Author : Catherine Forde
Publisher : Laurel Leaf
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 30,75 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0440238919
Teased and abused for being grossly overweight, Jimmy, a fourteen-year-old Scottish boy who dreams mysterious dreams and secretly aspires to become a chef, decides to turn his self-loathing life around by learning how to swim.
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Page : pages
File Size : 32,71 MB
Release : 2006
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ISBN : 9780756966195
Author : Jamie O'Neill
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 15,8 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0743222946
Two young men, Jim, the naive, scholarly son of a Dublin shopkeeper, and Doyler, a rough working boy, struggle with issues of political, religious, and sexual identity in the year leading up to the Easter uprising of 1916.
Author : Chris Crutcher
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 25,86 MB
Release : 2009-09-22
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0061968501
Called a “masterpiece” in a starred review from School Library Journal, award-winning author Chris Crutcher’s acclaimed Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes is an enduring classic. This bestselling novel is about love, loyalty, and friendship in the face of adversity. “Superb plotting, extraordinary characters, and cracking narrative make this novel unforgettable.”—Publishers Weekly Sarah Byrnes and Eric Calhoune have been friends for years. When they were children, his weight and her scars made them both outcasts. Now Sarah Byrnes—the smartest, toughest person Eric has ever known—sits silent in a hospital. Eric must uncover the terrible secret she’s hiding before its dark current pulls them both under. Will appeal to fans of Marieke Nijkamp, Andrew Smith, and John Corey Whaley. “Once again, Chris Crutcher plunges his readers into life's tough issues within a compelling story filled with human compassion . . . with his characteristic intelligence, humor, and empathy."—ALAN Review An American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults
Author : Helen Bulbeck
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 25,53 MB
Release : 2004
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ISBN : 9780582853140
Author : Davide Cali
Publisher : Owlkids
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 46,70 MB
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781771471985
Abigail dreads swimming lessons because all the kids yell, "Abigail is a whale", when she jumps into the pool. But when her swimming teacher suggests that she needs to think light in order to swim well, things begin to turn around. And soon Abigail starts thinking about a lot of things.
Author : Catherine Forde
Publisher : Egmont Books (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,8 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9781405239646
YA. Danny-Boy shaves his head for Grampa Dan's funeral and the barber tells him he looks like a POW. Danny-Boy doesn't care - he's on a downward spiral. Drinking, cutting school, obsessed with the lyrics of Skarrs. Lyrics based on the real-life nightmare that broke Grampa Dan.
Author : JiHyeon Lee
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 33,64 MB
Release : 2015-05-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1452150389
What happens when two shy children meet at a very crowded pool? Dive in to find out! Deceptively simple, this masterful book tells a story of quiet moments and surprising encounters, and reminds us that friendship and imagination have no bounds.
Author : Catherine Forde
Publisher :
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 16,97 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Haunted houses
ISBN : 9781842996386
"DarkCreepyHaunted?Is there something in Alans loft?Or could it be someone?Good quality fiction for the seriously struggling reader aged from 12-16. The Bookseller Award-winning authors gripping and relevant stories Top quality, age-appropriate illustrations Stylish packagingInterest age 12 Reading age 7
Author : Catherine Forde
Publisher : Egmont Books (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,33 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9781405239653
Nikki encounters real evil when she helps the other girls in her school to pick on an even more unpopular girl, "Loopy Loner" Lizzie Brownie, by tying her up and throwing her in a pond as people used to do to witches in Scotland.
