Author: Tamora Pierce
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439120293
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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A girl disguises herself as a boy to train as a knight in this first book in Tamora Pierce’s Margaret A. Edwards Award–winning young adult series—now with a new look! From now on, I’m Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. I’ll be a knight. In a time when girls are forbidden to be warriors, Alanna of Trebond wants nothing more than to be a knight of the realm of Tortall. So she finds a way to switch places with her twin brother, Thom, and, disguised as a boy, begins her training as a page at the palace of King Roald. But the road to knighthood, as she discovers, is not an easy one. Alanna must master weapons, combat, and magic, as well as polite behavior, her temper, and even her own heart. So begin Alanna’s adventures—filled with swords and sorcery, adventure and intrigue, good and evil—that will lead to the fulfillment of her dreams and make her a legend in the land.
Author: Bob Ellis
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1496991834
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 327
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Alana Dorset was savagely raped. Zania, Fedilia and others, by chance, become her bonded friends. Each has a story to tell about the lengths men had gone to use them, harm them and even murder those women unable to defend against them. Is it right that because of their undeniable beauty, they should become targets? The women all have the same question ... should those men pay? The power of woman is, more often than not, underestimated by men. When they decide to fight back, men had better run for the hills.
Author: Alana Washington
Publisher: Windmill Books
ISBN: 9781538394342
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Finney is a fox on a mission--to write his own book! He's got plenty of ideas, so surely it won't be too hard. But as he runs his ideas past his friend, he realizes that his ideas aren't original. Disheartened, Finney almost gives up. Then he realizes that the best story he can tell is his own story. This book about originality and perseverance is sure to relate to readers who love to create.
Author: Victoria Christopher Murray
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439194262
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418
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From the bestselling author of The Personal Librarian, comes a story of a young couple who, when confronted with financial troubles, is faced with the question—what would you do for five million dollars? Adam and Evia Langston have lived in their own little garden of Eden since the two married at the age of seventeen. Working their way up from the humblest of beginnings, the Langstons have thrived beyond anything they could have ever imagined. Now they live in the finest home, drive the best cars, and indulge in all the trimmings that signify their massive success. But then the recession hits and rips apart the family’s financial stability. Unable to support their three children and other relatives, Adam and Evia find themselves drowning in financial trouble and teetering on the brink of complete disaster. With nowhere to turn, the Langstons have no idea what to do. Until Shay-Shaunté, Evia’s multimillionaire boss, comes to the Langstons with a five-million-dollar offer that seems so hard to refuse. Will the Langstons make this deal? Or will they recognize that the glitter of five million dollars may be far from gold?
Author: E.l Beth
Publisher: E.l Beth
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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Natalia wanted nothing more than to be with her stepfather. She was obsessed with him and did everything in her power to get his attention. Problem was how to get his attention off her once she had it...
Author: Alana Lentin
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1509535721
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 161
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'Why are you making this about race?' This question is repeated daily in public and in the media. Calling someone racist in these times of mounting white supremacy seems to be a worse insult than racism itself. In our supposedly post-racial society, surely it’s time to stop talking about race? This powerful refutation is a call to notice not just when and how race still matters but when, how and why it is said not to matter. Race critical scholar Alana Lentin argues that society is in urgent need of developing the skills of racial literacy, by jettisoning the idea that race is something and unveiling what race does as a key technology of modern rule, hidden in plain sight. Weaving together international examples, she eviscerates misconceptions such as reverse racism and the newfound acceptability of 'race realism', bursts the 'I’m not racist, but' justification, complicates the common criticisms of identity politics and warns against using concerns about antisemitism as a proxy for antiracism. Dominant voices in society suggest we are talking too much about race. Lentin shows why we actually need to talk about it more and how in doing so we can act to make it matter less.
Author: Pamela Britton
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460313895
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 220
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Broken Cowboy… Trent Anderson's rodeo days are over. Thanks to the car accident that killed his best friend, he will never get on a horse again. But physical therapist Alana McClintock isn't listening to his protestations. She just won't let up—getting under his skin, waking parts of him he thought would sleep forever. He can sense she feels something for him, too. Alana knows Trent's injuries aren't as extensive as he thinks, and with some hard work she's convinced he will ride again. But the problem is convincing Trent. As Alana works with the wounded cowboy, she is drawn to him in a way that is anything but professional. She's determined to help him, though—even if it means he'll walk away from her.
Author: Liz Ryan
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 144478093X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 604
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Shivaun Reilly has had enough. Still reeling from the loss of the only family she ever knew, passionately opposed to the injustices of heartless, Celltic-tiger Ireland, she thinks her heart will break when solid, dependable Ivor - the man she always thought she'd marry - decides to give up his safe career to take new risks in Spain. Then the hospital to which she's given all the devotion a dedicated nurse can bring is abruptly shut, and her ever-helpful lodger Alana finds the perfect solution: a job in America, away from all the politics and disappointments. Shivaun can't wait to go - and in a pretty New England town, she finds a whole new world of optimism and friendship. But neither happiness nor unhappiness is that easy to leave behind. 'Liz Ryan understands not only a woman's heart but a woman's mind' Terry Keane Sunday Times
Author: Elana K. Arnold
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062742345
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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*A 2019 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book* A dark, twisted, unforgettable fairy tale from Elana K. Arnold, author of the National Book Award finalist What Girls Are Made Of The rite has existed for as long as anyone can remember: When the king dies, his son the prince must venture out into the gray lands, slay a fierce dragon, and rescue a damsel to be his bride. This is the way things have always been. When Ama wakes in the arms of Prince Emory, she knows none of this. She has no memory of what came before she was captured by the dragon or what horrors she faced in its lair. She knows only this handsome young man, the story he tells of her rescue, and her destiny of sitting on a throne beside him. It’s all like a dream, like something from a fairy tale. As Ama follows Emory to the kingdom of Harding, however, she discovers that not all is as it seems. There is more to the legends of the dragons and the damsels than anyone knows, and the greatest threats may not be behind her, but around her, now, and closing in.
Author: Michael Oehley
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 129150527X
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 255
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The third novel for young teen readers from the pen of talented author Michael Oehley... another fast-paced, action-packed fantasy science-fiction adventure that will have you turning the pages and begging for more. This is his best yet...When two powerful weapons are stolen from the Starship Súperia, Daren Sáner and friends are sent on a dangerous mission through a black hole to recover them. So begins two whirlwind journeys through time and space to an alien planet called 'Earth' and to medieval Óshéanús, where alchemists have built a portal between worlds. Nothing is what it seems in the past or the present as Daren races against time to stop Súperia's weapons from falling into the wrong hands...
