Author: Alyson Belle
Publisher: Alyson Belle Productions
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
What would you do if you had just one day to experience being a young, gorgeous woman? Where would you go? Who would you talk to? And how would the rest of your life turn out? In My Very Own Gender Swap, YOU get to make all of these choices and more as you join Chris Scalatore, a young man in his early 20s, on the romantic transformation adventure of a lifetime. When his friend Kayla presents him with a unique opportunity to transform himself into the woman he might have been, Chris gets to spend an entire day as Natalie—the hot, female version of himself. Not only can you pick what Chris looks like as Natalie, but you also get to decide what she does: Do you go to the lingerie store or stay home to play with Kayla? Will you spend your evening chatting up the cute, artsy lesbian in the corner, or yield yourself to the brash, aggressive billionaire who wants to own and control you? With over 300 pages of possibilities and sixteen completely unique endings, the choices you make on this fateful day will affect Chris in very real ways that will stick with him for the rest of his life. Can Chris learn to find true happiness during his day as a woman, or will he end up even worse off than he would have been otherwise? Only you can decide! Unlike traditional books, this is a branching narrative story that can be read multiple times with different events throughout. At the end of each section there are several hyperlinks indicating choices you can make for Chris, almost like a game. You can tap your e-reader/tablet or click the link in your browser (depending on where you’re reading this) to make the selection you want, and you’ll be transported to that section to continue the story. While it’s possible to use your back buttons to go back a step, you’ll probably have the most fun if you treat the decisions as permanent until your next read-through, just like Chris would have to do!
My Very Own Gender Swap: A Branching Choices Gender Transformation Romance
Author: Alyson Belle
Publisher: Alyson Belle Productions
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
What would you do if you had just one day to experience being a young, gorgeous woman? Where would you go? Who would you talk to? And how would the rest of your life turn out? In My Very Own Gender Swap, YOU get to make all of these choices and more as you join Chris Scalatore, a young man in his early 20s, on the romantic transformation adventure of a lifetime. When his friend Kayla presents him with a unique opportunity to transform himself into the woman he might have been, Chris gets to spend an entire day as Natalie—the hot, female version of himself. Not only can you pick what Chris looks like as Natalie, but you also get to decide what she does: Do you go to the lingerie store or stay home to play with Kayla? Will you spend your evening chatting up the cute, artsy lesbian in the corner, or yield yourself to the brash, aggressive billionaire who wants to own and control you? With over 300 pages of possibilities and sixteen completely unique endings, the choices you make on this fateful day will affect Chris in very real ways that will stick with him for the rest of his life. Can Chris learn to find true happiness during his day as a woman, or will he end up even worse off than he would have been otherwise? Only you can decide! Unlike traditional books, this is a branching narrative story that can be read multiple times with different events throughout. At the end of each section there are several hyperlinks indicating choices you can make for Chris, almost like a game. You can tap your e-reader/tablet or click the link in your browser (depending on where you’re reading this) to make the selection you want, and you’ll be transported to that section to continue the story. While it’s possible to use your back buttons to go back a step, you’ll probably have the most fun if you treat the decisions as permanent until your next read-through, just like Chris would have to do!
Publisher: Alyson Belle Productions
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
What would you do if you had just one day to experience being a young, gorgeous woman? Where would you go? Who would you talk to? And how would the rest of your life turn out? In My Very Own Gender Swap, YOU get to make all of these choices and more as you join Chris Scalatore, a young man in his early 20s, on the romantic transformation adventure of a lifetime. When his friend Kayla presents him with a unique opportunity to transform himself into the woman he might have been, Chris gets to spend an entire day as Natalie—the hot, female version of himself. Not only can you pick what Chris looks like as Natalie, but you also get to decide what she does: Do you go to the lingerie store or stay home to play with Kayla? Will you spend your evening chatting up the cute, artsy lesbian in the corner, or yield yourself to the brash, aggressive billionaire who wants to own and control you? With over 300 pages of possibilities and sixteen completely unique endings, the choices you make on this fateful day will affect Chris in very real ways that will stick with him for the rest of his life. Can Chris learn to find true happiness during his day as a woman, or will he end up even worse off than he would have been otherwise? Only you can decide! Unlike traditional books, this is a branching narrative story that can be read multiple times with different events throughout. At the end of each section there are several hyperlinks indicating choices you can make for Chris, almost like a game. You can tap your e-reader/tablet or click the link in your browser (depending on where you’re reading this) to make the selection you want, and you’ll be transported to that section to continue the story. While it’s possible to use your back buttons to go back a step, you’ll probably have the most fun if you treat the decisions as permanent until your next read-through, just like Chris would have to do!
Mayan Maiden
Author: Alyson Belle
Publisher: Alyson Belle Productions
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
When you’re dumb enough to piss off a goddess, being turned into a woman is the least of your concerns… When best friends Seth and Noah set off for the ultimate spring break Mexican vacation, they have a wild, booze and party-fueled vision of how their week is going to go, and the throngs of hot girls at the airport are just their first taste of that. But all of those plans get cut short when an ill-advised nighttime jaunt to some off-limits, ancient Mayan ruins puts the guys face to face with an actual, incarnate Mayan goddess. She’s powerful, gorgeous, and very pissed off at all the people who keep exploring her temple and taking her sacred objects. Fed up with thieves, she punishes Seth for the intrusion by transforming him into her own image—a ravishingly hot Mayan maiden—and tells him that he can’t have his old body back until they recover her sacred statue from the thieves that took it. But Noah and Seth (now calling herself Sera) don’t even know where to begin looking, and Sera has no experience being a woman! They’ll need to track down the thieves and help Sera adjust to her awkward new situation before her time runs out, which would be hard enough if she wasn’t also completely distracted by the strange, powerful attraction she now feels for her best friend. How did she never notice how hot Noah was before, and how on earth is she going to navigate these feelings that are driving her crazy? It’s getting hard to remember why she even wanted to be a guy in the first place, when it’s so much fun to be a girl…
Publisher: Alyson Belle Productions
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
When you’re dumb enough to piss off a goddess, being turned into a woman is the least of your concerns… When best friends Seth and Noah set off for the ultimate spring break Mexican vacation, they have a wild, booze and party-fueled vision of how their week is going to go, and the throngs of hot girls at the airport are just their first taste of that. But all of those plans get cut short when an ill-advised nighttime jaunt to some off-limits, ancient Mayan ruins puts the guys face to face with an actual, incarnate Mayan goddess. She’s powerful, gorgeous, and very pissed off at all the people who keep exploring her temple and taking her sacred objects. Fed up with thieves, she punishes Seth for the intrusion by transforming him into her own image—a ravishingly hot Mayan maiden—and tells him that he can’t have his old body back until they recover her sacred statue from the thieves that took it. But Noah and Seth (now calling herself Sera) don’t even know where to begin looking, and Sera has no experience being a woman! They’ll need to track down the thieves and help Sera adjust to her awkward new situation before her time runs out, which would be hard enough if she wasn’t also completely distracted by the strange, powerful attraction she now feels for her best friend. How did she never notice how hot Noah was before, and how on earth is she going to navigate these feelings that are driving her crazy? It’s getting hard to remember why she even wanted to be a guy in the first place, when it’s so much fun to be a girl…
Becoming Hers
Author: Alyson Belle
Publisher: Alyson Belle Productions
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
She's the girl of his dreams... and now that he's a woman, he might finally have a shot with her. Tom McCallister has been in love with his best friend Lyla for as long as he can remember, but what would be the point of telling her that? He's known that it's hopeless ever since she came out to him as a lesbian during their freshman year of college. Lyla likes women, and Tom is definitely not a woman. But when Tom loses both his job and his girlfriend on the same day, Lyla is still the first person he turns to for support. She tells him to drop everything and fly out to see her in New York, confident that some friend time is exactly what he needs to get through his slump. On the plane ride over, Tom confesses his love for Lyla to a mysterious woman, takes a nap, and then wakes up in New York with some very surprising changes! He's been somehow transformed into a jaw-droppingly beautiful woman--a "megahottie," as Lyla would say. Tom has no idea what's going on and texts Lyla in a panic! Fortunately, Lyla is there just like always to help him out. But now that Tom is a woman, their whole dynamic has changed. Sparks fly between the two best friends almost immediately, and Tom realizes that as "Jess," he might finally be able to explore his real feelings for Lyla. Is it worth risking everything for a happily ever after?
Publisher: Alyson Belle Productions
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
She's the girl of his dreams... and now that he's a woman, he might finally have a shot with her. Tom McCallister has been in love with his best friend Lyla for as long as he can remember, but what would be the point of telling her that? He's known that it's hopeless ever since she came out to him as a lesbian during their freshman year of college. Lyla likes women, and Tom is definitely not a woman. But when Tom loses both his job and his girlfriend on the same day, Lyla is still the first person he turns to for support. She tells him to drop everything and fly out to see her in New York, confident that some friend time is exactly what he needs to get through his slump. On the plane ride over, Tom confesses his love for Lyla to a mysterious woman, takes a nap, and then wakes up in New York with some very surprising changes! He's been somehow transformed into a jaw-droppingly beautiful woman--a "megahottie," as Lyla would say. Tom has no idea what's going on and texts Lyla in a panic! Fortunately, Lyla is there just like always to help him out. But now that Tom is a woman, their whole dynamic has changed. Sparks fly between the two best friends almost immediately, and Tom realizes that as "Jess," he might finally be able to explore his real feelings for Lyla. Is it worth risking everything for a happily ever after?
Heaven Sent
Author: Alyson Belle
Publisher: Alyson Belle Productions
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
He messed up his first life, but that’s what second chances are for… even if this time he has to do it as a woman. When Rick, a high-powered, rich financier, unexpectedly arrives at the gates of heaven and is denied entry because of the self-centered way he lived his life, all he wants is a second chance to make up for past mistakes. He’d always intended to be more generous and kinder to people—he was just planning to do it in his golden years. When the angels give him the chance to go back to Earth in a young, fit body and prove the truth of his intentions, Rick eagerly accepts. Getting to be young all over again while keeping all of his accumulated wisdom sounds like a great deal, and he can hardly believe his luck. But when Rick wakes up in a dirty Los Angeles alley in the body of a gorgeous, female twenty-something with no money, no I.D., and no apparent past, he immediately begins to regret his choice. How is he supposed to prove how generous and kind he can be without any of his prior wealth or friends? How is he supposed to support himself with no way to get a job and no resources at his disposal? And how on Earth is he supposed to adjust to being a petite, delicate woman when he’s spent decades as a confident, powerful man? Rick quickly discovers that being a woman is very different from the life he’s used to, in ways that are both frustrating and humiliating. The only person who gives a damn about him now is Luke: the strong, warm-eyed bartender who takes pity on the pretty, bedraggled girl and gives her a place to stay and some money to get back on her feet while she figures out her new life. If only there were something she could do to repay his kindness…
Publisher: Alyson Belle Productions
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
He messed up his first life, but that’s what second chances are for… even if this time he has to do it as a woman. When Rick, a high-powered, rich financier, unexpectedly arrives at the gates of heaven and is denied entry because of the self-centered way he lived his life, all he wants is a second chance to make up for past mistakes. He’d always intended to be more generous and kinder to people—he was just planning to do it in his golden years. When the angels give him the chance to go back to Earth in a young, fit body and prove the truth of his intentions, Rick eagerly accepts. Getting to be young all over again while keeping all of his accumulated wisdom sounds like a great deal, and he can hardly believe his luck. But when Rick wakes up in a dirty Los Angeles alley in the body of a gorgeous, female twenty-something with no money, no I.D., and no apparent past, he immediately begins to regret his choice. How is he supposed to prove how generous and kind he can be without any of his prior wealth or friends? How is he supposed to support himself with no way to get a job and no resources at his disposal? And how on Earth is he supposed to adjust to being a petite, delicate woman when he’s spent decades as a confident, powerful man? Rick quickly discovers that being a woman is very different from the life he’s used to, in ways that are both frustrating and humiliating. The only person who gives a damn about him now is Luke: the strong, warm-eyed bartender who takes pity on the pretty, bedraggled girl and gives her a place to stay and some money to get back on her feet while she figures out her new life. If only there were something she could do to repay his kindness…
Becoming Scifi Girls
Author: Alyson Belle
Publisher: Alyson Belle Productions
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Our mission: To explore brave new genders where no man has gone before! From gender-bending lab mix-ups to wild outer space alien romps, this exciting collection of three steamy titles features guys transforming into gorgeous young women and having the adventure of a lifetime in exciting and classic science fiction settings! With over 250 pages of humorous and familiar gender bending romance, you’re sure to be up reading this into the late, late hours of the night. In Girl Genes, Lee might be a brilliant gene editing whiz, but he’s terrible with women, no matter how hard his pal Joey pushes him to get out there and meet some girls. When a chemical spill in his lab changes him overnight into a gorgeous women, he gets a firsthand lesson in everything feminine! Shopping for clothes and learning to do his makeup is hard enough, but what is he supposed to do with all of these new feelings springing up between him and Joey in his new body? In Fembot Factory, William Eske is the brilliant mind behind the Fembotron coroporation, making lifelike playbots with programmed personalities for people to order. It doesn’t bother him in the slightest that he’s secretly emulating real human minds inside of these robots to make them more lifelike… that is, until his wife scans his brain and puts William’s own subjective consciousness into one of them! It was just supposed to be a short lesson, but things get interesting when the model actually gets shipped out to a buyer… In Close Encounters, Ben Rollins is a starship captain making first contact with a new planet where distant cousins of humanity evolved separately from Earthlings. It’s the discovery of a lifetime! But his mission is interrupted when he discovers that the gender-flipping humanoids of this world accidentally activated some latent genes in his own biology, and he begins to slowly transform into a woman in an ever-deepening relationship with one of the attractive aliens… will he find a way to change back, or can he complete his mission in spite of the distractions of his new body? With this much steamy, thrilling, and hilariously fun science fiction content, what are you waiting for? Get it today!
Publisher: Alyson Belle Productions
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Our mission: To explore brave new genders where no man has gone before! From gender-bending lab mix-ups to wild outer space alien romps, this exciting collection of three steamy titles features guys transforming into gorgeous young women and having the adventure of a lifetime in exciting and classic science fiction settings! With over 250 pages of humorous and familiar gender bending romance, you’re sure to be up reading this into the late, late hours of the night. In Girl Genes, Lee might be a brilliant gene editing whiz, but he’s terrible with women, no matter how hard his pal Joey pushes him to get out there and meet some girls. When a chemical spill in his lab changes him overnight into a gorgeous women, he gets a firsthand lesson in everything feminine! Shopping for clothes and learning to do his makeup is hard enough, but what is he supposed to do with all of these new feelings springing up between him and Joey in his new body? In Fembot Factory, William Eske is the brilliant mind behind the Fembotron coroporation, making lifelike playbots with programmed personalities for people to order. It doesn’t bother him in the slightest that he’s secretly emulating real human minds inside of these robots to make them more lifelike… that is, until his wife scans his brain and puts William’s own subjective consciousness into one of them! It was just supposed to be a short lesson, but things get interesting when the model actually gets shipped out to a buyer… In Close Encounters, Ben Rollins is a starship captain making first contact with a new planet where distant cousins of humanity evolved separately from Earthlings. It’s the discovery of a lifetime! But his mission is interrupted when he discovers that the gender-flipping humanoids of this world accidentally activated some latent genes in his own biology, and he begins to slowly transform into a woman in an ever-deepening relationship with one of the attractive aliens… will he find a way to change back, or can he complete his mission in spite of the distractions of his new body? With this much steamy, thrilling, and hilariously fun science fiction content, what are you waiting for? Get it today!
Becoming Supernatural Girls
Author: Alyson Belle
Publisher: Alyson Belle Productions
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Turned into a woman: A curse or blessing? Three men have lessons to learn before these supernatural forces are done meddling in their lives… When the moon is full or the gods feel whimsical, mortal forms become malleable and men find themselves experiencing all-new perspectives! Alyson’s latest three-book bundle focuses on romantic transformations spurred by curses and gods, where men learn what life is like for a whole different gender and may even come to like it before their lesson is over… curl up with these steamy romances and bring a little magic into your life! In Bared Before the Gods, Lukas and Mal are Greek adventurers who come up with the ultimate heist: stealing a golden crown from the gods themselves! But Zeus doesn’t take theft lightly: When their heist goes wrong and Zeus strikes Lukas down with his lightning, he’s only narrowly saved by the beautiful Aphrodite who transforms him into a woman to right his past wrongs. How will Lukas convince Mal to help him return the crown in time to return to his original form? And more importantly, what is he supposed to do with these new feelings for his friend that are proving to be the worst kind of distraction? In Curse of the Were-Woman, Chad Mason is a guy who’s had it all, seen it all, and still hasn’t found the right girl to settle down with. When captivating redhead Mina wanders into his bar and instantly grabs his attention, he can see there’s something different about her. But when Mina leaves him high and dry the next day, Chad realizes she left him with more than a broken heart—she also transmitted a curse that transforms him into a woman every night! Can he find Mina again and get her help to reverse the curse, or his he doomed to spend the rest of his days as a were-woman? In Beast to Beauty, Prince Edward is a cruel tyrant who intimidates and harasses the women of the nearby village he rules with an iron fist. But when a disguised goddess appears on his doorstep and is angered by his brutish ways, she transforms him into a beautiful and helpless maiden to teach him a lesson about what it’s like on the other side of life. Can he learn from his mistakes and appease the goddess before the last petal of a magic rose falls from its stem and traps him in his new body forever? Time is short, and as his adventure continues, Edward begins to wonder… does he even want to go back? Don’t miss out on these supernaturally-charged, romantic stories, guaranteed to put a smile on your face as you read them late, late into the night!
Publisher: Alyson Belle Productions
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Turned into a woman: A curse or blessing? Three men have lessons to learn before these supernatural forces are done meddling in their lives… When the moon is full or the gods feel whimsical, mortal forms become malleable and men find themselves experiencing all-new perspectives! Alyson’s latest three-book bundle focuses on romantic transformations spurred by curses and gods, where men learn what life is like for a whole different gender and may even come to like it before their lesson is over… curl up with these steamy romances and bring a little magic into your life! In Bared Before the Gods, Lukas and Mal are Greek adventurers who come up with the ultimate heist: stealing a golden crown from the gods themselves! But Zeus doesn’t take theft lightly: When their heist goes wrong and Zeus strikes Lukas down with his lightning, he’s only narrowly saved by the beautiful Aphrodite who transforms him into a woman to right his past wrongs. How will Lukas convince Mal to help him return the crown in time to return to his original form? And more importantly, what is he supposed to do with these new feelings for his friend that are proving to be the worst kind of distraction? In Curse of the Were-Woman, Chad Mason is a guy who’s had it all, seen it all, and still hasn’t found the right girl to settle down with. When captivating redhead Mina wanders into his bar and instantly grabs his attention, he can see there’s something different about her. But when Mina leaves him high and dry the next day, Chad realizes she left him with more than a broken heart—she also transmitted a curse that transforms him into a woman every night! Can he find Mina again and get her help to reverse the curse, or his he doomed to spend the rest of his days as a were-woman? In Beast to Beauty, Prince Edward is a cruel tyrant who intimidates and harasses the women of the nearby village he rules with an iron fist. But when a disguised goddess appears on his doorstep and is angered by his brutish ways, she transforms him into a beautiful and helpless maiden to teach him a lesson about what it’s like on the other side of life. Can he learn from his mistakes and appease the goddess before the last petal of a magic rose falls from its stem and traps him in his new body forever? Time is short, and as his adventure continues, Edward begins to wonder… does he even want to go back? Don’t miss out on these supernaturally-charged, romantic stories, guaranteed to put a smile on your face as you read them late, late into the night!
Butch Heroes
Author: Ria Brodell
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262038978
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
Portraits and texts recover lost queer history: the lives of people who didn't conform to gender norms, from the fifteenth through the twentieth centuries. “A serious—and seriously successful—queer history recovery project.” —Publishers Weekly Katherina Hetzeldorfer, tried “for a crime that didn't have a name” (same sex sexual relations) and sentenced to death by drowning in 1477; Charles aka Mary Hamilton, publicly whipped for impersonating a man in eighteenth-century England; Clara, aka “Big Ben,” over whom two jealous women fought in 1926 New York: these are just three of the lives that the artist Ria Brodell has reclaimed for queer history in Butch Heroes. Brodell offers a series of twenty-eight portraits of forgotten but heroic figures, each accompanied by a brief biographical note. They are individuals who were assigned female at birth but whose gender presentation was more masculine than feminine, who did not want to enter into heterosexual marriage, and who often faced dire punishment for being themselves. Brodell's detailed and witty paintings are modeled on Catholic holy cards, slyly subverting a religious template. The portraits and the texts offer intriguing hints of lost lives: cats lounge in the background of domestic settings; one of the figures is said to have been employed variously as “a prophet, a soldier, or a textile worker”; another casually holds a lit cigarette. Brodell did extensive research for each portrait, piecing together a life from historical accounts, maps, journals, paintings, drawings, and photographs, finding the heroic in the forgotten.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262038978
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
Portraits and texts recover lost queer history: the lives of people who didn't conform to gender norms, from the fifteenth through the twentieth centuries. “A serious—and seriously successful—queer history recovery project.” —Publishers Weekly Katherina Hetzeldorfer, tried “for a crime that didn't have a name” (same sex sexual relations) and sentenced to death by drowning in 1477; Charles aka Mary Hamilton, publicly whipped for impersonating a man in eighteenth-century England; Clara, aka “Big Ben,” over whom two jealous women fought in 1926 New York: these are just three of the lives that the artist Ria Brodell has reclaimed for queer history in Butch Heroes. Brodell offers a series of twenty-eight portraits of forgotten but heroic figures, each accompanied by a brief biographical note. They are individuals who were assigned female at birth but whose gender presentation was more masculine than feminine, who did not want to enter into heterosexual marriage, and who often faced dire punishment for being themselves. Brodell's detailed and witty paintings are modeled on Catholic holy cards, slyly subverting a religious template. The portraits and the texts offer intriguing hints of lost lives: cats lounge in the background of domestic settings; one of the figures is said to have been employed variously as “a prophet, a soldier, or a textile worker”; another casually holds a lit cigarette. Brodell did extensive research for each portrait, piecing together a life from historical accounts, maps, journals, paintings, drawings, and photographs, finding the heroic in the forgotten.
Counting by 7s
Author: Holly Goldberg Sloan
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 014242286X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
A New York Times Bestseller In the tradition of Out of My Mind, Wonder, and Mockingbird, this is an intensely moving middle grade novel about being an outsider, coping with loss, and discovering the true meaning of family. Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, who finds it comforting to count by 7s. It has never been easy for her to connect with anyone other than her adoptive parents, but that hasn’t kept her from leading a quietly happy life . . . until now. Suddenly Willow’s world is tragically changed when her parents both die in a car crash, leaving her alone in a baffling world. The triumph of this book is that it is not a tragedy. This extraordinarily odd, but extraordinarily endearing, girl manages to push through her grief. Her journey to find a fascinatingly diverse and fully believable surrogate family is a joy and a revelation to read. * “Willow's story is one of renewal, and her journey of rebuilding the ties that unite people as a family will stay in readers' hearts long after the last page.”—School Library Journal starred review * “A graceful, meaningful tale featuring a cast of charming, well-rounded characters who learn sweet—but never cloying—lessons about resourcefulness, community, and true resilience in the face of loss.”—Booklist starred review * “What sets this novel apart from the average orphan-finds-a-home book is its lack of sentimentality, its truly multicultural cast (Willow describes herself as a “person of color”; Mai and Quang-ha are of mixed Vietnamese, African American, and Mexican ancestry), and its tone. . . . Poignant.”—The Horn Book starred review "In achingly beautiful prose, Holly Goldberg Sloan has written a delightful tale of transformation that’s a celebration of life in all its wondrous, hilarious and confounding glory. Counting by 7s is a triumph."—Maria Semple, author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 014242286X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
A New York Times Bestseller In the tradition of Out of My Mind, Wonder, and Mockingbird, this is an intensely moving middle grade novel about being an outsider, coping with loss, and discovering the true meaning of family. Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, who finds it comforting to count by 7s. It has never been easy for her to connect with anyone other than her adoptive parents, but that hasn’t kept her from leading a quietly happy life . . . until now. Suddenly Willow’s world is tragically changed when her parents both die in a car crash, leaving her alone in a baffling world. The triumph of this book is that it is not a tragedy. This extraordinarily odd, but extraordinarily endearing, girl manages to push through her grief. Her journey to find a fascinatingly diverse and fully believable surrogate family is a joy and a revelation to read. * “Willow's story is one of renewal, and her journey of rebuilding the ties that unite people as a family will stay in readers' hearts long after the last page.”—School Library Journal starred review * “A graceful, meaningful tale featuring a cast of charming, well-rounded characters who learn sweet—but never cloying—lessons about resourcefulness, community, and true resilience in the face of loss.”—Booklist starred review * “What sets this novel apart from the average orphan-finds-a-home book is its lack of sentimentality, its truly multicultural cast (Willow describes herself as a “person of color”; Mai and Quang-ha are of mixed Vietnamese, African American, and Mexican ancestry), and its tone. . . . Poignant.”—The Horn Book starred review "In achingly beautiful prose, Holly Goldberg Sloan has written a delightful tale of transformation that’s a celebration of life in all its wondrous, hilarious and confounding glory. Counting by 7s is a triumph."—Maria Semple, author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Work with Me
Author: Barbara Annis
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1137356030
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Work with Me is the timely collaboration of two of the world's foremost authorities on gender relations—Barbara Annis and John Gray. Here they team up to resolve the most stressful and confusing challenges facing men and women at work, revealing, for the first time, survey results of over 100,000 in-depth interviews of men and women executives in over 60 Fortune 500 companies. Readers will discover the 8 Gender Blind Spots: the false assumptions and opinions men and women have of each other, and in many ways, believe of themselves. Also unveiled are the biology and social influences that compel men and women to think and act as they do, and direct how they communicate, solve problems, make decisions, resolve conflict, lead others, and deal with stress, enabling them to achieve greater success and satisfaction in their professional and personal lives. Work with Me is the definitive work-life relational guide, filled with "ah-ha!" moments and discoveries that will remove the blind spots and enable men and women to work and succeed together.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1137356030
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Work with Me is the timely collaboration of two of the world's foremost authorities on gender relations—Barbara Annis and John Gray. Here they team up to resolve the most stressful and confusing challenges facing men and women at work, revealing, for the first time, survey results of over 100,000 in-depth interviews of men and women executives in over 60 Fortune 500 companies. Readers will discover the 8 Gender Blind Spots: the false assumptions and opinions men and women have of each other, and in many ways, believe of themselves. Also unveiled are the biology and social influences that compel men and women to think and act as they do, and direct how they communicate, solve problems, make decisions, resolve conflict, lead others, and deal with stress, enabling them to achieve greater success and satisfaction in their professional and personal lives. Work with Me is the definitive work-life relational guide, filled with "ah-ha!" moments and discoveries that will remove the blind spots and enable men and women to work and succeed together.
George
Author: Alex Gino
Publisher: Scholastic Fiction
ISBN: 1407161164
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
"Allow me to introduce you to a remarkable book, full of love, wonder, hope, and the importance of getting to be who you were meant to be. You must read this." - David Levithan, author of Every Day and editor of George. When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part . . . because she's a boy.
Publisher: Scholastic Fiction
ISBN: 1407161164
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
"Allow me to introduce you to a remarkable book, full of love, wonder, hope, and the importance of getting to be who you were meant to be. You must read this." - David Levithan, author of Every Day and editor of George. When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part . . . because she's a boy.