Agnes is having a tea party, but the first person who shows up is the persistent boy next door--who comes with an astonishing variety of animal friends (and an awesome mother).

"Jen has dumped Andy, and he's handling the breakup in exactly the way all his friends and family might have expected: very, very badly. Crashing at his mother's house and obsessively photographing his hairline, Andy embraces the rites and rituals of every breakup-the ill-advised decision to move onto a houseboat, the forced merriment of a lads' night out, the accidental late-night text to the ex-all resulting in a never-ending shame spiral. Even...

"London, 1940. Emmeline Lake is Doing Her Bit for the war effort, volunteering as a telephone operator with the Auxiliary Fire Services. When Emmy sees an advertisement for a job at the London Evening Chronicle, her dreams of becoming a Lady War Correspondent suddenly seem achievable. But the job turns out to be working as a typist for the fierce and renowned advice columnist, Henrietta Bird. Emmy is disappointed, but gamely bucks up and buckles down....

One hot summer day, four bored children start a watermelon seed-spitting battle that soon spreads throughout their town.

This fictional story is about James Foxby, newly arrived in Dublin and finding work as a casino dealer. Here, confidentiality is taken to a whole new level. For this is no ordinary casino. And it appears that the laws of the land have no bearing or standing in the place. From drunken meetings with the general manager, the wild and unpredictable Herman Mink, to private blackjack games in a luxury hotel suite, James experiences some strange and fairly...

Bruce Jay Friedman is the reigning don of the ironic comic novel. Now he triumphantly returns to the form with Violencia!, a crackling satire of show-business pomposity, flimflam, and dreck in the spirit of Mel Brooks's The Producers. Paul Gurney is a struggling civilian clerk working the desk at a major New York homicide precinct who runs a department newsletter, The Homicider, that covers the goings-on at the precinct, dispenses advice, and disseminates...

Audrey, Logan, Braden, and Grandma go to the toy store for something new. A very cute stuffed bear catches their attention, so they buy him right up. Little do they know, this bear is magic! He comes to life at night while everyone sleeps. He does the silliest things! Read about the magic inside and have a good laugh.

This is humorous quick read of seven fun, creative short stories, each story is very unique. You will find yourself laughing at some of the most unusual characters and situations they get themselves into.

Anna, a senior citizen with decades of office manager experience, is forced to retire from her position with a magazine by an inexperienced relative of the former editor. Resentful and determined, she decides to start her own magazine and recruits writers, editors and illustrators, the funny old people' of the title. She develops a business plan, buys equipment, leases a cottage to serve as an office, and the magazine slowly evolves.She stays in touch...

In a world of technological advancement, political correctness to the point of absurdity and bright vibrant colours. One man dares to live in sepia. Detective Joseph Quincy Kingly is back. And he's back with inadvertence. When a dastardly murder is committed, Detective Kingly is the only person in the immediate area who can possibly solve the case. Of course, it won't be that easy for the man who should be everyone's favourite private eye. This...