Revenge of the Garden Gnomes

Revenge of the Garden Gnomes
Author: R. L. Stine
Publisher: Hippo Books
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1996
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9780590138956

Since their dad brought home 2 evil-looking gnomes weird things have been happening in Joe and Mindy's garden. Someone's been creeping round squashing tomatoes and smashing melons. This must be a coincidence as the gnomes are just ornaments, aren't they?

Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes (Classic Goosebumps #19)

Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes (Classic Goosebumps #19)
Author: R. L. Stine
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2011-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545414660

Goosebumps now on Disney+! Two pink flamingos. A whole family of plaster skunks. Joe Burton's dad loves those tacky lawn ornaments. But then he brings home two ugly lawn gnomes. And that's when the trouble starts.Late at night, When everyone's asleep. Someone's creeping in the garden. Whispering nasty things. Smashing melons. Squashing tomatoes. No way two dumb old lawn ornaments could be causing all the trouble? Is there?

Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes

Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes
Author: R. L. Stine
Publisher:
Total Pages: 119
Release: 2011
Genre: Garden ornaments and furniture
ISBN: 9780329845780

Disgusted by his father's collection of tacky lawn decorations, which include pink flamingos and plastic skunks, Joe Burton is further upset when a pair of ugly lawn gnomes are added and a number of strange incidents occur.

The Best Revenge

The Best Revenge
Author: Justine Davis
Publisher: Silhouette
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2010-02-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1426848366

Something in St. John's intense blue eyes reminded Jessa hill of her childhood friend. But Adam Alden was long dead…. The handsome stranger had vowed to help her defeat Adam's father in the mayoral race. Yet St. John's quest for revenge seemed too personal for a casual acquaintance. Could St. John and Adam be the same man…and would he disappear with Jessa's heart a second time? Dameron St. John returned home with a new identity and a score to settle. But he wasn't prepared for the emotions that surfaced when he reunited with Jessa. Could he let her in once again…and together would they slay his demons once and for all?

Choosing Sides

Choosing Sides
Author: Alex Morgan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2018-09-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481481584

From FIFA World Cup Champion, Olympic gold medalist, and bestselling author Alex Morgan comes the ninth book in an empowering and fun-filled middle grade series that inspired the Amazon original series, The Kicks! After an easy win against the Roses, Devin is reminded of how the Kicks were playing when she first joined and how far they have come since then. Devin runs into Sasha, a summer league teammate of hers, who confides that the Roses’ coach doesn’t seem to care that they’re losing and asks Devin for help. She invites the Roses to a weekend soccer clinic that the Kicks are going to. But when the eighth graders find out that Devin is helping another team in their league, they are not pleased and accuse Devin of helping the competition—especially when the Roses begin to win. Meanwhile, Zoe and Emma haven’t been seeing eye-to-eye, and their friendship seems to be in trouble, putting Devin and Jessi in the middle of their fights. When they begin to disrupt the Kicks’ practices, Devin knows she has to do something. Can Devin prove to her team and her friends that she’s not playing favorites or choosing sides?

Revenge Is Sweet, But Kind Of Sticky

Revenge Is Sweet, But Kind Of Sticky
Author: Anni Jayde
Publisher: Seize The Night Publishing Agency
Total Pages: 190
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Diva Delaney has had a rough time lately, but things are about to get much worse. Her good friend, Nina Rivers, has a hunch that the psychic medium is in danger. While the witch only has moderate power, everyone in the magical community knows that her instincts are never wrong. Although she is aware that someone means her harm, Diva can’t allow herself to hide away. She has a job to do, even if the work comes in the form of hunting for a missing cat. Thanks to Satan’s unpredictable attacks, she doesn’t particularly trust felines anymore. This isn’t the most glamorous case that she’s ever accepted, but she needs to pay her bills. It isn’t easy to narrow down where the mysterious danger will be coming from. Another case comes up that will put her in jeopardy as she follows the trail of a thief. Then there’s Gillian Farque, Haydn Creighton’s fiancé. The witch is the jealous type and she has her sights set on Diva. Conjurers aren’t allowed to cast magic on normals, but their feud is starting to spiral out of control. The only solution is for Diva to stay away from Haydn, which will be easier said than done since she still owes him so many favors. paranormal cozy mystery, cozy mystery, witches wizards warlocks, supernatural occult paranormal, female sleuth, medium, spells magic, ghosts spirits phantoms poltergeist

Raven's Revenge

Raven's Revenge
Author: Donald MacKenzie
Publisher: Murder Room
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2013-07-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1471905101

George Drake, the former Commander at Scotland Yard and nemesis of John Raven, is out of prison having served a sentence for police corruption. In court, Drake vowed retribution on Raven, who was instrumental in his conviction, and now he's out to snare him. When heroin is planted on Raven's houseboat and in his wife Kirstie's camera both husband and wife are arrested, but what will it take for John Raven to clear their names? 'Quick moving and sure footed, with sharp, realistic London details' Times Literary Supplement

Naked Barbies, Warrior Joes, and Other Forms of Visible Gender

Naked Barbies, Warrior Joes, and Other Forms of Visible Gender
Author: Jeannie B. Thomas
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2003
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780252071355

In this folkloric examination of mass-produced material culture in the United States, Jeannie Banks Thomas examines the gendered sculptural forms that are among the most visible, including Barbie, Ken, and G.I. Joe dolls; yard figures (gnomes, geese, and flamingos); and cemetery statuary (angels, sports-related images, figures of the Virgin Mary, soldiers, and politicians). Images of females are often emphasized or sexualized, frequently through nudity or partial nudity, whereas those of the male body are not only clothed but also armored in the trappings of action and aggression. Thomas locates these various objects of folk art within a discussion of the post-women's movement discourse on gender. In addition to the items themselves, Thomas explores the stories and behaviors they generate, including legends of the supernatural about cemetery statues, oral narratives of yard artists and accounts of pranks involving yard art, narratives about children's play with Barbie, Ken, and G.I. Joe, and the electronic folklore (or "e-lore") about Barbie that circulates on the Internet.