Author: Monique Gray Smith
Publisher: Second Story Press
ISBN: 1772600784
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
When Tilly receives an invitation to help drive eight elders on their ultimate bucket-list road trip, she impulsively says yes. Before she knows it, Tilly has said good-bye to her family and is on an adventure that will transform her in ways she could not predict, just as it will for the elders who soon dub themselves “the Crazy Eights.” The Crazy Eights each choose a stop—somewhere or something they’ve always wanted to experience—on the way to their ultimate goal, the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow in Albuquerque. Their plan is to travel to Las Vegas, Sedona, and the Redwood Forests, with each destination the inspiration for secrets and stories to be revealed. The trip proves to be powerful medicine as they laugh, heal, argue, and dream along the way. By the time their bus rolls to a stop in New Mexico, Tilly and the Crazy Eights, with friendships forged and hearts mended, feel ready for anything. But are they?
Tilly and the Crazy Eights
Author: Monique Gray Smith
Publisher: Second Story Press
ISBN: 1772600784
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
When Tilly receives an invitation to help drive eight elders on their ultimate bucket-list road trip, she impulsively says yes. Before she knows it, Tilly has said good-bye to her family and is on an adventure that will transform her in ways she could not predict, just as it will for the elders who soon dub themselves “the Crazy Eights.” The Crazy Eights each choose a stop—somewhere or something they’ve always wanted to experience—on the way to their ultimate goal, the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow in Albuquerque. Their plan is to travel to Las Vegas, Sedona, and the Redwood Forests, with each destination the inspiration for secrets and stories to be revealed. The trip proves to be powerful medicine as they laugh, heal, argue, and dream along the way. By the time their bus rolls to a stop in New Mexico, Tilly and the Crazy Eights, with friendships forged and hearts mended, feel ready for anything. But are they?
Publisher: Second Story Press
ISBN: 1772600784
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
When Tilly receives an invitation to help drive eight elders on their ultimate bucket-list road trip, she impulsively says yes. Before she knows it, Tilly has said good-bye to her family and is on an adventure that will transform her in ways she could not predict, just as it will for the elders who soon dub themselves “the Crazy Eights.” The Crazy Eights each choose a stop—somewhere or something they’ve always wanted to experience—on the way to their ultimate goal, the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow in Albuquerque. Their plan is to travel to Las Vegas, Sedona, and the Redwood Forests, with each destination the inspiration for secrets and stories to be revealed. The trip proves to be powerful medicine as they laugh, heal, argue, and dream along the way. By the time their bus rolls to a stop in New Mexico, Tilly and the Crazy Eights, with friendships forged and hearts mended, feel ready for anything. But are they?
Every Last Word
Author: Tamara Ireland Stone
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1484706277
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The New York Times bestseller everyone is talking about. If you could read my mind, you wouldn't be smiling. Samantha McAllister looks just like the rest of the popular girls in her junior class. But hidden beneath the straightened hair and expertly applied makeup is a secret that her friends would never understand: Sam has Purely-Obsessional OCD and is consumed by a stream of dark thoughts and worries that she can't turn off. Second-guessing every move, thought, and word makes daily life a struggle, and it doesn't help that her lifelong friends will turn toxic at the first sign of a wrong outfit, wrong lunch, or wrong crush. Yet Sam knows she'd be truly crazy to leave the protection of the most popular girls in school. So when Sam meets Caroline, she has to keep her new friend with a refreshing sense of humor and no style a secret, right up there with Sam's weekly visits to her psychiatrist. Caroline introduces Sam to Poet's Corner, a hidden room and a tight-knit group of misfits who have been ignored by the school at large. Sam is drawn to them immediately, especially a guitar-playing guy with a talent for verse, and starts to discover a whole new side of herself. Slowly, she begins to feel more "normal" than she ever has as part of the popular crowd . . . until she finds a new reason to question her sanity and all she holds dear.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1484706277
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The New York Times bestseller everyone is talking about. If you could read my mind, you wouldn't be smiling. Samantha McAllister looks just like the rest of the popular girls in her junior class. But hidden beneath the straightened hair and expertly applied makeup is a secret that her friends would never understand: Sam has Purely-Obsessional OCD and is consumed by a stream of dark thoughts and worries that she can't turn off. Second-guessing every move, thought, and word makes daily life a struggle, and it doesn't help that her lifelong friends will turn toxic at the first sign of a wrong outfit, wrong lunch, or wrong crush. Yet Sam knows she'd be truly crazy to leave the protection of the most popular girls in school. So when Sam meets Caroline, she has to keep her new friend with a refreshing sense of humor and no style a secret, right up there with Sam's weekly visits to her psychiatrist. Caroline introduces Sam to Poet's Corner, a hidden room and a tight-knit group of misfits who have been ignored by the school at large. Sam is drawn to them immediately, especially a guitar-playing guy with a talent for verse, and starts to discover a whole new side of herself. Slowly, she begins to feel more "normal" than she ever has as part of the popular crowd . . . until she finds a new reason to question her sanity and all she holds dear.
Crazy Eights
Author: Joanna Cole
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9781587179501
Category : Card games
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The best-ever kids' introduction to card games is back in print! Joanna Cole and Stephanie Calmenson's clear, step-by-step explanations, along with Alan Tiegreen's spunky illustrations and diagrams, make each game easy to understand and play. With 20 card games to choose from, including basic solitaire games like Aces Up and group games from Go Fish to Poker, there s something for everyone. Games like Snap and Concentration help improve math and memory skills, while fast-moving Slapjack and I Doubt It will have kids up out of their seats.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9781587179501
Category : Card games
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The best-ever kids' introduction to card games is back in print! Joanna Cole and Stephanie Calmenson's clear, step-by-step explanations, along with Alan Tiegreen's spunky illustrations and diagrams, make each game easy to understand and play. With 20 card games to choose from, including basic solitaire games like Aces Up and group games from Go Fish to Poker, there s something for everyone. Games like Snap and Concentration help improve math and memory skills, while fast-moving Slapjack and I Doubt It will have kids up out of their seats.
Crazy '08
Author: Cait N. Murphy
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061844322
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
From the perspective of 2007, the unintentional irony of Chance's boast is manifest—these days, the question is when will the Cubs ever win a game they have to have. In October 1908, though, no one would have laughed: The Cubs were, without doubt, baseball's greatest team—the first dynasty of the 20th century. Crazy '08 recounts the 1908 season—the year when Peerless Leader Frank Chance's men went toe to toe to toe with John McGraw and Christy Mathewson's New York Giants and Honus Wagner's Pittsburgh Pirates in the greatest pennant race the National League has ever seen. The American League has its own three-cornered pennant fight, and players like Cy Young, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, and the egregiously crooked Hal Chase ensured that the junior circuit had its moments. But it was the National League's—and the Cubs'—year. Crazy '08, however, is not just the exciting story of a great season. It is also about the forces that created modern baseball, and the America that produced it. In 1908, crooked pols run Chicago's First Ward, and gambling magnates control the Yankees. Fans regularly invade the field to do handstands or argue with the umps; others shoot guns from rickety grandstands prone to burning. There are anarchists on the loose and racial killings in the town that made Lincoln. On the flimsiest of pretexts, General Abner Doubleday becomes a symbol of Americanism, and baseball's own anthem, "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," is a hit. Picaresque and dramatic, 1908 is a season in which so many weird and wonderful things happen that it is somehow unsurprising that a hairpiece, a swarm of gnats, a sudden bout of lumbago, and a disaster down in the mines all play a role in its outcome. And sometimes the events are not so wonderful at all. There are several deaths by baseball, and the shadow of corruption creeps closer to the heart of baseball—the honesty of the game itself. Simply put, 1908 is the year that baseball grew up. Oh, and it was the last time the Cubs won the World Series. Destined to be as memorable as the season it documents, Crazy '08 sets a new standard for what a book about baseball can be.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061844322
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
From the perspective of 2007, the unintentional irony of Chance's boast is manifest—these days, the question is when will the Cubs ever win a game they have to have. In October 1908, though, no one would have laughed: The Cubs were, without doubt, baseball's greatest team—the first dynasty of the 20th century. Crazy '08 recounts the 1908 season—the year when Peerless Leader Frank Chance's men went toe to toe to toe with John McGraw and Christy Mathewson's New York Giants and Honus Wagner's Pittsburgh Pirates in the greatest pennant race the National League has ever seen. The American League has its own three-cornered pennant fight, and players like Cy Young, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, and the egregiously crooked Hal Chase ensured that the junior circuit had its moments. But it was the National League's—and the Cubs'—year. Crazy '08, however, is not just the exciting story of a great season. It is also about the forces that created modern baseball, and the America that produced it. In 1908, crooked pols run Chicago's First Ward, and gambling magnates control the Yankees. Fans regularly invade the field to do handstands or argue with the umps; others shoot guns from rickety grandstands prone to burning. There are anarchists on the loose and racial killings in the town that made Lincoln. On the flimsiest of pretexts, General Abner Doubleday becomes a symbol of Americanism, and baseball's own anthem, "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," is a hit. Picaresque and dramatic, 1908 is a season in which so many weird and wonderful things happen that it is somehow unsurprising that a hairpiece, a swarm of gnats, a sudden bout of lumbago, and a disaster down in the mines all play a role in its outcome. And sometimes the events are not so wonderful at all. There are several deaths by baseball, and the shadow of corruption creeps closer to the heart of baseball—the honesty of the game itself. Simply put, 1908 is the year that baseball grew up. Oh, and it was the last time the Cubs won the World Series. Destined to be as memorable as the season it documents, Crazy '08 sets a new standard for what a book about baseball can be.
Crazy Eights
Author: Barbara Dana
Publisher: Bantam Books
ISBN: 9780553144352
Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Sent to North Woods School in Vermont by a juvenile court judge, 14-year-old Thelma struggles to define her identity and meaning in life.
Publisher: Bantam Books
ISBN: 9780553144352
Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Sent to North Woods School in Vermont by a juvenile court judge, 14-year-old Thelma struggles to define her identity and meaning in life.
Tilly
Author: Monique Gray Smith
Publisher: Sono NIS Press
ISBN: 9781550392098
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Kelly creates a cabin out of a huge cardboard box but has no one to share it with.
Publisher: Sono NIS Press
ISBN: 9781550392098
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Kelly creates a cabin out of a huge cardboard box but has no one to share it with.
Crazy Eights
Author: Gary W. Porcelli
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1621478289
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The kid approached Kilmartin directly. 'You—you Jeff K-K-Kilmartin?' the kid stammered. The kid's knowing his name caught Kilmartin off guard. However, recovering quickly, Kilmartin stopped and, trying to act cool, slowly put a hand up in order to lean against the wall. 'Who wants to know?' Kilmartin asked matter-of-factly. 'l-L-Look,' the kid stammered again, a bright red splotch of color beginning to flood up into his face,'You—you Jeff K-Kilmartin? I'm just asking!' K-Cool nodded casually in the affirmative. 'Yeah, kid,' he said flatly. 'then—then this is yours!' the kid said, tears beginning to well up in his eyes. He shoved a long, white, sealed envelope into Kilmartin's hand. Joining the Crazy Eights means high fives, looks of respect, and the kind of adoration usually reserved for superheroes. Jeff Kilmartin and his best friend Rake have wanted to join for years. But when Kilmartin finally gets an invitation, will the cost of membership be higher than he's willing to pay? The twists and turns keep on coming when you meet the Crazy Eights !
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1621478289
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The kid approached Kilmartin directly. 'You—you Jeff K-K-Kilmartin?' the kid stammered. The kid's knowing his name caught Kilmartin off guard. However, recovering quickly, Kilmartin stopped and, trying to act cool, slowly put a hand up in order to lean against the wall. 'Who wants to know?' Kilmartin asked matter-of-factly. 'l-L-Look,' the kid stammered again, a bright red splotch of color beginning to flood up into his face,'You—you Jeff K-Kilmartin? I'm just asking!' K-Cool nodded casually in the affirmative. 'Yeah, kid,' he said flatly. 'then—then this is yours!' the kid said, tears beginning to well up in his eyes. He shoved a long, white, sealed envelope into Kilmartin's hand. Joining the Crazy Eights means high fives, looks of respect, and the kind of adoration usually reserved for superheroes. Jeff Kilmartin and his best friend Rake have wanted to join for years. But when Kilmartin finally gets an invitation, will the cost of membership be higher than he's willing to pay? The twists and turns keep on coming when you meet the Crazy Eights !
Three One-Acts by David Lindsay-Abaire
Author: David Lindsay-Abaire
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 0822221667
Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
THE STORIES: The three short comedies in this collection were all originally written as part of The 24 Hour Plays On Broadway. Described by The New York Post as "the equivalent of a high-wire act without a net," the 24 Hour Plays is an annual benefit in which several one acts are written, cast, directed and performed on Broadway in less than a day. As Black Book says, "It's a raucous, foot-stomping evening which redefines fresh." CRAZY EIGHTS. When Connie comes home late one night, she finds her parole officer waiting in her apartment with a torte and a long list of questions. The interrogation/courting dance that follows is complicated by the after-hours arrival of Connie's charming card-playing buddy. (2 men, 1 woman.) BABY FOOD is a contemporary comedy about an off-kilter couple desperately searching for godparents for their newborn infant. Little do they know that the friends they've chosen are less than adventurous diners and on the verge of a divorce. (2 men, 2 women.) THAT OTHER PERSON. Tonight is the night Ginge and Kevin are going to tell their respective spouses the marriage-shattering secret they've been keeping from everyone. But their bomb shell gets put on the back burner when a gorgeous peeping-tom, with secrets of her own, falls in the pool and nearly drowns. (2 men, 3 women.)
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 0822221667
Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
THE STORIES: The three short comedies in this collection were all originally written as part of The 24 Hour Plays On Broadway. Described by The New York Post as "the equivalent of a high-wire act without a net," the 24 Hour Plays is an annual benefit in which several one acts are written, cast, directed and performed on Broadway in less than a day. As Black Book says, "It's a raucous, foot-stomping evening which redefines fresh." CRAZY EIGHTS. When Connie comes home late one night, she finds her parole officer waiting in her apartment with a torte and a long list of questions. The interrogation/courting dance that follows is complicated by the after-hours arrival of Connie's charming card-playing buddy. (2 men, 1 woman.) BABY FOOD is a contemporary comedy about an off-kilter couple desperately searching for godparents for their newborn infant. Little do they know that the friends they've chosen are less than adventurous diners and on the verge of a divorce. (2 men, 2 women.) THAT OTHER PERSON. Tonight is the night Ginge and Kevin are going to tell their respective spouses the marriage-shattering secret they've been keeping from everyone. But their bomb shell gets put on the back burner when a gorgeous peeping-tom, with secrets of her own, falls in the pool and nearly drowns. (2 men, 3 women.)
The Crazy Eights
Author: William Pierre
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1637102941
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Joseph "Spade" Spader, Pamela "Smoke" Prescott, Christopher "Eight-Ball" Chen, Cornelius "The Hammer" Brown, Chisella "Chill" Martinez, Chaco "Crossbow" Hawikuh, Antonette "The Huntress" Hunter, Clinton "Ballistic" Andrews. These are The Crazy Eights: Black Ops 888. An elite paramilitary group employed by the United States government to handle the dirty jobs that others cannot. Although they all enjoy the rewards of the jobs, a few members have doubts about the dubious actions they are committing. After a dangerous run-in by the Boko Haram in the jungles of Africa with all members left in a critical state, the team comes across an ancient seal where the Yourba deity twins The Ibeji are sealed. The Crazy Eights are granted a new lease on life after freeing the twins, and find themselves face-to-face against the demons that lurk in the shadows and manipulate everything from behind the scenes: The Effect. The never-ending battle between the forces of good and evil, the light and the dark, hope and despair begin once more! The Crazy Eights now have a new goal in mind. To right their wrongs, free other sealed deities, and eradicate the evil Effect forces from the planet.
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1637102941
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Joseph "Spade" Spader, Pamela "Smoke" Prescott, Christopher "Eight-Ball" Chen, Cornelius "The Hammer" Brown, Chisella "Chill" Martinez, Chaco "Crossbow" Hawikuh, Antonette "The Huntress" Hunter, Clinton "Ballistic" Andrews. These are The Crazy Eights: Black Ops 888. An elite paramilitary group employed by the United States government to handle the dirty jobs that others cannot. Although they all enjoy the rewards of the jobs, a few members have doubts about the dubious actions they are committing. After a dangerous run-in by the Boko Haram in the jungles of Africa with all members left in a critical state, the team comes across an ancient seal where the Yourba deity twins The Ibeji are sealed. The Crazy Eights are granted a new lease on life after freeing the twins, and find themselves face-to-face against the demons that lurk in the shadows and manipulate everything from behind the scenes: The Effect. The never-ending battle between the forces of good and evil, the light and the dark, hope and despair begin once more! The Crazy Eights now have a new goal in mind. To right their wrongs, free other sealed deities, and eradicate the evil Effect forces from the planet.
The Right Kind of Crazy
Author: Adam Steltzner
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1591846927
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Adam Steltzner is no ordinary engineer. His path to leadership was about as unlikely as they come. A child of beatnik parents, he barely made it through school. He blew off college in favour of work at a health food store and playing bass in a band, but after discovering an astonishing gift for maths and physics, he ended up helping a group of scientists land the heaviest rover in the history of space exploration on Mars. This is the story of the teamwork, drama and extraordinary feats of innovation at the Jet Propulsion Lab that culminated in that landing in 2012.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1591846927
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Adam Steltzner is no ordinary engineer. His path to leadership was about as unlikely as they come. A child of beatnik parents, he barely made it through school. He blew off college in favour of work at a health food store and playing bass in a band, but after discovering an astonishing gift for maths and physics, he ended up helping a group of scientists land the heaviest rover in the history of space exploration on Mars. This is the story of the teamwork, drama and extraordinary feats of innovation at the Jet Propulsion Lab that culminated in that landing in 2012.