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These stories are an extra peek at Auggie before he started at Beecher Prep and during his first year there. Listeners get to see him through the eyes of Julian, the bully; Christopher, Auggie's oldest friend; and Charlotte, Auggie's new friend at school. Together, these three stories are a treasure for listeners who don't want to leave Auggie behind when they finish Wonder.

Mark Antonelli, a failed young writer looking down the barrel at 30, is planning a cross-country road trip. He buys a beat-up old tour bus. He hires a young army vet to drive it. He puts out an ad for others to join him along the way. But this will be a road trip like no other: His passengers are all fellow disheartened souls who have decided that this will be their final journey - upon arrival in San Francisco, they will find a cliff with an amazing view of the ocean at sunset, hit the gas, and drive out of this world.

Since she was a child, Azura has been consumed with the need for power. The world is divided into those lucky few born as Vessels for Elemental Spirits, and those like Azura, who practice Dark Magic. Her powers are fueled by the lives of supernatural creatures, but the fuel is finite, the Mystical Woods not replenishing it fast enough to satisfy her needs. In order to complete her spells, she must marry into a royal bloodline.

Some argue that we live in a matrix. A world created by code in some supercomputer, controlled by the mastermind coders. For a world, where few not so long ago have learned that there is life—intelligent, powerful life inhabiting space just beyond their existence—a matrix may just possess the key to defending life as they know it. Jill and Team Zero are part of the last hope. A group of trained soldiers, equipped with the most advanced weaponry their world has, along with an origin unknown tactical advantage from beyond, called Seed.

Five years ago, the demon Azazel tricked Ben Spencer into giving him possession of his body. After countless frustrating and heartbreaking dead ends, Ben’s family and his girlfriend Katy Ruskin have finally located him. Will their daring rescue attempt work, and will they be able to free Ben from the demon? And with Ben free, is everything truly over…or is it only just beginning? A Pattern of Shadows brings the Small Things trilogy to a stunning conclusion that pits Ben and Katy and their families against the very forces of heaven and hell itself.

Rose was waiting tables at Ken’s All-Nite Diner in Keokuk, Iowa, circa 1959, when something happened that would change her life forever. Two men burst through the front door, fighting for their lives. Though it was morning, she could see stars in the nighttime sky through the doorway as the door closed behind them. The larger of the two men quickly gained the advantage, knocking the smaller man unconscious before running out of the diner.

Return to President Obama's White House in this New York Times best-selling anthology for young women by young women, featuring stories from 10 inspiring young staffers who joined his administration in their 20s with the hope of making a difference.

The Taylor family's pet dog, Spike, uses his crazy family's love for the holidays towards raising funds for the shelter where he was rescued. Family and friends join the Taylors and decorate their cars to reflect their beliefs, including Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Christmas—together they form Spike's Holiday Parade!

Music has the enormous potential to engage and impact the entire brain. After all, the auditory system is the first to develop in utero. And, at the end of life, the last to go. With the advent of brain scanning and other recent research options, studies prove music’s positive effects on the human brain. Through narrative, current and relevant research, and an easy-to-understand format, authors Taylor and Hudson offer a glimpse into the how, the where and the why regarding the benefits of music on the brain. How can a person utilize music to better his or her life?