Friendship Changes

Unlock Social Confidence and Thrive—A Practical Guide for Teens on the Spectrum Navigating social situations as a teen on the autism spectrum can feel overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. "Social Skills Workbook for Teens on the Spectrum" is your step-by-step guide to building confidence, making friends, and handling real-world interactions with ease. Packed with practical exercises, engaging activities, and real-life scenarios, this workbook provides clear and structured guidance to help teens develop essential communication, friendship, and problem-solving skills—all while staying...

Bestselling author Michael Lewis examines how a Nobel Prize–winning theory of the mind altered our perception of reality. Forty years ago, Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky wrote a series of breathtakingly original studies undoing our assumptions about the decision-making...

Princess Alexandra has spent decades being everything the world expected of her—graceful, loyal, polished, and silent. But on the night of her fiftieth birthday, she does the unthinkable: she walks away. She leaves behind the palace, her failing marriage, and the life that has been suffocating her for years, escaping to Briarbridge Island—a windswept seaside haven off the coast of New England—where she hopes to finally remember who she is beyond the crown. But freedom comes at a price... Back in London, Prince Arthur is furious, the palace is closing ranks, and the press is watching ...

She returned to prove her father's innocence, but there's no telling what she'll find… It's been fifteen years since Lucy Sinclair saw her father. Fifteen long years since she sat in a courtroom and watched him sentenced to life in prison. He murdered three victims—all people she...

Ray Bradbury’s moving recollection of a vanished golden era remains one of his most enchanting novels. Dandelion Wine stands out in the Bradbury literary canon as the author’s most deeply personal work, a semi-autobiographical recollection of a magical small-town summer in 1928...

When four ride-or-die friends reunite for a getaway, they’re desperate for a break, a chance to reconnect. But each is hiding a deeper reason why. Marie feels like an impostor teaching “How to Say No” seminars while her marriage has evolved into something she never said yes to. Brooke’s most heartfelt goal—motherhood—is proving out of reach. Lucy’s dream career has broken her spirit, possibly for good. And Collins feels trapped in grief by her late husband’s legacy.

Merci Suarez knew that sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea just how different. For starters, Merci has never been like the other kids at her private school in Florida, because she and her older brother, Roli, are scholarship students. They don’t have a big house or a fancy boat, and they have to do extra community service to make up for their free tuition.

In this “riveting, deeply felt and empowering thriller that is also a touching ode to female friendship” (Laura Dave) from #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline, a woman risks her life to help her closest friend find justice for a tragic crime and realizes she has more power than she ever...

Maximize your potential for connection, healing, and personal growth with this lifechanging book. "Energizing, creative, and exciting." —Gretchen Rubin, New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project If you've felt alienated and alone in recent years, you're in good company...

You're thinking about them. The friend who saw you differently. The friend who saw something in you that you didn't see in yourself. The friend who believed in you when you didn't believe in yourself. The friend who changed everything. You think about who you were before you met them. Who you thought you were. Who you thought you could be. Who you thought you couldn't be. And then you think about who you became after you met them. Who you are now. Who you know you can be. Who you know you are. And you realize: They changed everything. They saw you differently. They believed in you. They ...

Jonathan Tropper’s novel The Book of Joe dazzled critics and readers alike with its heartfelt blend of humor and pathos. Now Tropper brings all that–and more–to an irresistible new novel. In Everything Changes, Tropper delivers a touching, wickedly funny new tale about love, loss, and the...

The eleven-year collaboration between Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann is often called the greatest director-composer partnership in cinema history. Their eight films together include such classic thrillers as Vertigo, The Man Who Knew Too Much, North by Northwest, Psycho, and The Birds. In Hitchcock and Herrmann, Steven C. Smith delivers an intimate account of how the reserved, but deeply anxious, Hitchcock found his ideal creative partner in the cantankerous, but deeply romantic, Herrmann.

This delightfully grim tale follows Clare, the lonely, undying Usher of souls to the Afterlife, as an unexpected friendship turns his solitary life upside down and takes him on a heartwarming exploration of moving on. Perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo and Tim Burton! Clare is the undead fox of...

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY People ∙ O: The Oprah Magazine ∙ Financial Times ∙ Kansas City Star ∙ BookPage ∙ Kirkus Reviews ∙ Publishers Weekly ∙ Booklist With a voice as distinctive and original as that of The Lovely Bones, and for the fans of the speculative...

From the author of the New York Times and international bestseller Unfu*k Yourself Gary John Bishop presents a no-holds-barred guide to breaking through our cycles of self-sabotage to get what we want out of life. In Unfu*k Yourself, Gary John Bishop told us it was time to stop making...

From the Sunday Times and internationally acclaimed author Milly Johnson comes her charming US debut--a witty, heartwarming tale that combines the humor and charm of 1980s rom-com Overboard with classic British flavor. Dive into this remarkable women's fiction novel and join heroine Polly on her...

"If you’ve ever avoided talking to strangers, this book might change your mind about giving them their space. And that, as Gillian so perfectly explains, might change everything." —Angela Duckworth, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of GRIT Discover how making connections with strangers...

At last, I’m going to be a hero… Heroically saving Happy Hills from drowning is Jeff’s new mission He needs to defeat the elder guardian and bring back the Enchanted Sponge. But when everything goes wrong, does he have the strength to deal with the backlash? Disclaimer: This book is an unofficial Minecraft book, a work of fan fiction. It is not endorsed, authorized, licensed, sponsored, or supported by Mojang AB, Microsoft Corp. or any other entity owning or controlling rights to the Minecraft name, trademarks or copyrights. Tags: Great Minecraft Books for kids age 8-12, and older. ...

On June 9, 1865, while traveling by train to London with his secret mistress, 53-year-old Charles Dickens -- at the height of his powers and popularity, the most famous and successful novelist in the world and perhaps in the history of the world -- hurtled into a disaster that changed his life...

Who is the Holy Spirit, and exactly what does He do? Many people find the Holy Spirit mysterious and confounding. Why is the third person in the Godhead—the one Jesus said would be the believer’s ultimate source of truth and comfort—the source of such confusion? In The God I Never Knew, Robert Morris clearly explains that the Holy Spirit’s chief desire is for relationship – to offer us the encouragement and guidance of a trusted friend.