Shake Down the Stars

Shake Down the Stars
Author: Renee Swindle
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2013-08-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0451416643

When you’re in trouble and sinking fast, whom do you call? Piper Nelson is stuck. She can’t quite stay away from the husband she divorced. She isn’t always attentive to the high school students she teaches. And even she admits that she’s been drinking too much and seeking out unsuitable men. Piper’s mother, married to a celebrity evangelist, and her sister, who's immersed in plans to wed a professional football player and star in a reality TV show, are both too self-absorbed to sympathize with Piper’s angst. They tell her to get a grip. But how can Piper ever really recover from the blow she suffered five years ago, when a car accident took the life of her young daughter? When Piper’s ex-husband announces that his new girlfriend is pregnant, Piper is forced to take stock. Realizing that it’s time for a change is one thing, but actually making it happen is quite another. And despite what she thinks, Piper can’t do it alone Lucky for her, a couple of crazy, funny new friends are ready to step in when she needs them most and show her how to live and laugh again. CONVERSATION GUIDE INCLUDED

Shake Down the Stars

Shake Down the Stars
Author: Frances Donnelly
Publisher: Corgi Books
Total Pages: 796
Release: 1996-04-01
Genre: English fiction
ISBN: 9780552128872

Shake Down the Stars

Shake Down the Stars
Author: Renee Swindle
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2013-08-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101596449

When you’re in trouble and sinking fast, whom do you call? Piper Nelson is stuck. She can’t quite stay away from the husband she divorced. She isn’t always attentive to the high school students she teaches. And even she admits that she’s been drinking too much and seeking out unsuitable men. Piper’s mother, married to a celebrity evangelist, and her sister, who's immersed in plans to wed a professional football player and star in a reality TV show, are both too self-absorbed to sympathize with Piper’s angst. They tell her to get a grip. But how can Piper ever really recover from the blow she suffered five years ago, when a car accident took the life of her young daughter? When Piper’s ex-husband announces that his new girlfriend is pregnant, Piper is forced to take stock. Realizing that it’s time for a change is one thing, but actually making it happen is quite another. And despite what she thinks, Piper can’t do it alone Lucky for her, a couple of crazy, funny new friends are ready to step in when she needs them most and show her how to live and laugh again. CONVERSATION GUIDE INCLUDED

Shakedown

Shakedown
Author: Kenneth R. Timmerman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 630
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1621571025

Jesse Jackson is a modern day highway robber, says veteran investigative reporter Kenneth R. Timmerman, who uses cries of racism to steal from individuals, corporations, and government, to give to himself. Until now, however, no one has been brave enough to say it and diligent enough to prove it. But Ken Timmerman has cracked Jackson's machine, found Jackson cronies willing to break ranks, and uncovered a sordid tale of greed, ambition, and corruption from a self-proclaimed minister who has no qualms about poisoning American race relations for personal gain.

Shake Down the Thunder

Shake Down the Thunder
Author: Murray A. Sperber
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 668
Release: 2002-08-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780253215680

"Sperber. . .tackles the details, great and small, unearthing a treasure." —New York Times Book Review Shake Down the Thunder traces the history of the Notre Dame football program—which has acquired almost mythical proportions—from its humble origins in the 19th century to its status as the paragon of college sports. It presents the true story of the program's formative years, the reality behind the myths. Both social history and sports history, this book documents as never before the first half-century of Notre Dame football and relates it to the rise of big-time intercollegiate athletics, the college sports reform movement, and the corrupt sporting press of the period. Shake Down the Thunder is must reading for all Fighting Irish fans, their detractors, and any reader engaged by American cultural history.

The Stars Below (Vega Jane, Book 4)

The Stars Below (Vega Jane, Book 4)
Author: David Baldacci
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2019-02-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 133826396X

THIS. MEANS. WAR. The explosive conclusion to David Baldacci's instant #1 worldwide bestselling and award-winning fantasy series. From the beginning, the fight was coming. Vega Jane fought her way out of the village where she was born, crossed a wilderness filled with vicious creatures, and raised a ragtag army behind her. But each triumph earned through grit and pain only brought her closer to him.Necro. A sorcerer whose unspeakable evil is matched only by his magical power.Vega and Necro are on a collision course. The clash between his awesome power and her iron will is going to shake the stars down. Their fight will seal their fates . . . and determine the future of their world. The battle rages in The Stars Below, the furious conclusion to legendary storyteller David Baldacci's #1 global bestselling Vega Jane series.

Shake Down the Stars

Shake Down the Stars
Author: Frances Donnelly
Publisher: Bantam Dell Publishing Group
Total Pages: 576
Release: 1988-01-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780593010518

Hold Back the Stars

Hold Back the Stars
Author: Katie Khan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2017-05-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1501175203

A startling and evocative novel, harkening to both One Day and Gravity, a man and a woman revisit memories of their love affair on a utopian Earth while they are trapped in the vast void of space with only ninety minutes of oxygen left. After the catastrophic destruction of the Middle East and the United States, Europe has become a utopia and, every three years, the European population must rotate into different multicultural communities, living as individuals responsible for their own actions. While living in this paradise, Max meets Carys and immediately feels a spark of attraction. He quickly realizes, however, that Carys is someone he might want to stay with long-term, which is impossible in this new world. As their relationship plays out, the connections between their time on Earth and their present dilemma in space become clear. When their air ticks dangerously low, one is offered the chance of salvation—but who will take it? An original and daring exploration of the impact of first love and how the choices we make can change the fate of everyone around us, this is an unforgettable read.

Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown

Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown
Author: Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2012-02-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0307978621

From the author of National Book Award finalist Hey, Kiddo. Lunch Lady and the Breakfast Bunch kids are looking forward to a relaxing summer vacation with no funny business. What evils could befall them at summer camp? Of course, there is the legendary swamp monster. Stories say he haunts the camp at night. But that's just a legend. Or is it? Once again, Dee, Hector, and Terrence must help Lunch Lady prevail against a secret enemy!

Shake Down

Shake Down
Author: Joel Goldman
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2008
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780786016105

In this page-turning thriller by the "USA Today" bestselling author of "Deadlocked," the lives of three people collide during a mass murder investigation led by a troubled Kansas City special agent. Original.