Download or read book Chel Riley Go Back to School written by Wm. Matthew Graphman and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a long summer filled with adventures, the day has come for Riley and his pal Chel to return to school. With their expectations set high for the fourth grade, Riley and Chel are quickly confronted by challenges on numerous fronts. Chels new teacher, who was also Chels estranged fathers teacher, immediately labels Chel, a troublemaker. Riley encounters more everyday issues like a group of bullies. After several attempts to start a fight with Riley, the bullies resolve to set Riley up to get him expelled even as the school year begins. With Riley in trouble, Chel must become a sleuth to prove Rileys innocence before the principal sends Riley home for the year. A humble school janitor reminds the two of Gods power and presence in their situations. Can Chel learn to forgive the father shes never actually known for the legacy that she will have to overcome? Will Riley listen to Mr. Henry and trust in God or choose to give up?

Download or read book Chel Riley Adventures written by Matthew Graphman and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chel & Riley are always on the lookout for new adventures. After a game of hide and seek at Chels house turns into a disaster, Riley returns home to discover that his favorite, furry pal is missing. Not only is Laser missing, but Chel & Riley discover that hes been dog-napped. A ransom note threatens to turn Laser loose out in the wild whatever that means unless the pair retrieves a long sought for treasure buried at a nearby archeological dig. Chel & Riley must brave a deserted museum, a towering dirt mound and a pit filled with dark and scary tunnels, all to try and find clues that will lead them to the hidden treasure and to Lasers safe return. But, God is teaching Chel & Riley more than just about history in this adventure. God is going to showing them how to trust him even in the mummys tomb.

Download or read book Chel Riley Adventures written by Wm. Matthew Graphman and published by Booktango. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chel & Riley are always on the lookout for new adventures. After a game of “hide and seek” at Chel’s house turns into a disaster, Riley returns home to discover that his favorite, furry pal is missing. Not only is Laser missing, but Chel & Riley discover that he’s been dog-napped. A ransom note threatens to turn Laser loose out in the wild – whatever that means – unless the pair retrieves a long sought for treasure buried at a nearby archeological dig. Chel & Riley must brave a deserted museum, a towering dirt mound and a pit filled with dark and scary tunnels, all to try and find clues that will lead them to the hidden treasure and to Laser’s safe return. But, God is teaching Chel & Riley more than just about history in this adventure. God is going to showing them how to trust him even in the mummy’s tomb.

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Download or read book The Real Riley Mayes written by Rachel Elliott and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Stonewall Book Award Honor * A Sid Fleishman Humor Award Honor Funny and full of heart, this debut graphic novel is a story about friendship, identity, and embracing all the parts of yourself that make you special. Fifth grade is just not Riley’s vibe. Everyone else is squaded up—except Riley. Her best friend moved away. All she wants to do is draw, and her grades show it. One thing that makes her happy is her favorite comedian, Joy Powers. Riley loves to watch her old shows and has memorized her best jokes. So when the class is assigned to write letters to people they admire, of course Riley’s picking Joy Powers! Things start to look up when a classmate, Cate, offers to help Riley with the letter, and a new kid, Aaron, actually seems to get her weird sense of humor. But when mean girl Whitney spreads a rumor about her, things begin to click into place for Riley. Her curiosity about Aaron’s two dads and her celebrity crush on Joy Powers suddenly make more sense. Readers will respond to Riley’s journey of self-discovery and will recognize themselves in this character who is less than perfect but trying her best. And creative kids will recognize themselves in her love of art and drawing. While often funny and light, Riley’s exploration of what it feels to be an outsider and how hard it can be to make a friend break your heart in the best way. And with all of Riley’s hijinks and missteps, this story is laugh-out-loud funny from start to finish.

Download or read book Above the Clouds written by V. Karl Whitfield and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-09-24 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carl Allen Hampton is a successful real estate developer in Detroit. Born in rural East Texas as the civil rights era ramped up, he spent most summers with his dad, Bradley, in Detroit. This story unpacks his early years growing up in an extended family and learning valuable life lessons. For some reason, his life seems to always get turned upside down. First was the divorce of his parents, Bradley and Rachel. This dovetails right into the breakup with his childhood girlfriend, Jackie Hunt. Things get worse as he is one of the kids helping to integrate Marshall public schools as a seventh grader. Life seems to settle down, and things seem to go smoothly for a while. He has a new girlfriend, Michelle Burns, who lives the next street over from Jackie. The summer before his senior year at Marshall High School, he’s in Detroit, working at a gas station. He bumps into Felicia Barnes, whom he rode ten-speed bikes with a couple of summers back. She and her friend Van Howard stop by the station where he works to buy gas for Van’s car. The city has worn him out, and he is so ready to go home. The day before he is to fly back to Marshall, he is locked up for grand theft auto! If he thought his life was upside down before he went to jail, the ride is about to get bumpier. Rachel is livid with Bradley when she realizes he has allowed him to drive the eleven hundred miles from Detroit to Marshall alone. He has problems with Michelle when she finds out a young lady named Pam Matthews, from Detroit, who attends Wiley College, made the trip with him. Then all hell breaks loose. This book has it all, romance, heartbreak, suspense, all set in rural East Texas and Detroit.

Download or read book Departments of Labor Health and Human Services Education and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1996 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 1580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Always You written by Kirsty Moseley and published by Kirsty Moseley. This book was released on 2012 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clay Preston is the most desirable guy in school, and boy does he know it! Movie star looks paired with a quarterback’s body, he’s every girl’s dream guy–but not mine. To me, he’s simply my best friend, the one who has been there as far back as I can remember. Our relationship has always been easy, playful and affectionate, but after one lost bet, and one payment in the form of a kiss, the dynamic of everything changes… Note: Always You is book one in the Best Friend series; however, it is a standalone novel with a complete ending.

Download or read book The Jerk Magnet written by Melody Carlson and published by Revell. This book was released on 2012 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling teen author spins a tale about a girl who goes from geek to chic and discovers popularity isn't all that it's cracked up to be.

Download or read book Creative Activism written by Rachel Lee Rubin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-05-17 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection brings together interviews with a compelling range of musicians, artists, and activists from around the globe. What does it mean for an artist to be “political”? Moving away from a narrow idea about politics that is organized around elections, advocacy groups, or concrete manifestos, the subjects of Creative Activism do their work through song, poetry, painting, and other arts. The interviews take us from Oakland to London to Johannesburg and from the Occupy movement to the coal mines of Appalachia to the fantasy worlds created by some of our most fascinating writers of spectacular fiction. Listening to the important “cultural workers” of our time challenges any idea that some other time was the golden age of political art: Creative Activism gives us a front-row seat to the thrilling artistic activism of our own moment.

Download or read book Harlequin Special Edition June 2017 Box Set 2 of 2 written by Rachel Lee and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin® Special Edition brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! These are heartwarming, romantic stories about life, love and family. This Special Edition box set includes: A CONARD COUNTY HOMECOMING Conard County: The Next Generation by Rachel Lee Paraplegic war veteran Zane McLaren just wants to be left alone to deal with the demons his time in the army left behind. Fortunately, his service dog, Nell, has other ideas that include his pretty neighbor, Ashley Granger. THE NEW GUY IN TOWN The Bachelors of Blackwater Lake by Teresa Southwick Florist Faith Connelly has sworn off men, but sexy newcomer Sam Hart tempts her, even though both of them have painful pasts to look back on. Because he buys flowers from her, she knows he's a "two dates and you're out" kind of guy, so what's the harm in flirting a little? But when a wildfire forces Faith to take shelter with Sam, both of them confront the past in order for love to grow. FALLING FOR THE RIGHT BROTHER Saved by the Blog by Kerri Carpenter When Elle Owens returns to Bayside, she hopes everyone has forgotten the embarrassing incident that precipitated her flight from town ten years ago. They haven't, but Cam Dumont, her former crush's sexy older brother, doesn't care what anyone thinks—he's determined to win her over. Can Elle forget about the ubiquitous Bayside Blogger long enough to tell Cam how she truly feels about him? Look for Harlequin Special Edition's June 2016 Box set 1 of 2, filled with even more stories of life, love and family! Look for 6 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin® Special Edition!

Download or read book Bindarra Creek Romances The Morgans Sullivans Box Set written by Erin Moira O'Hara and published by Erin Moira O'Hara. This book was released on 2020-07-22 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bindarra Creek is a rural romance series set in northern New South Wales, Australia. This small community is a treasure-trove of intrigue, adventure, buried secrets, drama, and challenges. Fate, destiny, and a twist or two conspire to ignite the long-standing rivalry between the Morgan and Sullivan men. Yet when faced with bushfires, armed robbers, outlaws, and the happiness and safety of the women they love, they will put aside their animosity to defend and protect.

Download or read book The Kate In Between written by Claire Swinarski and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this timely, call-to-action contemporary middle grade novel from Claire Swinarski, author of What Happens Next, a twelve-year-old girl must face herself, and the truth, after her participation in a bullying incident goes viral. Kate McAllister is desperate for a change. Something to hit refresh and erase the pain of her mother leaving town without her. So when a group of popular girls folds Kate into their clique, it feels like the answer to all her problems—even if it means ditching Haddie, her childhood bestie. But when Kate’s new friends decide that Haddie is their next target, Kate becomes a passive participant in a cruel incident that could have killed Haddie…had Kate not stepped in, at the last minute, and saved her. The next day, a cell phone video of the rescue goes viral, and Kate is hailed a hero. But Kate knows the truth—she was part of the problem—and it’s only a matter of time until the full version of the video is released and everyone knows it too. With so much at stake, Kate must decide who she wants to be: a liar, a follower, or someone greater.

Download or read book This Time Forever written by Rachel Ann Nunes and published by White Star Press. This book was released on 2012-10-08 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tender story of heartbreak, healing, and faith. (Rebekkah Book #1 and Mickelle Book #1) "Not your typical romance. This Time Forever has the feel of a family saga, with two completely satisfying romances that interweave beautifully to create a whole. I look forward to other books by this author." –Romance is Best Book Description Mickelle Hansen never realized marriage could be so challenging. Her husband's epilepsy has caused him to become cynical and verbally abusive, but with love in her heart and strength from her Heavenly Father, Mickelle is determined to make her marriage work. Then the worst happens. Can she ever pick up the shattered pieces of her life? Meanwhile, Rebekka Massoni arrives in America to work for handsome widower Damon Wolfe, leaving all her hopes and dreams back in her beloved France. She has loved and idolized Marc Perrault since she was five years old, but he can offer only her friendship in return. Can Rebekka forget Marc and learn to love another man? Both Damon and Samuel Bjornenburg, successful CEO of Corban International, hope to win a place in her heart, but Damon's daughter doesn't like Rebekka, and Samuel doesn't share her faith. To make matters worse, Rebekka's heart is still breaking over Marc. Suddenly she must make the most important decision of her entire life. Will it be the right one? Join Mickelle and Rebekka as they search for love and self-discovery. This tender story of heartbreak, healing, and faith is one you will not soon forget.

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