"The New York Times-bestselling, National Book Award-winning author of The Friend brings her singular voice to a story about the meaning of life and death, and the value of companionship. A woman describes a series of encounters she has with various people in the ordinary course of her life: an ex she runs into by chance at a public forum, an Airbnb owner unsure how to interact with her guests, a stranger who seeks help comforting his elderly mother,...

"Ophelia is excited to go on the fairy field trip to Atlantica so she can visit the Wishing Whirlpool. There is only one problem: Ophelia can't help being helpful! Every time she is about to go off on her own, she gets distracted by someone who needs her assistance. But when she runs into her sea witch cousin, Octavia, Ophelia might learn what true help means"--

"This short novel set in the world of the bestselling Green Rider series tells the backstory of fan-favorite character Laren Mapstone. After years of leading the battle against the vicious Darrow Raiders, Lieutenant-Rider Laren Mapstone has built a fortress around herself to conceal her emotions and the deep scars she carries. When she is made mentor to Tavin Bankside, a Green Rider trainee on his first message errand, her cold and brooding exterior...

"With help from his friends Ben and Eva, Astro the Alien learns about empathy when playing at a nearby park. Includes a note to caregivers, reading activities, and a word list"--

As a boy searches his backyard for the perfect pet, his mother asks him to consider where a squirrel, frog, or bird would like to live.

A child recognizes his own humanity, his capacity for doing harm and being harmed, his ability to feel joy and sadness, and his belief in hope and promise to keep learning.

"Adrian Simcox brags about owning a horse, and Chloe just knows he's making stuff up...until she learns an important lesson in empathy"--

"While on a hunting trip, forty-year-old cattle rancher Aiden Delacorte rediscovers his ability to feel the pain of others, a trait he's buried since childhood. When he falls in love with a single mom who has a troubled son, he will help him sift through his past to find empathy and compassion"--

A dark past. A hidden power. A dangerous enemy. Harley Merlin has a lot of unanswered questions in her life. What drove her father to kill her mother? How can she know the true extent of her magical abilities? Has Wade Crowley always been this annoying? After the violent gargoyle incident that left many dead, Harley fears what other evil tricks her psychotic aunt has up her sleeve. When she discovers that magical foster kids like herself are in danger,...

Magic always comes at a price.Harley is a ticking time bomb, ready to detonate with uncontrollable magic. The only solution? Find the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, make some risky deals, and balance the Light and Darkness within her - before she's torn apart, atom by atom.If only she didn't have a million other problems standing in her way.The new Director of the San Diego Coven isn't exactly friendly, and Katherine has already gained untold power....