Author: Carleigh Baker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781772140767
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Carleigh Baker likes to make light in the dark. Whether plumbing family ties, the end of a marriage, or death itself, she never lets go of the witty, the ironic, and perhaps most notably, the awkward. Despite the title, the resolution in these stories isn't always tragic, but it's often uncomfortable, unexpected, or just plain strange. Character digressions, bad decisions, and misconceptions abound.
Bad Endings
Author: Carleigh Baker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781772140767
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Carleigh Baker likes to make light in the dark. Whether plumbing family ties, the end of a marriage, or death itself, she never lets go of the witty, the ironic, and perhaps most notably, the awkward. Despite the title, the resolution in these stories isn't always tragic, but it's often uncomfortable, unexpected, or just plain strange. Character digressions, bad decisions, and misconceptions abound.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781772140767
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Carleigh Baker likes to make light in the dark. Whether plumbing family ties, the end of a marriage, or death itself, she never lets go of the witty, the ironic, and perhaps most notably, the awkward. Despite the title, the resolution in these stories isn't always tragic, but it's often uncomfortable, unexpected, or just plain strange. Character digressions, bad decisions, and misconceptions abound.
As The Villainess, I Reject These Happy-Bad Endings!
Author: Iota AIUE
Publisher: Cross Infinite World
ISBN: 1945341505
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Iris has awoken as the villainess in the world of her favorite otome game. But not just ANY otome game—one with nothing but bittersweet "Happy-Bad" Endings! If the heroine hooks up with one of her problematic love interests, the rest of the world is doomed... but if she fails, it's the villainess who will pay with her life! Fortunately, Iris has time on her side. All she has to do is set things up so that the heroine won't go down those routes! Be it curing a fatal disease or re-parenting her possessive twin brother, she'll do whatever it takes to reject these Happy-Bad Endings!
Publisher: Cross Infinite World
ISBN: 1945341505
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Iris has awoken as the villainess in the world of her favorite otome game. But not just ANY otome game—one with nothing but bittersweet "Happy-Bad" Endings! If the heroine hooks up with one of her problematic love interests, the rest of the world is doomed... but if she fails, it's the villainess who will pay with her life! Fortunately, Iris has time on her side. All she has to do is set things up so that the heroine won't go down those routes! Be it curing a fatal disease or re-parenting her possessive twin brother, she'll do whatever it takes to reject these Happy-Bad Endings!
Surprise Endings
Author: Ron Mehl
Publisher: Multnomah
ISBN: 9780880708289
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Weaving personal stories with Scripture, the author offers wise insights on loneliness, death, hard choices, failure and other challenges and guides us toward victory in Christ. Includes a study guide for each chapter.
Publisher: Multnomah
ISBN: 9780880708289
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Weaving personal stories with Scripture, the author offers wise insights on loneliness, death, hard choices, failure and other challenges and guides us toward victory in Christ. Includes a study guide for each chapter.
If We Were Villains
Author: M. L. Rio
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 1250095301
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
“Much like Donna Tartt’s The Secret History, M. L. Rio’s sparkling debut is a richly layered story of love, friendship, and obsession...will keep you riveted through its final, electrifying moments.” —Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of The Nest "Nerdily (and winningly) in love with Shakespeare...Readable, smart.” —New York Times Book Review On the day Oliver Marks is released from jail, the man who put him there is waiting at the door. Detective Colborne wants to know the truth, and after ten years, Oliver is finally ready to tell it. A decade ago: Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition. In this secluded world of firelight and leather-bound books, Oliver and his friends play the same roles onstage and off: hero, villain, tyrant, temptress, ingénue, extras. But in their fourth and final year, good-natured rivalries turn ugly, and on opening night real violence invades the students’ world of make-believe. In the morning, the fourth-years find themselves facing their very own tragedy, and their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, each other, and themselves that they are innocent. If We Were Villains was named one of Bustle's Best Thriller Novels of the Year, and Mystery Scene says, "A well-written and gripping ode to the stage...A fascinating, unorthodox take on rivalry, friendship, and truth."
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 1250095301
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
“Much like Donna Tartt’s The Secret History, M. L. Rio’s sparkling debut is a richly layered story of love, friendship, and obsession...will keep you riveted through its final, electrifying moments.” —Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of The Nest "Nerdily (and winningly) in love with Shakespeare...Readable, smart.” —New York Times Book Review On the day Oliver Marks is released from jail, the man who put him there is waiting at the door. Detective Colborne wants to know the truth, and after ten years, Oliver is finally ready to tell it. A decade ago: Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition. In this secluded world of firelight and leather-bound books, Oliver and his friends play the same roles onstage and off: hero, villain, tyrant, temptress, ingénue, extras. But in their fourth and final year, good-natured rivalries turn ugly, and on opening night real violence invades the students’ world of make-believe. In the morning, the fourth-years find themselves facing their very own tragedy, and their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, each other, and themselves that they are innocent. If We Were Villains was named one of Bustle's Best Thriller Novels of the Year, and Mystery Scene says, "A well-written and gripping ode to the stage...A fascinating, unorthodox take on rivalry, friendship, and truth."
The Giving Tree
Author: Shel Silverstein
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061965103
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
As The Giving Tree turns fifty, this timeless classic is available for the first time ever in ebook format. This digital edition allows young readers and lifelong fans to continue the legacy and love of a classic that will now reach an even wider audience. "Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy." So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. This moving parable for all ages offers a touching interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return. Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave. This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation. Shel Silverstein's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, and of classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit. And don't miss the other Shel Silverstein ebooks, Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic!
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061965103
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
As The Giving Tree turns fifty, this timeless classic is available for the first time ever in ebook format. This digital edition allows young readers and lifelong fans to continue the legacy and love of a classic that will now reach an even wider audience. "Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy." So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. This moving parable for all ages offers a touching interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return. Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave. This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation. Shel Silverstein's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, and of classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit. And don't miss the other Shel Silverstein ebooks, Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic!
Some Hell
Author: Patrick Nathan
Publisher: Graywolf Press
ISBN: 1555979882
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
A wrenching and layered debut novel about a gay teen’s coming-of-age in the aftermath of his father’s suicide Colin’s family is dissolving in the aftermath of his father’s suicide. While his mother, Diane, retreats into therapy and cynicism, Colin clings to every shred of normal life. Awash with guilt, he casts about for someone to confide in: first his estranged grandfather, then a predatory science teacher. Shunned by his siblings and rejected by his homophobic best friend, Colin immerses himself in the notebooks his father left behind. Full of strange facts, lists, and historical anecdotes that neither Colin nor Diane can understand, the notebooks infect their worldview until they can no longer tell what’s real and what’s imagined. A novel of aching intensity, Some Hell shows how unspeakable tragedy shapes a life, and how imagination saves us from ourselves.
Publisher: Graywolf Press
ISBN: 1555979882
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
A wrenching and layered debut novel about a gay teen’s coming-of-age in the aftermath of his father’s suicide Colin’s family is dissolving in the aftermath of his father’s suicide. While his mother, Diane, retreats into therapy and cynicism, Colin clings to every shred of normal life. Awash with guilt, he casts about for someone to confide in: first his estranged grandfather, then a predatory science teacher. Shunned by his siblings and rejected by his homophobic best friend, Colin immerses himself in the notebooks his father left behind. Full of strange facts, lists, and historical anecdotes that neither Colin nor Diane can understand, the notebooks infect their worldview until they can no longer tell what’s real and what’s imagined. A novel of aching intensity, Some Hell shows how unspeakable tragedy shapes a life, and how imagination saves us from ourselves.
From a Buick 8
Author: Stephen King
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
ISBN: 9781444708110
Category : Abandonment of automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Come close, children, and see the living crocodile. A vintage '54 Buick Roadmaster. At least, that's what it looks like . . . There is a secret hidden in Shed B in the state police barracks in Statler, Pennsylvania. A secret that has drawn troopers for twenty years - terrified yet irresistibly tempted to look at its chrome fenders, silver grille and exotic exhaust system. Young Ned Wilcox has started coming by the barracks: mowing the lawn, washing the windows, shovelling snow; it's a boy's way of holding on to his father - recently killed in a strange road accident by another Buick. And one day Ned peers through the windows of Shed B and discovers the family secret. Like his father, Ned wants answers. He deserves answers. And the secret begins to stir . . .
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
ISBN: 9781444708110
Category : Abandonment of automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Come close, children, and see the living crocodile. A vintage '54 Buick Roadmaster. At least, that's what it looks like . . . There is a secret hidden in Shed B in the state police barracks in Statler, Pennsylvania. A secret that has drawn troopers for twenty years - terrified yet irresistibly tempted to look at its chrome fenders, silver grille and exotic exhaust system. Young Ned Wilcox has started coming by the barracks: mowing the lawn, washing the windows, shovelling snow; it's a boy's way of holding on to his father - recently killed in a strange road accident by another Buick. And one day Ned peers through the windows of Shed B and discovers the family secret. Like his father, Ned wants answers. He deserves answers. And the secret begins to stir . . .
The Prince's Trap
Author: P.D. Griffith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983701743
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
My name is Landon Wicker. Almost a year ago, I learned I was psychokinetic. I can lift objects with my mind, hear people's thoughts, and even fly if I concentrate hard enough. Because of what I am, I was brought to a secret facility-the Gymnasium-where, with hundreds of others like me, I am trained in how to control my abilities. Then, six months ago, I was recruited into the Pantheon, an elite group of psychokinetics who secretly work for the U.S. government, running operations to maintain the nation's security and superiority. I thought I was doing my part. I thought I'd found a way to redeem myself after killing my parents. But then I met Artemis, super spy and number one threat to the Pantheon. How could I have known she was also one of my best friends? She showed me the truth. The Pantheon and the Gymnasium may not be what they claimed. . . . And I might actually be the enemy I thought I was fighting against. Now, I'm a double agent working with Artemis to find a way to bring them down. But no one said it would be easy, and with every discovery, the extent of the Gymnasium's lies and deception only deepens. I'm beginning to wonder if we'll ever find a way to stop them.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983701743
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
My name is Landon Wicker. Almost a year ago, I learned I was psychokinetic. I can lift objects with my mind, hear people's thoughts, and even fly if I concentrate hard enough. Because of what I am, I was brought to a secret facility-the Gymnasium-where, with hundreds of others like me, I am trained in how to control my abilities. Then, six months ago, I was recruited into the Pantheon, an elite group of psychokinetics who secretly work for the U.S. government, running operations to maintain the nation's security and superiority. I thought I was doing my part. I thought I'd found a way to redeem myself after killing my parents. But then I met Artemis, super spy and number one threat to the Pantheon. How could I have known she was also one of my best friends? She showed me the truth. The Pantheon and the Gymnasium may not be what they claimed. . . . And I might actually be the enemy I thought I was fighting against. Now, I'm a double agent working with Artemis to find a way to bring them down. But no one said it would be easy, and with every discovery, the extent of the Gymnasium's lies and deception only deepens. I'm beginning to wonder if we'll ever find a way to stop them.
Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person
Author: The School of Life
Publisher: School of Life Press
ISBN: 9780995573628
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A collection of essays extended from The New York Times' most-read article of 2016. Anyone we might marry could, of course, be a little bit wrong for us. We don’t expect bliss every day. The fault isn’t entirely our own; it has to do with the devilish truth that anyone we’re liable to meet is going to be rather wrong, in some fascinating way or another, because this is simply what all humans happen to be – including, sadly, ourselves. This collection of essays proposes that we don’t need perfection to be happy. So long as we enter our relationships in the right spirit, we have every chance of coping well enough with, and even delighting in, the inevitable and distinctive wrongness that lies in ourselves and our beloveds.
Publisher: School of Life Press
ISBN: 9780995573628
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A collection of essays extended from The New York Times' most-read article of 2016. Anyone we might marry could, of course, be a little bit wrong for us. We don’t expect bliss every day. The fault isn’t entirely our own; it has to do with the devilish truth that anyone we’re liable to meet is going to be rather wrong, in some fascinating way or another, because this is simply what all humans happen to be – including, sadly, ourselves. This collection of essays proposes that we don’t need perfection to be happy. So long as we enter our relationships in the right spirit, we have every chance of coping well enough with, and even delighting in, the inevitable and distinctive wrongness that lies in ourselves and our beloveds.
No End of Bad Guys
Author: Jeff Buick
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781999533403
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Something's off about Molly's mom. Something sinister behind Alyssa Vaughn's thin smile and cold eyes.Orlando homicide cop Bobby Greco has a sixth sense for bad guys, and Vaughn is raising all kinds of red flags. Which is not good because Bobby's daughter is on the same soccer team as Molly. This one is hitting too close to home. He already has a tough case on his desk - trying to figure out who abducted and likely murdered a teenage barista on her way home from work. Bobby has a suspect, but without a body and with no hard evidence to build a solid case, he's hit a dead end.Bobby sets the barista's disappearance on the edge of his desk and digs into Vaughn. What he uncovers is a dangerous psychopath who has already committed one horrific crime, and Bobby is sure another one is just around the corner.Now he's working two cases, where one girl is lost, another is found, and both are in danger.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781999533403
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Something's off about Molly's mom. Something sinister behind Alyssa Vaughn's thin smile and cold eyes.Orlando homicide cop Bobby Greco has a sixth sense for bad guys, and Vaughn is raising all kinds of red flags. Which is not good because Bobby's daughter is on the same soccer team as Molly. This one is hitting too close to home. He already has a tough case on his desk - trying to figure out who abducted and likely murdered a teenage barista on her way home from work. Bobby has a suspect, but without a body and with no hard evidence to build a solid case, he's hit a dead end.Bobby sets the barista's disappearance on the edge of his desk and digs into Vaughn. What he uncovers is a dangerous psychopath who has already committed one horrific crime, and Bobby is sure another one is just around the corner.Now he's working two cases, where one girl is lost, another is found, and both are in danger.