The Boy in Two Places

The Boy in Two Places
Author: Luke Fredenberg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2021-11-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9780578320175

Through the use of gripping emotions and familiar childhood experiences The Boy in Two Places paints a picture of how life for a boy will look in the End Times compared to his old life. Through the unmistakable difficulties and the awe-inspiring glories of the End Times, the boy finds that his desires, motivations, and his entire outlook on life have changed. In a playful, yet sober way, The Boy in Two Places hopes to inspire conversation among families to consider the promised reality of what's ahead for all of us as Jesus' return draws near.

The Boy with Two Lives

The Boy with Two Lives
Author: Abbas Kazerooni
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2015-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1743314833

When ten-year-old Abbas arrives in England to start a new life - having just fled conscription into the Iranian army and survived almost three months alone in Istanbul, Turkey, waiting for a visa - little does he know that his troubles have only just begun. Abbas's cousin packs him off to boarding school, and infrequent phone calls are his only contact with his beloved mother in Iran. Things get worse when Abbas is threatened with deportation and forced to work through the nights during his school holidays to repay his 'debt', and worse still when, at the age of thirteen, he finds himself homeless. Abbas's extraordinary resilience in the face of overpowering odds makes this story based on true events from the internationally bestselling author of On Two Feet and Wings inspiring and unforgettable.

The Boy with Two Homes

The Boy with Two Homes
Author: Sandy Pimentel
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2011-01-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 147717088X

The Boy With Two Homes is a story about a child who needed to live in two places because his Mom and Dad were no longer living together. Change is always difficult and confusing at first but Anton became healthy and happy living in both places. The story is a reflection of the power that love has when change forces a different way of life for a family.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Author: John Boyne
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2012-08-02
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1448139880

Discover an extraordinary tale of innocence, friendship and the horrors of war. 'Some things are just sitting there, minding their own business, waiting to be discovered. Like America. And other things are probably better off left alone' Nine-year-old Bruno has a lot of things on his mind. Who is the 'Fury'? Why did he make them leave their nice home in Berlin to go to 'Out-With' ? And who are all the sad people in striped pyjamas on the other side of the fence? The grown-ups won't explain so Bruno decides there is only one thing for it - he will have to explore this place alone. What he discovers is a new friend. A boy with the very same birthday. A boy in striped pyjamas. But why can't they ever play together? ‘A small wonder of a book’ Guardian BACKSTORY: Read an interview with the author JOHN BOYNE and learn all about the Second World War in Germany.

The Janitor's Boy

The Janitor's Boy
Author: Andrew Clements
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2012-05-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0689850514

Ordinarily, no one would have imagined that Jack Rankin would vandalize a desk. But this was not an ordinary school year for Jack.... When Jack Rankin learns that he is going to spend the fifth grade in the old high school -- the building where his father works as a janitor -- he dreads the start of school. Jack manages to get through the first month without the kids catching on. Then comes the disastrous day when one of his classmates loses his lunch all over the floor. John the janitor is called in to clean up, and he does the unthinkable -- he turns to Jack with a big smile and says, "Hi, son." Jack performs an act of revenge and gets himself into a sticky situation. His punishment is to assist the janitor after school for three weeks. The work is tedious, not to mention humiliating. But there is one perk, janitors have access to keys, keys to secret places....

The Boy With Two Hearts

The Boy With Two Hearts
Author: Phil Porter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2021-12-10
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1350294578

A story of hope, from Afghanistan to Wales. Herat, Afghanistan, 2000. A young mother makes a speech demanding freedom for Afghan women, angering local Taliban leaders who issue a warrant for her execution. With no choice but to run, the Amiri family embark on a long and terrifying journey out of Afghanistan and across Europe with the UK as their ultimate goal. Thrown into an unfamiliar world of fake passports and untrustworthy handlers, the Amiris must learn how to live with nothing and avoid capture at all costs. But with their eldest son Hussein's life-threatening heart condition growing steadily worse, the journey soon becomes a race against time. Will they beat the odds and reach the UK in time for Hussein to receive the surgery he so badly needs? The Boy with Two Hearts is the story of a family in danger and a love letter to the NHS. This extraordinary true story reveals the courage and humanity behind each refugee story, showing that hope and a sense of home can be found in the most unlikely places. This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at Wales Millennium Centre in 2021.

Shape of a Boy

Shape of a Boy
Author: Kate Wickers
Publisher: Aurum Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2022-04-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0711267170

Shape of a Boy is a hilarious memoir of one family's travels across the world, filled with funny anecdotes from exotic locations.

The Boy on the Bridge

The Boy on the Bridge
Author: M. R. Carey
Publisher: Orbit
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2017-05-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316300314

One exceptional boy journeys into the ashes of society to find the cure for a devastating plague in this riveting post-apocalyptic standalone set in the same world as the USA Today-bestselling The Girl With All the Gifts. Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever boy. The people thought the boy could save them, so they opened their gates and sent him out into the world. To where the monsters lived. "Strange and surprising and humane" (Lauren Beukes), The Boy on the Bridge is a gripping, powerful story that will make you question what it means to be human.

The Boy Most Likely To

The Boy Most Likely To
Author: Huntley Fitzpatrick
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2016-09-06
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0147513073

The romantic companion to My Life Next Door—great for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han. With bonus Jase and Samantha content in the paperback! Tim Mason was The Boy Most Likely To find the liquor cabinet blindfolded, need a liver transplant, and drive his car into a house Alice Garrett was The Girl Most Likely To . . . well, not date her little brother’s baggage-burdened best friend, for starters. For Tim, it wouldn’t be smart to fall for Alice. For Alice, nothing could be scarier than falling for Tim. But Tim has never been known for making the smart choice, and Alice is starting to wonder if the “smart” choice is always the right one. When these two crash into each other, they crash hard. Told in Tim’s and Alice’s distinctive, disarming, entirely compelling voices, this novel is for readers of The Spectacular Now, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, and Paper Towns.

The Boy at the Top of the Mountain

The Boy at the Top of the Mountain
Author: John Boyne
Publisher: Penguin Group
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2016-06-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0385687729

The powerful, unforgettable new novel from the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, for ages 12+. When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his Aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy household at the top of the German mountains. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast approaching; and this is no ordinary house, for this is the Berghof, the home of Adolf Hitler. Quickly, Pierrot is taken under Hitler's wing, and is thrown into an increasingly dangerous new world: a world of terror, secrets and betrayal, from which he may never be able to escape.