Banana Pants! (Miranda and Maude #2)


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Princess Miranda and Not-a-Princess Maude are total opposites and totally best friends! Fed up with nonstop testing, Miranda and Maude’s teacher makes a surprise announcement: They are going to put on a school play! And, the class decides, it will be called Banana Pants! School is finally a joy, and the project inspires the girls to fight for more positive change. Maude decides to wage a campaign against Styrofoam lunch trays, and she thinks she has the perfect powerful ally in Miranda. But, much to Maude’s frustration, Miranda would rather focus on her own good cause: love! The girls can’t seem to see eye to eye, and in pursuing their good causes separately, they go way too far, resulting in the friendship’s first-ever fight.




Pejorative Suffixes and Combining Forms in English


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The book is a research monograph that reviews and revises the concept of linguistic pejoration, and explores the role of 15 suffixes and combining forms, such as -ie, -o, -ard, -holic, -rrhea, -itis, -porn, -ish, in the formation of English pejoratives. The examination of the inner structure of the resulting derivatives is based on an innovative methodology that encompasses the theories and approaches of Construction Morphology, Componential Analysis, and Morphopragmatics. Following the principles of this methodology, pejorative words collected from dictionaries and corpora (a total of approximately 950 words) are abstracted into generalizations (or constructional schemas) where structural and functional similarities are used to cognitively trace the ways in which negative (or derisive) meaning is connected with a specific form. Through this multifaceted methodology, my analysis showcases the fact that the universal properties of ‘diminution’, ‘excess’, ‘resemblance’, and ‘metonymization’ are what underlie the making of pejorative meaning. These generalizations, along with the schematic representations of formatives, can help linguists, or linguistics enthusiasts in general, to understand the conventions and intricacy of lexical pejoration.




Warriors of Phaeton: Kaine


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Kaine's place on the Phaeton council may have changed his title, but it didn't weaken his warrior instincts. When his human bride is threatened, he doesn't hesitate to take off his robes and go back to his roots...and Phaeton Prime.




Fierce as the Wind


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Heartbreak pushes one Hawaiian girl to find her strongest self in this authentic and emotional story of personal transformation that's perfect for fans of The Running Dream. When Miho's boyfriend breaks up with her without warning, all she can see is red--the color of blinding fury and pain, and the color of the fire she sets in an oil drum on the beach, burning every scrap of their memories. It's spring of senior year in Oahu, and while her friends are getting ready for college, Miho's deep in her misery, delivering pizzas on her bike. But then inspiration strikes: she'll do a triathlon. The training is brutal for a girl who has never even run a mile--though she can bike and swim. With the constant support of her friends and her dad, Miho digs deep to find just how fierce her determination is and how many obstacles she can overcome. Acclaimed author Tara Wilson Redd explores the intersections of race and class, and heartbreak and hope, with authentic honesty.




Carnage in a Pear Tree


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Welcome to Marshmallow Hollow, Maine, a holiday mystery, where it's all Christmas all the time and murder is hung by the chimney with care... Hellooo! I'm at it again, and only a day after my last run-in with a killer! Hobbs and I are growing closer and closer, but there always seems to be a mystery waiting for us just around the corner, nipping at our heels and thwarting our hot romance. A very nice waiter named Joey Scarpetti, from the Marshmallow Hollow Ski Lodge is dead, and it happened in my backyard in my pear tree, no less. So what’s a girl to do but investigate? On top of that, I catch Hobbs having coffee with a very stylish, flawlessly beautiful, natural blonde (hair envy here!), and I’m in a bit of a tizzy. But when I have a gruesome vision of a young woman, so grief-stricken she wants to leave this plane forever, I know I have to find out if my vision is from a future event and if so, is there a way I can prevent a horrible tragedy? All bets are off the table as I hunt for a killer and try and save a young woman’s life! "Dakota never disappoints" Mary Janice Davidson author of Undead and Unwed Keywords: Cozy witch paranormal mystery, suspense, female sleuth, amateur sleuth, ghosts, sweet romance, small coastal town, Christmas town, Maine, talking animals, humor, drama, clean read, familiars, psychic visions, afterlife. Fans of: Addison Moore, Barbara Anino, Leighann Dobbs, Amanda Lee, Amy Boyles, Bella Falls, Tricia O'Malley, Adele Abbott Annabelle Chase will enjoy this series!




Walkaway


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Abandoning formal society to pursue a minimalist counterculture life in a near-future world wrecked by climate change, a disenchanted senior and his heiress paramour inspire followers who become obsessed with cheating death in ways that turn the world upside down.




Sorry for Existing


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It started with a bang. No, a slap. My mother's head hit the floor. My father stood over her. We had to get out. If we didn't, my dad would kill her. So, we ran. My mother dragged me out of the house in the middle of the night. Where will we go? How will we survive? There's nobody who can take us in, except for my grandfather... ...and mom hates him more than dad. There's no way we could wind up there, right? If you love coming of age stories, fantastical adventures, family drama, and heartfelt romance, you'll love this book. Get it today. **Please note this is an updated version of Spaceship Broken**




Her Royal Highness


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Regal romance abounds in this flirty, laugh-out-loud companion novel to Prince Charming, by New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins, now in paperback! Millie Quint is devastated when she discovers that her sort-of-best friend/sort-of-girlfriend has been kissing someone else. Heartbroken and ready for a change of pace, Millie decides to apply for scholarships to boarding schools . . . the farther from Houston the better. Soon, Millie is accepted into one of the world's most exclusive schools, located in the rolling highlands of Scotland. Here, the country is dreamy and green; the school is covered in ivy, and the students think her American-ness is adorable. The only problem: Mille's roommate Flora is a total princess. She's also an actual princess. Of Scotland. At first, the girls can't stand each other, but before Millie knows it, she has another sort-of-best-friend/sort-of-girlfriend. Princess Flora could be a new chapter in her love life, but Millie knows the chances of happily-ever-afters are slim . . . after all, real life isn't a fairy tale . . . or is it? New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins brings the feels and the laughs to her latest romance.




Embrace Your Awesomeness


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It’s time to remember just how awesome you really are… - Know how to eat, exercise and sleep well but just don’t do it? - Are you feeling overwhelmed and out of control every single day? - Want to be more assertive and confident but don’t want to appear unkind? This book gets to the heart of why we know what to do to have an amazing life but stop ourselves from being fulfilled and successful. It delves deep into why we are ridiculously busy, easily distracted and not reaching our true potential. And it provides answers as to why we don’t go to bed on time, ask for a promotion and say ‘no’. The latest wisdom from researchers, self-help experts and prosperous, happy people cuts through the confusion around stepping out of your comfort zone, provides compelling reasons for how habits can beat procrastination and explains how to stop worrying what others think. Embrace your awesomeness means clearing away the learned negative thought patterns and simply being the best person you were born to be. It is becoming untethered from societal norms that keep you small. It is not about fixing you as you are not broken. It is about becoming the real you. This is a clear, uplifting guide that will immediately help anyone who is struggling with day-to-day life in this banana-pants crazy world. Embrace Your Awesomeness details four main types of hazardous thinking that prevent us from being our best selves: perfectionism, procrastination, people pleasing and playing small. Then it explains how to eliminate and minimize these hazards with an ‘awesomeness makeover’. You will learn how to increase your self-worth, speak up without fear of criticism and find shortcuts to feel more in control. In addition, you will uncover easy ways to tap into your intuition, rediscover your creativity and dream big. Follow the short, chunked down chapters in Embrace Your Awesomeness to: - Stop being homesick for your deeper self - Bust myths around willpower and motivation - Act confidently even if you have low self-esteem - Love yourself even though that may sound excruciating - Use simple daily rituals to feel in control in this uncertain time - Learn how to overcome perfectionism, procrastination and people pleasing - Feel like you are living the life you were meant to live, one with excitement, meaning and true joy Ultimately, appreciating your imperfectly awesome self will allow you to grow into who you were always meant to be, reach your potential and share your gifts with the world. I can’t think of anything more meaningful to do with your life. Can you? Where could eliminating exhaustion, resentment and guilt from your life lead? Imagine being at your absolute optimum no matter what. It’s time to get out of your own way. What’s stopping you from embracing your awesomeness today? If you take even a pinch of wisdom from this book, it is guaranteed that you will feel in control, thrive in a banana-pants crazy world and give yourself the best gift of all—reaching your true potential. Read this book and step into the power and brilliance that you have deep inside. To live a truly outstanding life, buy this book today.




Neanderthal Marries Human


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After just five months of dating Janie, Quinn-former Wendell and unapologetic autocrat-is ready to propose marriage. In fact, he's more than ready. If it were up to Quinn, he would efficiently propose, marry, and beget Janie with child all in the same day. But Janie, much to Quinn's dismay, tosses a wrench in his efficacious endeavors and challenges him to prove his devotion by going through the matrimonial motions, no matter how minute and mundane. Will Quinn last until the wedding day?