New Releases by Jennifer BROWN

C''est elle qui a eu l''idée de la liste, mais elle n''a jamais voulu que quelqu''un meure. Valérie est effondrée après le drame survenu à son lycée. Son petit ami Nick a ouvert le feu dans la cafétéria, visant un à un tous les élèves de la liste. Cette fameuse liste qu''ils avaient écrite pour s''amuser, et où figurent ceux qui étaient odieux, lâches, méprisants. Puis, Nick s''est suicidé. Mais Valérie, elle, est toujours là, enfermée dans une bulle de questions sans réponses. Jusqu''au matin où elle se lève, et quitte sa chambre pour retourner au lycée.

Twelve-year-old Arcturus Betelgeuse Chambers comes from a family of stargazers and his quest to find life on other planets is unstoppable. But when Arty''s family announces they''re moving to Las Vegas, the City of Lights threatens to put an end to his stargazing dreams forever-especially when he has to stay with his scary next door neighbor while his parents look for a house. As it turns out, “Mr. Death” isn''t terrifying at all-he''s actually Cash Maddox, a bonafide astronaut! But when Cash falls ill, will Arty find the courage to complete his mission by himself? And might he actually prove, once and for all, that there is life on Mars? For fans of Frank Cottrell Boyce''s Cosmic and Jack Gantos''s Dead End in Norvelt comes a heartwarming story of true friendship-earthly or otherwise.

Jersey Cameron has always loved a good storm. Watching the clouds roll in and the wind pick up. Smelling the electricity in the air. Dancing barefoot in the rain. She lives in the Midwest, after all, where the weather is sure to keep you guessing. Jersey knows what to do when the tornado sirens sound. But she never could have prepared for this. When her town is devastated by a tornado, Jersey loses everything. As she struggles to overcome her grief, she''s sent to live with relatives she hardly knows -- family who might as well be strangers. In an unfamiliar place, can Jersey discover that even on the darkest of days, there are some things no tornado can destroy? In this powerful and poignant novel, acclaimed author Jennifer Brown delivers a story of love, loss, hope, and survival.

De zeventienjarige Alex valt als een blok voor de knappe Cole. Zij krijgen een relatie, maar al snel blijkt dat Cole wat vreemde trekjes heeft; hij is bezitterig en agressief. Alex vrienden waarschuwen haar, maar zoals het zo vaak gaat als je verliefd bent: zij wil er niets van weten en praat Coles gedrag steeds weer goed. Hoe ver ga je voordat je eindelijk zegt: `Het is genoeg ? Jennifer Brown schrijft boeken met heftige thema s. Zo ook in Bitter Love, het schokkende verhaal van een gewelddadige relatie.

!--StartFragment-- Ashleigh''s boyfriend, Kaleb, is about to leave for college, and Ashleigh is worried that he''ll forget about her while he''s away. So at a legendary end-of-summer pool party, Ashleigh''s friends suggest she text him a picture of herself -- sans swimsuit -- to take with him. Before she can talk herself out of it, Ashleigh strides off to the bathroom, snaps a photo in the full-length mirror, and hits "send." But when Kaleb and Ashleigh go through a bad breakup, Kaleb takes revenge by forwarding the text to his baseball team. Soon the photo has gone viral, attracting the attention of the school board, the local police, and the media. As her friends and family try to distance themselves from the scandal, Ashleigh feels completely alone -- until she meets Mack while serving her court-ordered community service. Not only does Mack offer a fresh chance at friendship, but he''s the one person in town who received the text of Ashleigh''s photo -- and didn''t look. Acclaimed author Jennifer Brown brings readers a gripping novel about honesty and betrayal, redemption and friendship, attraction and integrity, as Ashleigh finds that while a picture may be worth a thousand words . . . it doesn''t always tell the whole story. !--EndFragment--

The use of wide medians and clear zones that do not require median and roadside barriers is the current design practice for new and reconstructed rural highway facilities. Constructing or reconstructing roads with full width medians and clear zones is much more expensive today compared to when the design standards were developed. Considerable costs can be accrued in additional overhead bridge length, earthwork and ROW in new construction projects, and widening of existing right-of way and bridge structures in reconstruction projects. This synthesis study focuses on the use of median barriers and roadside barriers and it identifies: (a) the current design practice and the existing body of knowledge, (b) (b) design conditions where adding extra traffic lanes without widening the ROW is acceptable from the point of view of safety and costs if barriers and guardrails are installed, and (c) future research needs. One of the practical outcomes of the project is a set of Crash Cost Modification Factors (concept found in the German design guidelines) estimated based on the past research for Indiana and simulation experiments executed with the Roadside Safety Analysis Program. These factors can be used to evaluate the safety benefit produced by a modified cross section of a rural freeway.

Kendra has always felt overshadowed by her older brother, Grayson, whose OCD forces him to live a life of carefully coordinated routines. To Kendra, the only way she can stand out next to Grayson is to be perfect, and she has perfection down to an art -- until a cheating scandal threatens her flawless reputation. Behind the wheel of her car, with Grayson asleep beside her, Kendra decides to drive away from it all -- with enough distance, maybe she''ll be able to figure everything out. But even in the midst of the road trip''s flat tires, gas-station food stops, and detours to quirky roadside attractions, eventually Kendra must stop running and come to terms with herself, her brother, and her past.

In a heart-wrenching story exploring the enviable bonds of friendship, five lives are left in tattered pieces, and everyone is forced to choose. Will the group fall apart at the seams or will the strong bonds of everlasting friendship withstand the fire of deceit?

When Alex falls for the charming new boy at school, Cole -- a handsome, funny, sports star who adores her -- she can''t believe she''s finally found her soul mate . . . someone who truly loves and understands her. At first, Alex is blissfully happy. Sure, Cole seems a little jealous of her relationship with her close friend Zack, but what guy would want his girlfriend spending all her time with another boy? As the months pass, though, Alex can no longer ignore Cole''s small put-downs, pinches, or increasingly violent threats. As Alex struggles to come to terms with the sweet boyfriend she fell in love with and the boyfriend whose "love" she no longer recognizes, she is forced to choose -- between her "true love" and herself.

"What Happens in Winter?" brings the senses to life as it describes in detail very familiar sites, smells and sounds that occur in during the winter season. It entails the natural onset, duration and close of winter as it invites readers to be part of the many festivities the season brings. This story is timeless and a classic for every age. It is the first story in a four-part series about the seasons.

Valerie ist sechzehn, als ihre Welt zusammenbricht. In der Schul-Cafeteria eröffnet ihr Freund Nick das Feuer auf seine Mitschüler. Er tötet sechs Menschen und verletzt zahllose andere. Valerie selbst wirft sich vor eine Schülerin und wird dabei schwer getroffen. Doch hinterher wird sie keinesfalls als Heldin betrachtet, sondern als Mittäterin. Gemeinsam mit Nick hatte sie die Hassliste geführt, auf der die Namen aller Opfer standen. Für Valerie war es ein Spiel gewesen, ein Ritual, das sie mit Nick verband. Ohne zu merken, dass es für ihn offenbar viel mehr war ... Jennifer Brown wurde in Kansas City geboren und lebt dort heute mit ihrem Mann, drei Kindern sowie einigen Hunden und Katzen. Wenn sie nicht über ernsthafte Themen schreibt, arbeitet sie als Kolumnistin für den Kansas City Star. Für ihre humoristischen Beiträge wurde die Autorin schon mehrfach ausgezeichnet.

For readers of Marieke Nijkamp''s This Is Where It Ends, a powerful and timely contemporary classic about the aftermath of a school shooting. Five months ago, Valerie Leftman''s boyfriend, Nick, opened fire on their school cafeteria. Shot trying to stop him, Valerie inadvertently saved the life of a classmate, but was implicated in the shootings because of the list she helped create. A list of people and things she and Nick hated. The list he used to pick his targets. Now, after a summer of seclusion, Val is forced to confront her guilt as she returns to school to complete her senior year. Haunted by the memory of the boyfriend she still loves and navigating rocky relationships with her family, former friends, and the girl whose life she saved, Val must come to grips with the tragedy that took place and her role in it, in order to make amends and move on with her life. Jennifer Brown''s critically acclaimed novel now includes the bonus novella Say Something, another arresting Hate List story.

In the sequel to Celebrity Secrets, currently available online and in bookstores actress Elissa Harner and Kevin Lytle are headed to the Virgin Islands, for Kevin to work on his first movie with his new production company...for Elissa it''s to get away from everything the book Secrets Unearthed has done to her family since it''s arrival in her fan mail. But when a mysterious vacationer turns up in the same hotel as Elissa and Kevin, the vacation turns into a nightmare for Elissa as secrets are unearthed about those she loves most!

A wealth of information for expectant parents Protect Your Pregnancy reassuringly leads expectant parents through steps to protect their unborn child during pregnancy, with a special focus on at-risk pregnancies. Written by a leading prenatal specialist working to reduce pre-term births and pregnancy complications, this invaluable guide provides parents with the information they need to safely give birth to a happy, healthy child. Here readers will find: A time-tested approach that has been successful with more than 30,000 women Detailed guidance on all of the important influences on the health of the unborn child Guidelines on how to recognize signs and symptoms of pregnancy complications Exploration of pre-existing and developing medical conditions that can lead to premature delivery Navigating the neonatal intensive care unit Advice on dealing with concerned family members