The Joy Luck Club (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Amy Tan Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides: *Chapter-by-chapter analysis *Explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols *A review quiz and essay topicsLively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night...

Andee is Bean's best friend. She is an imaginary friend. Imaginary friends can be a special part of a child's life, someone who is always there. They are there to help you up, when you are down, or when you just need someone to play with.

An Entertainment Weekly Top 10 Romance Author FOREVER'S COUNTRY BOY His heroic rescue of a stranger caught in a flash flood just changed Liam Murphy's life-big-time. With Whitney Marlowe's help, the laid-back country-and-western singer could be a star. Only now, with the dynamic LA talent scout stranded in his Texas town, during the holidays no less, Liam has another dream: a permanent duet! The long, lean cowboy with the soulful eyes makes the...

Wing Over Wendover was definitely going on a trip. Diego Maxamillion Jones-his trusty side kick and all around best friend and packrat-fretted as he saw all kinds of different-looking cars and trucks. The landscape had changed from orchards and cattle land to tall skyscrapers. The houses are huge! Giants must live here! They take up the whole sky

What will this cowboy risk for love? Colt James is back home on the family ranch, and he's done taking risks. A car accident ruined his shot at a professional hockey career and messed up his love life, and he's not taking a chance on anything that seems too good to be true. Especially not on Chloe Bishop, his nephew's irresistibly charming teacher and the one woman he can't stop thinking about. Chloe Bishop liked her life the way it was-orderly, structured...

For thousands of children tramping through the White House on school trips and family vacations, the imposing presidential mansion will never be viewed the same again. In Quentin Roosevelt's White House Gang, the delightful antics of President Theodore Roosevelt's youngest son and his friends are revived for a new generation. Each nook and cranny is vibrant with life as the boys lead readers on a joyful romp throughout the mansion and across the...

Chantelle Moulier needs a permanent contract. Her internship is almost finished and a job at the renowned Granger Finance would be a great start to her career. She wouldn't have to go home to her aunt and uncle's vineyard in France; she could stay in England and get a place of her own. Everything is riding on her landing the job. But one night she finds herself the only one left in the office when managing director Granger Carmont needs analytical...

Larry's Girls is a tender, sweet, funny and sexy love story. On a hot Saturday evening, two young women entered Jason Benning College campus in search of basketball superstar Larry Graham. But Larry, busy with a different honey, forgot all about his two invited guests. So, by chance, what the young ladies found some fun with two regular college boys. Larry's Girls takes place in one night on a Black college campus. For one girl:...

One kiss is never enough!  Claire Stewart thinks her day can't get any worse-;but she's wrong! As if losing her best friend's wedding dress isn't enough, she's now faced with the ultra-handsome, ultra-successful brother of the bride, Sean Farrell...; Oh, and she's had a crush on him for years!  Sean might have turned his back on romance a long time ago, but somehow Claire manages to slip inside his heart. The trouble is Sean knows that when it...

At the end of the world lies the mysterious forgotten Isle of Eynhallow. Home to Finola and her strange family. After a deadly disease wipes out the other inhabitants all that remains is a growing sense of isolation and secrets that fight to reveal themselves. Finola must endure the cold winters and wait for a truth which comes in the form of a visiting boat on the first day of spring. A voyage of self discovery will take her further than the ends...