Halfway to Perfect

Halfway to Perfect
Author: Nikki Grimes
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2012-07-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0399251782

Dyamonde knows it's what's on the inside that counts! Dyamonde loves eating her mom's pancakes. Free loves eating . . . period. But lately Damaris just pushes her food around her plate, and Dyamonde suspects it has something to do with the mean things classmates have been saying about people's weight. Damaris wonders if they might be talking about her too. Dyamonde knows that Damaris doesn't have a weight problem and is perfect just the way she is--so now it's time for her to make sure Damaris knows that, too. In this fourth installment of the award-winning series, Coretta Scott King Award winner Nikki Grimes's lovable Dyamonde Daniel is back, with a timely message about self-acceptance and healthy eating habits--delivered with her trademark spunk.

Halfway Perfect

Halfway Perfect
Author: Julie Cross
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2015-05-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1402297211

Bestselling author Julie Cross teams up with Ford model Mark Perini to pen a poignant and gritty YA novel about love and the dark side of modeling and the fashion industry Eve had it all-emphasis on had. She was a rising star with a modeling contract destined to catapult her to celebrity...until the devastating night when she walked away from everything, everyone in her life. Eve's worked hard to put her troubled past behind her, and photography's given her a fresh start. She just never thought her dream internship would force her back into the industry that broke her trust and her heart. Alex is a regular, good guy from Nebraska, but as an up-and-coming model, he's learning that appearances are everything. The fake relationship Alex's agent concocted for Alex and his underage costar? That'll land them both the hot jobs. But Alex hadn't counted on falling for Eve, the girl behind the camera. With careers and love on the line, Eve and Alex are about to prove you may want what you can't have-but sometimes it's worth the risk.

Halfway to Harmony

Halfway to Harmony
Author: Barbara O'Connor
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2021-01-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0374314462

A heartfelt middle-grade novel from New York Times bestselling author Barbara O’Connor about a boy whose life is upended after the loss of his older brother—timeless, classic, and whimsical. Walter Tipple is looking for adventure. He keeps having a dream that his big brother, Tank, appears before him and says, “Let’s you and me go see my world, little man.” But Tank went to the army and never came home, and Walter doesn’t know how to see the world without him. Then he meets Posey, the brash new girl from next door, and an eccentric man named Banjo, who’s off on a bodacious adventure of his own. What follows is a summer of taking chances, becoming braver, and making friends—and maybe Walter can learn who he wants to be without the brother he always wanted to be like. Halfway to Harmony is an utterly charming story about change and growing up. Don't miss Barbara O'Connor's other middle-grade work—like Wish; Wonderland; How to Steal a Dog; Greetings from Nowhere; Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia; The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester; and more!

Almost Zero

Almost Zero
Author: Nikki Grimes
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2017-04-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0425288552

The third book in the Dyamonde Daniels series, by bestselling author Nikki Grimes, is perfect for fans of the Keena Ford, Judy Moody, and Magnificent Mya Tibbs series and includes illustrations by Coretta Scott King honor winner R. Gregory Christie. Dyamonde really wants red high-top sneakers. Too bad they're so expensive! A classmate tells her it's her mom's job to give her what she needs, but when Dyamonde tries that argument, her mom teaches her a lesson by literally only giving her what she needs. Now Dyamonde is down to almost zero outfits! But then she finds out one of her friends has it much worse, and she's determined to do what she can to help.

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Total Pages: 395
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Halfway to Perfect

Halfway to Perfect
Author: Nikki Grimes
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2018-04-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0425291758

Dyamonde knows it's what's on the inside that counts! Dyamonde loves eating her mom's pancakes. Free loves eating . . . period. But lately Damaris just pushes her food around her plate, and Dyamonde suspects it has something to do with the mean things classmates have been saying about people's weight. Damaris wonders if they might be talking about her too. Dyamonde knows that Damaris doesn't have a weight problem and is perfect just the way she is--so now it's time for her to make sure Damaris knows that, too. In this fourth installment of the award-winning series, Coretta Scott King Award winner Nikki Grimes's lovable Dyamonde Daniel is back, with a timely message about self-acceptance and healthy eating habits--delivered with her trademark spunk.

Halfway to Perfect

Halfway to Perfect
Author: Nikki Grimes
Publisher: Puffin
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2018-04-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781536436556

Dyamonde loves eating her mom's pancakes. Free loves eating... period. But lately Damaris just pushes her food around her plate, and Dyamonde suspects it has something to do with the mean things classmates have been saying about people's weight. Dama

Halfway Perfect

Halfway Perfect
Author: Julie Cross
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2015-05-05
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1402297203

"Engagingly and intelligently written, this absorbing novel should work as catnip to fashion-obsessed readers."—Kirkus Reviews Eve's time as a fashion model nearly destroyed her — now she's determined to build a career behind the camera lense. But landing a coveted photography internship brings her face to face with her dark past — just as she's falling for hot male model Alex. Eve had it all—emphasis on had. She was a rising star with a modeling contract destined to catapult her to celebrity...until the devastating night when she walked away from everything, everyone in her life. Eve's worked hard to put her troubled past behind her, and photography's given her a fresh start. She just never thought her dream internship would force her back into the industry that broke her trust and her heart. Alex is a regular, good guy from Nebraska, but as an up-and-coming model, he's learning that appearances are everything. The fake relationship Alex's agent concocted for Alex and his underage costar? That'll land them both the hot jobs. But Alex hadn't counted on falling for Eve, the girl behind the camera. With careers and love on the line, Eve and Alex are about to prove you may want what you can't have—but sometimes it's worth the risk.

Halfway Home

Halfway Home
Author: Jackie K. Cooper
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2004
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780865549722

Every life is a journey and every journey is unique. There are incidents in our lives that are common to those in other persons' lives, but the overall journey is as different and distinct as our fingerprints. It is also true that some parts of our journey take place on roads that are rough and rocky while others take place on roads that are paved and smooth. In Halfway Home Jackie K. Cooper takes a look at his journey when he reached what he considered to be the halfway point of his life. He had turned fifty, his kids were teenagers, he had been married for over twenty years. Every day brought something new, while every day was the same. It was a time for thinking about his yesterdays, and a time for contemplating his tomorrows. In this book there are stories that reflect his thoughts on his family, friends, and events. Some of the moments captured are funny, some are sad, some are important and some are silly; but all are sure to affect your heart and your mind. This collection of stories from a life's journey will remind you of times in your own life; times you may have forgotten and now will relive. Jackie K. Cooper's journey continues and every bend of the road, every spot on the horizon creates a new tale to be savored and enjoyed.