"After suffering a tragic loss, eleven-year-old Ollie only finds solace in books. So when she happens upon a crazed woman at the river threatening to throw a book into the water, Ollie doesn't think--she just acts, stealing the book and running away. As she begins to read the slender volume, Ollie discovers a chilling story about a girl named Beth, the two brothers who both loved her, and a peculiar deal made with "the smiling man," a sinister specter...

"Stuck on a mysterious island, Ollie, Coco, and Brian must band to together if they hope to escape the creature that haunts them on both land and sea"--

"When the carnival arrives in town Coco, Brian, and Phil must work together to save Ollie from the smiling man"--

New York City: In Small Spaces is a compilation of poems about life, love, nature, history, disillusionment, and mortality. The prose depicts life experiences in the tarnished yet hallowed city.

Food, we can't live without it, yet its costs are rising and consuming more of the family budget. In addition, health concerns about the use of pesticides, gmo foods, and potential soil mineral depletion in the food supply inspire more people to want to grow their own vegetables. Many of these live in cities with only small yard spaces. This book presents new methods devised and tested by the author to maximize food production from a small yard. By...

Isabelle Palmer is the founder of The Balcony Gardener, an online company specializing in product ranges for small urban outdoor spaces-balconies, patios, containers, and roof terraces.

Discover how smaller can be smarter with this look inside more than twenty-five tiny homes that maximize function and style. Bigger isn't always better, which is why downsizing has become a growing trend. In this illustrated volume, Country Living showcases a coast-to-coast collection of sustainable dwellings, all ranging from 100 to 1,500 square feet. Take an inside tour of these impressive little abodes, like a converted 1840s schoolhouse in New...

Let's go back to the time of rotary phones, party lines, TV screens that were fifteen inches, and the beginning of rock and roll. What was it like growing up in a Housing Authority project? Take a journey through time with nine friends in the fifties, as they try to show you kids are the same yesteryear as they are today. Or, are they? Faith, friendship, and loyalty are the key words of the book. This book will make you laugh, cry, and wonder were...