A Holt: 36 books

Everything that we see, hear, smell, touch, taste, say, or do not say, has consequences. Four years of research, a lifetime of personal and collective experiences, and there is still more to do. I have observed one very important fact. That we, humans, tend to seek out others with similar beliefs, a...

Once upon a time, Julian was out of my league. I've had a crush on Julian since middle school, but with his name and money, I didn't stand a chance with him. Now that I've graduated college, I'm taking him up on an offer to visit. Maybe I can at least make a good business contact. I'll do my...

They turned me into the faithless mistress they knew I could be and I was fine with that. Until I was sold. One night of trying to save her boyfriend's brother from a gang of criminals turned Anna's life upside down. A year later, she's let go of her past and embraced her present –...

Levi just wants to be treated like a typical kid. As a baby, he had a serious disease that caused him respiratory issues. He's fine now, but his mom and overprotective brother still think of him as damaged, and his schoolmates see him as the same class clown he's always been. He feels stuck. So when...

Buck discovers that his favorite book series might be less fictional than he thought in this “silly, clever, [and] fun” (BCCB) middle grade adventure. Harry Potter. Percy Jackson. Custard the Gnome. Buck is a super fan of the book series, The Triumphant Gnome Syndicate. He knows...

Timothy is on probation. It's a strange word—something that happens to other kids, to delinquents, not to kids like him. And yet, he is under house arrest for the next year. He must check in weekly with a probation officer and a therapist, and keep a journal for an entire year. And mostly, he has...

Space-farmer Rae Darling is kidnapped and trained to become a warrior against her own people in this adventurous middle grade space western that “will lasso readers and have them hoping for a sequel” (Booklist). Rae Darling and her family are colonists on a moon so obscure it doesn’t...

A pickpocket crosses the wrong man, who whisks her away for five days with the promise of a huge payout if she'll comply with his every wish. A new college graduate finds out her brother's best friend sees her as more than just the "girl next door."  A comic-book, RPG-loving...

Elementary school physical educators looking for expert guidance in designing lessons that are aligned with SHAPE America’s National Standards and Grade-Level Outcomes need look no further. Lesson Planning for Elementary Physical Education works in tandem with SHAPE America’s National Standards...

I crossed a powerful man and now he wants to rent me for a week. Getting through life is hard enough when you rely on picking pockets and hustling pool, but it's a businessman from out of town who throws a wrench in the works. In my defense, it's Mardi Gras, we were all just having a good time...

This issue of Profession contains Russell A. Berman's introduction to his Presidential Forum, Language, Literature, Learning, held at the 2012 MLA convention, and the essays of the forum participants Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Christopher Freeburg, Jack Halberstam, B. Venkat Mani, and Imani Perry. To mark...

Magic invites . . . Curses and blessing, sorcerous time travel, shape-shifters, hidden enchantment and corrupted blood. Magic demands . . . Saving those you love, courage, betrayal and fights against unspeakable forces. Magic promises . . . Last best hopes, reluctant...

Ex-FBI Agent Jay Fletcher -- "one of the most interesting female characters to come along in suspense fiction for quite some time" (Chicago Tribune) -- is in the Witness Security Program, trying to forget all about "Billy Bones", the tabloid name for a notorious serial killer....

There's a delicate balance between mental health and mental illness… 2017 Aurora Awards (Canadian SF&F) Winner 2017 Alberta Book Publishing Award Winner (Speculative Fiction Book of the Year) 2016 Foreword INDIES Finalist (Anthologies) 2017 Aurora Awards Winner (Best...