with Hollie Porter and her hunky hockey husband, Ryan, in Hollie Porter Gone Wild: A Novella Trilogy. This wacky collection brings together three hilarious novellas filled with all the Hollie Porter shenanigans you can imagine . . . and then some. In Hollie Porter's Hat Trick Christmas, join Hollie as she navigates a chaotic Christmas at Revelation Cove, complete with a snow-bound...

Summer Reading helps kids stay motivated, maintain reading skills, and learn all summer long! Kids will build confidence and avoid summer slide as they master literacy skills with interactive games, challenges, and storybooks. This SuperPack contains 2X as many apps as the standard Launchpad! Word-A-Licious is an interactive word flashcard game for young children. Using a combination of vibrant game graphics and crystal clear photos, you'll help...

"Indu, a boy from the moon, feels like he doesn't belong. He hasn't since he and his adoptive mom disembarked from their spaceship--their home--to live on Earth with their new blended family. The kids at school think he's weird; he has a crush on his pen pal, who might not like him back; and his stepfamily doesn't seem to know what to do with him. Worst of all, Indu can't even talk to his mom about how he's feeling because she's so busy. In a moment...

"From how we throw away trash to the ways we use electricity, our habits affect the size of our carbon footprint. The bigger our carbon footprint, the more greenhouse gas is in the air. This contributes to climate change. How can we help the planet? Simple actions we can take every day can make a big difference! Learn how changing our habits can save the world. Fun illustrations, exciting photos, and encouraging text make having an impact easy!"--...

Summer Reading helps kids stay motivated, maintain reading skills, and learn all summer long! Kids will build confidence and avoid summer slide as they master literacy skills with interactive games, challenges, and storybooks. This fun and educational game introduces kids to the water crisis and helps them think critically about the topic of water and its direct impact on education. Travel with Maya on her quest for clean water. The more water Maya...

"The Shakers are known for self-denial and austerity in everyday living and their material world, as embodied by the heavenly simplicity and purity of their chairs and blanket chests. Yet the believers also enjoyed a diversity of visual pleasures, from flowers, sunsets, rainbows, and the northern lights as seen at home to waterfalls, ocean waves, and dramatic cliffs viewed while traveling across America. In Shaker Vision, Joseph Manca explores original...

"Over the last half a billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the Sixth Extinction, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. This time around, the cataclysm is us. In The Sixth Extinction, two-time winner of the National Magazine Award and...

"In Tibet: History, Culture, and Religion, Professor Constance Kassor, will show you the real, multi-dimensional Tibet and its people who live on the 'Roof of the World,' the highest and largest plateau on Earth. In 24 fascinating lectures, you will learn how Tibet's history was shaped by kings and kingdoms, power struggles, religion, traditions, and wars and peace. Today, geopolitical struggles, modernism, and the exile of its religious leaders form...