After leaving his partner in New Mexico to start a new life in San Francisco, ESL teacher Aaron Englund seeks closure from a rejection-marked childhood and his own questionable choices by exploring his relationships with fellow misfits in his youth.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Nick and Ava have become friends over the fact that they're the only upper classmen who still ride the bus to school. And every day, they see the same boy-who they call The Kid-walking along the train tracks, even when the weather is terrible or when he's clearly fighting a bad cold. When Nick notices the mysterious boy practically sprinting...

There are only three things fifteen-year-old Victoria Markham truly enjoys: English class, her signature "Goth Girl" look, and art. It's just that she tends to do the last one late at night, with spray paint, in public places. It isn't long before Vic is caught red-handed and forced into community service with a bunch of stereotypes: there's Rachael, the princess; Russell and Peter, a pair of fist-bumping punks; and Zach, the rich jock, who Vic is...

In The Secret Path of Destiny, a young, disabled, German-American girl, named Isolde, and her destitute mother reach out for a lifeline being offered by a widower in the German town of Fredericksburg, Texas. The year is 1865, and the two travel from New York City through the aftermath of the Civil War. But another war is brewing, this time with Native Americans. And Isolde and her mother are heading right into the heart of Comancheria, the homeland...

Nav and Robert are settling into their apartment above The Velvet Mansion. Since they started working in the antiques store, they've discovered a magical grimoire that seems to move on its own and will do anything to get Nav's attention. They've made friends with the girls that live next door, and they're going on their first date! Nav discovers more about the mysterious grimoire, while Robert finds stories in The Bard's Tales that he hasn't read...

Mercutio is neglected and unloved before he is taken in by Bettina and her son, Romeo. For Mercutio, everything changes. Romeo becomes his whole world and he cannot imagine being without him.But boys grow up and Romeo and Mercutio soon find themselves dealing with relationships and events beyond their control and sometimes love is just not enough.

"Whip-smart Ariel does't fit in. Only in the winds of the Blue Ridge Mountains and spring storms that mirror the turmoil in her heart does she really feel at home. Her brother understands her, but he's in Afghanistan. Her father hasn't been the same since George was deployed. Her mother focuses on Ariel's gorgeous sister. When Gloria is selected to be an Apple Blossom Parade princess, Ariel feels even more the outsider and takes to the hills. There,...

Life amongst The Gathering seems bliss to Bella. The death of her father once had her seeking direction. Now, she is asked to assist another arriving at The Gathering. Wanting to show acceptance and possibilities to the new arrival, Bella begins to wonder if she really understood what she, herself, agreed to.Life amongst The Gathering seems bliss to Bella. The death of her father once had her seeking direction amongst those at there. Now, she is asked...

At seventeen, Toury arrives in Fyr, where magic is power, a prince's love is deadly, and female autonomy is a dream. Formerly a loner and burden to her adoptive parents, she ruins her chances of a fresh start by offending an ogler who just happens to be the prince. Alex, the Prince of Fyr, is no novice when it comes to pressure. He has to face his father's ailing health, the expectation to marry soon, and the hidden necromancers trying to take over...

What if you never knew your father?What if your mother's stories about him always contradicted themselves?Isabelle, ten years old and fiercely determined, sets out to track down her father's true identity. Her mother's tall tales have one fact in common, one clue. Isabelle's father was a nobleman.Isabelle's only hope lies in the records room at the great cathedral, where the Church of the Divine Mother tracks the births and deaths of the noble born....