Download or read book Call Me Zebra written by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2018 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction "Hearken ye fellow misfits, migrants, outcasts, squint-eyed bibliophiles, library-haunters and book stall-stalkers: Here is a novel for you."--Wall Street Journal "A tragicomic picaresque whose fervid logic and cerebral whimsy recall the work of Bola o and Borges." --New York Times Book Review Finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction * Longlisted for the PEN/Open Book Award * An Amazon Best Book of the Year * A Publishers Weekly Bestseller Named a Best Book by: Entertainment Weekly, Harper's Bazaar, Boston Globe, Fodor's, Fast Company, Refinery29, Nylon, Los Angeles Review of Books, Book Riot, The Millions, Electric Literature, Bitch, Hello Giggles, Literary Hub, Shondaland, Bustle, Brit & Co., Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Read It Forward, Entropy Magazine, Chicago Review of Books, iBooks and Publishers Weekly From an award-winning young author, a novel following a feisty heroine's quest to reclaim her past through the power of literature--even as she navigates the murkier mysteries of love. Zebra is the last in a line of anarchists, atheists, and autodidacts. When war came, her family didn't fight; they took refuge in books. Now alone and in exile, Zebra leaves New York for Barcelona, retracing the journey she and her father made from Iran to the United States years ago. Books are Zebra's only companions--until she meets Ludo. Their connection is magnetic; their time together fraught. Zebra overwhelms him with her complex literary theories, her concern with death, and her obsession with history. He thinks she's unhinged; she thinks he's pedantic. Neither are wrong; neither can let the other go. They push and pull their way across the Mediterranean, wondering with each turn if their love, or lust, can free Zebra from her past. An adventure tale, a love story, and a paean to the power of language and literature starring a heroine as quirky as Don Quixote, as introspective as Virginia Woolf, as whip-smart as Miranda July, and as spirited as Frances Ha, Call Me Zebra will establish Van der Vliet Oloomi as an author "on the verge of developing a whole new literature movement" (Bustle).

Download or read book King Kirby written by Fred Van Lente and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Crystal Skillman and Fred Van Lente, the husband-and-wife playwrights behind 'King Kirby, ' know the score. She wrote the smart Off Off Broadway shows "Cut" and the fangirl-friendly 'Geek'; he was a co-author of the graphic novel 'Cowboys & Aliens, ' later adapted for a Hollywood sci-fi western. With this supple, informative and poignant portrait, they offer penetrating insight into the tirelessly prolific Kirby (1917-94), whose brawny and dynamic yet nuanced style dominated comics for more than 40 years. Their play (Kirby was known as the king) documents a creator who attained immortality even as his life ended amid a morass of corporate exploitation." - Andy Webster, The New York Times KING KIRBY is a play by the husband-and-wife team of New York Times bestselling comics writer Fred Van Lente and NYIT award-winning playwright Crystal Skillman about the life and times of Jack Kirby, the great comic book artist who created or co-created some of your favorite heroes on the page and screen, Captain America, the Avengers, Thor, Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Iron Man, Young Romance, the New Gods, Darkseid, The Demon... the list goes on and on. From the Jewish ghetto of New York's Lower East Side to the battlefields of France to the Senate hearings of 1950s, this is a hysterical and heartbreaking story about a man who pours his quintessentially Twentieth Century life into his comics, only to make the fateful mistake that sends him into obscurity while his creations become known to every person on Earth. A real-life "Adventures of Kavalier & Klay," King Kirby asks what happens when an artist doesn't own his own legacy? Can he ever get it back?

Download or read book Pluto Gets the Call written by Adam Rex and published by Beach Lane Books. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pluto gets a call from Earth telling him he isn’t a planet anymore, so he sets out on a journey through the solar system to find out why in this funny and fact-filled romp that’s perfect for fans of The Scrambled States of America. Pluto loves being a planet. That is, until the day he gets a call from some Earth scientists telling him he isn’t a planet anymore! You probably wanted to meet a real planet, huh? So, Pluto takes the reader on a hilarious and informative journey through the solar system to introduce the other planets and commiserate about his situation along the way. Younger readers will be so busy laughing over Pluto’s interactions with the other planets, asteroids, moons, and even the sun, they won’t even realize just how much they’re learning about our solar system!

Download or read book Don t Call Me Crazy written by Kelly Jensen and published by Algonquin Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who’s Crazy? What does it mean to be crazy? Is using the word crazy offensive? What happens when such a label gets attached to your everyday experiences? In order to understand mental health, we need to talk openly about it. Because there’s no single definition of crazy, there’s no single experience that embodies it, and the word itself means different things—wild? extreme? disturbed? passionate?—to different people. (Don’t) Call Me Crazy is a conversation starter and guide to better understanding how our mental health affects us every day. Thirty-three writers, athletes, and artists offer essays, lists, comics, and illustrations that explore their personal experiences with mental illness, how we do and do not talk about mental health, help for better understanding how every person’s brain is wired differently, and what, exactly, might make someone crazy. If you’ve ever struggled with your mental health, or know someone who has, come on in, turn the pages, and let’s get talking.

Download or read book Tough Justice written by Tee O'Fallon and published by Entangled: Amara. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It should have been a routine investigation. Instead, DEA K-9 agent Adam “Deck” Decker watches in horror as one Denver hospital seems to be Ground Zero for overdoses of a new drug. Now Deck can only hope a certain icy, green-eyed ER doctor will help him and his canine partner track down the deadly source. Dr. Tori Sampson has her reasons for not trusting federal agents, especially ones working for the DEA. But the rash of overdoses—including a heartbreaking case involving a teen—is alarmingly high. And the new opioid is not only extremely dangerous, it defies all the usual medical treatments. So Tori has a choice: work with the big, brawny, and annoyingly hot DEA agent...or watch more innocent people die. Tori’s the only person who can help Deck break the case, and they’ll need to trust each other, no matter how high the tension and attraction sizzling between them runs. But with every question answered, they realize there’s something more behind these typical teen overdoses. There’s a pattern here, and a pattern can only suggest one thing: there’s a killer on the loose. Each book in the K-9 Special Ops series is STANDALONE: * Tough Justice * Burning Justice * Ultimate Justice

Download or read book Wild and Wacky Bible Adventures for Kids written by Sandy Silverthorne and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children ages 6 to 12 will instantly relate to Bible characters and eternal truths presented from a twenty-first-century kid’s perspective. Award-winning writer and illustrator Sandy Silverthorne pairs biblical accounts with contemporary technology and culture. The result is a hilarious and informative blend of Bible lessons and modern-day applications. Stories are introduced with improbable questions that will draw in young readers and stimulate their thinking. For example, what if... Noah’s ark was a cruise ship? Gideon vs. the Midianites was replayed as a video game? Nehemiah’s rebuilding of Jerusalem was featured on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition? These comical illustrations and thoroughly up-to-date retellings of Bible stories will captivate young minds and hearts while maintaining the integrity of the characters and message.

Download or read book Whatever It Takes written by Lindsey Pogue and published by Roar Press LLC. This book was released on 2016-01-18 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stay busy. Stay focused. Sam’s plan to keep the past behind her was simple. But summertime, it would seem, has something else in store. Desperate to escape the harrowing night that irrevocably altered her life, Samantha buries herself in ranch work to keep her father’s business afloat. But when Sam’s past comes rumbling back to town in a lifted, cherry-red pickup truck, it’s all she can do to keep her wits about her. A heatwave, a pair of familiar blue eyes, and a camping trip with friends will leave Sam reeling as she grapples with guilt and her yearning for a happiness she’s not sure she deserves. Everyone knows Reilly, the all-American boy-next-door, had a broken home. He couldn’t wait to leave for the army after high school, but that was before he fell in love with Sam and captured her heart, only to break it when he deployed. When Reilly comes home to close the darkest chapter of his life, he learns it’s what has happened to Sam in his absence that will haunt him the most. Sam, Reilly, and their quirky friends will venture down a winding path of self-discovery and second chances in Whatever It Takes, a small-town romance, bursting with raw emotion, unwavering friendships, and plenty of heart. *Visit www.authorscarletstjames.com for triggers* Keywords: boy-next-door country romance, best friends to lovers new adult love story, best friends story collection

Download or read book The Principle Mate written by Ashley Rose-Spencer and published by Writers Republic LLC. This book was released on 2022-05-13 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Taking a Chance written by J. L. Petersen and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2016-06-24 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baylee Johnson is unfortunately all too familiar with loss. After losing her first love to cancer and then her parents shortly thereafter, Baylee closed the door to her heart and threw away the key. Now as she sips champagne at her friends wedding reception, the grooms annoying best friend, Adam Kincaid, will not stop pestering her. Thankfully, he lives halfway across the country. But little does she know that she will be seeing a lot more of himand soon. Adam is excited to be moving back to his hometown of Denver, even more so now that he is developing feelings for Baylee. Usually he does not have to work hard to gain the attention of the opposite sex, but a prickly Baylee is proving to be his biggest challenge yet. But just as he is doing everything in his power to connect with her, a nemesis from his best friends past reemerges to create problems not only for his friend, but Baylee as well. Now Baylee must decide if she can overcome her fears and trust Adam enough to take a chance with himand love. In this contemporary romance, a broken-hearted young woman must reconcile her past before she can have a future with the one man with the power to release her heart from its prison.

Download or read book The Troubleshooter written by Will Headrick and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-02-24 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eric Church, aka David Shepherd, has had his fill of death, killing and the military and federal service life. His plan is to retire, possibly move to the beach and take it easy for the rest of his life, but hostile forces in the peaceful environment he seeks are fighting against his fulfilling the plan. David ends up heading up a private enterprise established to obliterate as much of the evil around him as he can. His unconventional methods get him in more trouble and conflict than he ever had in the military. If that were not enough, an unknown entity seems to out to destroy him and his family. His Christian values create a conflict within, that David will have to deal with, if he lives long enough.

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Download or read book Thy Will Be Done written by JACQUELINE BELL and published by Author House. This book was released on 2012 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Jonathan and a group of friends unearth a book, none of them realise to what extent its prophecies put the world in danger. When Jonathan is brutally murdered, what was the secret he was protecting? Who is the tall, mysterious, and beautiful stranger who holds the key to Jonathan's granddaughter's destiny? Will Gemini, Jonathan's granddaughter, survive as events start to turn sinister? Beth has always been at Gem's side, a true and constant friend, but as Gem searches deeper into the mysterious death of her grandfather, will Beth have the strength and courage to stay true to her friend? Or will fate intervene and force her down a path that is both tortuous and life threatening? Gemini must unlock the secrets of the past to find the key to the future. There will be no going back when her destiny forces her to accept who she really is. Can she meet the challenge and survive?

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Download or read book The Missing Sniper written by Earl Staggs and published by Untreed Reads. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adam Kingston uses his psychic gift to assist law enforcement agencies solve crimes. In THE MISSING SNIPER, he travels to Florida to help a young sheriff stop a killer who tried to assassinate a politician and threatens to try again. Adam quickly learns the sheriff is not telling him everything and finds himself involved in much more than he bargained for. To figure it all out, Adam needs the help of a legendary singer, an old Army blanket, and a mischievous two-year-old with busy fingers. A short story featuring the main character from MEMORY OF A MURDER by Earl Staggs.

Download or read book Oaklayne The Reconstruction written by Karen C. Shriver and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-12-18 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Civil War is finally over, but the turmoil of a nation embroiled in a passionate struggle for civil rights has only just begun. Oaklayne Plantation is in ruins, a stark reflection of the condition of a once prosperous country and her families who have been torn apart by war. Was anything gained by the deaths of so many Americans? Is all hope for restoration gone? The Reconstruction Era is an often overlooked, but politically charged time in American history. Oaklayne, The Reconstruction presents an engaging mix of heart rending tragedy, sabotage, murder, corruption and intrigue, together with humor, romance, joy, faith, hope and love. Come along with General Adam Layne as he walks the tumultuous road toward rebuilding his life, his family, his childhood home and his country in this historically accurate portrayal of a man who refuses to accept meaningless loss.

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Download or read book The Mystic written by John E. Knight and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ted Gregory is a stock-broker barely hanging in with the flow of life. A morning ride to work turns into a trip that takes Ted back in time to visit an old diner which he had not been in for decades. The diner still exists, almost as in a time warp. A series of impulsive decisions sends Ted off on a new journey, both physically and metaphorically. The Mystic is a stranger sitting alone in a coffee shop waiting for Ted, or anyone, to engage him in conversation. The mystic who teaches others has to be a master of using metaphor and parable to explain concepts. Mystery surrounds mysticism, but in reality, it can help provide a practical guide for positive transformation in any person's life. Mysticism has room for sceptics and scientists. In fact, the scientists with great new ideas and theories have to walk the mystic's path into the realms of the metaphysical.