Can a relationship with a bully help you discover who you really are? Would the drama help you summon the courage to break free, or would you lose yourself in another person's version of you? Take Rachel for example. She's 17, loves her 18-year-old boyfriend, Hugh. There's one big thing Hugh has to change about her, though: she's a virgin. What's she going to do about that? RACHEL'S MANIFESTO is much more than a tale about first experiences. It's a voyage of self-discovery. Rachel's opinionated friends, her frazzled single mother and her recurring dreams all play a role in this coming-of-age...

Jill longs to make a home in the marvelous city of Adventus, where days are rich and life is sublime for the best and brightest people. But when her great journey concludes at the city walls, she finds that gaining entrance is not as easy as she'd hoped. Will they let her in, after all? Adults and children alike will enjoy this light-hearted picture storybook about self-perception and elusive dreams.

If the Brussels sprouts on your plate remind you of smelly green eyeballs instead of a delicious and nutritious side dish, regrettably, it's all Sog's fault. In medieval Belgium, ogres are farmers. Sog's father grows Brussels sprouts and sells them to humans in Le Grand Place, the open marketplace in Brussels. The sprouts are delicious and popular with humans...that is, until Sog cooks up a sly plot. Sog loves eating the sprouts and doesn't want to share with the suspicious and mistrustful humans. His plot is successful, but has unexpected consequences.