Author: Lola M. Schaefer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781609055028
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
What's the most important thing to bring on your first day of school? A BIG personality!
It's Me, Clover!
Author: Lola M. Schaefer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781609055028
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
What's the most important thing to bring on your first day of school? A BIG personality!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781609055028
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
What's the most important thing to bring on your first day of school? A BIG personality!
Roadrunner
Author: Joshua Clover
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 1478021691
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers' 1972 song “Roadrunner” captures the freedom and wonder of cruising down the highway late at night with the radio on. Although the song circles Boston's beltway, its significance reaches far beyond Richman's deceptively simple declarations of love for modern moonlight, the made world, and rock & roll. In Roadrunner, cultural theorist and poet Joshua Clover charts both the song's emotional power and its elaborate history, tracing its place in popular music from Chuck Berry to M.I.A. He also locates “Roadrunner” at the intersection of car culture, industrialization, consumption, mobility, and politics. Like the song itself, Clover tells a story about a particular time and place—the American era that rock & roll signifies—that becomes a story about love and the modern world.
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 1478021691
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers' 1972 song “Roadrunner” captures the freedom and wonder of cruising down the highway late at night with the radio on. Although the song circles Boston's beltway, its significance reaches far beyond Richman's deceptively simple declarations of love for modern moonlight, the made world, and rock & roll. In Roadrunner, cultural theorist and poet Joshua Clover charts both the song's emotional power and its elaborate history, tracing its place in popular music from Chuck Berry to M.I.A. He also locates “Roadrunner” at the intersection of car culture, industrialization, consumption, mobility, and politics. Like the song itself, Clover tells a story about a particular time and place—the American era that rock & roll signifies—that becomes a story about love and the modern world.
Our Town
Author: Kevin Jack McEnroe
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1619027399
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Our Town is the debut of a striking literary voice, one that captures the disillusion at the fringes of Hollywood as seen through a haze of drugs, alcohol, abuse, and fallen aspirations. An unseen narrator guides us through the dark fairy tale of Dorothy White, an aspiring actress who "never quite figured how to get out of her own way." Her perfect marriage to an equally golden actor, Dale, quickly turns into one of jealousy and violence. Dorothy ends the marriage yet begins a legacy of self–destruction for the failed couple, as well as their two children, Clover and Dylan. But we see the pathos in Dorothy's attempts to get back on track, to be a good woman, mother, and grandmother. Throughout the novel, she is left in the wake of decisions that turn disastrous. Her downward spiral from elusive fame into consistent infamy—a series of DUIs, the continuing neglect of her children, a string of failed and unhealthy relationships—is not without its grace, with the warmth of her character shining through her spackled makeup and cloud of acrid perfume. In many ways, Dorothy White is an anti–heroine for the ages—"vanilla voiced," bewigged, loving, and ever radiant —a sympathetic character caught in the riptide of her transformation from small–town southern girl to one–time toast of Hollywood to embarrassing tabloid fodder. Our Town is an original and startling debut novel, one whose fresh voice and expert perspective reinvents the Hollywood story for a new generation of readers.
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1619027399
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Our Town is the debut of a striking literary voice, one that captures the disillusion at the fringes of Hollywood as seen through a haze of drugs, alcohol, abuse, and fallen aspirations. An unseen narrator guides us through the dark fairy tale of Dorothy White, an aspiring actress who "never quite figured how to get out of her own way." Her perfect marriage to an equally golden actor, Dale, quickly turns into one of jealousy and violence. Dorothy ends the marriage yet begins a legacy of self–destruction for the failed couple, as well as their two children, Clover and Dylan. But we see the pathos in Dorothy's attempts to get back on track, to be a good woman, mother, and grandmother. Throughout the novel, she is left in the wake of decisions that turn disastrous. Her downward spiral from elusive fame into consistent infamy—a series of DUIs, the continuing neglect of her children, a string of failed and unhealthy relationships—is not without its grace, with the warmth of her character shining through her spackled makeup and cloud of acrid perfume. In many ways, Dorothy White is an anti–heroine for the ages—"vanilla voiced," bewigged, loving, and ever radiant —a sympathetic character caught in the riptide of her transformation from small–town southern girl to one–time toast of Hollywood to embarrassing tabloid fodder. Our Town is an original and startling debut novel, one whose fresh voice and expert perspective reinvents the Hollywood story for a new generation of readers.
Maybe It's Me essays
Author: Eileen Pollack
Publisher: Delphinium Books
ISBN: 1504074564
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Eileen is too smart for the third grade, but when she gets a chance to be skipped ahead, she fails the test. The clownish school psychologist tries to gain her trust with an offer of Oreos, but she refuses. After all, he is a stranger and might try to poison her! This is the start of the author’s love-hate relationship with the rules as they were laid out for a girl in the 1960s and as they persist in some form today. As she ascends through a physics degree at Yale that dashes her hopes for love and romance, to a post-graduate summer that leaves her “peed on, shot at, and kidnapped,” to a marriage of supposed equals in which she is expected to do all the housework, child-rearing, and bill paying and make sure the Roto-Rooter guy arrives on time, Pollack shares with poignant humor the trials of being smart and female in a world in which women are rarely appreciated for both their bodies and their minds. Maybe It’s Me is a question all women have asked themselves. But Pollack’s message will resonate with readers of all genders as a story of the very human search for connection, love, acceptance, and self-respect. The author of the groundbreaking memoir The Only Woman in the Room: Why Science Is Still a Boys’ Club, Pollack proves that even in her sixties, wiser and more bruised but no less hilarious, she is still very much in the game.
Publisher: Delphinium Books
ISBN: 1504074564
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Eileen is too smart for the third grade, but when she gets a chance to be skipped ahead, she fails the test. The clownish school psychologist tries to gain her trust with an offer of Oreos, but she refuses. After all, he is a stranger and might try to poison her! This is the start of the author’s love-hate relationship with the rules as they were laid out for a girl in the 1960s and as they persist in some form today. As she ascends through a physics degree at Yale that dashes her hopes for love and romance, to a post-graduate summer that leaves her “peed on, shot at, and kidnapped,” to a marriage of supposed equals in which she is expected to do all the housework, child-rearing, and bill paying and make sure the Roto-Rooter guy arrives on time, Pollack shares with poignant humor the trials of being smart and female in a world in which women are rarely appreciated for both their bodies and their minds. Maybe It’s Me is a question all women have asked themselves. But Pollack’s message will resonate with readers of all genders as a story of the very human search for connection, love, acceptance, and self-respect. The author of the groundbreaking memoir The Only Woman in the Room: Why Science Is Still a Boys’ Club, Pollack proves that even in her sixties, wiser and more bruised but no less hilarious, she is still very much in the game.
Clover's Destined Mate
Author: McKayla Schutt
Publisher: Alpha Temptress Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Fall in love with the Bad Alpha Dad Today! Just one scream and Clover’s life is changed forever. Who would have thought saving a werewolf pup would lead her to him. Ash, werewolf tracker, sexy beast and here she is, only human because she can’t find the courage to say yes when her best friend offers to change her. Fear of death has kept her at bay…she’s heard of humans dying when they reject the change. But now she’s stuck in the same house with Patrick and Ash for her protection. His brown eyes call to her, but to be bound to Ash forever gives Clover pause…even if she finds him to be the sexiest man ever. She’ll be forced to adjust to her changing life. After spending months searching for a solid lead on the Devil Hunters, Ash is thrown a bad shift when his cousins are killed, leaving their three-year-old boy behind. As Patrick’s guardian, he must keep him safe, but he comes with his own curvy rescuer… Clover is a headstrong female ready to protect the pup. His wolf calls her his mate and he’s willing to find out if they are meant to be, but the hunters are still out there. If he wants to keep both of them from harm, he has to find a way to end the Devil Hunters. However, it’s harder than shifting without a break. Clover’s bravery sends heat to his heart along with a need to keep her safe. The hunters keep attacking and things go from bad to worse. Everything Ash knows will be put to the test when it comes to their safety. Nothing will stop him from protecting his new family. Fans of Elle Boon will call this shifter romance their next favorite read! Scroll up and one-click to start reading Maple’s story today! ***This is a hot, werewolf shifter romance – don’t go in thinking it will be sweet with this alpha male werewolf, steamy scenes, a strong heroine, and some surprises along the way.***
Publisher: Alpha Temptress Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Fall in love with the Bad Alpha Dad Today! Just one scream and Clover’s life is changed forever. Who would have thought saving a werewolf pup would lead her to him. Ash, werewolf tracker, sexy beast and here she is, only human because she can’t find the courage to say yes when her best friend offers to change her. Fear of death has kept her at bay…she’s heard of humans dying when they reject the change. But now she’s stuck in the same house with Patrick and Ash for her protection. His brown eyes call to her, but to be bound to Ash forever gives Clover pause…even if she finds him to be the sexiest man ever. She’ll be forced to adjust to her changing life. After spending months searching for a solid lead on the Devil Hunters, Ash is thrown a bad shift when his cousins are killed, leaving their three-year-old boy behind. As Patrick’s guardian, he must keep him safe, but he comes with his own curvy rescuer… Clover is a headstrong female ready to protect the pup. His wolf calls her his mate and he’s willing to find out if they are meant to be, but the hunters are still out there. If he wants to keep both of them from harm, he has to find a way to end the Devil Hunters. However, it’s harder than shifting without a break. Clover’s bravery sends heat to his heart along with a need to keep her safe. The hunters keep attacking and things go from bad to worse. Everything Ash knows will be put to the test when it comes to their safety. Nothing will stop him from protecting his new family. Fans of Elle Boon will call this shifter romance their next favorite read! Scroll up and one-click to start reading Maple’s story today! ***This is a hot, werewolf shifter romance – don’t go in thinking it will be sweet with this alpha male werewolf, steamy scenes, a strong heroine, and some surprises along the way.***
The Motherlode
Author: Clover Hope
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1683358058
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
An illustrated highlight reel of more than 100 women in rap who have helped shape the genre and eschewed gender norms in the process, The Motherlode “shines a bright light on a history of overlooked female talent and breaks down the ingenuity of our current generation of stars” (Issa Rae, creator and star of HBO’s Insecure). Clover Hope’s comprehensive history showcases more than 100 women who have shaped the power, scope, and reach of rap music, including pioneers like Roxanne Shanté, game changers like Lauryn Hill and Missy Elliott, and current reigning queens like Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, and Lizzo—as well as everyone who came before, after, and in between. Some of these women were respected but not widely celebrated. Some are impossible not to know. Some of these women have stood on their own; others were forced into templates, compelled to stand beside men in big rap crews. Some have been trapped in a strange critical space between respected MC and object. They are characters, caricatures, lyricists, at times both feminine and explicit. The Motherlode profiles each of these women, their musical and career breakthroughs, and the ways in which they each helped change the culture of rap. Illustrations by Rachelle Baker “This book is achingly overdue. Women in hip-hop, as musicians, journalists, and executives, have always dealt with a staggering and sobering truth. Hip-hop, which we love and hold dear, does not always love us back. With The Motherlode, Clover Hope loves on us. She peels back the layers—the joy and pain—and makes sure our untold stories are now told and retold.” —Aliya S. King, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Keep the Faith
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1683358058
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
An illustrated highlight reel of more than 100 women in rap who have helped shape the genre and eschewed gender norms in the process, The Motherlode “shines a bright light on a history of overlooked female talent and breaks down the ingenuity of our current generation of stars” (Issa Rae, creator and star of HBO’s Insecure). Clover Hope’s comprehensive history showcases more than 100 women who have shaped the power, scope, and reach of rap music, including pioneers like Roxanne Shanté, game changers like Lauryn Hill and Missy Elliott, and current reigning queens like Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, and Lizzo—as well as everyone who came before, after, and in between. Some of these women were respected but not widely celebrated. Some are impossible not to know. Some of these women have stood on their own; others were forced into templates, compelled to stand beside men in big rap crews. Some have been trapped in a strange critical space between respected MC and object. They are characters, caricatures, lyricists, at times both feminine and explicit. The Motherlode profiles each of these women, their musical and career breakthroughs, and the ways in which they each helped change the culture of rap. Illustrations by Rachelle Baker “This book is achingly overdue. Women in hip-hop, as musicians, journalists, and executives, have always dealt with a staggering and sobering truth. Hip-hop, which we love and hold dear, does not always love us back. With The Motherlode, Clover Hope loves on us. She peels back the layers—the joy and pain—and makes sure our untold stories are now told and retold.” —Aliya S. King, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Keep the Faith
Blue Ridge
Author: James Jackson
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 166553821X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
After the death of his father, a sixteen year old teen goes to live with his estranged Grandmother in his father’s hometown of Blue Ridge, Georgia. When the teen feels like his life took a turn for the worst, the other teens of the small town show him a new way of living through one of his passions of American Muscle cars. Through two former racers of the town five local teenagers and the new kid engage in a live circuit of street racing in the middle of the night while their parents are sleeping. In addition to the new kid, the local teens all come with a story whether its child abandonment, Newly found sexuality, toxic relationships, overcoming adversity, money and sex. Will these teens be able to keep the secret of illegal racing from their parents or will their new adventure cost the expense of their own lives.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 166553821X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
After the death of his father, a sixteen year old teen goes to live with his estranged Grandmother in his father’s hometown of Blue Ridge, Georgia. When the teen feels like his life took a turn for the worst, the other teens of the small town show him a new way of living through one of his passions of American Muscle cars. Through two former racers of the town five local teenagers and the new kid engage in a live circuit of street racing in the middle of the night while their parents are sleeping. In addition to the new kid, the local teens all come with a story whether its child abandonment, Newly found sexuality, toxic relationships, overcoming adversity, money and sex. Will these teens be able to keep the secret of illegal racing from their parents or will their new adventure cost the expense of their own lives.
Want
Author: Pat W Hendersen
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 144613878X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 144613878X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Oddity
Author: Eli Brown
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536211974
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
The daughter of a murdered physician vows to protect the magical Oddity he left behind in an alternate nineteenth century where a failed Louisiana Purchase has locked a young Unified States into conflict with France. It’s the early 1800s, and Clover travels the impoverished borderlands of the Unified States with her father, a physician. See to the body before you, he teaches her, but Clover can’t help becoming distracted by bigger things, including the coming war between the US and France, ignited by a failed Louisiana Purchase, and the terrifying vermin, cobbled together from dead animals and spare parts, who patrol the woods. Most of all, she is consumed with interest for Oddities, ordinary objects with extraordinary abilities, such as a Teapot that makes endless amounts of tea and an Ice Hook that freezes everything it touches. Clover’s father has always disapproved of Oddities, but when he is murdered, Clover embarks on a perilous mission to protect the one secret Oddity he left behind. And as she uncovers the truth about her parents and her past, Clover emerges as a powerful agent of history. Here is an action-filled American fantasy of alternate history to rival the great British fantasies in ideas and scope.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536211974
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
The daughter of a murdered physician vows to protect the magical Oddity he left behind in an alternate nineteenth century where a failed Louisiana Purchase has locked a young Unified States into conflict with France. It’s the early 1800s, and Clover travels the impoverished borderlands of the Unified States with her father, a physician. See to the body before you, he teaches her, but Clover can’t help becoming distracted by bigger things, including the coming war between the US and France, ignited by a failed Louisiana Purchase, and the terrifying vermin, cobbled together from dead animals and spare parts, who patrol the woods. Most of all, she is consumed with interest for Oddities, ordinary objects with extraordinary abilities, such as a Teapot that makes endless amounts of tea and an Ice Hook that freezes everything it touches. Clover’s father has always disapproved of Oddities, but when he is murdered, Clover embarks on a perilous mission to protect the one secret Oddity he left behind. And as she uncovers the truth about her parents and her past, Clover emerges as a powerful agent of history. Here is an action-filled American fantasy of alternate history to rival the great British fantasies in ideas and scope.
It's Gone Dark Over Bill's Mother's
Author: Lisa Blower
Publisher: Myriad Editions
ISBN: 1912408171
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Lisa Blower celebrates her characters with stories that they wouldn't want told. She makes the bleak funny, in a voice reminiscent of Alan Bennett, and strikes a new chord in regional and working-class fiction. With a sharp eye and tough warmth, Lisa Blower brings to life the silent histories and harsh realities of those living on the margins. The matriarch dominates these award-winning stories in Lisa Blower's debut collection. From the wise, witty and outspoken Nan of 'Broken Crockery', who has lived and worked in Stoke-on-Trent for all of her 92 years, never owning a passport, to happy hooker Ruthie in 'The Land of Make Believe' or young mum Roxanne in 'The Cherry Tree', she appears in many shapes and forms, and always with a stoicism that is hard to break down. The title is a Potteries saying that means it's looking a bit bleak, a little like rain.
Publisher: Myriad Editions
ISBN: 1912408171
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Lisa Blower celebrates her characters with stories that they wouldn't want told. She makes the bleak funny, in a voice reminiscent of Alan Bennett, and strikes a new chord in regional and working-class fiction. With a sharp eye and tough warmth, Lisa Blower brings to life the silent histories and harsh realities of those living on the margins. The matriarch dominates these award-winning stories in Lisa Blower's debut collection. From the wise, witty and outspoken Nan of 'Broken Crockery', who has lived and worked in Stoke-on-Trent for all of her 92 years, never owning a passport, to happy hooker Ruthie in 'The Land of Make Believe' or young mum Roxanne in 'The Cherry Tree', she appears in many shapes and forms, and always with a stoicism that is hard to break down. The title is a Potteries saying that means it's looking a bit bleak, a little like rain.