New Releases by Linda Nicholas

Grieving, guilty and angry over her mother''s death and father''s remarriage, 12-year-old Kate Waverly bonds with her step-grandmother, Mirabella. Through her, Kate finds a charming and mysterious box no one can unlock, but which Kate knows contains something that will change her life forever. A strangely intelligent little dog becomes Kate''s constant companion, helping her find puzzling clues behind the fairy doors of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and leading Kate and her family into a world of healing fairy magic. With a heart-warming message to children and adults alike, “The Fairy Box” engages the reader with humor, mystery and fantasy in this tale of a troubled young girl who learns to open her heart to life and love.

This two-volume monograph is the final report and synthesis of the Valley of Oaxaca Settlement Pattern Project’s full-coverage surface survey and makes significant theoretical and methodological contributions to the investigation of social evolution, cultural ecology, and regional analysis.