Author: David Arnold
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0147513669
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
"Funny, sweet, utterly heart-wrenching." —Entertainment Weekly The New York Times bestseller from the critically acclaimed author of Mosquitoland Victor Benucci and Madeline Falco have a story to tell. It begins with the death of Vic’s father. It ends with the murder of Mad’s uncle. The Hackensack Police Department would very much like to hear it. But in order to tell their story, Vic and Mad must focus on all the chapters in between. This is a story about: 1. A coded mission to scatter ashes across New Jersey. 2. The momentous nature of the Palisades in winter. 3. One dormant submarine. 4. Two songs about flowers. 5. Being cool in the traditional sense. 6. Sunsets & ice cream & orchards & graveyards. 7. Simultaneous extreme opposites. 8. A narrow escape from a war-torn country. 9. A story collector. 10. How to listen to someone who does not talk. 11. Falling in love with a painting. 12. Falling in love with a song. 13. Falling in love.
Kids of Appetite
Author: David Arnold
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698165411
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
"A gorgeous, insightful, big-hearted joy of a book." —Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything The critically acclaimed author of Mosquitoland brings us another batch of unforgettable characters in this New York Times bestselling tragicomedy about first love and devastating loss. Victor Benucci and Madeline Falco have a story to tell. It begins with the death of Vic’s father. It ends with the murder of Mad’s uncle. The Hackensack Police Department would very much like to hear it. But in order to tell their story, Vic and Mad must focus on all the chapters in between. This is a story about: 1. A coded mission to scatter ashes across New Jersey. 2. The momentous nature of the Palisades in winter. 3. One dormant submarine. 4. Two songs about flowers. 5. Being cool in the traditional sense. 6. Sunsets & ice cream & orchards & graveyards. 7. Simultaneous extreme opposites. 8. A narrow escape from a war-torn country. 9. A story collector. 10. How to listen to someone who does not talk. 11. Falling in love with a painting. 12. Falling in love with a song. 13. Falling in love.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698165411
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
"A gorgeous, insightful, big-hearted joy of a book." —Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything The critically acclaimed author of Mosquitoland brings us another batch of unforgettable characters in this New York Times bestselling tragicomedy about first love and devastating loss. Victor Benucci and Madeline Falco have a story to tell. It begins with the death of Vic’s father. It ends with the murder of Mad’s uncle. The Hackensack Police Department would very much like to hear it. But in order to tell their story, Vic and Mad must focus on all the chapters in between. This is a story about: 1. A coded mission to scatter ashes across New Jersey. 2. The momentous nature of the Palisades in winter. 3. One dormant submarine. 4. Two songs about flowers. 5. Being cool in the traditional sense. 6. Sunsets & ice cream & orchards & graveyards. 7. Simultaneous extreme opposites. 8. A narrow escape from a war-torn country. 9. A story collector. 10. How to listen to someone who does not talk. 11. Falling in love with a painting. 12. Falling in love with a song. 13. Falling in love.
Mosquitoland
Author: David Arnold
Publisher: Speak
ISBN: 0147513650
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
"First published in the United States of America by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, 2015"--Title page verso.
Publisher: Speak
ISBN: 0147513650
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
"First published in the United States of America by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, 2015"--Title page verso.
The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik
Author: David Arnold
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0425288870
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
"As he did in his fantastic debut Mosquitoland, David Arnold again shows a knack for getting into the mind of an eccentric teenager in clever, poignant fashion." —USA Today This is Noah Oakman → sixteen, Bowie believer, concise historian, disillusioned swimmer, son, brother, friend. Then Noah → gets hypnotized. Now Noah → sees changes: his mother has a scar on her face that wasn’t there before; his old dog, who once walked with a limp, is suddenly lithe; his best friend, a lifelong DC Comics disciple, now rotates in the Marvel universe. Subtle behaviors, bits of history, plans for the future—everything in Noah’s world has been rewritten. Everything except his Strange Fascinations . . . A stunning surrealist portrait, The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik is a story about all the ways we hurt our friends without knowing it, and all the ways they stick around to save us.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0425288870
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
"As he did in his fantastic debut Mosquitoland, David Arnold again shows a knack for getting into the mind of an eccentric teenager in clever, poignant fashion." —USA Today This is Noah Oakman → sixteen, Bowie believer, concise historian, disillusioned swimmer, son, brother, friend. Then Noah → gets hypnotized. Now Noah → sees changes: his mother has a scar on her face that wasn’t there before; his old dog, who once walked with a limp, is suddenly lithe; his best friend, a lifelong DC Comics disciple, now rotates in the Marvel universe. Subtle behaviors, bits of history, plans for the future—everything in Noah’s world has been rewritten. Everything except his Strange Fascinations . . . A stunning surrealist portrait, The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik is a story about all the ways we hurt our friends without knowing it, and all the ways they stick around to save us.
The Electric Kingdom
Author: David Arnold
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593202244
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
New York Times bestseller David Arnold's most ambitious novel to date; Station Eleven meets The 5th Wave in a genre-smashing story of survival, hope, and love amid a ravaged earth. When a deadly Fly Flu sweeps the globe, it leaves a shell of the world that once was. Among the survivors are eighteen-year-old Nico and her dog, on a voyage devised by Nico's father to find a mythical portal; a young artist named Kit, raised in an old abandoned cinema; and the enigmatic Deliverer, who lives Life after Life in an attempt to put the world back together. As swarms of infected Flies roam the earth, these few survivors navigate the woods of post-apocalyptic New England, meeting others along the way, each on their own quest to find life and love in a world gone dark. The Electric Kingdom is a sweeping exploration of art, storytelling, eternal life, and above all, a testament to the notion that even in an exterminated world, one person might find beauty in another.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593202244
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
New York Times bestseller David Arnold's most ambitious novel to date; Station Eleven meets The 5th Wave in a genre-smashing story of survival, hope, and love amid a ravaged earth. When a deadly Fly Flu sweeps the globe, it leaves a shell of the world that once was. Among the survivors are eighteen-year-old Nico and her dog, on a voyage devised by Nico's father to find a mythical portal; a young artist named Kit, raised in an old abandoned cinema; and the enigmatic Deliverer, who lives Life after Life in an attempt to put the world back together. As swarms of infected Flies roam the earth, these few survivors navigate the woods of post-apocalyptic New England, meeting others along the way, each on their own quest to find life and love in a world gone dark. The Electric Kingdom is a sweeping exploration of art, storytelling, eternal life, and above all, a testament to the notion that even in an exterminated world, one person might find beauty in another.
Eat This Book
Author: Stacy Michelson
Publisher: Running Press Adult
ISBN: 9780762498048
Category : COOKING
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ever wondered where marshmallows come from? Stumped on the right way to peel an artichoke? Or curious about the history of ranch dressing? Look no further--the answers are right here in this whimsically-illustrated compendium that spotlights 100 different foods, from the banal to the bizarre. Packed with tons of food facts and tips, and featuring illustrations and hand-drawn text, [this book] is [meant] for visual learners and the culinary-curious.
Publisher: Running Press Adult
ISBN: 9780762498048
Category : COOKING
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ever wondered where marshmallows come from? Stumped on the right way to peel an artichoke? Or curious about the history of ranch dressing? Look no further--the answers are right here in this whimsically-illustrated compendium that spotlights 100 different foods, from the banal to the bizarre. Packed with tons of food facts and tips, and featuring illustrations and hand-drawn text, [this book] is [meant] for visual learners and the culinary-curious.
Appetite for Destruction
Author:
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481441477
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
A Screaming Death dragon has started eating entire islands and Hiccup is worried that Berk will be next in this 8x8 storybook with a sheet of dragon stickers. When wild dragons start flocking to Dragon Island, Hiccup and Toothless are determined to find out why. Hiccup discovers that one by one, the islands the dragons lived on mysteriously disappeared, leaving nothing but ocean in their place! When the Dragon Riders investigate, they find a Screaming Death dragon has grown large enough to consume entire islands. Berk may be next…can Hiccup and Toothless save Berk and find a new home for the wild dragons? This 8x8 storybook includes a sheet of dragon stickers, perfect for readers (and Dragon Riders-in-training)! DreamWorks Dragons © 2015 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481441477
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
A Screaming Death dragon has started eating entire islands and Hiccup is worried that Berk will be next in this 8x8 storybook with a sheet of dragon stickers. When wild dragons start flocking to Dragon Island, Hiccup and Toothless are determined to find out why. Hiccup discovers that one by one, the islands the dragons lived on mysteriously disappeared, leaving nothing but ocean in their place! When the Dragon Riders investigate, they find a Screaming Death dragon has grown large enough to consume entire islands. Berk may be next…can Hiccup and Toothless save Berk and find a new home for the wild dragons? This 8x8 storybook includes a sheet of dragon stickers, perfect for readers (and Dragon Riders-in-training)! DreamWorks Dragons © 2015 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Children of the Sun
Author: Alfred W. Crosby
Publisher: W. W. Norton
ISBN: 9780393059359
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
A spirited survey of humanity's historical and modern efforts to harness sun-based energy reveals how the human race's successes have hinged directly on effective uses of sun energy, cites rates in pollution and global warming as warning signs of fossil fuel limits, and makes optimistic predictions about future innovations. 13,000 first printing.
Publisher: W. W. Norton
ISBN: 9780393059359
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
A spirited survey of humanity's historical and modern efforts to harness sun-based energy reveals how the human race's successes have hinged directly on effective uses of sun energy, cites rates in pollution and global warming as warning signs of fossil fuel limits, and makes optimistic predictions about future innovations. 13,000 first printing.
Kids of Appetite
Author: David Arnold
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0147513669
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
"Funny, sweet, utterly heart-wrenching." —Entertainment Weekly The New York Times bestseller from the critically acclaimed author of Mosquitoland Victor Benucci and Madeline Falco have a story to tell. It begins with the death of Vic’s father. It ends with the murder of Mad’s uncle. The Hackensack Police Department would very much like to hear it. But in order to tell their story, Vic and Mad must focus on all the chapters in between. This is a story about: 1. A coded mission to scatter ashes across New Jersey. 2. The momentous nature of the Palisades in winter. 3. One dormant submarine. 4. Two songs about flowers. 5. Being cool in the traditional sense. 6. Sunsets & ice cream & orchards & graveyards. 7. Simultaneous extreme opposites. 8. A narrow escape from a war-torn country. 9. A story collector. 10. How to listen to someone who does not talk. 11. Falling in love with a painting. 12. Falling in love with a song. 13. Falling in love.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0147513669
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
"Funny, sweet, utterly heart-wrenching." —Entertainment Weekly The New York Times bestseller from the critically acclaimed author of Mosquitoland Victor Benucci and Madeline Falco have a story to tell. It begins with the death of Vic’s father. It ends with the murder of Mad’s uncle. The Hackensack Police Department would very much like to hear it. But in order to tell their story, Vic and Mad must focus on all the chapters in between. This is a story about: 1. A coded mission to scatter ashes across New Jersey. 2. The momentous nature of the Palisades in winter. 3. One dormant submarine. 4. Two songs about flowers. 5. Being cool in the traditional sense. 6. Sunsets & ice cream & orchards & graveyards. 7. Simultaneous extreme opposites. 8. A narrow escape from a war-torn country. 9. A story collector. 10. How to listen to someone who does not talk. 11. Falling in love with a painting. 12. Falling in love with a song. 13. Falling in love.
Kids and Media Technology
Author: Purnima Rao, Jitendra Kumar
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1645879275
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
The author, who is a doctor and a parent of a child, always tries to give her child the very best. Going through the struggle of making her child healthy in all aspects and using all the knowledge she has as a doctor, she was able to understand things parents should know to avoid the adverse effects of media technology on children. To spread her knowledge, she wrote this book for all the parents who are struggling to avoid the side effects of media technology on their children.
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1645879275
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
The author, who is a doctor and a parent of a child, always tries to give her child the very best. Going through the struggle of making her child healthy in all aspects and using all the knowledge she has as a doctor, she was able to understand things parents should know to avoid the adverse effects of media technology on children. To spread her knowledge, she wrote this book for all the parents who are struggling to avoid the side effects of media technology on their children.
Grow Healthy Kids!
Author: Linda S. Peavy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Abstract: A parent's guide to family nutrition emphasizes the importance of parental, psychological, and social influences on the development of lifetime eating habits. People who feed infants, children, or adolescents should recognize the importance of good diet for physical and mental growth and development. Nutrient needs, nutrition-related problems and eating patterns of children from birth through age 19 are discussed. A basic food exchange plan for optimum nutrition is presented to help family members meet RDA's. Parents are encouraged to discover their own ways of following nutritional guidelines. Influences on mealtime behavior are examined, and height-weight charts are given for each age group. Topics discussed are breast vs. bottle feeding, hyperactivity, school lunches, diets for athletes, borderline nutrient deficiencies, metabolic problems, energy expenditure, snacks, dental caries, etc. Appendices include 6 exchange lists, a chart for converting recipes to exchange values, a week of menus for well-fed families, and over 50 recipes. (nm.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Abstract: A parent's guide to family nutrition emphasizes the importance of parental, psychological, and social influences on the development of lifetime eating habits. People who feed infants, children, or adolescents should recognize the importance of good diet for physical and mental growth and development. Nutrient needs, nutrition-related problems and eating patterns of children from birth through age 19 are discussed. A basic food exchange plan for optimum nutrition is presented to help family members meet RDA's. Parents are encouraged to discover their own ways of following nutritional guidelines. Influences on mealtime behavior are examined, and height-weight charts are given for each age group. Topics discussed are breast vs. bottle feeding, hyperactivity, school lunches, diets for athletes, borderline nutrient deficiencies, metabolic problems, energy expenditure, snacks, dental caries, etc. Appendices include 6 exchange lists, a chart for converting recipes to exchange values, a week of menus for well-fed families, and over 50 recipes. (nm.