I Think I’ll Just Curl Up and Die!

I Think I’ll Just Curl Up and Die! PDF Author: Rosie Rushton
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
ISBN: 184812225X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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They thought their parents couldn’t be more embarrassing – then they got worse! And what could be worse than having a temperamental mother who is expecting a baby (and by Melvyn), like Laura? Perhaps having a father who is a ‘wannabe’ chef and a mother who writes about you in the local paper, like Chelsea? What about Jemma’s parents, who tell her she’s too young for a boyfriend in front of her boyfriend? Or Sumitha’s who won’t stop telling her boyfriend how suitable he is? And then there’s Jon’s mother, who seems to be getting on a bit too well with a fellow design student . . .

I Think I’ll Just Curl Up and Die!

I Think I’ll Just Curl Up and Die! PDF Author: Rosie Rushton
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
ISBN: 184812225X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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They thought their parents couldn’t be more embarrassing – then they got worse! And what could be worse than having a temperamental mother who is expecting a baby (and by Melvyn), like Laura? Perhaps having a father who is a ‘wannabe’ chef and a mother who writes about you in the local paper, like Chelsea? What about Jemma’s parents, who tell her she’s too young for a boyfriend in front of her boyfriend? Or Sumitha’s who won’t stop telling her boyfriend how suitable he is? And then there’s Jon’s mother, who seems to be getting on a bit too well with a fellow design student . . .

I Think I'll Just Curl Up and Die

I Think I'll Just Curl Up and Die PDF Author: Rosie Rushton
Publisher: Hyperion
ISBN: 9780786851881
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176

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Fire

Fire PDF Author: Alan Rodgers
Publisher: Chameleon Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1603123040
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 705

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Two countries on the brink of nuclear war. The President is bent on avenging the greatest loss a man can endure: the First Lady. A dangerous religious organization vying to control the fate of the earth. A mysterious virus leading to the resurrection of the dead all over the planet. A bestial nightmare of a creature straight out of Revelation. These are the elements at play in FIRE, an epic novel of the world in what might be its final days. "Every so often, a truly seminal book is published in the horror field. Blatty's The Exorcist, King's The Stand, Barker's Books of Blood. Alan Rodgers' Fire is such a book. It is a tale of amazing sweep and scope, uniting Biblical prophecies and hightech, ancient horrors with new ones cobbled up from labs and shadows. After this book, everything changes." -- J. Michael Straczynski, creator of Babylon Five "With Fire, Alan Rodgers shows that he can set the whole world of horror alight. Powerful, frightening, apocalyptic." -- Graham Masterton "This book's pages turn like a windmill in an F-5 tornado!" -- the Publisher FIRE characters facing the end of the world Luke Munson: scientist trying to figure out dinosaur DNA Ron Hawkins: college student and janitor . . . his graduation plans are interrupted by the apocalypse President Paul Green: loses his beloved First Lady on a trip to Russia and tries to start WWIII. Herman Bonner: Mad scientist and just plain whacked out ... His creation, the Beast from Revelation. And Tom, the dog who dies and comes back to life again. Along with a whole lot of other people and animals we usually eat.

One Last Chance

One Last Chance PDF Author: Justine Davis
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426860900
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250

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Chance Buckner: A tough-as-nails undercover cop dangerously close to the edge. Shea Austin: A sultry nightclub singer with a big heart and shady connections. Long ago, undercover narcotics cop Chance Buckner paid the ultimate price for his work. Now there was nothing inside of him but slow-boiling rage. His anger would help him destroy the drug dealer he was after…and keep him from falling for Shea Austin, whose voice threatened to heal his soul. And even if she was guilty as sin, Chance would protect her. Because he knew what could happen to delicate songbirds….

Curl Up and Dye

Curl Up and Dye PDF Author: Sharon Sala
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402283989
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289

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Praise for Color Me Bad: "This is Southern fiction at its absolute best! I, for one, can't wait to visit Blessings, Georgia again!"—Sharon's Garden of Book Reviews Those were the best days of her life... "Poor LilyAnn," the local ladies lament. "She sure is stuck in the past." Eleven years ago, LilyAnn Bronte was the Peachy-Keen Queen of Blessings, Georgia—the prettiest, smartest, and most popular girl in town, going steady with the star quarterback, a high school career on the fast track to success. Then Randy Joe was killed in Iraq, and somehow LilyAnn just let herself go to seed. Ruby, Mabel Jean, Vera, and Vesta of the Curl Up and Dye have been itching to give LilyAnn a makeover, but she knows it would make more than a new hairstyle for her to get her life back. Until one fateful day, when a handsome stranger roars into town, and LilyAnn has a revelation. Maybe the best is yet to come... Praise for Sharon Sala: "Sharon Sala is one of those gifted writers able to touch your heart."—Night Owl Reviews "Sala [has a] rare ability to bring powerful stories to life."—RT Book Reviews "Ms. Sala's characters are so well created...I could tear myself apart."—Long and Short Reviews

Contract on Time

Contract on Time PDF Author: Marcia A. Oster
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1466955465
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 255

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Katherine's father, Dillon Blackwood has a heart attack. At his doctor's suggestion he takes cruise to recuperate and returns with a new bride, Eleanore. Eleanore brings her three offspring to live at the Blackwood house located outside of Richmond, Virginia and then plots to get rid of her new stepdaughter--one way or another. Her lies and deception cause Dillon to severely beat Katherine. Then the stepchildren plan to play nasty sexual games with Katherine while her father's away. Fearing for her life, Katherine calls her brother, Devin who quickly comes to her rescue. In Texas, Katherine quickly substitutes Frank Dailey for her father. However, Frank's feelings are anything but fatherly. Blake Dailey retires from being a professional hired killer (hit man) and returns home. Blake immediately detects his father's true feelings for Katherine. Blake figures she's a gold digger after his father's money so he decides to court her to prove her a phony. This plan backfires when Blake falls for her. Refusing one last hit, Blake discovers Dillon Blackwood is the intended target. Blake wants to visit Katherine's father under the premise of asking for her hand, while actually trying to determine who ordered the hit and stop it. Things immediately go bad in Virginia when Katherine is kidnapped to get her father to where the 'accident' can happen. Back in Texas, Kyle (Franks youngest son) finds out about Blake's past when an old acquaintance of Blakes' visits to see if Blake took a hit he refused. After hearing the Blackwood name and the state of Virginia, Kyle goes to Devin and his father. Frank assumes Blake plans to kill Dillon and possibly even Katherine to keep her from marrying him. In Virginia, things get worse, even after Blake's rescue of Katherine and her father. Frank is enraged to learn his oldest son is a cold-blooded murderer and Katherine's father insists she have nothing more to do with Blake. Katherine returns with Devin to Texas after Blake promises to come for her. Back in Texas, Frank proposes to Katherine. She refuses and tells him that she's in love with Blake. Blake arrives and they flee to Utah. Devin calls and says Kyle left to search for them. Thinking they would hide in New York City, Kyle goes to Katherine's oldest brother, Dustin. Unfortunately, Blake's old boss has now put out an open contract on Blake. Blake threatens his old boss with a horrible death and a deal is struckBlake will make one more hit on the man's rival. On their way back to Texas after the job, Kyle takes a bullet meant for Katherine. This forces Blake to return home with Kyle's body to face his father. Frank's hatred for Blake surges out of control. He's lost Katherine and now Kylebecause of Blake. Uncontrollably enraged, Frank suffers a massive stroke. Blake is forced to run his fathers ranch while Katherine tries to help Frank recover. Although Katherine and Blake are secretly married, because of her tender care, Frank thinks she's secretly in love with him. When Katherine discovers she's pregnant, she tells Frank hoping this will bring father and son together. In a fit of rage, Frank screams that he hopes the child dies. Two days later, a fall down the stairs causes a miscarriage. Blake then hires Frank's physical therapist, Terry as a housekeeper because Katherine's fall will keep her bedridden for a while. Frank marries Terry and spending his money like there's no tomorrow. Blake ends up using his money to keep the family ranch in the family. An attempt on Blake's life sends them again fleeing to Utah so Blake can recover. The assassin finds them and Katherine is forced to kill him to save Blake's life. Again pregnant, they return to Texas to finish their dream home and raise the child Katherine is now carrying. When Frank's money is goneso is Terry. Blake begins to wonder if his life is a contract living on borrowed time.

Plautus

Plautus PDF Author: Titus Maccius Plautus
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801850684
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 420

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"The works of Plautus," writes Palmer Bovie, "mark the real beginning of Roman literature." Now Bovie and David Slavitt have brought together a distinguished group of translators for the final two volumes of a four-volume set containing all twenty-one surviving comedies of one of Western literature's greatest dramatists. Born in Sarsina, Umbria, in 254 B.C., Plautus is said to have worked in Rome as a stage carpenter and later as a miller's helper. Whether authentic or not, these few details about the playwright's life are consistent with the image of him one might infer from his plays. Plautus was not "literary" but rather an energetic and resourceful man of the world who spoke the language of the people. His dramatic works were his way of describing and portraying that world in a language the people understood. Since Plautus's career unfolded against the background of the Second Punic War, it is not surprising that his prologues often end with a wish for the audience's "good luck against your enemies" or that the plays have their share of arrogant generals, boastful military captains, and mercenary adventurers. But other unforgettable characters are here as well—among them Euclio, in the Aulularia, the model for Molière's miser. In these lively new translations, which effectively communicate the vitality and verve of the originals, the plays of Plautus are accessible to a new generation. Plays and translators: Volume 3: Poenulus, Janet Burroway . Asinaria, Fred Chappell . Trinummus, Daniel Mark Epstein . Epidicus, Constance Carrier . Mostellaria, Palmer Bovie.

Someone Different

Someone Different PDF Author: Kate Hanney
Publisher: Kate Hanney
ISBN: 0957481217
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300

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Two very different backgrounds; two young people who need each other. When teenagers Jay and Anna are thrown together unexpectedly, their secret love ignites. But when his world of neglect and youth crime collides with her parents' high expectations for her education and show-jumping success, that love has to battle to stay alive. Will their deep feelings and desperate sacrifices be enough to keep them together, when everything else is pulling them apart? SOMEONE DIFFERENT is a story of how teenage love struggles to survive when the pressures of parents, prejudice and deprivation get firmly in its way. Set against the contrasting backdrops of an inner-city housing estate and an idyllic country estate, the book takes its readers on a dramatic, compelling and sometimes violent journey, in which the characters' only defence against all of this, is each other.

Go Ask Alice

Go Ask Alice PDF Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1534483675
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 89

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Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the acclaimed, bestselling first-person account of a teen girl’s harrowing descent into drug addiction—as heart-wrenching, shocking, and timely as ever, this cautionary tale now has a brand-new cover. January 24th After you’ve had it, there isn’t even life without drugs… It started when she was served a drink laced with LSD in a dangerous party game. Within months, she was hooked, trapped in a downward spiral that took her from her comfortable home and loving family to the streets of an unforgiving city. It was a journey that would rob her of her innocence, her youth—and ultimately her life. Read her diary. Enter her world. You will never forget her.

Tale of the Taconic Mountains

Tale of the Taconic Mountains PDF Author: Mike Romeling
Publisher: eBookIt.com
ISBN: 1456606247
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 349

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Everyone had an agenda and it just seemed like coincidence--and of little consequence--that they happened to end up in the small town of Cedar Falls nestled at the base of Bakers Mountain, deep in the ancient Taconic Mountain range. Completely involved, even obsessed, with their own pursuits, it was hardly surprising the visitors would be unaware of older agendas both within the dying town and up in the forests and ridges of the mountain looming above. There was the discontented novelist fleeing his job and his family, hoping to regain his mojo with a young girlfriend and a new book; a mother in search of her long-estranged daughter, but finding first an unlikely romance with the proprietor who loved his failing bowling establishment like a child--at least when he wasn't making plans to burn it down for the insurance; a soap opera queen who thought she was stopping by for a simple PR gig for the PETA folks when the town was plagued by thousands of bats in search of a new home. Instead found herself revisiting Gretchen Foley, the frightened disturbed child she had been before emerging as the famous Amber Steele. There were the two Native American friends who came to climb the mountain in search of the fabled quartz Spirit Stones of their Mohican ancestors, the young man who wanted to retrace the steps of his grandfather who once lived along the river that flowed through town. But instead he would come to grief and need to be carried down the mountain by the mysterious and seemingly ageless Boudine sisters who had led secluded lives high on the mountain as long as anyone could remember. Few knew where these strange women had their cabin, but the dying Randle Marsh did, and it was said that he visited the sisters often; was he trying to live on endlessly as dark rumors suggested the sisters did? The rustic Wayne Funt knew where they lived too, but he would leave them strictly alone until he and his dog Duke played a major role in the mayhem that broke out during the raging Christmas snowstorm that buried the town and the mountain. This collision of clashing agendas was presided over by a sheriff who did the best he could to navigate a safe landing for as many as he could who shared the wild ride on this memorable, often frightening year. And if the result could often be laced with humor and absurdity, it was always tempered--sometimes tragically--with what has always been true: sometimes, deep in the heart of the New England mountains, there are things going on, things both lighter than air and darker than starless night.