Book Description
Fourteen-year-old John creates alternative realities in his mind as he tries to deal with his mother's abusive boyfriend, his crush on a beautiful, but shallow classmate, and other problems at school.
Author : David Klass
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 42,15 MB
Release : 2010-09-14
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780312653026
Fourteen-year-old John creates alternative realities in his mind as he tries to deal with his mother's abusive boyfriend, his crush on a beautiful, but shallow classmate, and other problems at school.
Author : Judy Greer
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 24,71 MB
Release : 2015-04-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0345806735
This is Judy Greer’s story, from her self-described childhood as “Ugly Judy” in suburban Detroit-ish, Michigan, to trying out for drama school to get even with her frenemy, and then breaking into movies as the ultimate best friend. Judy is a refreshingly honest, self-deprecating, and totally relatable guide to Hollywood life, speaking candidly about what it’s really like to shoot on location, to go to the Oscars, and to feel like you’re building a tortoise career in a town full of hares. Beneath the Spanx, Judy is like the best friend you've always wanted. She chills out with her giant, gassy bulldog, Buckley; meets the love of her life on a blind date; happily dives into being a stepparent; and through it all maintains an unshakeable belief in the restorative power of a late-night drugstore run.
Author : Nathan Rabin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 26,1 MB
Release : 2013-06-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1451626886
A writer's journey with the fan bases of Phish and Insane Clown Posse describes his unexpected discovery of how both groups have tapped the human need for community, a finding that coincided with his diagnosis of bipolar disorder.
Author : Susan May Warren
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 29,60 MB
Release : 2012-09-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1414377010
2013 Christy Award winner! 2013 Carol Award finalist (ACFW) To everyone who knows her, Annalise Decker is a model wife and mother. She’s a permanent member of the PTA, never misses her kids’ sporting events, and is constantly campaigning for her husband’s mayoral race. No one knows that Annalise was once Deidre O’Reilly, a troubled young woman whose testimony put a dangerous criminal behind bars. Relocated through the Witness Security Program to the sleepy town of Deep Haven, Deidre got a new identity and a fresh start, which began when she fell in love with local real estate agent Nathan Decker. Twenty years later, Annalise couldn’t be more unprepared for her past to catch up with her. When Agent Frank Harrison arrives with news that the man she testified against is out on bail and out for revenge, Annalise is forced to face the consequences of her secrets. Will she run again, or will she finally find the grace to trust those she loves most with both her past and her future?
Author : Pariya Rostami
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 27,11 MB
Release : 2024-04-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
As humans, our names should remain in everyone’s minds as the real heroes in present in future generations. During a time when surrounding nations were looking into travelling to the moon and space, Pariya Rostami was looking for shelter to hide or a piece of bread for survival. Can people in countries where freedom reigns ever be aware of the hardships, suffering, and dreams buried below the earth that other people have to face? What do they think about the millions of poor and malnourished people that live in other countries? In a country like Iran, you can have the best and look forward to tomorrow, but still have no rights as a woman to live freely. But Rostami has become an angel of salvation to many through the knowledge she’s acquired through pain and suffering. She has a powerful touch that can heal many wounds and words to light a path to living free. She will continue to fight to defend humanity and her rights as a woman, even though writing these truths about her past could dig her own grave. About the Author Pariya Rostami has much love to give. She believes the world would be much more beautiful if we learned how to be kind and give happiness as a free gift to others without judgments or expectations. She learned to respect people’s beliefs and love them as a human first rather than rely on what they own, where they live, how much money they have, or what their race is. Her greatest desire is to put a smile on people’s faces who deserve it.
Author : Sharon Flake
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 38,25 MB
Release : 2010-03-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1423136675
In 9 stories and 15 poems, Sharon G. Flake provides insight into the minds of a diverse group adolescent African American males. here's Tow-Kaye, getting married at age 16 to love of his life, who's pregnant. He knows it's the right thing to do, but he's scared to death. James writes in his diary about his twin brother's terrible secret, which threatens to pull James down, too. Tyler explains what it's like to be a player with the ladies. In a letter to his uncle, La'Ron confesses that he's infected with HIV. Eric takes us on a tour of North Philly on the Fourth of July, when the heat could make a guy go crazy. Still, he loves his hood. These and other unforgettable characters come to life in this collection of urban male voices. Sharon's G. Flake's talent for telling it like it is will leave readers thinking differently, feeling deeply, and definitely wanting more.
Author : Shola Richards
Publisher : Sterling Publishing (NY)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,43 MB
Release : 2016
Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
ISBN : 9781454918721
When Shola Richards's soul-sucking job left him feeling numb and suicidal, he switched focus and devoted himself to transforming the workplace into a space of relentless respect, courtesy, and endless energy. Meant to motivate current and future leaders, Making Work Work aims to start a movement that will banish on-the-job bullying, put meaning back into work, and enhance coworkers' happiness and engagement.
Author : Sara Foster
Publisher : Blackstone Publishing
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 46,36 MB
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1094094013
He’s hiding a dark secret ... But so is she A stunning new thriller about the burden of shame from blockbuster author Sara Foster Lizzie Burdett was eighteen when she vanished, and Noah Carruso has never forgotten her. She was his first crush, his unrequited love. She was also his brother’s girlfriend. Tom Carruso hasn’t been home in over a decade. He left soon after Lizzie disappeared under a darkening cloud of suspicion, and now he’s back for the inquest into Lizzie’s disappearance—intent on telling his side of the story. As the inquest looms, Noah meets Alice Pryce on holiday. They fall for each other fast and hard, but Noah can’t bear to tell Alice his deepest fears. And Alice is equally stricken—she carries a terrible secret of her own. Is the truth worth telling if it will destroy everything?
Author : Terri Apter
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 40,94 MB
Release : 2005-08-17
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 039328574X
Understand what your teenage daughter really means—and learn to use your arguments to strengthen your bond with her. Mothers and teenage daughters argue more than any other child-parent pair—on average every two-and-a-half days. These quarrels, Terri Apter shows, are attempts to negotiate changes in a relationship that is valued by both mothers and daughters. A daughter often feels her mother doesn't know or understand her, and by fighting hopes to force her mother into a new awareness of who she really is, how she has changed, and what she is now capable of doing and understanding. But mothers often misinterpret their daughter's outbursts as signs of rejection, and they may pull back feeling hurt and confused. Through case studies and conversations between mothers and daughters, Apter shows mothers how to interpret the meanings behind a daughter's angry words and how to emerge from arguments with a new closeness.
Author : Imran Mahmood
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 15,83 MB
Release : 2017-05-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1405927356
Only one question matters . . . Did he do it? THE GRIPPING COURTROOM THRILLER NOW A MAJOR BBC DRAMA 'A daring concept executed to perfection' LEE CHILD 'Utterly compelling' DAILY MAIL 'I was utterly gripped' GILLIAN MCALLISTER 'Superb character-driven fiction. Masterful' GUARDIAN **AS SEEN ON NETFLIX** ________ A young man stands accused of murder. The evidence is overwhelming. But at his trial, this man tells an extraordinary story. It is about the woman he loves, who got into trouble. It's about how he risked everything to save her. He swears he's innocent. But in the end, all that matters is this: Do you believe him? ________ ADAPTED FOR THE SCREEN BY THE TEAM BEHIND VIGIL, STARRING BAFTA-NOMINATED SAMUEL ADEWUNMI 'Searing and heart-breaking, genre-bending . . . triumphantly reconfigures the traditional whodunnit into something remarkable' RUTH WARE 'Bold and original . . . A thrilling new voice in crime fiction' TIM WEAVER 'A startlingly confident and deft debut' TANA FRENCH 'Superb character-driven fiction. Masterful' GUARDIAN **Longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger** **Longlisted for the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year** A BBC adaptation, now available on Netflix: 'A propulsive thriller' TELEGRAPH 'A clever courtroom drama' INDEPENDENT 'A compelling, well-executed piece of telly' RADIO TIMES