Minerva the Monster


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Marvelous Minerva’s back…and more “monstrously” delightful than ever. When she first appeared in last year’s Nobody Notices Minerva, critics and children instantly took the irrepressible, irresistible Boston terrier to their hearts. Mischievous, playful, and more than a little bit naughty, she thoroughly embodied the lovable spirit of a toddler. Now, Wednesday Kirwan has done it again, as Minerva dons a monster costume—and starts behaving like one, too. Whenever Mom asks her to eat her green beans or Dad tells her to put on her pajamas, she just growls and says that monsters don’t do that! But Minerva is about to find out that sometimes being a real child is better than being an imaginary beast.




The Night of the Blue Turtles


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The Order of the Owls set sail on a new adventure to protect a nest of turtle eggs from a suspicious thief.




Read, Talk & Create, Grades PK - K


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Encourage children to build reading, speaking, and writing skills. Through 23 different picture books, Read, Talk & Create presents opportunities for teaching both literacy and art skills and concepts. The prompts and projects with each picture book inspire children to communicate about what is read to them, thus building fine and gross motor skills through the manipulation of art materials. 64 pages




Scandalous


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“Have you no decency?” Straight-laced missionary Sarah Fisher has never met a man like Captain Martin Bouchard. He is the most beautiful person—male or female—she’s ever seen. Overwhelmingly masculine, elegantly attired despite months at sea, he is in complete command of everyone and everything around him: everyone, that is, except Sarah. But that’s about to change because Sarah has bought Bouchard’s mercy with the only thing she has to sell: her body. “None at all . . .” In spite of her outrageous offer, Martin has no doubt Sarah is a virgin, and a most delectable one at that. But instead of bedding her, he finds himself staring down the muzzle of his own pistol. Clearly, the longer she stays on his ship, the greater the chances that she’ll end up its damned captain! Most infuriating of all, she looks past his perfect exterior to the wounded man inside. Can Martin outrun his scandalous past in time to have a future with the first woman to find and capture his heart? Praise for The Outcasts series “Fans of Amanda Quick’s early historicals will find much to savor.” —Booklist (Starred Review) “Wicked repartee, savvy wit, and energetic libidos.” —Publishers Weekly “A remarkably resourceful heroine who can more than hold her own against any character invented by bestselling Bertrice Small . . . deliciously fun retro flavor.” —Booklist (Starred Review) “Sexy and wildly entertaining.” —Bookpage “Spencer shines . . . an author to watch.” —Kirkus Reviews




Nobody Notices Minerva


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When Minerva wakes up in a bad mood and nobody notices, she spends an entire day behaving badly--until some loving advice from dad helps turn things around.




And the Trees Crept In


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When Silla and Nori arrive at their aunt's home, it's immediately clear that the "blood manor" is cursed. The creaking of the house and the stillness of the woods surrounding them would be enough of a sign, but there are secrets too--the questions that Silla can't ignore: Who is the beautiful boy that's appeared from the woods? Who is the man that her little sister sees, but no one else? And why does it seem that, ever since they arrived, the trees have been creeping closer? Filled with just as many twists and turns as The Dead House, and with achingly beautiful, chilling language that delivers haunting scenes, AND THE TREES CREPT IN is the perfect follow-up novel for master horror writer Dawn Kurtagich.




The Monstrous Memoirs of a Mighty Mcfearless


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Beware! Only those who are McFearlessly brave may read from the pages of these monstrous memoirs. Minerva McFearless is an eleven-year-old monsterminator. Her family has been hunting down and destroying monsters for thousands of generations. But now the monsters have taken their revenge. The dreaded Zarmaglorg, the king of evil himself, has kidnapped Minerva's father. She and her little brother, Max, must set off to rescue him. They are armed only with the Monstranomicon - a living book that holds every secret about every bloodthirsty beast known to mankind . . .




The Age of Minerva, Volume 1


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This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.




The Monster and the Mirror


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Revelatory memoir and cultural criticism that connects popular fantasy and our perceptions of mental illness to offer an empathetic path to compassionate care Growing up, K.J. Aiello was fascinated by magical stories of dragons, wizards, and fantasy, where monsters were not what they seemed and anything was possible. These books and films were both a balm and an escape, a safe space where Aiello’s struggle with mental illness transformed from a burden into a strength that could win battles and vanquish villains. A unique blend of memoir, research, and cultural criticism, The Monster and the Mirror charts Aiello’s life as they try to understand their own mental illness using The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, and other stories as both guides to heroism and agency and cautionary tales of how mental illness is easily stereotyped as bad and violent. Aiello questions who is allowed to be “mad” versus “sane,” “good” versus “evil,” and “weak” versus “strong,” and who is allowed to tell their own stories. The Monster and the Mirror explores our perceptions of mental illness in a way that is challenging and tender, empathetic and knowledgeable, and offers a path to deeper understanding and compassionate care.




Minerva's Night Out


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Minerva’s Night Out presents series of essays by noted philosopher and motion picture and media theorist Noël Carroll that explore issues at the intersection of philosophy, motion pictures, and popular culture. Presents a wide-ranging series of essays that reflect on philosophical issues relating to modern film and popular culture Authored by one of the best known philosophers dealing with film and popular culture Written in an accessible manner to appeal to students and scholars Coverage ranges from the philosophy of Halloween to Vertigo and the pathologies of romantic love