austin (tex.)

When Norris, a Black French Canadian, starts his junior year at an Austin, Texas, high school, he views his fellow students as clich?s from "a bad 90s teen movie.".

Julia Jaynes of Austin, Texas, is one of the select, a secret group of humans with abilities bordering on the supernatural, but, unlike her younger sister, she has never been entirely comfortable as part of the "perfect" family--and when she falls for a normal human guy and draws attention to her more-than-normal family she finds herself banished to that most ordinary of institutions: public high school.

In 1800s Austin, Texas, a serial killer dubbed the Midnight Assassin terrorized the city for almost a year, causing panic and even exposing a sex scandal before the killings stopped--and started again in England.

"An inspirational and heartrending memoir about Ben Breedlove, whose videos about his near-death experiences and visions of heaven went viral in 2012, written by his sister Ally Breedlove. On Christmas Day 2011, Ben Breedlove's soul went to heaven. But it wasn't his first time there. Ben suffered from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a heart condition that posed a constant risk of sudden death. His condition, a thickening of the heart muscle, worsened over time, leaving him weak and fatigued. It also led Ben to some close calls medically, in particular cardiac arrest on four separate occasions, during which he felt the presence of angels and experienced the perfect peace of heaven. Precocious and warm, Ben was close with his family and two siblings, and forged deep relationships with his friends. He loved to wakeboard and wake surf, and he had dreams of visiting foreign countries around the world. He created the YouTube channels TotalRandomness512 and BreedloveTV, and co-created the channel OurAdvice4You, where he posted videos about everything from dating advice for girls to more serious topics like his spirituality and heart condition. Unbeknownst to his parents and family, Ben created a two-part video called "This Is My Story," in which he used flashcards to tell the world about his near-death experiences and his beckoning toward heaven. When he died a short while later, at the tender age of eighteen, his family and the rest of the world stumbled upon these videos. The world responded with overwhelming acceptance of the message Ben shared. Sharing his vision of heaven was Ben's gift to his family, and to the world. And now this is the Breedlove family's gift to us--an in-depth look at the life and near-deaths of Ben, the strength and faith of a family, and ultimately, the hope of heaven..

Presents an irreverent and tongue-in-cheek tour of Austin, Texas, and some of its inhabitants.

Eleven-year-old Poppy's parents are paranormal investigators who have never actually found anything, but that may change when they move to Austin, Texas, and Poppy meets a goblin in the attic of their house.

Travel experts offer their opinions on what to see, where to go, as well as the best places to stay and eat in San Antonio and Austin, Texas, as well as the Hill Country, and includes trip planning advice.

Rupert Isaacson shares how he learned to connect with his autistic son Rowan through horses, describing the boy's unique ability to connect with horses and the many adventures the pair had as they traveled around the world riding horses.

When three fifteen-year-old Austin, Texas, girls who met in group therapy discover that they are all dating the same boy, they first get revenge and then start a wildly successful relationship consulting business.

Quincie P. Morris scrambles to adjust to her new life as a teenage vampire, help Kieren--her best friend, true love, and a hybrid werewolf--clear his name of murder charges, prevent a vampire from bringing about the end of the world, and maintain her dead parents' restaurant, but when Zachary, her newly hired waiter, reveals his true nature--and a flaming sword--Quincie takes off with him to put an end to the bloodshed and save the world.