The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl

The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl
Author: Melissa Keil
Publisher: Holiday House
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2016-03-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1561459704

In this young adult rom-com, seventeen-year-old Alba loves routine and doesn't want anything to change, but her world is turned upside down when a conspiracy theorist claims the apocalypse will take place in her small town. Alba wants to stop time and keep things just the way they are. She loves living behind the bakery and waking up in a cloud of sugar and cinnamon, and thrives when she's drawing comics and watching bad TV with her friends. The only problem is she's spent so much time looking inward that she hasn't noticed everything going on around her. Like the boy who has been her longtime BFF going off the rails after the sudden reappearance of Alba's old flame. As doomsday enthusiasts flock to idyllic Eden Valley, Alba's life is thrown into chaos. And it might take an alleged Armageddon for Alba to finally figure out her heart. Full of Keil's trademark quirky characters and witty dialogue, readers will be hooked by Alba's romantic dilemma and the hilarious plot that links the end of high school with the end of the world.

The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl (new Edition)

The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl (new Edition)
Author: Melissa Keil
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-04-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9781761212147

A contemporary young adult novel about the start of a romance and the end of the world, from award-winning Australian YA author, Melissa Keil. Alba's life is nothing like the comics she draws - there aren't any evil villains or radioactive spiders. But Alba's not complaining. All she needs is her sketchbook, her home behind a bakery and her best friend, Grady. There's just one small issue - the world might be ending. As Alba's hometown gets overrun by Doomsday enthusiasts, her life is thrown into chaos. Her best friend is acting far weirder than usual, the guy she thought long gone has unexpectedly reappeared and inspiration for her comic has hit rock bottom. With the end of the world drawing near, Alba knows it's time to stop being the sidekick in her own story. But as it turns out, Armageddon is the least of her problems ...

Life in Outer Space

Life in Outer Space
Author: Melissa Keil
Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2013-02-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 174273958X

A YA romantic comedy about a movie geek & the dream girl he refuses to fall in love with. Sam Kinnison is a geek, and he’s totally fine with that. He has his horror movies, his nerdy friends, World of Warcraft – and until Princess Leia turns up in his bedroom,worry about girls he won't. Then Camilla Carter arrives on the scene. She’s beautiful, friendly and completely irrelevant to his plan. Sam is determined to ignore her, except that Camilla has a plan of her own – and he seems to be a part of it! Sam believes that everything he needs to know he can learn from the movies. But perhaps he’s been watchingthe wrong ones.Life in Outer Space is Melissa Keil’s brilliantly sweet and funny YA debut. It’s also the first book to be signed up through the Ampersand Project, Hardie Grant Egmont’s initiative for emerging YA writers.

Cinnamon Girl

Cinnamon Girl
Author: Valerie Horowitz
Publisher:
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2013-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780989911016

While she is busy getting ready for her annual cooking contest/author event at Village Cooks, her cookbook and cookware store, Bonnie Emerson, daughter of a former U.S. president, finds the body of a woman near a stream on her property. When Bonnie's tires are slashed, her father hires a private security company. When she is shot at, he calls in the Secret Service and the author's agent threatens to cancel her appearance. But it could be worse. If Cookbooktoberfest goes on with a killer on the loose, they might all be in danger. Cookbooktoberfest and the lives of Bonnie and her family are all in jeopardy unless Bonnie can - with or without the Secret Service - find the killer. Filled with cooking and cookbook lore, Cinnamon Girl is the first in a series of VILLAGE COOKS mysteries. Includes recipes from treasured cookbooks. A life-long cookbook lover, Valerie Horowitz has always worked with books. She has sold out-of-print and rare books, was manager of a bookstore in New York's Greenwich Village and held various marketing and editorial positions at trade and professional publishers. Currently she is the managing editor of a scholarly publishing company. She is an associate member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, and belongs to Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. She lives in a house built in the 1750s with her husband, son, and cat in the bucolic northwestern New Jersey farm and horse country where Cinnamon Girl takes place.

Cinnamon Girl

Cinnamon Girl
Author: Daniel Weizmann
Publisher: Melville House
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2024-05-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1685891160

“Evocative, nostalgic, haunting, twisty, and true, Weizmann’s fast paced and smartly written CINNAMON GIRL is everything there is to love about a classic PI novel and more … much more." — Reed Farrel Coleman, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of SLEEPLESS CITY From the author of the acclaimed The Last Songbird, Lyft driver-turned-sleuth Adam Zantz returns in a neo-noir dive into the dark side of LA’s rock scene . . . Adam Zantz is still driving for Lyft, struggling to make ends meet, when his beloved former piano teacher makes a deathbed request: He wants Zantz to prove his son’s innocence in a decades-earlier murder case. There doesn’t seem to be much hope of solving such a cold case—until Zantz stumbles onto a test pressing of a never-released vinyl LP. The recording is of a high school garage band lost to the tides of the Paisley Underground, the acid-fueled early ’80s music scene that spawned the Bangles and the Three O'Clock. Down the psychedelic rabbit hole Adam falls, tracing the band's journey from the middle class garage to the precipice of fame—a twisted tale marked by crooked DJs, elder-scammers, wellness hucksters, a teen cult, and the woman who held the key to the band’s triumph and ruin. One part Raymond Chandler, one part Ziggy Stardust, Cinnamon Girl is both an indelible, moving portrait of Los .Angeles, and a suspenseful tale of greed, lust, betrayal, and the hidden price of teenage yearning. EXTRA! A QR code will be added for the liner notes of the album by The Daily Telegraph. These feature importantly in the novel.

The Secret Science of Magic

The Secret Science of Magic
Author: Melissa Keil
Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2023-08-02
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1743584849

Joshua – a magic-loving nerd – has a huge crush on Sophia. She’s an actual genius, especially when it comes to maths, but finds relationships much trickier to decipher. She tells herself she doesn’t have time for one, anyway; her life plan revolves around finishing year twelve and, after that, university. But, as she and Joshua get to know each other, Sophia can’t help wondering: what if there’s more to life than academics? And what if there are more pluses than minuses in taking a risk? Now, Sophia’s faced with a problem no amount of studying can solve: what’s the formula for balancing life and love? From Melissa Keil, the award-winning author of Life in Outer Space and The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl, comes this captivating novel about first romance, owning your choices, and what to do when your lifelong dreams no longer equate to happiness. Shortlisted for the 2018 CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers Longlisted for the 2018 Indie Book Awards: Young Adult, 2018 ABDA Awards: Best Designed Children's Fiction Book A 2018 CBCA Notable Book of the Year for Older Readers

The Amazing Adventures of Working Girl

The Amazing Adventures of Working Girl
Author: Karen Burns
Publisher: Running Press Adult
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2009-03-31
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0786745428

A useful and fun book for any woman who has ever wanted, needed, lost, quit, hated, or loved a job. "Working Girl" (a.k.a. Karen Burns) has held a total of 59 jobs (so far), including housekeeper, cigarette girl, paper "boy", model, ditch-digger, bank teller, editor, brochure writer, artist, and corporate drone. She made mistakes along the way, but extracted one important lesson from each job she has held. Working Girl now shares her hard-earned wisdom for the modern working woman with this series of 59 humorous yet practical vignettes, including guidance on: Risk-taking and why it's good How to build self-confidence Tips for managing your boss When you're not appreciated Causes and cures for burnout Balancing baby and boss When it's time to say adieuand 52 more! Whimsically illustrated with Working Girl cartoons, this is a fun, accessible advice book that deals with the real issues that are on the minds of working women (and not just those who are striving for the corner office!). No matter where a girl finds herself on the job ladder (from the bottom to the top), she'll find that The Amazing Adventures of Working Girl will give her both perspective and a plan for success.

The Amazing Adventures of a Midwestern Girl

The Amazing Adventures of a Midwestern Girl
Author: Barbara Barton
Publisher: Scribl
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2018-08-12
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1981524576

Pulling a man from a burning car. Stealing an alligator's supper. Getting lost in the Pocono Mountains. These stories and more await the reader in true tales from the life of a Midwestern girl. Yarns that will touch your heart, keep you on the edge of your seat, remind you of home, and keep you laughing as you thumb through this snapshot of life in Michigan. Barton has skillfully woven stories ...

Escape from Cat City 2

Escape from Cat City 2
Author: M. Mammonek
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2022-08-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1525585649

Pepper has been having some amazing adventures. First, while at an outdoor celebration with his favourite little girl, the small puppy was carried off by balloons and dropped down smack in the middle of Cat City, where puppies are anything but welcome. Risking paw and tail, his new kitty friend Cinnamon helped him escape the city and its many dangers, but now, just as it appears Pepper will finally be reunited with his little girl, he and Cinnamon cross paths with an evil black cat named Meredith, who is in possession of a magical green stone that she uses to mesmerize and control everyone . . . and they find themselves in big trouble once again! Trapped in a cold basement by Meredith and her fiancé, Zoltar the “magician, the friends are forced to rehearse to the point of exhaustion in preparation for Meredith’s “new show.” Will they ever manage to escape? Will Pepper ever find his way back home? Or will they become the hottest new act in show business ... against their will? Only time will tell. Escape from Cat City 2: Secret of Zoltar is a story of friendship and perseverance, and the exciting sequel to Escape from Cat City: Pepper’s Incredible Adventure.

Escape from Cat City

Escape from Cat City
Author: M. Mammonek
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2018-01-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1525503227

When a puppy named Pepper goes to an outdoor celebration with Kathy, his favourite little girl, he has no idea that it will be the beginning of an incredible adventure. An amazing and unexpected balloon ride carries him away into the clouds, and he comes down smack dab in the middle of Cat City, where puppies, and dogs in general, are definitely not welcome. Pepper quickly finds a new and sympathetic friend and companion in a street-wise kitten named Cinnamon. To find Pepper’s way back home, the young pair will have to face danger and overcome obstacles that they never imagined.