Download or read book I m Not Scared of Grandma s Basement written by Patrick MCNULTY and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-23 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight year old Leo Sparks is afraid of everything. Carnival rides, the deep end of pools, the color pink and eating lobster have all made his list of over one hundred and thirty eight unique fears. So when his family decides to move across country, to live in his grandmother's creepy old house, Leo's anxiety goes into overdrive. Soon Leo is forced to face his fears and develop the self-confidence required in order to rescue his younger sister when she becomes trapped in the one place he never thought he would be brave enough to go...GRANDMA'S BASEMENT. I'm NOT scared of GRANDMA's BASEMENT is the first in an early chapter book series featuring Leo Sparks that encourages kids to be brave, be confident and keep moving forward.

Download or read book Violation Collected Essays written by Sallie Tisdale and published by Hawthorne Books. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most Anticipated, Too: The Great 2016 Nonfiction Book Preview The Millions GROUNDBREAKING. A career-defining book. -The New Yorker Sallie Tisdale is the author of seven books on such varied subjects as medical technology, her pioneer ancestors and Buddhist women teachers. Her many essays have appeared in Harper's, Conjunctions, The New Yorker, Antioch Review, Threepenny Review and many other journals. This first collection of work spans thirty years, and includes an introduction and brief epilogues to each essay. Tisdale's questing curiosity pursues subjects from the biology of flies to the experience of working in an abortion clinic, why it is so difficult to play sports with men, and whether it's possible for writers to tell the truth. She restlessly returns to themes of the body, the family, and how we try to explain ourselves to each other. She is unwilling to settle for easy answers, and finds the ambiguity and wonder underneath ordinary events. The collection includes a recent essay never before published, about the mystery of how we present ourselves to each other and whether it is possible to know even our own inner lives.

Download or read book Home written by Sharon Sloan Fiffer and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-08-03 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Home, eighteen of our finest writers evoke different rooms--from their pasts, their present, or simply their imaginations--in order to investigate the ways in which homes contain our lives. The results are touching, provocative, and sometimes hilarious. And since a portion of the editors' proceeds will go to organizations that help the homeless, Home is really where the heart is. Contributors include: Lynda Barry, Richard Bausch, Tony Earley, James Finn Garner, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Allan Gurganus, Colin Harrison, Kathryn Harrison, Gish Jen, Karen Karbo, Alex Kotlowitz, Clint McCown, Susan Power, Esmeralda Santiago, Mona Simpson, Jane Smiley, Sallie Tisdale, and Bailey White. "Unforgettable...These pages are filled with the kind of details that etch a childhood place into the deep recesses of memory, that distinguish the sensual life of one family from another."--Los Angeles Times Book Review

Download or read book The Journey Within written by Laurie Homan and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set during the years from 1972 to1976, The Journey Within: A Child's Memoir, the first book in a healing trilogy, is author Laurie Homan's honest, painful and moving record of sexual abuse, incest and death. Written from the perspective of a child, and formatted as a journal, this is a unique and important work that offers understanding and recovery to anyone seeking to find inspiration and solace when faced with trauma.

Download or read book I m NOT Scared of THE DARK written by Patrick McNulty and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-29 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leo thought he knew the dark. He had no idea. For eight year old Leo Sparks moving into his grandmother's house has been a nightmare, and it's about to get worse. Feeling brave after rescuing his sister from Grandma's dreaded basement, Leo decides to sleep alone in the creepy old house without his trusty night light. When nature calls in the middle of the night, Leo will have to summon up every ounce of courage to overcome the monsters hiding under his bed, invisible tripping hazards, and wild animals, as he faces off against his number one fear of all time: The Dark I'm NOT scared of THE DARK is the second installment of the early chapter book series featuring Leo Sparks that encourages kids to be brave, be confident and keep moving forward.

Download or read book Out of Body written by Kimberly Baer and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2024-02-19 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Those weird dreams Abby Kendrick has been having? Turns out they aren’t dreams after all. They’re out-of-body experiences, like the ones her cousin Logan is having. At first Abby has fun with her new ability, using it to spy on her neighborhood crush and spook a mean girl. But when Logan gets in trouble on the astral plane, the game changes, and Abby must bend the rules of out-of-body travel as she journeys to a distant realm. Her mission is a perilous one, and success is not guaranteed. Can she save Logan and find her way home again? Or will the cousins be lost forever on the astral plane?

Download or read book The Rangity Tango Kids written by Lorraine Rominger and published by Untreed Reads. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The cadence of Rominger’s narrative style is soundly evocative of the world she brings to life in The Rangity Tango Kids. Growing up on a California farm riding horses and motorcycles, Rominger figured out where her heart was. The rich story of how to be a great family, to overcome challenges together, and to win in the end is one you won’t want to miss.” —ROBERT REDFORD “From the ground it looks like a falcon flies in circles. It actually rises flying over the same territory to a new, higher level. Rominger’s life and charming book are like this. She was born to a traditional, religious, farm family with the kind of old-fashioned values and principles politicians rant about and rarely practice. Lorraine’s story melds the best of true conservatism, neither Right nor Left, with a huge human heart. I loved this book.” —PETER COYOTE The Rangity Tango Kids is the story of a fifth-generation, German Catholic farm family in 1950s and 1960s California, narrated by the eldest of 17 grandchildren. Born into a loving, hard-working, highly competitive family, and united by a strong faith, every day was an adventure growing up on a bucolic American farm, a way of life that is rapidly disappearing. The land provided her, her siblings and cousins with a sense of place, an upbringing steeped in rituals and traditions that was in stark contrast with the values and preoccupations of the outside world. When the Rangity Tango Kids’ coming-of-age rebellion ran wild, they were often tangled up in the family’s strict morals and values. Regardless of the situation or conflict, the kids were surrounded by a swarm of loving relatives who put their arms around them and stuck together, no matter what.

Download or read book I m Not Perfect But HE Is written by Sherry E. Lee and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-06-04 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'm Not Perfect But HE Is by Sherry E. Lee __________________________________

Download or read book Senseless written by Mary Burton and published by Pinnacle Books. This book was released on 2019-12-31 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EVERY SERIAL KILLER KNOWS . . . The vicious burns scarring the victims’ flesh reveal the agony of their last moments. Each woman was branded with a star, then stabbed through the heart. With every death, a vengeful killer finds a brief, blissful moment of calm. But soon it’s time for the bloodshed to start again . . . THE PERFECT TIME . . . Ten years ago, Eva Rayburn and her sorority sisters were celebrating the end of the school year. That party turned into a nightmare Eva can’t forget. Now she’s trying to start over in her Virginia hometown, but a new nightmare has begun. Every victim is linked to her. And Detective Deacon Garrison isn’t sure whether this mysterious woman needs investigating—or protecting . . . TO MAKE HIS MARK Only Eva’s death will bring peace. Only her tortured screams will silence the rage that has been building for ten long years. Because what started that night at the sorority can never be stopped—not until the last victim has been marked for death . . . “With hard-edged, imperfect but memorable characters, a complex plot and no-nonsense dialog, this excellent novel will appeal to fans of Lisa Gardner and Lisa Jackson.” —Library Journal “This is a story to read with the lights on.” —BookPage

Download or read book Take Out Your Nose Ring Honey We re Going to Grandma s written by Barbara Cooke and published by Unlimited Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2003 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The antidote to today's epidemic of negative stereotypes about teenagers! Instructive and inspiring articles about successfully parenting teens from Chicago Tribune contributor Barbara Cooke and nationally known family therapist Carleton Kendrick. Invaluable for parents and educators.

Download or read book Senseless Merciless Bundle written by Mary Burton and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 845 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Senseless & Merciless Bundle Senseless Every Serial Killer Knows. . . The vicious burns scarring the victims' flesh reveal the agony of their last moments. Each woman was branded with a star, then stabbed through the heart. With every death, a vengeful killer finds a brief, blissful moment of calm. But soon it's time for the bloodshed to start again. . . The Perfect Time. . . Ten years ago, Eva Rayburn and her sorority sisters were celebrating the end of the school year. That party turned into a nightmare Eva can't forget. Now she's trying to start over in her Virginia hometown, but a new nightmare has begun. Every victim is linked to her. And Detective Deacon Garrison isn't sure whether this mysterious woman needs investigating--or protecting. . . To Make His Mark Only Eva's death will bring peace. Only her tortured screams will silence the rage that has been building for ten long years. Because what started that night at the sorority can never be stopped--not until the last victim has been marked for death. . . Merciless No Pity Each skeleton is flawless--gleaming white and perfectly preserved, a testament to his skill. Every scrap of flesh has been removed to reveal the glistening bone beneath. And the collection is growing. . . No Compassion When bleached human bones are identified as belonging to a former patient of Dr. James Dixon, Detective Malcolm Kier suspects the worst. Dixon was recently acquitted of attempted murder, thanks to defense attorney Angie Carlson. But as the body count rises, Kier is convinced that Angie is now the target of a brutal, brilliant psychopath. No Escape Angie is no stranger to the dark side of human nature. But nothing has prepared her for the decades-long legacy of madness and murder about to be revealed--or a killer ready to claim her as his ultimate trophy. . . Praise for the novels of Mary Burton "A twisted tale. . .I couldn't put it down!" --Lisa Jackson on Dying Scream "Taut, compelling. . .delivers a page-turner." --Carla Neggers onI'm Watching You "A chilling thriller." --Beverly Barton on Dead Ringer "Mary Burton's latest romantic suspense has it all--terrific plot, complex and engaging protagonists, a twisted villain, and enough crime scene detail to satisfy the most savvy suspense reader."--Erica Spindler, New York Times bestselling author of Blood Vines

Download or read book Candace written by Candace Brown Bey and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-01-13 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do you see when you look at me? Do you see a daughter? A sister? A cousin? A friend? A mother? A granddaughter? An aunt? A niece? Or do you see a murderer? A liar? As crazy ? A whore? A cheater? A bitch? Robber? A hustler? Dumb? A victim or a survivor.

Download or read book Unfinished Business written by F. Waldo Walker and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2007-04 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unfinished Business is a wartime romance adventure novel. It is a compilation of life experiences and historical events which are infused along with fiction to create the facinating story. It covers a young boys life from the 1940's thru the 1960's and the way life was back then and his involvement with the U.S. Military and the Viet Nam War along with the decisions and heartaches with the love of his life.

Download or read book The Way We Played written by Ronnie Howard and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-12-12 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At only nine weeks old, Johnnie Johnson's parents were informed that their son was diagnosed with pyloric stenosis. Due to Johnnie's weakened and emaciated condition, the doctor felt certain Johnnie would not survive corrective surgery. However, the doctor felt there was no other choice and did say, "If Johnnie survives this, he'll live to be one hundred."Fortunately, the operation proved successful, and Johnnie was once again united with his siblings. The Johnson household eventually was filled with five rambunctious kids that were constantly up to some sort of shenanigans. From roller-skating on the roof to putting the smaller kids in the clothes dryer, this household of kids tested everyone's patience. Whether it be Mom, the live-in maid, or Aunt Betty (affectionately labeled "The Old Sow"), they were all eventually at their wits' end.One Saturday morning, Mom simply walked out the door, stepped into a motor home, and drove away. The maid simply disappeared. Aunt Betty, well she decided to move to Arizona! Though somewhat perplexed at all these departures, the kids knew they didn't need supervision!

Download or read book Glory Days written by Melissa Fraterrigo and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2017-09 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2017 Finalist for Literary Fiction, Foreword Reviews Best Fiction Books of 2017 by Chicago Review of Books One of 19 Books You Should Read This September by Chicago Review of Books The small plains town of Ingleside, Nebraska, is populated by down-on-their-luck ranchers and new money, ghosts and seers, drugs and greed, the haves and the have-nots. Lives ripple through each other to surprising effect, though the connections fluctuate between divisive gulfs and the most intimate closeness. At the center of this novel is the story of Teensy and his daughter, Luann, who face the loss of their land even as they mourn the death of Luann's mother. On the other end of the spectrum, some townspeople find enormous wealth when developers begin buying up acreages. When Glory Days--an amusement park--is erected, past and present collide, the attachment to the land is fully severed, and the invading culture ushers in even darker times. In Glory Days Melissa Fraterrigo combines gritty realism with magical elements to paint an arrestingly stark portrait of the painful transitions of twenty-first-century, small-town America. She interweaves a slate of gripping characters to reveal deeper truths about our times and how the new landscape of one culture can be the ruin of another.

Download or read book Adventures in Grandma s Basement written by Miriam L. Jones and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2019-01-26 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're looking for another adventure with all the wonders of this Grandma's home, you can stop your search here. This is the sequel to Adventures in Grandma's Backyard. There are mysterious meetings, new characters, more swordplay, more adventurous experiences, gold mining, and so much more.

Download or read book Watch for Me by Moonlight written by Jacquelyn Mitchard and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the third book of the Midnight Twins trilogy, Mally and Merry?s supernatural dream visions are put to the test when their baby brother is kidnapped? and by someone who has grown very close to the Brynn family. Meanwhile, Meredith is distracted by the strange new boy in town. But there?s one problem with her new romance: he?s a ghost from the past, a boy who actually died in the Vietnam War and is struggling with his soul. Mallory must help her sister let go of a love that was never meant to be?and the twins must come together and use their powers to save their baby brother.