The Jessie Files Book 3 Jessie's next article for the school paper is taking a dramatic turn. When a traveling theater production comes to town, Jessie is excited to write a profile of its star, a talented performer who grew up in Greenfield and is making a big splash around the world. But when the performer goes missing days before the show is set to make its debut, Jessie realizes that something big is going on behind the scenes. If she wants to score a celebrity interview, she’s going to have to solve a mystery first.

Legal Suspense Murder Mystery  Attorney Sabre Brown runs from a horrific assault and loses her memory of it with every step. When a dead man turns up in the same area, Sabre blames herself. Did she witness the murder? Or worse--did she kill him? Before Sabre and her private investigator, JP, can solve that mystery, a minor client, Angela, disappears near the murder scene. Sabre must find her. But as Sabre’s memory slowly returns, she realizes the killer may be coming for her next. Can she and JP find Angela in time to save them both?

Ghost stories from Bisbee, Arizona have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!  The haunted history of Prescott comes to life—even when the main players are dead. Visit the Loretto Academy, but keep your eye out for the ghosts of students from long ago. Or walk into Zacatecas Canyon and risk bumping into the Woman in White. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.

Ghost stories from Virginia City, Nevada have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!  The haunted history of Virginia City comes to life—even when the main players are dead. Wander into Six Mile Canyon, but keep your eye out for the ghost of old Jack Davis. Or check into the International Hotel for a glimpse of guests who checked in but never checked out. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.

The Jessie Files Book 1 Mysteries seem to follow Jessie wherever she goes. Jessie Alden thinks her days of solving mysteries are over. With her new role at the student newspaper, as well as classes, friends, and boys, there's a lot to keep up with. And Jessie always likes to be prepared. But when a new boy at school comes to her with information about strange things taking place at his parent’s business, and she also finds out the club she’s writing her first feature on seems to know something about it, Jessie realizes her story is much bigger than she thought—and she can’t help but get to the bottom of it.

The Jessie Files Book 2 A mysterious hacker is on the loose in Greenfield. When an embarrassing message between Charla and Daniel goes out to the whole class, Jessie finds herself stuck between her feuding best friends. As she helps Charla investigate how this happened, they find that someone has been tampering with Charla's lawyer mom's computer, and it could spell trouble for her mom’s legal case. In order to keep the culprit from walking free, Jessie and Charla need Daniel’s help. But when some messages go out, they’re hard to take back.

Having once been a psychotherapist who's never hesitated to turn the therapeutical gun barrel toward himself, Mathias B. Freese ramps up his radical reflexivity in this latest work, from confessional first-person narration to third-person "stories" starring "characters" named Matt. (This genre could be called meta-Matt.) "I write to know perhaps something about who I am," Freese writes. "I write to arrive at some awareness, however dim, about self or other, for when I have that fleeting moment of awareness, I feel at one -- true." Truly, Again. Again and Again. is a song of himself. Rocker Billy Idol proves to be an unlikely but apt echoer here: "When there's nothing to lose and there's nothing to prove, well, I'm dancing with myself." As a one-man show, Freese puts the "dance" in "abundance," stressing an author's singularity, the innerness of writing, the sharing -- rather than the proselytizing -- purpose of artistic expression. In other words, as Freese says, "a book is one person's awareness as he or she sees it." More than a few times, Freese had implied that Again. Again and Again. would probably be his swan song, his "final stirrings," his ultimate testament. How laughable, considering both his prolificacy and "urge and urge and urge" (as Whitman would gush). Sure enough, the author is no longer so sure that he's expressed enough, and it seems that yet another stirring idea spurs him to create again. Again and…

In a seedy tavern, two men meet. One, an old and seasoned guide who knows the way to a tomb where riches are rumored to exist. A place somewhere on the fabled mountain called the Horn of Torgiv, in a region notorious for evil things and dark deeds. The other is a mysterious young man named Halsedric, who seeks something other than wealth. What he seeks is something old, dark, and diabolical. What waits in the dark depths of the tomb? And will it lead to their ruin? Journey to the Horn of Torgiv and discover the dark secret hidden beneath the gray stone of the mountain.

Sep 24, 2021 presented by Lynne M. Spreen No matter what your writing goals, National Novel Writing Month is a super tool for meeting them. In this program, Lynne M. Spreen, award-winning author of six books, will talk about how she uses NaNoWriMo to AMP up her productivity. She will share NaNo hacks from fellow writers, all of whom have gained insights about their writing process from doing NaNoWriMo. Whether your goal is to complete a full novel or another form of literature, improve your process, or understand your workings as a writer, NaNoWriMo will help you. Join us to prepare to get the most out of the Nano experience.

Interesting facts that teach kids ages 8 to 12 about American history Kids don't need long, boring textbooks to learn about history. Starting with America's earliest inhabitants in 20,000 BCE and finishing in the modern day, American History for Kids helps them explore America's past through memorable and exciting facts that they will love to share. This engaging look at American history for kids age 8-12 includes: 500 facts—This book introduces kids to many of the incredible things that have happened in America, one informative tidbit at a time. The complete timeline—Kids will learn all about important people, places, and events across thousands of years of American history. A leg up on learning—These facts provide kids with a head start on the topics they'll be covering in class, plus things they might not learn in school. Help history come alive with the incredible facts inside this top choice among American history books.

When a young girl goes missing from a Hutterite colony, the case is personal for Tuper. So his tech-loving sidekick, Lana, volunteers to go undercover in the isolated community and dig for the truth. She quickly learns that Rita has a love interest on the outside, but as they start to think she eloped, another Hutterite girl disappears.As Tuper seeks help from old friends, Lana hacks into their suspects’ backgrounds, but their leads hit a dead-end. Worried sick, Lana goes deep online into the dark web—where she discovers a disturbing chat room with a conversation about sex trafficking. Out of leads, Lana makes the ultimate sacrifice and sets herself up as bait. But their plan goes sideways, and her life is soon on the line. Can Tuper find the captive women in time to save them?

Grace and Philip Partain plan a cruise to revive their 20-year-old marriage, after Grace's rescue from would-be kidnappers. She is pregnant at forty and wants to invite her new friend (young, pregnant Sadie McClarron), who helped her escape from drug dealers, to live with her and Phil. It all seems doable until Phil disappears, and Grace finds herself alone on the cruise ship. She is terrified and the suspense begins.