"When jewelry-store owner Gina Gallo and her boyfriend Pete take a week's vacation, she leaves the store in the hands of her cousin from New York. After all, cousin Carmine is a certified gemologist--but Carmine is also in the Mob. When Gina gets back, she discovers that her cousin has spent his time switching real gems for fakes in the jewelry of some of her best customers. With her reputation on the line, what's a Mob goddaughter to do? Mastermind...

Bree was barely holding it together. Her brother drank. Her boss ws shady. And her aunt was losing it. Then there was the empty apartment next door-- "Who are you?" Bree asked the woman. The woman looked at the living room window. It ws closed. She ran across the room. And jumped through the glass. Apartment 4A follows a struggling teen, Bree, who has to take care of herself in a less than ideal situation. Bree is an orpan living with her aunt who...

Dan has worked hard to earn the quarterback slot on the football team, but Clay, the new boy in town, looks like he might take Dan's position away.

The Academic Encounters Second edition series uses a sustained content approach to teach skills necessary for taking academic courses in English. There are two books for each content area. Academic Encounters Level 1 Student's Book Listening and Speaking: The Natural World engages students through interviews and academic lectures on stimulating topics from the fields of earth science and biology. Topics include the atmosphere, Earth's water supply,...

Surely Valerie Monroe's nightmare was not real. But it felt real, and the news on the television frightened her even more. Was she a witness to a real crime? Maybe it wasn't a dream!

Jamal and his friends have a horrifying experience after opening a strange door in an old warehouse.

The Old Man shows the Dark Man, in a dream, what could happen if he let the Shadow Masters win.