"The closeness is maddening. You're so full of the desire to be seen, you must be freaking glowing. I'm here. You try to reach her with mental tricks, with all your powers of concentration, with all your love distilled into a single thought. See me."
Rob's ghost is watching Holly, so when he sees his best friend, Jason, trying to get close to her, he isn't happy. This haunting paranormal romance is deftly told from the perspectives of Rob, Holly, and Jason. Can everyone make peace with the past and find the courage to move forward?

A young girl begins a new life in the English countryside and discovers a remarkable horse After her parents are killed in a car accident, Ellie leaves the rolling hills of New Zealand behind to live in England with her uncle, who is as cold and gray as the country she now must call home. A hard-eyed horse breeder, he hates weakness in all animals, whether they have four legs or two. Although Ellie loves horses, she can't stand being ordered around by her uncle and the coldhearted Luke. Even the kind words of her cousin Joe aren't enough to make her feel at home--until she meets a horse named Spirit. Ellie sees the skinny gray gelding at a sale, and spends the last of her insurance money to save his life. She can tell Spirit is special, but she has no idea that this horse will unlock a marvelous power in her. The two soon form a friendship the likes of which the world has never seen. Winner of the 2012 Lincolnshire Young People's Book Award.

Wilbur the beach pig lived to almost 12 years old on the island of St Kitts. During his life Wilbur made many friends and had many adventures with the other animals he met on the beach; Lion Paw, Oliver and Shylo just to name a few. He was loved by all of his friends. In fact, if you visit Reggae Beach in St. Kitts you can see a beautiful memorial that Wilbur's friends have built in his honor. Wilbur wanted to share his memories with us so he left behind this fun photo journal of his life, "Remember When." You can read more about Wilbur and his friends in other books in the 'Living the Beach Life' series like book 1, "Lion Paw and Oliver, An Unlikely Friendship."

When a new horse has trouble adjusting, Ellie uses her power to help him After a few months in England, Ellie still misses the life she left behind when her parents died, but there is one thing in this strange new country that helps her forget her pain: Spirit, a skinny gray horse whom she loves more than life itself. With him, she discovered a secret talent--the ability to communicate with horses without speaking, and to hear their thoughts in return. But there is one horse in her uncle's stables who will not open up: a jet-black show hack named Lucifer. Ellie can tell that something is troubling this valuable new arrival, but unless he will speak to her, she doesn't know how to help. As the horse's silence continues, Ellie and Spirit must work together to save Lucifer's life.

With her beloved horse gone, Ellie forms a bond with a new arrival Spirit, the skinny gray horse whom Ellie loved so well, has passed away. But the special mental bond they shared has not weakened, and she can still communicate with him clearly. Spirit helped her discover that she could communicate with horses and heal them with her hands, and now she must use that power to help other horses. While at a horse show, she hears a mare crying out for help. When the horse throws her rider, she seems destined for the slaughterhouse, but Ellie convinces her uncle to buy the troubled animal. Ellie will give her all to heal this horse who needs her--and Spirit will be there by her side.

The At Issue series includes a wide range of opinion on a single controversial subject. Each volume includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives -- eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials and many others. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations to contact offer a gateway to future research.

Amigo, the oldest dog on the ranch, isn't doing well, but Abby doesn't want to believe it. Although he is retired, Amigo is more than a service dog, he is her friend. When the unthinkable happens, Abby gives up the thing she loves most: caring for the ranch's dogs. Can Abby find a way to move past her grief and keep Amigo's memory alive forever? At Second Chance Ranch, the Ramirez family cares and works to find homes for all kinds of animals on their 200-acre ranch in Texas. Sisters Natalie (12), Abby (10), and twins Emily and Grace (9) all do their part to help out and give each animal the second chance it deserves.

Social Issues in Literature meets the need for materials supporting curriculum integration. Each title in this distinctive new series examines an important literary work or body of work through the lens of a major social issue. Each volume presents biographical and critical information on the author, viewpoints on the social issue portrayed in the book, and contemporary assessments of the social issue as well as a chronology of important dates in the author's life, discussion questions, a guide to additional literary works that focus on the same social issue, a bibliography for further research and a thorough subject index.

For ages 3-9... Lia-Ria and her friends are very excited to perform in their upcoming school play, 'The Ostrich Feathers.' Their excitement quickly turns to concern when the star of the play, a little girl named J.J., tells them the sad news that her Grandmother has died. J.J. describes her experience and explains to her friends what happens when a person dies. Lia-Ria and her friends learn not only about a funeral and cemetary, but spirits and heaven as well. Lia-Ria and the Ostrich Feathers gently introduces children to the painful real life topic of death.

THE STORY OF A TIMELESS RELATIONSHIP. With fewer than 1,000 words and no "artificial sweeteners," this hand-drawn picture book can delight and inspire readers of any age. During short annual visits, Pops uses his small airplane, camp outs, lots of butterflies, and the search for an extraordinary natural phenomenon to share his passion with his grandchild, Sparks. In "The Butterfly Tree," Sparks as an older child recalls the treasured visits and how they built a timeless relationship. Includes an afterward regarding the monarch migration.

"A Tale of Two Acorns" is the story of a young boy's experience with the death of his grandad. Through a story about an acorn who learns about the life of an oak tree which is within him, the young boy comes to an understanding of the spiritual life within all of us. He learns the lesson that unless a seed falls to the ground and dies, it does not come to life.

Barcelona Brownsville: Life in the Hood is a book based on true events. It is about a young African American street kid, who tries to make it out of the ghetto before death knocks on his door. He must sell drugs to make money and carry a gun to protect himself while dodging the crooked cops. This book takes you through a journey on how a drug dealing kid escapes the concrete jungle, gun shots, grimy females, jail and death while living in Brooklyn's dirtiest, poorest, highest crime rate neighborhood of Brownsville. Barcelona Brownsville takes you through his journey of now living in rural Pennsylvania while having a second home in Hawaii where there is almost no crime. He now makes an honest living, gainfully employed and no longer has to worry about his past life where he once lived a precarious and dangerous life in the hood.

Mary O'Hara is a sharp and cheeky 12-year-old Dublin schoolgirl who is bravely facing the fact that her beloved Granny is dying. But Granny can't let go of life, and when a mysterious young woman turns up in Mary's street with a message for her Granny, Mary gets pulled into an unlikely adventure. The woman is the ghost of Granny's own mother, who has come to help her daughter say good-bye to her loved ones and guide her safely out of this world. She needs the help of Mary and her mother, Scarlett, who embark on a road trip to the past. Four generations of women travel on a midnight car journey. One of them is dead, one of them is dying, one of them is driving, and one of them is just starting out.
Praise for "A Greyhound of a Girl"
STARRED REVIEW "A warm, witty, exquisitely nuanced multigenerational story."
-"Kirkus Reviews," starred review
STARRED REVIEW "This elegantly constructed yet beautifully simple story, set in Ireland and spun with affection by Booker Prize-winner Doyle, will be something different for YA readers. These four lilting voices will linger long after the book is closed."
-"Booklist," starred review
STARRED REVIEW
"Written mostly in dialogue, at which Doyle excels, and populated with a charming foursome of Irish women, this lovely tale is as much about overcoming the fear of death as it is about death itself."
-"Publishers Weekly," starred review
"In this moving and artfully structured ghost tale, four generations of Irish women come together. A big part of the pleasure here is the rhythm of the language and the contrasting voices of the generations. Any opportunity to read it aloud would be a treat."
-"Horn Book"
"For children grieving the death of a parent or grandparent, this book provides comfort."
-"Library Media Connection"
Award:
Capitol Choices 2013 - Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens
Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choices 2013 list - Young Adult Fiction
USBBY Outstanding International Books List 2013

This is the sixth book in a 12 book "Bedside Story Collection Series" spanning across the 12 months of the year. Each of the 12 bedside stories is reprinted in color from the author's black and white third edition book "Twelve Upon A Time." Each monthly story is unique and illustrated by the original drawings of children whose interpretation of the words can only be seen through their eyes.
This June bedside story is entitled "Memories in Five Balloons." It is a story of how a family survives with the death of their father and how they keep his memories alive each Father's Day.
This June bedside story and all the stories are written to further the imagination of children and to strengthen the parent and child bond through the sharing of heartwarming, silly, absurd and believably impossible tales.
Watch for July's bedside collection story "Furly and Kurly Color the Flag" that celebrates the birth of our country by visiting the woman who knitted our flag on our first birthday.

About the Author:
As a doctorate level practitioner serving school children for more than 35 years, Edward Galluzzi became keenly aware that children and their parents often had in short supply what families needed the most: open communication and sharing time together. The "Bedside Story Collection Series" was written to provide families a moment here and a moment there to come together and share heart warming, silly and believably unbelievable tales.
The stories are tied typically to the main holiday or theme of each month, more or less. The characters in the stories are based on what children relate to the most... animals and other children. There are also over 100 colored drawings sketched by children ranging from 7 months to 12 years of age. The stories from Mr. Galluzzi's imagination and the drawings from theirs come together to stimulate the imaginations of children and open a whole new world for parents and their children to share.
That is his gift to your family. Time for sharing... time for laughing... time for talking... time for each other. Not once upon a time, but Twelve Upon A Time....

We have all experienced the sadness and hurt that goes along with losing someone that you love. When I Left enables children who have experienced loss to cherish their memories of their lost loved one. Beyond helping children to understand what has happened, this book provides a final goodbye and sends the many well-wishes that their loved one would have given them. Experience the rainbows, moon beams, and hugs and a flying butterfly (by flicking the pages) that make this book a one-of-a-kind experience for children

After her brother, sister, and father die in a plane crash, Daralynn Oakland receives 237 dolls from well-wishers, resulting in her nickname: Dolly. But dolls are little comfort to a twelve-year-old girl whose world is rocked by the dramatic changes in her life, including her angry, grieving mother's new job as a hairstylist at the local funeral home.

Dolly gets a job, too, where she accidentally invents a fashionable new haircut. But in "Grounded "by Kate Klise, her real work begins when a crematorium comes to town, and someone has to save a dying business, solve a burning mystery, and resuscitate the broken hearts in Digginsville, Missouri, population 402.

Children need to understand that all creatures go through the cycle of life; however, they must be told in a soft and gentle manner.

It is hard to say goodbye. If you don't get to say goodbye, it is even worse. There are all those things you wanted to say. There are all those things you wanted to do together... "I Never Got to Say Goodbye" addresses the Christian view of death and puts it in simple prose that children can easily understand. The book beautifully demonstrates that "goodbye" is not forever...

In a newly repackaged trade paperback edition, this bestselling heart
wrenching novel focuses on Luke, a talented teen football player who is facing a
life and death situation, and Julie, the girl who loves him and pledges to stay
steadfast by his side.
"Meant for each other." That's how both Julie Ellis and Luke Muldenhower have
always felt. In sixth grade Luke actually asked Julie to marry him, and she just
laughed. In eighth grade they began dating. Now in high school, they are deeply in
love.
Luke is almost certain to receive an athletic scholarship. Julie intends to follow.
When Luke can't shake what he thinks is a virus, Julie persuades him to see a
doctor. His test results are alarming. Can their love survive, now and forever?

Zen and Xander are sisters--truly, madly, deeply sisters--and this is their last summer together. They are surviving fine since their mother's death. Except Zen keeps getting into fights and Xander is spiraling into a vortex of dangerous parties. In the midst of the chaos, Zen and Xander discover a mystery about their mother's past. Sharing its secrets will be the bond that holds them together.

Horse Dreams is a coming-of-age novel about an eleven year old lonely, latch-key girl, Izzy Carlucci, who dreams of horses and riding lessons forbidden by her mother. Izzy does small odd jobs for neighbors in her city apartment building, earning money for lessons kept secret from her demanding mother. Running errands, Izzy makes friends, in particular a mysterious old woman. From an aging stallion and this elderly friend, Izzy learns horse skills, people savvy and self reliance. When the stallion develops pneumonia, Izzy cares for him day after day. Her dedication heals the stallion and earns her mother's respect. As Izzy turns twelve, her horse dreams help her find strength to appreciate her mother, find new dreams and face the death of her wise old friend.

Cyan was named after a shade of blue, her artist mother's favorite color. The color of the sea. Since her father's death last year, she's felt just as mercurial and dark as her namesake, and the distance between Cyan and her mother has grown as wide as an ocean. Now they're returning to the island of Curacao in the Caribbean, where her father's mysterious accident occurred, and joining them will be Kammi--who may soon become a stepsister. Haunted by the secrets of the past, Cyan will explore all the depths of her blueness this summer, discovering the light, the darkness, and the many shades in between that are within her--and within us all.