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A serious and studious teen reluctantly agrees to defend her elite private schools lazy golden boy in this young adult rom-com with courtroom intrigue, an opposites attract romance, and witty banter.Violet Lopez has planned exactly how her life will go: Shell graduate valedictorian, attend Harvard, and become a big shot lawyer, all so that her injury-prone single dad can finally take a break. As a member of her elite private schools law society, Violet is proud to hold a near-perfect record of defending students against the disciplinary board. But when the popular and infuriatingly charming Theo Hudson is accused of a prank he swears he didnt commit, Violet recuses herself from his case on the grounds of despising the schools privileged golden boy, and not even a couple classmates offer of a four-figure payout to purposely tank his trial can change her mind.Then Theo uncovers a secret Violet wants to keep under wraps and blackmails her into representing him. Sick of being pushed around by rich kids, Violet decides she can get sweet revenge on the arrogant jock and some much-needed cash at the same time. Shell twist his alibi, lose key evidence, mislead witnessesall while playing the perfect lawyer on the surface. Theo goes down, and Violet gets paid. But the closer Violet gets to Theo, the more she sees beneath his devil-may-care attitude to someone caring and surprisingly sensitivewho shes been planning to sabotage. Is it too late to change her mind? And even if she does, would Theo ever forgive her?Violet can object to falling in love all she wants, but her heart overrules every time.

The Battle of Kursk was the largest tank battle in history and a turning point of World War II. In July 1943, German forces launched a massive attack that aimed to pinch off a bulge in the Soviets front line and regain the strategic upper hand on the Eastern Front after their disastrous defeat at Stalingrad. By the time the battle ended in Soviet victory six weeks later, more than 6,000 German and Soviet tanks had blasted each other near what is now the border between Russia and Ukraine. Most accounts of the Battle of Kursk focus on the armor clash at Prokhorovka which military historian Christopher A. Lawrence has chronicled definitively in an earlier book but pivotal fighting also took place west of Prokhorovka, where Soviet tanks counterattacked and stymied the German advance. Until now, this tide-turning episode of the Battle of Kursk has never received the attention it deserves.In a book ten years in the making, Lawrence reconstructs the action west of Prokhorovka and offers an entirely fresh look at the Battle of Kursk. A week after the Germans attacked, the Soviets struck back, taking advantage of a gap in the German line near the Tolstoye Woods. The Germans paused their advance and desperately attempted to counterattack and encircle the Soviets. They failed. They would not reach Kursk; they would not close off the salient. The Germans would never again hold the strategic initiative against the Red Army.Lawrence relies on unit records from both sides and fleshes out his meticulous narrative with firsthand accounts from German and Soviet soldiers. Combining detailed analysis with colorful eyewitness descriptions, this book covers the battle from the bottom up and the top down, highlighting strategic decisions, operational maneuvers, and tank-versus-tank contests, where soldiers inside Panther, Tiger, and T-34 tanks fought for their lives with the outcome of World War II hanging in the balance.

Days after Allied forces invaded France on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the American 90th Infantry Division found itself in trouble. The inexperienced division ran up against fierce German resistance in the marshes and impenetrable hedgerows beyond Utah Beach. Gains came slowly, if at all, and with punishing casualties. First one commander, then another, was fired. High command considered breaking up the division. Then, in July, the 90th turned itself around. Seasoned by weeks of war, new leaders stepped up; once uncertain soldiers became tenacious fighting men. It had taken a month, but they were now the Tough Ombres, on their way to becoming one of the finest American infantry divisions of World War II. This story of battlefield transformation of redemption and ultimately victory is told by Richard C. Anderson Jr. in this inspiring new military history.Elements of the 90th landed on Utah Beach on D-Day, and once the entire division came ashore over the following days, it was given the vital assignment of attacking west to link up with the 82nd Airborne and secure the Cotentin Peninsula. Stymied by its lack of experience, crack German troops, terrain that was not properly planned for, and just plain bad luck, the 90th made slow, costly progress. Impatient for success, U.S. high command sacked a series of commanders. One replacement the legendary Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. died of a heart attack before he could assume command. The situation was bleak.Then, almost miraculously, the 90th turned into a different division. As American forces drove south through Normandys maze of country roads and thick hedgerows, the 90th was assigned the task of clearing a hill and forest along one of the main southerly routes. After a week of seesawing attacks and counterattacks, the division took Hill 122 and laid the groundwork for the Allied breakout from Normandy at a cost of nearly 5,000 casualties in a gritty, determined battle that earned them the nickname Tough Ombres (from the units T and O insignia, for its origins in Texas and Oklahoma). The 90th was on the advance for the next month as a war of attrition became one of movement: Periers, Le Mans, and finally the Falaise Pocket, where the division helped seal the Germans road out of Normandy.By the end of the war, the Tough Ombres would see more days of combat than any other American division in Europe. Its soldiers would receive 4 Medals of Honor, 85 Distinguished Service Crosses, 311 Silver Stars, 5,057 Bronze Stars, and 21,371 Purple Hearts. While earning five battle stars, the 90th suffered more than 27,000 casualties nearly 200 percent. At wars end, Gen. George Patton told the division: Sometimes I think you dont know how good you are. You are the best soldiers in the world. Anything but certain, this reputation was won at great cost and it began with redemption in Normandy.

In the remote Montana wilderness, a prodigal sons search for his missing father reunites him with the love of his life in a town marked by eerily unexplained murders, masterfully crafted by award-winning author Wesley King.In the stark, remote beauty of rural Montana, Everett returns to his hometown after his father, the local sheriff, mysteriously disappears while investigating the murder of a teenage girl. Driven by duty and a deep-seated longing for Bernadine Armel, the girls older cousin and the woman he has loved since childhood, Everett plunges into untangling the twisted cases. The Armel family is shrouded in mystery, the men long since killed in a horrific accident, with rumors of more disappearing on their land. And as Everett delves deeper into the familys past, he uncovers a sinister pattern of murders and hints of supernatural phenomena he cant explain. Torn between his quest for justice and his love for Bernadine, who may be implicated in the crimes, Everett faces moral dilemmas and danger at every turn. Wolf Season is a gripping debut that blends supernatural horror with detective fiction, exploring the search for truth in a world where nothing is as it seems.

When a mysterious tunnel in Central Park allows a heartbroken college dropout to revisit her tragic past, will she ever move on and embrace the hopeand the lovein her present? This mind-bending coming-of-age romance is perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and Dustin Thao.ARE YOU READY TO GO BACK?Tia is sleepwalking through life. Once an ambitious student and promising actor, now shes an aimless college dropout dragging herself to her dog-walking jobuntil she follows the sound of a ringing bell to a mysterious tunnel in Central Park, a tunnel that can transport her back in time, back to the summer of Natty.When MIT-bound Natty Poole delivered the valedictory speech of a lifetime, Tia finally noticed him, the awkward boy whod always adored her. Despite their looming departures for college, they couldnt help but fall in love. But their perfect summer came to a tragic end, separating Tia and Natty seemingly forever.Although visiting the tunnel weakens her, Tia remains obsessed with seeing Natty and finding a way to change the pastso obsessed that shes neglecting the present, which includes the handsome and persuasive film student Razor Ford, who is dead set on having Tia star in his short film.Every moment spent with Razor feels like a betrayal of Natty, but theres something about Razor that keeps pulling her in. Torn between then and now, how can Tia move on when her heart and the tunnel wont let her?

For fans of Cormac McCarthy, a novel-in-stories that chronicles, with compelling accuracy and violence and through shape-shifting prose and rococo, one girls passage from childhood to motherhood in a small midwestern town.A clear-eyed and necessary account of how violence insinuates itself into characters living liminal lives in the purgatorial world of Ontario, Illinois, Learning to Hit MyMother is a collection of connected stories that all possess a unity of placeand characters so compellingly human that they promise, with an almost unflappable certainty, to possess the reader.Pit, a girl at the onset, is savaged by her mother, who goes at her with her hands, heart, and even a baseball bat because her husbandPits fatherhas had her. This demented triangulation forms Pit. Throughout her life she is drawn to misfitslike her friend Bean, who ultimately steps in front of a train. From these inauspicious beginnings ensues a whole delectable slew of stories; stories full of meaty, fragmented soulsLou, Edgar, Twink, Leesa, and Pits son, Sam; stories whose quiet intensity will capture fans of Sherwood Anderson and Clarice Lispector.Championed by language that is jarringly precise, Learning to Hit My Mother soars in its visceral portrait of the monstrous as located in what might be called the sublimity of the ordinary. Haunting, unputdownable, and gripping, each story galvanizes with thought- provoking prose that hits each and every cell.

The third collection from John A. Robertson Award and Pushcart Prizewinning poet David Meischen, looking at the joys, the struggles, and the contradictions of aging.In this gorgeous assembly of poems, award-winning poet David Meischen candidly examines how spirit defies both age and time, even when it cannot defeat either. Meischens poems investigate the ways sexual desire changes as we age, the grief of losing those close to us, and the oddness that comes with being young in spirit while trapped in a body no longer young. Rooted firmly in the Southwestern desert, these poems also travel to Russia and Germany, carrying a note of urgency in their exploration of a life well lived. Unbuckled is a collection full of vibrancy, hope, and gratitude.

For these rivals, the chemistry is lethal. From the acclaimed author of western romance Homebound comes a wickedly-funny, small town rom-com where two rival contract killers are hired for the same joband must pretend to be married to survive.Sabrina and Lawton go together as well as Dom Perignon and Frito pie. They have nothing in commonexcept for the fact that they unalive people for a living. Sabrinas a clever, Manhattan darling with a penchant for poison-tipped manicures. Lawton is a reckless, down-and-dirty cowboy who isnt afraid to get the pigs involved in clean-up duty. They despise each other, and not just because of what happened two years ago When theyre hired for the same surveillance job in cozy, postcard-perfect Wyoming, they quickly realize theyll have to stop tossing out death threats if they want to get it done. Theres only one problem...they have to pose as an oh-so-happily married couple to get close to their targets, which means strolling through pumpkin patches and smiling on horseback ridesall while pretending theyre not fantasizing about what the other would look like in a coffin. Things get even messier when they start wondering if theyve walked into a dangerous trap. And, more importantly, will they kill off any chance at something real before they make it out alive?

When a sixth grader is transported to the past, she realizes the recent changes in her present may not be as impossible as they seem. From acclaimed author Frances ORoark Dowell comes an immersive speculative middle grade novel perfect for fans of Jamie Sumner.Sarah T. does not believe in magic. She does not believe her best friend has a new best friend. She does not believe her dad still loves her now that he has a new baby with a new wife. Most of all, she does not believe in time travel. But when she follows a pair of beckoning squirrels up up up a long leaf-covered driveway to an empty lot, a house falls on her head.Sarah T. does not believe a house fell on her head. Yet here she is, now inside the house, which is old-timey, like from the sixties. Then a boythe new kid in schoolshows up. He does believe in magic and time traveleven though he doesnt quite understand cell phones or computers. And he believes a house fell on Sarahs head.For the first time in a long time, Sarah T. feels truly seen, even if its by someone she just met. But what happens when the house falls againthis time on them both?

A twisty and colourful retelling of Christina Rossettis Goblin Market that sees changeling Toast navigate the dangerous den of faerie dealers to save her human sister for being framed for murder. Perfect for readers of conniving unscrupulous fairy tale fantasies like After the Forest by Kell Woods and Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher.Toast is a changeling child whose life has always been for trade. Ever since her goblin parents ripped her away from the human family that raised her, Toast has struggled to find security in the transactional world of the fabled goblin market, where anything can be bought and everything has a price. As a guide for humans that stumble into the Market, shes learned that the fae world is cruel to the unwary.The only fae friend she trusts is the enigmatic Kulm, the ageless guardian whose existence anchors and protects the Market. But when the wayward human Sam stumbles into the Market and Kulm is found murdered, Toast will have to barter harder than ever before. Sam is accused of the murder though Toast knows shes innocent. With the begrudging help of a goblin fruit-addicted artist, a reluctant kelpie, and a fae princess with her own agenda, Toast will traverse the strange, fluid and twisting halls of the Market in search of the rarest commodity amongst the fae: the truth.When the high fae courts take advantage in the power vacuum left by Kulms death, its Toasts home and her strange community that is threatened by stakes greater than one murder. Whats more, the abduction of Sams sister by the high faewhich caused Sam to seek the Market in the first placemakes their role in Kulms death suspect. Exactly what trade are the power-hungry fae scheming? And can any of Toasts market-bound family afford the dangerous cost?Ultimately, when bartering for the very heart of the Market itself, Toast will have to decide where her loyalties lie, the value of a home, and whats not for sale.

Becoming a true friend of the Buddha is within our reachall we need is a discerning eye and an open mind.In A True Friend of the Buddha, Thich Nhat Hanh employs the spirit of investigation and free inquiry to revisit and critically assess some key Buddhist teachings. Even in the time of the Buddha, there were many peopleincluding those in the monastic communitywho did not recognize the true spirit of what the Buddha taught. As such, misunderstandings have been introduced throughout history into many of the Buddhas teachings. By revisiting these teachings with a discerning eye, Thich Nhat Hanh demonstrates how to remove inconsistencies and errors that have persisted, in some cases, since the Buddhas own time. Using clear and direct language, Thich Nhat Hanh investigates the teachings passed down on key Buddhist teachings such as emptiness, non-self, nirvana, and the Twelve Nidanas, among others. Through these examples, the Zen master helps us to hone our capacity for critical examination of the teachings so that we become free from dogma. This is how to look with the eyes of a real studentand a true friendof the Buddha.

Perfect for fans of A Hole Is to Dig by Ruth Krauss and Maurice Sendak, here is a cozy yet witty collection of short poems about everyday objects that will inspire a love of language in readers ages 3-7.In this inventive collection of poems, author Irene Latham invites readers to take off their shoes and wander around a wide variety of houses, meeting everyday objects with newfound wonder. These short, thoughtful poems are wordspinnersa new poetry form invented by the author that delightfully defines a word by spinning together its sound and function. Charmingly illustrated by award-winning Amy Hevron, Come In! Come In! is a poetic celebration that young readers will want to savor over and over.

A trio of male college students are caught in a three-way stalker disaster in a hilariously obsessive BL love triangle story unlike any other!Itaru Hachimori, Yamato Mitsunaga, and Hiromasa Taté have a few things in common, such as attending the same university, suffering from hopeless crushes, and...being actual stalkers?! Itaru is stalking Yamato, Yamato is stalking Hiromasa, and Hiromasa is stalking Itaru! With so many arrows going so many different directions and no mutual interest of any kind, how is anyone possibly going to be able to sort anything out?!

In this imaginative picture-book collection of poems, a variety of tools that help humanssuch as eyeglasses, wheelchairs, and fidget toysaudition to be superheroes.Its time for tryoutssuperhero tryouts! Who will be chosen for the top-secret Superhero Crew? Will it be the eyeglasses that help Lata see clearly? The wheelchair that helps Nat race across the basketball court? The seizure alert dog that helps May when a seizure starts? And/or best friends Akeem and Javon, who are always there for each other? As the contestants show off their skills in the illustrations and in Laura Purdie Salass playful poems, its clear that we all need a little help and that these helpers are our superheroes. Featuring a dyslexia-friendly font, action-packed art, and exuberant poems, this picture book is a buoyant celebration of everyday triumphs.

Spanning the ballrooms of Pasadena and the sunlit gardens of Altadena, a new novel of love and sacrifice from the internationally bestselling author of The Light Over London and The Last Garden in England.1960: Frustrated reporter Theresa Johnsons life changes when she receives a phone call from a Miss Pearce who claims her obituary about one of Pasadenas last great hoteliers is wildly inaccurate. Seeking the truth, Theresa drives to the mysterious Rosewood House nestled high in the Altadena foothills. Even more intriguing than the houses beautiful garden is Miss Pearces proposal that Theresa help her settle old scores by writing her biography. 1903: Beautiful but haughty, Adele Pearce is reluctant to leave the London Season and her last hope of a proposal. When she arrives in California, she discovers the startling truth of why her mother has called her there: her father has squandered his fortune and Adele must marry a wealthy American to save the family. Stifled by expectation as Pasadenas newest doyenne, Adeles only comfort is Rosewood House and the beautiful garden she creates with the help of taciturn gardener Alexander Macalister. However, as Adeles feelings for Alex flourish, a fire ignites in the San Gabriel Mountains above Rosewood House, threatening everything Adele holds dear, while in 1960, Miss Pearce learns that history has a terrible habit of repeating itself.

When clouds cover the solstice star, Ella continues the family tradition on wishing on a star on winter solstice in a new way.A warm, wintry tale that helps kids navigate disappointment, reminding readers that even when plans shift, the magic of tradition can still shine through.Bundled in snow clothes, Ella waits to join Gramps on her first winter solstice adventure. They go up Winter Solstice Hill, where they will pick a holiday tree and Ella will get to partake on the family tradition for the first time: making a wish on the winter solstice star. But when clouds hide the solstice star, Ella worries she will miss out on this important family tradition. Then a snow storm forces Ella and Gramps to cut their trip short. Will Ella be the only one in her family to not make a wish on the winter solstice star? Or will Gramps help her find a way?

The fully illustrated Gonzo classic from Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman, The Curse of Lono blends satire, myth, and immersive reportage into a cult counterculture masterpiece.Tasked with covering Hawaiis largest annual running event, the Honolulu Marathon, Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman quickly abandon conventional sports reporting. What begins as race coverage erupts into an odyssey of excess and an obssession with Lono, the Hawaiian god of rain and fertility. As Thompsons reportage fractures into the surreal, Steadmans illustrations intensify their descent, transforming their time on the islands into a hallucinatory exploration of Hawaiian myth and dark Americana. The result is The Curse of Lono, a Gonzo classic of immersive journalism and illustrated nonfiction.

Emmy-winning comedian Katt Williams delivers a raw, unfiltered memoir that takes readers on a wild ride from homelessness to Hollywood, revealing the resilience, faith, and unapologetic humor that define his iconic career. With a forward by Shaquille ONeal.At thirteen, Micah Williams told his devout Jehovahs Witness parents he was done. Knocking on doors wasnt his calling, but knocking out audiences would be. He hitchhiked to Florida, hustled odd jobs, and years later would transform into Katt Williams, Emmy-winner, five-foot-five giant of comedy. The only man in Hollywood who can rock both a press and curl and sold-out arenas. Katt details the grit and unwavering self-belief that fueled his ascent from an impromptu set at a small Florida comedy club to commanding audiences worldwide. He funded his own tours, kept his ownership, and he learned early that if youre going to be underestimated, you might as well profit from it. Katt also reveals the quieter side of the man behind the mic: thoughtful, spiritually grounded, and deeply committed to fatherhood. He addresses the headlines head-on, sets the record straight on his legal battles, while sharing what it really means to survive Hollywood without losing ownership of your money, your voice, or your peace. From the soul of a man who refuses to fail, this memoir is part comedy masterclass and part middle finger to convention. Its not just for fans; its for anyone whos ever been told their dreams were too loud. Katt delivers a blueprint for betting on yourselfand winning.

For fans of Marianne Cronin and Clare Pooley, a warm, witty, page-turning tale of belonging, identity, and girl drama at every age centered on three generations of suburban Chicago women.Mona is living the dream . . . until, at thirty-eight, her busy stay-at-home-mom life is upended. Suddenly, her grandmother moves into assisted living, her charity work kicks her to the curb, her teenager, Grace, doesnt need her anymore, and none of her friends are showing up for her. Suddenly, Mona has no purposeunless you count stress-eating. But shes the only one struggling. Shy Graceignoring her mothers dreams for her to join the it kids in drama clubis off finding her voice (and a new band) at Bubbys retirement home and making friends. Even Bubbys too busy fending off resident mean girls and finding romance to pay Mona much mind. Then, on top of it all, Monas twenty-year high school homecoming goes viral for all the wrong reasons, leaving her convinced shes wasted her life. But when tragedy strikes, she is forced to face the truth: The only person who can make you feel small is youand sometimes you have to lose everything you thought defined you to find what truly matters. Heartfelt, funny, and refreshingly honest, Drama Drama Drama is a celebration of second acts, self-worth, and learning to skip the drama and live your own life.

From the award-winning author of Bestiary, three cousins are forced to complete an impossible and violent task set by a vengeful demon.Cousins Cindy, Yangyang, and Mandys hot, tedious summer unfolds in their grandmothers hauntingly familiar house. Mandy, the eldest, seeks connection online and exchanges emails with a stranger. Yangyang, the youngest, retreats into her own imagination in search of meaning. But every morning Cindy wakes with strange objects in her mouth: a button, a berry, a coin. One night, a starved figure with a mouth the size of a needle-tip appears at Cindys bedside. She is hunger-afflicted, a demon with no descendants to feed from: she is Needlemouth. Part vampire, part hungry ghost, Needlemouth forces the girls into a grim task to end a mans life. Cindy, Yangyang, and Mindy are plunged in and out of the demon realm, where they are called to break out of the indifference and numbness of their claustrophobic worlds, and where they are met with the most rageful and resistant parts of themselves. In a quest to satisfy the demons hunger, they unravel their shared grief and reckon with the cyclical violence that shaped their family. For readers of Akwaeke Emezi and Carmen Maria Machado, K-Ming Chang has crafted a reimagined coming of age novel that asks: what does it mean to become the monster instead of slaying it?