Author: Dan Santat
Publisher:
ISBN: 1626726825
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 45
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After falling off the wall, Humpty Dumpty is very afraid of climbing up again, but is determined not to let fear stop him from being close to the birds.
Author: Bethany Griffin
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062107879
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
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Madeline Usher has been buried alive. The doomed heroine comes to the fore in this eerie reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe's classic short story "The Fall of the House of Usher." Gothic, moody, and suspenseful from beginning to end, The Fall is literary horror for fans of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and Asylum. Madeline awakes in a coffin. And she was put there by her own twin brother. But how did it come to this? In short, non-chronological chapters, Bethany Griffin masterfully spins a haunting and powerful tale of this tragic heroine and the curse on the Usher family. The house itself is alive, and it will never let Madeline escape, driving her to madness just as it has all of her ancestors. But she won't let it have her brother, Roderick. She'll do everything in her power to save him—and try to save herself—even if it means bringing the house down around them. With a sinister, gothic atmosphere and relentless tension to rival Poe himself, Bethany Griffin creates a house of horrors and introduces a whole new point of view on a timeless classic. Kirkus Reviews praised it in a starred review as "A standout take on the classic haunted-house tale replete with surprises around every shadowy corner."
Author: Jennifer Iacopelli
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593114191
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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"This book makes you understand exactly what it is like to compete as a woman at the highest level in sport, and it is exhilarating and satisfying indeed." --Holly Sorensen, Television Creator/Showrunner, Make it or Break It, Step Up: High Water Audrey Lee is going to the Olympics. A year ago, she could barely do a push up as she recovered from a spine surgery, one that could have paralyzed her. And now? She's made the United States gymnastics team with her best friend, Emma, just like they both dreamed about since they were kids. She's on top of the world. The pressure for perfection is higher than ever when horrifying news rips the team apart. Audrey is desperate to advocate for her teammate who has been hurt by the one person they trusted most--but not all the gymnasts are as supportive. With the team on the verge of collapse, the one bright spot in training is Leo, her new coach's ridiculously cute son. And while Audrey probably (okay, definitely) shouldn't date him until after the games, would it really be the end of the world? Balancing the tenuous relationship between her teammates with unparalleled expectations, Audrey doesn't need any more distractions. No matter what it takes, she's not going to let anyone bring them down. But with painful revelations, incredible odds, and the very real possibility of falling at every turn, will Audrey's determination be enough?
Author: Colleen Nelson
Publisher: Great Plains Teen Fiction
ISBN: 9781926531656
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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FINALIST, McNally Robinson Book for Young People Awards, Manitoba Book Awards 2013
Author: James Preller
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
ISBN: 1250066476
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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From James Preller, the author of Bystander, another unflinching book about bullying and its fallout. The summer before school starts, Sam's friend and classmate Morgan Mallen kills herself. Morgan had been bullied. Maybe she kissed the wrong boy. Or said the wrong thing. What about that selfie that made the rounds? Morgan was this, and Morgan was that. But who really knows what happened? As Sam explores the events leading up to the tragedy, he must face a difficult and life-changing question: Why did he keep his friendship with Morgan a secret? And could he have done something-anything-to prevent her final actions? This title has Common Core connections.
Author: Robert Muchamore
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442499478
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Originally published: London: Hodder Children's Books, 2007.
Author: Paul Genega
Publisher: Salmon Publishing
ISBN: 9781903392164
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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This is the fourth collection from this award-winning poet and his second title from the Irish publisher, Salmon. The "fall" of the title is really many falls. It is the season, of course, but also the runway approach of an airplane, the setting of the sun, the steady beat of rain, the fall from innocence, from health, from grace. Here too is the plunge of the Coney Island parachute ride, pratfall down steep stairs, descent into silence, madness, and sleep. These fifty-six poems display an extraordinary range of texture, tone, and subject matter, from passionate poems about childhood and AIDS to sardonic, surreal snapshots of our times.
Author: Albert Camus
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 014191422X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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Is it possible to die a happy death? This is the central question of Camus's astonishing early novel, published posthumously and greeted as a major literary event. It tells the story of a young Algerian, Mersault, who defies society's rules by committing a murder and escaping punishment, then experimenting with different ways of life and finally dying a happy man. In many ways A Happy Death is a fascinating first sketch for The Outsider, but it can also be seen as a candid self-portrait, drawing on Camus's memories of his youth, travels and early relationships. It is infused with lyrical descriptions of the sun-drenched Algiers of his childhood - the place where, eventually, Mersault is able to find peace and die 'without anger, without hatred, without regret'.
Author: Mere Joyce
Publisher: DCB
ISBN: 1770865578
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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Separated for years due to a secret squabble among their parents, a group of cousins reunite following the death of an uncle. Their mission is to help close up the family cottage for good, but in doing so, they uncover old family photos that include a woman in a wheelchair. None know who the woman was, but the older cousins have a vague memory of her presence, and of the loud scream they heard the last time they saw her. As the teens sort through the family’s past and learn its secrets, each learns truths about themselves.
Author: Kris Calvin
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
ISBN: 1643856898
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
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Emma Lawson must race against the clock to rescue a kidnapped child and stop a killer whose master plan only begins with murder. The body shot and killed in the early morning hours by the Sacramento River would have been an easy case for Detective Alibi Morning Sun to solve if only his prime suspect weren't already in jail. Across town, California's youngest lead government ethics investigator Emma Lawson is enjoying a day off to help her best friend, Kate, open a new business when amidst a hail of gunfire, Kate’s teen son, Luke, goes missing. Over a harrowing forty-eight hours, as Alibi gathers new evidence to determine the identity of the riverside killer and Emma desperately searches for 15-year old Luke, the two investigations collide. At the heart of both is a kidnapped three-year old girl and a diabolical plot with stakes Emma could never have imagined. Will Emma and Alibi be in time to bring the girl and teen to safety and to stop a calculating killer whose plan threatens all that Emma holds dear?
