Author: Simon French
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN: 0763662798
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
When the new, strange kid at school turns out to be Kieran's cousin, Kieran will have to choose between fitting in with the other kids and standing up for his cousin against the kids that bully him.
My Cousin's Keeper
Author: Simon French
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN: 0763662798
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
When the new, strange kid at school turns out to be Kieran's cousin, Kieran will have to choose between fitting in with the other kids and standing up for his cousin against the kids that bully him.
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN: 0763662798
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
When the new, strange kid at school turns out to be Kieran's cousin, Kieran will have to choose between fitting in with the other kids and standing up for his cousin against the kids that bully him.
Cousins
Author: Clarence Mike Dunaway
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490780556
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
Two cousins, Carrie and Connor, were born next door to each other and remained that way through high school and beyond. At the age of nine, a girl named Rebecca (who was the same age as the cousins) was raped and tossed off along the highway. She did well recovering from the trauma; however, she fell far behind in her academics. Carrie found a way to help Rebecca where adults failed. As more time progressed, Rebecca and Connor fall in love. However, Connor treated her as though she was made of glass, making their relationship difficult at best. In the book, there are three attempted murdersone by arson, another by poison and blunt-force trauma, and another one as a successful bullet through the brain. There are many twist and turns. When Rebecca finds out who her rapist is and is forced to go before a line up and again faces him in court, to her, it was almost like the rape trauma all over again.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490780556
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
Two cousins, Carrie and Connor, were born next door to each other and remained that way through high school and beyond. At the age of nine, a girl named Rebecca (who was the same age as the cousins) was raped and tossed off along the highway. She did well recovering from the trauma; however, she fell far behind in her academics. Carrie found a way to help Rebecca where adults failed. As more time progressed, Rebecca and Connor fall in love. However, Connor treated her as though she was made of glass, making their relationship difficult at best. In the book, there are three attempted murdersone by arson, another by poison and blunt-force trauma, and another one as a successful bullet through the brain. There are many twist and turns. When Rebecca finds out who her rapist is and is forced to go before a line up and again faces him in court, to her, it was almost like the rape trauma all over again.
Secret Keeper
Author: Mitali Perkins
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0375891870
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
From National Book Award finalist, Mitali Perkins, comes a dramatic tale about a displaced Indian family in the 1970s. When Asha’s father loses his job and leaves India to look for work in America, Asha Gupta, her older sister, Reet, and their mother must wait with Baba’s brother and his family, as well as their grandmother, in Calcutta. Uncle is welcoming, but in a country steeped in tradition, the three women must abide by his decisions. Asha knows this is temporary—just until Baba sends for them. But with scant savings and time passing, the tension builds: Ma, prone to spells of sadness, finds it hard to submit to her mother- and sister-in-law; Reet’s beauty attracts unwanted marriage proposals; and Asha's promise to take care of Ma and Reet leads to impulsive behavior. Asha’s only solace is her rooftop hideaway, where she pours her heart out in her diary, and where she begins a clandestine friendship with Jay Sen, the boy next door—against the rules of the house. Asha can hardly believe that she, and not Reet, is the object of Jay’s attention. But when tragedy strikes, Asha must make a painful choice that will change their lives forever “Well-developed characters, funny dialogue, and the authentic depiction of spunky Asha's longing for romance and female self-determination, set in a culture that restrains women's choices, make this book an attractive pick.”—School Library Journal "Achingly realistic."—Kirkus "An intimate and absorbing drama.”—Publisher's Weekly "Heartbreaking and hopeful." —ALA Booklist
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0375891870
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
From National Book Award finalist, Mitali Perkins, comes a dramatic tale about a displaced Indian family in the 1970s. When Asha’s father loses his job and leaves India to look for work in America, Asha Gupta, her older sister, Reet, and their mother must wait with Baba’s brother and his family, as well as their grandmother, in Calcutta. Uncle is welcoming, but in a country steeped in tradition, the three women must abide by his decisions. Asha knows this is temporary—just until Baba sends for them. But with scant savings and time passing, the tension builds: Ma, prone to spells of sadness, finds it hard to submit to her mother- and sister-in-law; Reet’s beauty attracts unwanted marriage proposals; and Asha's promise to take care of Ma and Reet leads to impulsive behavior. Asha’s only solace is her rooftop hideaway, where she pours her heart out in her diary, and where she begins a clandestine friendship with Jay Sen, the boy next door—against the rules of the house. Asha can hardly believe that she, and not Reet, is the object of Jay’s attention. But when tragedy strikes, Asha must make a painful choice that will change their lives forever “Well-developed characters, funny dialogue, and the authentic depiction of spunky Asha's longing for romance and female self-determination, set in a culture that restrains women's choices, make this book an attractive pick.”—School Library Journal "Achingly realistic."—Kirkus "An intimate and absorbing drama.”—Publisher's Weekly "Heartbreaking and hopeful." —ALA Booklist
Cuba (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize)
Author: Ada Ferrer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501154575
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE IN HISTORY “Full of…lively insights and lucid prose” (The Wall Street Journal) an epic, sweeping history of Cuba and its complex ties to the United States—from before the arrival of Columbus to the present day—written by one of the world’s leading historians of Cuba. In 1961, at the height of the Cold War, the United States severed diplomatic relations with Cuba, where a momentous revolution had taken power three years earlier. For more than half a century, the stand-off continued—through the tenure of ten American presidents and the fifty-year rule of Fidel Castro. His death in 2016, and the retirement of his brother and successor Raúl Castro in 2021, have spurred questions about the country’s future. Meanwhile, politics in Washington—Barack Obama’s opening to the island, Donald Trump’s reversal of that policy, and the election of Joe Biden—have made the relationship between the two nations a subject of debate once more. Now, award-winning historian Ada Ferrer delivers an “important” (The Guardian) and moving chronicle that demands a new reckoning with both the island’s past and its relationship with the United States. Spanning more than five centuries, Cuba: An American History provides us with a front-row seat as we witness the evolution of the modern nation, with its dramatic record of conquest and colonization, of slavery and freedom, of independence and revolutions made and unmade. Along the way, Ferrer explores the sometimes surprising, often troubled intimacy between the two countries, documenting not only the influence of the United States on Cuba but also the many ways the island has been a recurring presence in US affairs. This is a story that will give Americans unexpected insights into the history of their own nation and, in so doing, help them imagine a new relationship with Cuba; “readers will close [this] fascinating book with a sense of hope” (The Economist). Filled with rousing stories and characters, and drawing on more than thirty years of research in Cuba, Spain, and the United States—as well as the author’s own extensive travel to the island over the same period—this is a stunning and monumental account like no other.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501154575
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE IN HISTORY “Full of…lively insights and lucid prose” (The Wall Street Journal) an epic, sweeping history of Cuba and its complex ties to the United States—from before the arrival of Columbus to the present day—written by one of the world’s leading historians of Cuba. In 1961, at the height of the Cold War, the United States severed diplomatic relations with Cuba, where a momentous revolution had taken power three years earlier. For more than half a century, the stand-off continued—through the tenure of ten American presidents and the fifty-year rule of Fidel Castro. His death in 2016, and the retirement of his brother and successor Raúl Castro in 2021, have spurred questions about the country’s future. Meanwhile, politics in Washington—Barack Obama’s opening to the island, Donald Trump’s reversal of that policy, and the election of Joe Biden—have made the relationship between the two nations a subject of debate once more. Now, award-winning historian Ada Ferrer delivers an “important” (The Guardian) and moving chronicle that demands a new reckoning with both the island’s past and its relationship with the United States. Spanning more than five centuries, Cuba: An American History provides us with a front-row seat as we witness the evolution of the modern nation, with its dramatic record of conquest and colonization, of slavery and freedom, of independence and revolutions made and unmade. Along the way, Ferrer explores the sometimes surprising, often troubled intimacy between the two countries, documenting not only the influence of the United States on Cuba but also the many ways the island has been a recurring presence in US affairs. This is a story that will give Americans unexpected insights into the history of their own nation and, in so doing, help them imagine a new relationship with Cuba; “readers will close [this] fascinating book with a sense of hope” (The Economist). Filled with rousing stories and characters, and drawing on more than thirty years of research in Cuba, Spain, and the United States—as well as the author’s own extensive travel to the island over the same period—this is a stunning and monumental account like no other.
A Dozen Cousins
Author: Lori Haskins Houran
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781454910626
Category : Cousins
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Although her younger cousins--all boys--like to play tricks on her, nine-year-old Anna takes it all in stride.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781454910626
Category : Cousins
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Although her younger cousins--all boys--like to play tricks on her, nine-year-old Anna takes it all in stride.
Keeper of the Moon (The Keepers: L.A., Book 3) (Mills & Boon Nocturne)
Author: Harley Jane Kozak
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 147200664X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
There’s a fine line between lust...and love Lust.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 147200664X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
There’s a fine line between lust...and love Lust.
Keeper of the Night
Author: Heather Graham
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460300890
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
New Keeper Rhiannon Gryffald has her peacekeeping duties cut out for her—because in Hollywood, it's hard to tell the actors from the werewolves, bloodsuckers and shape-shifters. Then Rhiannon hears about a string of murders that bear all the hallmarks of a vampire serial killer, and she must confront her greatest challenge yet. Together with Elven detective Brodie McKay, they head to Laurel Canyon, epicenter of the danger, where they uncover a plot that may forever alter the face of human-paranormal relations.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460300890
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
New Keeper Rhiannon Gryffald has her peacekeeping duties cut out for her—because in Hollywood, it's hard to tell the actors from the werewolves, bloodsuckers and shape-shifters. Then Rhiannon hears about a string of murders that bear all the hallmarks of a vampire serial killer, and she must confront her greatest challenge yet. Together with Elven detective Brodie McKay, they head to Laurel Canyon, epicenter of the danger, where they uncover a plot that may forever alter the face of human-paranormal relations.
Keeper of the Night & The Keepers
Author: Heather Graham
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373837860
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 535
Book Description
Three sisters balance the responsibilities of their birthrights, including new Keeper Rhiannon, who investigates a string of murders that may be the work of a vampire serial killer.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373837860
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 535
Book Description
Three sisters balance the responsibilities of their birthrights, including new Keeper Rhiannon, who investigates a string of murders that may be the work of a vampire serial killer.
Her Cousin's Keeper
Author: Danica N. Williams
Publisher: Dnw Publishing
ISBN: 9780984001774
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The days leading up to Candace Coleman's wedding are hectic to say the least. Work, dress fittings, wedding rehearsal, holiday shopping, and being a mommy have her running ragged. Reports that her fiance-, NBA rookie Michael Marshall, has been arrested while at an away game bring Candace's dream of a happy future with the man she loves crashing down around her. Ayana, the eldest of the Coleman cousins, rides a very high horse. Men have always been drawn to her, but none of her many conquests have managed to capture her heart. Though she's a big fan of being tied down (under the right circumstances), she refuses to be tied down to any one man- until she meets the one man who, miraculously, isn't mesmerized by her beauty or her other assets. All she wants to do during her winter break is keep her cousin Candace from making a huge mistake by marrying Michael Marshall In her mind, Nicola Coleman has never been able to measure up to her older and prettier cousins, who have never been without a man at their sides. Coming home for the holidays is not something that she is looking forward to, especially since she just broke up with her boyfriend in a public scene that could have gotten her expelled from school. More like sisters than cousins, Nicola, Candace, and Ayana are each other 's companions, confidants, protectors, and at times each other 's antagonists.
Publisher: Dnw Publishing
ISBN: 9780984001774
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The days leading up to Candace Coleman's wedding are hectic to say the least. Work, dress fittings, wedding rehearsal, holiday shopping, and being a mommy have her running ragged. Reports that her fiance-, NBA rookie Michael Marshall, has been arrested while at an away game bring Candace's dream of a happy future with the man she loves crashing down around her. Ayana, the eldest of the Coleman cousins, rides a very high horse. Men have always been drawn to her, but none of her many conquests have managed to capture her heart. Though she's a big fan of being tied down (under the right circumstances), she refuses to be tied down to any one man- until she meets the one man who, miraculously, isn't mesmerized by her beauty or her other assets. All she wants to do during her winter break is keep her cousin Candace from making a huge mistake by marrying Michael Marshall In her mind, Nicola Coleman has never been able to measure up to her older and prettier cousins, who have never been without a man at their sides. Coming home for the holidays is not something that she is looking forward to, especially since she just broke up with her boyfriend in a public scene that could have gotten her expelled from school. More like sisters than cousins, Nicola, Candace, and Ayana are each other 's companions, confidants, protectors, and at times each other 's antagonists.
A Tale of Two Cousins
Author: Katie Macalister
Publisher: Keeper Shelf Books
ISBN: 1945961538
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Being a princess doesn’t guarantee a fairytale happily ever after… Thyra Beck may be a bona fide princess, but she doesn’t belong in the world of sexy Greek Billionaires like Dmitri Papaioannou. And she definitely wouldn’t risk achieving her life’s dream by giving in to temptation. Not with her crazy competition trying to eliminate her. Dmitri’s life is exactly the way he likes: controlled, orderly, and without any complications. Then a desperate princess and her big orange cat fall into his life, and chaos ensues…a deliciously intriguing chaos that Dmitri isn’t sure he can resist. Will Thyra fight for the position she was born to claim…or give in to the happiness that only Dmitri can provide? A TALE OF TWO COUSINS by New York Times bestselling author Katie MacAlister will leave you swooning after Dmitri, cheering on Thyra, and yearning for a sexy Greek all your own. Dive into the fast, funny Papaioannou romcom series today!
Publisher: Keeper Shelf Books
ISBN: 1945961538
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Being a princess doesn’t guarantee a fairytale happily ever after… Thyra Beck may be a bona fide princess, but she doesn’t belong in the world of sexy Greek Billionaires like Dmitri Papaioannou. And she definitely wouldn’t risk achieving her life’s dream by giving in to temptation. Not with her crazy competition trying to eliminate her. Dmitri’s life is exactly the way he likes: controlled, orderly, and without any complications. Then a desperate princess and her big orange cat fall into his life, and chaos ensues…a deliciously intriguing chaos that Dmitri isn’t sure he can resist. Will Thyra fight for the position she was born to claim…or give in to the happiness that only Dmitri can provide? A TALE OF TWO COUSINS by New York Times bestselling author Katie MacAlister will leave you swooning after Dmitri, cheering on Thyra, and yearning for a sexy Greek all your own. Dive into the fast, funny Papaioannou romcom series today!