Author: C.W. Smallwood
Publisher: Michele Roper
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Welcome to Nightshade Trailer Park, where doublewides and singlewides coexist with magic. Located in Beulahville, Georgia, our mobile home community borders the Dark Woods, a forest filled with supernatural critters, beings, and things that go bump in the night. Our residents are not what they seem, but most of them are usually friendly-like. Among our amenities: A clubhouse for social gatherings: Very popular with our dragon shifters, who like to barbecue. Odds are one of them will win this month's Nightshade Annual Barbecue Contest. Access to Lake Yonder and fishing: Have a boat? Bring it. You might have an encounter with the haunted chicken truck just like Nightshade resident, Leroy Grizzle. Deer hunting in the Dark Woods: Watch out for Buckus, the god of deer hunting. Not into deer hunting, take a hike in the Dark Woods, you could happen upon the sacred grove of the poison ivy fairy-like Darvus and Floyd Woodvine did. Convenient shopping proximity to HodgePodge Flea Market, where it's rumored the genie, Ali Bubba might grant you three wishes. Just look for the cloud of exhaust. Need insurance? We're lucky to have among our residents, insurance representatives, and part-time motorcycle gang, the Alabama Demons. They have a policy and disaster to meet your needs. Ask for Murgalloyd. Need a job? The poultry processing plant, Chicken World is always hiring. We hope y'all consider our trailer park community as your future home.
Welcome to Nightshade Trailer Park
Author: C.W. Smallwood
Publisher: Michele Roper
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Welcome to Nightshade Trailer Park, where doublewides and singlewides coexist with magic. Located in Beulahville, Georgia, our mobile home community borders the Dark Woods, a forest filled with supernatural critters, beings, and things that go bump in the night. Our residents are not what they seem, but most of them are usually friendly-like. Among our amenities: A clubhouse for social gatherings: Very popular with our dragon shifters, who like to barbecue. Odds are one of them will win this month's Nightshade Annual Barbecue Contest. Access to Lake Yonder and fishing: Have a boat? Bring it. You might have an encounter with the haunted chicken truck just like Nightshade resident, Leroy Grizzle. Deer hunting in the Dark Woods: Watch out for Buckus, the god of deer hunting. Not into deer hunting, take a hike in the Dark Woods, you could happen upon the sacred grove of the poison ivy fairy-like Darvus and Floyd Woodvine did. Convenient shopping proximity to HodgePodge Flea Market, where it's rumored the genie, Ali Bubba might grant you three wishes. Just look for the cloud of exhaust. Need insurance? We're lucky to have among our residents, insurance representatives, and part-time motorcycle gang, the Alabama Demons. They have a policy and disaster to meet your needs. Ask for Murgalloyd. Need a job? The poultry processing plant, Chicken World is always hiring. We hope y'all consider our trailer park community as your future home.
Publisher: Michele Roper
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Welcome to Nightshade Trailer Park, where doublewides and singlewides coexist with magic. Located in Beulahville, Georgia, our mobile home community borders the Dark Woods, a forest filled with supernatural critters, beings, and things that go bump in the night. Our residents are not what they seem, but most of them are usually friendly-like. Among our amenities: A clubhouse for social gatherings: Very popular with our dragon shifters, who like to barbecue. Odds are one of them will win this month's Nightshade Annual Barbecue Contest. Access to Lake Yonder and fishing: Have a boat? Bring it. You might have an encounter with the haunted chicken truck just like Nightshade resident, Leroy Grizzle. Deer hunting in the Dark Woods: Watch out for Buckus, the god of deer hunting. Not into deer hunting, take a hike in the Dark Woods, you could happen upon the sacred grove of the poison ivy fairy-like Darvus and Floyd Woodvine did. Convenient shopping proximity to HodgePodge Flea Market, where it's rumored the genie, Ali Bubba might grant you three wishes. Just look for the cloud of exhaust. Need insurance? We're lucky to have among our residents, insurance representatives, and part-time motorcycle gang, the Alabama Demons. They have a policy and disaster to meet your needs. Ask for Murgalloyd. Need a job? The poultry processing plant, Chicken World is always hiring. We hope y'all consider our trailer park community as your future home.
Happy Hollerdays From NIghtshade Trailer Park (Nightshade Trailer Park Series 3)
Author: C.W. Smallwood
Publisher: Michele Roper
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Word of advice from Mervyn, trailer park manager of Nightshade Trailer Park. "It's never a good idea to mix trailer park magic and homemade bucklure." Y'all come celebrate the Hollerdays at Nightshade Trailer Park, where we have plenty of trailer park magic, homemade bucklure, and Hollerday spirits. Hollerday Chicken: Start your Hollerday festivities by attending the lighting of Lulu the Hollerday Chicken down at Chicken World Poultry Processing Plant. The Winter Wonderland Gang: Reindeer have been sighted flying over Dutter County. Darvus and Floyd Woodvine have been infected with deer hunting fever. Homer Watson is making homemade bucklure. Word is Buckus, the god of deer hunting lurks in the Dark Woods. Earlene’s Evil Fruitcake: Earlene Chitwood has made her Gobmart baking list. Time to make her fruitcake. She always adds an extra secret evil ingredient. Ho! Ho! Ho! Maggic Hooch has been cursed by Earlene Chitwood, Maggie seeks relief from the curse. And revenge. The Making of Holiday Spirits Not So Bright: Stressed about the Hollerdays. Cletus and Diesel Chitwood are cooking up some possum powder in their trailer. Sod Versus Green: When Sod wants a Christmas Tree, Leroy encounters the Winter Wonderland Gang at the Hodge Podge Flea Market. Demons Roasting Over an Open Fire: The Alabama Demons have returned from their hellish six-week motivational retreat. They’re ready to sell more insurance policies, and they’re ready to teach the shape-shifting dragons a lesson. The Bucks Stop Here: Word is Santa Claus will be judging the Nightshade Trailer Park Hollerday Contest, and Earlene Chitwood is determined to win no matter what.
Publisher: Michele Roper
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Word of advice from Mervyn, trailer park manager of Nightshade Trailer Park. "It's never a good idea to mix trailer park magic and homemade bucklure." Y'all come celebrate the Hollerdays at Nightshade Trailer Park, where we have plenty of trailer park magic, homemade bucklure, and Hollerday spirits. Hollerday Chicken: Start your Hollerday festivities by attending the lighting of Lulu the Hollerday Chicken down at Chicken World Poultry Processing Plant. The Winter Wonderland Gang: Reindeer have been sighted flying over Dutter County. Darvus and Floyd Woodvine have been infected with deer hunting fever. Homer Watson is making homemade bucklure. Word is Buckus, the god of deer hunting lurks in the Dark Woods. Earlene’s Evil Fruitcake: Earlene Chitwood has made her Gobmart baking list. Time to make her fruitcake. She always adds an extra secret evil ingredient. Ho! Ho! Ho! Maggic Hooch has been cursed by Earlene Chitwood, Maggie seeks relief from the curse. And revenge. The Making of Holiday Spirits Not So Bright: Stressed about the Hollerdays. Cletus and Diesel Chitwood are cooking up some possum powder in their trailer. Sod Versus Green: When Sod wants a Christmas Tree, Leroy encounters the Winter Wonderland Gang at the Hodge Podge Flea Market. Demons Roasting Over an Open Fire: The Alabama Demons have returned from their hellish six-week motivational retreat. They’re ready to sell more insurance policies, and they’re ready to teach the shape-shifting dragons a lesson. The Bucks Stop Here: Word is Santa Claus will be judging the Nightshade Trailer Park Hollerday Contest, and Earlene Chitwood is determined to win no matter what.
The Lost Kitchen
Author: Erin French
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
ISBN: 0553448439
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author and founder of the beloved restaurant The Lost Kitchen comes a stunning collection of 100 Maine recipes for every season. “A sensory joy . . . simple seasonal fare, creatively elevated and beautifully photographed . . . The recipes in The Lost Kitchen beckon you to keep returning for more.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer Erin French grew up in Freedom, Maine (population 719), helping her father at the griddle in his diner. An entirely self-taught cook who used cookbooks to form her culinary education, she founded her acclaimed restaurant, the Lost Kitchen, in the same town, creating meals that draws locals and visitors from around the world to a dining room that feels like an extension of her home. No one can bring small-town America to life better than a native, especially when it comes to Maine, one of the country’s most off-the-beaten-path states, with an abundant natural bounty that comes from its coastline, rivers, farms, fields, and woods—a cook’s dream. Inspired by her lush locale and classic American cooking, Erin crafts deliciously satisfying and easy-to-make recipes such as Whole-Roasted Trout with Parsnip and Herb Hash, Maine Shrimp Rolls, Ramp and Fiddlehead Fried Rice, and Rhubarb Spoon Cake. Erin’s food has been called “brilliant in its simplicity and honesty” by Food & Wine, and it is exactly this pure approach that makes her style of cooking so appealing—and so easy to embrace at home, wherever you live.
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
ISBN: 0553448439
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author and founder of the beloved restaurant The Lost Kitchen comes a stunning collection of 100 Maine recipes for every season. “A sensory joy . . . simple seasonal fare, creatively elevated and beautifully photographed . . . The recipes in The Lost Kitchen beckon you to keep returning for more.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer Erin French grew up in Freedom, Maine (population 719), helping her father at the griddle in his diner. An entirely self-taught cook who used cookbooks to form her culinary education, she founded her acclaimed restaurant, the Lost Kitchen, in the same town, creating meals that draws locals and visitors from around the world to a dining room that feels like an extension of her home. No one can bring small-town America to life better than a native, especially when it comes to Maine, one of the country’s most off-the-beaten-path states, with an abundant natural bounty that comes from its coastline, rivers, farms, fields, and woods—a cook’s dream. Inspired by her lush locale and classic American cooking, Erin crafts deliciously satisfying and easy-to-make recipes such as Whole-Roasted Trout with Parsnip and Herb Hash, Maine Shrimp Rolls, Ramp and Fiddlehead Fried Rice, and Rhubarb Spoon Cake. Erin’s food has been called “brilliant in its simplicity and honesty” by Food & Wine, and it is exactly this pure approach that makes her style of cooking so appealing—and so easy to embrace at home, wherever you live.
The Football Girl
Author: Thatcher Heldring
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0375987142
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
For every athlete or sports fanatic who knows she's just as good as the guys. This is for fans of The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen, Grace, Gold, and Glory by Gabrielle Douglass and Breakaway: Beyond the Goal by Alex Morgan. The summer before Caleb and Tessa enter high school, friendship has blossomed into a relationship . . . and their playful sports days are coming to an end. Caleb is getting ready to try out for the football team, and Tessa is training for cross-country. But all their structured plans derail in the final flag game when they lose. Tessa doesn’t want to end her career as a loser. She really enjoys playing, and if she’s being honest, she likes it even more than running cross-country. So what if she decided to play football instead? What would happen between her and Caleb? Or between her two best friends, who are counting on her to try out for cross-country with them? And will her parents be upset that she’s decided to take her hobby to the next level? This summer Caleb and Tessa figure out just what it means to be a boyfriend, girlfriend, teammate, best friend, and someone worth cheering for. “A great next choice for readers who have enjoyed Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s Dairy Queen and Miranda Kenneally’s Catching Jordan.”—SLJ “Fast-paced football action, realistic family drama, and sweet romance…[will have] readers looking for girl-powered sports stories…find[ing] plenty to like.”—Booklist “Tessa's ferocious competitiveness is appealing.”—Kirkus Reviews “[The Football Girl] serve[s] to illuminate the appropriately complicated emotions both of a young romance and of pursuing a dream. Heldring writes with insight and restraint.”—The Horn Book
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0375987142
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
For every athlete or sports fanatic who knows she's just as good as the guys. This is for fans of The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen, Grace, Gold, and Glory by Gabrielle Douglass and Breakaway: Beyond the Goal by Alex Morgan. The summer before Caleb and Tessa enter high school, friendship has blossomed into a relationship . . . and their playful sports days are coming to an end. Caleb is getting ready to try out for the football team, and Tessa is training for cross-country. But all their structured plans derail in the final flag game when they lose. Tessa doesn’t want to end her career as a loser. She really enjoys playing, and if she’s being honest, she likes it even more than running cross-country. So what if she decided to play football instead? What would happen between her and Caleb? Or between her two best friends, who are counting on her to try out for cross-country with them? And will her parents be upset that she’s decided to take her hobby to the next level? This summer Caleb and Tessa figure out just what it means to be a boyfriend, girlfriend, teammate, best friend, and someone worth cheering for. “A great next choice for readers who have enjoyed Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s Dairy Queen and Miranda Kenneally’s Catching Jordan.”—SLJ “Fast-paced football action, realistic family drama, and sweet romance…[will have] readers looking for girl-powered sports stories…find[ing] plenty to like.”—Booklist “Tessa's ferocious competitiveness is appealing.”—Kirkus Reviews “[The Football Girl] serve[s] to illuminate the appropriately complicated emotions both of a young romance and of pursuing a dream. Heldring writes with insight and restraint.”—The Horn Book
Trailer Life
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobile trailers
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobile trailers
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
Get Dirty
Author: Gretchen McNeil
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 006226088X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Now streaming on Netflix and BBC iPlayer! The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars in Gretchen McNeil's sharp and thrilling sequel to Get Even. Perfect for fans of E. Lockhart, Karen M. McManus, and Maureen Johnson. The members of Don't Get Mad aren't just mad anymore . . . they're afraid. And with Margot in a coma and Bree under house arrest, it's up to Olivia and Kitty to try to catch their deadly tormentor. But just as the girls are about to go on the offensive, Ed the Head reveals a shocking secret that turns all their theories upside down. The killer could be anyone, and this time he—or she—is out for more than just revenge. The girls desperately try to discover the killer's identity as their own lives are falling apart: Donté is pulling away from Kitty and seems to be hiding a secret of his own, Bree is sequestered under the watchful eye of her mom’s bodyguard, and Olivia's mother is on an emotional downward spiral. The killer is closing in, the threats are becoming more personal, and when the police refuse to listen, the girls have no choice but to confront their anonymous “friend” . . . or die trying.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 006226088X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Now streaming on Netflix and BBC iPlayer! The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars in Gretchen McNeil's sharp and thrilling sequel to Get Even. Perfect for fans of E. Lockhart, Karen M. McManus, and Maureen Johnson. The members of Don't Get Mad aren't just mad anymore . . . they're afraid. And with Margot in a coma and Bree under house arrest, it's up to Olivia and Kitty to try to catch their deadly tormentor. But just as the girls are about to go on the offensive, Ed the Head reveals a shocking secret that turns all their theories upside down. The killer could be anyone, and this time he—or she—is out for more than just revenge. The girls desperately try to discover the killer's identity as their own lives are falling apart: Donté is pulling away from Kitty and seems to be hiding a secret of his own, Bree is sequestered under the watchful eye of her mom’s bodyguard, and Olivia's mother is on an emotional downward spiral. The killer is closing in, the threats are becoming more personal, and when the police refuse to listen, the girls have no choice but to confront their anonymous “friend” . . . or die trying.
Nature Guiding
Author: William Gould Vinal
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501740873
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
Nature Guiding is the science of inculcating nature enthusiasm, nature principles, and nature facts into the spirit of individuals. "Doing" nature-study means observing, wondering, and solving problems. It could include collecting, building, measuring, painting, planning, writing, touching, experimenting or any of a wide range of other activities. Most importantly, it allows children to be "original investigators." This book is intended as a resource for teachers and students engaged in nature study at summer camps and in schools. William Gould Vinal believed that the teacher of nature study should be "in sympathy with the simple life and the country way," that the nature study should emphasize observation of the interactions of plants and animals in their environment, and not be reduced to matters of taxonomy and anatomy. In Nature Guiding, he offers advice to camp counselors and school teachers on incorporating nature study into everyday activities, as well as suggestions for parents and others about using visits to state and national parks to teach nature lore.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501740873
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
Nature Guiding is the science of inculcating nature enthusiasm, nature principles, and nature facts into the spirit of individuals. "Doing" nature-study means observing, wondering, and solving problems. It could include collecting, building, measuring, painting, planning, writing, touching, experimenting or any of a wide range of other activities. Most importantly, it allows children to be "original investigators." This book is intended as a resource for teachers and students engaged in nature study at summer camps and in schools. William Gould Vinal believed that the teacher of nature study should be "in sympathy with the simple life and the country way," that the nature study should emphasize observation of the interactions of plants and animals in their environment, and not be reduced to matters of taxonomy and anatomy. In Nature Guiding, he offers advice to camp counselors and school teachers on incorporating nature study into everyday activities, as well as suggestions for parents and others about using visits to state and national parks to teach nature lore.
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk
Author: Kelli Estes
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492608343
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
A USA TODAY BESTSELLER! "A powerful debut that proves the threads that interweave our lives can withstand time and any tide, and bind our hearts forever."—Susanna Kearsley, New York Times bestselling author of Belleweather and The Vanished Days A historical novel inspired by true events, Kelli Estes's brilliant and atmospheric debut is a poignant tale of two women determined to do the right thing, highlighting the power of our own stories. The smallest items can hold centuries of secrets... While exploring her aunt's island estate, Inara Erickson is captivated by an elaborately stitched piece of fabric hidden in the house. The truth behind the silk sleeve dated back to 1886, when Mei Lien, the lone survivor of a cruel purge of the Chinese in Seattle found refuge on Orcas Island and shared her tragic experience by embroidering it. As Inara peels back layer upon layer of the centuries of secrets the sleeve holds, her life becomes interwoven with that of Mei Lein. Through the stories Mei Lein tells in silk, Inara uncovers a tragic truth that will shake her family to its core—and force her to make an impossible choice. Should she bring shame to her family and risk everything by telling the truth, or tell no one and dishonor Mei Lien's memory? A touching and tender book for fans of Marie Benedict, Susanna Kearsley, and Duncan Jepson, The Girl Who Wrote in Silk is a dual-time period novel that explores how a delicate piece of silk interweaves the past and the present, reminding us that today's actions have far reaching implications. Praise for The Girl Who Wrote in Silk: "A beautiful, elegiac novel, as finely and delicately woven as the title suggests. Kelli Estes spins a spellbinding tale that illuminates the past in all its brutality and beauty, and the humanity that binds us all together." —Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author of The Beekeeper's Ball "A touching and tender story about discovering the past to bring peace to the present." —Duncan Jepson, author of All the Flowers in Shanghai "Vibrant and tragic, The Girl Who Wrote in Silk explores a horrific, little-known era in our nation's history. Estes sensitively alternates between Mei Lien, a young Chinese-American girl who lived in the late 1800s, and Inara, a modern recent college grad who sets Mei Lien's story free." —Margaret Dilloway, author of How to Be an American Housewife and Sisters of Heart and Snow
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492608343
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
A USA TODAY BESTSELLER! "A powerful debut that proves the threads that interweave our lives can withstand time and any tide, and bind our hearts forever."—Susanna Kearsley, New York Times bestselling author of Belleweather and The Vanished Days A historical novel inspired by true events, Kelli Estes's brilliant and atmospheric debut is a poignant tale of two women determined to do the right thing, highlighting the power of our own stories. The smallest items can hold centuries of secrets... While exploring her aunt's island estate, Inara Erickson is captivated by an elaborately stitched piece of fabric hidden in the house. The truth behind the silk sleeve dated back to 1886, when Mei Lien, the lone survivor of a cruel purge of the Chinese in Seattle found refuge on Orcas Island and shared her tragic experience by embroidering it. As Inara peels back layer upon layer of the centuries of secrets the sleeve holds, her life becomes interwoven with that of Mei Lein. Through the stories Mei Lein tells in silk, Inara uncovers a tragic truth that will shake her family to its core—and force her to make an impossible choice. Should she bring shame to her family and risk everything by telling the truth, or tell no one and dishonor Mei Lien's memory? A touching and tender book for fans of Marie Benedict, Susanna Kearsley, and Duncan Jepson, The Girl Who Wrote in Silk is a dual-time period novel that explores how a delicate piece of silk interweaves the past and the present, reminding us that today's actions have far reaching implications. Praise for The Girl Who Wrote in Silk: "A beautiful, elegiac novel, as finely and delicately woven as the title suggests. Kelli Estes spins a spellbinding tale that illuminates the past in all its brutality and beauty, and the humanity that binds us all together." —Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author of The Beekeeper's Ball "A touching and tender story about discovering the past to bring peace to the present." —Duncan Jepson, author of All the Flowers in Shanghai "Vibrant and tragic, The Girl Who Wrote in Silk explores a horrific, little-known era in our nation's history. Estes sensitively alternates between Mei Lien, a young Chinese-American girl who lived in the late 1800s, and Inara, a modern recent college grad who sets Mei Lien's story free." —Margaret Dilloway, author of How to Be an American Housewife and Sisters of Heart and Snow
The Last Field Party
Author: Abbi Glines
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534430970
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Five years after the Lawton High football team last took the field, everyone gathers for a special event back home in Alabama, where each couple must come face-to-face with their past in order to move forward to a future worth celebrating.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534430970
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Five years after the Lawton High football team last took the field, everyone gathers for a special event back home in Alabama, where each couple must come face-to-face with their past in order to move forward to a future worth celebrating.
Love, Lucas
Author: Chantele Sedgwick
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1634500032
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
A 2015 Whitney Award Nominee! A powerful story of loss, second chances, and first love, reminiscent of Sarah Dessen and John Green. When Oakley Nelson loses her older brother, Lucas, to cancer, she thinks she’ll never recover. Between her parents’ arguing and the battle she’s fighting with depression, she feels nothing inside but a hollow emptiness. When Mom suggests they spend a few months in California with Aunt Jo, Oakley isn’t sure a change of scenery will alter anything, but she’s willing to give it a try. In California, Oakley discovers a sort of safety and freedom in Aunt Jo’s beach house. Once they’re settled, Mom hands her a notebook full of letters addressed to her—from Lucas. As Oakley reads one each day, she realizes how much he loved her, and each letter challenges her to be better and to continue to enjoy her life. He wants her to move on. If only it were that easy. But then a surfer named Carson comes into her life, and Oakley is blindsided. He makes her feel again. As she lets him in, she is surprised by how much she cares for him, and that’s when things get complicated. How can she fall in love and be happy when Lucas never got the chance to do those very same things? With her brother’s dying words as guidance, Oakley knows she must learn to listen and trust again. But will she have to leave the past behind to find happiness in the future? Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1634500032
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
A 2015 Whitney Award Nominee! A powerful story of loss, second chances, and first love, reminiscent of Sarah Dessen and John Green. When Oakley Nelson loses her older brother, Lucas, to cancer, she thinks she’ll never recover. Between her parents’ arguing and the battle she’s fighting with depression, she feels nothing inside but a hollow emptiness. When Mom suggests they spend a few months in California with Aunt Jo, Oakley isn’t sure a change of scenery will alter anything, but she’s willing to give it a try. In California, Oakley discovers a sort of safety and freedom in Aunt Jo’s beach house. Once they’re settled, Mom hands her a notebook full of letters addressed to her—from Lucas. As Oakley reads one each day, she realizes how much he loved her, and each letter challenges her to be better and to continue to enjoy her life. He wants her to move on. If only it were that easy. But then a surfer named Carson comes into her life, and Oakley is blindsided. He makes her feel again. As she lets him in, she is surprised by how much she cares for him, and that’s when things get complicated. How can she fall in love and be happy when Lucas never got the chance to do those very same things? With her brother’s dying words as guidance, Oakley knows she must learn to listen and trust again. But will she have to leave the past behind to find happiness in the future? Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.