Hicks: 568 books

Carnton Plantation, 1894: Carrie McGavock is an old woman who tends the graves of the almost 1,500 soldiers buried there. As she walks among the dead, an elderly man appears--the same soldier she met that fateful day long ago. Today, he asks if the cemetery has room for one more. Based on an...

A coming-of-age tale with a spooky twist! Maggie McKay hardly knows what to do with herself. After an idyllic childhood of homeschooling with her mother and rough-housing with her older brothers, it's time for Maggie to face the outside world, all on her own. But that means facing high school...

Every nation that invades the City gives it a new name. But before long, new invaders arrive and the City changes hands once again. The natives don't let themselves get caught up in the unending wars. To them, their home is the Nameless City, and those who try to name it are forever outsiders. Kaidu...

Kaidu et Rat viennent juste de se remettre de la tentative d’assassinat contre le Général de toutes les Lames quand le chaos se déchaîne à nouveau dans la Cité sans nom qui se retrouve au bord de la guerre…malgré les meilleurs efforts de ceux qui y vivent et veulent la paix une fois pour...

Early readers learn about a computer mouse, keyboard, monitor, etc.

Twelve-year-old Colophon Letterford has a serious mystery on her hands. Will she discover the link between her family’s literary legacy and Shakespeare’s tomb before it’s too late? Antique paintings, secret passages, locked mausoleums, a four-hundred-year-old treasure, and a cast of quirky (and...

Swimming with Sharks Rita's times aren't fast enough to swim for the Sharks with her friends. To improve she must learn flip turns, but every time she tries, she gets water up her nose! Jazz has an idea that might be the key to Rita's success, but what if Rita comes in first on a slower team? Would...

Explore the exciting sport of hang gliding and paragliding with close-up pictures and examine necessary safety equipment.

Can you imagine having to drive long distances in a car, train, or bus? Airplane travel changed all that, making travel much quicker, easier, and less stressful. This book addresses the four factors that make it possible for an airplane to fly: weight, lift, thrust, and drag, and details what each...

We get it: Church communication can be a challenge. You feel overworked, overwhelmed, and overloaded. Honestly? Some days you’re just over it. More than the bulletin bloopers, greeter goofs, and crazy calendar, it’s the stuff behind the stuff that’s really taxing: unmet expectations, perfection...

Human cloning. Technology evolves faster than we do. The law shields us from our worst temptations. But the opportunity is there, dangling just out of reach—perfection and ascension… or delusion and destruction. In this collection of clone-themed stories, ten of today’s top speculative...

“[T]his novel is extraordinary . . . It is Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, mixed with H. G. Wells’s The Island of Doctor Moreau, set in the creepiest screwed-up town since ’Salem’s Lot . . . [A] major achievement.” — Adam-Troy Castro, Sci Fi magazine Swine Hill was full of the dead....

This book will go in great detail about my personal life, my past relationships, and current situations. These poems will touch every emotion, give insight, and stimulate the mind, heart, and soul. These powerful words will take you on a journey of life, love, heartbreak, and happiness.

John E. Parsons: An Eminent New Yorker in the Gilded Age is the captivating biography about the life and times of a man who was a major figure in the history of New York at the turn of the 20th century. An attorney, philanthropist, and reformer, Parsons held a position of respect among such...