Download or read book The Black Girl Next Door written by Jennifer Baszile and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-01-13 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the author's coming-of-age in an exclusive white California suburb in the 1970s and 1980s, describing the prejudices that minimized her family's achievements and her struggles to define herself as "the black girl next door" in light of her parents' dreams.

Download or read book The Marrow Thieves written by Cherie Dimaline and published by DCB. This book was released on 2017-05-10 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just when you think you have nothing left to lose, they come for your dreams. Humanity has nearly destroyed its world through global warming, but now an even greater evil lurks. The indigenous people of North America are being hunted and harvested for their bone marrow, which carries the key to recovering something the rest of the population has lost: the ability to dream. In this dark world, Frenchie and his companions struggle to survive as they make their way up north to the old lands. For now, survival means staying hidden — but what they don't know is that one of them holds the secret to defeating the marrow thieves.

Download or read book Little Lola Frenchie Loves Bathtime written by Stefanie Trenholme and published by Little Lola Frenchie Holdings LLC. This book was released on 2022 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by an adorable and funny French Bulldog named Lola-who has a love for baths. Enjoy Lola's antics as you peek into her bath routine and meet her pink duckie too.

Download or read book Anybody Here Seen Frenchie written by Leslie Connor and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A big-hearted, beautiful, and funny novel told from multiple viewpoints about neurodiversity, friendship, and community from the award-winning author of The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle, Leslie Connor. Eleven-year-old Aurora Petrequin’s best friend has never spoken a word to her. In fact, Frenchie Livernois doesn’t talk. Aurora is bouncy, loud and impulsive—“a big old blurter.” Making friends has never come easily. When Frenchie, who is autistic, silently chose Aurora as his person back in third grade, she chose him back. They make a good team, sharing their love of the natural world in coastal Maine. In the woods, Aurora and Frenchie encounter a piebald deer, a rare creature with a coat like a patchwork quilt. Whenever it appears, Aurora feels compelled to follow. At school, Aurora looks out for Frenchie, who has been her classmate until this year. One morning, Frenchie doesn’t make it to his classroom. Aurora feels she’s to blame. The entire town begins to search, and everyone wonders: how is it possible that nobody has seen Frenchie? At the heart of this story is the friendship between hyper-talkative Aurora and nonvocal Frenchie. Conflict arises when Aurora is better able to expand her social abilities and finds new friends. When Frenchie goes missing, Aurora must figure out how to use her voice to help find him, and lift him up when he is found. Featuring a compelling mystery and a memorable voice, this is a natural next-read after Leslie Connor’s The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle. * Kids’ Indie Next Pick * New England Book Award Finalists 2022 * “Leslie Connor brilliantly depicts a genuine and meaningful friendship between a dynamic girl and her nonvocal friend. By showing the ways Aurora and Frenchie communicate, Connor gives us a blueprint for seeing autistic children in a new light. I loved, loved, loved this book!” —Cammie McGovern, author of Frankie and Amelia and Chester and Gus

Download or read book Somewhere North of Where I Was written by Nicole Spence and published by Nimbus+ORM. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memoir of a young Nova Scotia girl’s troubled childhood, her loss of innocence, and her struggle to survive and persevere. Somewhere North of Where I Was is the heartrending story of a young girl whose childhood innocence was stolen. Retold with the reflective voice of a woman who has survived and transcended the trauma of childhood poverty, neglect, and abuse, Spence’s wisdom and poignant storytelling abilities suck you into the world of a little girl whose tragic circumstances are tempered with fond family memories. One may be left to wonder how it is a child can survive and move beyond such experiences. With brazen honesty and a driving spirit of hope, perseverance and sometimes sheer stubborn will, Spence brings the reader into her world as she lived it, moving us along, pulling us apart, compelling us to continue reading. In the years of being shuffled from one alcoholic parent to another and finally into foster care, Spence becomes a little girl we cry for, love and cheer for. Spence is everybody's child.

Download or read book Manny the Frenchie s Art of Happiness written by Manny the Frenchie and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on his popular Instagram feed @Manny_the_Frenchie and Facebook profile, this is an illustrated and humorous guide to living a happy and fulfilling life by “the most famous French bulldog in the world…who’s downright amazing” (Buzzfeed.com). In 2011, Manny was the runt of the litter and on his way to a shelter. But when his parents scooped him up, named him after the world famous boxer, Manny Pacquiao, and began posting photos of him sleeping in their sink accompanied by humorous, optimistic captions, Manny went viral. Whether he’s wearing sunglasses, hitting up music festivals, or sleeping in adorable costumes, this little Frenchie always encourages a positive, do-gooder outlook to his followers. Packed with cheeky humor, witty wisdom, and charming anecdotes, Manny the Frenchie’s Art of Happiness will satisfy dog lovers of all breeds.

Download or read book Keeping Allie Breaking Away 3 Romantic Suspense MC Romance written by Meli Raine and published by Meli Raine. This book was released on 2015-06-03 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help. I'm alone, tied up, bleeding and terrified. I'm a prisoner at the Atlas motorcycle club compound. Someone kidnapped me, and it looks like it's my boyfriend, Chase. No one knows I'm here. Then again, I'm no one, right? No mother, no stepfather, and my sister may have been kidnapped, too. They can make me disappear. Or worse. It turns out there are worse things than disappearing. I thought Chase was my only hope. My protector. My savior. Now he turns out to be my worst nightmare. Something flickers in his eyes, though. A glimmer of love. If I can get him alone, maybe I can convince him to let me go. To let me live. To let me go back to a time when I thought he was a good guy. Only Chase has the power to make that happen. Everything I am is in his hands right now. And those hands are about to touch me. * * * Read all three books in the Breaking Away series: Finding Allie Chasing Allie Keeping Allie Topics: mc romance, motorcycle club romance, contemporary romance, new adult romance, romantic suspense, coming of age romance, seductive story, thriller, mystery, romantic mystery, hot romance, women's fiction, women's romance, california romance, bbw romance, college romance, contemporary woman, usa today bestseller, intrigue, special ops romance

Download or read book Romantic Suspense Complete Collection written by Meli Raine and published by Meli Raine. This book was released on with total page 4578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attention binge readers! Do you enjoy pulse-pounding romantic suspense, with women in peril and strong men who rescue them? How about smart heroines who may or may not be telling the truth — and heroes who love these unreliable narrators anyhow? Love being on the edge of your seat, but cliffhangers frustrate you? Here you go: 18 books in one big world full of so many secrets, so much attraction, enemies who become lovers and second chance romance that leaves you breathless. No need to wait for the next book when you have them all right here. USA Today bestselling author Meli Raine’s world began with Finding Allie, and ends with Fateless. Each trilogy is a story unto itself, with one couple per trilogy, but the storylines all interweave. When innocent eighteen-year-old Allie discovers her stepfather’s a bar-owning drug dealer who may have killed her mother, she’s rescued by bad boy motorcycle club member Chase - whose own father, the president of Atlas MC, is way more than he seems. Thrown into a deep state mystery they cannot even fathom, it takes all her wits and hopes to survive betrayal, kidnapping, and more. Happy endings don’t come easy for any of the six couples in this giant boxed set, but love always prevails, even when the odds are stacked against them, from president’s daughters to spies and more. Come join a romantic thriller world that will keep you flipping the page… here’s your next series. Get ready for one wild ride. This boxed set contains the books: Finding Allie Chasing Allie Keeping Allie Return Revenge Reunion A Harmless Little Game A Harmless Little Ruse A Harmless Little Plan A Shameless Little Con A Shameless Little Lie A Shameless Little Bet False Memory False Hope False Start Stateless Traceless Fateless All of the books are available in audiobook, too! With narrators Sebastian York, Andi Arndt, Tanya Eby, Joe Arden, Virginia Rose, Savannah Peachwood, and Aaron Shedlock, your ears are in for so many hours of intense thrills.

Download or read book Backyard Bones written by Patricia J. DeMuth and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The DeMuth Sisters have again served up an enticing smorgasbord of stories for their fans. Including the award winning story of the same title, this book follows the sisters through their transition into adolescence with tales of "educational experiences," an international foray, and the teen-aged stumbles that haunt us all. Written with a deft hand and a close eye to humor, nostalgic affection, and careful detail, Backyard Bones is another volume that can speak across generations and touch the hearts (and funny bones) of all ages. With the continued popularity of their books, these two ladies may do for Paxton, Illinois what Mark Twain did for Hannibal, Missouri.

Download or read book Getting Out of the Darkness written by Nija S. Parker and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-04-06 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting Out of the Darkness: Grieving a Mother’s Loss By: Nija S. Parker When Nija Parker lost her mother, she found herself in a very dark place. In Getting Out of the Darkness, Parker discusses in detail all the emotions she went through and choices she made through her grieving process and, more importantly, shares with readers what pulled her out of the darkness. Nija shares her grieving journey from the very beginning to the fresh end and most difficult moments throughout the process. No one truly understands what it is like to lose a parent until it happens to you, and Nija’s perspective and insight provide comfort and aid to those who may have recently lost a parent. The last chapter, Nija provides practical strategies to help in the grieving process as well as provide support and encouragement for those in the thick of it. Through her inspiring memoir, a lesson can be taken away: grief does not last forever; you can get out of the darkness and back into the fullness of life.

Download or read book The French Bulldog written by Muriel P. Lee and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-24 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first title in the exciting new Kennel Club Classics series is French Bulldog, an elaborate photographic celebration of one of the dog world's most beloved breeds. Written and compiled by Just Frenchies editor Muriel P. Lee, this 200-page hardcover volume features articles on the breed's history by Anne M. Hier, breed health by Janice Grebe, judging by Virginia Rowland, the breed in England and France by Penny Rankine-Parsons, the breed in Australia and New Zealand by Michael Rosser, and working dogs by Bette and Manda Kaplan. No Frenchie lover will live without this volume on their coffee table!

Download or read book Oh the Glory of It All written by Sean Wilsey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-04-25 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “In the beginning we were happy. And we were always excessive. So in the beginning we were happy to excess.” With these opening lines Sean Wilsey takes us on an exhilarating tour of life in the strangest, wealthiest, and most grandiose of families. Sean's mother is a 1980s society-page staple, regularly entertaining Black Panthers and movie stars in her marble and glass penthouse. His enigmatic father uses a jet helicopter to drop Sean off at the video arcade and lectures his son on proper hygiene in public restrooms. When Sean, "the kind of child who sings songs to sick flowers," turns nine years old, his father divorces his mother and marries her best friend. Sean's life blows apart. His mother has a "vision" of salvation that requires packing her Louis Vuitton luggage and traveling the globe, a retinue of multiracial children in tow. Follow Sean as he candidly recounts his life growing up in a wealthy family all while discovering who he is amongst San Francisco's social elite.

Download or read book Lincoln the Friendly Frenchie written by Sascha Carreira and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2024-04-26 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: French Bulldogs have captured the hearts of many, becoming the beloved companions of choice. Among them is Lincoln, a pampered and fortunate Frenchie who invites you into his world. Narrated from the charming perspective of a canine, Lincoln recounts his adventures and misadventures during his inaugural year. His solo tales are soon enriched by the arrival of a playful little sister, adding to the frolic and fun. Embark on a journey with Lincoln as he navigates life with his human family, chronicling moments both thrilling and touching, as he learns to triumph over every obstacle he encounters. Join this endearing pup in a heartwarming tale of growth, companionship, and the joyous escapades of puppyhood.

Download or read book Only a Date with a Billionaire written by Ellie Hall and published by Ellie Hall. This book was released on 2023-07-31 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s a baker. He’s a boxer. Their businesses are side by side and completely incompatible. But are they? Sophie Johansson moves to New York City to be free of entanglements from the past and to prove to herself she can make it on her own. She also wants to fulfill her dream of opening a bakery. Unfortunately, the business next door disturbs the peace she desires. The infamous boxer, Teagh Coyle, pounded his way to the top then found himself back at the bottom after an ugly divorce. He starts over in a new city and opens a boxing gym in an effort to remake his life. Then he meets the total knockout next door. Soon they’re rivals in business, but it also turns out they live in the same building and keep crossing paths—including with his ex who starts to make life difficult. When Sophie has a close call in the alley behind her bakery, Teagh steps in...and sweeps her off her feet. Literally. But when he needs her help in a time of crisis, a secret from her past comes to the surface, making her feel fragile and unsure if she can trust what’s heating up between them. Can they make it through the challenges facing their relationship and win the fight for each other? This is book 1 in the Only Us Billionaire Romance series. Each book stands alone but reading them in order provides a deeper, richer experience. It is a sweet, “clean and wholesome” romance without swearing or mature content and contains a happily ever after. If you like opposites-attract love, sweet chemistry, and a dash of clever suspense, then you’ll adore this heartwarming romance.

Download or read book The Thinking Moms Revolution written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The most amazing, inspiring, ball busting, loving bloggers out there. [These] chicks rock.” —Jenny McCarthy The Thinking Moms’ Revolution (TMR) is a group of twenty-three moms (and one awesome dad) from Montana to Malaysia who all have children with developmental disabilities. Initially collaborating online about therapies, biomedical intervention, alternative medicine, special diets, and practicing professionals on the cutting edge of treatment approaches to an array of chronic and developmental disabilities such as autism, sensory processing disorders, food allergies, ADHD, asthma, seizures, PANDAS, and other related conditions, they’ve come together into something far more substantial. Here, collected by Helen Conroy and Lisa Joyce Goes, are the stories of the moms and their fights to recover their kids from autism and related disorders. With each chapter written by a different TMR member, they share how they discovered each other, what they learned from each other, and why it’s important to have close friends who understand what it’s like to parent a child with special needs. You’ll read about the Thinking Moms’ experiences, and learn how their determination and friendships have become a daily motivation for parents worldwide.

Download or read book The Cards written by Robert Eagleman and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Baseball is life. Life is baseball." So begin the mischievous adventures of an adolescent ragtag band of baseball-crazed rascals. "The Cards" is the heartwarming story of how the spring of 1963 changes the lives of six young aspiring baseball players, all of whom have a passion for the game but were born with disabilities. After being denied the chance to play in Little League, these determined youngsters form their own baseball team, the Cards, coached by their ringleader and ace pitcher, twelve-year-old Bobby Grant, who was born without a left hand. The comedic escapades get rolling as Bobby and his cohorts hatch unconventional schemes to raise money for much-needed baseball equipment. Baseball lover or not, "The Cards" will appeal to anyone who has a heart for the underdog.

Download or read book The Amish Spaceman written by Stephen Colegrove and published by Stephen Colegrove. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comical road trip across the U.S. with a cast of surreal characters including a failed motivational speaker, a Kamchatkan runaway bride, a sock-crazed mafia boss, and cross-dressing parents. Unsatisfied with the daily grind of a Silicon Valley “business coach and life consultant,” Dean Cook weasels his way into a once-in-a-lifetime chance for fame and fortune: a speaking slot at the National Motivational Speaker’s Conference in West Virginia. Three days before the conference, Dean’s girlfriend breaks up with him and destroys his passport and identification cards. Dean’s flight plans are now scrapped, and he’s forced to steal a second hand ambulance. On the high-speed drive across the country he meets a Russian girl on the run from her fiancé, a brutal and eccentric collector of women’s hosiery. Dean and the girl escape from a series of catastrophes including a shotgun wedding in Reno, Sea MonkeysTM in the Great Salt Lake, and parachuting from a B-25 bomber over Kentucky. Scrambling to catch up to Dean are his gender-bending parents, who see this as the last chance to throw their son a party that doesn’t end in complete disaster. Because, after all, it’s Dean’s birthday.