Author: Allie Reynolds
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593187830
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
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In this propulsive locked-room thriller debut, a reunion weekend in the French Alps turns deadly when five friends discover that someone has deliberately stranded them at their remote mountaintop resort during a snowstorm. When Milla accepts an off-season invitation to Le Rocher, a cozy ski resort in the French Alps, she's expecting an intimate weekend of catching up with four old friends. It might have been a decade since she saw them last, but she's never forgotten the bond they forged on this very mountain during a winter spent fiercely training for an elite snowboarding competition. Yet no sooner do Milla and the others arrive for the reunion than they realize something is horribly wrong. The resort is deserted. The cable cars that delivered them to the mountaintop have stopped working. Their cell phones--missing. And inside the hotel, detailed instructions await them: an icebreaker game, designed to draw out their secrets. A game meant to remind them of Saskia, the enigmatic sixth member of their group, who vanished the morning of the competition years before and has long been presumed dead. Stranded in the resort, Milla's not sure what's worse: the increasingly sinister things happening around her or the looming snowstorm that's making escape even more impossible. All she knows is that there's no one on the mountain she can trust. Because someone has gathered them there to find out the truth about Saskia...someone who will stop at nothing to get answers. And if Milla's not careful, she could be the next to disappear...
Author: Sarah Lynne Reul
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
ISBN: 1454941359
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 39
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“What appears to be a simple story upon first glance actually offers uncomplicated yet practical remedies for helping a child deal with a strong emotion.” —Booklist (Starred review) Allie All Along deserves a spot on the shelf with Where the Wild Things Are, When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Really Angry... and My Mouth Is a Volcano.” —Shelf Awareness “Allie’s crayon broke. I blinked. She was suddenly . . . furious, fuming, frustrated . . .” Have you ever felt mad enough to stomp, smash, and crash? Allie has! Meet one angry little girl and see how she calms down, bit by bit—with the help of her understanding big brother. Poor Allie! She’s in a rage, throwing a tantrum, and having a fit! Her emotions have built and built and now they just burst. Is there a sweet little girl hiding somewhere under all the angry layers? And can her big brother find a way to make things all right again? In the tradition of When Sophie Gets Angry—Really, Really Angry and Sometimes I’m Bombaloo, Allie All Along explores simple ways kids can center themselves in the face of overwhelming emotions. The illustrations’ varying hues and vibrant colors capture the powerful feelings that young children can’t always express in words.
Author: Allie Brosh
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451666187
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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#1 New York Times Bestseller “Funny and smart as hell” (Bill Gates), Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half showcases her unique voice, leaping wit, and her ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations. FROM THE PUBLISHER: Every time Allie Brosh posts something new on her hugely popular blog Hyperbole and a Half the internet rejoices. This full-color, beautifully illustrated edition features more than fifty percent new content, with ten never-before-seen essays and one wholly revised and expanded piece as well as classics from the website like, “The God of Cake,” “Dogs Don’t Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving,” and her astonishing, “Adventures in Depression,” and “Depression Part Two,” which have been hailed as some of the most insightful meditations on the disease ever written. Brosh’s debut marks the launch of a major new American humorist who will surely make even the biggest scrooge or snob laugh. We dare you not to. FROM THE AUTHOR: This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book is and also sound vaguely authoritative—like maybe someone who isn’t me wrote it—but I soon discovered that I’m not sneaky enough to pull it off convincingly. So I decided to just make a list of things that are in the book: Pictures Words Stories about things that happened to me Stories about things that happened to other people because of me Eight billion dollars* Stories about dogs The secret to eternal happiness* *These are lies. Perhaps I have underestimated my sneakiness!
Author: Allie Reynolds
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593187881
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
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"Fast-paced, nail-bitingly tense and packed full of twists and turns. I found it unputdownable – loved it!"--Sarah Pearse, author of The Sanatorium Point Break meets And Then There Were None in a pulse-pounding beach read that explores the dangerous ties between a group of elite surfers who are determined to find the perfect waves at any cost…even murder. The waves are to die for. Three years ago, passionate surfer Kenna Ward lost her two great loves—after her boyfriend drowned, she hung up her surfboard and swore off the water for good. But she is drawn back to the beach when her best friend, Mikki, announces her sudden engagement to a man Kenna has never met—a member of a tight-knit group of surfers. Kenna travels to a remote Australian beach, entering a dangerous world far from civilization where the waves, weather, and tides are all that matter. Kenna is tempted back into the surf, and drawn into the dazzling group and the beach they call their own. But this coastal paradise has a dark side, and members of the group begin to go missing. Kenna realizes that in order to protect Mikki and learn more about the surfers, she must become one of them…without becoming one of their victims. What follows is an adrenaline-fueled thriller packed with twists and turns, exploring the dangerous edge between passion and obsession.
Author: Catherine Ryan Hyde
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781477819715
Category : Domestic fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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An Amazon Charts bestseller. Humor and heart move the fast-paced journey of an unlikely pair coming together to form a family of their own in this touching story from New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde. Bea has barely been scraping by since her husband died. After falling for a telephone scam, she loses everything and is forced to abandon her trailer. With only two-thirds of a tank in her old van, she heads toward the Pacific Ocean with her cat--on a mission to reclaim what's rightfully hers, even if it means making others pay for what she lost. When fifteen-year-old Allie's parents are jailed for tax fraud, she's sent to a group home. But when her life is threatened by another resident, she knows she has to get out. She escapes only to find she has nowhere to go--until fate throws Allie in Bea's path. Reluctant to trust each other, much less become friends, the two warily make their way up the Pacific Coast. Yet as their hearts open to friendship and love from the strangers they meet on their journey, they find the courage to forge their own unique family--and begin to see an imperfect world with new eyes.
Author: Allie Brosh
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982156953
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 528
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This follow-up to Hyperbole and a Half "includes humorous stories from [cartoonist] Allie Brosh's childhood; the adventures of her very bad animals; merciless dissection of her own character flaws; incisive essays on grief, loneliness, and powerlessness; [and] reflections on the absurdity of modern life"--Publisher marketing.
Author: Sommy L. Ham
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1449714013
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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Friendly, Texas is about to get a facelift Folks never dreamed an angel, a devil and a discouraged teen girl could pull this town together But that's exactly what happens when Allie McCall skips school one day. After being falsely accused of cheating, she hides out in the derelict community church downtown. There, she meets Daniel, an angel with silver hair and blue eyes. Counting on her gritty tenacity, he asks her to help rebuild the church. When Allie reluctantly agrees, her everyday life turns upside down. Ethan, one of Satan's disciples, is out to thwart Daniels plan, and shes horrified to find herself his newest target. She rescues her sweet, eccentric neighbor from Ethans clutches, knowing that she hasnt seen the last of him. Determined to follow Daniels plan, Allie puts her faithin fact, her lifeon the line to inspire her neighbors, recruit investors, coordinate materials, and battle Satans minion. Can she awaken her small towns spiritual passion while reconciling with her mother, keeping up her grades, learning to play basketball and maybe, just maybe, finding a boyfriend? Is it possible that one angel could actually work that many miracles around a girl whose only assets are faith and courage? "Allie McCall is a fun, funny, engaging heroine, and her faith journey speaks to us all. She faces challenges and accomplishes things she never imagined as she rallies her town, full of quirky characters, to work wonders. Miracles do happen and, if Allie can hang onto faith, then friendship, family and love will win the day. I chuckled over Allies teenage moments, cheered for her as she won over the towns curmudgeons, and enjoyed every minute that I spent in the town of Friendly!" Rosanne Cornbrooks Catalano, Editor aboutnoting.com
Author: Susan Blackaby
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9781404824034
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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After putting on safety gear, Allie is ready to learn to ride her new bicycle.
Author: Carole Jackson-Powell
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 146706047X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 31
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Allie the cat is not happy with her warm bed, lots of food and a very easy life. She wants to experience more! She wants to see the outside world! What lies ahead of her in the big outdoors are scarey things she never anticipated! .
Author: Missy Robertson
Publisher: Zonderkidz
ISBN: 0310762510
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Book one in the Faithgirlz Princess in Camo series, Allie’s Bayou Rescue is sure to capture the imagination of young readers as they follow adventurous Allie Carroway and her cousins as they experience life in the Louisiana Bayou and on the television screen as reality TV stars. Written by reality TV stars Missy and Mia Robertson, Allie’s Bayou Rescue is the introduction to Allie Carroway, a twelve-year-old asthmatic with a severe peanut allergy who has a lot to overcome. But with the love and support of her fun cousins and the rest of the extended family that she loves and stars with in the reality TV show Carried Away with the Carroways, Allie lives every day to the fullest with lots of love and laughter. Allie’s Bayou Rescue: Is the first book in the Faithgirlz Princess in Camo series Explores the nature of a family filled with social, cultural, and physical diversity Is the perfect fiction series for readers 8-12
