Author: Judy Westwater
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007266642
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Judy was only 11 years old when she was forced to live on the streets. Beaten, half-starved and abused, she finally escaped to a life in the circus. But the charming man who said he loved her had a dark and sinister side. If she wanted to survive she had to get away. Judy's story of courage and determination will inspire as it will amaze.
The Devil Spinners
Author: Margit Hesthammar
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1038301017
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Meet The Devil Spinners: edge-dwellers, poets and lovable scoundrels who bluster, blunder and bellow their way to redemption—or not—between stops at Crawley's Pub. Each faces a moment of life-bafflement, brief or prolonged, that finds resolution through a shift in perception, an unexpected intervention, a kind word, or in one case, an insect. The stories are set on the B.C. coast in an indeterminate era when screens, though present, have not yet dominated every public place. At Crawley's, live conversation rules and a haphazard harmony prevails as bartender Gabe and her co-workers serve a ragtag assortment of neighbourhood regulars. Over the course of fifteen stories, we find Mike the lawyer advising Sam the towboat man on his faulty DUI charge, Haley the musician describing to Gabe how a detour in his travels led to lessons in devil spinning, the mad Professor Weibel refereeing the Great Debate over the ethics of Dutch the Greek, and the hapless Fredrik being bullied by a beetle. At a table against the wall, Beets the poet ruminates on the tyrannies of self-awareness, while down the road, ex-server Erin hatches a wicked plot for severing ties with Edward... According to Haley, everyone is a devil spinner, though not every formula is freeing: "Sometimes we spin to make the needle skip, sometimes we spin for the comfort of the groove." Whether they favour the skips or the grooves, readers who appreciate a novel twist in a well-spun yarn, liberally laced with humour and heart, will find congenial company in The Devil Spinners.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1038301017
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Meet The Devil Spinners: edge-dwellers, poets and lovable scoundrels who bluster, blunder and bellow their way to redemption—or not—between stops at Crawley's Pub. Each faces a moment of life-bafflement, brief or prolonged, that finds resolution through a shift in perception, an unexpected intervention, a kind word, or in one case, an insect. The stories are set on the B.C. coast in an indeterminate era when screens, though present, have not yet dominated every public place. At Crawley's, live conversation rules and a haphazard harmony prevails as bartender Gabe and her co-workers serve a ragtag assortment of neighbourhood regulars. Over the course of fifteen stories, we find Mike the lawyer advising Sam the towboat man on his faulty DUI charge, Haley the musician describing to Gabe how a detour in his travels led to lessons in devil spinning, the mad Professor Weibel refereeing the Great Debate over the ethics of Dutch the Greek, and the hapless Fredrik being bullied by a beetle. At a table against the wall, Beets the poet ruminates on the tyrannies of self-awareness, while down the road, ex-server Erin hatches a wicked plot for severing ties with Edward... According to Haley, everyone is a devil spinner, though not every formula is freeing: "Sometimes we spin to make the needle skip, sometimes we spin for the comfort of the groove." Whether they favour the skips or the grooves, readers who appreciate a novel twist in a well-spun yarn, liberally laced with humour and heart, will find congenial company in The Devil Spinners.
The Blue Recluse
Author: Jason Nachbaur
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1496950305
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
There should be more. But I know there's more in store. Good morning again, sunshine, my friend. Get up. Get going. You were meant to fly. First step out the door, and this was just my creative way to beg for your change. I see it every day, and we could never be the same. Individually different, and I've earned that respect. If you've made it this far, thanks for the support. This is just another doomsday report.- Hick* When the wind blows. When the wind blows you can feel the air, You can feel the air as it passes through your hair. Say I was indoors. Indoors at an airport café chair. I wouldn't feel the air. I wouldn't feel the air until you stepped past me, from here to over there.
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1496950305
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
There should be more. But I know there's more in store. Good morning again, sunshine, my friend. Get up. Get going. You were meant to fly. First step out the door, and this was just my creative way to beg for your change. I see it every day, and we could never be the same. Individually different, and I've earned that respect. If you've made it this far, thanks for the support. This is just another doomsday report.- Hick* When the wind blows. When the wind blows you can feel the air, You can feel the air as it passes through your hair. Say I was indoors. Indoors at an airport café chair. I wouldn't feel the air. I wouldn't feel the air until you stepped past me, from here to over there.
Chronicles of Eden - Act XI
Author: Alexander Gordon
Publisher: Alexander Gordon
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
The story continues as Daniel, Daemon, and their harems of lovely monstergirls draw ever closer to an impending war within their world. One Dark Queen has amassed an army of bloodthirsty savages to reap anarchy across the land, another is on the brink of being released and ushering in a different chaotic future for all, and if that wasn't bad enough another contender may already be plotting the end for everyone, man and monster alike. The number of safe havens to retreat to is swiftly dwindling, those that favor destruction are beginning to outnumber those who want to live in peace, and the notion that monsters could be kindhearted creatures is in danger of being forever disproved by a pair of vengeful twin sisters. The fate of Eden rests in the hands of two differing knights. One, a stoic warrior and guardian, and the other, a visionary and defender.
Publisher: Alexander Gordon
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
The story continues as Daniel, Daemon, and their harems of lovely monstergirls draw ever closer to an impending war within their world. One Dark Queen has amassed an army of bloodthirsty savages to reap anarchy across the land, another is on the brink of being released and ushering in a different chaotic future for all, and if that wasn't bad enough another contender may already be plotting the end for everyone, man and monster alike. The number of safe havens to retreat to is swiftly dwindling, those that favor destruction are beginning to outnumber those who want to live in peace, and the notion that monsters could be kindhearted creatures is in danger of being forever disproved by a pair of vengeful twin sisters. The fate of Eden rests in the hands of two differing knights. One, a stoic warrior and guardian, and the other, a visionary and defender.
Lick'd
Author: Susan Berran
Publisher: Susan Berran
ISBN: 0987295934
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Another extremely gross Agnath adventure ... you just have to read about this! Sam and Jared's lives are in chaos once again. Why would the cute, cuddly, spoilt pets that get to lay around all day and have their food slopped out right in front of them purposely want to get their masters into trouble? Were they evil, stupid ... were they even from this world? "Oooh Crap!! Fluff Butt just pooped right in the middle of the lounge room rug! ... a week's worth of Chunky Beef Tongue with Vegetables, Chicken Liver in Noodles, Lambs Brain in Gravy ... all mooshed together, dissolving and rotting in the gastric juices of the dog's stomach. All deposited at once in a huge greeny browny yellowish dump!" …
Publisher: Susan Berran
ISBN: 0987295934
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Another extremely gross Agnath adventure ... you just have to read about this! Sam and Jared's lives are in chaos once again. Why would the cute, cuddly, spoilt pets that get to lay around all day and have their food slopped out right in front of them purposely want to get their masters into trouble? Were they evil, stupid ... were they even from this world? "Oooh Crap!! Fluff Butt just pooped right in the middle of the lounge room rug! ... a week's worth of Chunky Beef Tongue with Vegetables, Chicken Liver in Noodles, Lambs Brain in Gravy ... all mooshed together, dissolving and rotting in the gastric juices of the dog's stomach. All deposited at once in a huge greeny browny yellowish dump!" …
Nowhere to Run
Author: Judy Westwater
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007266642
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Judy was only 11 years old when she was forced to live on the streets. Beaten, half-starved and abused, she finally escaped to a life in the circus. But the charming man who said he loved her had a dark and sinister side. If she wanted to survive she had to get away. Judy's story of courage and determination will inspire as it will amaze.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007266642
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Judy was only 11 years old when she was forced to live on the streets. Beaten, half-starved and abused, she finally escaped to a life in the circus. But the charming man who said he loved her had a dark and sinister side. If she wanted to survive she had to get away. Judy's story of courage and determination will inspire as it will amaze.
Pages of My Diary
Author: Paige Amelia Davies
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387989308
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Pages of My Diary is not just a compilation of poems, it's a story of the ups and downs of life. While each poem tells a story of its own, they've been woven together to flow one to the next, poem to poem, and chapter to chapter. Each chapter covers a broad range of subjects, from addiction, to love, to mental illness and more.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387989308
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Pages of My Diary is not just a compilation of poems, it's a story of the ups and downs of life. While each poem tells a story of its own, they've been woven together to flow one to the next, poem to poem, and chapter to chapter. Each chapter covers a broad range of subjects, from addiction, to love, to mental illness and more.
To Stand Close
Author: Faith Ashlin
Publisher: Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD)
ISBN: 178430462X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Can love grow and survive for two men on opposite sides of the deepest of chasms—slavery? In this world, one country has cut itself off and is closed and mysterious to everyone else. What's the secret it's hiding? Magic? Monsters? No, just the cruel reality of slavery. But inside its borders life goes on as normal, and it competes with the rest of the world at sport just like everyone else, just to prove that it's the best. Nicky accepts that and is happy in his own small, simple life as a gymnastics coach. He accepts it because he's never known anything else, but he stays as far away from the brutality of slavery as he can, until he's given a present he doesn't want and isn't allowed to refuse. As for love? Well, he loves his sport. Isn't that enough?
Publisher: Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD)
ISBN: 178430462X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Can love grow and survive for two men on opposite sides of the deepest of chasms—slavery? In this world, one country has cut itself off and is closed and mysterious to everyone else. What's the secret it's hiding? Magic? Monsters? No, just the cruel reality of slavery. But inside its borders life goes on as normal, and it competes with the rest of the world at sport just like everyone else, just to prove that it's the best. Nicky accepts that and is happy in his own small, simple life as a gymnastics coach. He accepts it because he's never known anything else, but he stays as far away from the brutality of slavery as he can, until he's given a present he doesn't want and isn't allowed to refuse. As for love? Well, he loves his sport. Isn't that enough?
Street Kid Fights on
Author: Judy Westwater
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007266634
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
How can you forget your past when it keeps coming back to haunt you? Judy Westwater, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Street Kid, was determined to turn her back on her cruel and violent childhood. She didn't stand a chance. All too soon hope turned to fear and she knew she'd have to run again.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007266634
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
How can you forget your past when it keeps coming back to haunt you? Judy Westwater, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Street Kid, was determined to turn her back on her cruel and violent childhood. She didn't stand a chance. All too soon hope turned to fear and she knew she'd have to run again.
Pitch Dark
Author: Courtney Alameda
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250085888
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
From Courtney Alameda, the author of Shutter, this thrilling, sci-fi horror and space adventure will be sure to stay with readers long after the last pages. Lost to time, Tuck Morgan and his crew have slept in stasis aboard the USS John Muir for centuries. Their ship harbors a chunk of Earth, which unbeknownst to them, is the last hope for the failing human race. Laura Cruz is a shipraider searching the galaxy for the history that was scattered to the stars. Once her family locates the John Muir and its precious cargo, they are certain human civilization is saved. When Tuck's and Laura’s worlds collide—literally—the two teens must outwit their enemies, evade brutal monsters that kill with sound, and work together to save the John Muir . . . and the whole human race.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250085888
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
From Courtney Alameda, the author of Shutter, this thrilling, sci-fi horror and space adventure will be sure to stay with readers long after the last pages. Lost to time, Tuck Morgan and his crew have slept in stasis aboard the USS John Muir for centuries. Their ship harbors a chunk of Earth, which unbeknownst to them, is the last hope for the failing human race. Laura Cruz is a shipraider searching the galaxy for the history that was scattered to the stars. Once her family locates the John Muir and its precious cargo, they are certain human civilization is saved. When Tuck's and Laura’s worlds collide—literally—the two teens must outwit their enemies, evade brutal monsters that kill with sound, and work together to save the John Muir . . . and the whole human race.
Dark and Shallow Lies
Author: Ginny Myers Sain
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593403983
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
"A totally engrossing small-town mystery about what happens when you finally dig up long-buried secrets.” —Jessica Goodman, New York Times bestselling author of They'll Never Catch Us A New York Times bestseller! A teen girl disappears from her small town deep in the bayou, where magic festers beneath the surface of the swamp like water rot, in this chilling supernatural thriller for fans of Natasha Preston, Karen McManus, and E. Lockhart. La Cachette, Louisiana, is the worst place to be if you have something to hide. This tiny town, where seventeen-year-old Grey spends her summers, is the self-proclaimed Psychic Capital of the World—and the place where Elora Pellerin, Grey's best friend, disappeared six months earlier. Grey can't believe that Elora vanished into thin air any more than she can believe that nobody in a town full of psychics knows what happened. But as she digs into the night that Elora went missing, she begins to realize that everybody in town is hiding something—her grandmother Honey; her childhood crush Hart; and even her late mother, whose secrets continue to call to Grey from beyond the grave. When a mysterious stranger emerges from the bayou—a stormy-eyed boy with links to Elora and the town's bloody history—Grey realizes that La Cachette's past is far more present and dangerous than she'd ever understood. Suddenly, she doesn't know who she can trust. In a town where secrets lurk just below the surface, and where a murderer is on the loose, nobody can be presumed innocent—and La Cachette's dark and shallow lies may just rip the town apart.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593403983
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
"A totally engrossing small-town mystery about what happens when you finally dig up long-buried secrets.” —Jessica Goodman, New York Times bestselling author of They'll Never Catch Us A New York Times bestseller! A teen girl disappears from her small town deep in the bayou, where magic festers beneath the surface of the swamp like water rot, in this chilling supernatural thriller for fans of Natasha Preston, Karen McManus, and E. Lockhart. La Cachette, Louisiana, is the worst place to be if you have something to hide. This tiny town, where seventeen-year-old Grey spends her summers, is the self-proclaimed Psychic Capital of the World—and the place where Elora Pellerin, Grey's best friend, disappeared six months earlier. Grey can't believe that Elora vanished into thin air any more than she can believe that nobody in a town full of psychics knows what happened. But as she digs into the night that Elora went missing, she begins to realize that everybody in town is hiding something—her grandmother Honey; her childhood crush Hart; and even her late mother, whose secrets continue to call to Grey from beyond the grave. When a mysterious stranger emerges from the bayou—a stormy-eyed boy with links to Elora and the town's bloody history—Grey realizes that La Cachette's past is far more present and dangerous than she'd ever understood. Suddenly, she doesn't know who she can trust. In a town where secrets lurk just below the surface, and where a murderer is on the loose, nobody can be presumed innocent—and La Cachette's dark and shallow lies may just rip the town apart.