Author: Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375983759
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Annie was warned not to go to the creepy Montgomery mansion . . . and maybe she wouldn’t have if her best friend hadn’t dared her. But Annie isn’t afraid of anything. Not bats, not spiders, and certainly not some haunted house. Or is she?
Annie was Warned
Author: Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375983759
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Annie was warned not to go to the creepy Montgomery mansion . . . and maybe she wouldn’t have if her best friend hadn’t dared her. But Annie isn’t afraid of anything. Not bats, not spiders, and certainly not some haunted house. Or is she?
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375983759
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Annie was warned not to go to the creepy Montgomery mansion . . . and maybe she wouldn’t have if her best friend hadn’t dared her. But Annie isn’t afraid of anything. Not bats, not spiders, and certainly not some haunted house. Or is she?
Axle Annie
Author: Robin Pulver
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0142300144
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Always impatient and driving too fast, Rush Hotfoot learns the importance of safety from school bus driver Axle Annie and her bus full of kids.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0142300144
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Always impatient and driving too fast, Rush Hotfoot learns the importance of safety from school bus driver Axle Annie and her bus full of kids.
Max for President
Author: Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 030779329X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
From the author of National Book Award finalist Hey, Kiddo. Max thinks that he would like to be class president. So does Kelly. But there can only be one president! Who will the class elect? Full of laughs and suspense, Max for President is a lively story of good sportsmanship—and a great way for kids to learn a little about elections, too!
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 030779329X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
From the author of National Book Award finalist Hey, Kiddo. Max thinks that he would like to be class president. So does Kelly. But there can only be one president! Who will the class elect? Full of laughs and suspense, Max for President is a lively story of good sportsmanship—and a great way for kids to learn a little about elections, too!
The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster
Author: Scott Wilbanks
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492612472
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Annabelle Aster doesn't bow to convention—not even that of space and time—which makes the 1890s Kansas wheat field that has appeared in her modern-day San Francisco garden easy to accept. Even more peculiar is Elsbeth, the truculent schoolmarm who sends Annie letters through the mysterious brass mailbox perched on the picket fence that now divides their two worlds. Annie and Elsbeth's search for an explanation to the hiccup in the universe linking their homes leads to an unsettling discovery—and potential disaster for both of them. Together they must solve the mystery of what connects them before one of them is convicted of a murder that has yet to happen...and yet somehow already did.
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492612472
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Annabelle Aster doesn't bow to convention—not even that of space and time—which makes the 1890s Kansas wheat field that has appeared in her modern-day San Francisco garden easy to accept. Even more peculiar is Elsbeth, the truculent schoolmarm who sends Annie letters through the mysterious brass mailbox perched on the picket fence that now divides their two worlds. Annie and Elsbeth's search for an explanation to the hiccup in the universe linking their homes leads to an unsettling discovery—and potential disaster for both of them. Together they must solve the mystery of what connects them before one of them is convicted of a murder that has yet to happen...and yet somehow already did.
Thirteen Hours To You
Author: Annie Emerson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
For seventeen years I'd lived in Adalita, Pennsylvania, a town that took pleasure in my torment and refused to leave me as anything but broken. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Four months ago, I left. ⠀⠀⠀I'd driven thirteen hours to Everlee Falls, ⠀⠀⠀Georgia, to live with my Gamma for senior year. I'd moved to give myself the chance to fall in love with a life that I'd missed out on for far too long.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I'd expected to find hope, ⠀⠀⠀I'd hoped to find freedom, ⠀⠀⠀but I'd never expected him.⠀⠀⠀I was too damaged to recognize the beginning.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀But all it took was a moment, and he was positive he'd invade every one of mine. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀If I pushed, he pulled. If I ran, he followed.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I was his fate.⠀⠀⠀Meekai was my north star.⠀⠀⠀I was what he chose to remember.⠀⠀⠀He was a goodbye my soul refused to forget.⠀⠀⠀*Trigger Warning: Please be warned, this duet includes scenes of sexual assault and sensitive subject matter.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
For seventeen years I'd lived in Adalita, Pennsylvania, a town that took pleasure in my torment and refused to leave me as anything but broken. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Four months ago, I left. ⠀⠀⠀I'd driven thirteen hours to Everlee Falls, ⠀⠀⠀Georgia, to live with my Gamma for senior year. I'd moved to give myself the chance to fall in love with a life that I'd missed out on for far too long.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I'd expected to find hope, ⠀⠀⠀I'd hoped to find freedom, ⠀⠀⠀but I'd never expected him.⠀⠀⠀I was too damaged to recognize the beginning.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀But all it took was a moment, and he was positive he'd invade every one of mine. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀If I pushed, he pulled. If I ran, he followed.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I was his fate.⠀⠀⠀Meekai was my north star.⠀⠀⠀I was what he chose to remember.⠀⠀⠀He was a goodbye my soul refused to forget.⠀⠀⠀*Trigger Warning: Please be warned, this duet includes scenes of sexual assault and sensitive subject matter.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Never Trust a Rake
Author: Annie Burrows
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460303830
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Rumor has it that the Earl of Deben, the most notorious rake in Londoon and in need of an heir, has set aside his penchant for married mistresses and turned his skilled hand to seducing innocents! But if Lord Deben expects Henrietta Gibson to respond to the click of his fingers he can think again. For she knows perfectly well why she should avoid gentlemen of his bad repute: 1. One touch of his lips and he'll ruin her for every other man. 2. One glide of his skillful fingers to the neckline of her dress will leave her molten in his arms. 3. And if even one in a thousand rumors is true, it's enough for her to know she can never, ever trust a rake….
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460303830
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Rumor has it that the Earl of Deben, the most notorious rake in Londoon and in need of an heir, has set aside his penchant for married mistresses and turned his skilled hand to seducing innocents! But if Lord Deben expects Henrietta Gibson to respond to the click of his fingers he can think again. For she knows perfectly well why she should avoid gentlemen of his bad repute: 1. One touch of his lips and he'll ruin her for every other man. 2. One glide of his skillful fingers to the neckline of her dress will leave her molten in his arms. 3. And if even one in a thousand rumors is true, it's enough for her to know she can never, ever trust a rake….
Imprisoned by a Vow
Author: Annie West
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460316673
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Signed, sealed…forever! Being sold into marriage by her stepfather is Leila's one chance to escape. But instead of freedom, Leila finds herself bound by deep passions ignited by her inscrutable new husband. Australian billionaire Joss Carmody knows the rules of this game—he'll shower his new wife with diamonds and in return he'll use her land to expand his business. That's all he ever wanted from this exchange, but he hadn't banked on the attraction Leila awakens. Then the one night that was supposed to slake their desire, binds them beyond the signatures on their marriage contract….
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460316673
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Signed, sealed…forever! Being sold into marriage by her stepfather is Leila's one chance to escape. But instead of freedom, Leila finds herself bound by deep passions ignited by her inscrutable new husband. Australian billionaire Joss Carmody knows the rules of this game—he'll shower his new wife with diamonds and in return he'll use her land to expand his business. That's all he ever wanted from this exchange, but he hadn't banked on the attraction Leila awakens. Then the one night that was supposed to slake their desire, binds them beyond the signatures on their marriage contract….
Accordion Crimes
Author: Annie Proulx
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416588884
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Pulitzer Prize–winning author Annie Proulx brings the immigrant experience to life in this stunning novel that traces the ownership of a simple green accordion. E. Annie Proulx’s Accordion Crimes is a masterpiece of storytelling that spans a century and a continent. Proulx brings the immigrant experience in America to life through the eyes of the descendants of Mexicans, Poles, Africans, Irish-Scots, Franco-Canadians and many others, all linked by their successive ownership of a simple green accordion. The music they make is their last link with the past—voice for their fantasies, sorrows and exuberance. Proulx’s prodigious knowledge, unforgettable characters and radiant language make Accordion Crimes a stunning novel, exhilarating in its scope and originality.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416588884
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Pulitzer Prize–winning author Annie Proulx brings the immigrant experience to life in this stunning novel that traces the ownership of a simple green accordion. E. Annie Proulx’s Accordion Crimes is a masterpiece of storytelling that spans a century and a continent. Proulx brings the immigrant experience in America to life through the eyes of the descendants of Mexicans, Poles, Africans, Irish-Scots, Franco-Canadians and many others, all linked by their successive ownership of a simple green accordion. The music they make is their last link with the past—voice for their fantasies, sorrows and exuberance. Proulx’s prodigious knowledge, unforgettable characters and radiant language make Accordion Crimes a stunning novel, exhilarating in its scope and originality.
Winding Valley Farm
Author: Anne Pellowski
Publisher: Bethlehem Books
ISBN: 1932350292
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A young girl shares pleasures and disappointments with the other members of a large Wisconsin farm family in the early twentieth century.
Publisher: Bethlehem Books
ISBN: 1932350292
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A young girl shares pleasures and disappointments with the other members of a large Wisconsin farm family in the early twentieth century.
Donbas
Author: Jacques Sandulescu
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781481137072
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
The almost unbelievable, but true story of a teen-age boy's survival and triumph over hardship in a Russian slave labor camp -- ending in a breathtaking escape -- DONBAS has proven appeal for middle- and high school students and has been taught in schools. It's a book that holds kids (and adults) to the last page and gives them a new awareness and appreciation of what they've got -- and what life might one day ask of them. It's a book that puts you in its author's tattered shoes, makes you feel his cold, hunger, and pain, his homesickness and determination to live, and ask yourself: Would I survive?? “Riveting suspense . . . Once started I could not stop, once done could not forget it. Ever.” ~ The Berkshire Eagle “Simply written, direct and extraordinarily moving . . . an unassuming statement of deep affirmation.” ~ The New York Times Book Review “Excellent portrayal of a youth's indomitable spirit and will to survive.” ~ Library Journal
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781481137072
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
The almost unbelievable, but true story of a teen-age boy's survival and triumph over hardship in a Russian slave labor camp -- ending in a breathtaking escape -- DONBAS has proven appeal for middle- and high school students and has been taught in schools. It's a book that holds kids (and adults) to the last page and gives them a new awareness and appreciation of what they've got -- and what life might one day ask of them. It's a book that puts you in its author's tattered shoes, makes you feel his cold, hunger, and pain, his homesickness and determination to live, and ask yourself: Would I survive?? “Riveting suspense . . . Once started I could not stop, once done could not forget it. Ever.” ~ The Berkshire Eagle “Simply written, direct and extraordinarily moving . . . an unassuming statement of deep affirmation.” ~ The New York Times Book Review “Excellent portrayal of a youth's indomitable spirit and will to survive.” ~ Library Journal