Download or read book Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand written by Yoko Komori and published by VIZ Media LLC. This book was released on 2023-02-21 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Tokiko’s parents break up, she and her father move from the bustling city to a sleepy coastal town to live with her grandmother. Starting sixth grade in a new school where everyone has known each other their whole lives isn’t easy. Things start to look up when local boy Yosuke, another outsider, wants to be friends. But then strange memories start to surface. Swimming in the ocean... Drowning... Getting saved by... ...a merman? Yosuke denies the presence of merfolk, yet the townspeople hold a festival to honor them every year. Can Tokiko solve the mystery of what is real and what is fantasy...? -- VIZ Media

Download or read book The Sand Mermaid written by Patrice Schooley and published by Enchantment Press. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book I Think Our Son is Gay written by Okura (Mangaka) and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Despite belonging to a family of four, the Aoyama residence is typically home to three due to father Akiyoshi's job. While he's away at work, mom Tomoko and her two beloved sons Hiroki and Yuri go about their everyday lives--going to school, making dinner, doing homework, etc. But now that Hiroki's in his first year of high school, his thoughts are turning ever so slightly to sex and romance...and his mom can't help but notice his slips of the tongue when he's talking about who he likes. Supportive Tomoko has an inkling Hiroki might be gay, but she's going to let him figure it out for himself. Unfortunately, Hiroki has little talent for keeping his "secret," so he might die of embarassment before all is said and done!"--Amazon.

Download or read book Planetes Omnibus Volume 1 written by Makoto Yukimura and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's the 2070s, and mankind has conquered space, making interplanetary travel possible and igniting the imaginations of the world. It's also vastly increased the amount of dangerous space debris, and someone has to clean it up. Hachimaki, Yuri, and Fee are a crew on that beat, each with their own goals, tendencies, and personal problems: Hachimaki dreams of deep-space exploration in his own ship, Yuri is still recovering from the death of his wife in an accident caused by orbiting debris, and Fee is secretive, but there's a lot going on under the surface! Just trying to do their jobs in an age of space-age environmental concerns and new vistas of exploration, the crew deals with Hachi's fear of isolation hampering his hopes of joining an upcoming Jupiter mission, keep an eye on the wreckage for signs of Yuri's lost wife, and become unwitting heroes when the only place Fee can still smoke is threatened by terrorists! Dark Horse Manga is proud to present Makoto Yukimura's award-winning hard sci-fi epic Planetes in two omnibus-sized editions, complete with bonus color pages never before seen in America! "Planetes has it all: strong themes, interesting characters, and great art." -Anime Fringe

Download or read book The Mermaid written by Christina Henry and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Lost Boy comes a beautiful historical fairy tale about a mermaid who leaves the sea, only to become the star attraction of history's greatest showman. Once there was a mermaid called Amelia who could never be content in the sea, a mermaid who longed to know all the world and all its wonders, and so she came to live on land. Once there was a man called P. T. Barnum, a man who longed to make his fortune by selling the wondrous and miraculous, and there is nothing more miraculous than a real mermaid. Amelia agrees to play the mermaid for Barnum and walk among men in their world, believing she can leave anytime she likes. But Barnum has never given up a money-making scheme in his life, and he's determined to hold on to his mermaid.

Download or read book A Line in the Sand written by Teri Wilson and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-08-02 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect summertime rom com with a bright, sparkling love story. Sparks fly when Molly Prince's puppy digs up the beachfront where marine biologist Max Miller is studying sea turtles. Max and Molly are instantly attracted to each other, but Molly thinks Max is a jerk andMax refuses to take Molly seriously in her job as the local aquarium's mermaid. But when the puppy turns out to have the unique ability to sniff out sea turtle nests, she might bring Max and Molly close enough to help save the turtles, revive business at the struggling aquarium, and maybe even fall in love. Praise for Teri Wilson: "Teri Wilson is the queen of romantic comedy."—Sarah Morgan, USA Today bestselling author "Hilarious... A laugh-out-loud journey!"—Woman's World for The Accidental Beauty Queen "A delightful romp."—Library Journal Starred Review for Royally Roma "Fans of Kate Angell and Julie James will appreciate this fun, lighthearted story."—Publishers Weekly for A Spot of Trouble

Download or read book An Invitation from a Crab written by panpanya and published by DENPA, LLC. This book was released on 2018-12-19 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are ever fortunate enough to see a crab strolling through your neighborhood, please follow its lead. By slowing down to a crab's pace and looking around and about in this world, you too may discover life's many mysteries that are hidden in plain sight.

Download or read book Forget Me Not 1 written by Nao Emoto and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LOVED AND LOST After an accident on his scooter, Yusuke Serizawa awakes to find himself in a hospital bed. The cause of the accident—the sight of a familiar face that distracted him. However, it turns out that the person who distracted him was also the person who called the ambulance for him, and whoever it was won't reveal their identity. All Yusuke knows is that this person is a woman from his past—someone that he loved and possibly wronged. Now Yusuke must search his memories of the women in his life to discover the identity of his guardian angel. Will Yusuke be able to find the true identity of this woman and rekindle the flame of a past love or will this woman forever remain a mystery, lost to old memories?

Download or read book Between the Lines written by Jodi Picoult and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen-year-old Prince Oliver, who wants to break free of his fairy tale existence, and fifteen-year-old Delilah, a loner obsessed with Prince Oliver and the book in which he exists, work together to seek Oliver's freedom.

Download or read book Into the Gray written by Margaret Killjoy and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2018-04-25 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You're using me," I said. "That might be true, but I also love you." One is the Lady of the Waking Waters, an immortal mermaid. The other is a thief, who steals lives until a wish can be fulfilled, and a life-changing choice must be made, in Margaret Killjoys Tor.com Original Into the Gray. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book The Strength Within written by Sarah Elizabeth and published by Sarah Elizabeth. This book was released on with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a despot on the throne, the ocean is no longer safe for Coral and her friends. They escape by hiding on the surface, but their location is soon discovered. Faced with certain destruction, will the group of friends find the power to overthrow the Queen of the Ocean, or will they be drowned by her fury? Coral and her friends find themselves isolated on the surface trying to battle the most powerful Oceanid since the First Nymph King. When they are discovered, Coral, Nixie, Finn, and Tahoe must split up to discover new powers and form new alliances to give them the strength to protect those they love and restore balance to the ocean. However, their race to defeat the Queen of the Ocean proves more difficult than expected. Each of them is tested in ways they couldn’t fathom, and danger faces them at every turn. Only through sheer determination and strength of will can the group of friends find a way to overcome the odds. The only hope they have of defeating this new threat is to find the strength within. Will they have what it takes? The Strength Within is the fifth and final installment in the Ocean Academy series. If you enjoy reading stories about friendship, love, overcoming odds, and finding one’s inner strength, then you’ll love the fifth year of the Ocean Academy—Sarah Elizabeth’s innovative addition to the Academy genre. Don’t miss out on the exciting conclusion to this grand adventure under the sea. Get your copy today!

Download or read book Smoke and Mirrors written by Casey Daniels and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phineas T. Barnum’s sister must solve a murder in 19th-century New York City in this historical mystery from the author of the Pepper Martin mysteries. Evie Barnum oversees her brother’s American Museum, a place teeming with scientific specimens and “human prodigies” including a bearded woman and the lizard man. In this weird and whacky workplace, Evie hopes she can easily bury her secrets. But when an old friend shows up and begs for her help, she does all she can to stay away. The next time she sees him, he is dead in front of the exhibit of the Feejee Mermaid. Suspicion for the murder falls on Jeffrey, known as the Lizard Man, but Evie knows it isn’t possible. After Jeffrey disappears, Evie becomes determined to solve the mystery of her friend’s murder, even if it brings her face to face with a past she is desperate to hide… “[An] appealing heroine…. Amusing and eye-opening historical details complement a mystery that’s appropriately melodramatic.”—Publishers Weekly

Download or read book Love in Limbo Vol 1 written by Haji and published by SuBLime. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poignant story of love and atonement in the afterworld. Calen, the new reaper in Limbo, develops feelings for his purehearted caretaker, Makoto. But can love flourish in a place where even existence can be fleeting? Calen, who has no memory beyond being a soldier, begins his new life in Limbo with a caretaker named Makoto. To atone for his sins, Calen has been given the powers of a reaper and tasked with guiding and protecting the souls of the dead. As he works alongside the purehearted Makoto, Calen begins to develop feelings for him. But will those feelings change once he learns Makoto’s true nature?

Download or read book One for the Road written by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen and published by One for the Road. This book was released on 2008-01-07 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on experience from 60 countries worth of independent travel, the author takes you on three journeys to places you may never have considered visiting, although you probably should and you definitely could. Learn about a low-budget cruise to Antarctica, understand what the Trans-Siberian Railway really is like, enjoy the natural wonders of Southern Africa. The book is a fun read, but you will also learn about far-away destinations and about how to travel independently anywhere. It's not a travel guide or a travel journal, it's both!More details, including free downloads, available from http://bjornfree.com/

Download or read book The Mermaid s Curse written by Alexa Rowan and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-09 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One mistake changed his life forever. As a young mer in the palace guard, Lou had given his heart to sweet, noble Kyria. But he should never have let the princess lure him up to her rooms. Her stepmother, the reigning queen, caught them together and banished him. Now he's cursed to wander the drylands until he finds his true love--his soul mate. And after three hundred years, he's still waiting. When he meets a human woman who shares his long lost love's face and name, will he let himself fall for her, when he could lose her forever if she loves him back?

Download or read book After the Rain 2 written by Jun Mayuzuki and published by Vertical Inc. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Akira’s feelings toward her boss grow more intense, and Kondo, in the face of such unwavering attention, finds that emotions he thought he’d lost long ago are welling up once again, and he meets up with an old college classmate. Meanwhile, Akira clashes with her best friend Kiyan, as she feels the distance between them has grown too much. And so the summer of Akira’s 17th year passes by…

Download or read book 438 Days written by Jonathan Franklin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The miraculous account of the man who survived alone and adrift at sea longer than anyone in recorded history. For fourteen months, Alvarenga survived constant shark attacks. He learned to catch fish with his bare hands. He built a fish net from a pair of empty plastic bottles. Taking apart the outboard motor, he fashioned a huge fishhook. Using fish vertebrae as needles, he stitched together his own clothes. Based on dozens of hours of interviews with Alvarenga and interviews with his colleagues, search and rescue officials, the medical team that saved his life and the remote islanders who nursed him back to health, this is an epic tale of survival. Print run 75,000.