In the tradition of PERFECT MADNESS and THE FEMININE MISTAKE, Laurel Kennedy's THE DAUGHTER TRAP is the first book to identify a hot-button issue that directly affects 39.2 per cent of Boomer women: No matter how many husbands and siblings factor into the equation, it's almost always the daughter who gets handed the parental role in taking care of aging parents. And women (who are caught between the competing demands of frail parents, a working spouse, school-aged kids and a full-time career) are being taxed to their physical and emotional limits.
St. Martin's Press April 2010
Hailed as the saviors of democracy, vilified as a scourge on the native biota everywhere they have been introduced, rainbow trout are the repository of more than a century of American's shifting relations with the natural world. Through a series of fascinating characters, this book will chronicle the discovery of rainbow trout, their introduction to every state in the country and every continent except Antarctica, and the reasons that, even while they are being eradicated in some waters, they are still the most commonly stocked fish in the United States.
"With prose as engaging as it is thoughtful, Halverson has crafted a cautionary tale of ecological trial and error, documenting our tardy but increasing understanding of biological interdependence and its immeasurable value.”--Washington Post
Yale University Press April 2010
Reaching a milestone of 400 million active users, Facebook, the Web’s dominant social ecosystem and an essential personal and business networking tool in the wired world, continues to grow at a record-breaking pace. What comes of these millions of connections? Stories.
A modern-day CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL from a seasoned lifestyle writer with extensive experience writing people profile articles, FACEBOOK FAIRYTALES is a collection of roughly twenty-five of the most inspiring stories that have resulted from these “kismet connections,” and includes material from an exclusive interview with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
"What does the world look like when a billion people are using social networks and they can share even more than they're able to today? A lot more things will be possible . . ." --Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, from the Introduction of FACEBOOK FAIRYTALES
Skyhorse April 2010
New York Times Book Review Editors' Pick!!
"Very, very good . . . page after page [of] unrelenting truth ... When asked if Night Navigation is based on her own life, Ms. Howard replied, '... the core of the story springs from real events in my own family's life . . . Like Del Merrick, the mother in Night Navigation, I have received many calls in the night, driven many miles on snowy roads to support meetings: Al-Anon, where I've been encouraged to “let-go,” and to National Alliance on Mental Illness groups, where I've been advised to “hang on.” . . . So smooth a telling of a rough ride that you'd think it was the author's fourth, fifth or sixth book, not her first . . . A major accomplishment. Ginnah Howard is a writer to watch.” --Washington Times
"The strength of this story pulls Howard's readers along, unable to turn away from a fierce mother and son who are determined to negotiate the future without having to 'detour around every moment of their past." --New York Times Book Review
Mariner paperback April 2010
Edgy and disarming, Springer's newest is tale of Jessie, a young teenager who has recently lost her older brother Jason, the apple of her mother's eye. Her mother, paralyzed by grief, has been neglecting Jessie. Struck with an unusual idea, Jessie decides to dress up just like Jason in an attempt to pull her mother out of the shocked stupor of her loss. The plan works wonders.
But trouble brews when Jessie continues on to school still dressed as her brother, and is confronted by her friends, teachers, and the administration. Things take a turn for the worse when Jessie, visiting Jason's grave, is seized by--something as her novel plan begins to spiral dangerously out of control...
Holiday House April 2010
Think A DANGEROUS BOOK FOR YOUNG WRITERS!
Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter have received thousands of fan letters. They majority of them have asked the same question: How do you write?
Ao Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter being the industrious, intrepid, and experienced writers that they are--Anne is the uathor of over forty books for young readers, Ellen is the author of SLOB, PISH POSH, and the Olivia Kidney series--decided to coauthor a lively and upbeat book about that very topic. Eschewing strict and boring writing rules, Anne and Ellen talk about their own approaches to writing and guide young readers to find what works best for them.
"Agreeable, practical, and commonsensical . . . engaging and always appealing” --Booklist
"Cogent and invaluable." --Publishers Weekly
Roaring Brook Press April 2010
Raised by her loving father, Hallie has been told all her life that her mother died tragically during Hallie's infancy. What happened to her family thirty years ago that lead her father to steal her away and hide the truth past even his own demise?
Searching for answers, Hallie travels to the remote island where her mother lived, where she quickly realizes her family's dark secrets are enmeshed in the history of this strange community. Maybe it's just the eerie atmosphere, but Hallie can't shake the feeling that strange things are about to happen . . .
"An engaging modern gothic tale with a strong female protagonist and well-done suspense. Fans of Mary Higgins Clark and Barbara Michaels and readers who like supernatural elements in their fiction will enjoy this debut.” --Library Journal
Holt April 2010
