New Releases by Alex Morgan

From FIFA World Cup Champion, Olympic gold medalist, and bestselling author Alex Morgan comes the tenth book in an empowering and fun-filled middle grade series that inspired the streaming original series, The Kicks! Frida is convinced Devin is her good luck charm. So when Frida lands an audition for a commercial, she begs Devin to come with her. But while she waits backstage, Devin has a bit of god luck of her own—an agent spots her and thinks she’d be perfect to model for an athletic wear photo shoot! Devin doesn’t know anything about modeling, but she decides to give it a go. Soon, though, her modeling and soccer schedules start to conflict, and Devin feels like she’s letting her team down in all the chaos. She knows she has to choose between soccer and modeling, but with everyone talking about her playing in college and the rest of the Kicks obsessing over a fortune-telling app, it feels like Devin has to choose her whole future right now too. Is soccer the goal Devin really wants to keep going for? Or will she shift her eye to another prize?

Paranormal detective Corey Shaw, with abilities such as telepathy and clairvoyance, is summoned to Provincetown during the annual leather Mates weekend, when the naked body of a young man is found. He had been tied up and beaten before being strangled. The police say murder but Corey suspects a BDSM scene got out of control. Searching the dungeons, he becomes immersed in the local scene and discovers a never-before-seen side of himself. In a sea of muscular leather masters and slaves, he realizes hidden urges in an environment where every fantasy can be fulfilled. He must set aside his sadomasochism desires and use his powers to locate the murderer before he kills again. Can Corey find him before becoming a victim to the ultimate BDSM fantasy of execution?

From FIFA World Cup Champion, Olympic gold medalist, and bestselling author Alex Morgan comes the ninth book in an empowering and fun-filled middle grade series that inspired the Amazon original series, The Kicks! After an easy win against the Roses, Devin is reminded of how the Kicks were playing when she first joined and how far they have come since then. Devin runs into Sasha, a summer league teammate of hers, who confides that the Roses’ coach doesn’t seem to care that they’re losing and asks Devin for help. She invites the Roses to a weekend soccer clinic that the Kicks are going to. But when the eighth graders find out that Devin is helping another team in their league, they are not pleased and accuse Devin of helping the competition—especially when the Roses begin to win. Meanwhile, Zoe and Emma haven’t been seeing eye-to-eye, and their friendship seems to be in trouble, putting Devin and Jessi in the middle of their fights. When they begin to disrupt the Kicks’ practices, Devin knows she has to do something. Can Devin prove to her team and her friends that she’s not playing favorites or choosing sides?

From FIFA World Cup Champion, Olympic gold medalist, and bestselling author Alex Morgan comes the eighth book in an empowering and fun-filled middle grade series that inspired the Amazon original series, The Kicks! Spring season continues and the Kicks are working their hardest to be champions. But Emma’s confidence takes a dive after tripping and letting a shot go into the goal. Embarrassed by the blunder, she’s not sure if she’s cut out to be a goalie. Devin tries to help Emma, but she’s dealing with uncertainties of her own. The cute new boy at school asks Jessi to go to the movies with him and some other friends, and she accepts, leaving Devin, Steven, and Cody behind. Does Jessi not like Cody anymore and what does this mean for Devin and Steven? With everything so uncertain, will the Kicks be able to stay in the soccer zone?

From wall art to jars and stationery, Mehndi for the Inspired Artist presents a step-by-step approach to creating a variety of mehndi patterns for artwork, illustrations, and craft projects.

This goal scorin’ boxed set has the first six books in the fun and empowering New York Times bestselling middle grade series from star soccer player and Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan. When Devin moves from Connecticut to California, she leaves her spot as captain of the seventh-grade soccer team and finds herself stuck with the Kentville Kangaroos—a.k.a. the Kicks—a.k.a. an absolute mess. But the players are fun and friendly, and with a little guidance and leadership, Devin and her teammates just might have a shot at success. This boxed set of the Kicks series includes Saving the Team, Sabotage Season, Win or Lose, Hat Trick, Shaken Up, and Settle the Score.

"The middle school soccer team is facing a lot of pressure to be league champions--will they buckle under it or will they manage to succeed?"--

This paperback includes the third and fourth books of the Corey Shaw Mysteries series: Invisible Curtain and Legacy of Hephaestus. Psychic sleuth Corey Shaw is torn between a vacation cruise with his family, his burgeoning attraction to handsome men, solving the mystery behind a series of bombings as well as a curious jewel theft.

From FIFA World Cup Champion, Olympic gold medalist, and bestselling author Alex Morgan comes the sixth book in an empowering and fun-filled middle grade series about believing in yourself and working as a team. Devin is finally catching her stride with the winter soccer league, and as the championships approach, Devin and Jessi’s team has a real shot at coming out on top! Only, Zoe’s team does too, and suddenly things get awkward between the Kicks. Devin tries to keep her head, but she’s torn—she wants her friend to be happy, but she wants to win, too! And Zoe’s too busy strategizing with her new teammates to make time for the Kicks. As the finals get closer, tensions rise until even Frida and Emma don’t know who to root for. Maybe this time the Kicks can’t stand up under the weight of competition.

From World Cup champion, Olympic gold medalist, and bestselling author Alex Morgan comes the fifth book in an empowering and fun-filled middle grade series about believing in yourself and working as a team. Devin is finally getting used to California; she’s got sunstreaks in her hair and has even picked up some So-Cal lingo. Then Devin experiences an earthquake, and she’s more freaked out than she expected she would be. The earthquake is just the first in a series of chain of events that shake Devin’s confidence. She fails a test in a subject she knows well. Her crush seems to have his attention on another girl. And worst of all, her soccer mojo is nowhere to be found. Now Devin, the girl who usually inspires confidence in her friends and teammates, will have to turn to them for support.

The Olympic gold medal-winning soccer player details her path to success, from her childhood in California to her time on the United States' National team.

With the playoffs over, Devin and her seventh-grade friends decide to try out for a soccer travel team, but friendships are threatened because not everyone makes it on to the tough, competitive team, and in the mean time the girls are faced with a crisis--budget cuts threaten to eliminate the soccer program at the elementary school Devin's little sister attends.

Information communications technologies (ICTs) such as television, computers, digital cameras, programmable toys, mobile phones, are playing an increasingly prominent role in young children’s lives, but the effects on children can be negative if these are used inappropriately. This timely new book draws on recent research to provide guidance, support, and examples of good practice for all those working with young children on how technology can be used to stimulate language, collaboration, independence and creative play in young children. Written by leading experts in the field, the book looks at the role of television, graphics, programmable toys, adventure games and virtual learning environments in early years settings and suggests practical activities and approaches to extend children’s thinking and develop their vocabulary through: • a play-based curriculum • sustained-shared thinking • parent partnership Including case studies and questions for discussion, this book is essential reading for students and practitioners that want to ensure they are using ICT appropriately and in a way that has a positive impact on outcomes for young children.

This kickin’ boxed set has all three books in the fun and empowering New York Times bestselling middle grade series from star soccer player and Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan. When Devin moves from Connecticut to California, she leaves her spot as captain of the seventh-grade soccer team and finds herself stuck with the Kentville Kangaroos—aka the Kicks—aka an absolute mess. But the players are fun and friendly, and with the help of a little guidance and leadership, Devin and her teammates just might have a shot at success. This boxed set of the Kicks series includes Saving the Team, Sabotage Season, and Win or Lose.

Quinn Mason is a young Southern gentleman. Perhaps, gentleman is a stretch for how he lived his earlier years. He was the kid whose life seemed charmed, a popular athlete in high school who won a full scholarship. Life was on track for him until the death of his parents. In one terrible moment, Quinn went from having everything to being everything for his young siblings. He left college and used the money from his parent’s life insurance policy to buy a bar. The bar supported him and the kids, affording him the ability to give for them the life was robbed of, even sending them to college. Mhisery Bellemy has returned to Midnight, reluctantly. Her mother died, and she is left to take care of her drunken father and the family cafe´. She had escaped the small town’s clutches as soon as she was of age, and swore never to return. Now, her siblings have turned to her, leaning heavily on her for help. The woman who got out of town and made a life she loves is now forced, by the bonds of family, and the weight of obligation, to return and give up what she had worked to build for herself. These two are unlikely to cross paths, but chance throws them into the right place at the right time. Quinn’s brother is the catalyst that brings Mhisery into Quinn’s line of sight. And that’s all it took, one look and he knows he has to have her. The golden boy athlete is now drawn to the tall, tattooed woman stepping off the last bus into town. Will Quinn ever have the woman he desires, and make her his own, or will she return to the life she loves far away from the small town of Midnight, and Quinn, or will she stay and make a life with the man she loves? Chasing Midnight tells a story of love, friendship, and sacrifice. This talented duo, Shyloh & Alex Morgan, will rip your heart out and have you falling in love with the inhabitants of this quaint, quirky, town. Welcome to southern seduction, and the town of Midnight, where the Darkest Desires of Dixie become a reality.

"Devin and the rest of the team must figure out who is trying to sabotage them before the playoffs start"--Provided by publisher.

From star soccer player and Olympic gold-medalist Morgan comes the first book in an empowering, fun-filled, sports-themed series for middle-grade girls about believing in themselves and working as a team. Illustrations.

"Devin's team thinks she is taking too much credit for their winning streak and she must keep the team together"--

This title covers adaptable activities for using common ICT equipment to improve literacy skills in the primary phase. ICT offers exciting new ways of inspiring and engaging pupils in reading and writing, through a variety of methods including group and paired discussion. This book includes tried-and-tested activities along with a cross-curricular mapping grid to show how the activities can be used across a range of subjects. Each activity includes: a suggested age range, although each exercise is easily adaptable; an introduction to the approach, exploring why it enhances teaching and learning; exercises and templates, with suggestions for developing the activity; and, ideas for differentiation. Some activities involve the students using the available technology, while others encourage you to incorporate ICT equipment and resources into your teaching. All the activities use commonly available software and are available online so that you can make them your own and display them on your interactive whiteboard. A number of step-by-step task sheets are also available online to help students with little experience of using ICT, as well as a quick confidence boosting guide if you need help using the ICT in your classroom.

Everybody knows the truth about Myra--at least, they all think they do. Her husband Edward has made a conscious decision to ignore the rumors, but as Myra''s ex-lover returns, Edward is brought to face a darker reality to the truth he thinks he knows so well.

When Albert Bench first lays eyes on Christine, a street-smart country girl, he knows that she is meant to be his. Christine, though, has other ideas. Events in her past have rendered her incapable of making love to any man - even her boyfriend George, a failed boxer on a farm work programme in the United States. When George returns to Jamaica and confronts Albert, things rise quickly to boiling point - with Christine caught in the middle...

Marupa is a fictional story that takes place on a South Pacific island called Shantu. On this island is a very high and dangerous mountain called Kuja. Only one person has ever successfully climbed to the very top of Kuja. That was Chief Akunda, one of the island''s previous chiefs. He placed a rare and priceless black pearl necklace at the very top of the mountain to memorialize the death of his young wife. That happened several generations ago. In the present Marupa, one of Shantu''s young warriors, falls in love with Alandra, the current chief''s eldest daughter. The chief of the island has not been able to bear a son and is concerned about who will replace him as chief once he is gone. At their annual Harvest Festival, the chief stuns the villagers with a startling announcement. He tells them that whoever brings back the black pearl gold necklace from Kuja will marry Alandra and eventually become chief of Shantu. Although Marupa is an accomplished warrior, he must now face the challenge of eleven other warriors trying to retrieve the necklace. There will be many death-threatening perils that he must overcome in order to wed the princess he loves. The story revolves around the lives of Marupa, his family, pets, friends, and his love for Alandra. It is a refreshing and imaginative story that contains romance, humor, danger, adventure, courage endurance, wisdom, friendship, family values and morals, and a quest for marriage to a princess.

The book "Padel for Beginners: The First Step is on the Court, An Introductory Guidebook to Padel Play and Becoming Part of the Worldwide Community of Today's Fastest Growing Sport" is an all-encompassing guide designed to introduce readers to the exciting and rapidly growing sport of padel. This book, with surprise illustrations, serves as a comprehensive resource for anyone looking to dive into the world of padel, regardless of their skill level or prior experience. It begins by delving into the rich history and global appeal of the sport, providing readers with a solid foundation and understanding of padel's origins and evolution. From there, the book takes a practical approach, guiding readers through the fundamental aspects of padel play. It covers essential topics such as court dimensions, equipment selection, scoring systems, and the various strokes and strategies employed in the game. With clear explanations and step-by-step instructions, this guidebook aims to equip readers with the knowledge and skills necessary to confidently step onto the padel court. However, "Padel for Beginners" goes beyond mere technical instruction. It recognizes that padel is not just a sport but a vibrant community and a way of life. The book explores the social aspects of padel, highlighting the camaraderie, friendships, and connections that can be forged through participation in this inclusive and welcoming sport. Whether you're a seasoned athlete looking for a new challenge or a complete novice seeking to try something different, this book is designed to be your ultimate companion on your padel journey. It provides guidance on finding local courts, joining clubs, and even exploring padel hotspots around the world, enabling readers to fully immerse themselves in the global padel community. With an encouraging and engaging tone, "Padel for Beginners" invites readers to embrace the joy and excitement of padel. It aims to inspire individuals to grab their racquets, lace up their shoes, and embark on an unforgettable adventure into the heart of this captivating sport. In essence, this book is a comprehensive resource that combines practical instruction, historical context, and social insights to help readers not only learn the game of padel but also find their place within the ever-growing worldwide padel family.