Author: Eli Cranor
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781735322100
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
There's only one way to stop a zombie teacher from munching your BRAINZ and that's by reading more books!When Dash Storey arrives at Haven Middle School with a backpack full of spooky books, he's itching to make some new friends, but this school is different. Way different. Books are outlawed, every student is forced to wear virtual reality "headsets," and his teacher has a serious case of hotdog breath. It's not long before Dash meets Izzy Hendrix, a voodoo-loving, straight-talking, flower-power smocked pre-teen from New Orleans, and she tells him the truth: their teacher is a zombie, and he's using the headsets to deep fry the sixth grader's brainz! Before Dash totally freaks, Izzy explains her plan for saving all the Haven kids from becoming zombie food-books. They make brainz taste bad! Luckily, Dash has his own creeptastic stash of books, but sneaking them into Haven Middle School could prove tricky. If Dash really wants to save his new classmates-and maybe even make a real friend-he's going to have to write a book of his own!Told in a mixture of illustrations and text, this book will appeal to middle-grade students as well as adults. Don't forget to be on the lookout for the next BRAINZ BOOK!
Books Make Brainz Taste Bad
Author: Eli Cranor
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781735322100
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
There's only one way to stop a zombie teacher from munching your BRAINZ and that's by reading more books!When Dash Storey arrives at Haven Middle School with a backpack full of spooky books, he's itching to make some new friends, but this school is different. Way different. Books are outlawed, every student is forced to wear virtual reality "headsets," and his teacher has a serious case of hotdog breath. It's not long before Dash meets Izzy Hendrix, a voodoo-loving, straight-talking, flower-power smocked pre-teen from New Orleans, and she tells him the truth: their teacher is a zombie, and he's using the headsets to deep fry the sixth grader's brainz! Before Dash totally freaks, Izzy explains her plan for saving all the Haven kids from becoming zombie food-books. They make brainz taste bad! Luckily, Dash has his own creeptastic stash of books, but sneaking them into Haven Middle School could prove tricky. If Dash really wants to save his new classmates-and maybe even make a real friend-he's going to have to write a book of his own!Told in a mixture of illustrations and text, this book will appeal to middle-grade students as well as adults. Don't forget to be on the lookout for the next BRAINZ BOOK!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781735322100
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
There's only one way to stop a zombie teacher from munching your BRAINZ and that's by reading more books!When Dash Storey arrives at Haven Middle School with a backpack full of spooky books, he's itching to make some new friends, but this school is different. Way different. Books are outlawed, every student is forced to wear virtual reality "headsets," and his teacher has a serious case of hotdog breath. It's not long before Dash meets Izzy Hendrix, a voodoo-loving, straight-talking, flower-power smocked pre-teen from New Orleans, and she tells him the truth: their teacher is a zombie, and he's using the headsets to deep fry the sixth grader's brainz! Before Dash totally freaks, Izzy explains her plan for saving all the Haven kids from becoming zombie food-books. They make brainz taste bad! Luckily, Dash has his own creeptastic stash of books, but sneaking them into Haven Middle School could prove tricky. If Dash really wants to save his new classmates-and maybe even make a real friend-he's going to have to write a book of his own!Told in a mixture of illustrations and text, this book will appeal to middle-grade students as well as adults. Don't forget to be on the lookout for the next BRAINZ BOOK!
Don't Know Tough
Author: Eli Cranor
Publisher: Headline
ISBN: 1035401711
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
'A searing and stunningly poignant study in what makes us and what breaks us' S. A. Cosby, New York Times bestselling author of Razorblade Tears and Blacktop Wasteland 'A gripping novel about rage and trauma, redemption and damnation, football and family' Steph Cha Friday Night Lights with a Southern Gothic twist - a powerful debut noir for fans of S. A. Cosby and Megan Abbott. In Denton, Arkansas, the fate of the high school football team rests on the shoulders of Billy Lowe, a volatile but talented running back. Billy comes from an extremely troubled home: a trailer park where he is terrorized by his unstable mother's abusive boyfriend. Billy takes out his anger on the field, but when his savagery crosses a line, he faces suspension. Without Billy Lowe, the Denton Pirates can kiss their playoff bid goodbye. But the head coach, Trent Powers, who just moved from California with his wife and two children for this job, has more than just his paycheck riding on Billy's bad behavior. As a born-again Christian, Trent feels a divine calling to save Billy-save him from his circumstances, and save his soul. Then Billy's abuser is found murdered in the Lowe family trailer, and all evidence points toward Billy. Now nothing can stop an explosive chain of violence that could tear the whole town apart on the eve of the playoffs. WINNER OF THE PETER LOVESEY FIRST CRIME NOVEL CONTEST A USA Today Best Book of the Year (So Far) An Amazon Editor's Pick CrimeReads Most Anticipated Books of 2022 New York Post Top Reads for the Week 'Southern noir at its finest, a cauldron of terrible choices and even more terrible outcomes' The New York Times Book Review
Publisher: Headline
ISBN: 1035401711
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
'A searing and stunningly poignant study in what makes us and what breaks us' S. A. Cosby, New York Times bestselling author of Razorblade Tears and Blacktop Wasteland 'A gripping novel about rage and trauma, redemption and damnation, football and family' Steph Cha Friday Night Lights with a Southern Gothic twist - a powerful debut noir for fans of S. A. Cosby and Megan Abbott. In Denton, Arkansas, the fate of the high school football team rests on the shoulders of Billy Lowe, a volatile but talented running back. Billy comes from an extremely troubled home: a trailer park where he is terrorized by his unstable mother's abusive boyfriend. Billy takes out his anger on the field, but when his savagery crosses a line, he faces suspension. Without Billy Lowe, the Denton Pirates can kiss their playoff bid goodbye. But the head coach, Trent Powers, who just moved from California with his wife and two children for this job, has more than just his paycheck riding on Billy's bad behavior. As a born-again Christian, Trent feels a divine calling to save Billy-save him from his circumstances, and save his soul. Then Billy's abuser is found murdered in the Lowe family trailer, and all evidence points toward Billy. Now nothing can stop an explosive chain of violence that could tear the whole town apart on the eve of the playoffs. WINNER OF THE PETER LOVESEY FIRST CRIME NOVEL CONTEST A USA Today Best Book of the Year (So Far) An Amazon Editor's Pick CrimeReads Most Anticipated Books of 2022 New York Post Top Reads for the Week 'Southern noir at its finest, a cauldron of terrible choices and even more terrible outcomes' The New York Times Book Review
Python 3 for Absolute Beginners
Author: Tim Hall
Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1430216336
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
There are many more people who want to study programming other than aspiring computer scientists with a passing grade in advanced calculus. This guide appeals to your intelligence and ability to solve practical problems, while gently teaching the most recent revision of the programming language Python. You can learn solid software design skills and accomplish practical programming tasks, like extending applications and automating everyday processes, even if you have no programming experience at all. Authors Tim Hall and J–P Stacey use everyday language to decode programming jargon and teach Python 3 to the absolute beginner.
Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1430216336
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
There are many more people who want to study programming other than aspiring computer scientists with a passing grade in advanced calculus. This guide appeals to your intelligence and ability to solve practical problems, while gently teaching the most recent revision of the programming language Python. You can learn solid software design skills and accomplish practical programming tasks, like extending applications and automating everyday processes, even if you have no programming experience at all. Authors Tim Hall and J–P Stacey use everyday language to decode programming jargon and teach Python 3 to the absolute beginner.
Manalive
Author: G. K. Chesterton
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486414058
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Light-hearted work introduces Innocent Smith, a bubbly, eccentric gentleman of questionable character, into the lives of a group of young disillusioned people -- and the result is inspired, high-spirited nonsense.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486414058
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Light-hearted work introduces Innocent Smith, a bubbly, eccentric gentleman of questionable character, into the lives of a group of young disillusioned people -- and the result is inspired, high-spirited nonsense.
Baneblade
Author: Guy Haley
Publisher: Games Workshop
ISBN: 9781784966119
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Fast-paced, hard-hitting military fiction featuring the Baneblade battle tank Mars Triumphant. By the blessing of the Omnissiah was the Mars Triumphant born – from the forges of the Adeptus Mechanicus, the mighty Baneblade super-heavy battle tank comes to bring death and destruction to the foes of the Imperium. During a bitter war against the orks in the Kalidar system, Lieutenant Lo Bannick joins the crew of the venerable tank, and as part of the 7th Paragonian Tank Company he witnesses combat from within one of the Astra Militarum’s mightiest war machines. But even as Bannick’s own dark past threatens to undo him, the Mars Triumphant may have met its match in the form of a terrifying new foe.
Publisher: Games Workshop
ISBN: 9781784966119
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Fast-paced, hard-hitting military fiction featuring the Baneblade battle tank Mars Triumphant. By the blessing of the Omnissiah was the Mars Triumphant born – from the forges of the Adeptus Mechanicus, the mighty Baneblade super-heavy battle tank comes to bring death and destruction to the foes of the Imperium. During a bitter war against the orks in the Kalidar system, Lieutenant Lo Bannick joins the crew of the venerable tank, and as part of the 7th Paragonian Tank Company he witnesses combat from within one of the Astra Militarum’s mightiest war machines. But even as Bannick’s own dark past threatens to undo him, the Mars Triumphant may have met its match in the form of a terrifying new foe.
This Is Dyslexia
Author: Kate Griggs
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1529953707
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
The future needs Dyslexic Thinking! British social entrepreneur, founder and CEO of charity Made By Dyslexia, Kate Griggs has been shifting the narrative on dyslexia and educating people on its strengths since 2004. Having been surrounded by an extraordinary 'smorgasbord of Dyslexic Thinking' her whole life, Griggs knows the superpower of dyslexia all too well. Revised and updated, with new research and a forward from Sir Richard Branson, This is Dyslexia covers everything you need to understand, value and support Dyslexic Thinking. From offering practical advice on how to support the dyslexics in your life to breaking down the 6 Dyslexic Thinking skills in adults, Griggs shares her knowledge in an easily digestible guide. This is Dyslexia redefines and reshapes what it means to be dyslexic. It explores how it has shaped our past and how harnessing its powers and strengths is vital to our future.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1529953707
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
The future needs Dyslexic Thinking! British social entrepreneur, founder and CEO of charity Made By Dyslexia, Kate Griggs has been shifting the narrative on dyslexia and educating people on its strengths since 2004. Having been surrounded by an extraordinary 'smorgasbord of Dyslexic Thinking' her whole life, Griggs knows the superpower of dyslexia all too well. Revised and updated, with new research and a forward from Sir Richard Branson, This is Dyslexia covers everything you need to understand, value and support Dyslexic Thinking. From offering practical advice on how to support the dyslexics in your life to breaking down the 6 Dyslexic Thinking skills in adults, Griggs shares her knowledge in an easily digestible guide. This is Dyslexia redefines and reshapes what it means to be dyslexic. It explores how it has shaped our past and how harnessing its powers and strengths is vital to our future.
The Labyrinth Index
Author: Charles Stross
Publisher: Tordotcom
ISBN: 1250196086
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
“A bizarre yet effective yoking of the spy and horror genres.” —The Washington Post Book World The Lovecraftian Singularity has descended upon the world in The Labyrinth Index, beginning an exciting new story arc in Charles Stross' Hugo Award-winning Laundry Files series! Since she was promoted to the head of the Lords Select Committee on Sanguinary Affairs, every workday for Mhari Murphy has been a nightmare. It doesn’t help that her boss, the new Prime Minister of Britain, is a manipulative and deceptive pain in the butt. But what else can she expect when working under the thumb of none other than the elder god N’yar Lat-Hotep a.k.a the Creeping Chaos? Mhari's most recent assignment takes her and a ragtag team of former Laundry agents across the pond into the depths of North America. The United States president has gone missing. Not that Americans are alarmed. For some mysterious reason, most of the country has forgotten the executive branch even exists. Perhaps it has to do with the Nazgûl currently occupying the government and attempting to summon Cthulhu. It's now up to Mhari and her team to race against the Nazgûl's vampire-manned dragnet to find and, for his own protection, kidnap the president. Who knew an egomaniacal, malevolent deity would have a soft spot for international relations?
Publisher: Tordotcom
ISBN: 1250196086
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
“A bizarre yet effective yoking of the spy and horror genres.” —The Washington Post Book World The Lovecraftian Singularity has descended upon the world in The Labyrinth Index, beginning an exciting new story arc in Charles Stross' Hugo Award-winning Laundry Files series! Since she was promoted to the head of the Lords Select Committee on Sanguinary Affairs, every workday for Mhari Murphy has been a nightmare. It doesn’t help that her boss, the new Prime Minister of Britain, is a manipulative and deceptive pain in the butt. But what else can she expect when working under the thumb of none other than the elder god N’yar Lat-Hotep a.k.a the Creeping Chaos? Mhari's most recent assignment takes her and a ragtag team of former Laundry agents across the pond into the depths of North America. The United States president has gone missing. Not that Americans are alarmed. For some mysterious reason, most of the country has forgotten the executive branch even exists. Perhaps it has to do with the Nazgûl currently occupying the government and attempting to summon Cthulhu. It's now up to Mhari and her team to race against the Nazgûl's vampire-manned dragnet to find and, for his own protection, kidnap the president. Who knew an egomaniacal, malevolent deity would have a soft spot for international relations?
Trapped in a Video Game
Author: Dustin Brady
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1449496261
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Jesse Rigsby hates video games—and for good reason. You see, a video game character is trying to kill him. After getting sucked in the new game Full Blast with his friend Eric, Jesse starts to see the appeal of vaporizing man-size praying mantis while cruising around by jet pack. But pretty soon, a mysterious figure begins following Eric and Jesse, and they discover they can't leave the game. If they don't figure out what's going on fast, they'll be trapped for good! With black-and-white illustrations throughout and a cliff hanger at the end of every chapter, this is a great series for kids who think they don’t like to read!
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1449496261
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Jesse Rigsby hates video games—and for good reason. You see, a video game character is trying to kill him. After getting sucked in the new game Full Blast with his friend Eric, Jesse starts to see the appeal of vaporizing man-size praying mantis while cruising around by jet pack. But pretty soon, a mysterious figure begins following Eric and Jesse, and they discover they can't leave the game. If they don't figure out what's going on fast, they'll be trapped for good! With black-and-white illustrations throughout and a cliff hanger at the end of every chapter, this is a great series for kids who think they don’t like to read!
A Poet's Glossary
Author: Edward Hirsch
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547737467
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 683
Book Description
A major addition to the literature of poetry, Edward Hirsch’s sparkling new work is a compilation of forms, devices, groups, movements, isms, aesthetics, rhetorical terms, and folklore—a book that all readers, writers, teachers, and students of poetry will return to over and over. Hirsch has delved deeply into the poetic traditions of the world, returning with an inclusive, international compendium. Moving gracefully from the bards of ancient Greece to the revolutionaries of Latin America, from small formal elements to large mysteries, he provides thoughtful definitions for the most important poetic vocabulary, imbuing his work with a lifetime of scholarship and the warmth of a man devoted to his art. Knowing how a poem works is essential to unlocking its meaning. Hirsch’s entries will deepen readers’ relationships with their favorite poems and open greater levels of understanding in each new poem they encounter. Shot through with the enthusiasm, authority, and sheer delight that made How to Read a Poem so beloved, A Poet’s Glossary is a new classic.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547737467
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 683
Book Description
A major addition to the literature of poetry, Edward Hirsch’s sparkling new work is a compilation of forms, devices, groups, movements, isms, aesthetics, rhetorical terms, and folklore—a book that all readers, writers, teachers, and students of poetry will return to over and over. Hirsch has delved deeply into the poetic traditions of the world, returning with an inclusive, international compendium. Moving gracefully from the bards of ancient Greece to the revolutionaries of Latin America, from small formal elements to large mysteries, he provides thoughtful definitions for the most important poetic vocabulary, imbuing his work with a lifetime of scholarship and the warmth of a man devoted to his art. Knowing how a poem works is essential to unlocking its meaning. Hirsch’s entries will deepen readers’ relationships with their favorite poems and open greater levels of understanding in each new poem they encounter. Shot through with the enthusiasm, authority, and sheer delight that made How to Read a Poem so beloved, A Poet’s Glossary is a new classic.
Witches of Brooklyn
Author: Sophie Escabasse
Publisher: Random House Graphic
ISBN: 0593119274
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
There's a new witch in town! Life in Brooklyn takes a strange turn when Effie discovers MAGIC runs in the family. A middle-grade graphic novel adventure filled with magical hjinks for fans of Phoebe and Her Unicorn and Making Friends. Could there really be witches in Brooklyn?! Effie's aunts are weird. Like, really WEIRD. Really, really, really WEIRD! The secretly-magic kind of weird and that makes Effie wonder . . . does this mean she can do magic, too? Life in Brooklyn takes a strange twist for Effie as she learns more about her family and herself. With new friends who will do whatever they can to be there for her, a cursed pop-star, and her magically-inclined aunts--Effie's life is about to get interesting.
Publisher: Random House Graphic
ISBN: 0593119274
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
There's a new witch in town! Life in Brooklyn takes a strange turn when Effie discovers MAGIC runs in the family. A middle-grade graphic novel adventure filled with magical hjinks for fans of Phoebe and Her Unicorn and Making Friends. Could there really be witches in Brooklyn?! Effie's aunts are weird. Like, really WEIRD. Really, really, really WEIRD! The secretly-magic kind of weird and that makes Effie wonder . . . does this mean she can do magic, too? Life in Brooklyn takes a strange twist for Effie as she learns more about her family and herself. With new friends who will do whatever they can to be there for her, a cursed pop-star, and her magically-inclined aunts--Effie's life is about to get interesting.