Author : Barbara Park
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 26,53 MB
Release : 2000-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 068983912X
Fourteen-year-old Jake recalls how he has spent the last four years of his life watching his grandfather descend slowly but surely into the horrors of Alzheimer's disease.
Author : Barbara Park
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 48,88 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Babies
ISBN : 030798219X
A baby still waiting to be born describes the boredom of living in a small, cramped space where there are no toys and no one else can be "it" during a game of tag, then considers how life will change when Baby joins Pop and Ma in the outside world.
Author : K. L. Going
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 11,55 MB
Release : 2007-03-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0142407666
Gabriel King was a born chicken. He’s afraid of spiders, corpses, loose cows, and just about everything related to the fifth grade. Gabe’s best friend, Frita Wilson, thinks Gabe needs some liberating from his fears. Frita knows something about being brave— she’s the only black kid in school in a town with an active Ku Klux Klan. Together Gabe and Frita are going to spend the summer of 1976 facing down the fears on Gabe’s list. But it turns out that Frita has her own list, and while she’s helping Gabe confront his fears, she’s avoiding the thing that scares her the most.
Author : Wai Chim
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,26 MB
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1338656120
An authentic novel about growing up in an Asian immigrant family with a mother who is suffering from a debilitating mental illness. Anna Chiu has her hands full. When she's not looking after her brother and sister or helping out at her father's restaurant, she's taking care of her mother, whose debilitating mental illness keeps her in bed most days. Her father's new delivery boy, Rory, is a welcome distraction and even though she knows that things aren't right at home, she's starting to feel like she could be a normal teen.But when her mother finally gets out of bed, things go from bad to worse. And as her mother's condition worsens, Anna and her family question everything they understand about themselves and each other.The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling is a heart-wrenching, true-to-life exploration through the often neglected crevices of culture, mental illness, and family. Its strong themes are balanced by a beautiful romance making it a feel-good, yet important read.
Author : Heather Graham
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 30,42 MB
Release : 2011-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1742905064
Reclusive collector Cutter Merlin is seldom seen in Key West and lately, not at all. Officer Liam Beckett visits Merlin's curious house and discovers the gentleman in his study. In his death grip is a volume of occult lore and a reliquary. His eyes are wide with fright and his mouth a horrified gape where spiders now dwell. Kelsey Donovan returns to the old house to catalogue her estranged grandfather's collection of artefacts and antiquities vowing to see his treasures divested properly. But she cannot ignore the sense that she's being watched, the reports of malevolent black figures, and the pervasive smell of death. Is the Merlin house haunted, or even cursed? Liam knows well that some ghost stories are true and he swears to protect Kelsey. But there are forces at work for whom one more life is a pittance to pay for their deepest desire
Author : Justin Henderson
Publisher : Moon Travel
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 22,4 MB
Release : 2016-01-05
Category : Travel
ISBN : 163121232X
divdivJoin author and longtime-resident Justin Henderson for an unforgettable experience. With unique perspective and advice you can trust, Moon Puerto Vallarta has everything you need to know to have a more personal and memorable experience. Covering a lively resort scene, an inviting coastline, and tranquil beach-town getaways, Moon Puerto Vallarta tells you what you need to know to plan the perfect trip for you. Discover the sweetest retreats, from private hideaways to jugle lodges and luxury resorts while swimming, snorkeling, or just relaxing in the sand. Along with trip ideas like “A Perfect Day for Romance” and “Highlights of Gay Puerto Vallarta”, Henderson includes tips finding the freshest, most delicious seafood, the most perfect beaches, and the top spots to see local wildlife. With expertly crafted maps and gorgeous photos, this full-color guidebook gives you the tools you need to have an immersive and unique experience. Moon Puerto Vallarta includes areas such as: Puerto Vallarta The Bay of Banderas Sayulita and the Riviera Nayarit Barra de Navidad and the Jalisco Coast Find the Moon guide that best suits your trip! Traveling in Mexico for longer? Try Moon Cancún & Cozumel, Moon Puerto Vallarta, Moon Tulum, Moon Mexico City, or Moon San Miguel de Allende./EMbrbrConsidering moving to Mexico/LI/DIV/I
Author : Barbara Park
Publisher : Random House Australia
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 50,2 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1740519795
ABOUT THE SERIES Meet Junie B. Jones, the lovable, mischievous kindergartener and star of this hysterical series by Barbara Park. Follow Junie B. from her first day of kindergarten to her last as she gets into one scrape after another. Readers will laugh along with Junie B. and her friends in Room Nine, as she attempts to escape 'punishment' from her teacher, and drives her parents to distraction! ABOUT THE BOOK It's kindergarten graduation! All the children in Room Nine are excited when they get their bright white graduation gowns. Mrs. says to keep them in their boxes until the big day. But Junie B. Jones can't help herself. Then- uh- oh- an accident happens! Can Junie B. find a way to fix things? Or will graduation be a spotty dotty disaster?
Author : Barbara Park
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 37,81 MB
Release : 2011-01-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 030778682X
How could someone like Mick die? He was the kid who freaked out his mom by putting a ceramic eye in a defrosted chicken, the kid who did a wild dance in front of the whole school--and the kid who, if only he had worn his bicycle helmet, would still be alive today. But now Phoebe Harte's twelve-year-old brother is gone, and Phoebe's world has turned upside down. With her trademark candor and compassion, beloved middle-grade writer Barbara Park tells how Phoebe copes with her painful loss in this story filled with sadness, humor--and hope. Chosen by Publishers Weekly as one of their Best Books of 1996. "A full-fledged and fully convincing drama" (Publishers Weekly).
Author : Courtney Summers
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 25,9 MB
Release : 2008-12-23
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1429948108
Classic Courtney Summers with a brand new look and exclusive bonus material! This ebook edition of Cracked Up to Be includes updated text, an afterword from the author and a discussion guide. The high price of perfection is one 'Perfect' Parker Fadley always believed she was willing to pay until the events of a party during junior year fractures the lives of her family and friends. Something terrible has happened and only Parker knows it's her fault. If being a perfect daughter, student, friend and girlfriend couldn't keep her from making an unforgivable mistake, Parker hopes becoming a perfect mess will at least keep her loved ones from discovering the truth. But when the arrival of a curious new student and the unexpected return of an old enemy threaten her tenuous grip on control, Parker must decide just how far she'll go to keep her secret from surfacing. Also available from Courtney Summers: I'M THE GIRL, the new "brutally captivating" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) queer thriller based loosely on The Epstein case.
Author : Barbara Park
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 27,55 MB
Release : 1990-11-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780394847467
Thirteen-year-old Lillian, miserable about being a "beanpole" and a loser, stops feeling sorry for herself when she learns the difference between a loser and a winner
