The Hidden Stage

The Hidden Stage PDF Author: John Wolpert
Publisher: John Wolpert
ISBN: 1439221448
Category : Middle schools
Languages : en
Pages : 418

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Alex Cole is swept up in an adventure that will force him to choose between his old life and a new world he never imagined.

The Hidden Stage

The Hidden Stage PDF Author: John Wolpert
Publisher: John Wolpert
ISBN: 1439221448
Category : Middle schools
Languages : en
Pages : 418

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Book Description
Alex Cole is swept up in an adventure that will force him to choose between his old life and a new world he never imagined.

ClassA

ClassA PDF Author: Michael Freund
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Designers
Languages : en
Pages : 172

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The Leopard Of Eliot House

The Leopard Of Eliot House PDF Author: Iheanyi Anunuso
Publisher: Hanyvision
ISBN: 1739777220
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 333

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Time flies, the world turns, but the memories stay with us forever The sixties were a memorable time to be alive, Civil Rights, the African fight for independence, the wars in Vietnam & Biafra, and in between, legendary manifestations of human endeavour, the likes which might never be seen again. One young man was lucky to live through that decade, bear witness to it all and help keep alive the memories that the world forgot…

The Chattertooth Eleven

The Chattertooth Eleven PDF Author: Eduard Bass
Publisher: Karolinum Press
ISBN: 8024615738
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223

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Eduard Bass' story from 1922, a classic of Czech literature, has been published in English (Karolinum 2008). The translation, distinctive for its creative and playful approach to Bass' language while being faithful to the original's style and the time of the story's conception, is a work by Ruby Hobling; the foreword was written by Mark Corner. One of the most famous works of Czech fiction, it relates the story of father Chattertooth, who brought up his eleven sons as a phenomenal soccer team. It can be read as a celebration of the spirit of fair play, tenaciousness and enthusiasm for sports as well as a slightly ironic story, making fun of the period's fascination with Czech soccer and alluding to events in the post-war society. It is no accident that the book garnered huge popularity among young and adult readers, was published more than thirty times and was put on film as early as in 1938. The English translation draws on the Czech version of Zdeněk Ziegler's design and with Jiří Grus' illustration, which won the Most Beautiful Book of Fiction Award at the Autumn Book Fair in Havlíčkův Brod in 2008.

Heads Up!

Heads Up! PDF Author: Dawn Hunter
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
ISBN: 1552775070
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 123

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There's more to watch for than just the ball.

Ghostscape

Ghostscape PDF Author: Joe Layburn
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN: 1907666028
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 70

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When Aisha comes across a pale, skinny boy called Richard in the school washrooms, of all places, she is as surprised to meet a 1940s boy as he is to see a black girl wearing a headscarf. Aisha is transported back sixty years to the time of the Blitz, when her school was a sanctuary for East Enders fleeing the bombing. But Richard becomes more than just a friendly ghost; he helps Aisha confront her difficulties at home with her mother, where she is torn between two cultures, and at school where a tough schoolmate is determined to give her a hard time. Finally, Aisha decides to find out the history of her area during the Blitz, and what she discovers makes her realise that she must warn Richard about what is going to happen - but how…? This title is also available as an ebook, in either Kindle, ePub or Adobe ebook editions

Girl

Girl PDF Author: Marie Dubois
Publisher: Le Lombard
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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What does it actually mean to be a woman? “Girl” is full of fun and frank answers to questions about bodies, sexual orientation, harassment, and sexism. By the time young readers reach the end of this fantastical quest to find the true meaning of womanhood, they’ll have won the ultimate prize: learning to be confident in their own skins!

Those Feet

Those Feet PDF Author: David Winner
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN: 1468309293
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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This follow-up to Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Soccer is “an enchanting love letter to English football” (The Daily Telegraph). In this playful, witty, and highly original look at English soccer, David Winner, author of the acclaimed Brilliant Orange, journeys to the heart of an essential English pastime and sheds new light on the true nature of a rapidly changing game that was never really meant to be beautiful. With the same insightful eye he brought to his bestselling study of Dutch soccer, Winner shows how Victorian sexual anxiety underlies England’s many World Cup failures. He reveals the connection between Roy Keane and a soldier who never lived but died in the “Charge of the Light Brigade.” And he demonstrates how thick mud and wet leather shaped the contours of the English soul. “It’s neither a history of the game nor a memoir, instead exploring the interplay between sport, history, and national character . . . For thinking fans of the game, this is exquisitely pleasurable reading . . . As [Winner] finds acceptance, and even fondness, for the English game, his insight, humor, warmth, and enthusiasm place him in the top echelon of soccer writers.” —Booklist (starred review) “Thank God for David Winner . . . With an easy wit, Winner traces the game back to its roots and the results are as intriguing as they are amusing . . . A marvelous book.” —Duncan White, FourFourTwo

The Thunder that Roars

The Thunder that Roars PDF Author: Imran Garda
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1415205841
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181

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Yusuf Carrim has made it in New York. His tech-savvy coverage of the Arab Spring saw his journalism career skyrocket. But when his wealthy father asks him to help look for Sam, a missing family friend, he must return to South Africa. Yusuf’s search takes him to places he could never have imagined. Enlisting the help of an eccentric professor and Sam’s exotic uncle, Yusuf discovers facts that undermine a lifetime’s assumptions about his own identity – and prompt him to step up the search for Sam before it is too late. From the suburbs of Johannesburg to the streets of Bulawayo, from Dubai airport to an immigrant facility on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, Yusuf’s quest to find Sam turns into an inward journey of his own. The Thunder That Roars is international journalist Imran Garda’s cosmopolitan, fast-paced debut.

A Fan's Life

A Fan's Life PDF Author: Paul Campos
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226823482
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 193

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"Sports fandom is defined by obsession, irrationality, and a love of rabbit holes. But in 2020, most professional sports had few games and no fans present. This led lawyer and University of Michigan superfan Paul Campos to ponder the ways that fandom is conditioned by social circumstance and collective psychology. In limning the structural unhappiness of a fan's life, he found deep and resonant political and personal meanings to loving a sports team-some obvious, others revealed only over time. Campos's own lifelong obsessions help him index fandom-related manias and provides an entry point to grasping their history, nature, and surprisingly broad import"--