Author: Publisher: Shaman Sounds
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Greetings from Nowhere
Author: Barbara O'ConnorPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374399379
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
In North Carolina's Great Smoky Mountains, a troubled boy and his mother, a happy family seeking adventure, a man and his lonely daughter, and the widow who must sell the run-down motel that has been her home for decades, meet and are transformed by their shared experiences.
How to Steal a Dog
Author: Barbara O'ConnorPublisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 0374706794
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Half of me was thinking, Georgina, don't do this. Stealing a dog is just plain wrong. The other half of me was thinking, Georgina, you're in a bad fix and you got to do whatever it takes to get yourself out of it. Georgina Hayes is desperate. Ever since her father left and they were evicted from their apartment, her family has been living in their car. With her mama juggling two jobs and trying to make enough money to find a place to live, Georgina is stuck looking after her younger brother, Toby. And she has her heart set on improving their situation. When Georgina spots a missing-dog poster with a reward of five hundred dollars, the solution to all her problems suddenly seems within reach. All she has to do is "borrow" the right dog and its owners are sure to offer a reward. What happens next is the last thing she expected. With unmistakable sympathy, Barbara O'Connor tells the story of a young girl struggling to see what's right when everything else seems wrong. How to Steal a Dog is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. This title has Common Core connections.
The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester
Author: Barbara O'ConnorPublisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 1429994681
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 103
Book Description
An amazing secret has tumbled off a freight train into Carter, Georgia, and Owen Jester is the only person who knows about it. If he can simply manage to evade his grandfather's snappish housekeeper, organize his two best friends, and keep his nosy neighbor, Viola, at bay, he just might be in for the summer of a lifetime. With her trademark wit and easy charm, Barbara O'Connor spins a fantastic fable of friends, enemies, and superbly slimy bullfrogs. This title has Common Core connections.
Halfway to Harmony
Author: Barbara O'ConnorPublisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 0374314462
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
A heartfelt middle-grade novel from New York Times bestselling author Barbara O’Connor about a boy whose life is upended after the loss of his older brother—timeless, classic, and whimsical. Walter Tipple is looking for adventure. He keeps having a dream that his big brother, Tank, appears before him and says, “Let’s you and me go see my world, little man.” But Tank went to the army and never came home, and Walter doesn’t know how to see the world without him. Then he meets Posey, the brash new girl from next door, and an eccentric man named Banjo, who’s off on a bodacious adventure of his own. What follows is a summer of taking chances, becoming braver, and making friends—and maybe Walter can learn who he wants to be without the brother he always wanted to be like. Halfway to Harmony is an utterly charming story about change and growing up. Don't miss Barbara O'Connor's other middle-grade work—like Wish; Wonderland; How to Steal a Dog; Greetings from Nowhere; Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia; The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester; and more!
Greetings from Below
Author: David Philip MullinsPublisher: Sarabande Books
ISBN: 1932511881
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Set in Vegas, these Mary McCarthy Prize-winning stories chronicle what becomes of a man contorted by grief and sexual regret.
Wonderland
Author: Barbara O'ConnorPublisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 0374310602
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The new novel from the beloved author of "Wish." When her mother uproots them, 10-year-old Mavis is determined to find a best friend in Landry, Alabama, where the summer also holds the promise of friendship and change for a sad man, a stray dog, and a timid girl.
Wish
Author: Barbara O'ConnorPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374302731
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
From award-winning author Barbara O'Connor comes a middle-grade novel about a girl who, with the help of the dog of her dreams, discovers the true meaning of family.
Author: Publisher: Shaman Sounds
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Frank
Author: Jarra FreehartPublisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1398469408
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Have you ever thought about the life you have lived? The person you have become and what you had to go through to get there? Well, Jarra Freehart has and it wasn’t all good. I can tell you that. Horrific might be a good description. Attempting to destroy yourself is one thing. But equally effective is destroying other people’s trust and confidence in you along the way. Fancy having to admit something like that. Self-awareness can be very elusive. Jarra had his hands on it several times. But it always slipped away. The only thing he’d ever really achieved was not dying along the way. He came close a few times. He had to write this book. While there was still time. He had to empty his head before he could develop any further and maybe become a better person. Although he would never consider himself a bad person. Just lost in a world that no one else was allowed into. His own private world. Visitors were not welcome at all. Not ever. Jarra Freehart didn’t find this laborious task easy, you know. It was hard work. That’s for sure. But he’s so glad he eventually did it. Because now, his new life could begin. But that’s another story.
Shut Up and Give Me a Valium
Author: Kelly CronkPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 130098578X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Bridget Jones, step aside. This journal documents the gradual, exotic dissension into madness and despair, when a Sober Life Coach is paired with a drug addicted billionaire who refuses to follow directions. Their dysfunctional relationship, ultimately heading for a one-way trip to tragedy. A perfect diabolical mix of humor, mutual hatred, and ass-kissing. Chloe knew of the recent trend of hiring Sober Coaches (as sober bodyguards) where they would accompany their client 24/7 to prevent them from relapsing. Chloe was well qualified. She had sobriety and what amounted to a psychology degree in bullshit and deception. Questions was, did she want to put her personal life on hold for an entire year so she could travel with someone who might potentially relapse, overdose, and die on her? Was it worth the risk? These questions could only be answered by accepting the job and the adventure. "It's 'The Devil Wears Prada' meets 'Girl, Interrupted'"
