Author: B.J. Hollars
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1599633639
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Compelling stories have the power to generate infinite wonder: It's nearly impossible to imagine how the author began, and yet we sense there's much more beyond the final word. It's this mystery–a combination of inspiration and craft, smoke and mirrors–that makes writing feel momentous. But it can also feel overwhelming, causing us to become small, scared, not quite ready for the "big" rides, such as finishing that story, that novel, and finding the courage to share it with the world. In You Must Be This Tall to Ride, you'll find 20 works of fiction and nonfiction by acclaimed contemporary authors, each offering fresh perspective on ''coming of age'' (a story to which we can all relate), as well as exclusive personal essays and practical exercises.In their own words, these writers grant you a guided tour of craft with unparalleled access to the process behind their creation, including how to: • grow a story from the seed of an image or sentence • allow experiments with language to lead you to plot • turn even the most unlikely characters into heroes • transform raw anecdotes from your own life into compelling fiction and essay Join 20 writers as we grow up and down, taking a rollercoaster ride in stories. You'll not only begin to understand what makes the wheels of a story turn, you'll also gain the tools and strategies to transform lost characters and runaway plots into the greatest show on earth. So go ahead, step right up. Listen for the calliope music, and take your place in line. Your ride has just begun.CONTRIBUTORS: • Steve Almond • Aimee Bender • Kate Bernheimer • Ryan Boudinot • Judy Budnitz • Dan Chaon • Brock Clarke • Michael Czyzniejewski • Stuart Dybek • Michael Martone • Antonya Nelson • Peter Orner • Jack Pendarvis • Benjamin Percy • Andrew Porter • Chad Simpson • George Singleton • Brady Udall • Laura van den Berg • Ryan Van Meter
You Must Be This Tall to Ride
Author: B.J. Hollars
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1599633639
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Compelling stories have the power to generate infinite wonder: It's nearly impossible to imagine how the author began, and yet we sense there's much more beyond the final word. It's this mystery–a combination of inspiration and craft, smoke and mirrors–that makes writing feel momentous. But it can also feel overwhelming, causing us to become small, scared, not quite ready for the "big" rides, such as finishing that story, that novel, and finding the courage to share it with the world. In You Must Be This Tall to Ride, you'll find 20 works of fiction and nonfiction by acclaimed contemporary authors, each offering fresh perspective on ''coming of age'' (a story to which we can all relate), as well as exclusive personal essays and practical exercises.In their own words, these writers grant you a guided tour of craft with unparalleled access to the process behind their creation, including how to: • grow a story from the seed of an image or sentence • allow experiments with language to lead you to plot • turn even the most unlikely characters into heroes • transform raw anecdotes from your own life into compelling fiction and essay Join 20 writers as we grow up and down, taking a rollercoaster ride in stories. You'll not only begin to understand what makes the wheels of a story turn, you'll also gain the tools and strategies to transform lost characters and runaway plots into the greatest show on earth. So go ahead, step right up. Listen for the calliope music, and take your place in line. Your ride has just begun.CONTRIBUTORS: • Steve Almond • Aimee Bender • Kate Bernheimer • Ryan Boudinot • Judy Budnitz • Dan Chaon • Brock Clarke • Michael Czyzniejewski • Stuart Dybek • Michael Martone • Antonya Nelson • Peter Orner • Jack Pendarvis • Benjamin Percy • Andrew Porter • Chad Simpson • George Singleton • Brady Udall • Laura van den Berg • Ryan Van Meter
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1599633639
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Compelling stories have the power to generate infinite wonder: It's nearly impossible to imagine how the author began, and yet we sense there's much more beyond the final word. It's this mystery–a combination of inspiration and craft, smoke and mirrors–that makes writing feel momentous. But it can also feel overwhelming, causing us to become small, scared, not quite ready for the "big" rides, such as finishing that story, that novel, and finding the courage to share it with the world. In You Must Be This Tall to Ride, you'll find 20 works of fiction and nonfiction by acclaimed contemporary authors, each offering fresh perspective on ''coming of age'' (a story to which we can all relate), as well as exclusive personal essays and practical exercises.In their own words, these writers grant you a guided tour of craft with unparalleled access to the process behind their creation, including how to: • grow a story from the seed of an image or sentence • allow experiments with language to lead you to plot • turn even the most unlikely characters into heroes • transform raw anecdotes from your own life into compelling fiction and essay Join 20 writers as we grow up and down, taking a rollercoaster ride in stories. You'll not only begin to understand what makes the wheels of a story turn, you'll also gain the tools and strategies to transform lost characters and runaway plots into the greatest show on earth. So go ahead, step right up. Listen for the calliope music, and take your place in line. Your ride has just begun.CONTRIBUTORS: • Steve Almond • Aimee Bender • Kate Bernheimer • Ryan Boudinot • Judy Budnitz • Dan Chaon • Brock Clarke • Michael Czyzniejewski • Stuart Dybek • Michael Martone • Antonya Nelson • Peter Orner • Jack Pendarvis • Benjamin Percy • Andrew Porter • Chad Simpson • George Singleton • Brady Udall • Laura van den Berg • Ryan Van Meter
Trouble Rides Tall
Author: William Hopson
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Trouble Rides a Fast Horse
Author: Franklin D. Lincoln
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 130473983X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
The Frontier G-Man is back in a new adventure soaring to new heights with high flying danger. This time government agent Jack Clayton is investigating a slick counterfeit ring in the southwest. He is distracted by a gang of bad boys who have robbed and pillaged the entire area, leaving death and destruction in their wake. A wild chase leads the Frontier G-Man into a fast brewing range war, treachery, deceit and border bandits.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 130473983X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
The Frontier G-Man is back in a new adventure soaring to new heights with high flying danger. This time government agent Jack Clayton is investigating a slick counterfeit ring in the southwest. He is distracted by a gang of bad boys who have robbed and pillaged the entire area, leaving death and destruction in their wake. A wild chase leads the Frontier G-Man into a fast brewing range war, treachery, deceit and border bandits.
Trouble Rides The Texas Pacific
Author: James J. Griffin
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595344542
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Texas Ranger Jim Blawcyzk is riding the El Paso Limited en route to a routine assignment...until the train is wrecked and robbed. Barely escaping the flaming wreckage of the train, Blawcyzk sets out to track down the outlaws responsible for such wanton death and destruction. What at first appears to be an isolated train robbery leads the Ranger to a much larger plot to destroy the Texas Pacific Railroad. Not only having to try and stop the renegades determined to destroy the railroad, Blawcyzk also finds himself the target of a mysterious dry-gulcher. "Just ahead, Sam," Jim sighed in relief, as a flash of lightning revealed a low cliff, with several good-sized boulders scattered at its base. "We'll rest for the night. We've stuck it out through worse, pard. You'll be......." Jim's voice stopped short, as a bullet split the air alongside his head, followed by the sharp crack of a rifle. He ripped at his reins, yanking Sam around. "Get outta here, fast, Sam. Can't see where those shots are comin' from. Give it all you got," he shouted, as bullets ripped the air. As lightning flickered and the rifle snarled again, the Ranger threw up his hands and slewed out of the saddle, to lie sprawled in the mud. Sam reared and galloped down the trail, then halted and turned, nickering questioningly at the prone form of his rider.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595344542
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Texas Ranger Jim Blawcyzk is riding the El Paso Limited en route to a routine assignment...until the train is wrecked and robbed. Barely escaping the flaming wreckage of the train, Blawcyzk sets out to track down the outlaws responsible for such wanton death and destruction. What at first appears to be an isolated train robbery leads the Ranger to a much larger plot to destroy the Texas Pacific Railroad. Not only having to try and stop the renegades determined to destroy the railroad, Blawcyzk also finds himself the target of a mysterious dry-gulcher. "Just ahead, Sam," Jim sighed in relief, as a flash of lightning revealed a low cliff, with several good-sized boulders scattered at its base. "We'll rest for the night. We've stuck it out through worse, pard. You'll be......." Jim's voice stopped short, as a bullet split the air alongside his head, followed by the sharp crack of a rifle. He ripped at his reins, yanking Sam around. "Get outta here, fast, Sam. Can't see where those shots are comin' from. Give it all you got," he shouted, as bullets ripped the air. As lightning flickered and the rifle snarled again, the Ranger threw up his hands and slewed out of the saddle, to lie sprawled in the mud. Sam reared and galloped down the trail, then halted and turned, nickering questioningly at the prone form of his rider.
A Tall Man Rides
Author: H. Berkeley Rourke
Publisher: Next Chapter
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
A tall stranger. A western town in turmoil. A damsel in distress. Territorial Arizona, 1878. After riding from Phoenix to Yuma in the hopes of joining a company of Arizona Rangers, Ross Hendershot is attacked and wounded by a gunman. He soon finds himself in the middle of a power struggle, surrounded by a multitude of characters with agendas of their own. The sheriff of the town is eager to help him and take care of his attacker. The owner of Palace Hotel, Saloon and Fancy House also befriends him. First novel in the Hendershot Series, A Tall Man Rides is a compelling story of adventure and danger in the 19th century Wild West.
Publisher: Next Chapter
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
A tall stranger. A western town in turmoil. A damsel in distress. Territorial Arizona, 1878. After riding from Phoenix to Yuma in the hopes of joining a company of Arizona Rangers, Ross Hendershot is attacked and wounded by a gunman. He soon finds himself in the middle of a power struggle, surrounded by a multitude of characters with agendas of their own. The sheriff of the town is eager to help him and take care of his attacker. The owner of Palace Hotel, Saloon and Fancy House also befriends him. First novel in the Hendershot Series, A Tall Man Rides is a compelling story of adventure and danger in the 19th century Wild West.
Ben Draws Trouble
Author: Matt Davies
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1596437952
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
Ben loves to draw and does so in all of his classes, but his drawings of people are so good he's afraid to let his classmates see them, until the day he loses his notebook and his talent's revealed.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1596437952
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
Ben loves to draw and does so in all of his classes, but his drawings of people are so good he's afraid to let his classmates see them, until the day he loses his notebook and his talent's revealed.
The Tall Book
Author: Arianne Cohen
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1608191109
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The Tall Book is a celebration of the tall-advantaged, which notes and explores the myriad benefits that come with living large--from the simple pleasures of being able to see over crowds at a parade, to the professional joys of earning more money, and having others perceive you as a natural leader. The Tall Book also offers well-researched explanations into the great unanswered questions of tallness, including: Why are people tall to begin with? How have tall people figured throughout history? Why are CEOs so tall? And how does tallness affect the dating game? Filled with illustrative graphics, charts, and piles of tall miscellanea and factoids, The Tall Book is a wonderful and much-needed exploration of life from on high.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1608191109
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The Tall Book is a celebration of the tall-advantaged, which notes and explores the myriad benefits that come with living large--from the simple pleasures of being able to see over crowds at a parade, to the professional joys of earning more money, and having others perceive you as a natural leader. The Tall Book also offers well-researched explanations into the great unanswered questions of tallness, including: Why are people tall to begin with? How have tall people figured throughout history? Why are CEOs so tall? And how does tallness affect the dating game? Filled with illustrative graphics, charts, and piles of tall miscellanea and factoids, The Tall Book is a wonderful and much-needed exploration of life from on high.
Tall, Dark, and Nerdy
Author: Maggie Dallen
Publisher: Maggie Dallen
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
My best friend used to be a giant nerd. Now that he's rich and famous, he can have anything he wants. But what if what he wants...is me? Who would have guessed that my nerdy BFF would become an overnight success? Not even Oliver expected the dating app he'd created for a high school coding class to take off the way it had, or for a mega-corporation to acquire it. And as for that whole insta-celebrity situation? Yeah, no one saw that coming. Not that I'm complaining, mind you. Oliver's sudden windfall definitely has its perks, especially for me, his oldest and closest pal. Limos and private jets? Don't mind if I do. But there are downfalls, too. Ones I definitely hadn't seen coming. Like the fact that my dork of a bestie is suddenly in demand with the ladies. Oliver has always been cute, but never cool. And game? Well, the guy just didn't have it. Until now, it seems. Money might not buy love, but it can get you a fresh look. New clothes, new haircut, new glasses...and what do you know? My tall, nerdy BFF is now a hottie, and every girl wants him. If he can have any girl he wants, then why is he kissing me? I swore we would only ever be friends...so I guess the better question is: why don't I want him to stop? Keywords: YA Romance, young adult romance, YA romance, clean teen books, teenage books for girls, high school romance, sweet YA romance, books for teenage girl, young adults books, young adult, coming of age, teen romance, teenage love & romance, ebook, ya, teen romance, teenage girls, clean romance, sweet romantic love story book, High School, high school boys, high school romance free,Dating Boys, Kissing, Romance Young Adult, New Adult, NA, Teen, Teenage, teenage books for girls, First love, first time first kiss, young love, First love boyfriend, players, boys men, flirting games, bad boy, rich alpha cool kids, jocks, mean girls clique, nerds geeks, Jenny Han, P.S. I Love You, Gossip Girl, teen drama, Kasie West, christian teen books, young adult bestsellers
Publisher: Maggie Dallen
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
My best friend used to be a giant nerd. Now that he's rich and famous, he can have anything he wants. But what if what he wants...is me? Who would have guessed that my nerdy BFF would become an overnight success? Not even Oliver expected the dating app he'd created for a high school coding class to take off the way it had, or for a mega-corporation to acquire it. And as for that whole insta-celebrity situation? Yeah, no one saw that coming. Not that I'm complaining, mind you. Oliver's sudden windfall definitely has its perks, especially for me, his oldest and closest pal. Limos and private jets? Don't mind if I do. But there are downfalls, too. Ones I definitely hadn't seen coming. Like the fact that my dork of a bestie is suddenly in demand with the ladies. Oliver has always been cute, but never cool. And game? Well, the guy just didn't have it. Until now, it seems. Money might not buy love, but it can get you a fresh look. New clothes, new haircut, new glasses...and what do you know? My tall, nerdy BFF is now a hottie, and every girl wants him. If he can have any girl he wants, then why is he kissing me? I swore we would only ever be friends...so I guess the better question is: why don't I want him to stop? Keywords: YA Romance, young adult romance, YA romance, clean teen books, teenage books for girls, high school romance, sweet YA romance, books for teenage girl, young adults books, young adult, coming of age, teen romance, teenage love & romance, ebook, ya, teen romance, teenage girls, clean romance, sweet romantic love story book, High School, high school boys, high school romance free,Dating Boys, Kissing, Romance Young Adult, New Adult, NA, Teen, Teenage, teenage books for girls, First love, first time first kiss, young love, First love boyfriend, players, boys men, flirting games, bad boy, rich alpha cool kids, jocks, mean girls clique, nerds geeks, Jenny Han, P.S. I Love You, Gossip Girl, teen drama, Kasie West, christian teen books, young adult bestsellers
Dovetails in Tall Grass
Author: Samantha Specks
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1684630940
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
As war overtakes the frontier, Emma’s family farmstead is attacked by Dakota-Sioux warriors; on that same prairie, Oenikika desperately tries to hold on to her calling as a healer and follow the orders of her father, Chief Little Crow. When the war is over and revenge-fueled war trials begin, each young woman is faced with an impossible choice. In a swiftly changing world, both Emma and Oenikika must look deep within and fight for the truth of their convictions—even as horror and injustice unfolds all around them. Inspired by the true story of the thirty-eight Dakota-Sioux men hanged in Minnesota in 1862—the largest mass execution in US history—Dovetails in Tall Grass is a powerful tale of two young women connected by the fate of one man.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1684630940
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
As war overtakes the frontier, Emma’s family farmstead is attacked by Dakota-Sioux warriors; on that same prairie, Oenikika desperately tries to hold on to her calling as a healer and follow the orders of her father, Chief Little Crow. When the war is over and revenge-fueled war trials begin, each young woman is faced with an impossible choice. In a swiftly changing world, both Emma and Oenikika must look deep within and fight for the truth of their convictions—even as horror and injustice unfolds all around them. Inspired by the true story of the thirty-eight Dakota-Sioux men hanged in Minnesota in 1862—the largest mass execution in US history—Dovetails in Tall Grass is a powerful tale of two young women connected by the fate of one man.
Not So Tall for Six
Author: Dianna Hutts Aston
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 1570917051
Category : Bullying
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Kylie Bell may be the smallest one in her first-grade class, but when it comes to facing that mean ol bully-boy Rusty Jacks, her courage to stand up for whats right is monumental. Full color.
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 1570917051
Category : Bullying
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Kylie Bell may be the smallest one in her first-grade class, but when it comes to facing that mean ol bully-boy Rusty Jacks, her courage to stand up for whats right is monumental. Full color.