Download or read book The Broken Hummingbird written by Ann Marie Jackson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the midst of a marital crisis, Jane hatches an unusual plan to avoid a custody battle, the thing she most fears: she convinces husband Kevin to walk away from the pressures of New York—in particular, her demanding job and an affair she almost had—in the hope that moving to their favorite city abroad will fix their family. In San Miguel de Allende, Jane and her young sons delight in new adventures, but Kevin still seethes. Jane befriends a circle of intriguing women and helps two girls who remind her of the brother she abandoned when her own parents divorced. After witnessing violence involving the girls’ father, Jane’s vivid dreams, possibly guided by a hummingbird messenger from the hereafter, grow ever darker. When tragedy strikes San Miguel, the community fractures and then rises, and Jane must make a dangerous choice. The Broken Hummingbird balances the raw undoing of a marriage with the joys of discovery that lie in building a new life.

Download or read book Whispers of Evil written by Stacey Kennedy and published by Stacey Kennedy. This book was released on 2019-07-08 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nayeli has been locked away, hidden from the world in a mental institution, all due to the whispers of evil which have corrupted her mind. Unbeknownst to her, the voices that have plagued her are a gift given to only one kind―Watchers. Griffin, her Seeker, is about to break this cage of imprisonment woven around her and give her a new chance at life. But when a demon leaves the confines of Hell to create havoc in Louisiana, Griffin will have to hope his love for Nayeli free her wounded heart. Because with that she’ll succumb to the whispers that threaten to steal her soul.

Download or read book Pages of Mourning written by Diego Gerard Morrison and published by Two Dollar Radio. This book was released on 2024-05-14 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pages of Mourning is a stunning achievement, a pioneering and inventive novel that confronts family history, creativity, Magical Realism, and the impact of violence from Mexico’s drug war, by a magnificent new talent in Diego Gerard Morrison. It’s 2017 and the crisis of forced disappearances has reached a tipping point after 43 docent students disappeared and are feared dead. Aureliano Más the Second is a fledgling writer at a lucrative fellowship in Mexico City chaired by his aunt, Rose. When Aureliano was very young, his mother left without reason or trace. Aureliano is attempting to write a novel that mirrors his mother’s unexplained disappearance while shattering Magical Realism as a genre in the process. It doesn’t help though, that he’s named after the protagonist of a touchstone of the Magical Realist canon, and raised in the mythical town of Comala. Aureliano searches for insight and closure from his father and from Rose, who grappled with his mother’s disappearance through a failed novel of her own. Their stories lead back to the 1980’s and the burgeoning drug trade, as Rose and Aureliano’s mother journey as young runaways throughout the Mexican countryside. Meanwhile, Aureliano’s addictions and the overwhelming burden of the past threaten his tenuous position at the fellowship, just as a deadly earthquake strikes Mexico City on the exact same date as a legendary earthquake struck in 1985. Pages of Mourning is a daring, captivating, darkly funny novel that grapples with uncertainty and loss in a land of violence and superstition, while questioning whether Magical Realism as a genre is capable of confronting the brutal dissonance of a country that awaits the return of the missing while not wholly acknowledging their death. Monumental, lyrical, and engrossing, Pages of Mourning is a towering accomplishment by one of the most exciting new writers at work today.

Download or read book The Battle Drum written by Saara El-Arifi and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2023-05-23 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder. Secrets. Sacrifice: Three women seek the truth of the empire’s past. And the truth they find will have the power to ignite a war, in the sequel to The Final Strife, the continuation of a visionary fantasy trilogy inspired by the myths of Africa and Arabia. “[A] riveting high-fantasy series . . . intense and compelling.”—Booklist AN AUTOSTRADDLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Anoor is the first blue-blooded ruler of the Wardens’ Empire. But when she is accused of a murder she didn’t commit, her reign is thrown into turmoil. She must solve the mystery and clear her name without the support of her beloved, Sylah. Sylah braves new lands to find a solution for the hurricane that threatens to destroy her home. But in finding answers, she must make a decision: Should she sacrifice her old life in order to raise up her sword once more? Hassa’s web of secrets grows ever thicker as she finds herself on the trail of crimes in the city. Her search uncovers the extent of the atrocities of the empire’s past and present. Now she must guard both her heart and her land. The three women find their answers, but not the answers they wanted. The drumbeat of change thrums throughout the world. And it sings a song of war. Ready we will be, when the Ending Fire comes, When the Child of Fire brings the Battle Drum, The Battle Drum, The Battle Drum. Ready we will be, for war will come. Book Two of The Ending Fire Trilogy

Download or read book Into the Beautiful North written by Luis Alberto Urrea and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2009-05-19 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This powerful novel from a bestselling and Pulitzer Prize winning author tells the story of a young woman's journey—both emotionally and physically—as she travels north to America. Nineteen-year-old Nayeli works at a taco shop in her Mexican village and dreams about her father, who journeyed to the US to find work. Recently, it has dawned on her that he isn't the only man who has left town. In fact, there are almost no men in the village -- they've all gone north. While watching The Magnificent Seven, Nayeli decides to go north herself and recruit seven men -- her own "Siete Magnv?ficos" -- to repopulate her hometown and protect it from the bandidos who plan on taking it over. Filled with unforgettable characters and prose as radiant as the Sinaloan sun, Into the Beautiful North is the story of an irresistible young woman's quest to find herself on both sides of the fence.

Download or read book Balancing Reading Language Learning written by Mary Cappellini and published by Stenhouse Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Combining the best classroom practices and research on teaching reading and language acquisition, Mary Cappellini integrates effective reading instruction with effective language instruction. Through the framework of a balanced reading program, she emphasizes the importance of constantly listening for and assessing children's language and reading strategies during read-aloud, shared reading, guided reading, and independent reading, including literature circles."--BOOK JACKET.

Download or read book Bad Traffic written by Patrick Weill and published by Weill & Associates. This book was released on 2023-02-15 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nayeli Sanchez is a Mexican girl on the verge of womanhood who makes a brave but foolish decision, falling prey to a gang of human traffickers who lure her into the sex trade and smuggle her into the United States. Murci, her older brother, leaps onto his motorcycle and roars over the border to rescue her. He joins forces with police detectives Park and Walker of the San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force, but an elusive traitor leaks the details of the investigation to the Hondurans running the prostitution ring. Then the Hondurans’ Mexican rivals throw their own plans into the mix, catching Park’s and Walker’s families in a treacherous crossfire. Through a series of raised stakes and sudden reversals, the action culminates in a battle royale fought in a bomb-rigged casino between multiple SWAT teams and the two warring gangs. With breathtaking international locales, a well-rounded cast of characters on both sides of the law, and a fleet of high-performance vehicles, this second installment of The Park and Walker Action Thriller Series promises and delivers a mind-blowing ride! ​​​​​​​Second Place, 2024 PSWA Writing Competition in the published thriller category WHAT READERS ARE SAYING: “Bad Traffic grabs the reader by the throat in its opening chapter and refuses to let go…Relentless action and jaw-dropping twists kept me riveted throughout the story. Weill has composed a fascinating tale ripped from today’s headlines about an unseen world of human devastation and the men and women dedicated to tearing it down.” - Jeff Kerr, award-winning thriller author “The emotional/physical pain of the trafficked victims is well done and the action is intense…Weill has a hit on his hands.” - Steve Lepper, Military Thriller Book Group “Non-stop action, incredible characters, and enough plot twists to keep you frantically turning pages to find out what happens. Park and Walker just keep getting better!” - A.K. Weller, Author of the Anna Bowman Thrillers

Download or read book Masters of Maria written by Holley Trent and published by Holley Trent. This book was released on 2022-09-12 with total page 1374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demigods, gods and goddesses, angels, shapeshifters, witches, fae and more powerful beings collide in small-town New Mexico in this full series collection of paranormal and fantasy romances by Holley Trent. Maria’s magic users and immortals get more than they bargain for as they guard the town’s paranormal secrets, battle their personal demons, and—finally—accept the mates Fate has long had in store for them. Presented in chronological order are: The Demigod’s Legacy The Angel’s Hunger The Wolf’s Joy The Coyote’s Chance The Coyote’s Cowboy The Coyote’s Bride The Coyote’s Comfort The Angel’s Fire The Angel’s Desire Each story in the series follows the romance of a different Maria couple, but all the stories are connected. Masters of Maria takes place following the end of the Desert Guards series—also set in Maria.

Download or read book The Coyote s Bride written by Holley Trent and published by Holley Trent. This book was released on 2018-07-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book This Could Be Us written by Kennedy Ryan and published by Forever. This book was released on 2024-03-05 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Heart-searing, sensual, and life affirming.” ―EMILY HENRY, #1 New York Times bestselling author Soledad Barnes has her life all planned out. Because, of course, she does. She plans everything. She designs everything. She fixes everything. She’s a domestic goddess who's never met a party she couldn't host or a charge she couldn't lead. The one with all the answers and the perfect vinaigrette for that summer salad. But none of her varied talents can save her when catastrophe strikes, and the life she built with the man who was supposed to be her forever, goes poof in a cloud of betrayal and disillusion. But there is no time to pout or sulk, or even grieve the life she lost. She's too busy keeping a roof over her daughters' heads and food on the table. And in the process of saving them all, Soledad rediscovers herself. From the ashes of a life burned to the ground, something bold and new can rise. But then an unlikely man enters the picture—the forbidden one, the one she shouldn't want but can't seem to resist. She's lost it all before and refuses to repeat her mistakes. Can she trust him? Can she trust herself? After all she's lost . . .and found . . .can she be brave enough to make room for what could be? For fans of Tia Williams and Colleen Hoover comes a deeply moving and personal novel about sacrifice, self-reliance, and finding true happiness from “one of the finest romance writers of our age.” ―Entertainment Weekly

Download or read book Split Scream Volume Two written by Cynthia Gomez and published by Tenebrous Press. This book was released on 2024-01-17 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SPLIT SCREAM has a new home at Tenebrous Press! The second volume of editor Alex Ebenstein's acclaimed series is back in print, featuring two novelettes: The Shivering World – Cynthia Gómez Nayeli’s brilliance should be enough to outshine the darkness she longs to leave behind, but she fears she’ll never get further than what her unstable mother can provide: a sofa bed in a garage. She’s determined to transfer to a good college and get out, but the men in her life-a violent neighbor, a greedy landlord, her mother’s predatory boyfriend-stand in her way. Only once she encounters the supernatural, a being she suspects to be La Llorona herself, does Nayeli begin to truly see the power she is capable of. But at what cost? The Shivering World is a Faustian bargain in a place of poverty and gentrification, where supernatural terrors meet the horrors of escaping to a new life. What Ate the Angels – M. Lopes da Silva Non-binary ASMR artist November discovers the sound of a giant heartbeat beneath Los Angeles, which only they seem to hear. When their vore-loving partner Heather, a City Hall archivist, grows ill and can’t get the healthcare she needs, they believe they will find a solution through the thrum. November journeys underground, through abandoned Prohibition-era tunnels, to the den of a creature born from the fabric of the city itself: oil, bones, chemicals-and souls. What Ate the Angels is queer body horror full of dread and pulpy, throbbing filth. “The combined stories are a beautifully organic Latinx experience. Delicious and terrifying and takes you to literal depths you won’t expect.” V. Castro, The Haunting of Alejandra

Download or read book Contusion written by Ofelia Martinez and published by Reading Cactus Press. This book was released on 2021-09-17 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facing my own mortality, I take a stranger to bed so I can feel alive. I’m in a foreign country and will never see him again, so what’s the harm? The only thing worse than cancer at twenty-four is having to keep it a secret. Worse still is trading knuckle wraps for head scarfs and mouth guards for IV drips. Like I sought the best coach, my search for the best cancer researchers lands me in Kansas City, far from home and alone. But when I take the handsome and funny Rory Dennis home, I learn there is more between us than an insatiable physical attraction. I want to see him again, but can I keep my illness a secret from yet another person? *This steamy, sports, and medical romance is a complete standalone novel. All novels in the Heartland Metro Hospital series can be read in any order.

Download or read book T C Boyle Stories written by T.C. Boyle and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1999-11-01 with total page 705 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • The first volume of collected short fiction from the award–winning author of The Tortilla Curtain, featuring sixty-eight “varied, clever, and delightful” (The Chicago Tribune) short stories, including seven never-before-published tales “Each [story hops] with manic energy . . . at his vaulting, imaginative best Boyle suggests the bastard child of Flannery O’Connor and Monty Python.”—The Miami Herald WINNER OF THE PEN/MALAMUD AWARD • FINALIST FOR THE PEN CENTER/USA WEST LITERARY AWARD By turns mythic and realistic, farcical and tragic, ironic and moving, T.C. Boyle’s stories map a wide geography of human emotions. Whether he is writing about eccentrics, charlatans, or exotic seekers after the truth, or about decent vulnerable people trying to forge some kind of connection in an unfriendly world, the effect is always surprising and uniquely his own. Running throughout is Boyle’s razor-sharp sense of humor, and his singular genius for dissecting America’s obsession with image and materialism. Drawn from Descent of Man, Greasy Lake, If the River Was Whiskey, and Without a Hero alongside seven new tales, the sixty-eight stories in this volume are remarkable in their range, richness, and exuberance. T.C. Boyle Stories is a book of small treasures, a definitive gift for Boyle fans and for every reader ready to discover the “ferocious, delicious imagination” (Los Angeles Times Book Review) of a “vibrant sensibility fully engaged with American society” (The New York Times).

Download or read book Comprehension Grades K 12 written by Douglas Fisher and published by Corwin. This book was released on 2020-08-20 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Radically change the way students learn from texts, extending beyond comprehension to critical reasoning and problem solving. Is your reading comprehension instruction just a pile of strategies? There is no evidence that teaching one strategy at a time, especially with pieces of text that require that readers use a variety of strategies to successfully negotiate meaning, is effective. And how can we extend comprehension beyond simple meaning? Bestselling authors Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Nicole Law propose a new, comprehensive model of reading instruction that goes beyond teaching skills to fostering engagement and motivation. Using a structured, three-pronged approach—skill, will, and thrill—students learn to experience reading as a purposeful act and embrace struggle as a natural part of the reading process. Instruction occurs in three phases: Skill. Holistically developing skills and strategies necessary for students to comprehend text, such as monitoring, predicting, summarizing, questioning, and inferring. Will. Creating the mindsets, motivations, and habits, including goal setting and choice, necessary for students to engage fully with texts. Thrill. Fostering the thrill of comprehension, so that students share their thinking with others or use their knowledge for something else. Comprehension is the structured framework you need to empower students to comprehend text and take action in the world.

Download or read book Electric Trees written by Melissa Bobe and published by The Hive Press. This book was released on 2021-07-11 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a mermaid in this book. There is a sea monster. There are sirens. This book has monsters and murders, elephants and polar bears and wolves, of a kind. It has crappy jobs and happy escapes. It has funerals and hospitals and hope. Its homes are haunted by people haunted by the things they cannot face. Its halls are quiet, its colors are loud, and it will take you on a journey if you’re willing to stay the course. Are you?

Download or read book Seeing Young Children with New Eyes written by Sydney Gurewitz Clemens and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives adults who work with young children a substantial look at some thoughtful, creative, reflective modes of thinking about their work. It has rich resources for the teacher who wants to grow in respect for children's capabilities and lessons for growing one's ability to listen to the intentions of children. It is rich in examples of real teaching in real American classrooms, influenced by work in Reggio Emilia, Italy. For teachers, and also for parents, of children from 2-6. Written by and for teachers of young children, this exhaustive examination of early education is rigorous and thorough.

Download or read book SPIN written by and published by . This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the concert stage to the dressing room, from the recording studio to the digital realm, SPIN surveys the modern musical landscape and the culture around it with authoritative reporting, provocative interviews, and a discerning critical ear. With dynamic photography, bold graphic design, and informed irreverence, the pages of SPIN pulsate with the energy of today's most innovative sounds. Whether covering what's new or what's next, SPIN is your monthly VIP pass to all that rocks.