Author: Adrian Marsden
Publisher: Trafford
ISBN: 9781412085816
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Every generation needs a fairy tale. This is ours. A beautifully illustrated and rhyming bedtime story introducing "The Sleep Monster" who is good and needs the help of all children.
Author: Angelika Glitz
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613628037
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: Frank Deford
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504007336
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 115
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A father’s moving memoir of cystic fibrosis “captures a brave child’s legacy as well as the continuing fight against the genetic disease” (The New York Times). In 1971 a girl named Alex was born with cystic fibrosis, a degenerative genetic lung disease. Although health-care innovations have improved the life span of CF patients tremendously over the last four decades, the illness remains fatal. Given only two years to live by her doctors, the imaginative, excitable, and curious little girl battled through painful and frustrating physical-therapy sessions twice daily, as well as regular hospitalizations, bringing joy to the lives of everyone she touched. Despite her setbacks, brave Alex was determined to live life like a typical girl—going to school, playing with her friends, traveling with her family. Ultimately, however, she succumbed to the disease in 1980 at the age of eight. Award-winning author Frank Deford, celebrated primarily as a sportswriter, was also a budding novelist and biographer at the time of his daughter’s birth. Deford kept a journal of Alex’s courageous stand against the disease, documenting his family’s struggle to cope with and celebrate the daily fight she faced. This book is the result of that journal. Alex relives the events of those eight years: moments as heartwarming as when Alex recorded herself saying “I love you” so her brother could listen to her whenever he wanted, and as heartrending as the young girl’s tragic, dawning realization of her own very tenuous mortality, and her parents’ difficulty in trying to explain why. Though Alex is a sad story, it is also one of hope; her greatest wish was that someday a cure would be found. Deford has written a phenomenal memoir about an extraordinary little girl.
Author: Amelia Hutchins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997005592
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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When everything is on the line, how far will you go to protect those you love? What if the cost of saving them is your soul? Would you pay it? I thought I was prepared for what was coming; that if I made sacrifices, I could win this game. I¿m no longer afraid of the darkness or the monsters that hide in the shadows. I¿ve become what I feared most, allowing it in to protect those I loved. Sometimes it takes a monster to win. Sometimes to fight monsters, you have to become one. My only fear is¿can I come back from it?
Author: Richard Wolters
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595098134
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 110
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Alex and his friends are told a creepy story that makes no sense, but scares the pants off them. What apparently started with the malicious drowning of a neighbor’s kitten, has grown into a spine-tingling tale of the kitten’s survival and the horror of it growing into a monster cat that lives in the swampy waters of the local sandpit. However, Alex’s friends (and his parents) don’t believe this horrifying story is true. Alex, on the other hand, figure out there really is a monster. But no one believes him, even after the mysterious disappearance of a dog and one of the local boys. Not realizing that he could become the monster’s next meal, Alex goes to the sandpit at night with nothing more than his camera. He is determined to get a picture of the kitten monster to prove that he is right. He ends up riding a roller coaster of mystery, suspense, and terror as Alex faces the most horrifying experience of his young life.
Author: Lynn Uzelac
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 113
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This book is about Alex's journey through life with autism and how he views the world. Autism does not limit what he can do, and it does not define who he is. It is filled with his hilarious commentary and includes the good, bad, and ugly. You will find this is not your typical "educational" book about autism. In this book, we share his weakness, strength, hard days, and triumphs. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride!
Author: Vanessa Newman
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781542462501
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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Alex was usually a busy and bouncy boy. But not as much lately. He wasn't sick but he just did not feel like doing much of anything. He hung out a lot which led to a whole bunch of nothing. By doing so little, how did he create something so big? And what did he create? His own goofy, fuzzy, harrumphing, slurring, sleuthing monster. A creature who was only motivated by making sure that Alex did not do anything. How could this happen? Alex had to get to the bottom of what was going on and decide if he would do anything about it. What would you do if you created your own monster in your own home?
Author: Cate Dean
Publisher: Pentam Press
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 469
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Follow Alex and her friends through all their adventures! Alex Finch's life changes forever when she discovers that monsters are real. Join her as she discovers the secrets, the surprises - and maybe, find the love of her life. Book 1 - Alex Finch: Monster Hunter Book 2 - Truth and Consequences Book 3 - Welcome to The Haven Book 3.5 - A Monster Files Weddin
Author: Asa Simon Mittman
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351894315
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 626
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The field of monster studies has grown significantly over the past few years and this companion provides a comprehensive guide to the study of monsters and the monstrous from historical, regional and thematic perspectives. The collection reflects the truly multi-disciplinary nature of monster studies, bringing in scholars from literature, art history, religious studies, history, classics, and cultural and media studies. The companion will offer scholars and graduate students the first comprehensive and authoritative review of this emergent field.
Author: Kathleen Krull
Publisher: StarWalk Kids Media
ISBN: 1623341272
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
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Newly transplanted from Chicago, Alex tries to get into the swing of California life while living with her father for a year. A true-to-life, timely story by a well-regarded author.
