Author: Jake Vander Ark Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1329873580 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 505
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Jonathon and Gavin Nightly are in love with Hannah Lasker, a gifted artist on the verge of a meltdown. Their lives spiral toward heartbreak with the release of a controversial vaccine that grants eternal life. This "miracle cure" is only the beginning of a true-to-life technological takeover that pits friendships against progress, science against faith, and love against time.
Author: Ruth Logan Herne Publisher: Harlequin ISBN: 1460337425 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 153
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When a historian returns to her Montana hometown, she discovers a bright future with the cowboy she never forgot in this contemporary Western romance. Olivia Franklin suspected coming home to Jasper Gulch would mean eventually running into her first love, Jack McGuire. She’s determined not to repeat the mistakes that led to her broken hear, but from the moment she lays eyes on the tall, handsome rancher, her resistance begins to crumble. Jack made his choice all those years ago. He’d gone from the baseball diamond to a high-rise office and finally back home to the Double M—all without her. And no amount of centennial nostalgia can change the past. But the future is another story, and the pretty historian is about to get a lesson in unforgettable romance!
Author: Kristen Gwen Publisher: Squirrel Power Books LLC ISBN: 1961927071 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 215
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Starclucks save the day! But can Ophelia live up to the family name? Ophelia Starcluck’s family is jam-packed with famous captains who served on United Bird Featheration starships for the bird planet, Aves. On her first day at a new school, Ophelia hears that Birds of Prey, or BOPs, have returned. When Ophelia meets one, she isn’t sure if the falcon is friend or foe. If they’re up to no good, isn’t it her job to save the day? Chester P. Chickadee was born to royalty. Or he would be royal if his villainous great-grandfather had not lost the throne. But Chester has a plan and the perfect scapegoat. An epic war will begin, Ophelia will be blamed, and Chester’s family will rule again. Once Ophelia realizes Chester’s been lying about the BOPs, she’ll fight like a Starcluck to stop Chester’s evil plans. But when everything falls apart, how will this Starcluck save the day? Ophelia Starcluck and the Rebel Prince is the second adventure in The Starcluck Adventures, a series for ages 8-12. If you like stories with friends, quirky humor, animals, and freezing ice cream toppings, you’ll love Kristen Gwen’s plucky tale. Grab it today before the price goes up!
Author: Ann Marie Stewart Publisher: Barbour Publishing ISBN: 1634099524 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 319
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“The summer before I turned ten was idyllic—until August 3, 1970. It perfectly describes a time when I thought the world was safe and good things lasted forever..." Christy Award Winner! Nine-year-old Abby McAndrews has just experienced her greatest loss, and in its wake, her family is unraveling with guilt, grief, and anger. Her father, Reverend McAndrews, cannot return to the pulpit because he has more questions than answers. Her older brother Matt’s actions speak louder than the words he needs to confess, as he acts out in dangerous ways. Her mother tries to hold her grieving family together, but when Abby’s dad refuses to move on, the family is at a crossroads. Stars in the Grass, set in a small Midwestern town in 1970, is an uplifting novel that explores a family’s relationships and resiliency. Abby’s heartbreaking remembrances are balanced by humor and nostalgia as her family struggles with—and ultimately celebrates—life after loss.
Author: Natasha Gregson Wagner Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1982111208 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 304
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The “graceful, loving,” (The New York Times Book Review), never-before-told story of Hollywood icon Natalie Wood’s glamorous life, sudden death, and lasting legacy, written by her daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner. Natasha Gregson Wagner’s mother, Natalie Wood, was a child actress who became a legendary movie star, the dark-haired beauty of Splendor in the Grass and West Side Story. She and Natasha’s stepfather, the actor Robert Wagner, were a Hollywood it-couple twice over, first in the 1950s, and then again when they remarried in the 70s. To Natasha, she was, above all, a doting, loving mom. But Natalie’s sudden death by drowning off Catalina Island at the age of forty-three devastated her family, turned Robert Wagner into a person of interest, and transformed a vibrant wife, mother, and actress into a figure of tragedy. The weekend has long been shrouded in rumors and scandalous tabloid speculation, but until now there has never been an account of how the events and their aftermath were experienced by Natalie’s beloved eldest daughter. Here, for the first time, is a“deeply intimate chronicle of life with her famous mother and how Wood’s death devastated the family” (Los Angeles Times). Cutting through the shadow hanging over her mother’s legacy, More Than Love is a “poignant” (The Washington Post) tale of a daughter coming to terms with her grief, as well as a “revealing new look at Natalie Wood” (Good Morning America).
Author: Linda Zebert Publisher: Author House ISBN: 1477298088 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 23
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Mayor Biggles and the people of Whitesville agree to allow only the color white to be used in their town and strictly enforced this choice with a book full of rulesthat is until new resident Hazel Small moves to Whitesville and opens a bakery using her favorite color of purple causing Mayor Biggles major headaches resulting in a paint fight that will be talked about for years. Come join the characters of the Purple House as they learn life is better when it is shared with those who walk to the beat of a different drum.
Author: Mary F. Heller Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1135662851 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 410
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Reading-Writing Connections: From Theory to Practice is an extraordinary language arts methods text that enables elementary and middle school teachers to create classroom environments where all students can become lifelong readers and writers. Focusing on developmentally appropriate methods and materials, this remarkably readable book empowers a new generation of teachers to integrate reading, writing, listening, and speaking in K-8 classrooms. Heller's highly accessible writing style makes this book suitable as a primary text for undergraduate and graduate courses in language arts, reading, writing, and literacy. Special features of this second edition include: * a vision of how to transform cutting-edge theory and research into classroom practice that utilizes integrated language arts instruction; *a unique developmental perspective with separate chapters on teaching methods and materials for kindergarten, primary (1-3), intermediate (4-6), and middle grades (7-8); * instructional guidelines that offer generous, detailed suggestions for applying theory to practice, plus "For You to Try" and "For Your Journal" exercises that encourage critical thinking and reflection; and * a wealth of classroom vignettes, examples of students' oral and written language, illustrations, and figures that accentuate interesting and informative theory, research, and practice. In addition, Reading-Writing Connections offers expanded content on the impact of sociocultural theory and the whole language movement on the teaching of reading and writing across the curriculum; greater emphasis on cultural diversity, including new multicultural children's literature booklists that complement the general children's literature bibliographies; and current information on alternative assessment, emerging technologies, the multiage classroom, reader response to literature, and thematic teaching.
Author: Sydney Langford Publisher: Holiday House ISBN: 0823459314 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 344
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Two disabled queer teens find belonging in this poignant platonic love story about singing, signing, and solidarity. Casey Kowalski once dreamed of becoming a professional singer. Then the universe threw her a life-altering curveball—sudden, permanent, and profound hearing loss—just before her family’s move from Portland to Miami. Now, she’s learning to navigate the world as a Deaf-Hard of Hearing person while trying to conceal her hearing loss from her new schoolmates. Hayden González-Rossi is also keeping secrets. Three generations of González men have risen to stardom on the soccer field, and Hayden knows his family expects him to follow in their footsteps, but he wants to quit soccer and pursue a career on Broadway. If only his Generalized Anxiety Disorder didn’t send him into a debilitating spiral over the thought of telling the truth. Casey and Hayden are both determined to hide who they really are. But when they cross paths at school, they bond over their shared love of music and their mutual feeling that they don’t belong, and the secrets come spilling out. Their friendship is the beating heart of this dual-perspective story featuring thoughtful disability representation, nuanced queer identities, and a lovably quirky supporting cast.
Author: Dianne Perry Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1469106914 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 95
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Giving Her Wings is an account from a mother's perspective about sending her fifteen-year-old daughter to the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy to pursue her dreams of studying music and becoming an oboist. The book is formatted as a diary and contains accounts of the events leading to the decision to attend Interlochen Arts Academy, visits to Interlochen, concerts, being suspended from school, and the need to prepare a fifteen-year-old for the future. Parenting includes loving, nurturing, and preparing children for becoming responsible adults. The urgency to prepare her daughter for the future is magnified when the mother is diagnosed with breast cancer. Giving Her Wings includes many joys, sorrows, and interactions shared between the mother and daughter. This book should be of interest to a wide range of readers. Any parent who is considering sending a child to Interlochen's summer camp, Interlochen Arts Academy, or any boarding school would find the book helpful and interesting. Students planning to attend or who have already attended camps or boarding school would enjoy this book. In addition, Giving Her Wings should be of great interest to breast cancer survivors or any cancer survivor. Raising a child while dealing with the physical and emotional aspects of cancer can be overwhelming. Most parents diagnosed with a life-threatening disease will relate to this book, realizing the need for preparing a child to be self-sufficient and to prepare that child for the future.
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