Author: Eliza Victoria
Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
ISBN: 6210100201
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Questions of morality in exploring alternate realities; goddesses of old, living in modern-day Philippine society; the flesh trade in a dystopic future; four childhood friends, taunting fate by crossing the line between life and death, and coming back again; a world where Justice is immediate, absolute, and therefore deemed perfect-these are but some of the ideas to have sprung from the mind of up-and-coming writer Eliza Victoria. In A Bottle of Storm Clouds, Victoria's first compilation of short fiction, her subjects are a mottled bunch; her characters, of all walks of life; her approaches, from all directions. But her stories all boil down to one question: "e;What if?"e;
Bottle of Storm Clouds
Author: Eliza Victoria
Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
ISBN: 6210100201
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Questions of morality in exploring alternate realities; goddesses of old, living in modern-day Philippine society; the flesh trade in a dystopic future; four childhood friends, taunting fate by crossing the line between life and death, and coming back again; a world where Justice is immediate, absolute, and therefore deemed perfect-these are but some of the ideas to have sprung from the mind of up-and-coming writer Eliza Victoria. In A Bottle of Storm Clouds, Victoria's first compilation of short fiction, her subjects are a mottled bunch; her characters, of all walks of life; her approaches, from all directions. But her stories all boil down to one question: "e;What if?"e;
Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
ISBN: 6210100201
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Questions of morality in exploring alternate realities; goddesses of old, living in modern-day Philippine society; the flesh trade in a dystopic future; four childhood friends, taunting fate by crossing the line between life and death, and coming back again; a world where Justice is immediate, absolute, and therefore deemed perfect-these are but some of the ideas to have sprung from the mind of up-and-coming writer Eliza Victoria. In A Bottle of Storm Clouds, Victoria's first compilation of short fiction, her subjects are a mottled bunch; her characters, of all walks of life; her approaches, from all directions. But her stories all boil down to one question: "e;What if?"e;
A Bottle of Storm Clouds Stories
Author: Eliza Victoria
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789710545155
Category : Short stories, Philippine (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Short stories.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789710545155
Category : Short stories, Philippine (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Short stories.
Dwellers
Author: Eliza Victoria
Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
ISBN: 6210100228
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
Rule No. 1: You don't kill the body you inhabit.Rule No. 2: You should never again mention your previous name.Rule No. 3: You don't ever talk about your previous life. Ever.Two young men with the power to take over another body inhabit the bodies and lives of brothers Jonah and Louis. The takeover leads to a car crash, injuring Jonah's legs and forcing them to stay in the brothers' house for the time being.The street is quiet. The neighbors aren't nosy. Everything is okay.They are safe, for now.Until they find a dead body in the basement.
Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
ISBN: 6210100228
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
Rule No. 1: You don't kill the body you inhabit.Rule No. 2: You should never again mention your previous name.Rule No. 3: You don't ever talk about your previous life. Ever.Two young men with the power to take over another body inhabit the bodies and lives of brothers Jonah and Louis. The takeover leads to a car crash, injuring Jonah's legs and forcing them to stay in the brothers' house for the time being.The street is quiet. The neighbors aren't nosy. Everything is okay.They are safe, for now.Until they find a dead body in the basement.
Project 17
Author: Eliza Victoria
Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
ISBN: 621010021X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
It's the late 2020s, and robots can do pretty much anything-they can clean your house, they can keep the peace, and if you know where to look, they can even provide "e;company"e; to the lonely. Still, there are things only humans can do. Lillian is a college student looking for a summer job, and thinks she's hit the jackpot when offered a caretaking gig by one Paul Dolores-the pay is awesome, and he even gives her a Titanium card for her meals. But why can't she find any information online about Paul, his brother Caleb, or the weird meds Caleb is supposed to take? Time for a little more in-depth research-firewalls be damned.
Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
ISBN: 621010021X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
It's the late 2020s, and robots can do pretty much anything-they can clean your house, they can keep the peace, and if you know where to look, they can even provide "e;company"e; to the lonely. Still, there are things only humans can do. Lillian is a college student looking for a summer job, and thinks she's hit the jackpot when offered a caretaking gig by one Paul Dolores-the pay is awesome, and he even gives her a Titanium card for her meals. But why can't she find any information online about Paul, his brother Caleb, or the weird meds Caleb is supposed to take? Time for a little more in-depth research-firewalls be damned.
Ship in a Bottle
Author: Andrew Prahin
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984815822
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A valiant mouse sets sail in her ship in a bottle to seek a better life in this gentle allegory about refugees and immigration. All Mouse wants to do is eat gingersnaps, lie in the sun, and enjoy her ship in a bottle. All Cat wants to do is eat Mouse. This is a problem. So one day, Mouse sets off in her ship in a bottle in search of a new home. But the great big world is a scary place for one small mouse. As she sails downriver, she faces grabby seagulls, selfish rabbits, and stormy waters before finally finding refuge in a park on the shores of an enormous city, where she is welcomed by friends of all shapes and sizes. Readers will cheer Mouse's quiet perseverance on her epic journey as she seeks a tiny spot to call her own.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984815822
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A valiant mouse sets sail in her ship in a bottle to seek a better life in this gentle allegory about refugees and immigration. All Mouse wants to do is eat gingersnaps, lie in the sun, and enjoy her ship in a bottle. All Cat wants to do is eat Mouse. This is a problem. So one day, Mouse sets off in her ship in a bottle in search of a new home. But the great big world is a scary place for one small mouse. As she sails downriver, she faces grabby seagulls, selfish rabbits, and stormy waters before finally finding refuge in a park on the shores of an enormous city, where she is welcomed by friends of all shapes and sizes. Readers will cheer Mouse's quiet perseverance on her epic journey as she seeks a tiny spot to call her own.
Mistress of the Storm
Author: M. L. Welsh
Publisher: David Fickling Books
ISBN: 0375899170
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Verity Gallant is a lonely little girl who doesn't quite fit in. But when a mysterious stranger hands her an ancient book, everything changes. Suddenly it's up to her to solve the riddle of an ancient pledge and protect her family from the evil Mistress of the Storm. What hope does she have against a witch so powerful she can control the wind and create storms at will? Luckily, Verity does not have to face her enemy alone. As events begin to spiral out of control, she finds two loyal and steadfast friends to stand by her side. The Storm is coming. And it will change Verity's life forever.
Publisher: David Fickling Books
ISBN: 0375899170
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Verity Gallant is a lonely little girl who doesn't quite fit in. But when a mysterious stranger hands her an ancient book, everything changes. Suddenly it's up to her to solve the riddle of an ancient pledge and protect her family from the evil Mistress of the Storm. What hope does she have against a witch so powerful she can control the wind and create storms at will? Luckily, Verity does not have to face her enemy alone. As events begin to spiral out of control, she finds two loyal and steadfast friends to stand by her side. The Storm is coming. And it will change Verity's life forever.
I Love You for Miles and Miles
Author: Alison Goldberg
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 0374304432
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Describes the depth, height, and steadiness of one's love for another by comparing it with the deepest drill, tallest crane, and steadiest tugboat.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 0374304432
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Describes the depth, height, and steadiness of one's love for another by comparing it with the deepest drill, tallest crane, and steadiest tugboat.
Stormclouds
Author: Brian Gallagher
Publisher: The O'Brien Press
ISBN: 1847176178
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Big changes are coming to late-Sixties Belfast. At first life seems normal for Sammy and Maeve, two children from the opposing republican and loyalist communities. Sammy tries to avoid trouble with his unemployed father, while Maeve has lived with her aunt and uncle since her mother's death. When twins Dylan and Emma Goldman move from Washington to Belfast they strike up friendships with Maeve and Sammy. Gradually the nationalist girl and loyalist boy overcome their suspicions of each other, and all four children become friends. But even as they have fun at local sports clubs, attend the Goldman's barbeques, and secretly make their own radio programmes, they can't ignore the trouble that is slowing gripping the country. And when the simmering tensions in Northern Ireland erupt into violence it threatens not just their friendships – but their very lives.
Publisher: The O'Brien Press
ISBN: 1847176178
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Big changes are coming to late-Sixties Belfast. At first life seems normal for Sammy and Maeve, two children from the opposing republican and loyalist communities. Sammy tries to avoid trouble with his unemployed father, while Maeve has lived with her aunt and uncle since her mother's death. When twins Dylan and Emma Goldman move from Washington to Belfast they strike up friendships with Maeve and Sammy. Gradually the nationalist girl and loyalist boy overcome their suspicions of each other, and all four children become friends. But even as they have fun at local sports clubs, attend the Goldman's barbeques, and secretly make their own radio programmes, they can't ignore the trouble that is slowing gripping the country. And when the simmering tensions in Northern Ireland erupt into violence it threatens not just their friendships – but their very lives.
Under A Dancing Star
Author: Laura Wood
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 140719478X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
In grey, 1930s England, Bea has grown up kicking against the conventions of the time, all the while knowing that she will one day have to marry someone her parents choose - someone rich enough to keep the family estate alive. But she longs for so much more - for adventure, excitement, travel, and maybe even romance. When she gets the chance to spend the summer in Italy with her bohemian uncle and his fianc_e, a whole world is opened up to Bea - a world that includes Ben, a cocky young artist who just happens to be infuriatingly handsome too. Sparks fly between the quick-witted pair until one night, under the stars, a challenge is set: can Bea and Ben put aside their teasing and have the perfect summer romance? With their new friends gleefully setting the rules for their fling, Bea and Ben can agree on one thing at least: they absolutely, positively will not, cannot fall in love... A long, hot summer of kisses and mischief unfolds - but storm clouds are gathering across Europe, and home is calling. Every summer has to end - but for Bea, this might be just the beginning.
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 140719478X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
In grey, 1930s England, Bea has grown up kicking against the conventions of the time, all the while knowing that she will one day have to marry someone her parents choose - someone rich enough to keep the family estate alive. But she longs for so much more - for adventure, excitement, travel, and maybe even romance. When she gets the chance to spend the summer in Italy with her bohemian uncle and his fianc_e, a whole world is opened up to Bea - a world that includes Ben, a cocky young artist who just happens to be infuriatingly handsome too. Sparks fly between the quick-witted pair until one night, under the stars, a challenge is set: can Bea and Ben put aside their teasing and have the perfect summer romance? With their new friends gleefully setting the rules for their fling, Bea and Ben can agree on one thing at least: they absolutely, positively will not, cannot fall in love... A long, hot summer of kisses and mischief unfolds - but storm clouds are gathering across Europe, and home is calling. Every summer has to end - but for Bea, this might be just the beginning.
Storm's Heart
Author: Thea Harrison
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110151745X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Able to wield thunder and lightning, wyr sentinel Tiago Black Eagle has ruled the skies for centuries. His massive build and thunderous power make him one of the wyr's best weapons. And he's the one sent to protect Tricks, heir to the Dark Fae throne, when she's almost assassinated in Chicago. Soon Tiago and Tricks will fall prey to the stormy hunger that engulfs them-a passion that will shake the very foundation of all the worlds.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110151745X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Able to wield thunder and lightning, wyr sentinel Tiago Black Eagle has ruled the skies for centuries. His massive build and thunderous power make him one of the wyr's best weapons. And he's the one sent to protect Tricks, heir to the Dark Fae throne, when she's almost assassinated in Chicago. Soon Tiago and Tricks will fall prey to the stormy hunger that engulfs them-a passion that will shake the very foundation of all the worlds.