Annabelle and Aiden in the Story of Life

Annabelle and Aiden in the Story of Life
Author: Joseph Raphael Becker
Publisher: Imaginarium Press, LLC
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2016-07-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780997806601

In this inspirational storybook written in rhyme, Annabelle asks "Why do we look, the way that we do? With hands and feet, in neat sets of two? What made my eyes? And what made my nose? And the shape of my body, from my head to my toes?" A wise owl answers with the amazing story of Darwinian evolution, and perhaps more importantly, what we can learn from it: to be kind to one another, as we are all related in the same family tree.

Nora Goes Off Script

Nora Goes Off Script
Author: Annabel Monaghan
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2023-02-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0593420055

"The perfect escape." —USA Today "Readers who loved Emily Henry's Book Lovers are sure to savor Nora Goes Off Script." —Shelf Awareness Named one of the Best Beach Reads of Summer 2022 by The Washington Post • USA Today • Cosmopolitan • Southern Living • Country Living • Business Insider • Buzzfeed • Book Riot • The Augusta Chronicle Nora’s life is about to get a rewrite… Nora Hamilton knows the formula for love better than anyone. As a romance channel screenwriter, it’s her job. But when her too-good-to work husband leaves her and their two kids, Nora turns her marriage’s collapse into cash and writes the best script of her life. No one is more surprised than her when it’s picked up for the big screen and set to film on location at her 100-year-old-home. When former Sexiest Man Alive, Leo Vance, is cast as her ne’er do well husband Nora’s life will never be the same. The morning after shooting wraps and the crew leaves, Nora finds Leo on her porch with a half-empty bottle of tequila and a proposition. He’ll pay a thousand dollars a day to stay for a week. The extra seven grand would give Nora breathing room, but it’s the need in his eyes that makes her say yes. Seven days: it’s the blink of an eye or an eternity depending on how you look at it. Enough time to fall in love. Enough time to break your heart. Filled with warmth, wit, and wisdom, Nora Goes Off Script is the best kind of love story—the real kind where love is complicated by work, kids, and the emotional baggage that comes with life. For Nora and Leo, this kind of love is bigger than the big screen.

I See You Made an Effort

I See You Made an Effort
Author: Annabelle Gurwitch
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2014-03-06
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1101634723

“Annabelle Gurwitch is the child prodigy of the literature on aging. The only downside of this book is that it is bound to deepen your laugh lines.”—Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed Actor and humorist Annabelle Gurwitch returns with a wickedly funny book of essays about the indignities faced by femmes d’un certain âge. Whether she is falling in lust at the Genius Bar, coping with her best friend’s assisted suicide, or navigating the extensive—and treacherously expensive—anti-aging offerings at the beauty counter, Gurwitch confronts middle age with candor, wit, and a healthy dose of self-deprecation. Scorchingly honest, surreally and riotously funny, I See You Made an Effort is the ultimate coming-of-middle-age story and according to Bill Maher, "it should be required reading for anyone between the ages of 40 and death. Scratch that—even after death, it's a must read."

Tiger Pelt

Tiger Pelt
Author: Annabelle Kim
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-01-09
Genre: Comfort women
ISBN: 9780997609004

Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Finalist Kirkus Reviews' Best Books Gold Nautilus Book Award "[An] expansive and impressive historical fiction debut...Unfolding against a sprawling canvas, an absorbing tale of characters shedding their identities and reinventing themselves, despite being battered by war." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Wherever You Go, There They Are

Wherever You Go, There They Are
Author: Annabelle Gurwitch
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2018-04-10
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 0399574891

A hilarious new collection of essays from New York Times bestselling author Annabelle Gurwitch When Annabelle Gurwitch was a child, surrounded by a cast of epically dysfunctional relatives, she secretly prayed that it was all a terrible mistake. Suffering from a colossal case of “family envy,” Gurwitch began seeking out other forms of community. If she’s learned anything, it’s that no matter how hard you try to escape a crazy family, you just end up in another crazy family. Using her own clan of hucksters and scam artists as inspiration, Wherever You Go, There They Are unpacks and redefines our ideas of community and belonging. In her essays, Gurwitch explores family mythologies, the fragility of sisterhood, the rituals and rites of passage into urban tribes, the seductive charm of a cult, and the spectacularly daunting search for the community where her aging parents will spend the last chapter of their lives. With a wry wit and healthy dose of irresistible self-deprecation, Gurwitch asks: Who and what makes a family in our modern society? Is it our blood relations, the people we work with, pray with, our pets? By turns hilarious and deeply moving, Wherever You Go, There They Are is an irreverent, laugh-out-loud examination of family—both those that we join unwittingly and those we join on purpose.

Amazing Annabelle-December Holidays and Celebrations

Amazing Annabelle-December Holidays and Celebrations
Author: Linda Taylor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2017-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781947829039

Amazing Annabelle Learns About the December Holidays It's the month of December and Annabelle Copeland, along with her fellow Melville Elementary students, discover the importance of three major holiday celebrations: Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Christmas. During their Hanukkah celebration, two Jewish students bring in latkes to Mrs. Mitchell's class for them to taste and enjoy. They also teach the traditional dreidel game to the class. As the class learns all about Kwanzaa, they do a project highlighting one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa--self-determination. Then Annabelle is paired with Dexter for a Christmas writing assignment. She wasn't crazy about working with him because he appeared to be very silly. However, as they made their presentation, Annabelle saw her silly side come out and really enjoyed it Amazing Annabelle--December Holidays and Celebrations teaches kids that it's important to appreciate the cultural significance of all holidays and have respect for them. Linda Taylor has been teaching students for over 25 years. She enjoys connecting with students on many levels. She also loves writing poetry. Linda lives on Long Island, New York. Kyle Horne has a B.A. in Visual Communications from S.U.N.Y. Old Westbury College in New York. Kyle has displayed his artwork in many local libraries. He lives on Long Island. Visit amazingannabelle.com for free teacher/student ELA resources to use in your classroom or at home.

Annabelle & Aiden: Worlds Within Us

Annabelle & Aiden: Worlds Within Us
Author: Joseph Raphael Becker
Publisher: Annabelle & Aiden
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2017-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780997806649

"How did our universe form?" Annabelle wonders to Aiden. Luckily, the friendly Tardigrade Tom answers by taking the children on their biggest adventure yet! Soaring through space and time, they witness the universe's earliest stages, marvel at the big bang, and learn how each and every one of us is literally made of the same stardust. Readers will learn how we each hold a part of the universe inside us, and are far more special, interconnected, and 'larger' than we may think.