My Dad Cancelled Christmas!

My Dad Cancelled Christmas! PDF Author: Sean Casey
Publisher: Limelight Book Company
ISBN: 097972970X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30

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Book Description
Author Sean Casey first conceived the story in 2004. The central premise—a dad who loses it on Christmas Eve and cancels the holiday—had his own three children in stitches so they put pen to paper. The story is narrated by the oldest of the children, a little girl who tells how her dad had a bad day that grew worse when he arrived home to a house in shambles. After rejecting their pleas and providing a stern lecture on the true state of the world, Dad banishes the two girls and boy to bed without them leaving out cookies and milk.The children huddle in bed, worrying what will happen when Santa shows up and Dad chases him away. Luckily, Mom drops in to say good night and provides sage advice as well as some much-needed lighthearted humor. Mom explains the true meaning of Christmas and lets the kids know she will put in a good word with Dad. In the morning, the kids wake to uncertainty. What if Mom failed? When they sneak downstairs, they see Dad sleeping on the couch by the tree, surrounded by presents. When the kids holler and wake him, Dad sits them down and recalls his meeting the night before, when Santa explained how lucky they all are to have each other.

My Dad Cancelled Christmas!

My Dad Cancelled Christmas! PDF Author: Sean Casey
Publisher: Limelight Book Company
ISBN: 097972970X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30

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Book Description
Author Sean Casey first conceived the story in 2004. The central premise—a dad who loses it on Christmas Eve and cancels the holiday—had his own three children in stitches so they put pen to paper. The story is narrated by the oldest of the children, a little girl who tells how her dad had a bad day that grew worse when he arrived home to a house in shambles. After rejecting their pleas and providing a stern lecture on the true state of the world, Dad banishes the two girls and boy to bed without them leaving out cookies and milk.The children huddle in bed, worrying what will happen when Santa shows up and Dad chases him away. Luckily, Mom drops in to say good night and provides sage advice as well as some much-needed lighthearted humor. Mom explains the true meaning of Christmas and lets the kids know she will put in a good word with Dad. In the morning, the kids wake to uncertainty. What if Mom failed? When they sneak downstairs, they see Dad sleeping on the couch by the tree, surrounded by presents. When the kids holler and wake him, Dad sits them down and recalls his meeting the night before, when Santa explained how lucky they all are to have each other.

Ghostbox

Ghostbox PDF Author: Walter R. Jacobs
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595451004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 168

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Book Description
Two years after Walter R. Jacobs was forced to call his new stepmother "Mom," she cancelled what would have been his 13th Christmas. In the memoir Ghostbox Jacobs explores a life where family problems are blamed on "disrespectful" children who refused to accept "Mom's" authority. His stepmother is a "sociological ghost," a force that limited his thoughts and decisions until he filled a special shoebox with objects that evoke significant memories: good, bad, and ugly. This "ghostbox" has rendered his stepmother's seething presence benign. Jacobs investigates how just a relatively short stay in his stepmother's house (seven years with his stepmother, father, and younger brother) led to almost twenty years of questions about multiple facets of his identity, such as the proper rules and rhythms of life as an African-American college professor. In the end, he finds the key to finally and completely breaking away from the dysfunctions that threatened his self-esteem and ability to interact normally with others. Jacobs includes an appendix of guidelines readers may use to create their own ghostboxes. He invites readers into a world where they can reflect on troubling aspects of their lives, and create strategies for making empowering changes.

Lottie Biggs is (Not) Tragic

Lottie Biggs is (Not) Tragic PDF Author: Hayley Long
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 144720607X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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Book Description
Just when things were starting to look up for Lottie her life's gone a bit pear-shaped, wonk-ways and downside up again. Her mum's all soppy over a bloke with a horrible shemo* daughter, her best pal Goose has disappeared in a cloud of nerd-gas and Lottie's in the midst of an existential crisis. There's only one thing to do - get the hell out of Cardiff and go on the road with the gorgeous Gareth Stingecombe (and his manly thighs). But things don’t go to plan, and Lottie starts to realise she might have been a bit me me me lately. . . *a female emo, obviously The wit of Louise Rennison with the depth of Jacqueline Wilson.

You Shot My Dog and I Love You

You Shot My Dog and I Love You PDF Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Mercier Press Ltd
ISBN: 1781177228
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 350

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Book Description
‘My parents were now dabbling with drugs and Southern Comfort, even going so far as to put a selection of hallucinogens into my bottle to witness the effects for their own amusement. I only know this because my mum made no attempt to hide it, often speaking openly about their experiments with my milk supply. Her only regret being the time she added a small amount of speed to my formula to see how long it would take me to fall asleep.’ Set in the UK and Ireland in the late 1970s and early 1980s, You Shot My Dog and I Love You, is a harrowing story of horrific physical and mental abuse inflicted on the author at the hands of his parents. In addition, the author's parents demanded that he assist them in their life of crime, go on the run in Europe to evade the law, and hide out in a caravan from the local police force. This is just some of the trauma that the author writes about. The story is intertwined with darkly comic elements to provide relief from the disturbing events of a tumultuous childhood. Due to the nature of the content You Shot My Dog and I Love You is written anonymously.

The Christmas Collection

The Christmas Collection PDF Author: Tracey Mayhew
Publisher: TJ Mayhew
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 445

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Book Description
This small-town Christmas Collection is the perfect way to warm your heart this festive season! December Magic  With Christmas fast approaching, Kayla Jones is preparing for another cold, and lonely, December. But a lost little girl and her father soon change all that and, with them by her side, Kayla finds herself rediscovering the magic of the season… This Christmas Three ghosts… Two choices… One chance to get it right. Morgan Scott hates everything about Christmas, from the garish Christmas jumpers to the over-the-top Christmas songs. Is it any wonder she wants to bury herself in work, until the dreaded holiday is well and truly over? But her plans fly out the window when, on Christmas Eve, she receives an unexpected visitor and there begins the rollercoaster ride through her past, present and future… straight to the only man she has ever given her heart to. This Christmas, will Morgan finally see the error of her ways and reclaim the love she had rejected or will she continue on the same path, no matter where it leads? All I Want For Christmas Will Christmas be the only thing Jess finds herself falling in love with this festive season? After a devastating loss tore her family apart, Jess Harrison left the lakeside village she calls home and hasn’t looked back. Three years on, she returns to help Holly Richards, her best friend and business partner, through her own rough patch and quickly finds herself falling back into village life as if she’s never been away. But a chance meeting with a handsome stranger soon has Jess confronting her own ghosts of Christmases past and she finds herself accepting his offer to help her rediscover her Christmas spirit. Can friendships, both old and new, help restore Jess’ faith in Christmas and will she find love along the way? Discover the wonder of Christmas with this endearing romance collection brought together for the first time, perfect for fans of Kiley Dunbar, Rachael Lucas, Sarah Morgan and, of course, all things Christmas!

All I Want For Christmas

All I Want For Christmas PDF Author: Tracey Mayhew
Publisher: Tracey Mayhew
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 233

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Book Description
Will Christmas be the only thing Jess finds herself falling in love with this festive season? After a devastating loss tore her family apart, Jess Harrison left the lakeside village she calls home and hasn’t looked back. Three years on, she returns to help Holly Richards, her best friend and business partner, through her own rough patch and quickly finds herself falling back into village life as if she never left. But a chance meeting with a handsome stranger soon has Jess confronting her own ghosts of Christmases past and she finds herself accepting his offer to help her rediscover her Christmas spirit. Can friendships, both old and new, help restore Jess’ faith in Christmas and can she find love along the way? Discover the wonder of Christmas with this endearing romance, perfect for fans of Carole Matthews, Debbie Macomber, Trisha Ashley and, of course, all things Christmas! This is Book One of the Romance in the Lakes series and can be read as a standalone with its own guaranteed HEA - no cliffhangers here, folks!

Where the Best Began

Where the Best Began PDF Author: L. D. Bergsgaard
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN: 1457510340
Category : Boys
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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Book Description
"It's true, what many say. Time and age have a way of rounding off the edges and making jagged pieces of the past seem clear and smooth and bright. But for those of us growing up in the small prairie town of Mandan, North Dakota, in the 1950s, those truly were times when every day was an adventure, every neighbor was a story, and everyone belonged somewhere because we were all connected and trusted others to know that. Young Moose knows it's going to be an unusual year when his new teacher looks like a goat and is even ornerier, a neighborhood posse is hot on the trail of a felon, and the ancient ghosts are dancing in the light of a full moon. His days are full of trials including the cancelling of Christmas, tittering on the brink of flunking a grade, and losing his position as catcher on the baseball team. It's also a time of runaway horses and bucking pigs, a quest for the truth of the birds and the bees, and of taking a giant step towards manhood. Come follow Moose and his friends; an Indian Shaman, a Gypsy King, and a mystical boy named Mickey as they travel through the adventures."--Page 4 of cover

Don't Call Me Hunchy

Don't Call Me Hunchy PDF Author: Bic Rogers
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1641143509
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 64

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Book Description
Funny, sad, profound, Don't Call Me Hunchy is a must-read for any high school graduate, collegian, or drop-out! This book takes the reader into the mind of a child forced to play an accordion because of the "incident." What follows are years of learning and retribution. Inside this book, with Hunchy, you will delve into his and your inner mind, where character is formed, either by your willing conformity or by a forced social conformity! Come and read about the shocked and unshocked monkeys and gain understanding of how to separate oneself from becoming one. Hopefully, you will gain some knowledge about compassion and forgiveness. If not, I'm sure Hunchy will give you plenty of laughs, not only from his adventures, but surely from his humiliations, again and again, naturally.

The Peace I Know

The Peace I Know PDF Author: Udochukwu Vincent Ogbuji
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479755052
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 392

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Book Description
There is an ancient proverb that instructs, "Physician, heal thyself. It helps to keep this saying in mind as we seek to bring peace to others. That is because our collective peace of mind makes for a beautiful life, family and society---and no one gives what he or she has not---. As a priest, my endeavor to bring inner healing and peace to many, comes with challenges, among which includes maintaining my own personal tranquility. Urged by my friends and wish to make a difference, I decided to write this book after my car accident and resulting paralysis. I hope that reading this book will inspire you to continue searching for peace and what makes life worth living.

The Power of Death:

The Power of Death: PDF Author: Nancy Solano
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1483666700
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 131

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Book Description
As our parents age, our role often changes to primary caregiver. This true story reveals an account of a caregivers struggle to balance work, life, family, and friends. The narrative includes unexpected life and death decisions and describes the effect caregiving has on the people involved. This emotional journey forever changes lives.