Author: Ignácio de Loyola Brandão
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
ISBN: 1564785947
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
In Arealva, Brazil, a serial killer named the Good-Bye Angel kills one victim per year to cleanse the Earth and after his latest murder, reporter Pedro Quimera sets off a series of events as he attempts to cover the story.
The Good-bye Angel
Author: Ignácio de Loyola Brandão
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
ISBN: 1564785947
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
In Arealva, Brazil, a serial killer named the Good-Bye Angel kills one victim per year to cleanse the Earth and after his latest murder, reporter Pedro Quimera sets off a series of events as he attempts to cover the story.
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
ISBN: 1564785947
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
In Arealva, Brazil, a serial killer named the Good-Bye Angel kills one victim per year to cleanse the Earth and after his latest murder, reporter Pedro Quimera sets off a series of events as he attempts to cover the story.
Goodbye, Perfect
Author: Sara Barnard
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534402462
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
“This gripping novel examines anxiety, identity, pressure, and power with Barnard’s characteristic lightness of touch.” —The Guardian “Nuanced, compelling, honest, and important.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Winner of The Bookseller’s YA Book Prize Friendship bonds are tested and the very nature of loyalty is questioned in this lyrical novel about a teen whose best friend runs away with her teacher after suffering the effects of too much academic pressure. Perfect for fans of Morgan Matson and Jennifer Niven. Eden McKinley knows she can’t count on much in this world, but she can depend on Bonnie, her solid, steady, straight-A best friend. So it’s a bit of a surprise when Bonnie runs away with the boyfriend Eden knows nothing about five days before the start of their final exams. Especially when the police arrive on her doorstep and Eden finds out that Bonnie’s boyfriend is actually their music teacher, Mr. Cohn. Sworn to secrecy and bound by loyalty, only Eden knows Bonnie’s location, and that’s the way it has to stay. There’s no way she’s betraying her best friend. Not even when she’s faced with police questioning, suspicious parents, and her own growing doubts. As the days pass and things begin to unravel, Eden is forced to question everything she thought she knew about the world, her best friend, and herself. In this touching and insightful novel, bestselling author Sara Barnard explores just what can happen when the pressure one faces to be “perfect” leads to drastic fallout.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534402462
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
“This gripping novel examines anxiety, identity, pressure, and power with Barnard’s characteristic lightness of touch.” —The Guardian “Nuanced, compelling, honest, and important.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Winner of The Bookseller’s YA Book Prize Friendship bonds are tested and the very nature of loyalty is questioned in this lyrical novel about a teen whose best friend runs away with her teacher after suffering the effects of too much academic pressure. Perfect for fans of Morgan Matson and Jennifer Niven. Eden McKinley knows she can’t count on much in this world, but she can depend on Bonnie, her solid, steady, straight-A best friend. So it’s a bit of a surprise when Bonnie runs away with the boyfriend Eden knows nothing about five days before the start of their final exams. Especially when the police arrive on her doorstep and Eden finds out that Bonnie’s boyfriend is actually their music teacher, Mr. Cohn. Sworn to secrecy and bound by loyalty, only Eden knows Bonnie’s location, and that’s the way it has to stay. There’s no way she’s betraying her best friend. Not even when she’s faced with police questioning, suspicious parents, and her own growing doubts. As the days pass and things begin to unravel, Eden is forced to question everything she thought she knew about the world, her best friend, and herself. In this touching and insightful novel, bestselling author Sara Barnard explores just what can happen when the pressure one faces to be “perfect” leads to drastic fallout.
My Book of Life by Angel
Author: Martine Leavitt
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 0374351244
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
When sixteen-year-old Angel meets Call at the mall, he buys her meals and says he loves her, and he gives her some candy that makes her feel like she can fly. Pretty soon she's addicted to his candy, and she moves in with him. As a favor, he asks her to hook up with a couple of friends of his, and then a couple more. Now Angel is stuck working the streets at Hastings and Main, a notorious spot in Vancouver, Canada, where the girls turn tricks until they disappear without a trace, and the authorities don't care. But after her friend Serena disappears, and when Call brings home a girl who is even younger and more vulnerable than her to learn the trade, Angel knows that she and the new girl have got to find a way out.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 0374351244
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
When sixteen-year-old Angel meets Call at the mall, he buys her meals and says he loves her, and he gives her some candy that makes her feel like she can fly. Pretty soon she's addicted to his candy, and she moves in with him. As a favor, he asks her to hook up with a couple of friends of his, and then a couple more. Now Angel is stuck working the streets at Hastings and Main, a notorious spot in Vancouver, Canada, where the girls turn tricks until they disappear without a trace, and the authorities don't care. But after her friend Serena disappears, and when Call brings home a girl who is even younger and more vulnerable than her to learn the trade, Angel knows that she and the new girl have got to find a way out.
Saying Goodbye to Your Angel Animals
Author: Alan Anderson
Publisher: New World Library
ISBN: 157731767X
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
In this thoughtful book, Allen and Linda Anderson walk you through the numbing pain and dreadful sense of loss that arise when a beloved animal dies. They offer solace to help you deal with grief, remember and honor key moments in the animal’s life, find comfort through groups and with professionals, and get past the depression. They also include exercises, affirmations, and meditations to use through the various stages of grief. The Andersons’ caring, practical advice covers all aspects of pet loss, offering guidance on: helping children grieve, honoring your religious beliefs, grieving for runaway pets, helping others know what to say or do to console you, planning an appropriate memorial ceremony or tribute. The book also explores the concept of after-death experiences of departed companion animals and relates many beautiful stories, including the Rainbow Bridge story, that reinforce the love and sense of peace that come from honoring the place animals hold in our lives.
Publisher: New World Library
ISBN: 157731767X
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
In this thoughtful book, Allen and Linda Anderson walk you through the numbing pain and dreadful sense of loss that arise when a beloved animal dies. They offer solace to help you deal with grief, remember and honor key moments in the animal’s life, find comfort through groups and with professionals, and get past the depression. They also include exercises, affirmations, and meditations to use through the various stages of grief. The Andersons’ caring, practical advice covers all aspects of pet loss, offering guidance on: helping children grieve, honoring your religious beliefs, grieving for runaway pets, helping others know what to say or do to console you, planning an appropriate memorial ceremony or tribute. The book also explores the concept of after-death experiences of departed companion animals and relates many beautiful stories, including the Rainbow Bridge story, that reinforce the love and sense of peace that come from honoring the place animals hold in our lives.
The Farewell Angel
Author: Carmen Martín Gaite
Publisher: Harvill Press
ISBN: 9781860463587
Category : Bereavement in youth
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
On the very day he is released from prison Leonardo learns of his parents' deaths in a car crash. Now a rich young man, he returns to their empty town house, but he has a life to reconstruct out of shards and fragments. At first, all he wants is to be alone in the big house, looking over books, papers and diaries, and old photographs, the mute witnesses to his own childhood and his parents' wretched marriage. Then his thoughts begin to concentrate on the Quinta Blanca, the white house by the cliff edge, where, when he was a child, his now dead grandmother nourished him on stories and fairy tales, especially on Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Snow Queen'. When Leonardo revisits this childhood home as the guest of the new owner, Casilda, he too has the sliver of ice removed from his heart and his redemption is at hand.
Publisher: Harvill Press
ISBN: 9781860463587
Category : Bereavement in youth
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
On the very day he is released from prison Leonardo learns of his parents' deaths in a car crash. Now a rich young man, he returns to their empty town house, but he has a life to reconstruct out of shards and fragments. At first, all he wants is to be alone in the big house, looking over books, papers and diaries, and old photographs, the mute witnesses to his own childhood and his parents' wretched marriage. Then his thoughts begin to concentrate on the Quinta Blanca, the white house by the cliff edge, where, when he was a child, his now dead grandmother nourished him on stories and fairy tales, especially on Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Snow Queen'. When Leonardo revisits this childhood home as the guest of the new owner, Casilda, he too has the sliver of ice removed from his heart and his redemption is at hand.
We Were Gonna Have a Baby, But We Had an Angel Instead
Author: Pat Schwiebert
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972424110
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
A young boy describes his feelings about the death of a baby in his family.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972424110
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
A young boy describes his feelings about the death of a baby in his family.
Goodnight, My Angel
Author: Billy Joel
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439788984
Category : Children's songs
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A father sings his love to his daughter in a lullaby. With words as tender as a kiss on the cheek, Billy Joel reassures readers young and old that the love between a parent and child lasts forever, even if families are separated. Dreamy paintings of a father and daughter illustrate the profound ways that small moments -- like tucking a child into bed -- affirm parents' devotion to their children.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439788984
Category : Children's songs
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A father sings his love to his daughter in a lullaby. With words as tender as a kiss on the cheek, Billy Joel reassures readers young and old that the love between a parent and child lasts forever, even if families are separated. Dreamy paintings of a father and daughter illustrate the profound ways that small moments -- like tucking a child into bed -- affirm parents' devotion to their children.
Last Chance Angel
Author: Alex Gutteridge
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
ISBN: 1848778740
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
When Jess is knocked off her bicycle she finds her self at the gates of Heaven early - before her actual death date. Striking a deal with the angel on duty she is allowed to return to earth to visit her friends and family in invisible ghost form, until she's due back to the Pearly gates. But Jess soon learns more about her friends and family than she ever realised and ultimately she is faced with a real life or death dilemma.
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
ISBN: 1848778740
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
When Jess is knocked off her bicycle she finds her self at the gates of Heaven early - before her actual death date. Striking a deal with the angel on duty she is allowed to return to earth to visit her friends and family in invisible ghost form, until she's due back to the Pearly gates. But Jess soon learns more about her friends and family than she ever realised and ultimately she is faced with a real life or death dilemma.
Garden of Secrets
Author: Barbara Freethy
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451636539
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Dr. Charlotte Adam is torn between two men in this final book in the heart-tugging Angel’s Bay series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Barbara Freethy. For years, Dr. Charlotte Adams has been concentrating on her career and trying to make up for her past by helping out pregnant teenagers. Taking care of Annie’s baby has gone a long way in healing old wounds and Charlotte realizes she needs to think about what she wants for her future and if Andrew Schilling, a high school romance gone wrong, or Joe Silveira, the hot divorced police chief, have any part in it. Both Andrew and Joe are trying to convince Charlotte to give them a chance. But when Pamela, the girl who destroyed Andrew and Charlotte’s relationship, shows up once again—and this time pregnant and in trouble—Charlotte realizes that Andrew is hiding things from her. Unsure of telling the truth, Andrew keeps his cards close, even when trouble comes in the form of Kenny, Pamela’s ex-con boyfriend and Andrew'’s old college buddy. But keeping his silence could have deadly results. Meanwhile, Joe is given a second chance at love and realizes Charlotte is the only woman he wants. When he can’t find her anywhere, he knows something is wrong. With Kenny in town and Pamela due, Joe knows he must find Charlotte before it’s too late.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451636539
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Dr. Charlotte Adam is torn between two men in this final book in the heart-tugging Angel’s Bay series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Barbara Freethy. For years, Dr. Charlotte Adams has been concentrating on her career and trying to make up for her past by helping out pregnant teenagers. Taking care of Annie’s baby has gone a long way in healing old wounds and Charlotte realizes she needs to think about what she wants for her future and if Andrew Schilling, a high school romance gone wrong, or Joe Silveira, the hot divorced police chief, have any part in it. Both Andrew and Joe are trying to convince Charlotte to give them a chance. But when Pamela, the girl who destroyed Andrew and Charlotte’s relationship, shows up once again—and this time pregnant and in trouble—Charlotte realizes that Andrew is hiding things from her. Unsure of telling the truth, Andrew keeps his cards close, even when trouble comes in the form of Kenny, Pamela’s ex-con boyfriend and Andrew'’s old college buddy. But keeping his silence could have deadly results. Meanwhile, Joe is given a second chance at love and realizes Charlotte is the only woman he wants. When he can’t find her anywhere, he knows something is wrong. With Kenny in town and Pamela due, Joe knows he must find Charlotte before it’s too late.
Angel: a Hustling Diva with a Twist
Author: Brenda G. Wright
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1469185016
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
ANGEL: A HUSTLING DIVA WITH A TWIST was created from men hustlers; they c created the game. This time the hustling diva, Angel, is taking over big time; she was born and raised to be a killer-turned-assassin. This book is all fiction.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1469185016
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
ANGEL: A HUSTLING DIVA WITH A TWIST was created from men hustlers; they c created the game. This time the hustling diva, Angel, is taking over big time; she was born and raised to be a killer-turned-assassin. This book is all fiction.