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Author | : Jason Reynolds |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2022-01-11 |
Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | : 1534439471 |
A Caldecott Honor winner! Prepare yourself for something unlike anything: A smash-up of art and text for teens that viscerally captures what it is to be Black. In America. Right Now. Written by #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds. Jason Reynolds and his best bud, Jason Griffin, had a mind-meld. And they decided to tackle it, in one fell swoop, in about ten sentences, and 300 pages of art, this piece, this contemplation-manifesto-fierce-vulnerable-gorgeous-terrifying-WhatIsWrongWithHumans-hope-filled-hopeful-searing-Eye-Poppingly-Illustrated-tender-heartbreaking-how-The-HECK-did-They-Come-UP-with-This project about oxygen. And all of the symbolism attached to that word, especially NOW. And so for anyone who didn’t really know what it means to not be able to breathe, REALLY breathe, for generations, now you know. And those who already do, you’ll be nodding yep yep, that is exactly how it is.
Author | : T.C. Boyle |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 1996-09-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1101042605 |
T.C. Boyle’s “irresistible” (Entertainment Weekly) classic bestseller, a tragicomic novel about assimilation, immigration, and the price of the American dream “A masterpiece of contemporary social satire.” —The Wall Street Journal WINNER OF THE PRIX MÉDICIS ÉTRANGER Topanga Canyon is home to two couples on a collision course. Los Angeles liberals Delaney and Kyra Mossbacher lead an ordered sushi-and-recycling existence in a newly gated hilltop community: he a sensitive nature writer, she an obsessive realtor. Undocumented immigrants Cándido and América Rincón desperately cling to their vision of the American Dream as they fight off starvation in a makeshift camp deep in the ravine. And from the moment a freak accident brings Cándido and Delaney into intimate contact, these four and their opposing worlds gradually intersect in what becomes a dramatic comedy of error and prejudice.
Author | : Alan Melville |
Publisher | : Sourcebooks, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2017-12-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1464208719 |
Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder "Melville's jaunty, chatty tone gives us an insider's look at everyone connected to the theater world, including critics who recycle their reviews." —Booklist 'Don't talk bunk!' said Mr Douglas. 'You can't carry on with the show with a man dying on stage. Drop the curtain!' When Douglas B. Douglas—leading light of the London theatre—premieres his new musical extravaganza, Blue Music, he is sure the packed house will be dazzled by the performance. What he couldn't predict is the death of his star, Brandon Baker, on stage in the middle of Act 2. Soon another member of the cast is found dead, and it seems to be a straightforward case of murder followed by suicide. Inspector Wilson of Scotland Yard—who happens to be among the audience—soon discovers otherwise. Together with Derek, his journalist son, Wilson takes charge of proceedings in his own inimitable way. This is a witty, satirical novel from the golden age of British crime fiction between the world wars. It is long overdue for rediscovery and this new edition includes an informative introduction by Martin Edwards, author of The Golden Age of Murder.
Author | : Lizzy Hershberger |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2021-03-09 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781962890052 |
When Lizzy Hershberger turns fourteen, her schooling ends at eighth grade, and she has no choice but to leave home to work as an unpaid maid for another family. To avoid being rejected by her ultra-conservative Swartzentruber Amish family and community, Lizzy is forced to abandon her dreams because they are "too worldly." After being raped by a man who becomes a deacon in her community, Lizzy makes her first attempt at "jumping the fence" to pursue a non-Amish lifestyle. But without any modern life experience or education, Lizzy considers whether the risks of this unpredictable and dangerous world are worth losing the ties to her Amish friends and family forever. Almost thirty years later, after she has created a new life for herself, her small community is rocked by disturbing sexual assault allegations. Lizzy must decide whether to keep silent for her newly-created family's sake or come forward against the church to advocate for the Amish children she left behind. In 2019, Lizzy Hershberger successfully brought her abuser to justice in an extraordinarily rare case addressing sexual abuse in the Amish church. She faced death threats and intense pressure to stop telling her story. Lizzy refused to back down, and she forged ahead to spark a national movement bringing awareness to the prevalence of sexual assault in isolated communities protected by religious liberties. This gripping true crime memoir reveals the truth behind one of America's most revered and secretive religious sects-hidden behind the blue curtains of the Amish lifestyle.
Author | : Derek Bush |
Publisher | : MP Publishing |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2010-09-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1849821429 |
Boris the bad Russian discovers life with Mayla his prostitiute girlfriend, his unfulfilled revenge leads him to new heights of evil and he creates three dirty bombs and plays havoc on the the French people whilst sunbathing in Algeria. Kevin and the others try and get on with their lives. Kevin is caught up again in Boris’s revenge plans again and the three men save the lives of hundreds of people when a bomb is discovered at an International event. Boris changes appearance and his mother gets involved with a revolt in France, there is a thrilling and surprising end.
Author | : T. Coraghessan Boyle |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : American fiction |
ISBN | : 0143119079 |
The lives of two different couples--wealthy Los Angeles liberals Delaney and Kyra Mossbacher, and Candido and America Rincon, a pair of Mexican illegals--suddenly collide, in a story that unfolds from the shifting viewpoints of the various characters.
Author | : Bunny Kidd |
Publisher | : Nightengale Press |
Total Pages | : 95 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1933449241 |
The Story of the Circle Curtain is a unique craft book, which brings a fictional novella to life and gives the specific how-to techniques for making these whimsical and unusual curtains. The author creates her fictional heroine, Lydia, to represent the all-consuming nature of crafts and sewing, compelling activities that can absorb the seamstress or crafter so completely, that one is tempted to call the desire to create an obsession. All those who create -- artists, musicians, metallurgists, printers, bakers, writers, crafters, seamstresses, sculptors and designers -- understand the drive their form of expression demands. The Story of the Circle Curtain is a unique expression of the creative drive, which provides the reader the tools to join in the fun of making these decorative wall, window and door hangings.
Author | : Thomas Wells |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2008-02-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1847996647 |
An autobiography by a young British man who, while training to be a doctor, had an accident on a skiing holiday that resulted in many injuries from which he was frankly lucky to survive. As well as having to contend with spinal cord injury and consequent long-term paralysis from the lower chest down, a complication with his windpipe resulted in inability to speak for almost a year until he had major reconstructive throat surgery. He did indeed need to use all of his reserves simply to survive and contemplating any sort of worthwhile independence early on in his recovery would have seemed fanciful. This book documents his remarkable recovery from hospital to home, return to training to be a doctor and how he has managed to have a truly full life in the face of great adversity. It should appeal to anyone who wants to marvel at and be inspired by his amazing achievements.
Author | : Richard Sichelski |
Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2022-09-02 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1669841499 |
Ms. Betty decides to move on from her past mistakes and the town she has called home her entire life. She picked a nice quiet suburb to start over again, somewhere where no one knows her. She erased the sins of the family from the earth to start anew. Unfortunately nothing is ever dead and buried as people from the past keep coming into contact with Betty. Do they remember who she is, will continue her streak of trying to eliminate her bloodline off the face of the earth. Perhaps this will be the end of Ms. Betty as the past comes tracking her down to make her pay for her sins and the sins of her family.
Author | : Carmen Martín Gaite |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780231068888 |