Chronicles the close friendship between two Japanese-American sisters growing up in rural Georgia during the late 1950s and early 1960s, and the despair when one sister becomes terminally ill.

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In 1017 BCE, an Amazon warrior flees from her people for crimes spawned by her reckless passion. Kira must now face a world dominated by men alone, as well as the weight of her own misdeeds. Facing challenges on every step of her journey, Kira battles external forces and her own demons within. Finally, Kira must look back at her life to examine how the choices that she made along the way led to her current circumstances. Along this fast-paced and...

Kira teams up with Evie, a student at the animal sanctuary to track down the paradise parrot--a bird thought to be extinct--and prove that it still exists. While they're trying to observe the elusive bird, bushfires threaten to wipe out the sanctuary and the parrot's habitat. There's no choice but to evacuate all the animals, which is a huge task even without trying to track down a missing baby wallaby. As the bushfires rage out of control, Kira makes...

Twelve-year-old Kira loves to swim. But her parents, who adopted her as a baby, have forbidden her to go near the sea where they live on the north Atlantic coast. Frustrated by their rules, Kira decides to rebel and jumps into the icy waters. She is shocked by what she learns about herself. With the help of her friend Cody, Kira begins the search for her original family. She soon discovers why her adoptive parents were afraid to let her go into the...

Kira and the Ice Storm transports us back into Angulo's chilling literary landscape, where an otherworldly ice storm of apocalyptic proportions threatens to freeze all life as we know it.Critics and fans alike have been eagerly awaiting Angulo's latest offering. His previous works garnered much acclaim, with the Los Angeles Times declaring that Angulo "breathes life into fictional worlds more captivating than our own." Meanwhile, the Chicago Tribune...

Kira Brightwell might not wear a badge. But she still enjoys the challenge when she unravels a difficult case. The case of Taylor Christie proves no exception. The social media starlet prepares to shoot a video, when things go wrong. Horribly wrong. With an entire crowd in attendance. And more than Kira knows stands between her and the truth about what happened. A twisting, stand-alone short story from the fast-paced Kira Brightwell crime fiction...

An empowering, all-new chapter book adventure about girl power, self-expression, and friendship, based on the Netflix series Princess Power and inspired by the #1 New York Times bestselling picture book Princesses Wear Pants (from Today show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie and educator Alli Oppenheim) When Princess Kira of the Kiwi Kingdom brings another stray pet to the palace, Queen Katia has to put her foot down. Caring for an animal is a big...

Nino begins to realize that she likes Kira more than she thought! Will her feelings boil over into first love, pushing Kira-kun away from her? And is Yabe just jealous of Nino being with Kira-kun or ... is it something deeper? As Kira-kun's birthday approaches, their friendship will certainly be tested. Look forward to it in Volume 3 of Kira-kun Today!

Nino's dad is planning for her future...and tries to put a halt to her relationship with Kira! Meanwhile, Mei tries to grab Yabe's attention, but he just can't take a hint! And just when things were looking up, reality comes crashing back down again on Kira. Find out what happens next in this closest love to heaven, Kira-kun Today volume 7!