Teenage bodyguard Connor Reeves must learn a new set of skills when hired to protect an Australian media mogul's twin daughters aboard a yacht in the dangerous Indian Ocean.

"When surfing champion Charley Hunter is assigned to protect teenage rock idol Ash Wild on his sold-out US tour, she soon finds out what it really means to live the rock star lifestyle. Faced with a growing number of death threats, several suspicious accidents, and an unruly celebrity, Charley has her work cut out for her keeping Ash alive on the tour"--

For his new assignment Connor's been posted to a luxury yacht. His mission: to protect the twin daughters of an Australian media-mogul. It's a watertight operation, more a vacation than a dangerous duty--until the unthinkable happens. Far out at sea, heavily-armed pirates hired by enemies of the twins' father launch a high-powered attack against the yacht in an act fueled by greed and a desire for vengeance. It's up to Connor to push back the pirates...

"Scott and his gang of techno-hackers might have destroyed the deadly online game Virtual Kombat, but they're far from safe. No longer hosted in virtual reality, there's only one place for the brutal battle to go - VK will be played in the real world, and Scott's tech skills won't help him now. This is no longer just a game ...Don't miss-out on all the action! Catch up on the story so far in Gamer and Virus.Information for Adults"--www.barringtonstoke.co.uk....

After America is drawn into World War II, Hank McCallum finds himself on the USS Yorktown, an aircraft carrier in the Pacific, separated from his brother Theo, in constant danger from torpedoes, and just learning about the prejudice and segregation that plague his new friend from Tonga, Bradford.

"The artists featured in Black Refractions, including Kerry James Marshall, Faith Ringgold, Nari Ward, Norman Lewis, Wangechi Mutu, and Lorna Simpson, are drawn from the renowned collection of the Studio Museum in Harlem. Through exhibitions, public programs, artist residencies, and bold acquisitions, this pioneering institution has served as a nexus for artists of African descent locally, nationally, and internationally since its founding in 1968....