New Releases by Susan Fletcher

The powerful new novel from the award-winning author of ‘Eve Green’ and ‘Oystercatchers’ is a tale of love and the lore of the sea.

In the city of the dead, a dreamer awakens.... Young Babak has a magnificent gift: He can dream the future. Mitra, his brave older sister, is sworn to protect him. For them to survive living on the streets, she must do whatever is necessary -- including using her brother''s talent for profit. When Babak is asked to dream for a powerful Magus, he receives a mysterious vision of two stars dancing in the night. Determined to solve this prophetic riddle, the Magus takes the boy and his sister on an arduous journey across the desert. What they discover will change the world in a way that no dream could ever predict....

The first time Eliza sees Wah Chung, he is squatting beside some rocks on the pathway to her island. Eliza''s island is the one on which the lighthouse -- operated and maintained by her father -- stands, sending its beacon of safety to ships at sea. The pathway to the island is a treacherous one, engulfed by water when the tide is high, passable only when the tide is low and reveals the secret life of the sea on the rocks and in the pools that remain. Although Eliza is careful to avoid Wah Chung as he paints among the rocks (after all, he is a Chinaman), when a "sneaker wave" approaches the passage, it is Wah Chung who warns her and then rescues Eliza''s goat, Parthenia, before both are swept away. It is a simple act of kindness, but one that causes Eliza to doubt many things. Are the Celestials, as the Chinese immigrants are called, such a threat to their small town? Are they really heathens, as her father claims? And what should she do when the townspeople conspire to expel these people forcibly? How will Eliza act, in the face of her father''s strong beliefs and his duties as the lighthouse keeper, when Wah Chung comes to her for help in return?

Every night, Shahrazad begins a story. And every morning, the Sultan lets her live another day -- providing the story is interesting enough to capture his attention. After almost one thousand nights, Shahrazad is running out of tales. And that is how Marjan''s story begins.... It falls to Marjan to help Shahrazad find new stories -- ones the Sultan has never heard before. To do that, the girl is forced to undertake a dangerous and forbidden mission: sneak from the harem and travel the city, pulling tales from strangers and bringing them back to Shahrazad. But as she searches the city, a wonderful thing happens. From a quiet spinner of tales, Marjan suddenly becomes the center of a more surprising story than she ever could have imagined.

The new novel from Susan Fletcher, author of the bestselling Eve Green'' and Oystercatchers''.

"This engrossing historical novel is essential for lovers of Scottish history. With its strong female protagonist, Fletcher’s latest work casts a spell that will linger over readers long after they have finished the book." —Library Journal (starred review) In 1692, brilliant, captivating Corrag—accused witch, orphaned herbalist, and unforgettable heroine—is imprisoned for her supposed involvement in a massacre in the Scottish highlands. Suspected of witchcraft and murder and awaiting her death, she tells her story to Charles Leslie, an Irish propagandist who seeks information to condemn the Protestant King William, rumored to be involved in the massacre. Hers is a story of passion, courage, love, and the magic of the natural world. By telling it, she transforms both their lives. Originally published in hardcover under the title Corrag: A Novel.

In a slightly futuristic, polluted world, fourteen-year-old Bryn watches an ancient egg hatch, and her life changes forever. Like her family before her, Bryn can “ken” with birds, so at first she doesn’t understand why she relates to what appears to be a lizard. Then she realizes that the critter in her care is really a baby dragon. When the dracling becomes an Internet phenomenon, she must flee to protect him from poachers and others who wish him harm. But will Bryn be able to protect him, or will she lose the dracling just as she comes to love him? A fast-paced, standalone addition to Susan Fletcher’s beloved Dragon Chronicles series, Ancient, Strange, and Lovely puts a modern twist on a timeless genre.

"You must go to the dragon. You must leave tonight." Before she even hears the words, Kaeldra already knows what she must do. She must search out the mother dragon whose draclings have just hatched and somehow get some of her precious milk. It''s the only way to save her foster-sister''s life. Kaeldra would rather not go. It''s much too terriffying, much too dangerous. But Kaeldra knows that she''s the only one who can do it. For she is the only one who can actually communicate with dragons. But little does Kaeldra know what she''s getting into. She''s about to begin a journey that will entwine her fate with that of three little draclings and one would-be dragonslayer. A journey the will become a struggle for life.

Amy giace in coma, sua sorella maggiore, Moira, va a trovarla tutte le sere, si siede accanto al suo letto, e parla. Confessa l''egoismo della sua infanzia, che ha causato tanto dolore alla famiglia; i suoi anni ''selvaggi'' a scuola; la decisione di lasciare le amatissime coste del Galles in cui è cresciuta; l''amarezza, il carattere distruttivo e aspro che ha segnato la sua vita adulta. Moira si rende conto di essere stata una cattiva figlia, una moglie falsa. Ma solo davanti ad Amy morente capisce il nocciolo della verità; è stata sempre soprattutto una sorella crudele. Ed è questa crudeltà che ha portato lì, in quella stanza d''ospedale, sia lei sia la piccola Amy...

"A tour beginning at Little Harbor, down Water Street to the Aquarium, Albatross Street, Millfield Street and School Street, walking clockwise around Eel Pond."--Title page.

A Califonia Companion includes all of the statutes required for the California Bar Exam plus selected additional statutes covering: Intestate succession Wills, no-contest clauses Non-probate transfers Disqualified transferees Powers of appointment Future interests Rights of creditors to reach trust assets A California Companion features twenty-nine California cases determining: Rights of adopted and non-marital children Equitable adoption Requirements for execution and revocation of formal and holographic wills Forfeiture for elder abuse Disqualified transferees Attorney liability to intended beneficiaries for malpractice The "safe harbor" under no-contest clause statutes Rights of creditors in trust assets New in the 2008 Edition: Additional chapters: Chapter 11. Disposition of Tangible Property by Unattested Writing Referred to in Will Chapter 18. Trusts: Modification, Termination & Removal of Trustees Chapter 22. Trustee''s Duty to Inform & Account More cases: Estate of Burden Colburn v. the Northern Trust Company Mckenzie v. Vanderpoel Stewart v. Seward Estate of Della Sala Laycock v. Hammer Young v. McCoy Conservatorship of Kane Esslinger v. Cummins

Mitra y su hermanito Babak, mendigos en la ciudad de Rhagae, van saliendo adelante con lo que consiguen mendigar... o robar. Sin embargo, no son lo que parecen: tienen sangre real. La conspiración fracasada de su padre contra el malvado y tirano rey Fraates ha provocado el exilio para ellos, y es ahora cuando descubren que Babak tiene un don excepcional: si duerme con un objeto de alguien, puede conocer los sueños de esa persona. Un poderoso mago oye hablar de Babak y sus dotes. Es un mago que ha interpretado en las estrellas el presagio de la llegada de un nuevo rey en Belén y del albor de una nueva era...

She just won’t git! A Union army soldier can’t shake his dadblamed cow in this uplifting tale based on a true story. "That dadblamed cow!" She follows her owner into the Union army and then straight on south to fight in the war. She needs unstomped grass to eat, she gets stuck in the mud, and she’s just plain dangerous in battle. But this peculiar cow also gives the weary soldiers some surprising comforts. Based on stories and newspaper reports from the Civil War and full of lively illustrations, this is a heartwarming tale of one wonderfully dadblamed persistent cow.

From the Whitbread Award-winning author of "Eve Green" comes this lyrical novel that probes two sisters struggle with envy, loneliness, and love--an emotion they crave and simultaneously fear, but ultimately recognize it as the greatest force of all.

Dans le sillage des mages Gaspard et Melchior, deux orphelins accomplissent un voyage initiatique à travers le désert.

Roman psychologique (formation)

The focus of this book is on parents and their expectations. It is about how to be the most productive and effective parent you can be, by teaching parents to have a philosphical foundation that will guide their decision making throughout their child''s life.

As the last of the dragon eggs, laid long ago, begin to hatch, Lyf becomes a reluctant friend who tries to save both the dragon mothers and their newly born children from their enemies.

This book is a very special look at the life and work of a unique New England photographer whose technical interests and artistic eye captured plain facts and fine beauty in his photographic compositions. Some of his photography reveals an interest in current events that caused him to be the occassional photojournalist. His early work as an instructor of photography and art previews his fine skill in composing his plates. This is the first book of Coolidge''s photography ever produced. The collection of 200 photographs in this book portrays Woods Hole, Massachusetts, the islands of Martha''s Vineyard and Nantucket, as well as the surrounding coastal area of the Elizabeth Islands and villages along Buzzards Bay. It also includes historic scenes of Boston, the North Shore, mills along the Merrimack River, a coastal village in Maine, a rural town in New Hampshire and many maritime scenes. Each plate has been printed by the duotone process to give a near approximation of the sepia tones used by Coolidge in his original prints.--Book jacket.

Fifteen-year-old Kara is summoned by King Orrik, who believes she has the power to call down the dragons that have been plundering his realm, and she is caught up in the fierce rivalry between Orrik and his jealous brother Rog.

In an effort to gain more time alone with her mother, Aurora schemes to get rid of Tanja, a nineteen-year-old au pair from Germany.

An excellent job. The plot moves smoothly with nuggets of suspense dropped in just often enough." School Library Journal

Cet ouvrage offre de nouvelles possibilités d''analyse des données sur le vieillissement. On y trouve, sous forme de tableaux, les dernières projections de Statistique Canada relativement à ce qui se passera lorsque la génération du baby-boom aura atteint l''âge d''or. On y explore également certains aspects des styles de vie qui semblent favoriser une meilleure santé chez les personnes âgées.