"To get her best friend back, anxious and inventive eleven-year-old Maple performs a scientific experiment to uncover the secret to becoming fun"--

Maple Bishop is ready to put WWII and the grief of losing her husband, Bill, behind her. But when she discovers that Bill left her penniless, Maple realizes she could lose her Vermont home next and sets out to make money the only way she knows how: by selling her intricately crafted dollhouses. Business is off to a good start--until Maple discovers her first customer dead, his body hanging precariously in his own barn. Something about the supposed...

"A story of community, belonging, and friendship told by South Asian authors through an interconnected anthology, based in the fictional town of Maple Grove, New Jersey, and centralized at the town community center"--

"A new shop is opening in Lollyland! It's a sweet shop filled with cookies, tarts, and maple cream puffs. Itty Bitty Princess Kitty can't wait for all the residents of Lollyland to become regular customers, just like she will be. But when the shop finally opens, the business is slow. Can Itty find out why no one is visiting the sweet shop?"--

"During World War Two, in the prison camp Terezin, a group of Jewish children and their teacher planted and nurtured a smuggled-in sapling. Over time, fewer and fewer children were left to care for the little tree, but those who remained kept lovingly sharing their water with it. When the war finally ended and the prisoners were rescued, the sapling had grown into a strong five-foot-tall maple. Nearly eight years later the tree's six hundred descendants...

"Sixty recipes inspired by the world of Critical Role, accompanied by the histories of the show's four, imaginary continents and iconic culinary capers by Vox Machina, the Mighty Nein, Bells Hells, and more. Enjoy Percival de Rolo's Revenge Pasta, stuffed with enough garlic to ward off even the strongest vampires, and blackberry and lemon hand pies inspired by Scanlan's favorite spell. Prepare for battle with Jester's Sweet Feast, a platter of pastries...

"Inside, youll find the lynching-inspired Spur Award finalist title story, Half a Pig; the bone-cold, eye-for-an-eye drama of Will Rogers Medallion Award-winning Peaches; the clanking, clockwork gundown of Peacemaker Award finalist Scourge of the Spoils; and numerous other critically acclaimed short stories, including the noir-tinged pages of Snows of Montana and Snake Farm. Theres the classic Western barroom showdown in Just Once, the time-travel...