New Releases by Sarah Withrow

The end is nigh. Time to get this sh*tshow on the road. He has a chance to be a hero -- if he can get through end-of-the-world traffic. With a nuclear war inexplicably set to start next week, half-billionaire stoner Angus must make his way from Malibu to Austin to pick up his niece''s friends to bring them to safety. If he doesn''t, his niece Merry will be pissed at him all Armageddon long. After all, he did have the foresight to buy a bullet-proof RV complete with solar panels, top-mounted drones, a dashboard coffeemaker and an operating system he''s named for his ex-boyfriend. Is el último fin de semana too late for him to set things right? Join Angus as he takes his sh*tshow on the road and contends with killer traffic, last-minute shopping and his former partners -- romantic and business -- all of whom are on his Do-Not-Call list. Angus Goes to Austin is the first book in the rollicking and comical Scavenged Earth series.

Among the many pressing social concerns that have galvanized evangelical Christians’ response—abortion, human trafficking, environmental degradation, and many others—the care of animals has received relatively little attention. Yet as author Sarah Withrow King deftly uncovers in Vegangelical, animal stewardship is a necessary aspect of a holistic ethic of Christian peace and justice. Indeed, care for animal welfare correspondingly strengthens our care for environmental and human flourishing. Practical, restrained in its conclusions, and grounded on a broader theology of Christian compassion, Vegangelical calls readers to a greater attentiveness to one of the primary relationships in God’s created order, that between humans and animals.

Why should Christians care about animals? Is there a biblical basis for abstaining from eating animals? Is avoiding companies that use (and misuse) animals a viable way for Christians to better live out the message of God? In Animals Are Not Ours, Sarah Withrow King makes the argument that care for all of creation is no "far-fetched" idea that only radical people would consider, but rather a faithful witness of the peaceful kingdom God desires and Jesus modeled. This includes all living and breathing creatures that share this earth with us. King uses her decade-plus experience as a vegan, her seminary education, her evangelical Christian faith, and her years working with PETA to call Christians to examine how we treat and view the nonhuman animals with whom we share a finite planet.

Gwen''s mother ran away five years ago. Now Gwen is receiving postcards from her that promise a reunion -- postcards with French stamps and no return address. Gwen is sure that it is only a matter of time before her mother sends for her. Until then, she plans to be a loner. After all, there''s no point in making friends you are just going to leave behind. But then Gwen meets Clara, the new girl in the grade eight class, who behaves oddly and is determined to befriend Gwen. But, even though Gwen is drawn to her, the more she finds out about Clara''s life, the less she wants to tell about her own. In Gwen and Clara, Sarah Withrow has created two utterly believable thirteen-year-olds who struggle to sort out their place with friends, school and family.

Presents a rhyming illustrated story that plays on the things that a baby can seem like.

An adorable, cuddly baby surrounded by familiar objects such as toys, bananas, blankets, and pets can be happy, sad, crying, sleepy, and even asleep.

Sophie (14, ik-figuur) denkt dat ze minder aantrekkelijk is dan haar vriendin Shawna. Toch valt de mooiste jongen van de klas op haar. Vanaf ca. 13 jaar.

What happens to best friends when one of them gets a boyfriend? Gloria and Shawna are about to start high school, but they still enjoy acting out their fantasy futures with cut-throat games of Barbie. Even in their real-life plans it''s always bossy, doll-faced Shawna who gets the boyfriend first. And then she''ll make him bring a friend for Gloria, and then they''ll double-date and rule the school. But when school begins, it''s Gloria who catches the eye of Marc, the hottest boy in grade nine. And she quickly discovers how difficult it is to juggle a jealous friend and a romance. A smart, sassy and deadly accurate depiction of every girl''s dream-nightmare come true.

Stevie Walters is still grieving over the death of his father -- killed by a drunk driver two years ago. He has a poor appetite and he doesn''t seem to be growing. At home his mum is still an emotional mess, and at school the other kids avoid him. Then he meets Goody Pryne. Goody is a smart, big, abrasive, loud-mouthed, astronomy-crazed bully. Goody and Stevie become friends -- the school losers who only have each other. She''s mean to Stevie, puts him down, even punches him hard enough that his mum takes him to the hospital, but he is still drawn to her. Goody always tells him the truth about himself. But she won''t talk about her own past, especially about her relationship to Josie. Former best friends, the two girls are now sworn enemies, but neither will say why. Josie is verbally vicious to Goody, who pulls her punches in return. At the same time Stevie is attracted to Josie''s best friend Tsula. When Goody and Josie''s relationship comes to a crisis, Stevie must decide where his loyalties lie. Should he look after himself and be popular with his new friends, or stay true to Goody?

Terence isn''t cool like his best friend, Tom, but at least he''s not a weirdo like Lucy, who sees life upside-down and thinks she''s a bat. Yet Lucy knows things that other people don''t -- about the gaps in life, and seeing things more clearly with your eyes closed, and how you have to learn to fly on your own if you want to survive. Sarah Withrow has penned a startling novel about extraordinary Lucy, who believes she''s a bat, and ordinary Terence, who believes in believing.