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Every Friday after school, seventeen-year-old Alice Choy and her little sister, Olivia, head to Myeongdong to sing karaoke. Back in San Francisco, when she still had friends and earthly possessions, Alice took regular singing lessons. But since their diplomat mom moved them to Seoul, her only musical outlet is vamping it up in a private karaoke booth to an audience of one: her loyal sister. Then a scout for Top10 Entertainment, one of the biggest K-pop companies, hears her and offers her a spot at their Star Academy. Can Alice navigate the culture clashes, egos, and extreme training practices of K-pop to lead her group onstage before a stadium of 50,000 chanting fans?and just maybe strike K-pop gold? Not if a certain influential blogger and the anti-fans get their way . . .This debut novel is about standing out and fitting in, dreaming big and staying true. It will speak to fans of K-pop and to anyone who is trying to take their talents to the next level.

Join Max and Ruby this winter as they play and have fun in the snow, make gingerbread houses, and even play duck duck goose!.

Determined to save her marriage and keep secret her childhood demons Maeve attempts a balancing act that leaves her more vulnerable than she?s ever been. And soon she?s unsure if everything she has worked so hard for will crumble as darkness overtakes. (Publisher.

"How can an innocent high school junior get caught up in a sexting scandal? Blair Evans learns that it's pretty easy. Getting out of it is the hard part. Even worse, Blair discovers that the very laws that are meant to protect her end up turning her into a criminal." - publisher.

"Two Americans meet in 1938 in the heart of Nazi Germany. Their efforts to expose oppression attract unwanted attention, pulling them deeper into danger as the world marches toward war"--.

Winnie Crouch, husband Nigel and teenage son Samuel seem like the perfect family. Juno is an elderly former psychologist who left her home and family in Albuquerque and now resides with the Crouches. When Juno learns the family secret, she questions whether it is hers to reveal.

Jack Sparks died while writing this book. This is the account of his final days. In 2014, Jack Sparks; the controversial pop culture journalist; died under mysterious circumstances. To his fans, Jack was a fearless rebel; to his detractors he was a talentless hack. Either way, his death came as a shock to everyone. It was no secret that Jack had been researching the occult for his new book. He'd already triggered a furious Twitter storm by mocking an exorcism he witnessed in rural Italy. Then there was that video: thirty-six seconds of chilling footage that Jack repeatedly claimed was not of his making, yet was posted from his own YouTube account. Nobody knew what happened to Jack in the days that followed; until now.

In order to make the perfect gift for their mother's birthday, sisters Kata and Meli embark on an adventure of engineering-based problem solving - including brainstorming, prototyping, designing for manufacturability, and final product.

Tunnel of Terror--The Magic Vanishing Box--The Shortcut--The Snipe Hunt.