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This book includes two wonderful novels The Adventures of Tom Sawer Adventures (1876) and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by (1885) a famous American writer Mark Twain. Tom adores adventures, he runs away from home in order to become a pirate and to live on an island; he wanders in a mysterious cave, finds treasure and shares it with his friend Huckleberry Finn. But Huck as well is a big fan of adventures about which he tells himself in the second book by Mark Twain.

Being a cabbie can be dangerous, especially if you are a woman. This story takes place in Pittsburgh around the 70s, back when seat belts weren't even thought of, and a GPS was something out of science fiction! Jenny had learned to rely on herself for years. After leaving her ex for the fourth time, she and her son, Brandon, finally made it to an apartment in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. Having no car, her neighbor told her about a cab company, and if she makes a run, she can bring her cab home. She learned with her son in tow, to do her errands in between her runs.

The Big Book of Christmas: Classic Stories and Poems is a grand compilation that assembles a treasure trove of holiday tales and poems from a remarkable array of authors. This extensive collection includes 100 classic works, each thoughtfully illustrated, to immerse readers in the magic and wonder of the Christmas season. This anthology spans a rich tapestry of Christmas literature, including timeless favorites such as "The Gift of the Magi," "The Red Room," "A Letter from Santa Claus," "The Fir Tree," "Song of the Holly," and many more.

By 2084, Thelites have designed the perfect society. They finally have virtual, scientific models for everything. They live and work in harmonious, anxiety-free, blissful happiness, running models to guarantee safety and equality to each member of their society. They want more than anything to bring these benefits to the Proles, their less enlightened neighbors.

When did baking become so deadly? It's Christmas time in the town of Endswell. Lillian Richardson and her big orange tabby cat, Mr. Kennedy Cuddlesworth, get more than a sweet slice of bliss after baking a cake from a recipe in a magazine. Never to back down or give ground to oozing nightmares, Lily and Mr. Kennedy Cuddlesworth take up the whisk and claw to defend their home and neighbors from a chocolatey demise.

Overcomers is a children's Christian fiction story to help children overcome fear. Nine-year-old Claudia-Rose lives in Serenade Creek, a town known for its beauty and peace, until an armed invasion kicks her life out of normal into frantic despair. A fight against fear takes her to the brink of this choice: Give in to fear, or fight fear off, with the love of God, to save the people of her lovely town. What will she choose?

Are you tired of long and boring car rides? Are you tired of seeing your kids spend hours upon hours just staring at their phones or tablets? Most road trips tend to start the same way with a long, agitating, and tiresome car ride. But, it doesn't have to be that way! This road trip activity audiobook is exactly what you need to make every car ride fun and enjoyable! With a total of 400 fun, silly, and thought-provoking "Would you rather...?" questions at your disposal, time will fly by.

Life has returned to normal in Parfait, Florida. Unfortunately, normal is a relative term for Sunny Charles, who's hoping that everything will stay peaceful in the Sunny Side Up Café. When Sunny's aunt goes missing, she's convinced that nefarious causes are to blame, ones related to Sunny's looming past and newly deceased ex-husband. To make matters worse, a friend of Sunny's new beau is murdered - a case of poisoning by lemon meringue pie. If Sunny doesn't solve the case, she might wind up losing two people in one fell swoop.

A rhyming tale of an adventurous journey seen through the eyes of a happy go lucky youngster, as she explores the natural beauty in her Grandma's Garden. A little added sparkle of magnificent imagination and a whole new secret garden comes alive as little critters and friends come to play.

Pippin Lane Hawthorne’s grand opening of Sea Captain’s Inn is tainted when a scholar studying the Lost Colony of Roanoke is brutally murdered. Like the black crow that hangs around the old house, could the untimely death be a harbinger of dark things to come? When her twin brother, Grey, begins bucking the curse by risking his life in the waters of the Outer Banks, Pippin lives in terror that he’ll be the next Lane male to be swallowed by the sea. Now she must use her gift of bibliomancy to save her brother, solve the murder, and end a 2,000-year-old pact.

What’s worse than cold chicken noodle soup? A dead ex-husband...When Sunny Charles opens her aunt’s café on a sunny Monday morning in small-town Parfait, Florida, she’s looking forward to a day of challenging work cooking and serving customers. The last thing she expects is to find her ex-husband lying dead on the floor, right between the coffee bar and the cake stand. Distraught, confused, and definitely a prime suspect, Sunny has to figure out why her ex-husband is even in Parfait in the first place, let alone murdered.

Sunny Charles has only just gotten used to running her aunt’s café. It’s been a learning curve, what with the moody customers, the eggs over easy, and now, her chef leaving for a baking course for five full days. With him gone, she’s in charge of everything "food" - and cooking is not her strong suit. Sunny’s got to hire outside help, but when she goes over to her aunt’s best friend’s house looking for advice, she walks in on a dead body instead. And the murderer, shrouded in darkness, mid-escape....

The Lane women are bibliomancers, but Cassie sees her divination not as a gift, but as a curse - one from which she desperately wants to escape. It turns out, though, that running from her fate isn’t as easy as she thought it would be. When a woman goes missing, and a neighbor is found dead, Cassie turns to the books she’s always avoided to help her find the truth.

When Sunny Charles arrives in small-town Parfait, Florida, the last thing she expects is a note from her aunt instructing her to take control of the famous Sunny Side Up Café. After going through a vicious divorce, losing her entire life savings, and, oh yeah, having the Russian mob on her tail, Sunny’s willing to give it a shot, even if it means trying her hand at cooking. Let’s face it, eggs over easy aren’t exactly "easy" to make, but they beat facing off against armed men with guns.

The author used to stay quiet, not speak up, and think too much about what other people thought. That behavior inhibited confidence, financial, and personal growth. That has all changed, and At Last! I Am Me describes the journey of going from that shy type of person to someone with confidence and strong personal belief.

With her reputation for ghost-cleansing growing, Marie is summoned to exorcise an old manor house, but finds more than she bargained for when an unexpected death occurs. Without her trusted dog, who's so sick that he is sent to the vet indefinitely, Marie must solve the murder and expel the ghosts all by herself.

Marie Fortune, 39, a successful dog groomer in Boston, leaves the stressful life behind and heads to a small town in coastal Maine to create a new life. She remains intent on renovating the old, historic house her great-aunt left her and giving it a new life as a B&B. Yet there was one thing she couldn’t plan for: The house is haunted. Two things, actually: Her great-aunt also left her a dog - and he is far from a typical dog.

Delilah Monroe is desperate for a change. She lives in a trailer with her cousin and spends her days working at the local grocery store. She's worked hard to get out of her dead-end job in a backwoods Appalachian town and make a better life for herself, away from her dysfunctional family and trappings of a desperate small town. When someone she cares about makes a terrible mistake, Del must choose between helping him or helping herself. Along the way she must negotiate a world of vice and crime inhabited by all kinds of monsters, some supernatural and some mundane.

Discover the inspirational poetry of Annie Johnson Flint - a woman who Ravi Zacharias described as one of the greatest hymnwriters and whose poems have been a source of comfort to millions. Annie was, sadly, crippled with arthritis for much of her life, but like Fanny Crosby, she didn't let her physical limitations prevent her from leaving an incredible legacy of writing.

Retelling or reading bedtime stories to children is a long-standing tradition in most households. It’s hard to find good stories that can satisfy the cravings of the creative minds of children. This book has compiled thrilling short stories that will not only diminish this yearning for the night but will also rekindle it the following nights to come. It’s a good book to pick up if you are thinking about snuggling in bed with your kids to read them some stories.