Author: Moritz Petz
Publisher: NorthSouth Books
ISBN: 9780735842090
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"This sweet Swiss import gives a fresh take on altruism and friendship."–Booklist Badger decides to give himself a treat and only do things that he enjoys! But from the moment he gets out of bed and nearly knocks over his lamp, everything goes wrong. When he visits each of his friends, he discovers something surprising . . . Could everyone be having a miserable day? But Badger’s biggest surprise of all happens when he gets back home.
The Day Everything Went Wrong
Author: Moritz Petz
Publisher: NorthSouth Books
ISBN: 9780735842090
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"This sweet Swiss import gives a fresh take on altruism and friendship."–Booklist Badger decides to give himself a treat and only do things that he enjoys! But from the moment he gets out of bed and nearly knocks over his lamp, everything goes wrong. When he visits each of his friends, he discovers something surprising . . . Could everyone be having a miserable day? But Badger’s biggest surprise of all happens when he gets back home.
Publisher: NorthSouth Books
ISBN: 9780735842090
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"This sweet Swiss import gives a fresh take on altruism and friendship."–Booklist Badger decides to give himself a treat and only do things that he enjoys! But from the moment he gets out of bed and nearly knocks over his lamp, everything goes wrong. When he visits each of his friends, he discovers something surprising . . . Could everyone be having a miserable day? But Badger’s biggest surprise of all happens when he gets back home.
One Day Everything Went Wrong
Author: Elizabeth Vreeken
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780695465506
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
One Saturday everything goes wrong for Billy. The cream he is whipping turns to butter and he pulls the flowers instead of the weeds when he is working in the yard.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780695465506
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
One Saturday everything goes wrong for Billy. The cream he is whipping turns to butter and he pulls the flowers instead of the weeds when he is working in the yard.
One Day I Will Write About This Place
Author: Binyavanga Wainaina
Publisher: Graywolf Press
ISBN: 1555970346
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
*A New York Times Notable Book* *A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice* *A Publishers Weekly Top Ten Book of the Year* Binyavanga Wainaina tumbled through his middle-class Kenyan childhood out of kilter with the world around him. This world came to him as a chaos of loud and colorful sounds: the hair dryers at his mother's beauty parlor, black mamba bicycle bells, mechanics in Nairobi, the music of Michael Jackson—all punctuated by the infectious laughter of his brother and sister, Jimmy and Ciru. He could fall in with their patterns, but it would take him a while to carve out his own. In this vivid and compelling debut memoir, Wainaina takes us through his school days, his mother's religious period, his failed attempt to study in South Africa as a computer programmer, a moving family reunion in Uganda, and his travels around Kenya. The landscape in front of him always claims his main attention, but he also evokes the shifting political scene that unsettles his views on family, tribe, and nationhood. Throughout, reading is his refuge and his solace. And when, in 2002, a writing prize comes through, the door is opened for him to pursue the career that perhaps had been beckoning all along. A series of fascinating international reporting assignments follow. Finally he circles back to a Kenya in the throes of postelection violence and finds he is not the only one questioning the old certainties. Resolutely avoiding stereotype and cliché, Wainaina paints every scene in One Day I Will Write About This Place with a highly distinctive and hugely memorable brush.
Publisher: Graywolf Press
ISBN: 1555970346
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
*A New York Times Notable Book* *A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice* *A Publishers Weekly Top Ten Book of the Year* Binyavanga Wainaina tumbled through his middle-class Kenyan childhood out of kilter with the world around him. This world came to him as a chaos of loud and colorful sounds: the hair dryers at his mother's beauty parlor, black mamba bicycle bells, mechanics in Nairobi, the music of Michael Jackson—all punctuated by the infectious laughter of his brother and sister, Jimmy and Ciru. He could fall in with their patterns, but it would take him a while to carve out his own. In this vivid and compelling debut memoir, Wainaina takes us through his school days, his mother's religious period, his failed attempt to study in South Africa as a computer programmer, a moving family reunion in Uganda, and his travels around Kenya. The landscape in front of him always claims his main attention, but he also evokes the shifting political scene that unsettles his views on family, tribe, and nationhood. Throughout, reading is his refuge and his solace. And when, in 2002, a writing prize comes through, the door is opened for him to pursue the career that perhaps had been beckoning all along. A series of fascinating international reporting assignments follow. Finally he circles back to a Kenya in the throes of postelection violence and finds he is not the only one questioning the old certainties. Resolutely avoiding stereotype and cliché, Wainaina paints every scene in One Day I Will Write About This Place with a highly distinctive and hugely memorable brush.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Author: Judith Viorst
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416985956
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Recounts the events of a day when everything goes wrong for Alexander. Suggested level: junior, primary.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416985956
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Recounts the events of a day when everything goes wrong for Alexander. Suggested level: junior, primary.
When Everything Went Wrong
Author: Max Temporelli
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 152488846X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Did you know? Some of the world's greatest inventions started off as failures! Inventions like Coca-Cola, shoes, and vacuum cleaners were actually mistakes. Told in a mixture of comic panels and prose, this gorgeous book shares the stories of 10 of these fabulous inventions. Thomas Edison famously said, “I have not failed once at making a light bulb, I have simply found ninety-nine ways of not making ones.” In When Everything Went Wrong, readers will read about 10 inventors who persevered. Making mistakes doesn't mean you failed . . . it's all part of the process! Inventors included in this book are: Thomas Edison Jan Matzeliger Guglielmo Marconi Wilson Greatbach James Dyson Margarete Steiff Stephanie Louis Kwolek Charles Goodyear Percy Spencer John Stith Pemberton Kids will love all the fun facts and true stories in this book, told in both prose and comic form!
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 152488846X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Did you know? Some of the world's greatest inventions started off as failures! Inventions like Coca-Cola, shoes, and vacuum cleaners were actually mistakes. Told in a mixture of comic panels and prose, this gorgeous book shares the stories of 10 of these fabulous inventions. Thomas Edison famously said, “I have not failed once at making a light bulb, I have simply found ninety-nine ways of not making ones.” In When Everything Went Wrong, readers will read about 10 inventors who persevered. Making mistakes doesn't mean you failed . . . it's all part of the process! Inventors included in this book are: Thomas Edison Jan Matzeliger Guglielmo Marconi Wilson Greatbach James Dyson Margarete Steiff Stephanie Louis Kwolek Charles Goodyear Percy Spencer John Stith Pemberton Kids will love all the fun facts and true stories in this book, told in both prose and comic form!
Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong
Author: Kelly G. Wilson
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
ISBN: 1572247118
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Wilson and Dufrene help readers foster the flexibility they need to keep from succumbing to the avoidable forces of anxiety, and open themselves to the often uncomfortable complexities and possibilities of life.
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
ISBN: 1572247118
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Wilson and Dufrene help readers foster the flexibility they need to keep from succumbing to the avoidable forces of anxiety, and open themselves to the often uncomfortable complexities and possibilities of life.
The Great Fire
Author: Jim Murphy
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338113534
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
The Great Fire of 1871 was one of most colossal disasters in American history. Overnight, the flourshing city of Chicago was transformed into a smoldering wasteland. The damage was so profound that few people believed the city could ever rise again.By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with the carefully researched history of Chicago and the disaster, Jim Murphy constructs a riveting narrative that recreates the event with drama and immediacy. And finally, he reveals how, even in a time of deepest dispair, the human spirit triumphed, as the people of Chicago found the courage and strength to build their city once again.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338113534
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
The Great Fire of 1871 was one of most colossal disasters in American history. Overnight, the flourshing city of Chicago was transformed into a smoldering wasteland. The damage was so profound that few people believed the city could ever rise again.By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with the carefully researched history of Chicago and the disaster, Jim Murphy constructs a riveting narrative that recreates the event with drama and immediacy. And finally, he reveals how, even in a time of deepest dispair, the human spirit triumphed, as the people of Chicago found the courage and strength to build their city once again.
The Lucky Grub
Author:
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1435729633
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1435729633
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Adelaide Rainbow Bridge
Author: Anja Grafton
Publisher: Europa Edizioni
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
When Kayley and her brother Stephen decide to buy and renovate an old house near the beach in west Adelaide, murder was the last thing on either of their minds. The body found under their newly built patio changes everything. It turns out to be Stephen’s ex-fiancé. To make matters worse when interviewed by the police a connection is found between Stephen and another murdered victim, his former teacher. With Stephen arrested, Kayley struggles to complete the renovations and clear her brother of murder. All this started after Adam ran into Kayley, the girl he believed he was in love with 13 years ago. This chance meeting starts a sequence of murderous events. In his twisted mind, Adam sets about killing those he believes stand in his way of claiming his prize - Kayley. This is where Matthew appears like a guardian angel. His father Adam convinces him that this is the chance he has been waiting for to rebuild a friendship and repair an old wound with Stephen. However, Adam is playing a darker game. As he kills one person after the other, an idea enters his mind he believes is so brilliant, make Stephen the fall guy. Kayley and her siblings set a trap against police advice. They manage to capture Matthew, but Kayley is kidnapped in the process. For three days Adam holds her in his basement, dreaming of their upcoming wedding and their new life together. Believing she is finally ready and willing to marry him, he showers her with a lavish dinner he made. It is during this meal she manages to escape into the arms of the police. When the police have him in custody, they realize he will never set foot in a courtroom. Anja Grafton was born in Germany and moved to Australia when she was five years old. She lived in several states in Australia including NWS, Vic, and now SA. She completed her BA in humanities in 1989, followed by her Secondary Teaching Degree in 1990, her BA in Creative Writing in 1996 and her Masters in Creative Writing in 1997. She also played in the Navy Reserve Band in SA for eight years and enjoyed every moment. She has always had pets either cats or dogs or both and she is, at present, the Rally Instructor at the Woodville Dog Club where her fourteen and half year-old Kelpie – Fox Terrier Cross called Sam, helps her instruct her students. She enjoys walking, reading, writing, drawing and playing the flute. She loves living in the west of Adelaide and walking along the beaches.
Publisher: Europa Edizioni
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
When Kayley and her brother Stephen decide to buy and renovate an old house near the beach in west Adelaide, murder was the last thing on either of their minds. The body found under their newly built patio changes everything. It turns out to be Stephen’s ex-fiancé. To make matters worse when interviewed by the police a connection is found between Stephen and another murdered victim, his former teacher. With Stephen arrested, Kayley struggles to complete the renovations and clear her brother of murder. All this started after Adam ran into Kayley, the girl he believed he was in love with 13 years ago. This chance meeting starts a sequence of murderous events. In his twisted mind, Adam sets about killing those he believes stand in his way of claiming his prize - Kayley. This is where Matthew appears like a guardian angel. His father Adam convinces him that this is the chance he has been waiting for to rebuild a friendship and repair an old wound with Stephen. However, Adam is playing a darker game. As he kills one person after the other, an idea enters his mind he believes is so brilliant, make Stephen the fall guy. Kayley and her siblings set a trap against police advice. They manage to capture Matthew, but Kayley is kidnapped in the process. For three days Adam holds her in his basement, dreaming of their upcoming wedding and their new life together. Believing she is finally ready and willing to marry him, he showers her with a lavish dinner he made. It is during this meal she manages to escape into the arms of the police. When the police have him in custody, they realize he will never set foot in a courtroom. Anja Grafton was born in Germany and moved to Australia when she was five years old. She lived in several states in Australia including NWS, Vic, and now SA. She completed her BA in humanities in 1989, followed by her Secondary Teaching Degree in 1990, her BA in Creative Writing in 1996 and her Masters in Creative Writing in 1997. She also played in the Navy Reserve Band in SA for eight years and enjoyed every moment. She has always had pets either cats or dogs or both and she is, at present, the Rally Instructor at the Woodville Dog Club where her fourteen and half year-old Kelpie – Fox Terrier Cross called Sam, helps her instruct her students. She enjoys walking, reading, writing, drawing and playing the flute. She loves living in the west of Adelaide and walking along the beaches.
Everything Happens for a Reason
Author: Kate Bowler
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0399592075
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A meditation on sense-making when there’s no sense to be made, on letting go when we can’t hold on, and on being unafraid even when we’re terrified.”—Lucy Kalanithi “Belongs on the shelf alongside other terrific books about this difficult subject, like Paul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air and Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal.”—Bill Gates NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE Kate Bowler is a professor at Duke Divinity School with a modest Christian upbringing, but she specializes in the study of the prosperity gospel, a creed that sees fortune as a blessing from God and misfortune as a mark of God’s disapproval. At thirty-five, everything in her life seems to point toward “blessing.” She is thriving in her job, married to her high school sweetheart, and loves life with her newborn son. Then she is diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. The prospect of her own mortality forces Kate to realize that she has been tacitly subscribing to the prosperity gospel, living with the conviction that she can control the shape of her life with “a surge of determination.” Even as this type of Christianity celebrates the American can-do spirit, it implies that if you “can’t do” and succumb to illness or misfortune, you are a failure. Kate is very sick, and no amount of positive thinking will shrink her tumors. What does it mean to die, she wonders, in a society that insists everything happens for a reason? Kate is stripped of this certainty only to discover that without it, life is hard but beautiful in a way it never has been before. Frank and funny, dark and wise, Kate Bowler pulls the reader deeply into her life in an account she populates affectionately with a colorful, often hilarious retinue of friends, mega-church preachers, relatives, and doctors. Everything Happens for a Reason tells her story, offering up her irreverent, hard-won observations on dying and the ways it has taught her to live. Praise for Everything Happens for a Reason “I fell hard and fast for Kate Bowler. Her writing is naked, elegant, and gripping—she’s like a Christian Joan Didion. I left Kate’s story feeling more present, more grateful, and a hell of a lot less alone. And what else is art for?”—Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love Warrior and president of Together Rising
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0399592075
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A meditation on sense-making when there’s no sense to be made, on letting go when we can’t hold on, and on being unafraid even when we’re terrified.”—Lucy Kalanithi “Belongs on the shelf alongside other terrific books about this difficult subject, like Paul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air and Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal.”—Bill Gates NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE Kate Bowler is a professor at Duke Divinity School with a modest Christian upbringing, but she specializes in the study of the prosperity gospel, a creed that sees fortune as a blessing from God and misfortune as a mark of God’s disapproval. At thirty-five, everything in her life seems to point toward “blessing.” She is thriving in her job, married to her high school sweetheart, and loves life with her newborn son. Then she is diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. The prospect of her own mortality forces Kate to realize that she has been tacitly subscribing to the prosperity gospel, living with the conviction that she can control the shape of her life with “a surge of determination.” Even as this type of Christianity celebrates the American can-do spirit, it implies that if you “can’t do” and succumb to illness or misfortune, you are a failure. Kate is very sick, and no amount of positive thinking will shrink her tumors. What does it mean to die, she wonders, in a society that insists everything happens for a reason? Kate is stripped of this certainty only to discover that without it, life is hard but beautiful in a way it never has been before. Frank and funny, dark and wise, Kate Bowler pulls the reader deeply into her life in an account she populates affectionately with a colorful, often hilarious retinue of friends, mega-church preachers, relatives, and doctors. Everything Happens for a Reason tells her story, offering up her irreverent, hard-won observations on dying and the ways it has taught her to live. Praise for Everything Happens for a Reason “I fell hard and fast for Kate Bowler. Her writing is naked, elegant, and gripping—she’s like a Christian Joan Didion. I left Kate’s story feeling more present, more grateful, and a hell of a lot less alone. And what else is art for?”—Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love Warrior and president of Together Rising