Author: John Burke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
The Panopticon
Author: Jenni Fagan
Publisher: Hogarth
ISBN: 0385347871
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Named one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists Anais Hendricks, fifteen, is in the back of a police car. She is headed for the Panopticon, a home for chronic young offenders. She can't remember what’s happened, but across town a policewoman lies in a coma and Anais is covered in blood. Raised in foster care from birth and moved through twenty-three placements before she even turned seven, Anais has been let down by just about every adult she has ever met. Now a counterculture outlaw, she knows that she can only rely on herself. And yet despite the parade of horrors visited upon her early life, she greets the world with the witty, fierce insight of a survivor. Anais finds a sense of belonging among the residents of the Panopticon—they form intense bonds, and she soon becomes part of an ad-hoc family. Together, they struggle against the adults that keep them confined. But when she looks up at the watchtower that looms over the residents, Anais realizes her fate: She is an anonymous part of an experiment, and she always was. Now it seems that the experiment is closing in. Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader’s guide and bonus content
Publisher: Hogarth
ISBN: 0385347871
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Named one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists Anais Hendricks, fifteen, is in the back of a police car. She is headed for the Panopticon, a home for chronic young offenders. She can't remember what’s happened, but across town a policewoman lies in a coma and Anais is covered in blood. Raised in foster care from birth and moved through twenty-three placements before she even turned seven, Anais has been let down by just about every adult she has ever met. Now a counterculture outlaw, she knows that she can only rely on herself. And yet despite the parade of horrors visited upon her early life, she greets the world with the witty, fierce insight of a survivor. Anais finds a sense of belonging among the residents of the Panopticon—they form intense bonds, and she soon becomes part of an ad-hoc family. Together, they struggle against the adults that keep them confined. But when she looks up at the watchtower that looms over the residents, Anais realizes her fate: She is an anonymous part of an experiment, and she always was. Now it seems that the experiment is closing in. Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader’s guide and bonus content
What Made Maddy Run
Author: Kate Fagan
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316356530
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The heartbreaking story of college athlete Madison Holleran, whose life and death by suicide reveal the struggle of young people suffering from mental illness today in this #1 New York Times Sports and Fitness bestseller. If you scrolled through the Instagram feed of 19-year-old Maddy Holleran, you would see a perfect life: a freshman at an Ivy League school, recruited for the track team, who was also beautiful, popular, and fiercely intelligent. This was a girl who succeeded at everything she tried, and who was only getting started. But when Maddy began her long-awaited college career, her parents noticed something changed. Previously indefatigable Maddy became withdrawn, and her thoughts centered on how she could change her life. In spite of thousands of hours of practice and study, she contemplated transferring from the school that had once been her dream. When Maddy's dad, Jim, dropped her off for the first day of spring semester, she held him a second longer than usual. That would be the last time Jim would see his daughter. What Made Maddy Run began as a piece that Kate Fagan, a columnist for espnW, wrote about Maddy's life. What started as a profile of a successful young athlete whose life ended in suicide became so much larger when Fagan started to hear from other college athletes also struggling with mental illness. This is the story of Maddy Holleran's life, and her struggle with depression, which also reveals the mounting pressures young people -- and college athletes in particular -- face to be perfect, especially in an age of relentless connectivity and social media saturation.
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316356530
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The heartbreaking story of college athlete Madison Holleran, whose life and death by suicide reveal the struggle of young people suffering from mental illness today in this #1 New York Times Sports and Fitness bestseller. If you scrolled through the Instagram feed of 19-year-old Maddy Holleran, you would see a perfect life: a freshman at an Ivy League school, recruited for the track team, who was also beautiful, popular, and fiercely intelligent. This was a girl who succeeded at everything she tried, and who was only getting started. But when Maddy began her long-awaited college career, her parents noticed something changed. Previously indefatigable Maddy became withdrawn, and her thoughts centered on how she could change her life. In spite of thousands of hours of practice and study, she contemplated transferring from the school that had once been her dream. When Maddy's dad, Jim, dropped her off for the first day of spring semester, she held him a second longer than usual. That would be the last time Jim would see his daughter. What Made Maddy Run began as a piece that Kate Fagan, a columnist for espnW, wrote about Maddy's life. What started as a profile of a successful young athlete whose life ended in suicide became so much larger when Fagan started to hear from other college athletes also struggling with mental illness. This is the story of Maddy Holleran's life, and her struggle with depression, which also reveals the mounting pressures young people -- and college athletes in particular -- face to be perfect, especially in an age of relentless connectivity and social media saturation.
The Reappearing Act
Author: Kate Fagan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1629143014
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
It’s hard enough coming out, but playing basketball for a nationally ranked school and trying to figure out your sexual identity in the closeted and paranoid world of big-time college sports—that’s a challenge. Kate Fagan’s love for basketball and for her religious teammates at the University of Colorado was tested by the gut-wrenching realization that she could no longer ignore the feelings of otherness inside her. In trying to blend in, Kate had created a hilariously incongruous world for herself in Boulder. Her best friends were part of Colorado’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes, where they ran weekly Bible studies and attended an Evangelical Free Church. For nearly a year, Kate joined them and learned all she could about Christianity—even holding their hands as they prayed for others “living a sinful lifestyle.” Each time the issue of homosexuality arose, she felt as if a neon sign appeared over her head, with a giant arrow pointed downward. During these prayer sessions, she would often keep her eyes open, looking around the circle at the closed eyelids of her friends, listening to the earnestness of their words. Kate didn’t have a vocabulary for discussing who she really was and what she felt when she was younger; all she knew was that she had a secret. In The Reappearing Act, she brings the reader along for the ride as she slowly accepts her new reality and takes the first steps toward embracing her true self.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1629143014
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
It’s hard enough coming out, but playing basketball for a nationally ranked school and trying to figure out your sexual identity in the closeted and paranoid world of big-time college sports—that’s a challenge. Kate Fagan’s love for basketball and for her religious teammates at the University of Colorado was tested by the gut-wrenching realization that she could no longer ignore the feelings of otherness inside her. In trying to blend in, Kate had created a hilariously incongruous world for herself in Boulder. Her best friends were part of Colorado’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes, where they ran weekly Bible studies and attended an Evangelical Free Church. For nearly a year, Kate joined them and learned all she could about Christianity—even holding their hands as they prayed for others “living a sinful lifestyle.” Each time the issue of homosexuality arose, she felt as if a neon sign appeared over her head, with a giant arrow pointed downward. During these prayer sessions, she would often keep her eyes open, looking around the circle at the closed eyelids of her friends, listening to the earnestness of their words. Kate didn’t have a vocabulary for discussing who she really was and what she felt when she was younger; all she knew was that she had a secret. In The Reappearing Act, she brings the reader along for the ride as she slowly accepts her new reality and takes the first steps toward embracing her true self.
Fortune's Folly
Author: Deva Fagan
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 1429992395
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Ever since her mother died and her father lost his shoemaking skills, Fortunata has survived by telling fake fortunes. But when she's tricked into telling a grand fortune for a prince, she is faced with the impossible task of fulfilling her wild prophecy—or her father will be put to death. Now Fortunata has to help Prince Leonato secure a magic sword, vanquish a wicked witch, discover a long-lost golden shoe, and rescue the princess who fits it. If only she hadn't fallen in love with the prince herself !
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 1429992395
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Ever since her mother died and her father lost his shoemaking skills, Fortunata has survived by telling fake fortunes. But when she's tricked into telling a grand fortune for a prince, she is faced with the impossible task of fulfilling her wild prophecy—or her father will be put to death. Now Fortunata has to help Prince Leonato secure a magic sword, vanquish a wicked witch, discover a long-lost golden shoe, and rescue the princess who fits it. If only she hadn't fallen in love with the prince herself !
Summary of Kate Fagan's What Made Maddy Run
Author: Everest Media,
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The night before her second semester started at the University of Pennsylvania, Madison broke her iPhone screen. She had to go back to school with a broken phone, and she dreaded it. #2 The drive was two hours long, mostly on Interstate 95, between New York and Philadelphia. Madison was downloading something onto her phone. She had never quit anything in her life, and was an athlete who had always identified as an athlete. She was just one semester into track at Penn, wishing she could quit. #3 Madison was excited to go to lunch with Ingrid, her best friend at Penn, but her father kept insisting she transfer schools. She was considering Vanderbilt. #4 Jim and Maddy met Ingrid at Baby Blues BBQ, which was just across the street from Maddy’s dorm, between Chestnut Street and Walnut. They quickly fell back into a rhythm.
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The night before her second semester started at the University of Pennsylvania, Madison broke her iPhone screen. She had to go back to school with a broken phone, and she dreaded it. #2 The drive was two hours long, mostly on Interstate 95, between New York and Philadelphia. Madison was downloading something onto her phone. She had never quit anything in her life, and was an athlete who had always identified as an athlete. She was just one semester into track at Penn, wishing she could quit. #3 Madison was excited to go to lunch with Ingrid, her best friend at Penn, but her father kept insisting she transfer schools. She was considering Vanderbilt. #4 Jim and Maddy met Ingrid at Baby Blues BBQ, which was just across the street from Maddy’s dorm, between Chestnut Street and Walnut. They quickly fell back into a rhythm.
A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank
Author: John Burke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
Reports of the United States Tax Court
Author: United States. Tax Court
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Taxation
Languages : en
Pages : 1332
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Taxation
Languages : en
Pages : 1332
Book Description
Reports of the Tax Court of the United States
Author: United States. Tax Court
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1324
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1324
Book Description
AS Law for AQA
Author: Jimmy O'Riordan
Publisher: Heinemann
ISBN: 9780435551605
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Your students will love this lively book. It's written in jargon-free language that they will understand, and it's designed specifically for the AQA AS-level, so there's no redundant material. It has all the essential information your students need for the exam. There are study tips, mind maps and self-testing exercises throughout. There's advice on revision and exam techniques so students can be fully prepared.
Publisher: Heinemann
ISBN: 9780435551605
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Your students will love this lively book. It's written in jargon-free language that they will understand, and it's designed specifically for the AQA AS-level, so there's no redundant material. It has all the essential information your students need for the exam. There are study tips, mind maps and self-testing exercises throughout. There's advice on revision and exam techniques so students can be fully prepared.
Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description