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Helping children cope with degenerative myopia (MMD) is vital to their mental health and well-being. Bessie Busy Bee sees a bright light at the end of the tunnel in the trusted care of Dr. Stinger and community support. Find out the important elements that helped the demoted queen handle her new position in life and work in the Hive Colony. Your little one may get hooked on the wonderful world of the Bee!

Hugo is a quiet and industrious man who makes hats. He is famous for it in fact, but he is perhaps best known for the hat he made for himself, which is covered in bright flowers and has magical properties. Every day, Hugo’s hat attracts beautiful birds to it and draws the admiring glances of the people of Holtfalls. But not everyone in the town is happy about Hugo’s hat and the wonder it draws. His brother, Paxibra, is envious of Hugo’s fame and decides to make an equally spectacular hat that will rival his brother's.

An observant fighter-in-training and his aged master. A paladin on a journey to light the world's darkest hour. Two bickering siblings who debate the worth of a travelling companion. An engineering prodigy pursuing his life's greatest work. A resistance leader out to stop the looming shadow of an otherworldly evil. A serial killer haunted by nightmares of his mad deeds of revenge. These stories and others intertwine in a great struggle against an all-consuming empire and its floating citadel.

The glaciers of the Sierra Nevada are melting, destroying the habitat of the mastodons, creating the rich land that will become California. The coastal people struggle to understand the changing world around them: their seer Sunchaser has lost his way to the Spirit World and mammoths continue to disappear. When a beautiful woman arrives, fleeing from her abusive husband, the people know what they must do - for if the Spirits are already taking the animals away, what will happen if they shelter a stranger?

The glaciers of the Sierra Nevada are melting, destroying the habitat of the mastodons, creating the rich land that will become California. The coastal people struggle to understand the changing world around them: their seer Sunchaser has lost his way to the Spirit World and mammoths continue to disappear. When a beautiful woman arrives, fleeing from her abusive husband, the people know what they must do - for if the Spirits are already taking the animals away, what will happen if they shelter a stranger?

When Matt and Sam are ambushed by a violent gang led by the scurrilous Zack Jardine, who has his own reasons for wanting the blood brothers dead, Matt is badly wounded. After leaving Matt in a Navajo village to get patched up, Sam rides off hot on the trail of the Jardine Gang. Sam finds the cutthroats selling guns to the Indians, a move that will likely explode into an all-out tribal war. Outnumbered and outgunned, the blood brothers aim to settle Zack Jardine's hash once and for all — with a little luck, a lot of bullets and the courage to shoot true.

Her feet are barely on Indian soil when archaeologist Annja Creed finds herself swept up in Hyderabad's modern prosperity. But something about the recent spate of killings seems unusual and Annja begins to dig deep for answers. Instead, she finds herself taken prisoner and held in a maze of ancient caves. She's being held captive by a cult of thieves who are under the thrall of a charismatic leader.

Falling through the window of their family's cozy house into a dark and bitter world, riven by sectarian violence and struggle, five siblings search for a way out - and discover extraordinary talents deep within themselves on their path toward love.

A heartbroken and humiliated Ricky Graves took the life of a classmate and himself. Five months later, the sleepy community is still in shock and mourning. Ricky's sister, Alyssa, returns to confront her shattered, withdrawn mother and her guilt over the brother she left adrift. Mark McVitry, the lone survivor of the deadly outburst sparked by his own cruelty, is tormented by visions of Ricky's vengeful spirit. Ricky's surrogate older brother, Corky Meeks, grapples with doubts about the fragile boy he tried to protect but may have doomed instead.

From fairy tales fractured into unrecognizability to Russian mobsters hanging out with zombies, from New World slavery to modern Alaskan cruise ships, the stories in Fantasy Adrift sail across the genre. Two writers make their fiction debuts next to best sellers Steve Perry and Dean Wesley Smith to take listeners on a journey of the imagination - as only Fiction River can do.

The Potter's Daughter really is a special story of a woman's relationships with her father, her past, and the new man in her life. Abby Bellen, the estranged daughter of an aging ceramic artist, feels obligated to return to her home on Willow Lake to put her father's life in order on account of a promise made to her dying mother. Years have passed since Abby fled the home of her youth and a past she would rather forget.

A boy in the Midwestern United States celebrates an anticipated rite of passage with his grandfather.

The dangling testicles of fate have tea-bagged me yet again." Alice and Keren are coming to the end of the three-hour getting-ready ritual, in preparation for a rare big night out with old mates. Jon is trying his best to get out of it with the help of the not-so-bright Grub. As the countdown begins, the wine is drunk, the hair sprayed stiff, and Jon made to change his shirt, but who will make it out of the house in time?

Often, children (sometimes even adults) have the misconception that one needs to be talented to be noticed, but the truth is that most of us are simply too shy to take the first step. This book helps children see this basic life truth in the most wondrous light.

Tucker, a fluffy and curious pup, falls off a truck on his way to the pet store and meets Cluck, a duck, and Buck, a skunk, who decides to help him on his quest. They face challenges and make new friends through the journey, but they never lose hope. Will they be able to find Tucker's new family?

Adults know that mental health is important, and it is essential to help children develop the skills and tools they need to take care of their own mental health. The triplets will help us learn through their exciting and engaging adventures that mental health plays a vital role in everyone’s life, and when we learn this, things go smoothly, and we are all happier.

Up until now, Liam hated Mondays because Mondays meant another week of going to school. School - the place he dreaded going until one day, a very special person entered his life who changed everything. Based on an actual true series of events, there's a little bit of Liam in all of us.

Come along for the ride as Kai and Nico go on a magical playdate full of fun and adventure. They're next-door neighbors and best friends. But what happens when they both want to play with the same toy? Will they learn to share?

In the town of Hope, Halloween night is fast approaching, and kids and adults alike are enjoying dressing up and going out for trick or treat. But, when a light in the woods catches Shaggi’s eye and his brother Chikki go off to find him, the two boys end up in a world that they never expected to experience.

In this heart-warming children’s audiobook about building self-esteem, understanding emotions, and discovering kindness, children will come to understand that making bad choices does not make you a bad child.