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Women are, and have always been, all these things and more. Looking through the ages and across the globe, Anita Sarkeesian, founder of Feminist Frequency, along with Ebony Adams, PhD, have reclaimed 25 stories of remarkable women who dared to defy history and change the world around them.

Jo-Lynn Hunter is at a crossroads in life when her great-aunt Stella insists that she return home to restore the old family house in sleepy Cottonwood, Georgia. Seeing the project as the perfect excuse for some therapeutic time away from her self-absorbed husband and his snobby Atlanta friends, Jo-Lynn longs to get her teeth into a noteworthy and satisfying project. But things are not what they seem, both in the house and within the complex history of her family.

When Tania and Jade get parts in an exotic film, they are awed by each other's glamorous costumes. The slinky outfits could bring out a whole new side to their friendship. But it's when the costumes come off that the real sirens emerge.

Susan Atkins was one of the more notorious female members of the "Manson Family" headed by Charles Manson. She was part of a gang of serial killers that terrorized Southern California in the summer of 1969. Known as "Sexy Sadie" because of her occupation as a topless dancer, Susan was involved in eight of the nine Manson killings including the gruesome Tate/Labianca Murders. She would be sentenced to death which was later commuted to life in prison. Susan would be denied parole over eighteen times in becoming the longest-incarcerated female inmate in the history of California.

Chronicles of a Serial Dater is a journey through the good, bad, funny - and steamy - of dating and relationships told through short stories that all end with a tip for the ladies and a tip for the fellas on the lesson(s) learned from each situation. There's a little – or a lot – of something for anyone who has ever dipped his or her toe in the dating pool. So, buckle up and get ready to join the wild ride that is the search for love and lust in the modern dating world.

The beloved American Girl History Mysteries features intrepid girls faced with intriguing situations. The author of this installment, Kathryn Reiss, has received the ALA Best Book for Young Adults Award. In Riddle of the Prairie Bride, it's 1878 and Ida Deming and her papa are looking forward to meeting his mail-order bride. But is this woman really who she claims to be?

In this beautifully written kids story... it is the last day of Tom's holiday at the seaside and he's feeling very upset that it's nearly time for him to go home. He throws the last stick into the sea for his dog Patch but oh dear a giant wave carries them both far away to a desert island. But this island has a secret past as Tom is soon to find out because this is Robot Island that nobody knows about. Will Tom be able to escape from the Robots and get back home? These are great story books for kids who love robots. These two good stories for kids in this book truly do capture the imagination.

Best-selling author Stephanie Grace Whitson is a two-time Christy Award finalist. Deep in Lakota Sioux territory in 1878, a torched farmstead is discovered by American soldiers. Hidden in the cellar is Laina Gray, delirious and pregnant. Nursed back to health by a woman who trusts God's healing hand, Laina recovers but continues to closely guard her terrible secrets.

Shoveling dragon dung for a living isn't glamorous, but Cayden has dreams of performing as a magic dancer at the summer competitions. Although the dragon races eclipse everything else, Cayden and his small troupe intend to follow their dreams. At the dragon races, Cayden discovers something worse than losing when he stumbles upon a deadly plot that threatens thousands of lives, including those of his family and friends. While the dragons race against each other, Cayden must race against time.

When veterinarian Brett Coulson and stable owner Samantha Hanson-Bishop meet, it’s hate at first sight. He thinks she’s a snobby, stuck-up bitch who wouldn’t know nice if it bit her on the backside. She thinks he’s a blundering, inexperienced little boy. When fate throws them into the same room together at a charity fundraiser, the resentment between them quickly resurfaces. But mixed in with that resentment is something they both tried to deny...attraction. Will the chemistry between them cancel out the animosity, or were their first impressions just too powerful to change?

Spook-spotter Amy is delighted when her best friend Hannah invites her to stay in an old castle. Her head fills with visions of ghosts and vampires - while Hannah is more interested in the wildlife sanctuary in the castle grounds. But there are surprises in store for both of them....

Finally, Rhiannen is old enough to befriend a newly hatched dragonet. Her future path in dragon racing spans bright and exciting before her. But life has a knack for not going as planned. A hawk attacks her family farm and carries Rhiannen far from the haven. Instead of preparing for dragon riding, she has to find a way to survive a vast wilderness full of predators that see her as bite-sized and tasty. When she finds a dragon nest, she's given the hope of befriending a wild dragonet to train and return home with. But the answer is hardly that simple.

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David is 10 years old and doesn't believe in Father Christmas. He is about to change his mind when he finds a strange button in the snow.

Clyde Edgerton’s ear for regional voices and his eye for life’s small but significant details enable him to create characters who are charming and utterly convincing. Beginning with an engagement announcement and ending with the birth of a son, Raney is a snapshot of the first few years of a modern Southern marriage. Newly married, Raney is a Southern Baptist who has lived her whole life in her tiny home town. Her husband, Charles, is a newcomer, a liberal raised in Atlanta.

In this classic 1948 memoir, now in its fourth edition, Caroline Pratt recounts, in a wry authorial voice much closer to Will Rogers than John Dewey, how she founded what is now the dynamic City and Country School in New York City; invented the maple "unit blocks” that have become a staple in classrooms and children’s homes around the globe; and came to play an important role in reimagining preschool and primary-school education in ways that resound in the tumultuously creative age before us.

A young woman stuck in a rut. A mage caught between dimensions. A hardcore gamer and merciless raid leader. Piper’s life is full of stress and misery. She cannot envision any kind of future beyond the same dreariness she trudges through each day, but when a transparent stranger in a top hat and cape appears in her living room one day, her life is turned even more upside down than it was already.

Danger and hilarity collide in this adventurous tale of a shy teenage boy trying to escape his abusive father by seeking solace in video games and fervently wishing he were somewhere else. Wishful thinking doesn't usually accomplish much, but in this case, his desperation wakens a latent power that forges a real connection between worlds. Jericka, the young and feisty sheriff of Ahnyalsiath, finds herself faced with multiple problems when a destructive stranger begins rampaging through her erstwhile peaceful town.

Now that he's settled on a world where video games don't exist, 17-year-old Brandon thinks his gaming days are over. Not a bad thing. Life on a farm is simple and straightforward. Most importantly, he is free of his abusive father and living with a family who dotes on and encourages him. His life has taken a huge u-turn for the better. His shattered spirit is slowly healing, his confidence gradually blooming. But his old escape from reality catches up to him on an epic scale. So does his dangerous and vindictive father.

Join USA TODAY bestselling author Sheila Roberts for a seaside escape to the beaches of Moonlight Harbor Celeste Jones has plans for a perfect summer with her boyfriend (and hopefully soon-to-be fiancé)—until he dumps her to be with the woman he’s had on the side for months. Heartbroken and...