Author: Holly Webb
Publisher: Nosy Crow
ISBN: 0857631217
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
Izzy's walking Poppy's dog, Billy, by the river. It's horrible, all choked with rubbish. Izzy's imagining how lovely it could be when Billy suddenly jumps in the water and doesn't come up again. Izzy knows she has to fix the river. Billy could have drowned trapped under that old bike. She just needs a little help from her friends...
Izzy's River
Author: Holly Webb
Publisher: Nosy Crow
ISBN: 0857631217
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
Izzy's walking Poppy's dog, Billy, by the river. It's horrible, all choked with rubbish. Izzy's imagining how lovely it could be when Billy suddenly jumps in the water and doesn't come up again. Izzy knows she has to fix the river. Billy could have drowned trapped under that old bike. She just needs a little help from her friends...
Publisher: Nosy Crow
ISBN: 0857631217
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
Izzy's walking Poppy's dog, Billy, by the river. It's horrible, all choked with rubbish. Izzy's imagining how lovely it could be when Billy suddenly jumps in the water and doesn't come up again. Izzy knows she has to fix the river. Billy could have drowned trapped under that old bike. She just needs a little help from her friends...
Positively Izzy
Author: Terri Libenson
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062484982
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Award-winning comics creator and author of the bestselling Invisible Emmie Terri Libenson returns with a companion graphic novel that captures the drama, angst, and humor of middle-school life. Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier, Jennifer Holm, and Victoria Jamieson. Middle school is all about labels. Izzy is the dreamer. There’s nothing Izzy loves more than acting in skits and making up funny stories. The downside? She can never quite focus enough to get her schoolwork done. Bri is the brain. But she wants people to see there’s more to her than just a report card full of As. At the same time, she wishes her mom would accept her the way she is and stop bugging her to “break out of her shell” and join drama club. The girls’ lives converge in unexpected ways on the day of a school talent show, which turns out to be even more dramatic than either Bri or Izzy could have imagined. Plus don't miss Terri Libenson's Invisible Emmie, Just Jaime, and Becoming Brianna!
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062484982
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Award-winning comics creator and author of the bestselling Invisible Emmie Terri Libenson returns with a companion graphic novel that captures the drama, angst, and humor of middle-school life. Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier, Jennifer Holm, and Victoria Jamieson. Middle school is all about labels. Izzy is the dreamer. There’s nothing Izzy loves more than acting in skits and making up funny stories. The downside? She can never quite focus enough to get her schoolwork done. Bri is the brain. But she wants people to see there’s more to her than just a report card full of As. At the same time, she wishes her mom would accept her the way she is and stop bugging her to “break out of her shell” and join drama club. The girls’ lives converge in unexpected ways on the day of a school talent show, which turns out to be even more dramatic than either Bri or Izzy could have imagined. Plus don't miss Terri Libenson's Invisible Emmie, Just Jaime, and Becoming Brianna!
Earth Friends: Fair Fashion
Author: Holly Webb
Publisher: Nosy Crow
ISBN: 1839940182
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Researching her school project on Fairtrade has been a real eye-opener for Maya. She loves clothes and is appalled to find that her favourite sparkly T-shirts are made by poor children in other countries who lead very different lives from her own, privileged one. She knows she must do something about it, but how can she make a difference without revealing her pop star secret to the world? A brilliant series about four friends who know you're never to small to make a big impact! From bestselling author Holly Webb. With cover illustration by Owen Gildersleeve.
Publisher: Nosy Crow
ISBN: 1839940182
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Researching her school project on Fairtrade has been a real eye-opener for Maya. She loves clothes and is appalled to find that her favourite sparkly T-shirts are made by poor children in other countries who lead very different lives from her own, privileged one. She knows she must do something about it, but how can she make a difference without revealing her pop star secret to the world? A brilliant series about four friends who know you're never to small to make a big impact! From bestselling author Holly Webb. With cover illustration by Owen Gildersleeve.
Izzy + Tristan
Author: Shannon Dunlap
Publisher: Poppy
ISBN: 0316415405
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
A classic romantic tale with a modern twist, this dazzling Indies Introduce pick follows two New York teenagers as they secretly fall in love for the first time. Izzy, a practical-minded teen who intends to become a doctor, isn't happy about her recent move from the Lower East Side across the river to Brooklyn. She feels distanced from her family, especially her increasingly incomprehensible twin brother, as well as her new neighborhood. And then she meets Tristan. Tristan is a chess prodigy who lives with his aunt and looks up to his cousin, Marcus, who has watched out for him over the years. When he and Izzy meet one fateful night, together they tumble into a story as old and unstoppable as love itself. In debut author Shannon Dunlap's capable hands, the romance that has enthralled for 800 years is spun new. Told from several points of view, Izzy + Tristan is a love story for the ages and a love story for this very moment. This fast-paced novel is at once a gripping tale of first love and a sprawling epic about the bonds that tie us together and pull us apart and the different cultures and tensions that fill the contemporary American landscape.
Publisher: Poppy
ISBN: 0316415405
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
A classic romantic tale with a modern twist, this dazzling Indies Introduce pick follows two New York teenagers as they secretly fall in love for the first time. Izzy, a practical-minded teen who intends to become a doctor, isn't happy about her recent move from the Lower East Side across the river to Brooklyn. She feels distanced from her family, especially her increasingly incomprehensible twin brother, as well as her new neighborhood. And then she meets Tristan. Tristan is a chess prodigy who lives with his aunt and looks up to his cousin, Marcus, who has watched out for him over the years. When he and Izzy meet one fateful night, together they tumble into a story as old and unstoppable as love itself. In debut author Shannon Dunlap's capable hands, the romance that has enthralled for 800 years is spun new. Told from several points of view, Izzy + Tristan is a love story for the ages and a love story for this very moment. This fast-paced novel is at once a gripping tale of first love and a sprawling epic about the bonds that tie us together and pull us apart and the different cultures and tensions that fill the contemporary American landscape.
Izzy
Author: Pamela K. Keyser
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
David Meers, a young world-class geneticist, accepts a job on an island in the Pacific, from a rich man, Henry FitzWilliam, wanting an heir. He convinces his best friend, John, to come work on the remote island with him. David works on FitzWilliam’s special project and successfully clones a baby from approximately three thousand years ago. The child, Izzy, is a genius, but is he more than that? You, the reader, will be the judge.
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
David Meers, a young world-class geneticist, accepts a job on an island in the Pacific, from a rich man, Henry FitzWilliam, wanting an heir. He convinces his best friend, John, to come work on the remote island with him. David works on FitzWilliam’s special project and successfully clones a baby from approximately three thousand years ago. The child, Izzy, is a genius, but is he more than that? You, the reader, will be the judge.
Twisted River
Author: Siobhan MacDonald
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101991941
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
A gripping debut psychological thriller for fans of The Silent Wife and The Wicked Girls about two families in crisis and a holiday house swap gone terribly wrong “She would never have fit as neatly into the trunk of his own car.” Limerick, Ireland: the O’Brien family’s driveway. American Oscar Harvey opens the trunk of his hosts’ car and finds the body of a woman, beaten and bloody. But let’s start at the beginning. Kate and Mannix O’Brien live by Curragower Falls in Limerick, in a lovely house they can barely afford. Their son Fergus is bullied at school, and their daughter Izzy blames herself, wishing she could protect him. Kate decides that her family needs a vacation, and is convinced her luck’s about to change when she spots a gorgeous Manhattan apartment on a home-exchange website. Hazel and Oscar Harvey and their two children live on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Though they seem successful and happy, Hazel has mysterious bruises, and Oscar is hiding things about his dental practice. They, too, need a change of pace. Hazel has always wanted her children to see her native Limerick, and the house swap offers a perfect chance to soothe two troubled marriages. But this will be anything but a perfect vacation. And the body in the trunk is just the beginning.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101991941
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
A gripping debut psychological thriller for fans of The Silent Wife and The Wicked Girls about two families in crisis and a holiday house swap gone terribly wrong “She would never have fit as neatly into the trunk of his own car.” Limerick, Ireland: the O’Brien family’s driveway. American Oscar Harvey opens the trunk of his hosts’ car and finds the body of a woman, beaten and bloody. But let’s start at the beginning. Kate and Mannix O’Brien live by Curragower Falls in Limerick, in a lovely house they can barely afford. Their son Fergus is bullied at school, and their daughter Izzy blames herself, wishing she could protect him. Kate decides that her family needs a vacation, and is convinced her luck’s about to change when she spots a gorgeous Manhattan apartment on a home-exchange website. Hazel and Oscar Harvey and their two children live on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Though they seem successful and happy, Hazel has mysterious bruises, and Oscar is hiding things about his dental practice. They, too, need a change of pace. Hazel has always wanted her children to see her native Limerick, and the house swap offers a perfect chance to soothe two troubled marriages. But this will be anything but a perfect vacation. And the body in the trunk is just the beginning.
Pebbles and Izzy
Author: Lynette Collins
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1524520047
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Pebbles and Izzy is a collection of small books for children who are just learning to read. The books are full of wonderful characters and amazing little stories to help children find out how much fun reading can be and to help them use their own imaginations as they meet all of Pebble and Izzy's friends and family. The books are full of fun and laugher.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1524520047
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Pebbles and Izzy is a collection of small books for children who are just learning to read. The books are full of wonderful characters and amazing little stories to help children find out how much fun reading can be and to help them use their own imaginations as they meet all of Pebble and Izzy's friends and family. The books are full of fun and laugher.
The Rhapta Key
Author: Urcelia Teixeira
Publisher: Urcelia Teixeira
ISBN: 0639966527
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Romance...adventure...action...Christian values. Everything you'll want for the perfect binge-read! When fear stands between you and your enemy, what do you do? Lara Croft meets Jason Bourne in this pulse-pounding clean adventure thriller where the pages turn themselves! Perfectly brought together with a dash of modern romance and Christian values, this first-in-series sets the stage for an epic clean suspense thriller series! “This is a stupendous, action packed and absolutely terrific archeological thriller. It is such good reading that I would give it more than five stars if possible. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.” “If you have never been on an adventure with Alex Hunt, you are in for a treat!!! There is some history, action, unexpected twist n turns, some lite romance, and a mystery to solve!! I read it in one sitting (had to know what happened next). This is my third book by this author and she has delivered another winner! Give this one a try!! You won’t be disappointed!!” ______________ Raised by two archaeologist parents, Alex Hunt was quite familiar with the dangers that come with adventure. But when death tragically claims her mother’s life, she vows to never partake in another one. Until years later, her father mysteriously disappears. Ill-equipped to face her fears, and as life’s irony often has it, the duty falls upon Alex to solve the mystery and find her missing father. Tasked to go with her, the inexperienced Sam Quinn joins her on an action-packed adventure through the treacherous African Savannah, where an abundance of danger, fear, and heartache confront them head on. As they come face to face with sabotage, crime, and betrayal that will test their inner strength and will to survive, the pair takes on an enemy they never saw coming. If you enjoy reading faith-filled suspense fiction that grips you from the first page, then you will love this inspirational, fast-paced Christian suspense! Full of mystery, twists and turns to keep you guessing until the very end, this first-in-series will not disappoint!
Publisher: Urcelia Teixeira
ISBN: 0639966527
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Romance...adventure...action...Christian values. Everything you'll want for the perfect binge-read! When fear stands between you and your enemy, what do you do? Lara Croft meets Jason Bourne in this pulse-pounding clean adventure thriller where the pages turn themselves! Perfectly brought together with a dash of modern romance and Christian values, this first-in-series sets the stage for an epic clean suspense thriller series! “This is a stupendous, action packed and absolutely terrific archeological thriller. It is such good reading that I would give it more than five stars if possible. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.” “If you have never been on an adventure with Alex Hunt, you are in for a treat!!! There is some history, action, unexpected twist n turns, some lite romance, and a mystery to solve!! I read it in one sitting (had to know what happened next). This is my third book by this author and she has delivered another winner! Give this one a try!! You won’t be disappointed!!” ______________ Raised by two archaeologist parents, Alex Hunt was quite familiar with the dangers that come with adventure. But when death tragically claims her mother’s life, she vows to never partake in another one. Until years later, her father mysteriously disappears. Ill-equipped to face her fears, and as life’s irony often has it, the duty falls upon Alex to solve the mystery and find her missing father. Tasked to go with her, the inexperienced Sam Quinn joins her on an action-packed adventure through the treacherous African Savannah, where an abundance of danger, fear, and heartache confront them head on. As they come face to face with sabotage, crime, and betrayal that will test their inner strength and will to survive, the pair takes on an enemy they never saw coming. If you enjoy reading faith-filled suspense fiction that grips you from the first page, then you will love this inspirational, fast-paced Christian suspense! Full of mystery, twists and turns to keep you guessing until the very end, this first-in-series will not disappoint!
Evette: The River and Me
Author: Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1683371852
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Evette is a nature-lover full of crafty ideas for reusing and upcycling clothes. When she finds a vintage swimsuit in Gran E's closet, she also uncovers a family secret that could explain why her mother's family, which is Black, and her father's, which is White, don't spend time together. When she visits the river where her grandmother used to swim, she realizes how polluted it's become. She rallies her new friends Makena and Maritza along with her whole family for a cleanup day. She's determined to heal the river--and maybe even heal the division in her family. But will it work? The book includes reader questions, an essay by the author on growing up biracial, and ideas for helping the planet and fighting racism.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1683371852
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Evette is a nature-lover full of crafty ideas for reusing and upcycling clothes. When she finds a vintage swimsuit in Gran E's closet, she also uncovers a family secret that could explain why her mother's family, which is Black, and her father's, which is White, don't spend time together. When she visits the river where her grandmother used to swim, she realizes how polluted it's become. She rallies her new friends Makena and Maritza along with her whole family for a cleanup day. She's determined to heal the river--and maybe even heal the division in her family. But will it work? The book includes reader questions, an essay by the author on growing up biracial, and ideas for helping the planet and fighting racism.
Forever Home
Author: Allyson Charles
Publisher: Alice Weiss
ISBN: 1944802401
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Snuggle under your favorite blanket and brew that perfect cup of tea. This small-town, dog-lovers romance is the perfect read for your lazy afternoon. MUST LOVE DOGS — If Bradley had a dating philosophy, that would be it. He learned early in life not to take the little things for granted. Carpe diem is more than just a motto to him; it’s the standard by which he lives his life. Isabelle hasn’t met a plan she doesn’t like, and getting involved with Brad and his rescue shelter full of misfit mutts isn’t in her schedule. Between her job and her young daughter, she doesn’t have time to indulge in puppy love. But when she ends up in a pooch predicament, she and Brad can’t help getting their leashes tangled. Long walks lead to longer kisses. Before Izzy knows it, she’s making new plans, ones that include a house full of squeaky toys and candlelit dinners. But when she learns a trade secret that threatens the existence of Brad’s beloved shelter, she’ll have to choose between doing what’s right for her career, or doing what’s right for her and Brad. Animal attraction might have lit the fire of this relationship, but if it has any chance of surviving, Brad and Izzy are both going to have to learn some new tricks. Forever Home is a must-read for those who love small-town, opposites attract romances filled with heat and furball humor. It’s perfect for fans of Roxanne St. Clair and Jill Shalvis.
Publisher: Alice Weiss
ISBN: 1944802401
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Snuggle under your favorite blanket and brew that perfect cup of tea. This small-town, dog-lovers romance is the perfect read for your lazy afternoon. MUST LOVE DOGS — If Bradley had a dating philosophy, that would be it. He learned early in life not to take the little things for granted. Carpe diem is more than just a motto to him; it’s the standard by which he lives his life. Isabelle hasn’t met a plan she doesn’t like, and getting involved with Brad and his rescue shelter full of misfit mutts isn’t in her schedule. Between her job and her young daughter, she doesn’t have time to indulge in puppy love. But when she ends up in a pooch predicament, she and Brad can’t help getting their leashes tangled. Long walks lead to longer kisses. Before Izzy knows it, she’s making new plans, ones that include a house full of squeaky toys and candlelit dinners. But when she learns a trade secret that threatens the existence of Brad’s beloved shelter, she’ll have to choose between doing what’s right for her career, or doing what’s right for her and Brad. Animal attraction might have lit the fire of this relationship, but if it has any chance of surviving, Brad and Izzy are both going to have to learn some new tricks. Forever Home is a must-read for those who love small-town, opposites attract romances filled with heat and furball humor. It’s perfect for fans of Roxanne St. Clair and Jill Shalvis.