Author : Mercedes Lackey
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 27,94 MB
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0756412153
Learning elemental magic from her witch aunt after her Tennessee coal miner father's black-lung death, Anna May falls in love with a stonemason who abandons his work as a gravestone cutter to pursue true art.
Author : Jolene Hart
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 38,39 MB
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1452132291
Nutrition is the fastest-rising beauty trend around the world. Eat Pretty simplifies the latest science and presents a userfriendly program for gorgeous looks, at any age, that last a lifetime. Buzzwords like antioxidants, biotin, and omega-3s are explained alongside more than 85 everyday foods, each paired with their specific beauty-boosting benefit: walnuts for supple skin, radishes for strong nails. But healthful ingredients are just one aspect of beauty nutrition. Eat Pretty offers a full lifestyle makeover, exploring stress management, hormonal balance, and mindful living. Charts and lists, plus nearly 20 recipes, make for a delicious and infinitely useful ebook—in the kitchen, at the grocer, and on the go.
Author : Jolene Gutiérrez
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 11,38 MB
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1728422884
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! What happens when a young elephant steps on a buried land mine? What happens when a sea turtles flipper is injured by a predator? Thanks to recent advances in technology, we have new ways to design and build prosthetic body parts that can help these animals thrive. Meet an Asian elephant named Mosha, a Kemps ridley sea turtle named Lola, a German Shepherd named Cassidy, a greylag goose named Vitória, and Pirate, a Berkshire-Tamworth pig. Each of these animals was struggling, but through a variety of techniques and technologies, humans created devices that enabled the animals to live and move more comfortably. Discover the stories of how veterinarians, doctors, and even students from around the world used 3D printing and other techniques to build bionic body parts for these amazing animals.
Author : Jolene Brown
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,23 MB
Release : 2017-01-27
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781945330513
Holy Crap! I Married a Farmer! delivers eye-opening moments, treasured memories, and just plain laughter. In these entertaining chapters, you'll discover that juggling farm life with a smile can save your sanity--and your marriage. Who better than Sisters in Agriculture to share experiences about breakdowns and parts runs, family in-laws and farm priorities, money and communication. Their caring hearts, enduring spirits, and witty wisdom will get you through the toughest days on the farm. Inside this book you'll find answers to questions we women on the farm always wondered about but had no one to ask. The stories are filled with insights and real-life reasons to laugh. As one reader shared, "Being married to a farmer is like riding a roller coaster in an amusement park. There will be peaks of joy and celebration...and valleys of stress and frustration. But in Holy Crap! I Married a Farmer! Jolene reminds me that I can enjoy the ride!"
Author : Jolene Perry
Publisher : Albert Whitman & Company
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 44,41 MB
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0807531561
After police intervention, fifteen-year-old Joy has finally escaped the trailer where she once lived with her mother and survived years of confinement and abuse. Now living with her aunt, uncle, and cousins in a comfortable house, she's sure she’ll never belong. Wracked by panic attacks, afraid to talk to anyone at her new school, Joy’s got a whole list of reasons why she’s crazy. With immense courage, Joy finds friends and grows closer to her new family. But just when hope is taking hold, she learns she must testify in her mother’s trial. Can she face her old life without losing her way in the new one? Will she ever truly belong in a world that seems too normal to be real?
Author : Roberto de Haro
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 21,46 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0595450547
Gorgeous, young, adult-film star Jolene Alexis is dead, her limp and naked body discovered in her upscale beachfront condominium. Sergeant Dale Lipinski, a detective with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, is assigned to the case. Though all obvious signs point to suicide, Lipinski investigates contradictory details and very quickly opens a Pandora's box of disturbing proportions. In the world of pornography, nothing is as it appears. Alexis's presumed suicide points to the seedy-and oftentimes dangerous-underworld of the pornography industry. Is Jolene's death truly a suicide, or is she the victim of the elusive Hollywood dream, seduced into behavior she would never have undertaken if she had a choice? Lipinski, methodical and determined, emerges as a fascinating character. Haunted by Jolene's story, he is determined to discover the truth surrounding her death. His hunt moves from professional assignment to personal mission-and soon the detective is caught up in deception and intrigue beyond the line of duty, Blood for blood. -Michael A. Olivas William B. Bates Distinguished Chair in Law University of Houston Law Center Jolene's Last Gasp is a thrilling, fast-paced mystery that will keep the reader guessing until the very last pages. -Colleen Rae, author of Nearly Naked, and Correspondent, Local Observer, Saugatuck, MI
Author : Sara Cassidy
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 27,38 MB
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1459825314
Key Selling Points In this early chapter book, Jolene travels to Los Angeles with her long-haul trucker father who recently came out as gay. The pair come face to face with homophobia but find a way to forgive and behave with kindness. Genius Jolene includes themes of critical thinking, travel, family, acceptance and confronting homophobia. The author’s middle-grade novel A Boy Named Queen was a finalist for the Rocky Mountain Book Award, the Silver Birch Express Award, the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award and the Diamond Willow Award. This book features several black-and-white illustrations, which add to this engaging chapter book.
Author : Jolene Perry
Publisher : Albert Whitman & Company
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 48,1 MB
Release : 2014-03-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0807583685
Kate's dream boyfriend has just broken up with her and she's still reeling from her diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. Aidan planned on being a lifer in the army and went to Afghanistan straight out of high school. Now he's a disabled young veteran struggling to embrace his new life. When Kate and Aidan find each other neither one wants to get attached. But could they be right for each other after all?
Author : Catharine Lauren Kaufman
Publisher :
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 31,11 MB
Release : 2008-03-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780615136301
Jolene loves junk food so much she wears red licorice in her hair and pink taffy underwear. Then, one night in her dreams, she meets a bunch of cool characters who take her on an incredible, edible journey into a world of juicy fruits, super salads, and yummy smoothies.
Author : Jolene Perry
Publisher : Albert Whitman & Company
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 25,15 MB
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 080756558X
Years ago, Clara survived a vicious bear attack. She's used to getting sympathetic looks around town, but meeting strangers is a different story. Yet her dreams go far beyond Knik, Alaska, and now she's got a secret that's both thrilling and terrifying--an acceptance letter from Columbia University. But it turns out her scars aren't as fixable as she hoped, and when her boyfriend begins to press for a forever commitment, she has second thoughts about New York. Then Rhodes, a student teacher in her English class, forces her to acknowledge her writing talent, and everything becomes even more confusing--especially with the feelings she's starting to have about him. Now all Clara wants to do is hide from the tough choices she has to make. When her world comes crashing down around her, Clara has to confront her problems and find her way to a decision. Will she choose the life of her dreams or the life that someone she loves has chosen? Which choice is scarier?
