The Strangers Around Me

The Strangers Around Me
Author: C.J. Chalet
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2011-09-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1465367896

This book is about a little girl whos life is a cascade of unusual events. She lives a life of confusion every day and then something happens that changes everything and adds a whole new twist to growing up. She notices things that she never gives a second thought. Lights coming up the hill that make the circle driveway and never show up, hillsides that are lit up behind the boulders where there are no roads and lights in the sky that seem to be dancing with the stars. Her whole life is a series of events that she sees and experiences and the more things go on, the more frightened she becomes because things become more intense and real. This is a true story of true events that have happened and are still happening even today.

The Strangers on Montagu Street

The Strangers on Montagu Street
Author: Karen White
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2011-11-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 110154581X

Charleston psychic Melanie Middleton discovers the past isn't finished revealing unsettling secrets in the third novel in the New York Times bestselling Tradd Street series. With her relationship with writer Jack Treholm as shaky as the foundation of her family home, Melanie’s juggling a number of problems. Like restoring her Tradd Street house...and resisting her mother’s pressure to ‘go public’ with her talent—a sixth sense that unites them to the lost souls of the dead. But Melanie never anticipated her new problem. Her name is Nola, Jack’s estranged young daughter who appears on their doorstep, damaged, lonely and defiantly immune to her father’s attempts to reconnect. Melanie understands the emotional chasm all too well. As a special, bonding gift Jack’s mother buys Nola an antique dollhouse—a precious tableaux of a perfect Victorian family. Melanie hopes the gift will help thaw Nola’s reserve and draw her into the family she’s never known. At first, Nola is charmed, and Melanie is delighted—until night falls, and the most unnerving shadows are cast within its miniature rooms. By the time Melanie senses a malevolent presence she fears it may already be too late. A new family has accepted her unwitting invitation to move in—with their own secrets, their own personal demons, and a past that’s drawing Nola into their own inescapable darkness...

Greystone Secrets #1: The Strangers

Greystone Secrets #1: The Strangers
Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2019-04-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0062838393

New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix takes readers on a thrilling adventure filled with mysteries and plot twists aplenty in this absorbing series about family and friendships. Perfect for fans of A Wrinkle in Time and The City of Ember! What makes you you? The Greystone kids thought they knew. Chess has always been the protector over his younger siblings, Emma loves math, and Finn does what Finn does best—acting silly and being adored. They’ve been a happy family, just the three of them and their mom. But everything changes when reports of three kidnapped children reach the Greystone kids, and they’re shocked by the startling similarities between themselves and these complete strangers. The other kids share their same first and middle names. They’re the same ages. They even have identical birthdays. Who, exactly, are these strangers? Before Chess, Emma, and Finn can question their mom about it, she takes off on a sudden work trip and leaves them in the care of Ms. Morales and her daughter, Natalie. But puzzling clues left behind lead to complex codes, hidden rooms, and a dangerous secret that will turn their world upside down. Praise for The Strangers: "A secret-stacked, thrilling series opener about perception, personal memories, and the idiosyncrasies that form individual identities." (Publishers Weekly, starred review) * Winter 2018–2019 Kids' Indie Next List Pick * Indie Bestseller * Time for Kids Book Club: Top 10 Summer Reads * PW Best Books 2019 * Texas Bluebonnet Award List 2020-2021 * 2020 LITA Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Book: The Eleanor Cameron Notable Middle Grade Books List *

The Strangers

The Strangers
Author: Katherena Vermette
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2024-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0826366074

The Strangers, a breathtaking companion to Vermette's bestselling debut The Break, is a fierce exploration of of bonds that refuse to be broken even in the most traumatic of circumstances. Cedar, Phoenix, and Elsie—these are the strangers, each haunted in her own way. Cedar grapples with the pain of being separated from her mother, Elsie, and her sister, Phoenix. From a youth detention center, Phoenix gives birth to a baby she'll never get to raise. And Elsie, struggling with addiction and determined to turn her life around, is buoyed by the idea of being reunited with her daughters and striving to be someone they can depend on, unlike her own distant mother. Between flickering moments of warmth and support, the women diverge and reconnect, fighting to survive in a fractured system that pretends to offer success but expects them to fail. Facing the distinct blade of racism from those they trusted most, they urge one another to move through the darkness, all the while wondering if they'll ever emerge safely on the other side.

The Face

The Face
Author: Tash Aw
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2016-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1632060450

A whirlwind personal history of modern Asia, as told through his Malaysian and Chinese heritage

Dancing with Strangers

Dancing with Strangers
Author: Mel Watkins
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2002-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0743245415

From a renowned editor of The New York Times comes a moving memoir that recounts his life from its start. Beginning with his turbulent childhood as an African American coming of age in the 1950s and 1960s, Mel Watkins pens a poignant and powerful memoir of his life at all stages, including his relationship with his brother who was addicted to drugs and violence and his connection with his grandmother, who inspired him to reach for the sky. “Mel Watkins has written a lovely book—warm and smart—that is much more than a memoir. Ohio and its black population have never been better served.” — Toni Morrison

The Strangers We Know

The Strangers We Know
Author: Pip Drysdale
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2019-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1925685853

Imagine seeing your loving husband on a dating app. Now imagine that’s the best thing that happens to you all week … When Charlie sees a man who is the spitting image of her husband Oliver on a dating app, her heart stops. Her first desperate instinct is to tell herself she must be mistaken – after all, she only caught a glimpse from a distance as her friends laughingly swiped through the men on offer. But no matter how much she tries to push her fears aside, she can’t let it go. Because she took that photo. On their honeymoon. Suddenly other signs of betrayal start to add up and so Charlie does the only thing she can think of to defend her position – she signs up to the app to catch Oliver in the act. But Charlie soon discovers that infidelity is the least of her problems. Nothing is as it seems and nobody is who she thinks they are ... The eagerly awaited addictive new thriller from the bestselling author of The Sunday Girl. Praise for The Strangers We Know: ‘Written with pace, intrigue and a series of disorientating twists that keeps you guessing to the end’ Sydney Morning Herald ‘A relatable heroine, a riveting mystery, and plot twists that will make you gasp. I loved it.’ Robyn Harding, bestselling author of The Party ‘I raced through this book and loved the sharp, sassy suspense story of a marriage on the edge.’ Sara Foster, bestselling author of The Hidden Hours and You Don’t Know Me ‘The Strangers We Know is simply phenomenal. Pip Drysdale is a brilliant storyteller. She has a long career ahead of her, and I will be eagerly awaiting every new book she releases.’ Better Reading Book of the Week ‘Reels you in from the first chapter … Set aside a weekend because you won’t be able to put it down after you start reading.’ Courier Mail ‘Another gripping psychological thriller from the home-grown author of The Sunday Girl.’ Who magazine ‘Twisty-turny domestic noir.’ New Idea Book of The Month 'This addictive page turner enthralls from cover to cover … exposes a relationship marked by love, lies, betrayal, tragedy and deception. An author we need to watch.’ Mrs. B’s Book Reviews ‘The next Liane Moriarty.’ Stellar Praise for The Sunday Girl: ‘The Girls Club of psychological thrillers has a worthy new member’ Herald Sun

Sleeping With Strangers

Sleeping With Strangers
Author: Eric Jerome Dickey
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2007-04-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101211245

Eric Jerome Dickey introduces a hit man like no other in this New York Times bestseller—the first “gritty, graphic...[and] amazing” (Booklist) novel in the Gideon series. In a wicked world of sex and violence, where the wronged demand the ultimate revenge, his is the last face the offender sees.... Gideon is more than a contract killer—he's the master of the game. Now he's got the job of a lifetime. The prize is the woman he desires and a cool million. The problem is it's just the kind of hit that can make him more enemies. Like the two beautiful strangers on Gideon's tail. Are they there to protect him or bring him down? There's one way to find out. Follow them into an underworld where killers and victims alike thrive on the darker passions of revenge and desire.

Riding with Strangers

Riding with Strangers
Author: Elijah Wald
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2006-05-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1569762376

This fascinating tale of the author's cross-country hitchhiking journey is a captivating look into the pleasures and challenges of the open road. As the miles roll by he meets businessmen, missionaries, conspiracy theorists, and truck drivers from all ages and ethnicities who are eager to open their car doors to a wandering stranger. This memoir uncovers the hidden reality that the United States remains hospitable, quirky, and as ready as ever to offer help to a curious traveler. Demonstrating how hitchhiking can be the ultimate in adventure travel—a thrilling exploration of both people and scenery—this guide also serves as a hitchhiker's reference, sharing the history behind this communal form of travel while touching on roadside lore and philosophy.

Stranger

Stranger
Author: Brooke Cochrane
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2022-06-21
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1665725435

Hartley White has her life figured out. Her days are spent with either her two best friends or with her nose in a book. Everything changes when the boy across the street is assigned to be Hartley’s partner in English class. Jason Carter keeps to himself because of the rumors circulating about his family. Gossip spreads fast in a small town, whether it’s true or not. One thing that is true, however, is his strong infatuation with Hartley. After having an intimate dream about Jason, Hartley finds herself more curious about this neighborhood stranger. Their relationship develops rapidly, testing the limits of themselves and the people around them. When unexpected tragedy strikes, their love faces another challenge. In a situation rife with secrets, Hartley struggles to make sense of the truth while Jason fights his own battles. Ten days is all it took for Jason and Hartley to fall for one another, but how well do they really know each other?