Bad Boy

Bad Boy
Author: Walter Dean Myers
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2009-10-06
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 0061974935

A classic memoir that's gripping, funny, and ultimately unforgettable from the bestselling former National Ambassador of Books for Young People. A strong choice for summer reading—an engaging and powerful autobiographical exploration of growing up a so-called "bad boy" in Harlem in the 1940s. As a boy, Myers was quick-tempered and physically strong, always ready for a fight. He also read voraciously—he would check out books from the library and carry them home, hidden in brown paper bags in order to avoid other boys' teasing. He aspired to be a writer (and he eventually succeeded). But as his hope for a successful future diminished, the values he had been taught at home, in school, and in his community seemed worthless, and he turned to the streets and to his books for comfort. Don’t miss this memoir by New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers, one of the most important voices of our time.

Bad Boy

Bad Boy
Author: John Brady
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Total Pages: 388
Release: 1996-12-30
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780201627336

Lee Atwater revolutionized presidential campaigning. He helped to create a solid Republican south. And he became notorious for turning national politics back into a blood sport, not only using nasty attacks but reveling in his image as the bad boy of Washington. Then, at the age of 39, Atwater was struck by a brain tumor. In thirteen months, cancer ended the most controversial career in modern politics—the charismatic, colorful, and contradictory life of Lee Atwater.Even today Atwater is a fallen leader Republicans love and a rival Democrats love to hate. He was the first political handler as mediagenic as his candidates—certainly the first chairman of the Republican National Committee to record a blues album. His campaigns represent the high-water mark of the GOPs postwar dominance of the presidency, and his techniques set the tone for races across the country. Watching Washington since his death, politicians and pundits still wonder, What if Lee Atwater had lived? Bad Boy reveals how Lee Atwater began his career controlling crowds as jittery class clown, traumatized by the agonizing death of his little brother. In college he discovered the subtle intercourse of policy and public opinion and grew from party animal to party man. Bad Boy details Atwater's political strategies from the grass roots to the national level. Even more ruthless were the behind-the-scenes power games as he crossed paths, and occasionally crossed swords, with nearly every major Republican of the 1980s: Reagan, Bush, Baker, Ailes, Rollins, and many more.In Bad Boy, we also see the faces Atwater tried to spin away. He was a compulsive womanizer, climbing through windows to avoid reporters. He played radical politics but promoted ”big tent” Republicanism. Even his last public moment is controversial. Did Atwater's deathbed words really repudiate entire campaigns, or were they twisted by political enemies and second-hand reporting? Was his repentance sincere or simply one last gasp of press manipulation? Was he responsible for the infamous Willie Horton ads, or was he unfairly blamed by 1988s losers, trying for a moral victory? Is Lee Atwater, a master of spin, now being spun in his grave?In its sudden end, Atwater's remarkable life resembled the rise and fall of a fine political novel. With the probing insights of an expert interviewer and a rare stylistic verve, John Brady tells that whole frantic, fascinating story—the life of the baddest boy in D.C.

Alone With The Bad Boy

Alone With The Bad Boy
Author: Suzana Thompson
Publisher: SHADOWSWEPT PUBLISHING LLC
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2021-04-27
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1735885398

Alone overnight at the store with the school bad boy. That's not what I planned on when I hid in the bathroom until well after closing. I thought I was by myself, which was why I started trying on clothes outside the dressing room. I wasn't expecting to be caught in my underwear by anyone. Least of all by the intimidating guy everyone warned me was dangerous. If that isn't bad enough, he is also my secret crush.

The Bad Boy's Girl

The Bad Boy's Girl
Author: Blair Holden
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2017-04-12
Genre: Boys
ISBN: 9781542929875

Tessa O'Connell is a girl as ordinary as they come - or so she thinks. Her aim for senior year is to keep her head down yet somehow manage to convince her childhood love Jay Stone to love her back. What she isn't prepared for is for Jay's brother, Cole, to return to town and change the life she's always been seemingly content to live.

The Bad Boy and the Tomboy

The Bad Boy and the Tomboy
Author: Nicole Nwosu
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2020-11-26
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0241460670

An irresistible roller coaster of a high school romance, perfect for fans of Beth Reekles and Jenny Han. Macy Anderson is a seventeen-year-old tomboy and captain of her school's soccer team. Sam Cahill is a rich bad boy with a British accent and cocky attitude. Macy tells herself she won't fall for his charm. But as the two get to know each other, and Macy starts uncovering Sam's secrets, she begins to realise keeping that promise to herself is going to be harder than she thought . . .

The Bad Boy

The Bad Boy
Author: Emilia Rose
Publisher: Emilia Rose LLC
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2022-08-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 195459738X

The rich bad boy found out that I write smut! When the popular skateboarding punk at my high school discovers that I write dirty romance books, he promises to tell the entire school and ruin my life if I don’t do everything he wants of me. Desperate to make it through the rest of senior year unseen, I reluctantly go along with it. I skip class to meet him in the back hallways and show up at the skatepark to satisfy his every last need. I tell myself that I’m only doing this because of the blackmail he’s holding over me, but I can’t help the jealousy that boils inside me when he begins hanging out with the school slut. Blaise Harleen might think that I’m his good girl, but he’s mine. All mine. The Bad Boy is a steamy new adult romance and the third book in the Bad Boys of Redwood Academy series of standalones. This series does not have to be read in order. One click to pre-order today! This book includes popular tropes such as: bully, enemies to lovers, dark high school academy, bad boy, punk, forbidden, new adult, billionaire, OTT jealous possessive, blackmail, virgin, steamy romance.

The Bad Boy's Wife

The Bad Boy's Wife
Author: Karen Shepard
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2005-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780312318970

What happens when you marry the bad boy-the reckless, irresistible cowboy who steals your heart and whom you should have dumped after the affair? Cole Thompson, a gorgeous ne'er-do-well horse trainer, shocks everyone when he proposes to Hannah Baker, the daughter of a wealthy Southern family. When after a twenty-year marriage filled with infidelity and other secrets, Cole leaves her, it comes as a shock to no one but Hannah. Now, though, there are no longer just two of them to suffer the consequences: caught in the middle is Mattie, the child who was supposed to settle them down and make them better people. This is the story of a relationship and marriage told in reverse, from its fateful end to its magical beginnings. Can a husband, a wife and their ten-year-old pick up the pieces of their broken past and dare to expect something from the future? In the tradition of books like The Horse Whisperer and Cowboys Are my Weakness, Karen Shepard deals with issues of broken trust, and the damage we cause to the ones we love most.

Betting the Bad Boy

Betting the Bad Boy
Author: Sugar Jamison
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2016-02-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1466891149

The Bad Boys of Destiny are back and this rugged Alpha is in for the surprise of his life when he comes back to town. Ten years ago, Duke King knew that getting involved with Grace Truman would only bring trouble into his already hard life. After all, the son of the town drunk has no business falling for the judge’s daughter...a passion that led to disaster and ended with Duke serving a ten year prison sentence. Duke never wanted to return to Destiny, especially now that he’s built a multimillion dollar custom car empire with his brothers. But when his sick aunt calls him home, he must face his past and discover a secret that instantly changes his life. Grace never thought she would see Duke again, especially after years of silence. But when Duke comes storming back into her life, looking hotter than ever, and determined to get to know the son he never knew he had, she realizes that maybe she’d been wrong about him so many years ago. So Grace decides to make Duke a bet. If he can stay in the house with them for the next thirty days and prove he’ll be a good father, she’ll agree to letting him be part of his son’s life. If not, he’d better be prepared for a fight. Going from single guy to family man isn’t going to be easy for Duke, especially with the still sexy, now fiery, Grace clouding his every thought. Can Duke be the man he never thought he could be or will his old bad boy ways be too much to conquer?

Breaking the Bad Boy's Rules

Breaking the Bad Boy's Rules
Author: Reese Ryan
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2023-11-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0369742451

An inherited ranch resort could be his ticket to restarting his career—if his best friend’s younger sister doesn’t tempt him to break every rule. Reese Ryan’s next Dynasties: Willowvale title shows that some mistakes are worth making twice. He vowed never to mix business and pleasure again—but then she walked in. Rock star drummer Vaughn Reed no longer has a band, just a run-down ranch resort he unexpectedly inherited. Transforming it into an upscale getaway could be his ticket to raising funds and reuniting his band. But the top-notch designer he hired—who’s also his best friend’s sister—may be more than he bargained for. Alejandra “Allie” Price is all grown-up and tempting him to break his all-work-no-play rule…until a steamy fling and rumors splashed across the internet threaten his reputation. Vaughn refuses to allow his dream to implode a second time. But will it cost him Allie? Harlequin Desire transports you to the luxurious worlds of American tycoons, ranchers and family dynasties. Get ready for bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. You’ll be swept away by this bold, sizzling romance, part of the Dynasties: Willowvale series: Book 1: Working with Her Crush by Reese Ryan Book 2: A Bet Between Friends by Jules Bennett Book 3: Breaking the Bad Boy’s Rules by Reese Ryan Book 4: Their White-Hot Christmas by Jules Bennett