Author: Salome Holloway Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1546259414 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 267
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This is a fiction story for young adults. It’s about a fifteen-year-old girl who is trying to grow up too fast. When she runs away with her twenty-one-year old boyfriend, she soon finds out that she is not ready for the adult world. In the beginning it was the dream of a lifetime, the perfect fairy tale, with the handsome prince carrying the lovely maiden off to a beautiful palace and living happily ever after. However, that dream was soon lost. Her dream boat became abusive, she became pregnant and began to take the frustration of her unhappy home life out on the baby. When the love of her life beats her so bad and puts her in the hospital, this young girl became confused. What happened to her palace? And where did the handsome prince go? She is still waiting and waiting, when will the happily ever after start? Or perhaps...this is it.
Author: Keith Christiansen Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art ISBN: 1588393569 Category : Painting, Italian Languages : en Pages : 66
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Few artists have managed to imprint their personality so indelibly on posterity as Andrea Mantegna (c. 1430-1506). Before he reached the age of twenty, Mantegna was already being praised for his "alto ingegno" (exalted genius), and he became the court artist for the Gonzaga family in Mantua before he was thirty. Yet, this book argues, Mantegna was not simply a great painter. Together with Donatello, he was the defining genius of the 15th century: the measure of what an artist could be. His highly original and deeply personal vision, the descriptive richness of his pictures, and his biting, hypercritical but always exalted mind gave Mantegna's art an extraordinary edge and earned him a preeminent place in the Renaissance.
Author: Andrea Tang Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1984835106 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 370
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"Mixing everything that's best about dragons, dystopia, and generational conflict, Tang delivers a high flying debut that pulls no punches." --E.K. Johnston, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Things just got weird for Prudence Wu. One minute, she's cashing in on a routine smuggling deal. The next, she's escaping enforcers on the wings of what very much appears to be a sentient cybernetic dragon. Pru is used to life throwing her some unpleasant surprises--she goes to prep school, after all, and selling banned media across the border in a country with a ruthless corporate government obviously has its risks. But a cybernetic dragon? That's new. She tries to forget about the fact that the only reason she's not in jail is because some sort of robot saved her, and that she's going to have to get a new side job now that enforcers are on to her. So she's not exactly thrilled when Rebelwing shows up again. Even worse, it's become increasingly clear that the rogue machine has imprinted on her permanently, which means she'd better figure out this whole piloting-a-dragon thing--fast. Because Rebelwing just happens to be the ridiculously expensive weapon her government needs in a brewing war with its neighbor, and Pru's the only one who can fly it. Set in a wonderfully inventive near-future Washington, D.C., this hilarious, defiant debut sparkles with wit and wisdom, deftly exploring media consumption, personal freedoms, and the weight of one life as Pru, rather reluctantly, takes to the skies.
Author: Brett Rutherford Publisher: Crossroad Press ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 407
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SPECIAL GIFT Two of the children were straight-A students. Two of them were "discipline problems". They were the chosen ones. Handpicked by the Foundation to receive free personal computers. For the Foundation believed in very special children—for a very special mission… SECRET TERROR Eleven-year-old Marsha was thrilled with the glistening new computer in her bedroom. And even more thrilled when late at night it began to ask her questions. About her parents. About school. About her teachers. Pretty soon the computer knew everything there was to know about Marsha. Just like a best friend. And Marsha would do anything the computer wanted. Even things that weren't quite right. Because that's what friends were for…
Author: Andrea Chatman Publisher: Elk Lake Publishing Incorporated ISBN: 9781649494528 Category : Languages : en Pages : 330
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When Morgan Sullivan goes looking for her missing uncle, she discovers a secret the world isn't ready for. A shiver of fear, deep and primal, ran through her. It was an eye. A ginormous eye. Yellow, reptilian, with a gleam of intelligence. Resurrected from the depths of time itself. Oceanographer Morgan Sullivan has always loved sea monster legends, and her uncle Daniel always had the best. But when her uncle goes missing under mysterious circumstances, the key to his survival might unleash a secret the world isn't ready for. Every question leads to another, each more cryptic than the last. From the snowy fields of Iowa to the slopes of Haleakala volcano and to the depths of the ocean, as the search goes on Morgan finds that the biggest challenge comes from within herself. How far is she willing to go for the answers she seeks? And what is she willing to sacrifice?
Author: D.D. Bridges Publisher: D.D. Bridges ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 111
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Calvin, Dorian, Emory, and Bishop are four bachelors who are living their dreams in Atlanta, GA. Between their successful careers and the crazy ration of women to men in Atlanta, it’s expected that there would be at least a few scandals involving various women. Calvin has decided that true love doesn’t exist and believes all women should be taught a lesson. Dorian, the lawyer, manages to lay low and maintain non-committal situationships while focusing on his legal career. Meanwhile, Emory puts his career as a music producer on the line when he foolishly starts to mix business with pleasure. Bishop, a pro football player, seems more prone to scandalous encounters than the others and always finds himself at the center of a media storm. When tragedy strikes, these friends are forced to an analyze their womanizing ways and decide if it is worth it to continue living life in the fast lane.
Author: Andrea Lunsford Publisher: ISBN: 9780393420814 Category : Authorship Languages : en Pages : 0
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Students today are writing more than ever. Everyone's an Author bridges the gap between the writing students already do--online, at home, in their communities--and the writing they'll do in college and beyond. It builds student confidence by showing that they already know how to think rhetorically and offers advice for applying those skills as students, professionals, and citizens. Because students are also reading more than ever, the third edition includes new advice for reading critically, engaging respectfully with others, and distinguishing facts from misinformation. Also available in a version with readings.
Author: Andrea J. Loney Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers ISBN: 0593429079 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 49
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Discover the remarkable story of an orphaned Black boy who grew up to become the groundbreaking architect to the stars, Paul R. Williams. A stunning nonfiction picture-book biography from the Caldecott Honor–winning author and NAACP Image Award–nominated artist. As an orphaned Black boy growing up in America in the early 1900s, Paul R. Williams became obsessed by the concept of "home." He not only dreamed of building his own home, he turned his dreams into drawings. Defying the odds and breaking down the wall of racism, Williams was able to curve around the obstacles in his way to become a world-renowned architect. He designed homes for the biggest celebrities of the day, such as Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball, and created a number of buildings in Los Angeles that are now considered landmarks. From Andrea J. Loney, the author of the Caldecott Honor Book Double Bass Blues, and award-winning artist Keith Mallett comes a remarkable story of fortitude, hope, and positivity.
Author: Martin Rudnick Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595160190 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 214
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The story revolves around Keith Erickson, a high profile athlete whose professional career is ended by a paralyzing injury. Deserted by his actress wife, Keith retires to the seclusion of a mountain retreat to begin a program of rehabilitation. In the process a symbiotic relationship develops between Keith and the retinue of persons who enter his life. Included in the group are three beautiful women who become romantically interested in him. Keith conceals the torment caused by his physical limitations and repressed anger at the player responsible for his disability. The thread of spirituality woven into the fabric of the story becomes more colorful with the arrival of Keith’s clergyman father and his mother. His parents are troubled by Keith’s transition from devout Christianity to religious indifference. A troublesome development in Keith’s life occurs when his wife attempts to reclaim their son, Robert, who has accepted as a surrogate mother one of the women in love with his father. As the plot unfolds, virtually all the characters assume an important role in moving the story through adversity and achievement to its climax. In a concluding moment the mystery of the missing god is revealed.
Author: Salome Holloway
Author: Leslie Clarence Dunn
Author: Keith Christiansen
Author: Andrea Tang
Author: Brett Rutherford
Author: Andrea Chatman
Author: D.D. Bridges
Author: Andrea Lunsford
Author: Andrea J. Loney
Author: Martin Rudnick